Listen: XV "Stone Cold (Recipe Freestyle)"

XV jumps on Kendrick Lamar's "The Recipe."

May 30, 2012

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XV, a rapper hailing from Wichita, Kan., puts his own spin on Kendrick Lamar’s “The Recipe.” Playing on both his area code and the wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin, XV pays homage through some calculated bars. The song is a set to appear on his new mixtape, Popular Culture, hitting the Internet on June 16.

Listen: XV "Stone Cold (Recipe Freestyle)"

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