'Haters are very necessary,' stresses Hot 2 Def near the end of our phone conversation. 'Make sure you quote me on that.' The local rapper, born Brandon Blakely on the city's South Side, is almost abnormally driven by his desire to prove doubters wrong. Keytext Serial Key. Sometimes that means delivering verbal takedowns in street corner rap battles -- something the 27 year old is accustomed to doing. And sometimes it means stepping up as the man of the house when nobody -- including your own family -- thinks you can handle the responsibility.

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Melisa Young, Kid Sister is poised to be hip-hop's next big thing, formally anointed by Kanye West, who featured her track 'Pro-Nails' on a recent mix tape. She's the darling of Chicago's indie club scene with seven tracks available on iTunes and a much-anticipated forthcoming debut album. We caught up with her recently and posed a few questions about her approach to style.

Do you want to be the hippest girl in the room? I want to be the most confident. What look do you try to achieve? Lloyd Banks 'ROTTEN APPLE' RATING: 2 SOUND LEVELS In 2004, Lloyd Banks was a slick-talking Queens rookie who also happened to be 50 Cent's best-known protege; success was all but guaranteed.

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But the Houston scene is broad, and perhaps no underground H-town rapper performed better in 2005 than Trae, a husky-voiced lyricist featured prominently on DJ Rapid Ric's mix tape 'Whut It Dew 3. Download Gems Application Forms. ' Rapid Ric's selector skills are unmatched in this third mix tape in the 'Whut It Dew' series, the most comprehensive state-of-Houston CD you're likely to find. The second disc features the 'screwed-and-chopped' stylings of DJ OG Ron C, who slows Ric's mix to a narcotic pace.