Last night, the BAWSE that is Rick Ross tore down London's O2 Proud with his custom packed out shows. See below for a selection of the best videos. FYI - This was a Rick Ross concert, so expect a lot of poor quality filming as my Blackberry camera is pushed from side to side. I consider myself lucky, the guy next to me with his smashed up iphone was not that happy at the end. Enjoy!
"more accurately we acted as if jacking was cool, snatching niggas out there shoes then wear their jackets to school"
If there is anyone in rap right now that brings the best out of Nas it is Rick Ross. The pair's recent hook-up, Tower Heist, was an excellent hood-tale that became the only good thing that emerged from the movie of the same title. With the release of his much anticipated solo project Rich Forever, Ross teams up again with the Queensbridge veteran on one of the songs of the mixtape.
Both verses on Triple Beam Dreams are deep and intense. Up first we have Nas sounded like the rapper he was back on Illmatic and It Was Written; crafting a vivid and descriptive story about a drug dealer and the morality that goes behind the art of street hustling.
"How could I sell this poison to my people's in my mind, they dumb to destroy themselves is how I rationalise"
Ross finishes off the Justice League produced banger in typical fashion, mimicking the flow and alliteration that Nas displayed first with devastating effect as he takes shots at anyone who doubts him ("fuck boy you caught up in my dream, counting cream on the cover of a magazine"). It rounds off a neat follow on from Tower Heist and kind of makes you dream of the two making a joint mixtape together (now that would be pure gold).
It goes without saying that Nas destroys the track, and with Ross also on fine form there was only ever going to be one outcome for this song. It's an instant street classic and sets the tone for the new year.
The other week, we gave you The Urbanite's definitive list of the best music and artists of 2011. With only days away until the end of the year, and after much deliberation and last minute changes, the list has finally been made. We'll be revealing the winners on the 31st, but here is a look at which rappers made the cut and why in the Hip Hop Artist of the Year category.
The other week, we gave you The Urbanite's definitive list of the best music and artists of 2011. With only days away until the end of the year, and after much deliberation and last minute changes, the list has finally been made. We'll be revealing the winners on the 31st, but here is a look at the acts that just missed the cut and why for the Hip Hop Mixtape of the Year Award.
