Swizzy takes off in this week’s installment of Monster Monday’s with Uncle Snoop and JR Reid. Get lifted and put your seats in an upright position. Previously: Colin Smith x Swizz Beatz “Love”
[vodpod id=Video.5666023&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Fresh off his XXL cover appearance, Fred The Godson releases his new video along with fellow NY spitter, Vado. Bang out to this.
It seems like we get something new from Gucci every 24 hours. Anyway, here is track #1 produced by Drumma Boy off his upcoming street album, Return Of Mr. Zone 6. Album drops March 22nd. hhnm via aTrilli
Cudder announced on Twitter yesterday that he has parted ways from his label, Dream On. The imprint was launched with Plain Pat and Emile in 2009. He also made it clear that his business relationship with Kanye and G.O.O.D. Music will never change. Another dream deferred. “Pat and Emile are doing their own thing, i wish them well. I have a diff vision, for music, for the world. im just doing the right thing, i come from a different place. people lose sight of the mission. cant expect […]
For his latest freestyle, Meek Mill is calling all shots over TIP’s single “All She Wrote“. Sure sounds like Rozay made himself a good choice signing this dude.
Ottawa’s up-and-comer Belly teams up with Slime for his latest joint. Watch out for his upcoming mixtape, Sleepless Nights coming soon. Must be nice to be on this dope track.
Seems like Slim isn’t stopping with new music anytime soon, so for his latest, he stacks his dough up over this Nottz-produced track. Off his upcoming mixtape, War Music. nr
[vodpod id=Video.5653633&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] While headlining University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s homecoming concert last night, Rozay brought out his MMG recent signees, Wale & Meek Mill. Above is some footage of their performance courtesy of i Rock College.
[vodpod id=Video.5649288&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Em and Dre recently spoke to Extra on the Doc’s new single as well as the symbolism in the video. Ironically, the clip was directed by Allen Hughes who incorporated footage of his former foe, Tupac Shakur. Can’t believe it, but Detox is getting closer and closer.
[vodpod id=Video.5649004&w=540&h=350&fv=videoId%3D793803864001%26amp%3BplayerId%3D271521316%26amp%3BviewerSecureGatewayURL%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fconsole.brightcove.com%2Fservices%2Famfgateway%26amp%3BservicesURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fservices.brightcove.com%2Fservices%26amp%3BcdnURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fadmin.brightcove.com%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BautoStart%3Dfalse%26amp%3B] Lupe gives us a brand new look behind the scenes on the set of his Lasers photo shoot. He breaks down the inspiration for the project as well as speaking on the Lasers Manifesto. The album beams into stores March 8th.
Great breakdown of Statik Selektah’s *Round Trip*! Honestly, this 2023 Mass Appeal release is pure boom-bap bliss from start to finish. Statik really outdid himself with those smooth, jazzy sample flips and turntable scratches, creating the exact kind of laid-back, golden-era hip-hop vibe you want playing in the background while relaxing at Denmark holiday cottages over a quiet weekend. The guest list alone is stacked—having legends like Posdnous kicking things off on the opener "Round Trip (For Dave)" alongside heavy hitters like Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Inspectah Deck on "Unpredictable" makes every track feel like a proper event. Even the newer-school features like Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, and Joey Bada$$ fit effortlessly over the dusty, soulful production without a single wasted verse. Definitely one of his most cohesive projects in years and an easy front-to-back spin for anyone who appreciates real hip-hop craftsmanship.