Slept on Rappers

Who dat who dat?! SPOSE!

"Spose began rhyming while he was in eighth grade, and started to pursue his rapping career in 2004. In 2007, he self-released his first album, Preposterously Dank. In January 2010, Spose's single, "I'm Awesome," (from the We Smoked It All mixtape, a collaboration between Spose and Cam Groves) received airplay on Maine radio stations. In February 2010, after the song caught on in other parts of the United States, Spose signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records and announced that he would begin working on a music video. In March 2010, the video was filmed in Wells at the town-owned activity center where Spose had his first concert at the age of 14. The video was released on April 14, 2010. "I'm Awesome" peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100."

Spose sounds a lot like.. a lot like a doper Asher Roth. He runs a lot of stories which I like a ton. He just exploded from his single "Im Awesome" and has been doing many collaborations (one unreleased one with Mac Lethal, who was previously mentioned in my blog). You should definitely check him out, but keep in mind he is nowhere near hardcore, being from Maine haha.


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Single: Who Dat

Originally a battle rapper, Kansas City local Mac Lethal has evolved since he placed 2nd in the Scribble Jam tournament in 2001. Four years later, he founded Black Clover Records with his friend Jeremy Willis. He has a different way of marketing himself than most rappers, he releases "Love Potions" in order to help him pay his bills, typically releasing one a year, releasing six to date. His debut album was 11:11 which was released through RhymeSayers Entertainment in 2007 (Atmosphere, Soul Position, etc.) and was given 3 1/2 stars by HipHopDX.com. Two of him claims-to-mainstream-fame are "Sun Storm" which was played on America's Best Dance Crew, and "Lookin' Bro" which was a song mocking "bros".

The song I have chosen to share is due to a mixture of the video and the song itself, the video is very old timey, which I like a lot, and a very vibey fun beat to go alongside Mac's veteran-status rhymes. Make sure to check him out on Lethalville.com if you get a chance, you might even get a shot to talk to him :P I know I did, and he thinks I'm an asshole! So suck on this one, Mac!

Single: Undertow