As battle rap inches closer towards the mainstream center of focus, its inevitable that the skilled rhymers attempt to craft the full length album. I'm a fan of the battles, but I'm not the type of guy to stay home on weekends to watch KOTD for hours on end. One trend I've noticed, though, is that someone's ability to embarrass opponents based on pure wit and rapping ability hardly translates to making actual songs. One of the few to break the trend, however, is former Scribble Jam champ and L.A. native Nocando. Born James McCall, Nocando is an artist I've been following for a while, as he is a Project Blowed veteran and founder of Hellfyre Club, one of my favorite current stables. His current crew is full of oddballs, (I say that with complete endearment) and in comparison, Nocando is arguably the most tame of the core members, but his genuine ability to be comical, tell a few stories, and his brilliant pen game has made him my favorite of the group.
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