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Mona's Philly Hip-Hop Journey: Old School to New Wave

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Mona, a rising star in the hip-hop scene, recently shared insights in an interview with Hip-Hop Wired. Known for her appearances on The Joe Budden Podcast, she praised Budden for his podcast empire. Mona represents North Philly, highlighting local rappers like Meek Mill and Peedi Crakk. She also discussed the emerging Blickin sound, a fusion of Jersey and Baltimore dance vibes, and how its reshaping Phillys music landscape.

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Mona's Philly Hip-Hop Journey: Old School to New Wave

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Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Mona's Philly Hip-Hop Journey: Old School to New Wave. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 29th, Philly's own Don't Call Me White Girl, better known as Mona, just drop gems in a fresh interview with hip-hop wire down in Atlanta. For her live podcast event, she's been blowing up lately, especially through her spots on the Joe Budden podcast, turning heads in the hip-hop scene. That collab with Budden started simple mutual fans vibing, leading to an invite on the pod. She hopped on, loved the energy, kept coming back, and now they're locked in tight. Mona gave props to Joe for building a real empire there, calling him a straight legend. Coming from North Philly, she reps hard with her top four local rappers, Vodka 1000 Proof, General Reesy, Reese Rolex, and Meek Mill shouting, Alpide Crack 2. It's all about that authentic Philly flavor she grew up on. She's also tuned into the city's new wave called Blicken, pulling from Jersey and Baltimore Dance Fives. That's like two, rare, de-stirty, and the Philly goats are fusing those moves with beats,

and it's spreading quick. Mona says it caught her off-guard at first, but now she's all in. Philly keeps evolving its sound, and voices like Mona's are bridging old school grid with this fresh energy, keep an eye on it. That wraps music news today, brought to you with AI.

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