Shawty Lo’s got a lot on his plate and 11 kids to feed. He has a reality special about his family on the way and talked to MTV about the importance of raising his children. “I came to be one of the largest drug dealers to come from Atlanta, Bankhead area and I started havin’ kids. When the money came, a lot of women came,” he said, estimating he was a millionaire by the time he turned 21. “Once you […]

Last Spring, Queens newcomer 360, bottled his highs and lows into an enjoyable listen with his debut EP, Everywhere And Back. After stating his claim on the title track, he plays for keeps on the haunting “Own Thing”. Songwriting is where ’60’s strength lies and he diversifies his pen for the ladies (“Lovin’ You (Tonight)”) and the tramps (“Power Pussy”).  He keeps it light-hearted on “Woulda Kid” and strikes hard on the J.Cole-crafted “What Goes Up”. He fed the streets on […]

A$AP Rocky’s debut will finally arrive in its rightful way on January 15. Recently, he previewed the collection at Harlem’s Black Star Music And Video. Pre-order your copy today. xzone Previously: A$AP Rocky On Album Leak

Miguel woos the ladies in attendance at Jay Leno’s nightly show by performing his Grammy-nominated smash. If you haven’t yet, purchase Kaleidoscope Dream now. mwp

He did it again. Add another plaque to Khaled’s wall as Kiss The Ring‘s lead single has finally struck gold. Congrats to the entire We The Best team! Salute.

A! Juelz Santana’s God Will’n mixtape drops next Monday, but today, Flex premieres a posse cut off the project. Meek and his watch go hand in hand. Ha! Read Elz’s interview with Village Voice here.

Drake had a pocketful of remarkable verses in 2012. But the one he delivered on Rick Ross’ Rich Forever reigns supreme. With a chip on his shoulder the size of the Grand Canyon, Drake put the emo rap to the back burner and delivered a “sweet” response to Common’s diss. Over The Beat Bully’s mellow drums and synths, Mr. OVO came out swinging: “It bothers me when the Gods get to acting like the broads”. No one was safe. Not even Kobe Bryant’s wife […]

While the verdict is still out on Chief Keef, it’s unanimous that his producer Young Chop is packing some heat. Thanks to intimidating 808s and meager pianos, Keef’s “I Don’t Like” became a runaway hit. Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music familia even flipped the track as a single to their Cruel Summer compilation. Chop didn’t like ‘Ye revamping his production, but it actually turned out better than the original. Bang, bang. Previously: #5 Rico Beats “Exodus 23:1” l #4 Salaam Remi “Queens […]

Mister Cee returns with his “Best Of Tuesday” mix series. This afternoon, he blessed us with over an hour of classics from the game’s dynamic duo, the Funk Doc and Johnny Blaze. ifwt

Do you remember that producer Jahlil Beats gave this beat to Jadakiss first (“Paper Tags”)? Probably not. Because Meek Mill and Big Sean lyrically exploded all over the damn thing and made it theirs. This is a clash of two young titans who thankfully are on the same side. Like an old school rap group, the dynamic duo trade rhymes building off each other’s wordplay. Rap fans can argue all day about which MC got the better of the exchanges […]