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3.6 ( 22 total votes )
Kyle Rapps - Hard Knock Children
Artist: Kyle Rapps
Featuring: Joell Ortiz
Producer: Kev Brown
Album: Re-Edutainment
Label: Mayhem Ent.
In the world of hip-hop, nothing’s more important than staying true to your roots and remembering where you came from – and, since just about all of us spent our formative years chilling in an elementary school playground, indulging one’s inner child every now and again is crucial to staying grounded. On new EP single Hard Knock Children, Booth newcomer Kyle Rapps does just that, lacing Kev Brown‘s funk-infused boardwork (built, like the rest of the project’s beats, on samples from Boogie Down Productions’ Edutainment) with fond recollections of days spent tricycling, sucking on candy cigarettes and lusting after The Little Mermaid. Of course, it’s not all rosy nostalgia – on the hook, the Jersey native acknowledges the all-too-numerous dropouts who end up falling through the cracks. Brooklyn mainstay Joell Ortiz takes his own trip down Memory Lane on verse three, engaging in the most enthusiastic celebration of ‘80s-baby culture since, well, ‘80s Baby. Like what you’re hearing? More ear-pleasing and insightful tunes await on Rapps’ Re-Edutainment EP, scheduled to hit the net March 29.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on February 14, 2011
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11684 |
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Enjoyable hip hop. Not sure how else I am supposed to describe this effort? All around solid effort and enough to make me want to check for more from Kyle next month when he drops his new EP.
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| Posted on Feb 07, 2011 |
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dope. kyle rapps always lyrically impressive. xoxo
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| Posted on Feb 07, 2011 |
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I fuqks with the concept of this song. It made me think back to my elementary skewl days. Good choice having Joell Ortiz as a collabo on here.
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| Posted on Feb 07, 2011 |
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The success of a song like this depends on how many times you say "Oh shit, Teen Wolf! We definitely watched that on rainy days". As you can already tell, this track has that and then some. It's nice to know hip-hop can still just be fun - props to Rapps and Ortiz.
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| Posted on Feb 07, 2011 |
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Nothing special, at least to me.
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| Posted on Feb 07, 2011 |
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ORTIZ GOTTA BE ONE OF THE MOST LYRICAL DUDES OUT THERE. TRACK IS PRETTY COOL
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| Posted on Feb 07, 2011 |
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I don't like it at all.
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| Posted on Feb 07, 2011 |
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three only because joell ortiz saves it
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| Posted on Feb 07, 2011 |
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Ha, that was fun! Nice jam, let's hear anotha
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| Posted on Feb 08, 2011 |
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OOOOOOh, really loving this right now!
REEEEEEALLY |
| Posted on Feb 08, 2011 |
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Absolute banga... looking for more..
good shit on the website too |
| Posted on Feb 08, 2011 |
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+ + Five Stars... Kyle Rapps, done it again !
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| Posted on Feb 08, 2011 |
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Kyle Rapps, just gets better and better! Love this new track, really feeling the lyrics. Can't wait for the highly anticipated EP! Oh and of course Joell did the damn thing!
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| Posted on Feb 08, 2011 |
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Feelin this... bookmarked.!
Seen some of his stuff on YouTube before under another name, undeniable |
| Posted on Feb 08, 2011 |
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great beat
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| Posted on Feb 08, 2011 |
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Tight old school beats, rhymes easy...not to bad
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| Posted on Feb 08, 2011 |
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Tight old school beats, Rhymes flowing off da hook....not to shabby
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| Posted on Feb 08, 2011 |
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| Posted on Feb 08, 2011 |
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shiz is good shiz. can't fight it.
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| Posted on Feb 09, 2011 |
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This is not good at all. Sounds like it was made in 5 minutes.
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| Posted on Feb 11, 2011 |
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| Posted on Feb 13, 2011 |
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too muddy sounding...I just can't...i'm sorry... it's not you it's me...
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| Posted on Feb 13, 2011 |
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