FADER 56: Dallas Rap Feature

After the jump, read Felipe Delerme’s piece on the locally massive, globally underappreciated Dallas scene revolving around production duo Play-N-Skillz and larger than life rappers Tum Tum, Big Tuck and Fat Bastard.

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Freeload: Capone-N-Noreaga, “Hug The Block” + “Money”

It’s not a 100-degree spring day without a little NORE, so, as if summoned by the vengeful gods who’ve turned New York into boiling cauldron the last few days (We are wearing cut-offs in the office!), Victor Santiago appears with his partner Capone to drop a couple songs for all the dudes and ladies sweating through perfectly reasonable early-June outfits. “Hug the Block” is bootleg Al B. Sure! and “Money” is a big Southern jawn with Shawty Lo on the hook produced by Dallas duo Play-N-Skillz.



Download: CNN, “Hug the Block”



Download: CNN, “Money”

Audio: Play-N-Skillz f. Lil Jon, Krayzie Bone & Bun B, “1 Mo Gin”

Bun B and Krayzie Bone do a good job on what amounts to a big room house song. This is rap now! Seriously though we’re not mad, we are actually smiling.