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Maryland hip-hop artists Brain Rapp, Nature Boi and Ezko make up the collective Dope Music Village.

To These Maryland Rappers, ‘DMV’ Stands For ‘Dope Music Village’

For Maryland rappers Brain Rapp, Nature Boi and Ezko, it takes a village to make dope music. That’s the premise…

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That's Jada & Styles, not Boi & Rapp.

Maryland’s Nature Boi And Brain Rapp Go Back And Forth On ‘Jada & Styles’

Lox-heads view Jadakiss and Styles P as two of the greatest practitioners of back-and-forth rapping, which is a bit of…

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Maryland hip-hop artist Nature Boi lost his mother last year. His new song "Uhh" is an unconventional tribute to her.

Nature Boi’s Mom Wanted Him To Be An Electrical Engineer. He Pursued Hip-Hop Instead.

It’s been said that music is a form of therapy. That’s as true for listeners as it is for musicians….

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Brain Rapp is the son of "The Bug Guy," and a scientist himself. But he has his eyes trained on a hip-hop career.

Bugging Out: His Dad Is An Entomologist, But Brain Rapp Has Hip-Hop Dreams

One of hip-hop’s most commendable qualities is that it gives voice to a diversity of narratives. In the lyrical tradition…

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