“You can’t have a freestyle series without Fabolous steppin’ up and spittin’ some bars,” said Power 106‘s Justin Credible. We’re having a less-than-festive St. Patrick’s Day now that governments have shut down bars and public gatherings. Hoping to keep us entertained, and to continue proving that he’s a force to be reckoned with, Fabolous visited the L.A. Leakers and dropped a fire freestyle that would make Brooklyn proud.

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While rocking a red “Nipsey” hat, Fab dropped a few bars over Nas‘s “Black Republican” beat. “I feel like a rap Republican, red cap like I’m Trumpin’ them / Make loyalty cool again, don’t ship jump with ’em / Haters wanna see greats fall, Humpty Dumpty ’em,” Fabolous raps. “N*ggas bite the hand that feed ’em, I’ll chomp wit’ ’em / I ain’t steppin’ on n*ggas toes, I’m stompin’ ’em / Asshole I don’t like you, I don’t bump wit’ ’em / Trash hoes don’t get recycled, I’m just dumpin’ ’em.”

The veteran New York emcee continued on for another minute and a half with his flawless freestyle, so you can check that out below and listen to Justin Credible sing the rapper’s praises prior to the beat dropping.

We have love for Nate Dogg‘s “I Got Love” and apparently, Jadakiss does, too. The New York rapper stopped by Power 106 in Los Angeles to visit the L.A. Leakers to show off his impressive freestyle skills and he did so over the late Long Beach legend’s classic track. Jadakiss is known near and far as an emcee who can bring hard bars, and he didn’t disappoint with this latest freestyle look.

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“You know I will let the nine burst / West Coast mixtape kiss my converse / ‘Fore you play your part gotta read your lines first / ‘Fore it’s in your heart gotta be in your mind first,” Jadakiss rapped effortlessly. “Album is out now / I’m hearin’ ’em chant that / You know it’s heroin whenever I stamp that / Know how I do n*ggas / You know that I chew n*ggas / Seasoned veterans or one of these new n*ggas / Gotta be kiddin’ me / Could never get rid of me / Even if they kill me I’m still the epitome.”

That was just the beginning of Jadakiss’s freestyle and he continued to dominate for another minute and a half. His recent release, Ignatius, is being hailed as the album hip hop needed in 2020, so check out the project here and watch Jadakiss drops bars with the L.A. Leakers below.

If you haven’t yet put Jack Harlow — the latest signee to DJ Drama‘s Generation Now imprint — on your radar, now is the time. With his recent single “What’s Poppin” continuing to gain steady momentum ahead of this Friday’s big album release, Harlow made sure to hit up two of the game’s key freestyle hubs: the studios of Funkmaster Flex and the LA Leakers. 

By now it’s no secret that Funkmaster Flex enjoys his bars, more so than the average person enjoys a four-course meal. Yet he remains a harsh critic, one whose facial expressions tell more stories than Scheherazade. As such there’s always an underlying tension whenever a rapper takes to the booth — can he or she win over Funkmaster Flex with their freestyle prowess? For Jack Harlow, it’s light work. “Back in middle school I did my thing in auditoriums, now I fuck it up inside the club until it’s 4 AM,” he raps, in the zone. “Me I like to kick it with the OGs and historians, reminiscing on the day they found out that Notorious had passed away / G just took me to the island, Cast Away.”

Next up is his turn on the LA Leakers, who recently celebrated their 100th freestyle with an apocalyptically badass showing from Royce Da 5’9″. Curiously enough, Jack’s is labelled as Freestyle #99, which means this one was likely recorded up to three weeks ago. Off the bat, Harlow takes to the instrumental with casual swagger, never once raising his cadence to prove a point. Boasting that he has a “cougar that looks like Sandra Bullock,” Harlow keeps the lines coming throughout. “Round table, horses in the stable, shorty in Quebec and she sweet like Maple,” he spits. “I be trying to figure out everybody angle.”

Check out the LA Leakers drop below, and keep a lookout for Harlow’s upcoming album Sweet Action, arriving this Friday the 13th. 

Royce Da 5’9″ is in the midst of a stellar year, capping off the release of his entirely self-produced new album The Allegory with a ridiculous new freestyle for the LA Leakers. Though his previous projects Book Of Ryan and the aforementioned Allegory find Royce in a more reflective and personal state, fans know that the man built his reputation by slaughtering instrumentals with an elite flow and merciless pen game. The LA Leakers have continuously given emcees a platform to flex their bars, and it’s no wonder they recently invited Nickle Nine to do exactly that for their hundredth freestyle special.

Off the bat, Royce opts to roll through some of his album’s hardest verses, kicking things off with “Thou Shall.” Though some might lament his decision to spit writtens from the album, it’s relatively simple to understand his reasoning; considering how many pages worth of rhymes he recently gave us, it’s no wonder he wants to show off some of his handiwork. But after the “warm-up” as he calls it, Royce comes through with some new fire, proving once again that he’s among the greatest the freestyle game has to offer. 

“I’d rather watch Floyd May flash at a Gucci store a day, then work for an asshole that get mad at me asking for a raise,” he raps. “Cop a new cotton pickin’ Aston in grey just for the slaves, n***as current — Nickle was born and raised to destroy a wave.” Stepping comfortably into the role of O.G, it’s clear that Royce has no shortage of game in his playbook. The fact that he just gave us an entire album and still had some new bars for us should serve as an inspiration to any up-and-coming emcee looking for answers. The key to longevity is simple: git gud. 

Say what you will about the Los Angeles Leakers, but the men have an appreciation for the time-honored tradition of spitting bars. As such, they know to pay homage when a lyricist in their midst. Once again, TDE‘s Reason stepped into the booth to do as he does, riding the momentum of hard-hitting singles like “Pick It Up” and “Same Ol Shit.” With speculation that an album is on the way, the Carson rapper wasted little time in laying waste to a pair of Drake and Dreamville bangers, “4 PM In Calabasas” and “Down Bad.” 

“Every day I’m Charlamagne, Envy face to face with me,” he spits, in the tone-setting first moments. Before long, he’s whipping up some insane new schemes. “My ancestors were slaves too long, they rolling over in graves,” he rhymes. “Be a mobster, you want the pasta, know it come with the strain / lotta n***as namedropping it just come with the game, that’s not a diss but that’s crazy.” From there, his “that’s crazy” scheme mounts in intensity as he snaps at a rabid pace. Before long, the beat simply can’t handle it and switches to some jiggy Dreamville shit.

A veteran of the Dreamers 3 session, Reason sounds at home over “Down Bad,” even borrowing J.I.D’s introductory flow to kick off his verse. While the double-time beat closes the door for some of his denser punchlines, it leaves even more space for Reason to switch it up, a process he does so with practiced swagger. Check out the crazy freestyle below, and sound off – is the TDE rapper the king of the Leakers booth? 

Daniel Anthony Farris, better known by his stage name of, D Smoke, rose to prominence when he won the inaugural season of the Netflix hip-hop competition show, Rhythm + Flow. Despite being brothers with TDE‘s very own, SiR, the 34-year-old instrumentalist/emcee found his very own entry into the forefront of the mainstream music realm. Last year, the Los Angeles-bred rapper released his debut EP, Inglewood High (2019), featuring singles like “Lil’ Red,” “Honey Jack,” “Fly,” and more. Earlier this week, D Smoke stopped by LA’s Power 106 to gift the L.A. Leakers, Justin Credible and DJ SourMilk, with a freestyle over Outkast’s “Rosa Parks” instrumental. 

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Initially, it took the lyricist some time to find a pocket where he wanted to deliver his bars before touching on a multitude of subjects including his hometown of Inglewood, the fascism plaguing the White House, societal pressures, Garveyism, and more before wrapping up his freestyle in Spanish in a minute-long display of his multi-linguistic abilities. The well-versed songwriter aggressively spit:

“Society is sickened and variety is the prescription
Creatively impaired why are n*ggas shared to be different
Underexposed, overstimulated children are born targets of marketing ploys
Intellect rarely employed
Making decisions based on indigenous wisdom
They take away our freedom and give a n*gga religion” 

In preparation of his debut studio LP, Bad Habits (2020), set to drop on Feb. 7, D Smoke has dropped singles “Top of the Morning” and “No Commas” in support of his musical offering. Check out D Smoke viciously dissect Outkast’s classic “Rosa Parks” instrumental in the video provided below.