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Miscellaneous, Memphis, Tennessee
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Rap producer Mike WiLL Made It with producer Marquel “Marz” Middlebrooks in Diamonds of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia
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Atlanta rapper Future listens to newly laid tracks in the studio at 11th Street Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
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Don Trip with his son Jaylen, 2, outside of a Memphis, Tennessee barbershop October 15, 2011. Trip’s song “A Letter to My Son” is about his relationship with Jaylen.
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Young Thug raps in the darkness of a recording studio
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On the set of DJ Khaled’s “No New Friends” video with Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Drake directed by Collin Tilley at Chateau Artisan outside of Miami, Florida, May 15, 2013.
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Headphones hang on a doorknob inside of The Trap House, a recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee
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Drake, on set, Miami
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Rapper Young Thug hangs out with friends in Star Status Studio in Atlanta, Georgia before recording a new track.
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Studio dials
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On the set of DJ Khaled’s “No New Friends” video with Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Drake directed by Collin Tilley at Chateau Artisan outside of Miami, Florida.
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Playa Fly (right, of Three 6 Mafia fame) eats lunch at Flying Fish with Drumma Boy in downtown Memphis, Tennessee
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Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out’s coffee table in his living room seen in his condo June 15, 2012.
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Migos record in Atlanta
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Rapper Wale in his tour bus outside of Magic City, an Atlanta strip club
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Waka Flocka
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Inside of DJ Khaled’s fantasy life, or on set of his music video for “No New Friends”
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Rapper Ca$h Out in Atlanta
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DJ Khaled on set for a music video for “No New Friends”
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Rapper No Soda outside of The Trap House, a recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee
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Waka Flocka, Atlanta
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Young Thug shouts outside of a venue after a quick concert for a radio station before heading to another
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Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out seen at American Wings and Seafood in Atlanta, Georgia
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A table in Rick Ross’ trailer on set in Miami
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A P.A. on set of a rap video
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Cyhi da Prynce performs at Vinyl in downtown Atlanta
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The mic in Star Status Studio, used by Gucci Mane and his crew, in Atlanta
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Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out seen outside American Wings and Seafood in South Atlanta
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Women dance on the set of DJ Khaled’s “No New Friends” video with Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Drake
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Rapper Wale hands out cash to dancers who wait in a line at Magic City in Atlanta
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Migos records in 1479 Studios in Atlanta
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Two-thirds of the rap trio Migos at 1479 Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
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Gunplay and gun play
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Rick Ross and DJ Khaled ham it up for a photo before shooting a music video outside of Miami
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Rapper Zed Zilla poses for a portrait outside of a Memphis, Tennessee hotel
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Drake laughs at a photo with DJ Khaled in Rick Ross’ trailer on set for a music video in Miami.
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Larry Live gets his hair cut by Master Barber Mario Jones at Brown’s Barbershop in Memphis, Tennessee
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2 Chainz and his crew in Duffle Bag Studios in College Park Georgia
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Rappers walk a line that straddles struggle and fantasy, and fame.
Long hours late at night in a studio pay off for some.
Until then, success is projected through chains and rhymes.
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Young Thug performs on stage at The Masquerade in Atlanta
Miscellaneous, Memphis, Tennessee
Rap producer Mike WiLL Made It with producer Marquel “Marz” Middlebrooks in Diamonds of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia
Rapper Waka Flocka in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta rapper Future listens to newly laid tracks in the studio at 11th Street Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
Don Trip with his son Jaylen, 2, outside of a Memphis, Tennessee barbershop October 15, 2011. Trip’s song “A Letter to My Son” is about his relationship with Jaylen.
Young Thug raps in the darkness of a recording studio
On the set of DJ Khaled’s “No New Friends” video with Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Drake directed by Collin Tilley at Chateau Artisan outside of Miami, Florida, May 15, 2013.
Headphones hang on a doorknob inside of The Trap House, a recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee
Drake, on set, Miami
Rapper Young Thug hangs out with friends in Star Status Studio in Atlanta, Georgia before recording a new track.
For FADERStudio dials
On the set of DJ Khaled’s “No New Friends” video with Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Drake directed by Collin Tilley at Chateau Artisan outside of Miami, Florida.
Playa Fly (right, of Three 6 Mafia fame) eats lunch at Flying Fish with Drumma Boy in downtown Memphis, Tennessee
Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out’s coffee table in his living room seen in his condo June 15, 2012.
Migos record in Atlanta
Rapper Gunplay outside of a studio in Atlanta, Georgia Rapper Wale in his tour bus outside of Magic City, an Atlanta strip club
Waka Flocka
Inside of DJ Khaled’s fantasy life, or on set of his music video for “No New Friends”
Rapper Ca$h Out in Atlanta
For FADERDJ Khaled on set for a music video for “No New Friends”
Rapper No Soda outside of The Trap House, a recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee
A music video plays in the Traphouse studio in Memphis Waka Flocka, Atlanta
Young Thug shouts outside of a venue after a quick concert for a radio station before heading to another
Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out seen at American Wings and Seafood in Atlanta, Georgia
A table in Rick Ross’ trailer on set in Miami
A P.A. on set of a rap video
Cyhi da Prynce performs at Vinyl in downtown Atlanta
The mic in Star Status Studio, used by Gucci Mane and his crew, in Atlanta
Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out seen outside American Wings and Seafood in South Atlanta
Women dance on the set of DJ Khaled’s “No New Friends” video with Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Drake
Rapper Wale hands out cash to dancers who wait in a line at Magic City in Atlanta
Migos records in 1479 Studios in Atlanta
Two-thirds of the rap trio Migos at 1479 Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
Gunplay and gun play
Rick Ross and DJ Khaled ham it up for a photo before shooting a music video outside of Miami
Rapper Zed Zilla poses for a portrait outside of a Memphis, Tennessee hotel
Drake laughs at a photo with DJ Khaled in Rick Ross’ trailer on set for a music video in Miami.
Larry Live gets his hair cut by Master Barber Mario Jones at Brown’s Barbershop in Memphis, Tennessee
2 Chainz and his crew in Duffle Bag Studios in College Park Georgia
Rappers walk a line that straddles struggle and fantasy, and fame.
Long hours late at night in a studio pay off for some.
Until then, success is projected through chains and rhymes.
This is a peek into both the projection and the reality.Young Thug performs on stage at The Masquerade in Atlanta