Thursday, December 5, 2013

Memorable 2013 Rap Singles

Another year of Kanye and Drake popping a wheelie on the zeitgeist? Yes, but for fun I wanted to highlight a few other (as in 5) rap singles that stuck with me through it all.

 1.  GrandeMarshall - Mugga Man

 This North Philadelphia native mixes a honed breezy aesthetic with a demographic usually gasping for breath.



2. Lil Durk - Bang Bros

 Also a favorite of the now deceased Sixers rap group WHOP headed by Tony Wroten. RIP WHOP.



3. Travi$ Scott  feat. T.I. and 2 Chainz - Upper Echelon

 A standout track from the very promising mixtape "Owl Pharaoh", GOOD music/Epic Records/Grand Hustle signee Travis Scott turns out a MTV Jam of the Week that aged surprisingly well.



4.  A$AP Ferg ft. A$AP Rocky, French Montana, SchoolBoy Q & Trinidad James - Work Remix

 This gets the nod over "Shabba Remix" strictly on the shoulders of the Gucci level goofiness that is French Montana's verse.






5. Pusha T feat. Chris Brown - Sweet Serenade

 Pusha T soars on this swooning anthemic cut blessing us with his classic ad-libs like EGHCK and a few WOOOs!!! in a row.













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