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The Baltimore rapper continues to earn his âCaptain Hookâ nickname on an album full of Murda Beatzâs sometimes too-spare production.Â
Every city with a buzzing rap scene can relate to Baltimore: Throughout the 2010s, as the cityâs rap scene caught fire, tragedy after tragedy prevented artists from taking off the same way that their punch-in, flow-obsessed neighbors in the DMV did. The 23-year-old rising star Lor Scoota died in 2016 and local phenom Young Moose became the target of a Baltimore Police Department raid that resulted in him being imprisoned for eight months.
Despite all this, Baltimoreâs rap scene is thriving today. The loudest (and most nasally) voice in the city belongs to Shordie Shordie, who rose to prominence as the designated hook-man of Peso Da Mafia before leaving the group to try his hand at a solo career. Shordieâs melody-first approach to songwriting made him stand out in his former group. Reading the lyrics