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Saba, Mick Jenkins, & IDK Stop By For Their Version Of The “Red Bull Spiral Freestyle”

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Rap never seems to run out of tremendous rhymers and writers. Rappers like Saba, Mick Jenkins, and IDK all need to be in the conversation of some of the best in the modern-day landscape. All three have very underrated careers due to their middling exposure to hip-hop fans. But calling them that does not feel right because of how talented they all are. To flex their skills, Saba and the gang dropped some sick verses for their edition of the “Red Bull Spiral Freestyle.”

The energy drink company started this freestyle series about one year ago. If you have not been keeping track, Red Bull is now up to their eleventh installment. The cool thing about these cyphers is that it is all done in one take and every rapper has to navigate the same instrumental. However, that is no problem for Saba, Mick, and IDK.

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Listen To “Red Bull Spiral Freestyle” By Saba, Mick Jenkins, & IDK

All three rap with high energy and bravado, while also spitting some introspective bars as well. Take some of Saba’s opening lines for example, “All I wanted in this life was a few thousand a month / Just enough to get by, feed two mouths and a son… They rather us savages, the city is as sad as they come / On the run, we hit the hotel, a few towels and a blunt.” It is really hard to choose the best verse, so check it out to see who you feel gave it their all.

What are your thoughts on this brand-new “Red Bull Spiral Freestyle” by Saba, Mick Jenkins, and IDK? Who had the better showing on this cypher and why? Who would like to hear an album from this year? If you had to rank these three rappers in order from talented to least talented, how would do it? We would like to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave your takes in the comments section. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Saba, Mick Jenkins, and IDK. Finally, stay with us for the most informative song posts throughout the week.

Quotable Lyrics:

Come my way like a deacon white gloves if you reaching 
And I’m practice what I’m preaching 
These n****s can’t hold water 
Been a cactus all four seasons who gone hold a flame to me 
Jango Fett these n****s all the same to me 
Can’t go left we already know yo game homie 

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Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Captain Cypher Teams At 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards

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Swizz Beatz and Timbaland both played the role of team captains for the iconic cypher at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards. Swizz Beatz’s team included Foggieraw, Symba, Scar Lip, and Cassidy while Timbaland led Lola Brooke, Lady London, Gloss Up, and Bun B. Throughout the segment, the rappers performed over some of Swizz and Timbaland’s most iconic beats including Busta Rhymes’ “Touch It,” The LOX’s “Fuck You” and JAY-Z and UGK’s “Big Pimpin.’”

“Tonight we’re doing it special with me and my brother, Timbaland. We doing a cypher that you’ve never ever seen before. BET is celebrating the producers so Tim’s got his beats going. I got my beats going. He got his team going. I got my team going,” Swizz said to introduce his cypher.

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Swizz Beatz & Timbaland At The BET Hip Hop Awards

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 03: In this image released on October 10, 2023, Timbaland (L) and Swizz Beatz (R) speak onstage during the BET Hip Hop Awards at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on October 3, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/FilmMagic)

Elsewhere during the ceremony, Swizz and Timbaland took home the Rock The Bells Cultural Influence Award. “I always dreamed I would be on the stage accepting the award about Hip Hop,” Timbaland said while accepting the award. “Doing music back in Virginia, [I] never thought I would make it, but now I’m here! Me and my brother created something special, and it ain’t over,. I’m glad to share this moment with my brother, Swizzy.” Check out Timbaland and Swizz Beatz’s cyphers below.

Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Battle For The Cypher Title

Swizz Beatz & Timbaland’s appearance at the BET Hip Hop Awards comes as they prepare for the long-awaited return of Verzuz. During an interview with AllHipHop, last month, Timbaland confirmed that new episodes of the show will be premiering at some point before the end of the year. Be on the lookout for further updates on the show on HotNewHipHop.

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Meek Mill, G Herbo, And Sauce Walka Share Surprise Cypher

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Over the weekend, Gillie Da King held “Gillie Fest” in Philadelphia to honor his son who was recently tragically slain. A number of Philly legends showed up to pay tribute to Gillie and his son. Among them was Meek Mill who made a surprise appearance on stage with the rapper. After their performances, a trio of MCs teamed up for a special cypher that caught many rap fans attention. Meek teamed up with G Herbo and Sauce Walka for the impromptu performance outside the festival.

Fans in the comments responded to the performances given by the trio, in particular Sauce Walka’s. “SAUCE TALKING THAT SH*T” reads one of the top comments. “Sauce walka really underrated he the only one actually held his own,” said another. “Ngl but Sauce straight smooth skated on this one…” reads one of the top comments on the post. The in-person crowd seems to agree. Dozens of bystanders filmed the three rappers with various cameras and cheered at particularly impressive moments.

Meek Mill, Sauce Walka, G Herbo Cypher

Of the three rappers, G Herbo is the one whose been in the headlines most recently. Over the weekend he officially signed his plea deal in a wire fraud case that he’s been caught up in since 2020. The deal allowed two of the charges to be dropped which shrank his potential sentencing down from 20+ years to just two-to-three. He’s been pretty vocal about the situation as well. In a statement made last week, he said he’s focused on staying calm and under control while his future is uncertain. He also expressed certainty that he wouldn’t be snitched on, claiming things would be different for him than Young Thug in the YSL RICO case.

Meek Mill was caught up in a different kind of hot water earlier this year. After shouting “Free Tory Lanez” during his set at Rolling Loud Portugal the fan backlash was loud. A few weeks after the incident Meek doubled down and defended his comments. What do you think of the trio’s new cypher outside Gillie Fest? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Charles Hamilton Reflects On Cypher With Kanye West And The Game

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Charles Hamilton recently appeared on The Blog Era podcast, where he revealed details of his 2009 cypher with Kanye West and The Game. He explained that after hearing Ye and The Game discussing cyphers, he suggested that they get one going. The 12-minute cypher was filmed by DJ Skee and later posted on SkeeTV.

“So yeah, I’m aware that Kanye is there and Game is there,” Hamilton begins the story. “Kanye West comes around the corner with this like, Melania Trump-looking chick and he talking his Kanye shit. I’m like, ‘Mr. West,’ and he like, ‘Ahh!’ And he said some shit. He’s reading a program, and it’s like a dress up event and he says, this gon’ be difficult to go to because I dress down when I dress up and I dress up when I dress down. So his girl does a Vanna White laugh.”

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Hamilton Calls The Cypher “A Rare Exhibition”

He continued, explaining how the idea came up. “So The Game comes out and Kanye, and The Game start talking about how they were cyphering outside of Nike Town,” he shares. “I was like, ‘Yo, ya’ll want to get a cypher going right now?’” Hamilton went on to call the ordeal ”one of the rare exhibitions of [him] believing in [himself].” He added, “Props to me, but like, I believed in myself.”

It was recently confirmed that Ye had his accounts frozen by Adidas, following his accusations that over $75 million was frozen by the company. “I went from being a multi-billionaire to not even being able to use my Apple Pay four nights ago. I couldn’t use my Apple Pay because someone how Adidas was able to legally go in and freeze my money,” he claimed. Law360 unveiled court documents proving that the artist’s accusations were true. The Game recently poked fun at Lil Pump’s selfie in a cropped purple jacket, writing, “The rapture coming.” He also recently shared some sweet selfies with his 12-year-old daughter, California Dream.

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Machine Gun Kelly Disses Jack Harlow In New Cypher: Watch

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Machine Gun Kelly has been relatively quiet in the first half of 2023, mostly making headlines due to the near end of his relationship with Megan Fox. As you may recall, the engaged lovers found their romance going up in flames during Super Bowl weekend, at which time the actress shared a telling Instagram post that immediately caused cheating rumours to fly. After weeks of turmoil and therapy (plus a trip to Hawaii), they’re apparently back in a good place. Photos from a PDA-filled trip to the beach previously backed these claims up, allowing fans – and the couple – to move on from living in limbo.

It seems Colson Baker has since turned his energy back into his music, potentially crafting a follow-up to 2022’s mainstream sellout. While he certainly has many inspirations when it comes to writing songs, the father of one took a special interest in Jack Harlow’s new Jackman album when penning his latest cypher. MGK shared a video of him performing at his house on Saturday (May 6), not-so-subtly dissing the Kentucky native over some braggadocious claims he made about being the “hardest white boy” since Eminem on his “They Don’t Love It” track.

Machine Gun Kelly Speaks His Mind

“Never been afraid to say what’s on my mind at any given time of day 😈🎯,” The Dirt actor wrote in his caption. “New cypher out now.” As he raps, Kelly reminds listeners, “I’m the shit when I sit, stand, talk, walk, rap, sing / My mouth sewage,” before leaning into his spiritual side with bars like “I’m cross-legged in my sanctuary / Like a Buddhist / I’m cross-eyed from this weed I’m smokin’ / That’s colour blue-ish.”

His obvious diss aimed at Harlow comes later on when he spits, “I’m a Great White / I could eat these Barracudas,” followed by “I see why they call you Jackman / You jacked man’s whole swag / Give Drake his flow back, man.” If you haven’t already heard the Come Home The Kids Miss You artist’s original bars that sparked Machine Gun Kelly’s diss, check them out along with the “They Don’t Love It” visual below. Afterward, tell us your thoughts on the older lyricist’s new cypher in the comments.

Revisit Jack Harlow’s Eminem Comparison on “They Don’t Love It”

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