5 PHILLY EMCEES TO WATCH OUT FOR

Philadelphia has been one of the top breading grounds for some of raps top lyrcist. From hip-hop legends like the roots,will smith and beinie sigal to underground heavywieghts like jedi mind tricks, reef the lost cause, and the high and the mighty philly has proven time and time again that there emcees are one of the few not to sell out in the mainstream staying true to there routes (except for will smith who became one of the most known people alive". Some of the hometown heavywieghts recently have even gone to be successfull rappers. emcees such as meek mills spent 6 7 years on the philly scene grinding the streats before he got reconized. so heres a look at 5 emcees you should expect to here on the radio (mainstream or college) soon.

JAKK FROST



like meek mill jakk frost has been one of the most buzzed and most respected emcees in the vast philly underground rap scene. Since 2007 when him hometown anthem "philly love" was released jakk has been considered one of the city's top lyricist. After he released him critically acclaimed "u dont knwo jakk hoste dby kslay frost had a and rs rining on a daily to sign a deal, eventually signing to sony. But like most budding emcees your first deal always doesnt pan out, after two years and no expected release date frost went back heavy on the mixtape grind. jakk has a strogn relationship with philly legend freeqay even relaing a mixtape togheter "best of both beards" so with a allready strong co-sign its only a matter of time jakk blows up to mainstream proportions

NICO THE BEAST




The path to success usually takes years to achieve but with over 14 years in the game allready nico the beast is still striving to become more than just a localally acclaimed emcee. Since 1999 nicos had a steady buzz in the philly hip-hop scene starting off in the gritty rap-battle scene that featured heavywiehgts like )cassidy, freeway, reef the lost cause, e-ness" and more that nico became to dominate, it wasnt intill 9 years later and allready a buzzzworthy artist that his debute mixtape was released the 2008 now philly classic no beast so fierce, that featured collabs with other pgilly heavyqieghts like reef the lost cause and 2 gun ciz.Many heads turned when the awe-inspiring Dinner Is Served mixtape followed, being an even iller example of Nico’s many lanes: endless flows, deep introspection, a never-say-die attitude and just real Hip-Hop flavor. While many writers and “tastemakers” were dripping in “swag juice”, Nico kept it colder than the other side of the pillow, delivering raw uncut reality on a steel plate. Outside of his own projects, he always took the time to show love to those who hollered, providing insane features on a host of releases time and again.
All of this has culminated with the release of his latest album, The Beast Within. After some reorganization within his life, and some personal losses, instead of cowering in a corner, Nico took his pain and frustration to the beast, bringing you his truth, no matter how intense. Whether it’s detailing his anguish over losing his son to detailing the events of a horrific car accident, he attacks each beat the same: head-on with no qualms. In a world where posturing and perpetrating can get you everywhere, it makes sense that a born and bred South Philly Beast represents the essence of what Hip-Hop is built on.
A father of four (three alive and one sadly deceased), and a husband of five years, Nico remains the blue-collar Beast, using the spoils of these MC wars to feed his family. That’s another trait that could be associated with Philly: a never say die attitude, and a loyalty to those in your circle. Nico The Beast is all of these things and more, and invites you to realize that with every bar he spits.

QUILLY MILLZ



One way to gain buzz for yourself is beef, and having beef with one of the most talked about artist in the game now (philly native meek millz) is a good way to get your name heard on a national level. Thats the aproach quilly millz is taking on his long road to success. A once prodigy of meek him and quilly has been at it for years and with the sudden succes for meek quilys trying to ride that to the top. With hard hittign punchines and witty rhymes schemes thats not his only outlet to sucess, but hes deffintly on his way to acheving it.

joey jihad



Another one of meeks nemisis from the philly days someone meek even stole his whole rapid fire speed rap delivery from once he hit mainstream sucess. So if a nationally kow artist is jacking your style you know your on your way to the top. Like the other artist in this article jihads been round 6-7 years with a strong buzz on the local battle seen. expect big things from jihad in the future.

young savage



Nowadays thinking that a 18 year old rapper can make it in the game without gimmicks is a dream. Gone are the days of the yougings repressenting true hip-hop. success storys like 13 year old roxanne shante 18 year old az 16 year old mobb deep dropping classic albums is out of the picture cus in todays societys the younger breed is what is sadily destroying hip-hop. While hes no nas or prodigy 18 year old young savage from west philly is showing that you dont gotta have a gimick to get a buzz. only 18 3 mixtapes on his plate and his videos on youtube avergaing over 750000 views u know this youning is on his way to greatness.Allready this young emccee got strong resources to make it happen his manager jimmy desaint has cowritten a book with rick ross and got connections in the hip-hop game. expect to here this name in the near future ona radio near u