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K Camp Drops Bars On “Do It From The Heart Freestyle”
It seems as if there’s little room for sleep in K Camp’s schedule. Along with his own career, he’s bringing new artists to the fold with the RARE Sounds label. The rapper recently released the deluxe edition of RARE Sound’s RARE FAMILY compilation tape but Camp keeps it pushing, even after a major accomplishment. It’s hardly a rare occasion when he blesses fans with some new heat out of the blue.
This week, the rapper slid through with his latest freestyle, “Do It From The Heart.” The short freestyle finds the Atlanta rapper reflecting on his career and the obstacles he had to face, whether in the industry or personally, that he’s overcome. It’s another solid offering from. K Camp that’s keeping us excited for his next solo project.
Check it out below.
Quotable Lyrics
Gave n***as dreams, gave n***as hope
Gave n***as game, they just wanna see me broke
Want to see me fucked up, down bad, looking like so and so
Keep the cream on me like an Oreo
Moneybagg Yo Previews Smooth New Future Collab
Moneybagg Yo’s upcoming album, his fourth in the studio format, is wrapped up and ready to go. And while we have yet to get a proper release date and title for the project, that hasn’t stopped Moneybagg from kicking off the rollout on his own terms. The rapper recently took to Instagram to preview one of the album’s unreleased tracks, which happens to be a melodic collaboration with The Wizrd himself– Future.
From the sound of it, the pair opted for a much more melodic direction than one might have initially expected. In fact, Future appears to be absolutely lovestruck as he lays down his signature autotune-soaked vocals. Moneybagg Yo buys into the premise wholeheartedly, coming through with his own melodic flow as he spits some game. “You fuckin with a gangsta this time, less than fifteen thousand in her Birkin then she ain’t mine,” he raps.
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“Go apeshit bout you, primate / a drinker not a smoker but for me you hit that pound cake,” he continues, over a hypnotic vocal sample. “They said I started something when I gave you the Lam, and other shit they can’t see cause everything ain’t for the Gram / I don’t know who need to hear this, another n***a could never / spoiling her too easy, make it harder for the next one.”
While it’s unclear if Future will be contributing a verse or simply handling the chorus, it’s clear that Moneybagg Yo is rapping from the heart on this one. Expect this to go off come summertime, and keep an eye out for further news on Moneybagg Yo’s upcoming studio album — including clarification on whether or not Pharrell Williams, who recently declared Bagg to be his favorite rapper — will ultimately appear.
Quando Rondo Celebrates 22nd Birthday With “Angel Wings”
Quando Rondo has been basking in infamy over the past few months. His connection to Von’s death, and apparent lack of remorse of the situation, has turned him into a polarizing figure in rap, though it seems only beneficial to his career. He’s been continuously releasing new music over the past few months following the release of 2020’s Diary Of A Lost Child.
The rapper turns 22 years old today, and in celebration of the occasion, the rapper released a brand new single titled, “Angel Wings.” With Razy Beats on the production, Quando Rondo reflects on the highs of his career and the paranoia that comes with it over melancholic guitar chords.
Check out the latest offering from Quando Rondo below and sound off in the comments with your thoughts.
Quotable Lyrics
Gucci collar on my neck, I guess it’s snakes on a plane
No I won’t move without my TEC, too many snakes in the game
I do the dash inside the ‘Vette, free all my dogs out the cage
Shoot from the three then hit all net like Giannis or Dame
Ebro Accused Of Shading Saweetie Over PTSD Comment
To most, Saweetie has yet to entirely prove herself as a formidable MC but she certainly has a few undeniable bops. “Icy Grl” set her career off but she found herself taking a few Ls publicly as she adjusted to the limelight. The success of the song propelled her towards fame but in a recent interview with Cosmopolitan, she explained that she was more or less thrown into it. On the infamous Hot97 freestyle, she said, “It was a really dark point in my life.” That viral moment quickly transformed into a downward spiral that she says left her suffering from PTSD.
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Ebro certainly plays some sort of role in the incident. After she finished rapping, he said it was “cool,” before adding that it was “basic.” You can understand how that would be traumatizing for an up-and-coming rapper on her first promo tour to have one of the biggest media personalities in hip-hop call your bars “basic.”
After the Cosmo story came out, Ebro took to Instagram where he shared some relatively vague thoughts about the current climate of music which many perceived to be a shot at Saweetie. “Please don’t confuse success in the music business with being good at making music,” he tweeted before his mentions began flooding with fans defending Saweetie. One fan asked if Hot97 would change the show’s format, to which Ebro responded, “No we just play fast food music … we know what most people want stop it.”
More direct accusations of misogyny started receiving responses from Ebro who denied having a bias against female MCs. One fan tweeted, “Not you dragging Saweetie,” which prompted Ebro to further clarify where he was coming from. “Whoa. Whoa. Never she’s a sweetie… stop that. Nice person and some good records too,” he replied.
“I hate when that happens,” he tweeted. “Im just tweeting listening to music and having discussions, then boom! My tweet is aligned with some other bullshit I ain’t even know happened. Damn.”
Jim Jones Wants The Migos (Especially Quavo) To Smile More
Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff are no strangers to controversy. Somehow, the trio that makes up the Migos have lasted the test of time despite their numerous media scandals, including the latest involving Quavo’s breakup with Saweetie.
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The former rap royalty couple has been throwing shots at one another online since the weekend, ending things after Saweetie accused Quavo of cheating on her with other women. She made reference to the lavish gifts he would constantly buy her, telling her fans that everything was not as it seemed on the surface. As the Migos continue to tease the release of their next album Culture III, which has been in the works for a few years at this point, the group of rappers posted a new picture outside of their private jet to build hype. In the photo, Takeoff, Quavo, and Offset sit on the loading steps with mean mugs on. Jim Jones took one look at the picture and had to jump into the comments to let the guys know they should smile more often.
“Yal can at least smile all tht money yal got can’t b ice grillin on th jet,” joked the New York rap icon in the comments to the post, which was uploaded to Offset’s account. “Give us a break dammit lol my guys keep killing smile a lil lol.”
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The post has been popular given the current narrative surrounding the Migos, who have each been pretty problematic at times. One of the most popular comments is about Quavo, saying, “Quavo got the shades on so no one can see him cry.”
Are you looking forward to hearing some new music from the Migos and do you think that they should lighten up a bit and smile?
MF DOOM & Madlib Were “America’s Most Blunted”
The hip-hop world continues to mourn the loss of MF DOOM, who passed away on October 31st, 2020. Widely hailed as a creative genius and artistic visionary, DOOM left behind an esteemed discography of classic records — including but not exclusive to the Madlib-produced Madvillany, a 2004 project regarded as one of rap’s greatest releases. Considering that the album has officially turned seventeen today, it feels appropriate to highlight one of Madvillany’s singles, “America’s Most Blunted.”
Though Madlib’s in-your-face production might not be something modern audiences are entirely used to, it helped emphasize how truly unique Madvillainy was as a strange and cohesive sonic experience. As an emcee, DOOM seemed to thrive over beats with plenty of character, and though he did dabble masterfully in the abstract, his frank way with words was equally profound. “DOOM nominated for the best rolled L’s,” he boasts, over Madlib’s bombastic beat. “And they wonder how he dealt with stress so well.”
Happy anniversary to MF DOOM and Madlib’s Madvillany, and rest in peace to one of the game’s true originators.
QUOTABLE LYRICS
DOOM nominated for the best rolled L’s
And they wondered how he dealt with stress so well
Wild guess? You could say he stay sedated
Some say buddha-ed, some say faded
Someday pray that he will grow a farm barn full
Recent research show it’s not so darn harmful
Sometimes you might need to detox
It can help you with your rhyme flow and your beat-box
Kanye West Tried To Sign An 18-Year-Old Lil Yachty?
The G.O.O.D Music roster has introduced us to a slew of talent that we may have not known otherwise. A few artists have emerged from the camp that has gone onto be some of the most influential in the game. Artists like Pusha T and Big Sean have cemented their status in the legion of rap’s greats while someone like Teyana Taylor has only shown brief, but potent, glimpses of their brilliance.
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As it turns out, the star-roster could’ve included the addition of Lil Yachty. The Atlanta rapper just dropped off a freestyle video over Coi Leray’s “No More Parties” and SpottemGottem’s “BeatBox Freestyle” where he showcased both sides of his sound. However, it was the latter half of the video when he’s freestyling over “BeatBox Freestyle” where he dropped a bombshell revelation of his dealings with Kanye West. Yachty revealed that ‘Ye was once trying to sign him to G.O.O.D Music. “No rearview in my life, leave that shit behind me/ I was only 18 years old when Kanye tried to sign me,” he raps on the song.
Of course, this shouldn’t be entirely surprising since Kanye West did enlist the then-budding star to appear in the Yeezy Season 3 launch at Madison Square Garden for The Life Of Pablo release party.
How do you think Yachty’s career would’ve played out if he had signed to ‘Ye? Sound off in the comments below.
Dwyane Wade Sees Boosie Badazz’s Transphobic Comments About His Daughter As A Teachable Moment
Last year, Boosie Badazz found himself facing backlash for some insensitive and transphobic comments he made about Dwyane Wade’s transgender daughter. Boosie’s remarks not only led to public scrutiny, but it also ended up getting him banned from his local Planet Fitness. Now, nearly a year later, Wade has directly responded to Boosie’s comments, saying that they were able to spark positive and necessary conversations about trans rights.
Wade recently sat down for a lengthy conversation on the I Am Athlete podcast. Throughout the interview, Wade opened up about the effects of toxic masculinity and the strength his daughter, Zaya, showed in coming out as transgender. Wade said that as soon as his daughter came out, he was committed to learning as much as possible about trans rights so that he could facilitate a happy and healthy life for her. The basketball player also addressed all the transphobic comments that were being thrown around after news broke of his daughter’s identity.
Name-dropping Boosie, Wade said the rapper’s comments were a way of bringing important conversations into the limelight: “Boosie, all the people who’ve got something to say about my kids, I thank you because you allow the conversation to keep going forward. You might not have the answer today, I don’t have all the answers, but we’re growing from all these conversations. I thank everybody for even hating and starting those conversations, because those conversations are starting other conversations that we need to have.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Wade described the moment he knew he needed to educate himself about trans rights in order to support his daughter:
“I’m looking at my child, scared to tell me, and I feel like I’m pretty open at this time. I realized that I need to do better, and I need to do more, and I need to educate myself. So what I did is I picked up the phone and I researched as much as I can because I needed to understand. I sat down with my child and I asked questions, because I didn’t know. It’s not our job and responsibility to tell you who you are. You are going to be who you’re going to be. It’s my job to put you in the best position to reach that goal of who you want to be. Right now, we’re experiencing that with Zaya. Last year, we came out and we spoke to the world that, hey, my 13-year-old came home and said, ‘Dad, this is who I am. I am a transgender child.’ We didn’t come out until she was 12, to the world. But the reason why we came out to the world was because I got tired of trying to hide my child. It came to the point where I said, am I hiding her from it, or I am hiding myself from it?”
Watch Wade’s full interview on the I Am Athlete podcast above.
Lil Durk Previews Lil Baby Collab Snippet
Collab albums are like promises to chill made to an acquaintance met in passing — one has to see it actually manifest in order to believe it.
Countless times have rappers spoken of having “entire albums” with other rappers, though in reality, those albums seldom come to fruition. True, there was that one time in 2017 when collaborative albums flourished like never before, but things have admittedly slowed down since then. Therefore, when Lil Durk and Lil Baby began teasing an upcoming joint project, many met the announcement with cautious optimism.
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Now, that optimism appears to be growing, as Durk has been surprisingly open with their snippets. The superstar rapper has taken a moment to share a peek at an upcoming collaboration from the comfort of his car. From the sound of it, the song is one of their signature emotional bangers, a reflection of street life scored to an uptempo and atmospheric instrumental.
Unfortunately, Durk appeared to be parked in a tunnel during his preview session, as his picture and audio quality alike leave something to be desired. Still, the essence sounds promising enough, and given that we’ve now heard an actual snippet, it’s seeming like this collaborative album may actually be coming soon. Check out this new preview below, and sound off if you’re excited to hear a full-length body of work from Lil Baby and Lil Durk.