Auto-Tune is dead, Carlos. Didn’t you get the memo? Give yourself a “L”.

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Props: YK2

During a break in shooting from his Complex feature, F-A-B-O gets his brag and boast on:

Complex: Which of the new crop of young New York rappers do you feel like you’re competing with?
Fabolous: None. I’m not…there’s no New York rapper who’s out that is competing with me because first of all, I’m the best and—

Complex: [Laughs.]
Fabolous: [Laughs.]—second of all, I’m not like a new jack, I’m not just coming out, this is not my first album. I’ve been out for years and I’ve had numerous hits, I’ve had numerous endorsements. It’s my fifth album, like, this is not new. I’m not just rapping because I like it anymore—this is like almost my career now, you know? Not almost, it is! This is what I feed myself and my family with, so I attack it that way. You know, certain people, they do what they do, and I’m sure they’re good at what they do but I just don’t put anybody—especially in New York—in my category because they haven’t been through all the things I’ve been through, throughout my career. And I’m still going, I believe. I still haven’t peaked, there’s a lot of guys who’ve came, peaked, and I think now people look at them and are like, “OK,” but I think people still want more of me because they feel like I haven’t peaked. Sometimes I even hear people say, “I don’t think Fab has lived up to his full potential yet,” you know what I’m saying? I believe this album right here is a classic album and I listen to it as a fan; I just rode in my car listening to it and I was very pleased.

I’m not mad. If you don’t think you’re the best at what you’re doin, you shouldn’t be doin’ it.

“Too many rappers, not enough fans!”

I’ve been saying this for the longest. Spread the word—Please!

Props: 57th Ave

This album which features plenty of The Lox’s soldiers (J Hood still lost) is also in stores today. I ain’t coppin’, but I do dig this joint. New Jack City (no Bow Wow), FTW!

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EMZ. He’s down with us!

Lightskinned Jermaine blesses us with another leak off The Warm Up mixtape. Impregnating the world June 15th.

Produced By: Elite

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Previously: New Music: J.Cole “Dead Presidents II”

I think we ignored this story when it first broke. But thankfully, Mos Def still wants to battle rap’s big dawgs. But as he tells Angie Martinez, it ain’t that simple.

At around 7:30 mark:

He explains he wants this to happen in New Orleans Dec 30-31 for charity:

2 Marching Bands (Morgan State vs. Grambling)

2 DJs (Kid Capri vs Biz Markie)

2 Breaker Crew (Korea vs. France)

2 Battles of The Beats (Kanye vs Swizz)

5 Man Rap Team Battle

Captain: Mos Def & his partners: Black Thought, MF Doom, Jay Electronica and Nas

Vs.

Captain: Jay-Z or Kanye and either one’s four.

For rap supremacy!

Yup this dude has lost his mind.

10 Million Pot. 5 Mil To Charity.

Link

Link 2 (More shouts-out to Dame)

Sidebar: Recent interview with Interview.

Sidebar: Fab, Jeezy, and Jigga, partied the night away at Kanye’s surprise birthday party. Drake takes the cake.
 

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Another throwback Footage Fa Dayz interview courtesy of AHH, in which Big Pun talks about his Terror Squad origins, strip club trips with Cam’ron, his second album renegotiation, and big up his hermano, N.O.R.E. Sadly, he passed shortly after this.

Previously: Vintage Interview With Cam’ron (1998)

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I missed last night’s rap supergroup event (My bad, Haitian Mike) but luckily The Maguire was there and got some footage. Your guide to the following: Snipe talk. Wavy talk. Bandaged thumb. It’s the Real shout-out. Mouse likes “D.O.A.” especially last verse. Louie bag murses. Crooked I chomps on cobb salad. And Royce rambles off the record. Yup, sad I missed all that. Ha!

Spotted: 2DB