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Once in a millennium rapper, lyricist Napoleon Da Legend is a Paris-born, East African (Comoros) and Washington DC-raised, Brooklyn-based artist uses his voice as weapon of hope, social-critique, conquest and joy. N.D.L.’s innovative short-film “Wise Men” featuring the late great Sean Price quickly became a cult hit among Hip-Hop heads with its overt challenge of the music industry establishment. Following the release on his "Steal This Mixtape" series in 2016, Napoleon Da Legend has been touring in the US and in Europe. He has been featured on Statik Selektah's Show Off Radio show, Tony Touch's Toca Tuesdays, DJ Eclipse's Rap Is Outta Control and Sway in the Morning. N.D.L. later performed two shows on Center Stage at his first ever Essence Festival 2017 and was featured on the Recording Academy website and Revolt TV among others. In June 2017 he was invited to perform his buzz-hit "Black Privilege" on the Fox 5 News' Good Day DC program. He would then rock the stage at the prestigious Rocksteady 40th Anniversary on SummerStage in Central Park alongside of Mobb Deep and DJ Premier, as well as 2017 Bastille Day in Manhattan. In 2018, he released “Tupacrypha”, a full-length Tupac Shakur (RIP) homage, "Brooklyn To Mulhouse" EP, on French Label Media-pop, "Path of a Warrior" album on UK label, Chopped Herring Records, "Steal This Mixtape 3", followed by Afrobeat, Dancehall and Hip-Hop album “Afrostreet” and recently “Steal This Mixtape 4”. His mix of social commentary with introspective sensibilities paint a unique story seldom told in rap music making him poised to be placed among the most highly regarded names in Hip-Hop.
BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Napoleon Da Legend interview session! This Brooklyn by way of DMV by way of Paris MC has made quite the name for himself the past few years. One look at his 2018 releases alone will have you wondering how this gentleman gets any sleep! Fresh off the heels of “Steal This Mixtape 3” in April and the just released “Afrostreet,” we had to get NDL on the horn to find out what makes this him tick. We dig in about how his Parisian & East African background influenced him musically, his move to the DC / MD / VA area and why taking off to Brooklyn inevitably set the stage for his breakthrough as an artist. Napoleon also breaks down his heavy touring internationally in the past 12-18 months, how he managed to get booked at the Essence festival and what it was like being a part of the last Rocksteady Anniversary last summer. You know we also got that EXCLUSIVE info too - including a never before heard joint with Rasheed Chappell off “Steal This Mixtape 4” - but you’ll have to tune in to find out more! “Afrostreet” is out now, get the “Steal This Mixtape” catalog if you don’t already and remember where you heard it first - from those folks that give you nothing but that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #HEMPSTEAD #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live May 20, 2018 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube twitter/IG: @jondoeatl @southernvangard @cappuccinomeeks
BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 164! We dropped ole Ep163 right out of the sky last week, didn’t we? If you blinked, you might have missed the fact that we dropped TWO mixes last week - Ep162 & Ep163. Might not have had an interview session last week but we DID drop twice a week! This week we’re back in regular form - a god awful amount of fly new joints on Ep164 AND an interview with Napoleon Da Legend! He even hit us off with an exclusive with Rasheed Chappell off his upcoming “Steal This Mixtape 4”! Ya’ll know Steal This Mixtape 3 JUST came out in April, right? Man we stay giving ya’ll that raw before anyone else, don’t forget it! Snippets of the interview with NDL are at the end of this mix, the full drops on Thursday. Do we have to say it again…yeah, we do - hit play ‘cause you know it’s ALWAYS #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live May 20, 2018 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube twitter/IG: @jondoeatl @southernvangard @cappuccinomeeks Talk Break Inst. Prod. KAYO Talk Break Inst. - "Cha-La-La" - KAYO "Gigantic Egos" **EXCLUSIVE** - Napoleon Da Legend ft. Rasheed Chappell "Devil and God" - Napoleon Da Legend & DJ Doom featuring General Steele “Bionic Trigga” - Q-Unique ft. Napoleon da Legend & Blacastan "La Pluie" - Napoleon da Legend ft. Jise the One "Encrypted Wisdom" - Napoleon da Legend ft. Nejma Nefertiti "Maserati Kings" - Recognize Ali ft. TriState & Planet Asia Talk Break Inst. - "Be Gone" - KAYO "Saltfish" - P Brothers ft. Daniel Son "Source of Power" - Slaine "El=mc2" - Kemp ft. El Da Sensei & El Gant "5 Doors Down" - Ke Turner "Head Count" - Bumpy Knuckles & Nottz ft. Kool G Rap & Lil Fame Talk Break Inst. - "Back to NYC" - KAYO "Dice Game" - Jamil Honesty "Don Shulas" - Daniel Son x Futurewave "Tanto Lusso" - Crimeapple & Cuns "Cortinas (Curtains)" - Estee Nack x Crucial The Guillotine "Kevlar Tux" - SONNYJIM & Conway ft.Roc Marciano Talk Break Inst. - "Feeling" - KAYO Interview Snippets - Napoleon Da Legend
In this episode of PoPolitickin, we politick with Napoleon Da Legend. Napoleon Da Legend is a Paris-born, East African and Washington DC-raised, Brooklyn-based lyricist who evokes the bleak reality of the world today without losing hope for a better tomorrow. N.D.L.’s innovative short-film “Wise Men” featuring the late great Sean Price quickly became a cult hit among Hip-Hop heads with its overt challenge of the music industry establishment. His signature wordplay and voice rose from relative obscurity after the groundbreaking “Oxygen” record featuring Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon. He has since been touring Europe and the United States having been tapped to perform at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival in June 2015 and France’s HipOpsession Festival alongside legendary French DJ Poska in February 2016. He was a featured artist twice on the Huffington Post Black Voices BARS in March 2016 and August 2016. In June 2016 he released the “Steal This Mixtape” project with no features where he self-admittedly “stole” beats from some of his favorite producers (J Dilla, Madlib, RZA, Onra… etc), followed by "Steal This Mixtape Too" just 3 months later featuring the motivational "Black Privilege" single. These projects have garnered buzz around the Hip-Hop world showcasing his growth with heart-felt, emotionally driven rhymes over carefully selected soundscapes. N.D.L has also started the official "Steal This Mixtape Tour" selling out venues in 14 cities in France and Belgium including the Finale of the 2017 Hip Opsession Festival in Nantes. He would be back in Europe a few months later for 8 more shows dubbed the "Back For More" tour. http://www.napoleondalegend.com
We're back with a special guest, Napoleon Da Legend made it down from NYC to chop it up with the Cheats Movement Family. You may know NDL from his work with NYC legends like Sean Price and Raekwon, or you may know him from his powerful track "Black Privilege" or his projects Steal This Mixtape and Steal This Mixtape Too. Or if you're like me, you saw him rock Sway in the Morning with Richmond's own Noah-O. Either way, NDL is not to be played with on the mic and he came through to tell us about his journey. He talks about moving to NYC from the DMV, building a following and his recent successes like Sway and the Essence Festival. It's a dope conversation. We also touched on the recent reunion between Eric B and Rakim and those clowns that are vandalizing Prodigy's mural. The team was in full effect. The show is sponsored by 804RVA. #LoveLiveTheHonorable #WESEEIT
This week Back to Back is proud to present the first EVER in-depth interview with YehMe2, aka Josh Young, since he left Flosstradamus to start his solo project. He and Willy are old Chicago friends, and they cover it all - the early salad days, navigating early successes and stumbles, and how to maintain your integrity and sanity under the pressure of the music industry. They also talk a lot about YehMe2's upcoming projects! Watch out for his upcoming festival debut at HARD Summer in August, as well as his just-announced Australian tour. His new mixtape Steal This Mixtape 2 just dropped on his Soundcloud too - don't sleep! Also this week - Willy will release his new single "Can U Bounce" on Thursday July 13! Stay tuned to his socials for the official announcement.
The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces continued with its new format and flow, airing another episode via the Facebook Live platform. In this episode, as always, Manny Faces shed much needed light on the plethora of New York area hip-hop-related happenings, by recapping the past week (including star-studded concerts by iconic veterans like T.I. and buzzing up-and-comers like A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie) and previewing upcoming events (including the lyrical legend Kool G. Rap's album release party coming up at NYC's B.B. King Blues Club). Manny also welcomed to the groundbreaking new video format, the DMV-to-NYC lyrical and substantive dynamo known as Napoleon Da Legend. This talented lyricist has dropped well-produced, thoughful and head-nod worthy bangers for years, and just recently — off of the strength of his two recent mixtapes Steal This Mixtape and Steal This Mixtape Too — spoke on the concept of “Black Privilege,” both through his music, and as it relates in particular to Charlamagne Tha God, who reecently penned a now best-selling book by the same name.