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Rhyme Of The Year (Prod. Scottzilla) 6:51 ░░ 02. Rhyme Of The Year (Instrumental) (Prod. Scottzilla) 6:51 ░░ 03. Rhyme Of The Year (Acapella) 7:12 ░░ ░░ ░░ ░░ ░░ ╔═══════════════╗ ░░ ║ N O T E S ║░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░ ╚═══════════════╝▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ░░ ░░ Upon releasing his latest song, ôRhyme of the Year (MK Ultra),ö Nino ░░ Bless spoke exclusively to HipHopDX about whether or not itÆs a Kendrick ░░ Lamar diss and how he feels about K. DotÆs ôKing of New Yorkö claims on ░░ Big SeanÆs ôControl.ö ░░ ░░ ôI think [Kendrick LamarÆs] a great ambassador for this culture and right ░░ now heÆs in front of the movement,ö Nino Bless said in an exclusive ░░ statement to HipHopDX today (August 26). ôDoes that make him the best? ░░ Maybe not, but heÆs on top of the game, but he definitely has everyoneÆs ░░ attention who cares about substance. What he did was great for Hip Hop ░░ and I know why it ruffled some feathers. ░░ ░░ ôFirst off, you call yourself the King of New York,ö Bless continued. ôIn ░░ the East Coast, itÆs N.Y.C. and Boston. WeÆre two of the most prideful ░░ places on this planet. You wonÆt find many cities on earth more prideful. ░░ So you already know it hurt some egos that an out-of-town kid called ░░ himself the King of N.Y. Born and raised in Brooklyn for 24 years of my ░░ life, I can tell you I didnÆt take offense to it at all. HeÆs the King of ░░ N.Y. Hell, heÆs the King Of Hip Hop. With that verse, he was trying to ░░ raise the level of competition up and make rappers step their shit up and ░░ itÆs obviously done that. Hip Hop is competitive and a lot of what we do, ░░ thereÆs a ton of ego behind it. A lot of dudes were bitter Æcause they ░░ want that spot. Egos were crushed when that happened and I feel like ░░ almost every rapper felt he was talking about them. The problem is when ░░ you step up and openly say, æThis throne is mine. I want it.Æ ThereÆs ░░ going to be people who try to stop you.ö ░░ ░░ Nino also spoke about what he hopes to convey with ôRhyme of the Year,ö a ░░ song that he says was done in the spirit of competition. ░░ ░░ ôI donÆt think a lot of rappers responding to Kendrick did it in the ░░ spirit of competition,ö Nino said. ôSome guys were flat out saying, æfuck ░░ youÆ when they should have thanked him for channeling inspiration to hit ░░ the booth and care. This record is thanking him in the spirit of ░░ competition and doing what he did with a statement, but in a more lyrical ░░ sense. I took it up a notch lyrically, above what 99.5% of folks are ░░ doing right now. ThereÆs maybe 3 to 4 people on the planet that can do ░░ anything to touch that verse. I make subtle references regarding the ░░ situation, but itÆs bigger than that. ░░ ░░ ôThis is my statement for true lyricists,ö Nino continued. ôI personally ░░ think caring about any regional crown these days is small chips compared ░░ to the bigger fight. Two generations from now, where will your music ░░ stand? In 2052, when a kid into music wants to try to dig into the psyche ░░ of someone going through the motions, today a lot of what is popping ░░ today wonÆt even matter to that kid. Think about it. We didnÆt care about ░░ the richest men in history class. It was the ones who were the most ░░ innovative, set a standard, were ahead of their time. IÆm fighting a ░░ bigger fight than caring about a local crown or any of that shit. I want ░░ a kid right now or in the near future who doesnÆt have a proper index to ░░ maybe listen to this and maybe it fuels a different type of fire and ░░ shows him new possibilities of things to do with words and flow. Maybe ░░ heÆll use this as well as something else to become an important figure in ░░ our culture.ö ░░ ░░ ôRhyme of the Year (MK Ultra)ö features lines about Kendrick Lamar. 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