With Father’s Day right around the corner, P dedicates this one to his dad and to all the hardworking fathers out there. This is my letter to all of the fathers that are out their handling their business, to the ones who struggle and sacrifice for their kids and to the fathers that never get recognized for their commitment and contribution to their kids and families. This is my letter to yall. Nobody is perfect, even if you’re no longer […]
With “LoveHate Thing” as the soundtrack, Folarin continues to share his influences with us in episode 3. This time around he draws inspiration from Bob Marley, Chuck Brown, Miles Davis, J Dilla, and more. The Gifted drops June 25. Previously: Ep. 2
Cash Money’s EDM arm, the Stafford Brothers, throw a house party led by The-Dream’s ex-wife. Oh yeah, Lil Wayne crashes the party too. hhnm
Queens lost a princess. Last weekend, 14-year-old D’aja Robinson was killed in a fusillade while inside a city bus. Over 2,500 mourners attended her funeral service yesterday in the borough. As an act of good faith, Queens native 50 Cent paid for the teen’s horse & carriage procession. Rest in peace, Asia.
J.Cole and A$AP Rocky held things down across the pond last night at Radio 1’s annual Big Weekend music festival. In the clip above Cole performs his gold seller “Power Trip”. After the jump, Rocky recites “Wild For The Night”.
Will Smith and his son, Jaden were on The Graham Norton Show promoting their new film, After Earth. They took a break from their interview and performed a medley of tracks including: “Hello”, “Switch”, and The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air theme song.
Game lost his friend Michael “Frogg” Reshard last month to gun violence and dedicates this track in his memory. Chuck’s Operation Kill Everything is coming soon. x
Meek explains the hierarchy of the game on his new track produced by Cardo. There’s level’s to this shit. Which plateau are you on? karencivil
Inspired by Oukast’s recording, LaFlare and Chill Will ride out in their Cadillac with bundles of that Grade A yay. This can be found on his Writings On The Wall 2 mixtape.
While in Chicago, Wyclef shot a visual for April Showers’ anti-violence cut. That gat-tar looks mean and vicious. Download the tape here.
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.