It's easy to get complacent when you're showered with accolades, and a standing O without officially playing your first game, or in the case of Fred The Godson releasing your debut album. The 26-year-old rapper has morphed from an underground fluid punch line artist to an integral puzzle piece in rebuilding the landscape of New York. You would think after donning a XXL cover and being anointed as one of the top freshmen, that relaxation would be a top priority for Fred. With his titillating flow, Fred can be found at his home studio in the BX - where Page 31 walked in. Fred, sporting his fitted, and thermo, freshens up, switches tees, and enters game mode. It's that time.
With New York floundering on the rap scene, life may have been restored with the BX native. From coming up on the underground Fred has decided to recapture the elegance of New York rap with pure grit, and hard-nosed verses. Living in the treacherous South Bronx helped raised Fred into a man quickly as drugs swept his neighborhood. Being the oldest of 6, Fred realized he would have to play the role of being a role model for his younger siblings. But soon, Fred awoke and realized, a typical 9-5 wouldn't be endearing to his life, because knew the BX - known as the jungle - would try to subdue him.
"While life is taking its course, you gotta learn how to stack that bread. I'm not a 9-5 dude. Majority of us aren't from the suburbs. We're trying to get there. We're trying to get the good life. We all come from shootouts and drugs. That's where we come from. We living in a jungle."
Outside of his drug infested neighborhood, Fred would turn to rap as his way out. After becoming an instant Stan of rap, especially after hearing A Tribe Called Quest's "Electric Relaxation", Fred became infatuated with rappers uncanny abilities to develop such wordplay. Lines like "I nicknamed your girl Kim, because every time the car dash she in,” on Jadakiss' "Toast to That", to even his single "So Crazy" where he said "Tell Beyonce that my punch lines will have Kelly rollin’” has garnered the spot on XXL's Top 10 Freshman class for 2011. By gaining such a feature, NY is hoping Fred's wittiness and swagger can elevate New York back into the game in where the South has controlled the reigns for nearly half a decade.
Fred has gained massive love from his hometown as he has been featured doing tracks with Vado, Jadakiss, Lloyd Banks, to even Diddy.
The Diddy assisted "Getting Money," finds Fred attacking the beat, while Diddy provides his signature adlibs, and touches on the hook. Bars like "I need proof you put in work where's your W-2." has helped Fred gained respect as a crafted lyricist.
Besides his lyrics being the talk of conversation, Fred's weight has also sparked conversations within itself. With Fred carrying extra weight, many have been mesmerized by his flow, and breath control despite suffering from asthma as a child. “I got severe asthma, like real bad asthma. But when it came to rap and everything, everything was smooth. Like I go on stage, I rock a fucking 3,000 person crowd. I have them going crazy, NO ASTHMA! I never understood it, I just say…God put me here to do this.”
Many notable legends like The Notorious B.I.G. and Big Pun gained the hearts of many not because of their skill, but their ability to maneuver the words so smoothly, and in some cases, rapidly. With Fred displaying these attributes, it's only matter of time before this freshman, walks on stage, and gets his standing ovation.
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