Bootleg Kev on Why Arizona Has Never Had a Breakout Rapper

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[@phx35]

Bootleg kev has the power to put an AZ artists on with his platform 💯💯

[@boston27]

The need to sell their souls and go the a Jenna Jamison party and get popped first.

[@gzstayreal]

no he don't nobody cares what this foo push

[@noneyabusiness8716]

No he doesn't wtf

[@anointgarcia]

Bootleg Kev is a nobody I grew up 13th st and Pima Es Lcm Hood One of the oldest hoods in Phoenix Arizona along with WEST side City and Grant Park ALL THE WAY TO Maryland BOOTLEG KEV? NOT FROM PHOENIX ARIZONA JUST A VISITOR WHO LIKE HOMORAP LIKE GAYZ AND ALL THOSE NEW RAPPERS THAG DRESS LIKE FEMALES 😅😅😅

[@joeyjackson903]

@@boston27facts

[@danielsaizrosegrowsinstone1524]

Az has yet to develop its own sound and rappers here have a tendency to sound too much like they are either west coast, trap, or any other genres of rap. We also need a major promotion here to create an all Az tour that will increase in revenues who will want book shows to add to the market. Bootleg Kev believe it or not you can co create a stream here that will grow.

[@DemocracyFirst2025]

Crazy to hear someone call PHX/AZ a “smaller market”.

[@MMFFCEO555-uu2gt]

Facts bro. Big city low cultural impact. Needs work. ❤

[@RobJusticethelegend]

Put some respect on Rum Nitty. One of the best battle rappers in the game💯 May not be a mainstream rapper ,but he’s definitely shining for AZ nevertheless.

[@frankgarso]

@frankgarso

[@user-gf9rc3hw5s]

He talk like he from NYC doe so he a Flunkie yall got no identity in AZ 🤷🏽‍♂️ he on dat powder too Yall wanna be like Cali it is what it is

[@Jjvrbrop]

@@user-gf9rc3hw5snobody in az wants to be like cali sir trust me

[@pabloaguayo6360]

Vee Tha Rula not from AZ but he sure puts on for AZ in his songs, plus AZ is where he popped off

[@Patty_C]

Futuristic had a wave for sure

[@boston27]

He was only big temporarily because he serviced a few old billionaires at The Bohemian Grove.

[@Dutchmaster707]

He never repped arizona in his songs doe

[@noneyabusiness8716]

Shit was ass!

[@thehoodlen]

⁠@@Dutchmaster707”I’m from the desert, I don’t like chillin” is the only line I can think of that was about AZ

[@Dutchmaster707]

@@thehoodlen he was poppin during that hopsin strange music wave. I don’t think anyone think of hopsin being a LA rapper when people mention him

[@steviealvaalbany2730]

Yung wax , bookie loc, Hoood and the OG Mr Irocc !!!! These are the hardest and most realest outta AZ ! Magic is a sucka

[@anointgarcia]

MAGIC BOOKIE OG MR IROCC SUCK TOO LOL ANOINT GARCIA REAL RAP FRON PHOENIX HOODS SOUTHERN TO BUCKEYE ROAD

[@johnq7165]

J-THUG went hard af for ParkSouth early mid 2000s but shit he aint put nothing out in a while that i know of anyway.

[@steviealvaalbany2730]

@@anointgarcia lmao I listen to 30 seconds of your Barry Sanders song, bro. You are complete garbage stop wrapping Homie. It’s garbage trust me.

[@LiascoCrooks]

Crooks next up much love to Bootleg for acknowledging what’s happening in the valley 💯💯

[@akaijackson2]

I lived in AZ for 12 years. They don’t blow up because 1. They don’t have an image of a rapper. Az don’t have a style tailored to them. 2. They don’t got their own lingo. Ask yourself. What someone from Phoenix sound like? You can tell when someone from NY, FL, GA, PHI. By their slang 3. All the rappers there want to talk about gang shit. While that can get you in the door it don’t get you far. 4. They don’t value hip hop like that meaning ask them the history and I’d say 90% of the people don’t know. Your goal should be to stand amongst the greats in the game. 5. Bar work ain’t up to par like that 5.

[@mre4887]

That’s a pretty good observation,

[@DJNuimani]

exactly.

[@StreetnastyEntertainment]

Real Spit

[@johnq7165]

Fetti Profoun was lyrical af but on that illuminati shit lil too much 😂 i use to fuck with J-Thug but that was early mid 2000s he had that g-funk kinda style though but he had some fire tracks back then

[@MMFFCEO555-uu2gt]

Berner is from AZ and y'all forgot his success

[@gzstayreal]

no he not

[@Eclips4800]

He’s from San Francisco but lived in AZ for a moment

[@madswan2072]

@@Eclips4800Ice Cube lived here also… he went to one of those trade schools out here.

[@BizzycardozaETA]

AZ MIKE MILLZ, YOG WESTWOOD, BUCCEYE BONE, BIZZY CARDOZA

[@jasonganja7917]

whatchu mean, theres been way too many, ppl just sleepin on az cause you know we some dustin disgussin cowbois n shit my g, theres mad fire out here, trussssssst

[@dominiqueruiz4212]

Juice was the coldest by far but willy northpole had the biggest push

[@kennethanderson2398]

This is all facts also alot of AZ artists are so focused on local lists and showcases they cant get out of their own way

[@panicthevillainx2217]

I'm from Tucson aha thx for mentioning my city.

[@MementoVita]

That fuck flagstaff gave me all the motivation I needed, thank you.

[@peterthegreat100]

These dudes laughing at MC Majic lowkey used to bump NB Ridaz to pull bitches 😂

[@eshawnlane2183]

All facts!

[@kennethanderson2398]

I hate to blow this vid up with my comments but phx has a boring preppy night life, Tucson is more real and genuine Arizona, phx is watered down with LA BS

[@manuelmedina1292]

Lol you don't know where to go

[@DJNuimani]

Bootlev Kev there's some more Tucson rappers coming in heavy. They just haven't came out yet. Matter of fact there is a few of us! Y'all get ready! We are better than everyone out by the way!

[@youngtuneffm]

producer/rapper I just moved from Milwaukee to AZ tryna tap in with the music scene .....point me where I need to go

[@gzstayreal]

build it

[@jjs8426]

Arizona just doesn't have the history for a lasting legacy

[@pabloaguayo6360]

wrong 💯

[@michaelmccuin5246]

Shout Out To Willie And Desert Baby !

[@LOLOY24]

I remember when i worked at mcdonalds in phoenix and mc magic pulled up in the drive thru and we started talking then he asked me what song do you like from me and i frozed and quickly said if he wanted ketchup since i didnt know one song lol

[@mre4887]

😂

[@backwoodyben4360]

What about King Tuc? He just got out do not know much of his background but his music catalog got bangers on it

[@Official_YKV]

I’m from Arizona I hope I get to meet you one day🙌🙏god bless you homie🗣️💯

[@soufend817]

Lil blood does 🔥🔥🔥 interviews

[@DadsAgainstBluez]

I appreciate this even being a topic of conversation

[@madswan2072]

MC Magic and the NB Ridaz were the most successful hip hop acts from Phoenix. Also DJ Z-Trip made it pretty big in hip hop for a DJ. Z-Trip grew up here and got his start out here.

[@SoloCThaHawg]

Luv N Respect tho 2 Lil Blood fa keepin it a strip wit u bout tha Town tho cuh ! Tha Tuc fuccs wit u tho my nigga !

[@febianmeneses1090]

Fire how they showed Tucson love 🌵💯#520

[@thevinyltruffle]

We ain’t got shit out of NM a either. Y’all got us by a lot. .

[@mosblunted]

Y’all got Xzibit 😂

[@thevinyltruffle]

@@mosblunted he only lived here for a few years and he didn’t pop when he lived here. He moved here at 9 and moved to LA as a teen. So he ain’t from here, and he didn’t pop here, so that don’t count.

[@mre4887]

Yall got blocka solo

[@arizonaFIREent]

I agree on the crab in a barrel mentality

[@raulsanchezcovarrubias909]

I'm bumping Eva Noxious rn She's dope

[@tmotivate]

At least you got the greatest puncher in battle rap history👽🐐🥊

[@dj_dominic]

Facts S/O to Rum Nitty!!

[@moe8490]

Cassidy not from Arizona

[@dj_dominic]

@@moe8490 nah!

[@magvs_mæstro216]

​@@dj_dominic nice name

[@magvs_mæstro216]

​@@moe8490 Da hustla

[@eqvaldez4301]

Tucson 520 baby!!!

[@fatherhoodtherapper]

Willie's the man! He's like a fitness dude now.

[@mattlel3194]

The desert baby 🤞

[@JCURRENCY602]

Young Phee & G-Moe 🔥

[@matthewprice756]

The hardest rappers I’ve heard from Arizona are all from Sierra Vista.

[@mattlel3194]

Who?? I’m from here barely even heard of sierra vista

[@matthewprice756]

@@mattlel3194 you gotta be in the underground scene to know. But I can guarantee you the hardest rappers from Arizona are all from Sierra vista. And I out that on

[@mariosaucedo2800]

E Fresh from Tucson go hard ASF!!!

[@pabloaguayo6360]

I agree with E Fresh 💯

[@hylozoic]

Nas, immortal technique, tec 9, Cappadona, Masta Killa, GZA, D.I.T.C., Bone Thugs, and Willie Nelson have done shows in Flag.

[@i_see_the_world_in_all_blue]

He right Tucson do got some bad females! And as far as rap i fuc with additupkevo and play loco

[@krazykid2002k]

Glad he mentioned futuristic he’s still trying just has a mouse voice probably the autotune 😂😂😂

[@KiraDaBeastNY]

Ay bruh, hol on no mention of Injury Reserve from Tempe? They not from Phoenix but they from AZ though.

[@johnq7165]

Man i know my Guy J-Thug use to have mfs goin crazy back in the early to mid 2000s Parkinlot pimpin was a anthem!

[@threee520]

I’m definitely going to big the biggest thing next to main stream music coming out of AZ 🌵 I got the network and Team to pull if off had to get my sound right 💪🌵

[@GG223N]

Free the DB

[@loud3195]

AZ love !

[@user-bs3kn4ew9w]

Tuc is where I be and it ain’t no mystery

[@showmeyourboobies]

I would think because what are they gonna rap about? Cactuses? Snakes? Dry heat? 😂

[@rufusddufus4729]

Cartels plugs banging pimpin weed out of towners, who underestimate the city and end up in sticky situations, and of course, exotic females of all shades and flavors Az❤ i’d rather be here than any state where the confederacy ruled where it gets cold lol

[@madswan2072]

They could rap about drug smuggling, human smuggling, cartels, gangs… all of that is here in Arizona. Basically what hip hop is about these days. All they need is to find a Mexican like Peso Pluma that will appeal to the latin crowd. Market him right and he will will sale. Bootleg Kev has a lot of Clout through social media… I bet with his influence he could help an AZ artist blowup. Hip hop is mostly about marketing and gimmicks these days… talent has very little to due with becoming a star. It’s all about connections and know the right people. Someone with enough money could funnel their money into a person and make them a star overnight.

[@youngdumnumb]

AZ up next

[@Flux799]

AZ has an amazing death metal scene.

[@younginRob]

I’m from Tucson and I need my song blow up

[@joeyjackson903]

Mayo go hard

[@LastKing-qm4ch]

MC Magic

[@djslick1311]

Dj Slick From Arizona he gonna blow 2025 - 2026

[@ndmdigital]

Murkemz 💥💥💥💥

[@user-dv8ln2kj6z]

He's an independent rapper SHEPDOG

[@matthewprice756]

Sierra vista dawg don’t get it twisted

[@valentinogallegos6751]

Gmoe, young ridah, pheartless records, desert baby, adub da prodigy,

[@Universalte]

Hot Rod was signed to 50 Cent and the Game signed a rapper from Phoenix during the same time. Kool G Rap was down with the Boone Docks

[@BB-ko1ep]

Fam you should get rick tay on your show

[@SoloCThaHawg]

AZ Fatz tho bruh ! Lil Blu tha young vet ! Ace off tha Ave ! Fucc wit it my nigga ! They go ! C Locsta ! TUC TOWN TERRORZONA ! NSC tho 4 Side tho ! 💪🏽

[@brodiebro6622]

I thought NB Ridaz was from AZ?

[@TjOcchiline]

They are lol

[@brodylanetx]

Nah futuristic dope I been fickin wit him he can switch genres.

[@brodylanetx]

Mc magic 😂

[@WZUPHO]

You are not tapped in Kevin

[@illcraftmusic]

I'm an emcee from AZ but I definitely aint no mainstream artist, very few make it out here.

[@madswan2072]

You just need the right connections to make it big out here. If someone put enough money and effort into an artist out here they could become huge. Look at the hip hop scene today… a lot of the big names in the game right now aren’t even that talented… they just had the right connections and marketing gimmick to blow up.

[@illcraftmusic]

@madswan2072 I agree, brother. The current hip-hop industry has a lot of mediocre rappers feeding into albums of degeneratecy, I just miss the early 2000s and the 90s when people were just making art, but I definitely agree it's about the connections.

[@misterservicepro9407]

I'm from the south but i spent time in a handful of western states that had bubbling music for years and I wonder why they never blow like Colorado Arizona Washington State

[@MementoVita]

Colorado and AZ is southwest, Washington is nw

[@trypgodjimi]

everything u said was a fact

[@ltbrazy5555]

DESERT BABY. .BOUJI . .FUTURISTIC . .

[@chinogodinez]

All of corrido artists from Az

[@yaegerbaby101]

What about Glendale ?

[@JCURRENCY602]

Young Ridah

[@XTheSavage928]

Mega Ran and RoQ'y TyRaiD 🎤

[@chrisdameron1568]

I’m surprised bookie didn’t blow up

[@andrewromero3801]

Don’t forget Bizzo cold summer

[@nick2128]

I thought 50 cent signed Willy North Pole…

[@MorganWeazy44]

520 right here

[@elijahashman9716]

Same thing with seattle!

[@C3Muscle]

Sir Mix-A-Lot

[@elijahashman9716]

@@C3Muscle lil mosey

[@MyKeeP81]

@@elijahashman9716 yup both of them

[@MyKeeP81]

macklemore

[@PhadesAndEdges]

Desert Baby is the dopest in AZ. Excluding nobody.

[@Yngwildnaz]

I will be one of the AZ legends

[@GR33ZY.A1]

Because im the breakout..

[@cristobalarredondo322]

They forgot grind kings

[@kennethanderson2398]

Also 520!!! All day!! Tuc town and SV!! Yall tripping saying nightlife sucks yall havent been out with the right people

[@mxelxvin]

Check out MxeLxvin from Az hes coming for that spot

[@24ksavagekush60]

Look up yung zae da my cuzzo he got bars listen to az brazy

[@derekponce3653]

You ever heard of Lou Cypher? He was from Arizona put out a sick ass album, but never blew up.

[@meschaklewis1382]

I grew up with Jim Brown aka cypher. We use to go to the same school and also rap together. I was in the Funky Nutz he was in the group the Rhymin Weirdoz. That album you talking about is far past the point if his peak in music and he never should have even made that satanic trash! I’m the one who even inspired him to rap back at Borman elementary!!! FACTS!!

[@actorJJLeary]

rezcoast Griz on the rise from Arizona

[@JCURRENCY602]

Pyro

[@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4392]

King Tuc is cool

[@uENVYME_M.O.B]

California love welcome to Oakland PACLIFE this is gangsta music

[@user-bs3kn4ew9w]

But facts

[@arealking866]

Arizona doesn't have any identity. They all sound like other rappers from other places. It doesn't have a sound that actually connects with the people there.

[@user-dv8ln2kj6z]

SHEPDOG UNDERGROUND STRONG

[@ProducerSikste]

CINQUE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@elijahashman9716]

Cause people focused On California As just the west !

[@testnojohnny]

there’s barely any people on the west coast compared to the east coast, south, and even Midwest as well

[@AZ-gz8md]

​@@testnojohnnyWhat do you mean by barely any people?

[@testnojohnny]

@@AZ-gz8md i mean exactly what I said? arizona is 4 percent black that's less than literally every east coast and southern state besides northern new england

[@AZ-gz8md]

@@testnojohnny Your comment said barely any people not Black people. Don't let the numbers fool you. Of course Phoenix does not have a high population of Black people like Chicago or Detroit but there is a good number of Black people in Arizona.

[@MementoVita]

@@testnojohnnyaz is southwest not west

[@tyolvera5707]

Gmoe an young pheeeeeeeee

[@2litrfever]

why the fuck doddy gatz get no love ever!

[@trezmain9040]

We underground 🚇 with The Cowboys&Aliens ...rez life. hip hop & Rap movies 🎬 is going down in are own lives ..right now, secretly. A low budget flim type shit. (A 🦀 in a barrel)