The rise of Rico Ace in 5 tracks

Proclamations of rap’s death have been circulating for a while now. And while this discourse overlooks the gargantuan influence rap and hip-hop artists have had on mainstream music as a whole, it’s true that many of the genres’ biggest stars today have increasingly strayed from straightforward lyricism in favour of more melodic, genre-diffuse sounds. Perhaps the biggest exception to this trend, however, ishellip;

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