all of a sudden 💦 Lil Baby's a star
hip hop's new daily operation | 6.7.20
TheMotto No. 35 finds hip-hop back on the front lines. Protesting against the injustice that’s plagued our people for far too long. And I love to see it. I worried that we were gonna ease up after the arrest of the three officers in the George Floyd killing but we haven’t. In Atlanta, Lil Baby took to the forefront of a march lead by local councilman Antonio Brown ⬇️
photos: Matthew Geovany ⤴️
Really amazing to witness Lil Baby’s rise. After grinding in South Atlanta’s underground, he broke national when Drake hopped on his 2018 “Yes Indeed.” Just like his labelmates Migos did with “Versace,” Lil Baby took that Drizzy assist and became a scoring champ. His current album, My Turn (Quality Control/Motown), which originally dropped in February, is back in the top 3 this week, and he was recently recognized by the National Music Publisher’s Association as the biggest songwriter of Q1. There’s no denying: Lil Baby’s got an amazing flow, strong work ethic, and you always feel the pain and authenticity in his music.
great to see a leader of the new school making all the right moves ⤴️
top billin’:
mood ⏬
Lil Baby isn’t the only one protesting in the A. King T.I. also addressed a crowd. “Everybody got to do our part for us to get into a greater tomorrow. I’m just so proud of the young generation” ⬇️
Ludacris was also on the scene ⤵️
“We have the whole world’s ear” ⏬
also on Saturday, the Boss Rick Ross joined protesters in Miramar, Florida, and gave a brief speech: “Fuck racism” 🔽
he later granted a quick interview to the Miami Herald: “We gotta be respected as an equal” ⤵️
photo: visuals By Rami ⤴️
⏬ Snoop Dogg spoke with Real 92.3’s legendary L.A. radio host Big Boy about Cali’s 1992 uprisings, as well as our current pandemic. Snoop makes it clear that he plans to pull the lever this November. “I ain’t never voted a day in my life, but this year I think I'm gonna get out and vote ‘cause I can't stand to see this punk in office one more year.”
allow me to introduce myself:
my brother Steven put me on to DaniLeigh. Like the title suggests, Dominicana Danielle Leigh Curiel has created a catchy drill tune, and it’s enhanced by a guest appearance from Brooklyn’s Fivio Foreign. This sounds like summer in Dyckman, NYC. Y’all better act right.
allow me to re-introduce myself:
konvict music? many of us have been wondering who in the culture would embrace 6ix9ine — and it’s Akon. It looks like the two are cooking up a sequel to the 2004 classic “Locked Up.” SMH. Don’t think Styles P is gonna dig this one.
for the sport of it:
yes — the NBA is coming back but KD is not. Kevin Durant told The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears: “My season is over. I don’t plan on playing at all. We decided last summer, when it first happened that I was just going to wait until the following season. I had no plans of playing at all this season.” Damnnnnn! I do think that’s wise tho.
be like mike: Michael Jordan explained to The Charlotte Observer why he’s donating $100 million over the next 10 years to organizations supporting racial equality. “We have been beaten down (as African Americans) for so many years. It sucks your soul. You can’t accept it anymore. This is a tipping point. We need to make a stand.”
what more can I say:
Quality Control CEOs Kevin “Coach K” Lee and Pierre “Pee” Thomas are the behind the scenes of Lil Baby’s success. When B.Dot and I had them on the Rap Radar Podcast back in November 2017, it turned out to be a revealing talk about the label’s rise through adversity and early setbacks. Many in the music industry have dealt with Coach for years, especially with regard to the careers of Jeezy, and Gucci Mane. But via this conversation, I was able to build rapport with his partner: P’s a real one. I appreciate I can always hit him on the line. Direct communication is a key in this business.
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