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UK rapper thanks Linkin Park for 'changing my life' with freestyle shoutout
Key takeaways
- Mel Ramsay,BBC journalistand Peter Gillibrand,BBC Newsbeat Linkin Park tell the BBC they're big fans of up-and-coming rapper Morgan Da Savage.
- Morgan Da Savage's rap went viral after she performed on DJ and producer Toddla T's independent music platform Steeze Factory.
- Shinoda mentioned her name when asked by BBC News at Download Festival who he'd want to collaborate with on a 2026 version of Collision Course, their 2004 mash-up album with Jay-Z.
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Mel Ramsay,BBC journalistand Peter Gillibrand,BBC Newsbeat Linkin Park tell the BBC they're big fans of up-and-coming rapper Morgan Da Savage. An up-and-coming UK rapper's thanked Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda for "changing my life" after he praised one of her freestyles.
Morgan Da Savage's rap went viral after she performed on DJ and producer Toddla T's independent music platform Steeze Factory.
Shinoda mentioned her name when asked by BBC News at Download Festival who he'd want to collaborate with on a 2026 version of Collision Course, their 2004 mash-up album with Jay-Z.
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