Rolling Stone Kenny Mason Raps as Well as He Rocks
His new album, ‘Angelic Hoodrat: Supercut’, is a continued introduction to the focused 26 year-old featuring Freddie Gibbs, Denzel Curry, and Ambar Lucid
By Nasser Boulaich
As genres meld and music travels online, regional signifiers say less about an artist’s output than they once did. Atlanta, for example, is a hip-hop keystone known as the home of trap music, but new waves of talent, as disparate as J.I.D and Playboi Carti, are experimenting with mood and content. Over the past fifteen years, Atlanta trap rappers have coexisted with snap rappers, and straight-edged street rhymers have shared a playing field with emotional weirdos, while some artists have dabbled in multiple approaches. A West Atlanta native now living on the city’s east side, 26 year-old musician Kenny Mason sees duality all over his hometown, from its gentrifying neighborhoods to its eclectic inhabitants.
2020 felt like a decade due to all of the chaos happening in the world, but the one consistency was the amount of good music that dropped. Artists have been relatively quiet to start off the new year, but there are still plenty of quality singles for fans to enjoy. This month, the soundtrack to Judas and the Black Messiah produced new verses from JAY-Z, Nas, A$AP Rocky and even a posthumous song from Nipsey Hussle.
Every month, HipHopDX puts a spotlight on the tracks that stand out from the overabundance of releases throughout the year, highlighting everything from Billboard chart-friendly singles to essential album cuts. Check back at the beginning of every month for updates and check out our other lists and our playlist below, which includes all of the songs mentioned in this article and more:
Released in January of 2012,
Rich Forever is one of Rick Ross best projects, period. While mafioso rap was what turned him into a rap star and respected lyricist, but this is a trap rap mixtape for the most part. Ross shines here, rapping at a supreme level left and right. The tape also features one of his most lauded mixtape tracks: Fuck Em featuring 2 Chainz and Wale.
Rich Forever is strong and holds up well, making it perfect for DSPs.
Maybach Music Group
Big Sean
Big Sean s mainstream popularity was starting to rise after the release of his 2011 debut album,
Released in January of 2012,
Rich Forever is one of Rick Ross best projects, period. While mafioso rap was what turned him into a rap star and respected lyricist, but this is a trap rap mixtape for the most part. Ross shines here, rapping at a supreme level left and right. The tape also features one of his most lauded mixtape tracks: Fuck Em featuring 2 Chainz and Wale.
Rich Forever is strong and holds up well, making it perfect for DSPs.
Maybach Music Group
Big Sean
Big Sean s mainstream popularity was starting to rise after the release of his 2011 debut album,