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GE AZY WHE NI T SDARKOUT
Notonl ywasGEaz yt hehi ghe s ts e l l i ngar t i s toft hewe e k whe nher e l e as e d,heout s ol dRi c kRos sandChr i sBr own i nf i r s twe e kal bum s al e s .Thes i ngl e“ YouGotMe ” ,gar ne r e dal otofat t e nt i onwi t hhi sbuz z i ngands t e adi l ygr owi ngf anbas e ,andf ors omeoft heBayf ansi ts howsave r y Bayat t i t udewi t hi nt hel yr i c s .WhatIl i kemos tabouthi m, i showher e pr e s e nt st heve t e r e nsbyf e at ur i ngar t i s t sl i ke Ke ys hi aCol eandE40i nt hes ong“ Not hi ngt oMe ” ,and f e at ur i ngBayAr e as ongs t r e s sKe hl anii nt hes ong“ e ve r yt hi ngwi l lbeokay” .I ne ve r ypl ayher e psourc ul t ur e .
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KE HL ANIYOUS HOUL DBEHE RE
Ke hl anihasr i ghtnownoof f i c i alal bum r e l e as e ,whi c hi s qui t eamaz i ngc ons i de r i ngs hei soneoft hemos tt al ke d aboutar t i s t si n201 5.Notonl ywashe rs ophomor emi xt aper e l e as eas uc c e s s ,i tpe ake dont heBi l l boar d200at 36,andTopR&B/ Hi pHopal bum pe aki ngatnumbe r5.I n addi t i ont ot hi s ,s hewasal s onomi nat e df ora201 6 Gr ammyAwar df orBe s tUr banCont e mpor ar yAl bum f or “ Yous houl dbehe r e ” .Shei sc ur r e nt l yont ouri nNor t h Ame r i c aandEur opepr omot i nghe rne we s tr e l e as e .
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ROBL OABRAVENE W WORL D
RobLodoe s nts hor tusont hi sne wmobc ol l e c t i vepr oj e c t , whi c hf e at ur e st hewhol ec as toft heMobFi gazandf ami l y. Thes ong“ ABr aveNe wWor l d” ,hast hatc l as s i cmob s oundt hatwehavegr ownt ol ovei nt hede c ade swehave be e navi dl i s t e ne r s .Myf avor i t ene waddi t i oni sBoSt r anf l e s ,whoal s of e at ur e son“ Br aveNe wWor l d2” .Got t as ay t hi sbut ,JoeBl owgas e st hr oughoutt hewhol epr oj e c t .I f youhavel i s t e ne dt ot he“ OneMob”pr oj e c t ,t hi shass ome adde df ue lt ot hef i r et ome ,be i nge nt i r e l ypr oduc e dby RobLo,whatmor ec anyouas kf or ?
5 / 5J ACKA&BE RNE R DROUGHTS E AS ON3 TheJac ka&Be r ne rc omec or r e c twi t ht het hi r di ns t al l me ntoft heDr oughtSe as ons e r i e s .Thi sal bum gavean ol ds c hool ,e as toakl andf e e lwi t hs ampl e ss uc hasKe ys hi aCol e .Thef e e loft hi sal bum i sr e mi ni s c i ngont he pas t .I tdi s c us s e st hes t r uggl ef r om l i vi ngi nt hes t r e e t s t ot hepr os pe r i ngi nt he i rf i e l dspr of e s s i onal l y.Cat c h be r ne rs waggi ni nhi shi ghl yr e gar de dl i f e s t l yebr and Cooki e s .RI PTHEJACKA.Al bum f e at ur e spr oduc t i on byRobLo,Coz mo,Je f f r o,St i nj e ,goge ti t !
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S HADYNAT E BOF E S S I ONAL2
Pr ai s e dandar gue dasoneoft hemos tl yr i c alonLi ve wi r eRe c or ds ,ShadyNat ebr i ngsushi ss e c ondi ns t al l me ntt ohi sBoFe s s i onals e r i e s ,f r e s houtoutf r om avac at i on,ShadyNat ehashi tt hepave me nthar d.Si nc er e l e as i ngt hi spr oj e c t ,hehasal s obe e nwor ki ngonas l e w ofne wmat e r i alf ort hef ans .Her e c e nt l ys hotavi s ual of ft hepr oj e c t ,c al l e d“ Whi pI t ” ,andi tqui c kl ygar ne r e d ove r1 2, 000pl aysi nt hef i r s tc oupl eofwe e ks .The al bum i savai l abl enowf orpur c has eoni Tune s .
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HBKCJ CRAS HCOURS E2
CJdi s pl aysabundl eofve r s at i l i t y,r appi ngove ri ns t r ume nt s s uc hass ynt he t i cl e adsand808’ s ,andt he nt ur ni ngar ound br i ngi ngoutpr of e s s i onalpi ani s tgi vi ngt hel i s t e ne ranaut he nt i cHi pHope xpe r i e nc e .Hi sr as pyandme l odi cvoi c e , gi ve shi mt headvant age ,wi t ht hef unkybas sl i ne si ns ongs l i ke“ GoHar d” ,ye thes t i l lknowswhe nt ot onei tdownon s ongsl i ke“ HowWoul dYouFe e l ”f e at ur i ngKe vi nMc Cal l . CJbr i ngsoutgr oupme mbe rI AMSU,Ke vi nMc Cal l ,asme nt i one d,andl e ge ndar ypr oduc e rGKoop,gi ve st hi sal bum a we l lr ounde dl i s t e n.
5 / 5 MOZZY YE L L OW T APEACT I VI T YS
Onl yonewor dc ome st omi ndwhe nyouhe arMoz z y’ s ne wpr oj e c t :BANGER!TheMCus e dhi sYELLOW TAPEACTI VI TYSt os howhi sf ansanot he rs i deofhi s ar t i s t r y.Heunve i l e dpr e val e ntl yr i c i s m,ande ve napol i t i c als i de ,ont heve r geoft hel i ke sofTupac ,onewoul d s ay.Moz z ys pokeofhi sf ami l yl i f e ,ande ve ni napoe t i c f as hi onwi t hhi swor dst hatwas n' ts e e ni nhi sc har ac t e r be f or e .Re c e i vi ngmuc hl ovef r om t hei ndus t r yf r om t he l i ke sofChr i sBr own,YG,andNi ps e yHus t l ee t c .Nor c al ’ s muc hne e de dbr e at hoff r e s hai r .Wor dupt oMoz z y
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DJBI GGI EB AL LBAYRADI O
DJBi ggi eBi snos t r ange rt oNor c alHi pHop.St e mmi ngf r om Fr e s noCal i f or ni a,Bi ggi eBhasnopr obl e m hi t t i ngt hepave me nt ,andmaki nghi sownway.Sowi t h t hatki ndofme nt al i t y,hede c i de dt oj oi nf or c e swi t hAl l BayRadi o,Al lBay’ sne we s tme di aout l e tpar t ne r e dwi t h KPR1 . c om.Thi smi xt apei st hef i r s tofmany,andf e at ur e sHBKCJ,Ni no,El uj ay,DLO,MacPur p,I AMSU, YTTr i z ,BooBanga,Be e daWe e da,Bi gHomi e ,and manymor e .Got oDJBi ggi e B. c om f orne wmi xt ape s .
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VARI OUSART I S T S ONEMOB
Phi l t hyRi c h,Li lBl ood,Moz z yandJoeBl owt e am up wi t hLi lAJ,t of or m ane whi phopc ol l e c t i ve ,“ One Mob” .Thi sf e e l sl i keane we rr e ndi t i onoft he“ Par aphane l i at ot heMobb” ,whi c hal s ohadt he r eownpowe r hous eofar t i s t sl i keCydal ,TheLuni z ,and3xkr az y. OneMobhasnots hor t e dt hes t r e e t sofhots ongs ,l i ke i nt hes ong“ Ne ve rs ol dwe i ght ” ,f e at ur i ngLi ve wi r er e c or dsr appe rJSt al i n.Pur eFi r e !Theal bum i spur emob f e at ur i ngSt r e e tKnowl e dge ,JSt al i n,Yukmout h, Hus al ah,Fe dX,BooBanga,Car e ySt ac ks ,andmor e .
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NE FT HEPHARAOH T HEE P
BayAr e a’ sne we s tyoungs t ar ,Val l e j o’ sownNe ft he Phar aoh,whobl e wuponhi ss i ngl e“ Bi gTymi n’ ” ,and hi ss e l ft i t l e dEP.Ane ws i gne e t oE40’ sSi cWi tI tRe c or ds ,al ongwi t hadi s t r i but i onde alt hr oughCol ombi a, Ne f ’ sappr oac hwi t ht hi spr oj e c ts e e me dt obet os how hi sve r s at i l i t y.Ne fhasnat i onalnot or i e t yf r om maj ori ndus t r yf i gur e ss uc hasKe hl ani ,YG,andDr ake .The f ut ur eoft hi syoungMCi sbr i ght .
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JS T AL I N T E ARSOFJ OY
JSt al i nr e e me r ge shi ms e l fasoneoft heBayAr e apr omi ne ntmus i cf i gur e swi t hhi sLPTe ar sofJoy.Af t e rwhat s e e me dl i keaye arandahal fofs i l e nc e ,St al i nc ome s wi t haf ul l yl oade dar r ayoft heBayAr e a' st opr appe r s andpr oduc e r si nc l udi ngMoz z y,GEaz y,E40,I ams u, Phi l t hyRi c h,j une onnabe at ,DJFr e s h.De f i nat e l yc he c k outt he“ ByeFe l i c i a”s i ngl ef e at ur i ngL’ Jay.The r ei sal s o avi de of e at ur i ngLi lDe bbi e .Youc ande f i ni t e l ys ayt hi s pr oj e c te s t abl i s he dhi sbuz zi nBayAr e amus i c .
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HBKCJ&I AMS U MS GD
HBKf r ontr unne r“ CJ”t e amsupwi t hHBKHe ad Honc hoI AMSUove raMi keWat t spr oduc t i ont obr i ng ust heM. S. G. D. ,andadopevi s ualdi r e c t e dbyEvan Cr oke r .Thi sHBKGangduoal waysbr i ngt hehe at ,and ge ne r al l yasFade rput si tt he y“ ge ne r al l yc omet oge t he r t obr i ngs ome t hi ngc ons c i oust oHi pHop” .Thes i ngl e andvi de ohasdonewe l l ,ge t t i ngpl ac e me nt sonYoung Cal i f or ni a,DJCar i s ma,TheFade r ,Hot Ne wHi pHop, Thi z z l e r ,Kar e nCi vi l ,andmanyot he rnot abl ebl ogs .
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DONP T HES MOKI NODYS S E Y
DonPc ome sbac kwi t hne wpr oj e c tyouc anvi bet o.The pr oj e c thasas l e woff e at ur e s ,butyoude f i nat e l yc ant mi s st hene we s ts i ngl e“ WeI nThi sBi t c h” ,pr oduc e dby @Kont r abandBe at z .Thes ongi sal s oac c ompani e dbya dopemus i cvi s ualdi r e c t e dby@Br oJac ks on.Anot he r bl az i ngt r ac k“ I nMot i on” ,pr oduc e dbyPoeBoypr oduc e rFr e e wayTJay,andf e at ur e sHBKf r ont man“ Ski ppe r ” ont het r ac k.Al bum f e at ur e sTheJac ka,AP9,Dwayne Wi ggi ns ,Dr uDown,BLe gi t ,Spi c e1 ,andmor e .
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