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Boosie Badazz Offers Tips and Mentoring to Budding Young Rap Artists

Recently, Louisiana native rapper Boosie Badazz was present at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards. During the event, he was asked to provide advice to other rappers on how to have a long-lasting career in the industry. Boosie’s guidance was simple and clear: possessing talent is essential, and survival is paramount.

“To maintain your longevity you can’t get killed,” he began. “So I would tell them to stay out them streets, don’t rap beef with dudes, and stay alive. As long as you got talent, as long as you stay alive it’s a chance. I wouldn’t tell ’em just keep making music and being ignorant and trying to be gangsters, you know. I would tell them try to stay alive and your talent’s gonna speak for itself. When you do right by people, everything’s gonna fall into place.” Boosie also added, “You just can’t cheat.”

Boosie emphasized the importance of authenticity and not taking shortcuts in one’s career. “I never rapped about people to get where I’m at,” he explained. “So I would tell them, you know, stay real.”

Boosie, with his fair amount of personal disputes in the past, is aptly suited to provide such counsel. His advice is based on his personal experiences and his comprehension of the possible consequences that can result from such scenarios.

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Loris Tils brings funk energy to life with “IKKI”

Loris Tils comes out swinging with “IKKI,” a single that comes with energy and musicianship right from the opening note. Borne on the unmistakable thump of Minneapolis Funk, the song surges forward with a groove that feels impressively designed and still wildly alive.

“IKKI” is a naughty conversation between slap bass and guitar, and the two instruments impressively craft around each other with both precision and flair, building a high-octane rhythm section that feels as tight as it is explosive.

The magic of “IKKI” is this tension, relentless discipline balanced by acrobats of daring improvisation. The energy never overwhelms the groove. Instead, it expands on it, making this song a celebration of rhythm, creativity, and instrumental chemistry.

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Eddie Rose turns racing memories into music with “Stock Car Living”

Eddie Rose’s latest release, “Stock Car Living,” is a track that applauds the roar of engines and the rush of the track, and explores the quieter experiences that turn a sport into a beloved ceremony. What makes “Stock Car Living” so devastating and powerful is its sense of tradition as an inheritance.

The story begins in a living room on Sunday afternoon, with a young boy sitting next to his father watching stock car races on TV. This simple ritual, so easy to overlook in the moment, shapes an entire childhood. There is, to start with, a sense that the races are just noise, speed, and color. But as the story unfolds, the young narrator begins to sense that something far deeper is taking shape.

The song gently implies that love for something, especially when grounded in community and ritual, often comes not from telling but from observing. Eddie Rose, with “Stock Car Living,” captures the spirit of its racing culture not just as a spectacle but as a legacy, that sometimes the loudest engines house the quietest memories, which last the longest.

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