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Kendrick dropping another diss, being much more direct and even name dropping sort of seals the deal. No gossip bars. Just his honest opinion, which is much more damaging because he’s saying what we are thinking. IMO Drake has been a bit of a culture vulture and has shapeshifted from ‘pretty boy’ to ‘certified gangsta’. For Kendrick to have his actual CERTIFIED background and affiliations, it means alot for him to pull that card-amongst the several others he dropped throughout the diss track. It takes a certain level of UMPH to name drop and speak on things highly specific to a single person. He exposed the things that we see and ignore because he is ‘Drake’.

HOWEVER, it sucks that this whole ‘legendary (imaginary) beefs’ thing is spreading into country music, afrobeats, etc.  Even Kim K and Taylor swift are beefing. Though I love that Kendrick is proving that its ACTUALLY ‘just big Me’- I hate the domino effect coming with it.

In Summary, Kendrick 21-0

Kendrick Lamar – “Euphoria”

• This reply was modified 1 week ago by chubes. Reason: added the song

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Stay tuned for my overall thoughts on this whole ‘rap beef” situation. It truly is deeper than rap.

But a few things:

1. Yes, Kendrick went crazy. He’s a different beast: pen game, vocal fluctuations, and a history of not being f**ed with.
2. J. Cole was FORCED to respond and his apology and the public response to it, says alot about how we treat the art
3. Competition is cool, but public opinion being the catalyst for two of the greatest in our area to diss each other before they collab is just crazy
4. leaving Drake out of this lol no disrespect but im tired of drake beefs

 

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Love you bro!! Looking forward to the consistent evolution

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Yes Slim and Moon are locked in and I’ll have a few accompaniments with them thinking like Mike Brown, Abstract, and maybe 1-2 more

Also

JTRAWWWW & UNHEARD for the deck sets

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The MIX N MELODIES shows are every Wednesday at Blue Note Bistro which is owned by Mike Brown’s fam!

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This sounds dope! definitely down to help with the line ups. Also, the band can more than likely play house as wellski.

 

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It’s that time of year AGAIN! SWIM and Royal American are back with the 3^rd installation of the esteemed Cultura Fest- a celebration of local black culture, music, business, and commUNITY.  In 2019, they debuted Cultura with a streamline of all local talents, from Jah Jr and Slim Soul, to Abstract That Rapper and Benny Star. Last year, Cultura returned to Charleston after being halted by the Corona outbreak of 2019-2020.  They absolutely STACKED the 2023 line up with local talents such as Tyrie, R Dotta, Mike Brown, SunRhe, and BluFlame James. However, with the return of Cultura, Matt Monday and the SWIM team cranked it up a notch by implementing a headliner-and not just ANY headliner-but the Hot Spittah himself, rap legend Curren$y.  The environment was electric and attendance was through the roof! Royal American was in rare form last April.  As if it couldn’t get any crazier, Cultura returns with another high energy line up of Dj’s, local artists, and this year’s headliner is Duke Duece-the modern day King of Crunk.  If you aren’t familiar with DUKE DUECE, I URGE you to check out his catalog.  That level of energy with the culture of community built by everything that is Cultura Fest, is bound to be a time we wont forget! Tickets are available on the Cultura Fest IG page and stay tuned for more  #GxldApproved coverage and updates about Cultura from Extra Chill!

 

http://www.theroyalamerican.com/schedule/cultura-festival-4-13-24

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