Just because these guys have Lil’ in front of their names doesn’t determine the size of their talent. Here’s Lil’ Niqo (RK Fam), Lil’ Chuckee, and Lil’ Waah with their BET Cypher. They all went in, especially RKB representer Lil’ Niqo giving them that fire right from the start.
BET has been killin’ it lately with these “Backrook Freestyles”. This time they had Seattle’s very own Macklemore get up in the booth to show us what he’s got. Here’s the footage…
There are rumors flying everywhere on Twitter that BET’s beloved music video show “106 & Park” will be coming to an end this Friday. The show has been around for 13 years now and was one of the most watched shows on BET. They were always known for having the biggest guests in the music industry come through and rock the stage at times. Hopefully BET replaces this show with another video countdown to keep things going. Click HERE for more info.
This comes as strange news since BET has always been a huge part of the MMG movement. According to the director of the video BET has seen the video already and is refusing to air it for undisclosed reasons. After watching behind the scenes footage of the video we cannot tell why they won’t air it, this is one very shady move on BET’s part. Here’s what the director Tweeted about BET’s decision to pull the video.
Don’t you just hate seeing really rich people get even more rich by luck? Well that’s exactly what happened to Floyd Mayweather yesterday when the Los Angeles Clippers came back down 27 points to beat the Memphis Grizzlies in game 1 of the NBA playoffs. Mayweather put down nearly $2 million on the Clippers +6 and was looking pretty bad until they made that amazing comeback.
So if you’re a true hip-hop fan like a lot of us here at Rich Kids Brand, the cypher is something you must recognize and respect. According to the urban dictionary a cypher is:
The process of tapping into your subconscious. A state of mind where thoughts and actions flow from your mind rather than being instrumented. Clearly shown in freestyle/beatbox circles and breakdancing.
1. The Shady 2.0 Cypher. Maybe the entire list isn’t in any particular order but this cypher definitely deserves to be #1. Not too many people listen to Slaughterhouse because they don’t make music for the radio but Eminem has got himself a roster full of some of the most amazing lyricist out there. Oh and Marshall Mathers himself shows once again why he’s the king of wordplay.Now what we know about cyphers is taking it way back to the days before recording, finalizing, and publishing your music wasn’t so easy. Aspiring emcees would get in large circles and freestyle together to showcase lyrical skill and try to out-do the guy before them. Even Jay-Z credits the cypher as an important aspect of his lyrical development as a teenager in the book “Decoded”. Cyphers aren’t the same as they used to be because most of the ones we see today are either put on by some corporate television station or everything is pre-written. Even with the given adjustments, some people have been coming out and killing their verse when it’s time to go. So here’s a list of some of the best cyphers out there on YouTube. This is in no particular order and we’re sure there are many more great ones. So if you know of any go ahead and comment below! Here’s our list.
2. The G.O.O.D. Music cypher. This also happened during the BET Awards and went down as one of the best of the night. Kanye brought all his people to rock the mic and not one of them disappointed.
3. Canibus, Big Pun, DMX, Mos Def, Mic Geronimo, and John Forte. Now this battle is really special because Big Pun is not around any more and for those of you that never really listened to his music, this video will really show you how good he was with his words. All the other dudes hip-hop legends also, must have been a fun meal to all be at. “No Beatbox!”.
4. Charles Hamilton gets owned by fan. This freestyle session came out around the time Charles Hamilton was buzzing. He went up against some guy at Penn State University and had no idea that the dude can spit. Hamilton approached it really lazy and got served. Where’s Hamilton now?
5. Notorious B.I.G. at 17 years old. Here’ another clip that’s not so much a cypher but still a great throw-back video. People would perform outside of the corner stores in Brooklyn and this time it was the late great Notorious B.I.G. that had his turn. Killed it as expected.
6. J-Pro and Mos Def. The nice part about this video is that it’s part of a documentary about hip-hop and cyphers. J-Pro and Mos Def go at it way back in the day.
7. MC Supernatural on the spot object-naming freestyle. Some may not know who MC Supernatural is and that’s probably because he one of the best rappers out there that doesn’t rap for fame. Haven’t seen many just rap about anything for this long and with such smooth delivery. He tells people in the crowd just to hold up random objects as the topics for his freestyle. You should be impressed by the end of this one.
8. Team Backpack Cypher. Hopsin and Dizzy Wright are two artists that people really need to start looking into if you enjoy good lyricism. This one is recent too, both artist part of Tech N9ne’s “Strange Music” movement.
9. A$AP Worldwide Cypher. Now lyrically this might not be the best cypher but since A$AP Rocky is anything anyone can talk about these days, you might as well meet the rest of the A$AP Mob. Here’s what happened when they all got together for a cypher.
10. DMX and Jay-Z Backstage. This was an instant classic video right when it dropped. Back when Jay-Z and DMX were touring together they would mess around backstage sometimes and get into these cypher circles. In the beginning of the video there’s a little kid rapping and he’s pretty good too. Here’s some history for ya.
A$AP Rocky stopped by BET’s 106 n’ Park the other day and was spotted wearing a Balmain Raccoon Fur jacket which is priced around $5,000. Looks like he’s really livin’ up the rap life in style. He was also wearing a Givenchy Rottweiler print shirt underneath but it could not be seen in the images.
A$AP Rocky Spotted Wearing Givenchy Tee
Justin Bieber Spotted Wearing Balmain Silver Bomber Jacket x YSL Tee
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Big Sean Spotted wearing Balenciaga Jacket, Balmain Belt, and a Pair of Anthrecite Balenciaga Sneakers
Givenchy 2012 Rottweiler Accessories Collection
So at first Birdman put up $5 Million for the Patriots to win and 50 Cent put up $500,000 for the Giants. Now 50 Cent is taking back his statement and is putting a Milli on the game. Here’s what he had to say.
I’m up 500,000 off the last one. f*ck it ill bet it back Ill put a 1,000,000 on my G MEN. STUNNER you got the # hit me if you want it. I just check the spread Hold up the M casino in vegas said patriots-3 I’m have to bet over there unless STUNNTER giving up points. Get at me.
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Birdman is back at it with his crazy Superbowl bets. This time he says that $5 million is on the line for anyone that would like to go up against him, here’s the Tweet.
