If you’re as drunk on B.o.B. as Nahshon is, don’t forget to tune in to the ESPYs tonight @ 9pm on ESPN to see B.o.B’s live performance of “I’ll Be in the Sky”, “Monster” & “Champion”. For now, proceed for more pics of the ATL rap-singer stunting at the ESPYs.
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Last night, I realized that there is really nothing new about these guys anymore. When you consider mixtapes, touring before you have a single, and (yes, Freeway) the blogosphere, your average rapper who is getting any kind of play can stop using the term freshmen after just a few months. But since the summer is here, that means that the school year is officially over, and when we come back in the fall, you’re in class with the big boys. So go ahead and drop your album on the same day as Hov and 50; you’re not a freshmen anymore.
That being said, let’s not start making our way for the new class just yet, because there is just a little more hazing to do. Let’s give out the year-end awards for the first-year (or so) standouts who actually passed a test or two this year, then maybe we can stop calling these people freshmen.
Heh heh! Watch as B.o.B. bumbles through a rendition of his new Reebok-powered remix, “Put Me On,” which incorporates an interpolation of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Bonita Applebum.” Proceed for an even funnier offering of his more familiar hit, “I’ll Be in the Sky.” This is required viewing for freshmen rappers.
Apparently, shoe companies make music. I guess that’s not news. Wait a minute, where’s 6th sense De La Soul Mick Boogie Wale Nelly? You can’t make a classic track like Nike Boots Air Force One’s without a hip hopper to hype it up. Well, this time, it’s Reebok and they’re ridin’ with Kid Sister, Kidz in the Hall, and Bobby Ray.
Here’s the word from Reebok:
On May 21st, Bobby Ray (Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records) will be the third artist in the series to re-interpret a classic song, which will be announced on May 21st. The new track will be available for download exclusively to customers who purchase styles from the Reebok Classic Remix collection, at Foot Locker stores nationwide.
