I first got hipped to Shai Linne on Holyculture Radio when they played a joint from his first album called "Justified". This dude took a whole chapter out of the book of Romans and made a song breaking down each verse. After hearing that I knew this emcee was a straight up wordsmith and a master of his craft.

Back when Jay-Z did the Blueprint album he had a song on there called "Renegade" which featured Eminem. To the general public everyone new Em smashed Jay on his own song. That's how it is when you see Shai Linne featured on somebody elses album. It's not that the emcee he's rapping with isn't hot, it's just that Shai is so gifted lyrically he stands out on the song. So for all you emcees out there, if you're sharing the booth with Shai I'd advise you to step your rap game up cause he's going to bring it.

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Moeski