Rap Radar

Apparently, the Based God is finally releasing videos for all his old releases. And this evening, he lets go one for the opening track off his I Forgive You mixtape. Better late than never.

The self-proclaimed King Of New York takes it pool side with more than enough badonkadonks in his latest video. Looks more jumping than it sounds. If you haven’t got the mixtape yet, get it here.

All Ali, Quez and Strap need is bottles and models to get fucked up in their new clip. Off their mixtape, Differenter 3 (Road Trips & Big Tits).

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Fat Joe is preparing for the release of The Darkside Vol. 2 tomorrow. But until then, your neighborhood pusher man arrives with an early treat. This one’s doper than dope. Produced by Hype.

The day before Count & Moonie drop their new project, Green Lantern kicks things off with a recordring featuring Meek Mill produced by the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. Now Or Neva, drops tomorrow.

Since BET left him out of their cipher, Mistah F.A.B. takes matters into his own hands in the streets of Berkeley, California and does what he does best for the camera.

For DeAndre’s latest freestyle, he brushes his shoulders off over Drake’s “Headlines”. Off SB’s mixtape, Skate Boy which he released earlier today.

Meek Mill has sure come a long way since last year. And on Friday, he returned to the Wells Fargo Center for Power 99 FM’s annual Powerhouse concert. Here’s a recap along with Big Sean, DJ Khaled, Jadakiss, Tyga, Ace Hood, Freeway and more.

Cool and Dre hipped me to their new artist a few weeks ago and I finally got a chance to check out this video he made about a year ago. As you’ll soon see, dude has passion, strong subject matter and he can spit. Look out for a new visual this week. But in the meantime, get familiar with one of hip-hop’s much-needed new voices.

UPDATE: A message from Dre after the jump.

Rap music is a mirror of our community. This mirror has been an instrumental tool to the empowerment of our culture. It also has been a tool to shed light on our struggle as a people. It is arguably one of the most important achievements this country has ever produced. An artform which has transformed ghetto youth into moguls, pioneers, entrepreneurs, activists, editors, A-list actors and so forth. History teaches us that when this mirror we call rap music no longer depicts the true image of our community and circumstance, the people holding the mirror are held accountable and indicted by the people. Once again we are in a moment of time where this mirror does not truly reflect the plight of our people. We are now living in what historians have named THE GREAT RECESSION, and the people are seeking a voice to speak to the pain being felt across this country. The voice they are seeking, i believe, belongs to this young man Don Trip. Cool and I have recorded over 20 songs with him and he is truly blessed with a gift. That gift is to articulate the ills of our society and put it in words/poetry for all to understand. Every 10 years or so, some1 comes along and presses the reset button on pop culture. The time for reset is upon us and his name is Don Trip. We are honored to present his body of work on a grand scale and shed light on his amazing talent. And to those who have become frustrated with the state of our music, I leave u with his own words…”HELP IS ON THE WAY!” Dre Cool&Dre Epidemic

UPDATE 2: Eight months later, here’s the official video.

UPDATE 3: Four months later, official video now with Cee-Lo.

Some of you niggas actin’ like hoes. On Friday night, Kendrick Lamar held court at Revolution Live in Ft. Lauderdale. Above, K. Dot recites a personal favorite off his Section.80. More footage below.

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