Icewear Vezzo is celebrating his new album Stay From The 6 by giving again to his metropolis of Detroit in a means not too many rappers may need considered.
In line with the Detroit Free Press, riders on any of the east and west McNichols routes within the Motor Metropolis have been in a position to experience free via 6pm on the day of the album’s launch, Friday (February 2). Barcodes to obtain the album have been additionally obtainable alongside the routes.
The marketing campaign was created in collaboration with the Detroit Division of Transportation and Vezzo himself popped up at varied stops all through the day – as captured within the video under.
The 13-track Stay From The 6 follows 2022’s Paint The Metropolis and options appearances from DaBaby, Babyface Ray, YTB Fatt and Chuckie CEO.
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Earlier this week, Icewear Vezzo referred to as out Benzino for dragging him into his reignited feud with Eminem.
In his diss tune geared toward Slim Shady referred to as “Rap Elvis”, the previous writer of The Supply journal referenced previous feedback made by Vezzo from a 2020 HipHopDX interview.
Benzino rapped on the monitor: “Icewear Vezzo stated that Em don’t be displaying town love/ Why you ain’t obtained no phrases for him, huh? He in your metropolis, bruh!”
Vezzo responded to the reference on Wednesday (January 31), saying in a video posted on Instagram: “Say, Benzino, it’s all gangsta, ya heard? I did fed time along with your massive brother. However test it out, I don’t assume it made sense that you simply introduced me up in a diss tune for a number of causes.”
He continued: “Primary, I don’t second nothing you stated. And quantity two, I’m by no means going towards a n-gga from my metropolis for a n-gga from one other metropolis. I don’t go towards the grain, we don’t transfer like that. I believe you bought the mistaken impression of Detroit, Michigan and of who I’m.”
He additionally defended his aforementioned remarks about Eminem and praised the rap legend as a “high 5 lyricist lifeless or alive.”
“Holmes ain’t gotta make no diss songs to say nothing again to me ’trigger I ain’t disrespect or discredit who he’s,” he added. “What he did would possibly by no means get finished once more. Holmes high 5 lyricists lifeless or alive. That shit not even controversial or debatable. And he put n-ggas on from his space.”
Vezzo’s feedback have been co-signed by Royce Da 5’9″, who posted the video on his personal Instagram web page together with a saluting face emoji.
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