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MobSquad Nard isn’t much of a talker. But when it comes to rapping, he has plenty to say and a fly way of saying it.
With his viral sensation “What U Mean,” Dae Dae is the latest rapper to come out of Atlanta with a hit song. But he’s already moved on.
Deante Hitchcock thought he wanted to be a doctor or lawyer, but Hip-Hop had other plans for him.
You’ve seen the top, bottom and all sides of Atlanta. But Chilly Chills going to show you heart of it.
At 20-years old Memphis Ash doesn’t really know of a world without social media. Which is why he’s been able to use the tool unlike any other up and coming rapper out there.
Big Boi once rapped, “I heard it’s not where you’re from but where you pay rent.” Marcellus Juvann is paying rent in Orlando, Fla. But the music he makes is a combination of everywhere he’s lived.
Russ’ physical address may be in Atlanta, but musically speaking, he is all over the map.
We already showed you the lyrical whirlwind Virginia mic controller Cane can kick up with his “Give the Drummer Some” record. And lucky for fans who like head-nodding Hip-Hop, that song has home in the Lou Cane mixtape.
It shouldn’t be too hard of a request for new rappers to possess enough skills to sound like they’re actually recognizance of the rhymes they are kicking.
Often times, when an artist of Drake’s stature is their city’s main representation, the public’s views of said location can be skewed. Not to say that the superstar’s views from the 6 are faulty, but a range in perspective is always appreciated, and ultimately increases the city’s visibility in the marketplace.
Everyday, established artists come up with the bright idea to generate a “new sound” out of either boredom or career identity crisis. By being true to self, Paterson, New Jersey native Fetty Wap is working with a new sound every time he touches the mic, and it’s not contrived.
“Organic” is a term that’s tossed around quite frivolously in Hip-Hop. But it’s truthfully the only way to describe what The House, a bubbling movement based in the unlikely city of Chattanooga, Tenn., is doing.