I asked twitter this question 24 hours ago and I got one response that I have to repost. It was from VA producer NameBrand(@iNameBrand) who said, and I quote:"I don't think we have one yet"...
That was the best answer given and the only correct answer accepted. If this was a question on any exam or test, that answer would be the most that makes sense. The title "King" is a dominating ranking. We have had so many emcees,writers & producers from VA who have accomplished success in the hip hop game. Pharell, Timbaland,Pusha T,Trey Songz even Missy Elliott(lol) could say they are the King Of VA, and no one should have a problem with that.
I ask this question because the homie Skillz did a freestyle over the Kanye/JayZ record "Otis" instrumental where he said that he was the "King Of Va." Okay..so what!! If the people, I just named, had a problem with him saying that, it would have been address. I've heard alot of local rappers in the city(Richmond..home of the copy cats & self proclaimed "super stars" who feel they are bigger than life because the people in their hood like their music) who claim that Skillz is talking to them when he said those words.
Okay, lets take a moment and talk about the homie Red Dummy (aka Red Rum), who signed with Dj Khaled's We The Best Label a year ago. Rum, has released mixtapes where he clearly says that HE'S the King of Va & NOBODY had nothing negative to say about it. Is it the fact that no one had nothing to say to Rum because he's from the streets of Northside, Richmond?(Waiting for a response as if I am talking to someone..lol)...Maybe so.
Skillz, as far as Richmond cats go, is the only emcee with a track record. So if dude wants to say he's the King Of VA, why is it a problem to yal? Even I,Lil Roc, have done enough to say:"I'm the King of VA!", but I don't.(That's why I call myself the Mayor of Richmond Hip hop..lol) But still, who are we to say who is the King of VA Hip Hop and who is not, if there isn't one? NameBrand said, "there isn't one yet",which means there is time for someone to take the necessary steps and make this into a reality.
The point of this blog is to let these rappers know that just because you do rap, that doesn't mean you will make it in the industry. Quit with the egos and make f*cking music. Leave Skillz alone. Leave the drama in the streets. Skillz tells me all the time that he doesn't mind these cats coming at him with the diss songs because he calls it the "Willow Lawn 6." Now the Willow Lawn 6 is the Greater Richmond Transit Company Bus route that runs basically up & down Downtown Richmond(Broad Street)..
Skillz said:"Mane, I'm not worried about these Richmond Cats coming at me. It's like they careers is on the Willow Lawn 6. It goes up & down broad street, but never leaves Richmond!"..I agree totally. #GoLive
Check out the new Skillz Video out now dedicated to all the Regular Guys.."Regular Guy" produced by Kwame.
click here----> http://vimeo.com/22152263
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