“When they be trying to copy and paste me, I’m gone.” “I’m on and I be in my zone,” he rapped with attitude to spare. It became teenage pandemonium during “Copy, Paste,” his single about swagger-jacking. His youthful exuberance really shined, commanding the audience by waving his arms and working the entire stage. “Flow Stoopid” had everyone-including some parents-rapping along to his rapid-fire rhymes. Track number three (“Made You Look”) from Nas’ God’s Son was Diggy at his toughest. Fittingly, Diggy brought his audience back to the song that got New York’s streets talking. Then he launched into his performance-and what a performance it was. “This isn’t a big night for me, it’s a big night for me and my Jet Setters!” he shouted upon arrival. And he can sure get the girls to scream at Chris Brown–like levels. The solo billing left the entire 40-minute set for Diggy to showcase why those A-list co-signs-from Lupe Fiasco and Talib Kweli to Common and Kanye West-weren’t just because his dad was in Run-DMC. His fans, or “Jet Setters,” have eagerly awaited his major label debut Unexpected Arrival.īefore the record’s official release, Diggy headlined Highline Ballroom on Monday (March 19) with no opening act. After years of build-up that landed a deal with Atlantic, Diggy has a lot to live up to. Since his 2009 mixtape First Sight and churning out scorching freestyles over tracks like “Made You Look,” the hip-hop world has been all over his expletive-free raps. He’s 16 now and part of hip-hop’s next generation of MCs who grind just as hard as the veterans in the game. Diggy used the show’s spotlight to catapult himself to hip-hop stardom-first with his siblings and later with a crew of underground acts. We followed his aspirations as an MC and a trendsetter who steadily established his rap cred over time. Once a part of the long-running series Run’s House, which portrayed the family life of Reverend Run, Daniel “Diggy” Simmons III grew up right before our very eyes. Only a rare few recording artists break out after a stint on television. If anyone has it let me know.As a general rule, reality TV is where showbiz careers go to die. It was called Runaway Love but I can't find it on the internet anymore. There's one with a J-Pop/R&B singer named DOUBLE that was pretty chill. There were a few more out there that I missed. Lupe Fiasco & Lil Wayne - Forever Remix - Smooth verse from Lu Lupe Fiasco - The Runaway (Lupe's Revenge) - Just Lu rhyming on crazy atmospheric ethereal UNKLE soundscapesĬhris Brown feat. Lupe Fiasco - Me & My Sneakers - This is one of the dopest Lu features. Wale & Lupe Fiasco & Kardinall Offishall - Dope Boy - Before Around My Way, Lu jumped on a TROY remix with DJ Greg Street and Wale.Ī-Trak feat. "There's an arms race, like I'm runnin' on my hands" GAWD and it just builds from there. Kanye West, Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob, Tyga, Travis McCoy, Lupe Fiasco, Lil Wayne - Arms Race Remix - Lu murdered this!!! Everyone else's verse was whatever. Lupe Fiasco - We Love You - Chicago x U.K.įallout Boy feat. I think this guy won American Idol one time or was runner up Man, Lu birthed all these streetwear dudes for real. another international fresh streetwear culture collab. so in pocket, and Lu comes in and kills it with the nihonggo flow.Įdison Chen & Lupe Fiasco - Chic-A-Pow - CLOT x FnF. BIG-O has one of the dopest flows I've heard in Japanese. Lupe Fiasco - City Wings - This was a huge streetwear x music collab out in Japan. this was for the Cassio G-Shock 25th Anniversary. I remember Lu (along with 'Ye and some other people) was one of the first emcees I heard break out and do collabs with artists from the international hip-hop scene. See Also: My list for unreleased/loose tracksĪ lot of people forget Lu's international ish. Just the Way You Are (Remix) - Bruno Mars.īad Don’t Seem So Wrong - Trae Tha Truth.Īll Day - Tayo (Not on Youtube Playlist). We All Want The Same Thing - Kevin Michael. I’m looking for original feature verses only, so please don’t mention mash-ups and random DJ remixes.
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