What was intended to be a midnight release signaling the return of the G.O.O.D. Friday series turned into E.A.R.L.Y. Thursday. DJ Clue and Flex were bestowed with the honor of premiering the new record from G.O.O.D. Music and 2 Chainz entitled “Mercy.” And with that said, let the critiques rain from the heavens like singles in King Of Diamonds. Read the rest of this entry »

Parallel career lines intersect as Wiz and 2 Chainz drop “It’s Nothin.” Read the rest of this entry »

What a difference one year makes. And even though Stalley has has come so far and gained so much in one year, he still has things things to prove, questions to be answered. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not even the type of guy to say “I told you so,” but Kirko Bangz’s “Drank In My Cup” spawned into a hit record exactly how yours truly predicted nearly eight months ago. And the crazy thing, the track may not have even hit its peak yet. Read the rest of this entry »

Who knows what to expect with Nicki? We’ve heard a bit of everything from Roman Reloaded’s early tracks and none share any similarities…except Read the rest of this entry »

Hate him or love him, MGK is continuing his crossover with success. After taking the OG version of his riot-inciting “Wild Boy” to the top of 106 & Park and maintaining radio spins, the Cleveland kid has juiced up the Lex Luger-produced single with a random concoction of relevant MCs. Read the rest of this entry »

The ubiquitous 2 Chainz keeps up his high-volume output with “Like Me,” a new track that borrows vocals from The Weeknd and features production from Kanye West’s DJ Mano. The record brings together the voices of two of the most buzzed-about and musically productive artists of their respective genres for a song that sounds better on record than it does on paper.

“Like Me” samples the chorus from Thursday standout “The Birds Part 1,” with DJ Mano substituting the military drums from that track for a heavy synth line and customary hi-hats. 2 Chainz keeps things limited to one verse as he stays on his braggadocios shit, boasting that he can “kill ni**as with one liners” (the closest he comes here is “Countin’ so much money, I got arthritis”). But 2 Chainz isn’t about lyrical wizardry. His strength lies in his ability to transform seemingly throwaway lines into instant catchphrases through sheer force of voice and presence. The hope is that he hasn’t worn himself thin before his solo album, schedule for release this summer through Def Jam.

2 Chainz Feat. The Weeknd – “Like Me” (Prod. By DJ Mano)

The artist formally known as Tity Boi’s grind has been grooming him to become some sort of underground king, and if you ask him what he cares about, the answer would probably be simply “rap and b*tches, b*tches and rap” in either order. At least, that’s what you gather from his newest video with J to the Muah! Read the rest of this entry »

The NBA’s TV schedule today was fantastic from start to finish* and caused me to ignore any of the stirrings in rap until tonight, where I found Twitter ablaze regarding MTV’s “Hottest MCs” finale. In case you missed it, the former all music channel tapped Ricky Ross as the boss of this rap sh*t. Read the rest of this entry »

Guess who’s thrilled this song received the visual treatment? Yep, this guy right here. Cold Day In Hell, still obviously one of the best projects of yesteryear, remains fresh nearly two months into 2012 and the duo of Gibbs and 2 Chainz make sure of this with the video for “Neighborhood Hoez.” Read the rest of this entry »

Nowadays, whenever an artist attains a certain amount of success, especially when sudden, it’s directly attributed to them being apart of the Illuminati, a secret society helmed by Jay-Z that pretty much controls the world through song. Talks of the cult have seen a surge in recent years thanks to tin foil thinkers with YouTube accounts, frustrated fans of third tier artists and pulpit pimps overzealous preachers. 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 »

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 »

If MTV hasn’t lost its credibility in your eyes by now, their nominees for the “Hottest MC’s In The Game VII” might be the tipping point. Read the rest of this entry »

La Flare’s looking to regain the top spot on the block by teaming with DJ Holiday to drop the Trap Back mixtape. With his legal difficulties creating setbacks, the argument can be made that Gucci’s been surpassed by a few others Read the rest of this entry »