This doesn’t even sound like the same record. Mike Posner and Blackbear give Rick Ross’ underground hit an uplugged makeover. No French Montana verse? Ha! If you like what you hear, download here.
During Common’s interview on Hip-Hop Nation last week, he performed his controversial track. Oh, how sweet the sound. “Ghetto Dreams” below.
“Don’t get caught up in no Throne.” The artist formerly known as Mos Def represents for the have-nots with his interpretation of The Throne’s hit. Too bad this joint ain’t worth a damn.
While at the CES convention in Las Vegas last week, Forbes caught up with LL Cool J. After plugging his musical venture, boomdizzle, he addressed his gripe with the music business. From Todd’s perspective, radio is mostly to blame. Somethings, we just can’t live without. 57ave
Too much sweets may not be good for you, but this sounds good. Masspike Miles drops off his latest treat off his upcoming project, Say Hello To Forever which drops January 24.
Cudder was one of the headlining acts last night at the Heatwave Festival in South Australia. During his set, he debuted the full version of his upcoming single, “Teleport 2 Me” which you can check out above. Sounds pretty good so far. WZRD, coming soon. dnc
Earlier today, Jeezy’s new video premiered on MTV Jams as The Jam Of The Week, and lucky for us, Yardie comes through with a rip. TM:103 in stores now.
Common and Khaled checked in by phone but Just Blaze actually stopped by the East Village Radio studios to close out YN’s second episode of his Keep It Thoro program. Mr. Smith talked about being paid to party, his Master of The Mix reality show, Saigon’s upcoming mixtape and he even freestyled over some of his beats. Fun times! Bonus: Peep whole show here and playlist.
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During their tour stop at the House of Blues Thursday night, the Clan paid their respects to the late Pimp C and brought out Bun B during their tribute. R.I.P. Chad Butler.
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.