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Just wanted to see what the thought of a few new rappers that haven't been talked about yet on here (much). Simple: Legit or Quit & discuss.

Boldy James (Detroit)

Affiliated w/ The Cool Kids

Released this mixtape earlier this year:



1. James (Intro)
2. Long Run (Prod. by Chuck Inglish)
3. Dice Game (Prod. by Brains)
4. Ground Beneath My Feet (Prod. by Sterling Toles)
5. Applied Mathematics (Skit)
6. I Sold Dope All My Life (Prod. by The Plug)
7. Devil In Disguise (Prod. by Brains)
8. Concrete Connie (Ft. Tennille) (Prod. by Brains)
9. Drops Of Reign (Ft. Sir Michael Rocks) (Prod. by Tye Hill)
10. You Know My Name (Skit)
11. Home Invasion (Prod. by Tye Hill)
12. Killinג€™ Da 5th (Prod. by Don Cannon)
13. Truck Drivinג€™ School (Prod. by Brains)
14. JIMBO (Prod. by Chuck Inglish)
15. TopVillain (Prod. by Brains)
16. Meet The Neighbors
17. There Goes The Neighborhood (Prod. by Blended Babies)
18. Optional (Prod. by Brains)
19. Whatג€™s Da Goody Bag (Prod. by Exile)
20. Heavy Weight (Prod. by Creepstar)
21. Gettinג€™ Flicked (Prod. by Chuck Inglish)
22. Runninג€™ From The Police (Prod. by Johnny Quest and Brains)
23. Send A Message (Skit)
24. Make It Work (Ft. Wabby Gale) (Prod. by Brains)
25. Bulk Pick Up (Prod. by A.B. From 46st)
26. Pumpinג€™ Gas (Ft. Louie P Newton) (Prod. by LPN)
27. Life Time (Prod. by Exile)
28. This My Corner (Outro)

http://www.mediafire.com/?lbvc7wtr7d127m5

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GREAT great theme thread. Daily or weekly these will be a hit.

He's pretty good.
Legit.

I'm down weekly and would enjoy threads from others like this.

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I was on the fence with this guy for a long time (since I DL'ed it about 2 months ago), but has grown on me a lot.

Legit.

Not the type of rapper I'd usually listen too, and I'm not even really sure if I like the actual rapping that much, but he's got a great voice and a good approach. Hopefully he can build a little more.

legit. boldy is pretty solid

Only listened to the first video but it was pretty dope. I'll check out the tape. Legit.

odium-LSC wrote:Only listened to the first video but it was pretty dope. I'll check out the tape. Legit.

Second verse is fire

Looks like Boldy dropped a new mixtape- http://www.sharebeast.com/95vq0o4vxmy8

Haven't had a chance to peep yet, but my interest was piqued after checking this vid-
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I likes them first two youtube joints in this thread.

EDIT: i like that one unclebengi posted too. dude has some promise.

Dude can rap. This is dope.

There's some serious heat on that mixtape, think I already like it better than the one from last year. There's some wack beats and collabs, but when it's good, it's really good.

missed this thread 1st time around. one of my favorite rappers out right now. real subtle lyrical style. i hang onto his words w/out getting bored, a lot more than w/ dudes like roc marci (who i also like just not as much)

Funny you make the Roc comparison, I was thinking the same thing thing. I prefer Roc, but I have a feeling this new Boldy mixtape will be in my rotation for a while. He needs to make a focused album though, 26 song mixtapes w/ random guests & producers get old quick.

i disagree, i think its nice that someone releases a project i'm not finished with after a couple days, it forces you to spend some time w/ it. there are a few dudes whose verses are sub-par but there are some other ones (like shorty k) i want to hear more from (lmao he said 'bad bowler i'm ballin' in the gutter')

and as for the production some (Brains, Cardo, JHill) is better than others, but i still prefer this approach to the production on the roc marci records

Was it Paul Wall who dropped the "ball in in the gutter like a below average bowler" line? Or mack Maine maybe....

both tapes are nice

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Boldy James "For The Birds" produced by Chuck Inglish

http://soundcloud.com/handzupmgmt/boldy ... -the-birds

he should makea full album with chuck inglish instead of alchemist

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downloading on strength of that jimbo song.
good shit.
legit.

his first album was my favorite rap record last year

i sold dope all my life is my favorite song of his

i need like, a mixtape with 13 of those kinda joints

anyone got a best of mix from his projects yet?

what happened to the idea of making this a weekly thread?

not enough good rappers come out erry week

For those of you still not familiar with Boldy's work, check out this little profile I did for thoughtontracks.com-

http://thoughtontracks.com/2012/06/15/r ... ldy-james/