A recent compilation of PG County high school rappers showcased the rapping talent of students from across the county, including from Surrattsville, Suitland, Oxon Hill, Eleanor Roosevelt, Grace Brethren and Laurel high schools.

Made by director and producer DrewStar, the video was published by Kno-Effort on YouTube on January 8, and featured ERHS rappers Reggie Law (Reginald Cudjoe) and Toro (Dylan Cook.)

Cudjoe appeared first of the two ERHS rappers in the video, rapping next to his friends behind a chain link fence and between the temporary classrooms outside. In another shot, the camera caught the flare of the afternoon sun as Cudjoe and his friends playfully jumped and danced around.

Cook, who said that he has been rapping since he was a little kid,  appeared rapping in the caves and by the bleachers, and also at the front of the school. Two friends flanked Cook as he performed in one of the many locker-lined hallways of ERHS, and again in the ground floor hallway near the auditorium.

Between the two rappers, the cypher displayed a wide range of the ERHS grounds, which, according to Cudjoe, was a key aspect of the video. DrewStar “was trying to get like as much of the school as possible, because like the whole cypher was about showcasing the school,” Cudjoe said.

Both rappers said that they hope to turn rapping into a career.

Cook’s plan for fame, is to “keep doing what I’m doing now, but take it to another level, try to get some…. exposure,” Cook stated, who also mentioned some big upcoming collaborations, including one with Fame Reek.

One of Cook’s current goals is to get over 100,000 downloads on his soon-to-be-released mixtape.

As for Cudjoe, he plans on pursuing rap while majoring in computer engineering in college (if curious about his line “no class but they got me in the AP,” he in fact does not take AP Computer Science, but does take AP Capstone.)

“I’ma keep rapping in college, and hopefully, you know, I’ll blow up,” said Cudjoe, who said that his group 33-30 will soon release a mixtape.

Cudjoe’s friend and fellow senior Noah Walker appeared alongside him in his portion of the video, strolling alongside his rapper friend behind the temporaries, and joining the crowd in the front of the school during filming.

Both Cudjoe and Walker talked highly of the time they had filming.

“I mean I liked it…. it was really cool to see like just everybody, just doing what they wanted to,” Walker said. “I don’t know how to describe it, it was just a feeling that everybody had.”

“It was fun,” Cudjoe added. “Yeah, it was fun. It was joy,” Walker responded. Cudjoe chuckled.

The video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NAJrmGELJs