Wale’s got a reason a to celebrate. According to early reports, his latest LP The Gifted will top the Billboard charts tomorrow. This will mark his first number one album. Congratulations to the entire MMG empire. Download it here.
Before the BET Awards, Karen Civil caught up with Future. He talks about skipping Lil Wayne’s Amerikaz Most Wanted tour and Hot 97’s Summer Jam. He also discussed working with Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez, and Shakira.
The letters keep pouring in. And recently, DJ SNS’ baby boy added a post script to Hov’s kite. Download his Son Of The Future mixtape here.
P is firing back. Last week, will.i.am filed a lawsuit against Pharrell claiming infringement on his I Am brand. Well now, TMZ reports that P is returning the favor with a suit of his own. Confused? I am. Pharrell says Will is using the “I Am” is a Seussian way — as a playfull riff on his own name — and to hammer home his point, he quotes from Green Eggs and Ham: “Sam I am I am Sam I am Sam Sam I […]
Azealia follows the groove of Pharrell on her new single, which she debuted at Glastonbury a few days ago. Luckily for you, Hot 97 premiered it in full earlier. Broke With Expensive Taste coming soon. info
Off his recent release, Untitled 2, Odd Future’s Hodgy Beats finds himself all by his lonely in some random places. Leave me alone with a bucket of KFC and I’d be a happy camper too.
As usual, Tech N9ne is keeping it doper than most with new music. And today, he releases his latest offering featuring Wreckonize, Snow Tha Product and Twisted Insane. Something Else drops July 30. Pre-order yours today. hhnm
Game pulls out the fly whips for his latest visual off Jesus Piece featuring 2 Chainz and Rozay. If that isn’t enough guests for ya, cameos also include DJ Khaled, French Montana and Chris Brown.
Ludacris has his moments, but during his visit at the LA Leakers shows, he cracked the mic and held his own. More of this and less of this, Chris.
The former G.O.O.D. Music artist keeps his festivities going by raising his bottle to the sky on his new cut. Produced by his production duo, WZRD with Dot Da Genius.
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.