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1.WhoI
sVat
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2.TextRapAwar
ds
3.MostAct
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4.Showbi
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Timeyi
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5.Dr
akev
s.PushaT
6Top10I
ll
estRapper
s
7.Rapv
s.Tr
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8.Sout
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canMusi
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9.Wor
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10.Let
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1.WhoI
sVATO?
VATO, amostf eared
brother
hoodi nthevi
rtual
world.Legendis,i
fyouf uck
withthem, t
heywipey ouout
fr
om existence.
..

Ofcouse,
theyhavedope
headsdwell
ingamongst
thei
rr ealms, andas
Rohan( textrap'sv eteran&
GOAT) beingthei rleader ,I
t
makest hewhol ecl i
que
i
ndomi table.Wi t
ht heirbr ut
al
skil
lst oassai lt
hei r
opponent sinabr awl ,VATO
i
ssai dt obet her easonwhy
mostv eteransr etir
edev en
thought heyachi eved
nothing, butonlysel fclai
ms
andpr aisesf rom cer t
ain
butt
li
cker s.Thi
scl i
quehas
dominatedt ext/
rapgamei n
Facebook.Most lyinVNE
Battl
egrounds.Wher emost
ofthem ar eadmint here.
Rohan(Thesuper ior)isthe
oneleadingapackofhar d
workindiv i
dual
swhov owed
tokeept ext/r
apspi r
italiv
e.
Ourteam i sworkingon
gett
ingVATOf eaturedi nour
nextissue.West il
lawai tthe
responsefrom t hem.Few
rappersareknown.Jay
Walkeristhemostknown
dopeheadint hecy berwor l
d.
Hehasbeenseendat i
ng
AngelaMar i
nez, which
makesuswonderi fVATO
hasasof tside, becauset hey
canst i
l
lfal
linl ove.Yetmost
ofpeopleclaimt hattheir
l
ov eisajoke, stil
lthesetwo
sti
llst
rivet
hr oughev en
thoughther
e'sahuge
dist
anceinbetween.

2.TextRapAwar
ds
RapGlypseasaText /Rap
magazi newewi l
lbe
all
ocatingawar dstothose
rapperswhoseem wor thyof
beingpr aised.Theseawar ds
willbemade, then
Nomi nationswi llbemade
thenthecommuni t
yof
f
oll
owi
ngr
apgr
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1.VNE-Bat
tl
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ounds
2.HMFYard-Text
Bat
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3.
Afr
iqueChamber
s
4.
KroneNda
5.RapBat
tl
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Cert
ainmembersof
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llcont
act
adminsoftheabov
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mentionedgroupsaboutt he
awards.Soanomi nat
ion
thr
eadwi l
lbepost edonour
page,wherepublicwil
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nominatewhot heyseefit.

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nat
ionsar
e:

GOAT2018/
2019
BESTBATTLER2018/
2019
CYPHERKI
NG2018/
2019
3.MostAct
iveRapGr
oup
Thishast ogotoVNE-
Battl
egrounds.Rohanand
histeam havebeenwor ki
ng
hardonmai ntai
ninghype
theyhavemade.Thi sgroup
hoststhemostdopestcar ds
onFacebook.Al l
thebattl
es
arealwaysamustseem
whenat it
lehastobe
defended.Mostv eterans
comeoutofr eti
rementj ust
forthisgroup'scar ds.I tsnot
alway saboutbat tlesand
trol
lsthough, VNEi slikeone
nation.UnderRohan' sguar d.
Upt osof ar,hehasbeen
doinggr eatj
ob.Bot hVNE
andVATOhav ekept
Text /
Rapgameoni tst oes
forsomet i
menow.
4.Showbi
zRepor
t
Inthi
ssegmentt oday,
we
haveaf emceefrom Ni
geri
a.
Whogoesbyt henameof
Timeyin(ORI
TSETIMEYIN
VICTORIAARUEYI NGHO)
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herreplywhenwe
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nterviewedher.Ti
mey in
seemst obethenextbi g
thi
ngIAf ri
ca,j
udgingfrom
herwor kasanar t
istan
passion.She'
sanor mal gi
rl
whoi skindandloving.This
22year sol
doftenwor ksata
pharmacy ,wher esheget sto
experi
encel ifefrom another
perspecti
ve.Att heageof15,
thi
ssensat i
onal ar t
istfel
li
n
l
ov ewiththehi phopcul t
ure.
5y ear
slatershedeci ded
thatshehast obehear d,
that'
swhenshewent
commer cial."Itwasa
necessaryst eptot ake"the
arti
stconcludes. "Well,
bythe
graceofGodIpl anmakean
i
mpactwithmysoundand
message,
haveenough
songstol
astal
if
eti
me.

Ihavewor kedonsev eral

songsincl udingIam Legend,
gbemisokeandSOS. "The
art
istsaidwhenaskedabout
fut
urepl ansint hemusi c
i
ndustry, amdal sostati
ng
hercurrent /
previousproject
s.
Bythelookoft hings,Afr
ica
mi ghthav et henewAngel
Haze, judgingf rom her
strongchr istianbeli
efs.
Timey incont inuedand
promi sedal lherfanofanew
videot hatshewi l
ldroppi
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thisupcomi ngFr i
day.
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ltweetsneaks
ofherv i
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lywor
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droppedDecember .
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5.Dr
akev
s.PushaT

Rapindustry
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sundersi ege
fr
om abr awl
oftheset woAmer i
can
arti
sts.Thislyr
icalfeud
begansomet i
mesagowhen
shotswer etradedf r
om
thesegiants.Byt hen,Drake
seemedoutofshot s
becausePushaTnear l
ykill
ed
him wi thaDi ashedr opped.
Thedi sswasacar eerendi ng
forDr akeashewasexposed,
truthabouthi m wasmade
public, f
actt hathesl eptand
i
mpr egnatedapor nstarwas
knownbyt hewhol ewor l
d
aftert hedisswasdr opped.
Yest erdayont wit
ter,Drake's
tweetci rculat ed.Wher ebyhe
toldt hewhol ewor ldthathe
madeadi ssf orPushaTand
i
tiscar
eert
hreat
eni
ng.

6.Top10I
ll
estRapper
s
Thissegmentwasmadet o
i
nspi r
ethei nt
ernetkidswho
uploadtheirmusi cforust o
hearthem andsuppor tthem.
Thisistoshowt hattheir
wor kisr
ecogni zedbyus.
Thel i
sti
sr andom, therefor
e
i
tisnotr anks.
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ehav i
ngdope
headslikeyour epresent
ing
therapculture.Wehopey ou
willgr
owy ourskill
sandkeep
blessi
nguswi t
hy our
sensati
onal t
alents.

7.Tr
apv
s.Rap
Musi
chaschangedt heway
i
tsounds.Especi
all
yrap
music.Whenwegr ewupwe
usedt oli
stentotheli
kesof
BiggieSmal l
s,Tupac,
Ice
Cube, SnoopDogg,and
mor e.
..
Bythen,theabove
mentionedrapperswere
gi
antsandmadeenough
moneyt obeabletobuya
bott
leofAceOfSpades.
Theywer eal
l menti
onedas
GOATsandev er
ybody
worshippedthem fort
he
greattubest heydid.21
yearslater,aft
ertheso
call
ed" assassinati
on"of
TupacandBi ggie,r
apscene
wasl eftwithoutaleader.
That'swhennewschool
decidedt oinventtrap,so
becauser apal onewasdy ing,
asbecausePacandBI G
weret heonl yonesableto
keepi tal
ive.Especiall
ywith
thei
rbeeft hatledtomany
peopledy i
ng.Newschool
swi t
chedthesoundand
trappedoni t
,thenthewhol e
wor l
dbecamecr azywhen
thesenewsoundswer e
heard.Enthusiasm was
shown, andmanypeopl e
againbecamedesci plesof
thiscult
ure.Wor dont he
streetsi
s,Trapain'trap,but
trapkidsalsoclaimt hatrap
donotpay .Arewey etto
wi
tnessanot
herf
eud?

8.Sout
hAf
ri
canMusi
c
Rumor shasi t
,that
Ambi t
iouzEntisthebest ,
withthelikesofSjava&
Entrerunningupi nthepack,
thi
sgr oupseemst obe
erupti
ngf rom whatitusedto
be.But ,
isitwrongt otel
lthat
rumorsof tenli
eandt his
ti
me, theyhaveexceeded
bestofi tkind.Wr eckingCrew
ont heot herside, havebest
ofMzansi '
smusi candt hey
alway smanaget odel iver
dif
ferentsoundt hant heone
weusual l
ygett ohear .
Areece, oneoft hecr ew
member ,isaf orcet oreckon
with.Thisy oungand
tal
ent edartisthasbeen
spitti
ngbar shar derthanany
ofthesocal ledv eter
ansi n
thiscont i
nent.Ki dTi
ni once
tri
edt oassai l
t hisar
tist,and
abr utalform ofpunishment
wasbr oughtfor thbythe
YoungKi ng.Hi smost
sensat i
onal projecti
s
"Feelings"wher ehef eat ur
ed
Flame, theduoi s
unbr eakableandcan' tbe
messedwi th.Fl ameal so
knownf orhisgr eatbar son
"Message"wher ehet alksto
youthaboutconsequences
ofloveandhowt ogetover
them.

9.Wor
dOnTheSt
reet
Wor dOnTheSt r
eeti s,
Rapglypsewil
lnowcov er
musicingeneral
.Lot sof
art
istswantstobef eatur
ed
onthismagazineandmost
ofthem arenotrappers.Soi
t
wasdeci dedt
hatthis
magazi
newi
l
lknowbef
oral
l
genr
es.

10.Fr
om Edi
tor
s
Greeti
ngs.Itisateam of
Rapglypse.Wewoul dliket
o
thankallofy ouwho
supportsthismagazine.We
asthet eam, pr
omiseto
deli
verbet t
eredit
sthanall
theprev i
ousediti
ons.
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,
feelf
reetosendusa
messaget hr
oughour
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er
account.Wepromisewewill
repl
y.

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ngti
met o
read,hopey ouwi l
lenj
oythi
s
magazi ne,
sameaswel l
enjoymakingi tforyou