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ProleteR & Napoleon Da Legend – “First Love”

March 23, 2025

French beatmaker ProleteR joins forces with buzzy DC emcee Napoleon Da Legend to write a love letter to hip hop on their newest track “First Love.” Napoleon snatches the mic and transports us here – both with his golden era-influenced rapping delivery and his vivid lyrics. “First Love” sounds like a journal entry to an adolescent crush but evolves into capturing the emotions and opportunities Da Legend associates with hip hop, which “turned this introvert into a virtuoso.” ProleteR cooks up a classic 90s boom bap beat with some soul samples chopped in, teasing his specialty electro-swing production style. Napoleon also has French roots – rapping in English on “First Love” but known for his bilingual lyrics on other tracks. “First Love” appears on ProleteR’s newest project Temperamental Cats – an LP that puts his full production chops on display, and one that released just last week. Listen to more[...]

Napoleon Da Legend – “Sacrifice”

July 27, 2016

Brooklyn’s Napoleon Da Legend has a captivating sense of power in his voice. With a profound flow, Napoleon takes on the timeless beat from J. Dilla’s “Last Donut of the Night” on his single “Sacrifice.”   Napoleon’s subject matter comes from someone with enough success to be a force, but with a lot left to chase. The hunger is heard in “Sacrifice’s” outstanding chorus; “I will never stop until you’re mentioning my name with the best.” Rapped hooks are awesome when done right. “Sacrifice” debuted through All Def Digital. Napoleon’s Steal this Mixtape project can be listened to in full here, and features most classic beats from the likes of El-P, Madlib, the RZA and more. Give “Sacrifice” the listen below.