Joey Franchize
May 21st, 2022
Hotboii represents Orlando at WiLD Splash in St. Petersburg. He takes the stage as rookie of the year. The Orlando-based artist has a fan base bigger than anyone who has been at WiLD Splash. This kid has gotten the hip hop game’s attention as the next one to blow. 407 stand up because your guy Hotboii has taken over WiLD Splash 2022. WiLD Splash 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 25: Rapper T.I. speaks to people gathered to march and memorialize the life of George Floyd on the anniversary of his death on May 25, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sparked protests and movements around the world.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 04: Rapper DaBaby performs onstage during "Rolling Loud Presents: DaBaby Live Show Killa" tour at Coca-Cola Roxy on December 04, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.
As Toure wrote, “In the mid-1980s, hip-hop promoted a narrow vision of Blackness marked by bravado, machismo, egocentrism and, for most, a bodacious New Yorkness. I looked at hip-hop and wondered where I fit in. Until A Tribe Called Quest arrived on the scene.” Many other fans felt that way; Tribe was a more relatable entry point, but they were always as cool as Run-D.M.C., LL and PE. He continued, “The rappers from Tribe were far from urban jungle warriors: They loved to read and wanted to smoke weed, not sell it. They wore their intellectualism lightly, but proudly, and they made hip-hop for people who were as interested in ideas as in rhymes.” DJ and producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad was -- quietly -- one of the greats of his or any other era, giving the group a jazzy swagger that was totally unique. And Q-Tip and the late great Phife Dawg were one of the best MC teams of all time. Tribe was on the Rock Hall’s ballot this year, but didn’t get in.
