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DJ Khaled on set for a music video for “No New Friends”
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Rapper Wale in his tour bus outside of Magic City, an Atlanta strip club
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Waka Flocka, Atlanta
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Waka Flocka
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A P.A. on set of a rap video
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Migos records in 1479 Studios in Atlanta
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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.
This is a peek into both the projection and the reality. -
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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Cyhi da Prynce performs at Vinyl in downtown 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 Future listens to newly laid tracks in the studio at 11th Street Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
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Rapper Zed Zilla poses for a portrait outside of a Memphis, Tennessee hotel
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Young Thug raps in the darkness of a recording studio
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Headphones hang on a doorknob inside of The Trap House, a recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee
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Two-thirds of the rap trio Migos at 1479 Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
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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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Playa Fly (right, of Three 6 Mafia fame) eats lunch at Flying Fish with Drumma Boy in downtown Memphis, Tennessee
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Migos record in Atlanta
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Young Thug performs on stage at The Masquerade in Atlanta
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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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Women dance on the set of DJ Khaled’s “No New Friends” video with Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Drake
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The mic in Star Status Studio, used by Gucci Mane and his crew, in Atlanta
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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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Gunplay and gun play
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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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Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out seen outside American Wings and Seafood in South Atlanta
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Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out’s coffee table in his living room seen in his condo June 15, 2012.
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Drake, on set, Miami
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Rapper Gunplay outside of a studio in Atlanta, Georgia -
Rick Ross and DJ Khaled ham it up for a photo before shooting a music video outside of Miami
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A table in Rick Ross’ trailer on set in Miami
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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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Larry Live gets his hair cut by Master Barber Mario Jones at Brown’s Barbershop in Memphis, Tennessee
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Rapper Ca$h Out in Atlanta
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Rapper Waka Flocka in Atlanta, Georgia -
Miscellaneous, Memphis, Tennessee
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Rap producer Mike WiLL Made It with producer Marquel “Marz” Middlebrooks in Diamonds of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia
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Inside of DJ Khaled’s fantasy life, or on set of his music video for “No New Friends”
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Rapper No Soda outside of The Trap House, a recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee
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Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out seen at American Wings and Seafood in Atlanta, Georgia
DJ Khaled on set for a music video for “No New Friends”
Rapper Wale in his tour bus outside of Magic City, an Atlanta strip club
Waka Flocka, Atlanta
Waka Flocka
A P.A. on set of a rap video
Migos records in 1479 Studios in Atlanta
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.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.
A music video plays in the Traphouse studio in Memphis Cyhi da Prynce performs at Vinyl in downtown Atlanta
Young Thug shouts outside of a venue after a quick concert for a radio station before heading to another
Atlanta rapper Future listens to newly laid tracks in the studio at 11th Street Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
Rapper Zed Zilla poses for a portrait outside of a Memphis, Tennessee hotel
Young Thug raps in the darkness of a recording studio
Headphones hang on a doorknob inside of The Trap House, a recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee
Two-thirds of the rap trio Migos at 1479 Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
Rapper Young Thug hangs out with friends in Star Status Studio in Atlanta, Georgia before recording a new track.
For FADERPlaya Fly (right, of Three 6 Mafia fame) eats lunch at Flying Fish with Drumma Boy in downtown Memphis, Tennessee
Migos record in Atlanta
Young Thug performs on stage at The Masquerade in Atlanta
Rapper Wale hands out cash to dancers who wait in a line at Magic City in Atlanta
Women dance on the set of DJ Khaled’s “No New Friends” video with Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Drake
The mic in Star Status Studio, used by Gucci Mane and his crew, in Atlanta
Drake laughs at a photo with DJ Khaled in Rick Ross’ trailer on set for a music video in Miami.
Gunplay and gun play
Studio 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.
Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out seen outside American Wings and Seafood in South Atlanta
Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out’s coffee table in his living room seen in his condo June 15, 2012.
Drake, on set, Miami
Rapper Gunplay outside of a studio in Atlanta, Georgia Rick Ross and DJ Khaled ham it up for a photo before shooting a music video outside of Miami
A table in Rick Ross’ trailer on set in Miami
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.
Larry Live gets his hair cut by Master Barber Mario Jones at Brown’s Barbershop in Memphis, Tennessee
Rapper Ca$h Out in Atlanta
For FADERRapper Waka Flocka in Atlanta, Georgia Miscellaneous, Memphis, Tennessee
Rap producer Mike WiLL Made It with producer Marquel “Marz” Middlebrooks in Diamonds of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia
Inside of DJ Khaled’s fantasy life, or on set of his music video for “No New Friends”
Rapper No Soda outside of The Trap House, a recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee
Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out seen at American Wings and Seafood in Atlanta, Georgia