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Born in the Riggs Park section of Washington, DC, Lyriciss was raised between DC and the Prince George’s County, MD suburbs. Citing DJ EZ Rock & Rob Base’s “It Takes Two” as his earliest memory of hip-hop, he started writing rhymes at the age of 9 after hearing The LOX’s “Money, Power, Respect” and being amazed by the song. Soon after, he gained a reputation early, tearing down ciphers and battles while only in middle school. Originally stepping into the music game as “Lyriciss”, Rob Regal decided in 2014 that it was time for two things: growth and change, proceeding with the change of his stage alias.

He has been inducted into a group of elite musicians with URB Magazine’s Next 1000 Program, along with being named as one of the top underground artists of 2011 on AllHipHop and one of the top hip-hop artists of 2011 on the UK-based hip-hop site, Rawroots.com. He has built a strong presence as an up-and-coming force, being posted consistently on the world’s most credible music blogs and websites, including Complex.com, XXLMag.com, MTVHive.com, 2dopeboyz.com, AllHipHop.com, HipHopDX.com, OkayPlayer.com, and many more. With cosigns from names including DJ Premier, Sway, Erick Sermon, No Malice (of The Clipse), Fashawn, Shawn Chrystopher, Chill Moody, Wale, Buda Da Future & more, Rob Regal seemed prepared to take the industry by storm.

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Born in the Riggs Park section of Washington, DC, Lyriciss was raised between DC and the Prince George’s County, MD suburbs. Citing DJ EZ Rock & Rob Base’s “It Takes Two” as his earliest memory of hip-hop, he started writing rhymes at the age of 9 after hearing The LOX’s “Money, Power, Respect” and being amazed by the song. Soon after, he gained a reputation early, tearing down ciphers and battles while only in middle school. Originally stepping into the music game as "Lyriciss", Rob Regal decided in 2014 that it was time for two things: growth and change, proceeding with the change of his stage alias.

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Mmm, 'cause I'm Jah doin' a'ight Wale – The Glass Egg

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This explanation actually is correct, even though the spelling is usually stylized as “ji'”, as it’s short for “jive”. Classic DC slang, as explained above, meaning “sorta” or “kinda”. The Jah/God explanation doesn’t apply, nor would it fit into any context of the lyrics.

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Hate To Say Freestyle Rob Regal – Hate To Say Freestyle

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As a “thank you” to his supporters that have helped him reach 250+ subscribers on his newly established YouTube channel, Rob Regal releases a quick 3-minute freestyle to Tory Lanez’s “Hate To Say”. In the freestyle, he explains his hiatus from music and what brings him back.

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you tryna live your dream till it kills Diamond District – First Step

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“You tryna live your dream, chillin' kills”, meaning there’s no time to relax when you want to succeed. Keep working.

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claiming they wrong Diamond District – First Step

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They claiming they raw

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a hand sight Diamond District – First Step

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In hindsight

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bout to take the high of Diamond District – First Step

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About to take it higher

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A young’n, which y’all like the best-o Diamond District – First Step

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He’s saying, “and youngin', we ji' like the best, though”. “Ji' like” is DC slang that goes all the way back to the ‘70s to the present day (it would be “jive like” if pronounced properly), which is just our way of saying “kinda”. If you ever visit the DMV area, you’ll hear “ji’ like” pretty often.

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Born in the Riggs Park section of Washington, DC, Lyriciss was raised between DC and the Prince George’s County, MD suburbs. Citing DJ EZ Rock & Rob Base’s “It Takes Two” as his earliest memory of hip-hop, he started writing rhymes at the age of 9 after hearing The LOX’s “Money, Power, Respect” and being amazed by the song. Soon after, he gained a reputation early, tearing down ciphers and battles while only in middle school. Originally stepping into the music game as "Lyriciss", Rob Regal decided in 2014 that it was time for two things: growth and change, proceeding with the change of his stage alias.

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They said my 2013 took me far
I dropped my first album but its nowhere near platinum The Rapfest Cipher Series (Ft. Dee-1, Nitty Scott & Rob Regal) – Series 11

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Dropped my first full-length independent album, The Balance, in October 2013. Nothing to sneeze about in sales, but did a lot for the respect of my artistry, which is priceless to me.

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