How do you love rap when rap doesn’t love you back? From Rico Nasty’s harassment from toxic Carti fans, to Saucy Santana's unapologetically femme aesthetics in a queerphobic industry, to the assault case that put Megan Thee Stallion’s entire image on trial, each episode of Louder Than A Riot - the second season of our investigative hip-hop podcast - unpacks the unspoken rules of rap that hold the entire culture back. Tap in to our first episode at n.pr/louder-season-2.
Rapsody is top 3 of my illest lyricists... Clear pronunciation of every lyric, full of content, conscious, hits home, flow so sick, she ain't mad at anybody, pro black and not anti-white, womanist and not mad at men, come on somebody! ALL THE WAY FROM SOUTH AFRICA! 🇿🇦 AFRIKA! ✊🏾SOUTHY BABY!
Since it isn't already listed in the video, the people performing are: Rapsody - Vocals 9th Wonder- MPC Juran Ratchford - Sax Andrew Barnes - Bass Chad Dro - Drums
You don't need to say a lot to introduce Rapsody, just this: she's a rapping ass rapper. Bars for days. She knows the craft. Dope. Go listen to her projects y'all, they're great.
Dedicated to those dads that never got to watch an example and was the man of the house when they were supposed to be enjoying childhood... much love ...Props for this song ..True Alpha Female 💯💯💯
Dear Rhapsody, You hit me in the soul with your lyrics. I’ve been ‘the Man’ for a long time and so have a lot of us out there, thanks for giving our feelings a voice. We definitely need ‘our rib.’ Thank you 🙏🏾
[Verse 3] I'm burnin' yo city, they fear me Black and I'm witty, while y'all still argue about Nicki Iggy, I'm killing these Mickeys, Biggie I'm talkin' 'bout Mice and Men, I'm talkin' 'bout God again I could flip it like Rodman, you a rebound, a vitamin Boy I'm lethal as lidocaine, up the wall I been spatterin' That's the skill you admirin', hard to wait on me, higher than God Not quite but damnit I'm on his right and Nobody else here in sight unless we talkin' about planes and kites Jay Hova and Christ, only ones iller than me,alright I'm nice, and mean at the same time God would have to rain dimes to change minds, I ain't lyin' Godzilla been the illest, I ain't lyin' Dilla and God cryin', laughin' at you talkin' bout you tryin' Haha, hahaha - check out this bizarre I'm the new thriller and this here so off the wall, God- Zilla
+Tina Thomas Preach. I'm from Norway, I found Kooley High's "Eastern Standard Time" album in a local record store in 2010. Bought it, been a fan since.
They are for sure underrated. But I don't think it's because they are women. They are just as many overrated artists in the world. In the music industry a lot of fame has to do with forces that are not up to the artist.
Elizabeth Connor ok not to be that weird army girl but i like ur suga profile pic and it's so nice to see an army (i'm assuming) checking out rapsody!! I only found out about her recently but gah she's the female emcee i was looking for T-T
Wow, I love everything about this. The sax/synth is super tasteful, and the bass and samples just groove. One of the best rap acts I've heard. What's up with the weird blackout near the end of the first song?
the fact that I hear the iggys the cardis and nickis more than ths…...RHAPSODY you are the truth, you are talented you are a diamond in ths industry...…...I SALUTE 100%
(9:24) Listen. Found this artist from an invite. Rhapsody takes us on a short journey through a visual walk down the streets of Brooklyn to a peek inside the mindset and in the Home of a young man dealing with his 'Void' (Absent father). With this performance I understand her view, inspirations and where she's comin from. Lyrical bombs, uniquely her own on the rise. Congratulations! You will be known. Tiny Desk! Thank you Howard! Makes it more personable to your audience. Keep it movin. 'The Man' ( love that Sax!) and 'Hard to Choose' are my favorites so far. 'Hard to Choose' explains it all and that line 'hard to choose, culture over fame ... deep, speaking truth (That's that Lauren Hill) don't worry about them not receiving you. Rhapsody is that 'Bridge to Understanding.' Perhaps that's exactly what some of her audience needs. Her inspirations (Lyte, QueenLah, Lauren, SZA) She definitely is in good company they are all Truth Tellers and I see where she gets her style from. Big Ups! Thanks Espn!
If hell could freeze it would never see a melting spell for centuries.🙌👑 rapsody is ill, that band is dope i feel like im inside of a poetry slam or jazz festival🔥..
Allah gives us so many images of what beauty, talent, expression look like. I'm glad she got Chosen to share hers with us. I'm excited for her 2016 also!
Elle est incroyable cette nana sa manière son Flow, ses textes avec la cerise sur le gâteau les prods de 9th Wonder. Depuis Kooley High je suis fan longue vie à elle car elle représente bien notre culture 🖤✊🏾
I was a year late arrivin' to this party... No issues I've seen to this lateness - related, and Thank The Goodness it heads, futureward - unabated Definitely out there with the individual sound and lyrics that are sadly lacking in much of the mainstream of musical endeavours. Love this and will forward to all points of contact over by this way. Hopefully it will emanate outward from UK Chepstow, to the far flung points of this once noble land With love from the Place once balanced and great, with equal measures thrice; kind, fair and great, before the BreakShit crew voted, with poison and hate, and thus bequeathed to their kin, a lacklustre future lacking beauty and grace x
There are very few songs, still till this day, that give me chills at the levels that "Hard to Choose". It will stay that way too. One of my fav hip hop songs ever.
Why doesn't this talented MC's video have more views? I'm surprised..but I guess she's right when she describes how hard it is to be a woman in hip hop...
