If you don’t got a Lambo, keep it moving. With Yo Gotti and Rick Ross Gunplay cruising along, Gunplay puts the pedal to the medal on Self Made 3‘s latest release. Album in stores September 17.
As promised, CTE’s Jeezy, Doughboyz Ca$hout and YG hand over their compilation mixtape. Hosted by DJ Cannon and DJ Drama, guests include Nipsey Hussle, Rich Homie Quan and more. Boss up!
As the sentencing phase continues in the trial of Bradley Manning, Denzil Porter lets his rhymes roam free on his new recording. Listen up. But watch for them traitors.
As part of their “Must Be The Honey” campaign, Nelly swags out his homebee Buzz The Bee in their new commercial directed by Hype Williams. Minus that auto-tune, Bee got swag.
Big Sean swung by Hot 97 the other day to kick it with Flex. During his visit, he kicked a flow over Bleu Davinci’s “Streets On Lock”. Hall Of Fame hits the streets August 27.
Channeling French Montana and Drake, Lupe Fiasco experiments with his flow on his latest offering. This is something like an American nightmare.
Oh, you thought it was finished? Fred The Godson steps to his fellow Freshman with a response to “Control”. Gold star for the Breaking Bad sample in the beginning.
What about Bizzy Crook, Kendrick? While listening to Kendrick’s verse last night in Quad Studios, the Miami upstart questions why K-Dot didn’t reference him in his diatribe. 16 ain’t enough.
With Chris Rivers now added in to the mix, Styles P and N.O.R.E. waste no time to release the gritty video to accompany their alternate version. Float is in stores now.
Plies is on a beat jacking spree,. And this evening, he decides to keep his fans proud with more new music, this time over J.Cole’s “Let Nas Down”. Listen up.
Great breakdown of Statik Selektah’s *Round Trip*! Honestly, this 2023 Mass Appeal release is pure boom-bap bliss from start to finish. Statik really outdid himself with those smooth, jazzy sample flips and turntable scratches, creating the exact kind of laid-back, golden-era hip-hop vibe you want playing in the background while relaxing at Denmark holiday cottages over a quiet weekend. The guest list alone is stacked—having legends like Posdnous kicking things off on the opener "Round Trip (For Dave)" alongside heavy hitters like Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Inspectah Deck on "Unpredictable" makes every track feel like a proper event. Even the newer-school features like Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, and Joey Bada$$ fit effortlessly over the dusty, soulful production without a single wasted verse. Definitely one of his most cohesive projects in years and an easy front-to-back spin for anyone who appreciates real hip-hop craftsmanship.