A busy weekend in the world of VERZUZ took us to Jamaica for a battle of the dancehall between Beenie Man and Bounty Killer then to Atlanta for a battle of 112 and Jagged Edge. The next edition is shaping up to be Memphis vs. Houston.
Bun B hit Instagram and tagged 8Ball & MJG to let them know Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are welcoming a battle of southern duos to the platform.
“@therealswizzz and @timbaland are open to having us on @verzuztv y’all. They just wanna see that the people want it. So tag them in my comments. Then repost the pic by @willo_hdesign to your page and story and tag them again. Let’s get the word out,” Bun B wrote.
Would you want to see it go down? Check out Bun’s post below.
A busy weekend in the world of VERZUZ took us to Jamaica for a battle of the dancehall between Beenie Man and Bounty Killer then to Atlanta for a battle of 112 and Jagged Edge. The next edition is shaping up to be Memphis vs. Houston.
Bun B hit Instagram and tagged 8Ball & MJG to let them know Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are welcoming a battle of southern duos to the platform.
“@therealswizzz and @timbaland are open to having us on @verzuztv y’all. They just wanna see that the people want it. So tag them in my comments. Then repost the pic by @willo_hdesign to your page and story and tag them again. Let’s get the word out,” Bun B wrote.
Would you want to see it go down? Check out Bun’s post below.
A busy weekend in the world of VERZUZ took us to Jamaica for a battle of the dancehall between Beenie Man and Bounty Killer then to Atlanta for a battle of 112 and Jagged Edge. The next edition is shaping up to be Memphis vs. Houston.
Bun B hit Instagram and tagged 8Ball & MJG to let them know Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are welcoming a battle of southern duos to the platform.
“@therealswizzz and @timbaland are open to having us on @verzuztv y’all. They just wanna see that the people want it. So tag them in my comments. Then repost the pic by @willo_hdesign to your page and story and tag them again. Let’s get the word out,” Bun B wrote.
Would you want to see it go down? Check out Bun’s post below.
A busy weekend in the world of VERZUZ took us to Jamaica for a battle of the dancehall between Beenie Man and Bounty Killer then to Atlanta for a battle of 112 and Jagged Edge. The next edition is shaping up to be Memphis vs. Houston.
Bun B hit Instagram and tagged 8Ball & MJG to let them know Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are welcoming a battle of southern duos to the platform.
“@therealswizzz and @timbaland are open to having us on @verzuztv y’all. They just wanna see that the people want it. So tag them in my comments. Then repost the pic by @willo_hdesign to your page and story and tag them again. Let’s get the word out,” Bun B wrote.
Would you want to see it go down? Check out Bun’s post below.
In 2018, Chicago MCNoname (fka Noname Gypsy) made a big impression with her sophomore release, Room 25. Her first taste of new music since the self-released LP keeps that excitement, momentum, and skill going strong. “Song 31” may seem like a nondescript track from the previous guest on albums by Chance The Rapper, Saba, and Mick Jenkins. However, listen closely, and this one stands out in a big way.
“All my everything is for you / All my terrible sense of humor and critical interviews / All my pearly gated redemption and casual afternoons / All this money and law-makin’, like racin’ against the moon, but I sell pain for profit and I feel profit watching / Everything is for everything, rhymin’ with casualty I know labels is backing me but, my tickets be selling out / And I’m steady raising my fetus, another hit from the fee,” she begins on a jazzy track.
The DIY artist raps about a changing of the guard in the media, while making a motif out of “selling pain for profit.” She raps, “Rolling up on the beach, smoking a holy leaf / Laughing, baking, my homie T, hoping joking is all we need / When I sell pain for profit / Now I binge-watch Atlanta / No more TV representation from a Kelsey Grammer / Let’s toast to ni**as getting checks to work behind the camera.” Noname relates to “Earn” and “Paper Boi” more than “Dr. Frasier Crane.”
Noname finishes with poetic lines about prison, government, and fighting the powers that be: “We shadowboxing the government / Hoping they put the leash down I sell pain for profit, not propaganda / I know cancer’s origin linked to Santa / I know Santa’s origins linked to money / Mass production of cattle, slaughtering for the yummy / These ni**as is clever, the prison no better / The ghost of the living, we ain’t talking about Reggie / On Christmas we almost forget him / What’s a casket to a holdin’ cell if a n**ga ain’t in it? / Only reason why I’m steady fadin’ and still independent.”
In 2018, Chicago MCNoname (fka Noname Gypsy) made a big impression with her sophomore release, Room 25. Her first taste of new music since the self-released LP keeps that excitement, momentum, and skill going strong. “Song 31” may seem like a nondescript track from the previous guest on albums by Chance The Rapper, Saba, and Mick Jenkins. However, listen closely, and this one stands out in a big way.
“All my everything is for you / All my terrible sense of humor and critical interviews / All my pearly gated redemption and casual afternoons / All this money and law-makin’, like racin’ against the moon, but I sell pain for profit and I feel profit watching / Everything is for everything, rhymin’ with casualty I know labels is backing me but, my tickets be selling out / And I’m steady raising my fetus, another hit from the fee,” she begins on a jazzy track.
The DIY artist raps about a changing of the guard in the media, while making a motif out of “selling pain for profit.” She raps, “Rolling up on the beach, smoking a holy leaf / Laughing, baking, my homie T, hoping joking is all we need / When I sell pain for profit / Now I binge-watch Atlanta / No more TV representation from a Kelsey Grammer / Let’s toast to ni**as getting checks to work behind the camera.” Noname relates to “Earn” and “Paper Boi” more than “Dr. Frasier Crane.”
Noname finishes with poetic lines about prison, government, and fighting the powers that be: “We shadowboxing the government / Hoping they put the leash down I sell pain for profit, not propaganda / I know cancer’s origin linked to Santa / I know Santa’s origins linked to money / Mass production of cattle, slaughtering for the yummy / These ni**as is clever, the prison no better / The ghost of the living, we ain’t talking about Reggie / On Christmas we almost forget him / What’s a casket to a holdin’ cell if a n**ga ain’t in it? / Only reason why I’m steady fadin’ and still independent.”
That leaves 8Ball & MJG. It’s been almost a decade since the Memphis, Tennessee duo released Ten Toes Down, a project overseen by T.I. and released through his Grand Hustle imprint. Ball and ‘G had previously spent time on Bad Boy after their cult-lauded Suave House Records run which yielded songs like “Space Age Pimpin’,”“Mr. Big,” and “9 Little Millimeta Boys.” In recent years, the group has done some limited feature work. However, fans have waited years for proper music from the pimp-tight pair.
For the top of 2019, 8Ball & MJG released a live album, Classic Pimpin‘. The independent compilation includes Dungeon Family member Joi on several cuts. However, there is a bonus studio song featuring all new music. “Take A Picture” comes to video, with the former junior high classmates riding together in J’s early ’70s Oldsmobile Cutlass drop-top. They deliver rhymes in their city showing a strong bond and pimp-tight chemistry. The record is about partying, hitting the club, and staying loyal to the Tennessee soil. After rapping together for 25 years, these two MCs show that they still enjoy the art of rapping and working together.
The song, featuring the group’s signature delivery, is produced by Cory Mo. The Houston, Texas veteran has worked closely with UGK, in addition to Devin The Dude, Z-Ro, and Lil Keke.
That leaves 8Ball & MJG. It’s been almost a decade since the Memphis, Tennessee duo released Ten Toes Down, a project overseen by T.I. and released through his Grand Hustle imprint. Ball and ‘G had previously spent time on Bad Boy after their cult-lauded Suave House Records run which yielded songs like “Space Age Pimpin’,”“Mr. Big,” and “9 Little Millimeta Boys.” In recent years, the group has done some limited feature work. However, fans have waited years for proper music from the pimp-tight pair.
For the top of 2019, 8Ball & MJG released a live album, Classic Pimpin‘. The independent compilation includes Dungeon Family member Joi on several cuts. However, there is a bonus studio song featuring all new music. “Take A Picture” comes to video, with the former junior high classmates riding together in J’s early ’70s Oldsmobile Cutlass drop-top. They deliver rhymes in their city showing a strong bond and pimp-tight chemistry. The record is about partying, hitting the club, and staying loyal to the Tennessee soil. After rapping together for 25 years, these two MCs show that they still enjoy the art of rapping and working together.
The song, featuring the group’s signature delivery, is produced by Cory Mo. The Houston, Texas veteran has worked closely with UGK, in addition to Devin The Dude, Z-Ro, and Lil Keke.
