Nas had a story to tell. It wouldn’t be the first time he talked about his Queens hometown, but it would become his most memorable. With Salaam Remi on the boards, the Q.U. producer allows aggressive strings to confront an unforgiving boom bap. The results are harmonious and leave Esco’s manuscript sounding stupid!

Marijuana and beer were the driving forces behind ScHoolboy Q’s intoxicating single, “Hands On The Wheel”. But as the saying goes, it ain’t no fun if the homies can’t have none. Enter: A$AP Rocky. Utilizing an impressive double time flow, A$AP skims through a personal checklist of controlled substances: “With a little bit of crack, little bit of dope/Little bit of smoke/Little coke/Little weed, when they on them pills/Little bit of E/Little bit of shrooms/Little bit of deuce, what it […]

Before Wale hit the stage last night at the Bowery Ballroom, DJ Clark Kent warmed up the crowd with some classic material. Based on the reaction, it’s hard to tell if Brooklyn was truly in the house. jaymot

What would drive a man to say such mean things? What pushed Pusha T to the limit to subliminally air Lil Wayne out and say f Cash Money as a staff, record label and crew? I say it was the dark track crafted by Rico Beats. The Brooklyn-bred producer’s credits include Soulja Boy and 50 Cent’s “Mean Mug” and Nicki and Lil Wayne’s “Roman Reloaded” (how ironic?), but it’s his Pusha Ton and Terius Nash collab that really put him […]

Troy Ave and his fellow cowboys throw their guns in the air in the video for a tune off his recent mixtape, White Christmas. Dope shots.

Raekwon’s Lost Jewlry EP was initially set to arrive today, but has been pushed back to next Tuesday. Last night, he previewed a few tracks off the project in Brooklyn and EMETakover has the highlights.

The morning after Love & Hip-Hop kicked off their third season, Joey returned to Power 105 to recap last night’s episode. He also discusses past relationships and more.

Bad as she wanna be, E-V-E glams up and returns to the small screen for her forthcoming album’s first visual. Lip Lock is expected to arrive later this year.

Nickle Nine blows dust off Kanye’s “We Major” instrumental and runs a few laps for his latest freestyle. Hopefully, this is a sign that there’s more to come.

Time to wake and bake. Juicy J kicks off the morning with another cut featuring his Taylor Gang boss. Produced by himself and Crazy Mike.