Morgan Da Savage Thanks Mike Shinoda After 21-Year-Old Rapper's Viral Freestyle Earns Praise
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 18
Morgan Da Savage Thanks Mike Shinoda After 21-Year-Old Rapper's Viral Freestyle Earns Praise
1 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 18
Summary
Morgan Da Savage, 21, said Mike Shinoda's shoutout "changed my life" after the Linkin Park co-founder named her when asked at Download Festival about a possible 2026-style Collision Course collaborator.
Shinoda had spotted her freestyle in a Steeze Factory cypher on Instagram, called it "refreshing," and said he immediately showed it to his bandmates as interest in the UK rapper surged.
That attention is already feeding into Da Savage's next move: she said her song "Innit" will be released next week after the clip spread widely online.
Steeze Factory, created by Toddla T to showcase UK talent, has become a rare launchpad for emerging acts at a time when a Seed Sounds Weekender report said more than 1.5 million 18-25s may have abandoned live-music ambitions.
Shinoda also cooled collaboration talk, saying a Collision Course-style project with Da Savage is "not going to happen at this point," though she said she has already messaged him and would love to work with the band.