Ohio’s finest and Cipha Sounds’ young MC combine on this mixtape inspired by Ghostface Killah’s usage of the Bob James breakbeat classic “Nautilus”. That’s right all the tracks here utilize the same main sample source. Pretty clever.

Check it out at Press Play. 

Act like you know: 

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You Internet sharing my files? Nope. Ha! Here, Mal and Push-A-Ton perform a few more tunes off their sophomore album, Hell Hath No Fury. More after the jump.

What the? Ron Browz and Tony Starks?! Play at your own risk, folks.

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Pay Attention 2: Karen Civil

Here’s a screen grab of Marshall and Stewie Griffin chopping it up in the booth for an upcoming episode of Family Guy, airing this Sunday. Jayhovah only knows how that conversation’s gonna sound.  Getcha DVR’s ready!

Family Guy > The Simpsons (This is not up for debate)

Spotted: broken cool via Paul

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Pardon You Tube’s shitty feed, but if you blur your pupils, the Thornton’s run through cuts from Hell Hath No Fury and a throwback courtesy of Dwayne’s  daddy boss. Check em out after the cut. More to come.

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Last night in the Rotten Apple, Malice and Pusha performed for an intimate crowd at Webster Hall. If you missed it, RR’s gotcha back and ya front. Pause? In the first song of their set, the Thorntons rocked the intro from last years Play Cloths mixtape. Don’t change that dial, more footage is on the way.

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Days away from turning himself in, Clifford was in Harlem today with Al Sharpton encouragin’ the youth to put the pistols down. I agree with the message, but seeing the Rev get all touchy-feely with Tip and declaring himself “a gangsta” makes me nauseous. 

Before his exit, a confident T.I. assured the audience he’d emerge from his prison sentence stronger than ever. “When I get back — ’cause I will be back — you’ll see me standing stronger, wiser and richer.” 

It’s a skid bid. Let’s go already.

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It was a rough start (“Bird Walk”, anyone?) but now that Soulja Boy has dodged the sophomore jinx, he’s got his eyes on album number tre and his dream of collaborating with hip-hop’s elite. Plus it looks like the gimmicks are over.

“My first two albums, I never did tell people my story,” he said. “I just put out fun records. … Now that people got these hits, it’s time to go in on ’em.” 

I like this kid.

Sidebar: Unplugged!

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Looks like Trevor is takin’ the Marshall Mathers challenge. May 19th: Both albums are in stores. Tracklist after the jump.