ninth Surprise is settling into his function as a Hip Hop veteran, and he has now proposed a brand new partnership with two of his friends.
On Friday (July 12), quickly after Frequent and Pete Rock’s joint album went reside, the 49-year-old took to social media and shared his ideas on ageing MCs and beatmakers within the present panorama of music.
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“This Frequent and Pete Rock album begs the dialog I’ve been having with people for no less than 20 years now,” he wrote. “Grownup Modern Hip Hop wants its personal class. Phrase to DO IT ALL from Lords of The Underground….we’ve been mentioned this homie!!!”
In a observe up submit, he tagged Brooklyn duo Smif-N-Wessun and wrote: “Our flip.”
This Frequent and Pete Rock album begs the dialog I’ve been having with people for no less than 20 years now.
Grownup Modern Hip-Hop wants its personal class.
Phrase to DO IT ALL from Lords of The Underground….we’ve been mentioned this homie!!!
— ninth Surprise (@9thwonder) July 12, 2024
Our flip @Smifnwessun@9thwonder@Soul_Council@DuckDownMusic@JamlaRecords
— ninth Surprise (@9thwonder) July 12, 2024
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Along with his plans of collaborating together with his contemporaries, the previous Little Brother producer additionally has his finger on the heartbeat relating to the present era of artists.
Following Latto‘s jaw-dropping efficiency of “Sunday Service” on the 2024 BET Awards two weeks in the past, he took to social media and praised her prowess as an MC whereas considering how far she will be able to go together with it.
“Man.. The opening sequence of that @Latto efficiency,” he wrote. “Man Latto can rap. I’m wondering what she would sound like over a beat that feels like ‘Unbelievable’ by Biggie?”
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When a fan advised that “Quite a lot of rappers would sound higher over higher beats,” the North Carolina native responded: “Nah. CAPtain Crunch…what a CAPtivating response. Numerous higher beats can’t save rappers….you might ignore the rapper however it will possibly’t save them..Its presence as properly…if she sounds that good over that…think about the latter.”
Replying to a different one that agreed with the preliminary submit, he added: “Tone. Presence. Circulation….these are the toughest strategies to show…. It doesn’t need to be lyrical Miracle….”
The aforementioned award ceremony was crammed to the brim with star energy.
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Among the many many highlights of the night was the All-Star tribute to Usher, which kicked off with Infantile Gambino masking the R&B icon’s 2001 hit “U Don’t Have To Name.”
Keke Palmer, Summer season Walker, Coco Jones, Marsha Ambrosius, Tinashe, Chlöe Bailey, Teyana Taylor and Victoria Monét all subsequently joined in with a medley of a few of his greatest hits, together with “Famous person,” “There Goes My Child” and “Good & Sluggish,” earlier than Latto closed out the extravaganza by rapping Ludacris‘ half on “Yeah!”