Lyricist Of The Year

The BET Hip Hop Awards are a highly coveted event, and it’s right around the corner on October 4th. For traditional hip-hop heads, the Lyricist Of The Year award is a big one, given the importance of writing within the genre. This year, the list of nominees caused some outrage 😡

Yes, you read that correctly, BABY KEEM AND JACK HARLOW 😶

Now I’m not hating on these artists whatsoever, because I respect both and am fully aware of both of their lyrical abilities, but personally I don’t believe either of them belong anywhere near this list

Especially given the caliber of some other hip-hop artists that dropped albums this year. For example 🔊

• The Forever Story by JID

• 2000 by Joey Bada$$

• Few Good Things by Saba

• It's Almost Dry by Pusha T

• DRILL MUSIC IN ZION by Lupe Fiasco

• Melt My Eyez See Your Future by Denzel Curry

When you get a minute, tap into one of these albums...then tell me they shouldn't be nominated 👀

Freestyles Are Fun

Rappers rarely rap over the same beat twice, but J. Cole did. So if you’re an OG Cole fan, you’ll remember when he first rapped over Souls of Mischief’s, ‘93 Til Infinity on The Warm Up’s, Til Infinity back in 2009

12 years later, right before Cole dropped his 6th solo studio album The Off-Season, he pulled up to the LA Leakers for the very first time. And of course, Cole spit a freestyle over that same beat he rapped over 12 years prior on his breakout mixtape 🗣

If you can think of any other rappers who have rapped over the same beat twice, please let me know. But wow, one of my favorite full circle moments in hip hop history 🐐

Next up we have Action Bronson, one of my favorite human beings on the face of the earth. Never forget when he spit this amazing freestyle on Funk Flex

That’s all 💡

Weekly Rotation

Here’s five amazing songs from those albums I listed above that you need in your rotation ASAP 🎧

• Ghoti by Lupe Fiasco

• Make Me Feel by Joey Bada$$

• Nonchalant ft. Mamii by Westside Boogie

• Come My Way ft. Krayzie Bone by Saba

• Guilty by Conway the Machine

Playlist here as always, enjoy the week fam 🙏

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