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Joe Pablo and Lil Ken are in 240P getting their melancholic crime chronicles off their chest. “My Lifestyle” is my introduction to Lil Ken, but I know this mode is Joe Pablo’s sweet spot—throw the Milwaukee rapper a moody beat and he will wax poetic about trust issues, sometimes presenting things like reality and other times like they’re hypotheticals. “Bae if I got knocked today would you pick up the phone?/And keep money on my books ’til a nigga come home?” Pablo’s delivery is distinct, and his every word has a soulful rhythm to it. In contrast, Lil Ken is much more traditional, but in a way that bounces off Pablo so smoothly.
With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace, it’s difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it all—no matter how tapped in they are. That’s why we created The Ones, a daily post to highlight the song you need to hear.
Check out previous Ones, and listen to new rap from Joe Pablo and Lil Ken and more on our Spotify playlist.
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