beatfoil

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What’s your favorite NBA YoungBoy song? 👇 Follow for new hip hop stories every single day. #NBAYoungBoy #HipHopHistory #RapFacts #HipHopCulture #MusicIndustry

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NBA YoungBoy recorded music from inside a jail cell. Not metaphorically. Literally. 🧵

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He released more music than almost any rapper alive. From behind bars.
The grind has no off switch for some people.

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@Kurrco Can’t wait 🔥

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What’s your favorite Weeknd song? 👇Follow for stories like this every day. #TheWeeknd #HipHopHistory #RapFacts #HipHopCulture #MusicIndustry

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In 2010 an anonymous account uploaded 3 songs to YouTube.
No name. No face. No label.
Just a city in the bio. Toronto. 🧵

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Most artists fight for attention from day one. The Weeknd made attention come to him by refusing to give it.
There’s a lesson in that.

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Follow @beatfoil for daily hip hop stories nobody talks about anymore.
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Most people forgot what Kendrick Lamar did at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. It still might be the greatest freestyle in hip hop history. 🧵

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That single freestyle did more for his legacy than most artists’ entire careers. Some moments you just can’t prepare for. Kendrick was ready anyway.