106 & Park, Freestyle Friday, that was real pivotal. I feel like he has the right to do that, he comes from that era so he has the right to do that.
AB SOULThere are a lot of people in this world that listen to wide ranges of music and there should never be a CERTAIN type of music that any artist should be confined to, in my opinion.
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I’ve been watching battle rap since that time period when Cassidy was hot, Murda Mook and Lux first when at it. That was a very pivotal time in hip-hop.
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King Of The Dot is huge; battle rap is huge right now. My first battle that I went to was King Of The Dot – shout out to Lush One.
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[Positive mental attitude] is a practice, you gotta practice. I practice being still.
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No religion, I’m just so explicit, I coexist in places you would never know existed.
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I have respect for the sport so I will contribute to the sport by encouraging artists .
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I’m not extra’d out. I got a cool little vinyl collection.
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I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z, Now I feel I could run laps around Jay-Z, Nas ain’t seen nothing this nasty, B.I.G. & Pac got it coming when I pass too. You got the mic, I ain’t the one you wanna pass to
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Honestly I think it was gradual from the first time I came. It’s been a gradual thing as far as audience and response wise. I feel like I was conditioned for this type of impact.
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I really enjoy doing music because it’s a challenge to try to reach that frequency and connect with people and get them tuned to what you’re talking about. I definitely respect and enjoy that challenge.
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I don’t even really understand that concept of someone being ‘smart’ or someone else being ‘smarter.’ I think that except for the obvious special cases, we’re all equal.
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I’m like Donatello. For real. You probably want to come play your joints for me get my condolence.
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Me personally, I just wanted to do that to capture These Days.With DAY-lyt.
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I feel like battle rap is as popular as it’s ever been, today. With Total Slaughter it’s getting real popular.
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My main concern is making the connection with my listeners and making records that the whole world can sing. That’s what makes me happy.
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Battle rap is a culture. That’s boxing, it’s like boxing.
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You had to look at it as sales, as costumer service. Costumer’s alwasy right, you know? Service with a smile. Those type of things so it’s just kinda in me. In my DNA.
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Not even battling but just really known for rapping. Like I had songs up on Soundclick first, take it back.
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Vancouver is dope, everybody got across the border today.
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Soul brother number 1+1 Gettin’ fed like where drugs and guns come from
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I wasn’t really sold on being an artist until high school, my senior year. I was going to do the college thing originally.
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The universe bends to a still mind, peace be still.
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I say ‘cuz’ around Bloods, and I say ‘blood’ around Crips…I’m twisted. Got Mary, got Lucy, got Molly: that’s wifey, girlfriend and mistress.
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I’ve been to Vancouver every year for the last four years, since 2011 when I came out with Murs.
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People always known me for rappin’. So I guess that maybe just hindered me, like “oh well, I mid-as-well go long term with it.”
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I treat all my projects the same. They’re all time capsules of where I am at the time and what I’m thinking about.
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I’ve been following battle rap for a long time. Me and Daylyt are real cool. We battled on my album, he’s on my album. We did a one round battle on my album and that was just me capturing These Days.
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