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This Old Freestyling Video From 2000 Proves That Kanye’s Gone For Good

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There’s nothing like a hungry emcee. Prior to rapping, when he was just a producer working with many of the greats of the early aughts, Kanye was eager to prove himself as a capable artist. Many labels were unlucky to sign him, including Rocafella, the label he was producing for at the time. In a recently unearthed video, Kanye lets loose a ferocious freestyle that sounds unlike anything we’ve heard from him in damn near ten years. It’s tenacious, thrilling, and, at the same time heartbreaking.

Kanye looked much younger here, but also hungrier. You can see the murderous gleam in his eyes; he’s out to prove himself. When he gets the mic, he goes off. His profanity-laced sermon reeks of the vistas of talent stored within his bow. After only a minute, the freestyle cuts, but the effect stays with you. This Kanye West endured throughout the early 2000s and until around 2010 before he became much too full of himself.

In recent years, Kanye has become a parody of everything he used to hold dear. From endorsing President Trump to saying that slavery was a choice, he’s nowhere near the iconoclast that he used to be. Even his raps are filled with corny punchlines and lazily-structured songs. It seems like the final curtain has been cast on Kanye the creative. From here, it looks like it’s only going to go downhill.

Let’s admire the once hungry Kanye one last time with this clip below.

 

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Omega The Poet and Curtis Williams address legacy on striking new track “Boy”

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Omega the Poet’s back with another deep and introspective track about the human experience. His new collaboration with Curtis Williams (who’s worked with A$AP Rocky, J.I.D., and Wiz Khalifa) digs deep into the idea of legacy and rejecting the idea of sainthood. Smooth, complex, and endlessly memorable, it’s a striking listen that stays with you long after the song ends.

Listen to “Boy” below.

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Errol Eats Everything Shares NYAM! 

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Hip hop savant Errol Eats Everything unleashes his new three-song EP NYAM! which serves as a prelude and musical appetizer for his forthcoming self-titled album. Errol Eats Everything isn’t just an artist, he’s a movement, and a trailblazing entrepreneur reshaping the musical landscape.

NYAM! begins this nomadic rapper’s quest to make hip hop great again, and brings a fresh, nuanced, racial awareness-tinged perspective to today’s rap scene, combining unfiltered storytelling with thought-provoking rhymes over razor sharp production by Furious Evans. In recent years, many rap consumers in these digital streets have been anxiously sniffing around and jonesing to hear more meaningful hip hop releases that can uplift, challenge, and transform. Ask and ye shall receive…NYAM! The EP is out now!

P.S. This is what 10,000 hours sounds like 

WARNING: It’s music with an actual message

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Omega The Poet, Innanet James, and Tajé explore a wild relationship with a beautiful woman in “Nina Simone”

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Now, you think that Omega The Poet’s latest is an ode to the civil rights activist of the same name, but it’s quite the opposite. It’s actually about getting together with an amazing woman that’s just as spectacular. This is a soulful smash featuring Innanet James and Tajé that you don’t want to miss.

Check it out below.

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