With Shaheem Reid on the mic, our folks over at Cîroc takes us backstage at Met Life Stadium to recap what we did and didn’t see during yesterday’s Summer Jam. Sidebar: Backstage With DJ Green Lantern
Dancing like he never left, Mason Betha diddy-bopped across the stage and joined French and Wale for their “Slight Work” remix during last night’s Summer Jam. Welcome back.
Whether your girl is single or taken, all drinks are on Cory Gunz for his latest track. No word on where this will live, but hopefully it isn’t on our tab.
Here’s the end result when you feed the apes—well actually when Gunplay monkeys around with Weezy F. on the track. hotnewhiphop
Stack’s grind lives on. The release of the Pros & Cons DVD/CD, featuring previous recordings from the late Stack Bundles will coincide on the 5th anniversary of this death on June 11, but you can purchase it here. Proceeds will help benefit the will go to the Foundation for Rayquon Elliott. xzone
Along with clips from random gangsta flicks, Nutt Da Kid loiters the block and puts his wordplay over Tyga’s strip joint anthem. Ironically, New Jack City isn’t included.
“Got Krispy Kreme in my pockets, in other words, my dough nuts.” Los puts up his guard and gives the microphone a good ass kickin’ on his new record exclusively for HNHH. Becoming King coming soon.
Now that Burger’s back in the Chi, he visited WGCI’s morning show this morning to discuss his mixtape, Chicago Remdemption, various chain snatching incidents and bumpin’ uglies with Ciara?
Directed by Michael Artis, Marcus blows his hay, literally, in the middle of the barn. Off his last release, Space Jams 2. Free Yo Mind Music coming soon.
With Nike’s Yeezy 2’s dropping this Saturday, Greg Street builds the anticipation with the Trill OG and CyHi. This is one helluva an endorsement. Get ’em while they’re hot. nt
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.