“This fur fitted has nothing to do with me sweating.”

Once upon a time in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn, there lived a fellow by the name of Shamele Mackie. He showed great potential behind the mic and managed to get the attention of once reputable tastemaker and DJ Keith Grayson.

It did not take a very much outside of that cosign to propel his career into the bright blue sky. Overnight, Shamele a.k.a Papoose became a rapping sensation, both underground and mainstream. He put out a whopping 30 mixtapes and created more buzz than horny queen bees. In spite of this and his famed $1.5 million deal with Jive Records, no album was released and A&R’s were blamed.

But now he’s back (I think) and demonstrating less versatility than he’s ever attempted to demonstrate. The flow is the same, the content unchanged and the forceful Brooklyn demeanor intact. The only thing that has changed is his buzz is now mosquito-esque at best. He’s no longer setting himself up for the throne, but instead to become the next ‘coulda been’ in Hip-Hop.

At this, he succeeds. Congratulations Mr. Mackie.

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Papoose – “Feelin’ Some Way”