D Smoke Spits A Freestyle That’s Hard As Nails & In 2 Different Languages (Video)
D Smoke Spits A Freestyle That’s Hard As Nails & In 2 Different Languages (Video)
#Music Before rapper D Smoke's new album, <em>Black Habits,</em> drops tomorrow (February 7), the bilingual MC drops another attention-grabbing freestyle to promote the cause. The winner of Netflix's <em>Rhythm + Flow</em> connected with The L.A. Leakers to lay down some Black History-inspired bars over the OutKast's self-produced 22-year-old Southern-fried jam, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drsQLEU0N1Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Rosa Parks."</a> Coming through like a sanctified wrecking ball, D Smoke made sure to let listeners know that his next work isn't nothing to gloss over when New Music Friday arrives. <a title="Permanent Link to D Smoke Shows He’s Much More Than A Winner Of A Rap Competition (Video)" href="https://ift.tt/2tF1pVG" target="_blank" rel="bookmark noopener">D Smoke Shows He’s Much More Than A Winner Of A Rap Competition (Video)</a> "<em>See, I grew up in a town where everything red / Followed older brother, word to everything said / Like, money over b*tches, thinkin' everything bread / In reality, wore hand-me-downs 'cause everything shared,</em>" he begins. Then, Smoke fumes, "<em>Creatively impaired, why ni**as scared to be different?/ Under-exposed, over-stimulated children / Are born targets of marketing ploys / Intellect rarely employed / Make decisions based on indigenous wisdom / They take away our freedom, and give a ni**a religion / But still we build a kingdom workin' with minimal resources / And still we rep our colors.</em>" Right there, he slides into high-potency: "<em>F*ck a mixtape, boy, this is an album / A little bit more Huey than Malcolm / A little bit more Malcolm than Martin / But we ain't f*ckin' with Condoleezza or Sharpton / I'ma release an album that probably incite a riot / Probably inspire kids to become a little fighter pilot / And that sh*t gon' slap 'til the masses go out and buy it / We got a fascist in office / That's better in coffin / Cuttin' MediCare while the veterans coughin' / Findin' employment is like findin' a Laker in Boston / You can remain dormant, waitin' for savior in office / While I get up, get out, get somethin' / Give myself reason to celebrate / And when the sh*t get bad, stay at peace and meditate / And when my family gather 'round, we can elevate,</em>" D Smoke raps in this charged-up freestyle. From that point onward, he emphatically spits the rest of his freestyle in complete Spanish. <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VbvmFfFrr_0" width="730" height="411" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Raised in a musical family, D Smoke's whole kin are blessed with the gift of song. From his brother <a href="https://ift.tt/2H7plUx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SiR, who is signed to TDE</a>, to his cousin Tiffany Gouché, who has written songs for The Pussycat Dolls, D Smoke's rise to the top is focused and well-needed in the game today. <a title="Permanent Link to Wayne Brady Rips 2020’s 1st 5 Fingers Freestyle & It’s Completely Off The Top (Video)" href="https://ift.tt/3bhJhSK" target="_blank" rel="bookmark noopener">Wayne Brady Rips 2020’s 1st 5 Fingers Freestyle & It’s Completely Off The Top (Video)</a> Last October, he released his debut <a href="https://ift.tt/2H3EupY" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Inglewood High</em></a>, a seven-track project that came on the eve of him becoming the inaugural winner of the three-week Netflix series. He would go on to perform <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcL2XJzJYMI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Cross On Jesus Back,"</a> a song he did for The Game's album <a href="https://ift.tt/31xoIgw" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Born 2 Rap</em></a>, at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards. The rollout has been busy amid visuals for <a href="https://ift.tt/2tF1pVG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Lil' Red"</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYAF7E8rzUg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Honey Jack,"</a> and "No Commas" (embedded below). "This body of work brings the listener into my home," D Smoke said of the album. "Don't get it f*cked up, there's love in here." <a href="https://ift.tt/39fUWQe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wyclef Jean Freestyles Off The Top Of The Head…In 5 Different Languages (Video)</a> <em>Black Habit</em>s is slated to feature appearances from Snoop Dogg, Jill Scott, Ari Lennox, his brother SiR, and more. <strong>Press photograph provided by D Smoke</strong>. <a href="https://ift.tt/2H7plUx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TDE’s SiR Delivers One Of His Most Powerful Songs To Its Jamaican Roots (Video)</a> <strong>#BonusBeat:</strong> D Smoke's "No Commas" music video: <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SYvmaWbEHAQ" width="730" height="411" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" data-mce-type="bookmark" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span></iframe>
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#Music Before rapper D Smoke's new album, <em>Black Habits,</em> drops tomorrow (February 7), the bilingual MC drops another attention-grabbing freestyle to promote the cause. The winner of Netflix's <em>Rhythm + Flow</em> connected with The L.A. Leakers to lay down some Black History-inspired bars over the OutKast's self-produced 22-year-old Southern-fried jam, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drsQLEU0N1Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Rosa Parks."</a> Coming through like a sanctified wrecking ball, D Smoke made sure to let listeners know that his next work isn't nothing to gloss over when New Music Friday arrives. <a title="Permanent Link to D Smoke Shows He’s Much More Than A Winner Of A Rap Competition (Video)" href="https://ift.tt/2tF1pVG" target="_blank" rel="bookmark noopener">D Smoke Shows He’s Much More Than A Winner Of A Rap Competition (Video)</a> "<em>See, I grew up in a town where everything red / Followed older brother, word to everything said / Like, money over b*tches, thinkin' everything bread / In reality, wore hand-me-downs 'cause everything shared,</em>" he begins. Then, Smoke fumes, "<em>Creatively impaired, why ni**as scared to be different?/ Under-exposed, over-stimulated children / Are born targets of marketing ploys / Intellect rarely employed / Make decisions based on indigenous wisdom / They take away our freedom, and give a ni**a religion / But still we build a kingdom workin' with minimal resources / And still we rep our colors.</em>" Right there, he slides into high-potency: "<em>F*ck a mixtape, boy, this is an album / A little bit more Huey than Malcolm / A little bit more Malcolm than Martin / But we ain't f*ckin' with Condoleezza or Sharpton / I'ma release an album that probably incite a riot / Probably inspire kids to become a little fighter pilot / And that sh*t gon' slap 'til the masses go out and buy it / We got a fascist in office / That's better in coffin / Cuttin' MediCare while the veterans coughin' / Findin' employment is like findin' a Laker in Boston / You can remain dormant, waitin' for savior in office / While I get up, get out, get somethin' / Give myself reason to celebrate / And when the sh*t get bad, stay at peace and meditate / And when my family gather 'round, we can elevate,</em>" D Smoke raps in this charged-up freestyle. From that point onward, he emphatically spits the rest of his freestyle in complete Spanish. <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VbvmFfFrr_0" width="730" height="411" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Raised in a musical family, D Smoke's whole kin are blessed with the gift of song. From his brother <a href="https://ift.tt/2H7plUx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SiR, who is signed to TDE</a>, to his cousin Tiffany Gouché, who has written songs for The Pussycat Dolls, D Smoke's rise to the top is focused and well-needed in the game today. <a title="Permanent Link to Wayne Brady Rips 2020’s 1st 5 Fingers Freestyle & It’s Completely Off The Top (Video)" href="https://ift.tt/3bhJhSK" target="_blank" rel="bookmark noopener">Wayne Brady Rips 2020’s 1st 5 Fingers Freestyle & It’s Completely Off The Top (Video)</a> Last October, he released his debut <a href="https://ift.tt/2H3EupY" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Inglewood High</em></a>, a seven-track project that came on the eve of him becoming the inaugural winner of the three-week Netflix series. He would go on to perform <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcL2XJzJYMI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Cross On Jesus Back,"</a> a song he did for The Game's album <a href="https://ift.tt/31xoIgw" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Born 2 Rap</em></a>, at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards. The rollout has been busy amid visuals for <a href="https://ift.tt/2tF1pVG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Lil' Red"</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYAF7E8rzUg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Honey Jack,"</a> and "No Commas" (embedded below). "This body of work brings the listener into my home," D Smoke said of the album. "Don't get it f*cked up, there's love in here." <a href="https://ift.tt/39fUWQe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wyclef Jean Freestyles Off The Top Of The Head…In 5 Different Languages (Video)</a> <em>Black Habit</em>s is slated to feature appearances from Snoop Dogg, Jill Scott, Ari Lennox, his brother SiR, and more. <strong>Press photograph provided by D Smoke</strong>. <a href="https://ift.tt/2H7plUx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TDE’s SiR Delivers One Of His Most Powerful Songs To Its Jamaican Roots (Video)</a> <strong>#BonusBeat:</strong> D Smoke's "No Commas" music video: <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SYvmaWbEHAQ" width="730" height="411" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" data-mce-type="bookmark" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span></iframe>
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