As part of Ruby Hornet’s upcoming Closed Sessions project, Bam Bam Bronsalino cooked up two new heaters. This one in particular will actually not be featured on the final cut, but the retro vibe and picturesque sixteens should warrant some spins Read the rest of this entry »

With or without the MMG billing, Pill’s lyrical holocaust is keeping his name spreading across Twitter and random MTV tidbits like a plague. He nearly overdosed on swag his previous project with DJ Drama but his refill and re-up were potent enough for him to be diagnosed as a problem for this very moment. Read the rest of this entry »

Pardon me for not being totally up to speed on the whole Earl Sweatshirt thing. Being a pseudo part-time journalist and all-around curious person, I did keep up with parts of “Free Earl” campaign mounted by OFWKillallyoumofos but made it my duty not get swarmed by the hype. Sorry, but Charles Hamilton was the last train of that nature I ever really want to be part of. Read the rest of this entry »

Between the clips of Quik rapping alongside Loyal Divide and Danny Brown littering Joker’s bass with foul-mouthed ease, you’ve already seen we’ve posted a few slices of Pitchfork’s Selector series. Read the rest of this entry »

Listen to Don Trip’s music close enough and you’ll hear he’s going through some real life issues while trying to make this music thing work in his favor. Credit such a liability as the reason his catalog remains a personal favorite of not only mine, but Gotty’s as well. Read the rest of this entry »

At the tail end of the 1990s, Brandy and Monica recorded one of the most popular catfights in history — the multi-platinum “The Boy Is Mine.” Now that they’re older, wiser and done fighting over Mekhi Phifer, they’ve decided to pick up where they left off and update the references of voicemails to Facebook on “It All Belongs To Me.” Read the rest of this entry »

Y’know the nighttime is the right time to get involved in all sorts of G’d up wackiness and adult activities. Whether it’s wolves or vampy bloodsuckers that rise up when the moon reveals its glow to the world, Jackie Chain will remain in his usual demeanor: cool, grinning and ready to beat the block up with his pimpish ways. Read the rest of this entry »

On the DJ Burn One-produced “Paradise,” Rittz dreams of Detroit-engineered machinery floating away from dead-end jobs and missed opportunities. Heaven is the lost city of Atlanta, with long stretches of asphalt clouds, bright lights and plumes of exotic smoking floating freely. Read the rest of this entry »

Curren$y will rip any and all production, original or not. Thus, it should come as no surprise that the MC had his own version of Wu’s classic, “C.R.E.A.M.,” stashed away in the archives, which recently leaked. The well-aged cut, which also features Willie The Kid, benefits from a Spitta rendition Read the rest of this entry »

We can’t speak for everyone, but our parents always told us it was rude to point. However, they probably didn’t account for the magnetic attraction most people’s index fingers have to scrapers and donks, which happens to be theme of E-40′s new cranker, “They Point.” Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve already been down the Las Vegas strip of audio pleasures with Sean Rose, but it just keeps getting better. The adept rapsmith tactfully blends the right amount of torque to justify his tape’s Overdrive title while still keeping true to the steelo of all the 702 represents. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by David D., Greg Whitt, Raj, Beware & Justin Tinsley

Hip-Hop is full of misogyny and sex acts with the most random, nameless women. But sometimes, rappers weave tales about ladies that hold special places in their hearts and/or spank banks. With that said, we’re going to take a look at some ladies named in classic Hip-Hop records. From Suzy Screw to Blowjob Betty to Brenda and her baby, all of these fictional lady characters are important in their own ways. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re not sure if there’s a clause in Sir Michael Rocks’ Jet Life contract that ensures he bathes in 24-hour moisturizer or if he just happens to record in a Big Daddy Kane’s closet, but these two new releases from The Cool Kid are about as smooth as it gets. Read the rest of this entry »

“Philadelphia millionaire, Meek be that n*gga…”

Another day, more new music from the Maybach Music conglomerate. On this occasion, Meek and Rozay do lay up lines with Cardiak production for “Errrday.” Read the rest of this entry »

While much of the world is blazing a birthday blunt in memory of Bob Marley today, who’s more qualified than Smoke DZA to release a tribute song to reggae’s fallen warrior? However, “Marley’s Garden” isn’t a sad remembrance at all. Read the rest of this entry »