Antwan served the community this holiday season. The rapper held his 5th annual Big Kidz Christmas event at the Atlanta Cyclorama a few weeks back. In addition to performances from students across the city, Big Boi also presented the Renee Patton Scholarship. Congrats Charles! sfta
As we wait for the ball to drop at midnight, Talib Kweli and Res take us to Times Square for their new video. Watch out now,
It appears Ja Rule’s Pain Is Love 2 just received
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Before Gotti releases his new album, Live From The Kitchen on January 10th, he serves us an appetizer with his latest street mix. Tracklist and download after the cut. Don’t forget the album release date now.
Nicki’s Pink Friday reached platinum at the top of the year. And before closing out 2011, YMCMB’s first lady’s debut has moved over another milli in sales world wide. Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded coming V-Day.
A$AP Rocky took his talents to South Beach last night at the Grand Central nightclub. Ashley Outrageous was in attendance and filmed the world premiere of his latest recording. The audio isn’t the clearest, but a mp3 version should surface any day now.
Still on his freestyling spree, Crooked I keeps the Crime Of Bosses dynasty alive by cracking his mic over Drake and Weezy’s collabo.
Chicago newcomer Rockie Fresh is set to release his mixtape, Driving 88 on January 23rd. But until that day comes, here’s a sample of his sound. Produced by Thelonius Martin.
Here’s a story of a lovely lady. Nah, actually, it’s a new tune from Yeezy’s cuzzo and G.O.O.D. Music’s Tony Williams
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.