The Rundown: Stalley, Ohio
The MMG MC takes us on a ride through the streets of The O.
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The Rundown: Stalley, Ohio - The Midwest Capo of MMG finally gets his chance to shine as his long-awaited debut Ohio was unleashed on the masses today with production laid by his longtime producer Rashad.Check out Stalley's play-by-play of how they get down in the Blue Collar streets in this track-by-track look. His first is definitely one to ride to.— Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Maybach Music Group)
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"Welcome to Ohio" - Stalley starts things off letting you know that listening to him is the best way to go. Standing tall for his neck of the woods, he reps Ohio to fullest as he warns, "You can put your money on me I'm about to go digital/Just watch me turn nothing into something, keep it jumping."(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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"Jackin' Chevys" - Rashad delivers a bass thumper as Stalley goes in on his ode to old school whips. Taking a page out of Eazy E's "Boyz n the Hood" handbook, Stalley hits the switches and makes the a** jump as he spits, "This for the Chevy rollers who love them heavy motors/Cranking steering wheel columns on Monte Carlos and Novas/Taking 12 on a chase, they never gon' pull us over."(Photo: Jason Davis/Getty Images)
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"Problems" - Don't be fooled by Stalley's laid back demeanor. He lets you know what the streets are really about in his hometown of Massillon. The Blue Collar MC gives the rundown with his storytelling ability as he rhymes, “Belly aching walking with a nine/Should I shoot him down or just rob a n***a blind.../That’s just the mind of a kid trying to free his mom out that two bedroom with five kids, malnourished ribs touching." (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for CBS Local Sports)
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"Boomin'" - Stalley parallels himself to a dope boy here as he gets junkies flying to his musical rocks. The Midwest hustler details getting his paper up with wordplay like, “Started with a 16, turned it into a mixtape/Boomin’ in these cars/Haha, got my own weight…/Didn’t do the crack but this crack got me living large.”(Photo: John Ricard/BET)
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"What It Be Like," feat. Nipsey Hussle - Stalley and Nipsey drop another blueprint about how to grind to success as they kick game over this heavy, horn-laced production from Rashad. The Blue Collar rapper swags a little here as he rhymes, “Life’s a dream, stack my cream until Akeem height/Trunks of gold on my neck so I’m king-like/Rose petals when I step, so I live the king life.”(Photos from left: John Ricard/BET, Tiffany Rose/WireImage/Getty Images)
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"One More Shot," featuring Rick Ross and August Alsina - August Alsina and The Boss ride out with Stalley as they close out the club and eye a few hotties to leave with. With August serenading her to take one more shot, Stalley gets his parking lot pimping on with game like, "She know what it is, I ain’t gotta place a bid/All you gotta let me know is when you’re ready to dip."(Photos from left: John Ricard/BET, John Ricard/BET, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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"Always Into Something," featuring Ty Dolla $ign - Stalley and Ty Dolla $ign give the D-boys who are always into something a new soundtrack to bang. "Middle finger to the law, best friends lay in morgues/And they wonder why our attitude’s raw/A real n***a never take a fall, that’s on God/Or never take on the false façade," he spits.(Photos from left: Jason Merritt/Getty Images For BET, Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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"System On Loud" - Stalley rides dirty here as he drops another one for the "stoner kids." With his lyrical fire, he spits, "Got that pack of blue dream, twisting up loud/Rolling up by the pound, burning by the mile/Windows cracked, smoke flowing out/Double cup and Sprite pouring out."(Photo: John Ricard/BET)
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"Chevelle," featuring Rashad - Stalley's producer Rashad steps from the behind the boards to drive a soulful hook home as Stalley pays homage to his first love: his old school Chevrolet Chevelle. Taking her out on the town, he spits, "She's so systematic, she's so Afrocentric/She's so black and strong, she's so wide and long/She won't ever let me get lost, she loves to take control/But yeah she knows who's the boss and she loves when I floss."(Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)
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