8am in Charlotte Freestyle by Mex Cortez x FreshLikeUhhh Was Released on Youtube by Mex Cortez, a Tanzanian Rapper

In this freestyle, Mex Cortez delivers timely bars on the beat that is most recognizable from Drake’s “8 AM in Charlotte” tack on For All the Dogs (2023). Mex Cortez is a trilingual Tanzanian rapper who is dedicated to impacting the Hip Hop game one track at a time. FreshlikeUhhh is a Tanzanian artist who was noniated for the 2023 Unkut Africa Hip Hop Awards. 

This freestyle is notable for its role in promoting cultural meaning-making and contributing to the memory of our culture during this space in time. The verses in this freestyle contribute to the current culture we are seeing among rappers in today’s Hip Hop and Rap scene: life is made to enjoy. Furthermore the use of the “8 AM in Charlotte” beat increases the popularity of the song by Drake who will largely be acknowledged as the most impactful contributor to cultural meaning-making in hip hop during the 21st Century. 

Mex Cortez’ relevant bars that deliberately reference culturally-relvant examples will serve as a memory made by today’s pop culture. Examples include “Karma’a a b*tch, dude you on that Diddy bag” and “It’s like you slept in a Barbie world, I’m Ken”. 2023 was the year that the blockbuster film Barbie directed by Greta Gerwig was released. 2023 was also the year that Diddy, the American rapper, record producer, and actor fell from grace as a result of various allegations coming to light.

Music is timeless, and anyone listening to a Hip Hop track should be able to select lyrics which date the song due to it’s pop culture references. These references to American contributions to pop culture in 2023 emphasize the global scale of music. Regardless of how Mex Cotez and FreshLikeUhhh interacted with the references made, listeners worldwide are exposed to these topics through digital media.