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The 18th Letter salutes the hometown but he’s not sleepin’ on Drizzy and the new generation.

“You gotta give it up to Jay. He’s holding New York right now,” Rakim said. “You have brothers like Fabolous that’s holding New York right now. Rap is spread out right now. It’s like the NFL last year. A lot of the teams we thought was going to the Super Bowl last year didn’t make it. You have young teams that people sleeping on in the playoffs. It’s the same thing in rap. New brothers is sprouting out. It’s crazy. From Drake to you name it. I’m a fan of hip-hop as well. I like everybody who keeps the game on their toes and keep it pushing.”

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