Malik 16 Freestyle Madness: “No Reign” & “Work” (Exclusive Listen & Download)

By now you should know the deal. A heated debate between me and NYC rapper Malik 16 over the wack production on Eminem's "No Love" resulted in me throwing down the gauntlet and challenging him to rhyme over some completely unexpected beats. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Malik's now been dropping some fresh rhymes over off the wall production for weeks now as part of his "Shit You Didn't Think Was Dope Until I Did It" campaign and I have to admit, the results have been ill.

The latest additions to the "Shit You Didn't Think Was Dope" family are "No Reign" and "Work", both tracks that, frankly, exhibit a confidence unlike anything I've ever seen. "No Reign" is a cover of Blind Melon's classic 90s cut "No Rain" (shout out to the Bumblebee Girl" and "Work" finds Malik going in over RuPaul's club anthem "You Better Work". Yeah, you read that right, RuPaul. (The man is fearless.) Joining Malik on "Work" is his fellow Have-Knotz crew member Komp'L, who proves he's also no stranger to freestyle dopeness.

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From Blind Melon's' "No Rain"

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From RuPaul's "SuperModel"