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Last night, Drakemania hit the Windy City and despite another cool, “Say You Will” freestyle in which Drake insisted he’s still unsigned and bigged up Nah Right’s Nation, a fuckin’ fight broke out that ended the show prematurely. Look at Lupe hold back Drizzy after the jump. So cute.
The future Bad Boy brings the second of three versions of his New York banger. This time around, you got Juelz Santana, Lloyd Banks, Diddy and Busta Rhymes passin’ the mic. And oh yeah, the woman on here (Lore’l) ain’t helpin’ the sad state of female rap.
Shout: Splash, who has all the versions currently available including instrumental. Make your own version! Ha.
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Confession: I like the first remix best with Ross’ “Dyn-o-mite” line. I’m a sucker for a Good Times reference. Peace Aqua.
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Janet’s boo is still jockin’ Jay-Z and has created the most bizarre supergroup in music history. I blame the man below for making me lose 5 minutes out of my precious life. Time to resurrect the memo: No more JD posts. No more music by the suckers.
B.Dot Edit: YN’s yellow bellied. This is dope!
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Look who’s really been gettin’ his social networkin’ on lately. Wyclef did a live concert from his studio for his 100k Facebook fans. Let’s see who’s gonna try to top this on Twitter. Ha!
From The Man Himself: Wyclef Jean’s Blog
I don’t know about you, but I miss mixtapes. The real mixtapes, that were really CDs! Ah. Life before Drama. Ha! No shots. Shout-out to my solider O and the Canal Street and LES connects. We put that work in. And I got the 66 CD binders to prove it.
Gotty woke up this morning and got his digitize on. Here’s all of the DJ Clue Grand Theft Audio mixtape series.
Props Again: The Smoking Section
Hey, hit me if you got a mixtape request I might have to get my fingernails dirty again. Piracy Forever! For Promotional Use Only! Ha!
The oldest rap mag continues its rebirth. Read all about it. Keep print computers alive!
You Remind Me: Gotty
Take Heed: Robbie sat down with Wu Gambinos Rae and Ghost.
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A lotta speculation was out that Cassie and/or someone from the Bad Boy camp allegedly leaked those naked flicks in order to create a buzz for the pretty girl who can’t seem to get her second album out. Well, if that’s the case, it ain’t working. According to Billboard, she’s moving a steady 2,000 downloads a week. Not good. Maybe once the video up top (get it?) is complete and released, things will improve. But this joint looks far from the classic Puffy promised us. (Looks like they took video down but Diddy said it. I can prove it. Ha!)
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I was lookin’ for one thing and found this. Don’t know when and where this happened, but here’s Mos doin’ the big single from the Rawkus days. The Aretha Franklin sample is still one of my favorite breaks. Great job, Ayatollah.
Bonus: This looks like it’s from the same show. If so, it was six months ago, in Oaktown.
Tyler, The Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale feels like a fresh extension of his original masterpiece. The added tracks bring more emotion and polish. Listening to it while driving through Faisal Town Phase 2 somehow makes the whole vibe even better—luxury mixed with raw honesty.