“All my life I been signed to the ROC, I got my YE up, then all the JAY’s rushed, I RIRI’d up, the game COLE, so I freezed up…” 360 returns to the blogosphere with a new recording over Hit-Boy’s sound bed. Tight freestyles and cliques go hand and hand. Download Everywhere & Back here.
Waka and Trae go head hunting in their new video inspired by Menace II Society. The clip also features funny-ass cameos from comedians Tony Rock and Lil Duval. uhtn
While You Were Sleepin, Jon Connor and Mickey Wallace shot a new video for their recent collaboration. Wake up and download the mixtape here .
Looks like Khaled has another movie on the way. Before the final edit arrives, photographer Edgar Esteves give us what his camera filmed during the recent shoot. Don’t touch that dial, the video is on the way.
As Marsha prepares for her next album, Friends & Lovers, she hands over her first offering accompanied with a video. Love stinks, but seems like Marsha will do just fine without it.
RZA and The Black Keys set the tone perfectly with the opening track to the soundtrack of The Man With The Iron Fists, which drops in stores October 23. The film itself lands in theaters November 2. fuse
With some West Coast contribution from Problem, Young Chris gets the party going with his brand new track. 57thave
No one knows the fast life quite like Styles P. And most certainly, no one tells it quite like him as well. Off his upcoming album, The World’s Most Hardest MC. Cop it on iTunes now.
The Conglomerate’s Reek Da Villian lends some words of encouragement on the fourth release of A3C Volume 2 dropping on October 16.
Meek packed Electric Lady Studios last night to preview his debut album, Dreams & Nightmares in its entirety. Mikey Fresh has the recap of the evening with guests Rozay, Estelle and Wale. Will Smith and Jay-Z were in attendance too, but left before Meek arrived. Can’t be tardy for your own party. Album in stores October 30.
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.