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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

After Wale, Meek Mill and Pill joined the MMG roster, Rick Ross’ original dream team, Triple Cs, seemed to fade into the background. In a statement of unity, the whole crew, including recent signee Stalley but sans the ubiquitous Bawse, come together on Torch’s old-school free for all “Slow Down.” Read the rest of this entry »

Certain songs were meant to be remixed and Lloyd’s new one is just begging for the flip. Centered around some tight-knit kick drums and a whimsical synth flute that could mesmerize a snake charmer, “So Gone” is a down-tempo tale of seduction that works well as a solo effort, but would be bolstered big-time by an MC or two with a double-time flow. We’re thinking Twista or Ludacris Read the rest of this entry »

Jon Connor’s Season 2 mixtape was definitely one of the best, most snoozed on tapes from last year, but instead of dwelling in the past, the Flint rapper is keeping it moving with his next endeavor, The Blue Album. It’s going to be a project that takes things in a slightly different direction by picking and choosing a few beats from Jay-Z Blueprint trilogy and then doing what he does best – annihilating them. Read the rest of this entry »

Put it this way, if you can go an entire week without wanting to vent about anything in the world, then I’m convinced your name is Blue Ivy Carter. That’s the only logical explanation. With bills, relationships, the work place and God knows what else to deal with, the weight of our surroundings can sometimes only be removed by exorcising those personal demons. Read the rest of this entry »