If Bandz A Make Her Dance, what will gold do? Today it was announced that Juicy J’s single has struck 500k status. Here’s what he said of his new plaque: “I’m overwhelmed with the success of the single. The fact it’s something I created in a 2 bedroom apartment in DC is unimaginable,” said Juicy J. “Thank you to all the Taylors out there for supporting it, I can’t wait for you to hear the rest of the music!”

With two celebrated mixtapes under his belt, Big K.R.I.T.’s official debut, Live From The Underground had high expectations. Unfortunately, listeners were let down by some rookie mistakes. No one knows K.R.I.T.’s sound better than himself and on Live From The Underground, he mans the boards by his lonely. There’s the commanding “I Got This” and salacious “What U Mean”. “Praying Man” deserves praise, but for the most part, a bulk of the player falls flat.  “Hydroplaning” and “Money On The Floor” lack enthusiasm […]

Wale joins the likes of A$AP Rocky, Pac Div, Trinidad James, Ryan Leslie and more on the L.A. Leakers new compilation mixtape, The 2013 Draft Picks. Download the full project here.

Curren$y loves to flood the game with free music, but last year, he made fans come out of pocket with his major Warner Bros. debut, The Stoned Immaculate. Through the clouds of smoke, Spitta pulls up with a bundle of standouts (“Chandelier”, “Showroom”). He’s equipped with witty lines (“Sunroof”, “Chasin’ Papers”, ) and stands tall amongst collaborators as evidenced by “No Squares” (Wiz Khalifa), “What It Look Like” (Wale), “Fast Cars, Faster Women” (Daz), “Capitol” (2 Chainz), “That’s The Thing” […]

Back on his jacking beat spree, Jon Connor makes his return with his first of the year over Big Sean’s “Guap”. Sounds like Connor’s still hungry for more.

Pound for pound, Beanie Sigel has one of hip-hop’s strongest catalogues. But on this go-round, the Broad Street Bully is at his weakest with his sixth solo effort, This Time. Since his days on Roc, Beans’ forte has been reality raps and he picks up where he left off on cuts like “This Time” and “That’s All I Know”. But he steps out of his comfort zone on “Expensive Taste” and “Kush Dreaming”. Things get worse with messy choruses (“Bad Boy […]

While showcasing his lavish lifestyle, Rick Ross announces the title of his sixth studio album Mastermind. Expect the album to drop later this year.

Abel made a wise decision to re-release his projects commercially. And in just two months, Trilogy has moved pass the 500,000 mark and has been certified gold. Purchase the album here. hhnm

On track one of Control System, Ab-Soul professed to being the underdog and secret weapon. That’s actually a fair assessment. As Top Dawg Entertainment’s most enigmatic artist, Soul announces his arrival with “Track Two” and shortly after, delivers a mean hook alongside Danny Brown on “Terrorist Threats”. He dumps a full clip on the Kendrick Lamar-featured “ILLuminate” and then surveys the damage with calm (“A Rebellion”, “Empathy”). It’s politics as usual and on “Beautiful Death”, The Black Lip Bastard turns his face […]

It’s a We The Best and MMG tag team as Ace Hood serves up his new offering featuring Meek Mill. Produced by Lee On The Beats. Starvation 2 goes down this Thursday.