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