Fred the Godson

Today, Feb. 22, marks the birthday of Bronx, NY rapper, Fred The Godson.

Here we offer our pick on the best album, mixtape or EP released by each Freshman during the course of their entire career to date.

The project contains 23 new songs from the MC.

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New York is going to be proud of this one.

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J Pressure and former Fred The Godson link for "King Pin."

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One way to entrench yourself into immortality in the rap game is by flexing your lyrical muscle. That means by spewing flawless bars at any given moment. Only a selected few have the extra chromosome within their bodies to possess such an innate gift...

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Boston MC Dutch ReBelle is gearing up for the release of her ReBelle Diaries project, due out next week on Sept. 10, and this week she drops off the visual for "Stop It," featuring former XXL Freshman Fred The Godson. The track is a typically boastful run through the club for Dutch, slaying everyone in her way, while Fred drops his freshest bars in a minute over the bouncy production...