It’s a Maryland thing on Jay Verze’s latest cut. Teaming up with Baltimore’s Rickie Jacobs, Verze delivers confident bars, demanding his crown. This will land on his Life Through My Dark Shades, due out July 3.  

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Rickie Jacobs returns with a bass-heavy record, in search of some drugs and bad bitches. Stream it below.

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Baltimore’s Rickie Jacobs follows up Remember to Smile with a new loose cut. Over a piano backdrop, Jacobs lets us in on his current state of mind in stream of consciousness flow. Stream it below.

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The Baltimore Orioles just held their opening day game yesterday and defeated the Boston Red Sox. To celebrate, hometown kid Rickie Jacobs drops off a freestyle. Check it out below.

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After numerous singles, videos, and throwaways released, Rickie Jacobs drops his free album, Remember to Smile. The 13-track project features appearances from Smoke DZA and others, while Rosewood, Trakksounds and more handle the production side of things. Stream or download it below.

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We’re just under a week away from Rickie Jacobs’ Remember to Smile album, and now we have the latest offering from the project. To follow-up his “Guy Code” video, the Baltimore rapper drops off a Southern-influenced record,complimented with a bass-heavy, muffled beat. If you happen to live outside of the polar vortex, this is the perfect song to pop in your car and go cruising with right about now. Check it out below, and take a look at the album artwork, as well.

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Baltimore’s Rickie Jacobs comes through with slick new visuals for the first single off Remember to Smile. “Guy Code” starts off with an in-pocket delivery and morphs into a frantic, dubstep-infused ending. This song definitely isn’t for the ladies, but that seems to be the point. Check out the Samuel Rogers-directed video below. Remember to Smile arrives next Tuesday.

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