“Y’all would say I’m playing, but it was Will Smith. She’ll never forget hearing Will Smith’s 1998 song “ Miami,” a record from his debut solo album “Big Willie Style.” I love that song.” JTĪs a Miami native, rapper JT remembered listening to a popular song that represented her home city the most. “Just the way he carried himself and how lyrical he was and making his staple in the game.
“It was just like his energy,” said Flo Milli, the Alabama-born rapper whose rose to fame through her songs “Beef FloMix” and “In the Party” on TikTok. But the one song that jumpstarted her hip-hop infatuation was Tupac’s “ Hit ‘Em Up.” It’s one of them ones that made me fall in love with hip-hop for sure.” FLO MILLIįlo Milli’s playlist is nearly endless. Once I got older, I could understand it more. “My mom used to play Tupac a lot when I was a little kid. “It was one of them ones,” Soulja Boy said. When Soulja Boy’s mother played music around the house, she would often listen to a variety of Tupac records.īut it was Shakur’s song “ Dear Mama ” that stuck with him the most. I felt like that was the moment when I heard Tupac on ‘Ambitionz Az a Ridah’ and Coolio.” SOULJA BOY Just sonically being hooked to something like it’s a drug. You might hear it on the radio, you turn around and be like ‘Yo, who is that? What is that?’. Certain records you hear sometimes from a new artist, you don’t even know who they are. Montana said he was compelled by the way of life described in those two songs. So I had a chance to be on both sides of the world.” “That’s why I probably get more overseas love then here, because I know what it feels like to be a kid over there listening to things and not understanding. “I didn’t even understand what they were saying,” Montana said. At age 9, his ear was caught by two songs including Tupac Shakur’s “ Ambitionz Az a Ridah " and “ Gangsta’s Paradise " by the late Coolio. My life has been changed ever since.” FRENCH MONTANAīefore French Montana moved to the United States, hip-hop touched his soul while living in Morocco. “Shortly after that, I was introduced to Too $hort and NWA. “It obviously was a lot of profanity, but I enjoyed that music,” 2 Chainz said.
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