Former Roc-A-Fella artist and Philly native Young Chris links up with Cosmic Kev for “The Come Up Show.” Watch as Chris goes to work and drops an eight minute freestyle for the listeners tuning in. It’s clear the lyrical young gun hasn’t lost a step when it comes to his bars as he sets out to showcase his skills over two separate instrumentals.
New York bred rapper Fred The Godson is the latest artist to tackle and deliver a remix over Drake’s “Pound Cake” instrumental. Vibe out with The Godson as he shows off his crafty street inspired wordplay, drops his drug infused bars and makes it all look so simple as he makes his listeners decode his messages.
Angel Haze kicks off her #30Gold web series and showcases her skills over Kanye West’s “Black Skinhead” instrumental first. Take a look as Haze drop some commentary for the camera and explains fans get a taste of what’s to come with #30Gold before the release of her debut album Dirty Gold. Over the next 30 days, Angel Haze will continue to release new freestyles and remixes for your listening enjoyment.
Pro Era members Joey Bada$$, CJ Fly and Kirk Knight recently took their lyrical talents over to Invasion Radio with Boss Lady and DJ Steel for an “On Da Spot” freestyle session. Watch as the New York bred emcees showcased their skills to listeners tuned in and one by one dropped bars off the top of the dome over a number of instrumentals.
Boi-1da’s infamous “Pound Cake” instrumental gets another remix courtesy of Memphis Bleek. The New York bred rapper takes the opportunity to drop some introspective bars over the laid-back production and demonstrate he hasn’t lost a step when it comes to his lyrical abilities. Bleek takes listeners back to the block and reflects on some of his past dirt while growing up in troubled conditions all in the pursuit of a the almighty dollar.
New York’s Papoose is back and once again he proclaims himself the “king of New York” on his latest offering over Drake’s “Pound Cake” instrumental. Delivering a freestyle rendition of his own, Pap spits politically driven lyrics while taking the time to remind listeners of his impressive track “A to Z,” clarifies he makes music strictly for the love of the art and much more.
Maybach Music Group artist Meek Mill links up with fellow Philly native Spade-O for an official freestyle remix of Drake’s “Pound Cake.” Mill and Spade-O hop on the smooth instrumental and kick slick street raps about life in the hood, hustling to make ends meet and enjoying the perks of their new found success. Take a listen to the latest rapper’s to hijack Drake’s instrumental.
BET serves up another promotional clip to showcase what went down during the recent filming of the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. Check out producer and artist Travi$ Scott dropping a few bars apparently off-the-top in a new bonus clip that just surfaced from the annual cypher sessions.
Memphis Bleek takes Rick Ross’ instrumental for “I Wonder Why” and delivers his own remixed freestyle version. Take a listen as the New York native laces the hard-hitting track with Bedstuy inspired bars about his early street days, living the high life and getting around with the ladies. It doesn’t sound like Bleek has missed a beat as the rapper demonstrates he’s still got it and lets listeners know he’s got more on the way.
Take a look at some dope coverage of Kirk Knight and Joey Bada$$ recently catching up with London’s DJ Semtex. The duo quickly get into some off-the-top rhymes and hold it down instrumental after instrumental. In between, Semtex also takes the opportunity to put the New York natives through a Q&A session. Watch how it all went down live at BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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