RIP Lil Snupe Dreamchasers
Lil Snupe was a rapper’s rapper. He spit with such conviction you almost felt stupid not listening to what he said. The mark of a great MC is not how clever their punchlines are or the technicality of their rhyme patterns; it’s simply whether or not they grab you. Snupe didn’t grab you. Instead, he choked you with his rhymes until your eyes bulged and your face turned red. You had no choice but to listen closely. It was that conviction that got the rapper, born Addarren Ross, signed to Meek Mill’s label in late 2012. During a tour stop in Grambling, La., Meek was sitting in a van ready to pull off when the scrappy young 17-year-old ran up on him, knocked on the window and handed the MMG MC his mixtape. Meek gave the tape a listen and 20 minutes later Snupe was rolling with Dreamchasers, just like that. That’s how you grab someone’s ear. At the end of March 2013, Snupe released his R.N.I.C. mixtape , which included the wildly popular “Melo.” With a classic Philip Bailey sample to ...