BTR World Hip Hop
A new month is upon us. New music, hopefully some new weather too, lol. What up everybody? Ready to thaw out soon? Let’s get this playlist rocking for your eardrums. If you think the playlist look good on paper, wait till you hear the music. This week, a lot of dope artists from Canada. Bet you might have forgotten Drake is from Canada too. I keep telling yall, there are superstars all over the world. World hiphop proves this. Anyway, i just got back from Philadephia this weekend. Shoutout to everybody who came out to the Gloss club in Philly. We’ll, gotta go, press play. Taking off!!
World HIpHOp Video of the Week on BTR: King Reign – “Killer”
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x82z9yxi6Cc[/youtube]
Jean Grae
Untapped Festival April 18th 2015 Austin, TX
Tona
Wrong Fest June 20th 2015 Voinegovtsi Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
Drop D
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