Metro Boomin Seemingly Takes Credit For Reenergizing Rap: ‘Hip Hop Is Alive & Well’
Metro
Boomin
has
taken
credit
for
Hip
Hop’s
heat
streak
over
the
past
few
months,
insinuating
that
he
is
breathing
new
life
into
the
genre.
Taking
to
his
Instagram
on
Thursday
(May
3),
the
super-producer
posted
photos
of
himself
in
the
studio,
alongside
a
photo
of
a
jacket
that
read
“WE
DON’T
TRUST
YOU,”
implying
that
he’s
hard
at
work
on
the
next
masterpiece.
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LOADING…
“HIP-HOP
IS
ALIVE
AND
WELL,”
he
wrote
in
the
caption.
Check
it
out
below.
Part
of
Metro
Boomin’s
confidence
stems
from
the
success
of
his
recent
projects.
In
addition
to
the
collaborations
with
Future
on
the
aforementioned, We
Don’t
Trust
You,
the
super-producer
recently
teamed
up
with
The
Alchemist
and
Kevin
Durant
to
create
their
sneaker
collections
with
Nike.
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Metro’s
shoe
—
aptly
called
the
KD
17
“Metro
Boomin”
—
pays
homage
to
the
producer’s
blockbuster
album Heroes
&
Villains with
an
electrifying,
purple-and-blue
design.
The
tongue
also
nods
to
his
previous
album,
2018’s Not
All
Heroes
Wear
Capes,
and
its
jumping
man
silhouette,
while
the
left
heel
features
a
purple
“Leslie”
signature,
honoring Metro’s
late
mother.
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The
Alchemist’s
shoe
—
the
KD
17
“The
Alchemist”
—
features
his
ALC
Records
logo
on
the
tongue
and
comes
in
a
Coconut
Milk
colorway,
with
splashes
of
Atomic
Violet
and
Hyper
Grape.
The
unique
kicks
come
courtesy
of
Durant’s
“Producer
Series,”
which
highlights
his
love
of
the
sonic
architects
behind
the
culture.
Fellow
producer Bink! (Kanye
West “Devil
in
a
New
Dress,” JAY-Z “Blueprint”)
also
has his
own
shoe.
The
Nike
KD
17
is
set
to
hit
shelves
on
May
17
in
the
standard
“Sunset”
colorway.
The
“Producer
Series”
styles
are
expected
to
follow
in
the
coming
months,
retailing
for
$160
each.
Though
Kevin
Durant
is
widely
considered
a
Hip
Hop
connoisseur, he
was
trolled
online
earlier
this
year after
naming
one
of Drake’s
recent
LPs
as
his
favorite
album
of
all
time.
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LOADING…
The
Phoenix
Suns shared
a
video
montage
on
Instagram
in
which
members
of
their
roster
were
asked
to
name
one
record
that
personally
resonates
with
them
the
most.
Players
responded
with
wide
range
of
picks,
with
Bradley
Beal
naming The
Off
Season by J.
Cole,
Josh
Okogie
going
with SLIME
SEA2ON by Young
Thug,
and
Damion
Lee
picking The
Black
Album and The
Blueprint by JAY-Z.
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KD,
however,
responded:
“My
favorite
album
of
all
time
has
to
be
Drake’s CLB [Certified
Lover
Boy].”