Any time Big Sean drops new music it’s pretty obvious that whatever it is will be a masterpiece at this point. So here’s his new track with Common called “Switch Up”. Kill it!
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The Breakfast Club interviews G.O.O.D. Music (Video)
G.O.O.D. Music just put out their compilation album so expect to see a lot of press from them. Here’s their interview with the best morning show in the world “The Breakfast Club”. If you don’t have “Cruel Summer” by now it’s about time to get it.
G.O.O.D. Music Freestyles on Funk Flex Show (Video)
So this is hands down one of the best freestyles to comes out this year. Big Sean and CyHi were really the only ones that went in but they both spazzed on the mic like no other. Listen carefully to all the metaphors CyHi uses, they’re out of this world. Pusha T just chilled on this one but it would’ve been nice to get some bars from him also.
Cypher Sunday (Top 10 of All Time)
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.
Something to Nothing: “Art of Rap” Trailer
Apparently this movie is directed by Ice-T and he goes around interviewing the current legends in hip-hop. This movie includes rappers like Eminem ,Lil’ Wayne, Kanye West, and many more. In theaters June 15th.
Drake and Common Run Into Eachother
Now that their “beef” is squashed Drake and Common are cool about being around each other. They were both at the All-Star game and even ended up hanging out. The image above shows that everything is cool now.
Common Ends Beef w/ Drake
The Grammys is a great place to squash a beef and Common seemed to know that. Yesterday on the red carpet he addressed everything going on with Drake. Here’s what he said.
Drake Moves into $9 Million Los Angeles Mansion
Drake sold some condos in Miami and is now living in Los Angeles at his new mansion which was $9 million. The place features 6 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, a tennis court, wine cellar, volleyball court, 24-seat theatre, and a 5-stall horse facility with a riding arena. Whoa.
For more pictures of Drake’s new place click here.
Common Says he will Take Out YMCMB
Man this is really getting out of hand. Not sure if you’ve been keeping up with the whole Drake-Common beef, but it’s reached the point where Common wants to take out YMCMB if needed. Here’s the audio of that.
Dwyane Wade’s 30th Birthday
Dwyane Wade just had his 30th birthday and you better believe that everybody close to him came out. Lebron James, T.I., Rick Ross, Kelly Rowland, and many more were in attendance. Here are some pics and video. For even more coverage on this event click here.
