Need a track to ride out to for the weekend? Look no further. And it hasn’t happened since early January, but we finally have a Mike Jones sighting around TSS. Appreciate the moment. Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday, Big Kuntry dropped these two tracks off via Twitter and I was enthused because any Macboney sighting is a sign that my Lord and Savior is still hard at work, whipping work and saving souls. Read the rest of this entry »

I can’t completely vouch for this song, mostly because Yung LA sets his standard for rhymes about as high Tiger Woods sets his standard for women, but I think this fresh-friendly potential single should up the ASCAP checks for these Grand Hustle role players. Read the rest of this entry »

While I do respect LC, Gotty and Sheed’s disdain towards Twitter, if you’re following the right people, you can come up on some not-so-frequently-found tunes. The homie Haze from DGB is constantly uploading some crazy stuff on his page, usually in the form of down south country rap tunes. *Salutes Haze*

Brandon, of the production duo Nard & B, grabs his Grand Hustle kinfolk, Big Kuntry and T.I., for a track which, to my knowledge, had been unreleased until last night. From the sound of things, it appears to be a dated record, but Clifford’s mention of sentencing and prison would lead me to believe otherwise. Regardless, Tip and Kuntry trade vocals about their feelings on those who may not necessarily appreciate what they bring to the rap game and how their Hustle will forever remain Grand. Loyalty. It sure does seem to be shunned upon nowadays doesn’t it? Ahh, well.

One last thing though. Free T.I.

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Download — T.I., Big Kuntry & Brandon – Let ‘Em Hate (prod. by Nard & B)

In the age of ever-pervasive camera phones & Flip cameras, what happens in Vegas cannot possibly remain there. In some cases, as with this Hangover-themed clip, there are even film crews. Read the rest of this entry »

And Grand Hustle continues to go the direction led by Yung LA. Read the rest of this entry »

Grind Time x Grand Hustle music here. New track off Mike’s upcoming Underground Atlanta compilation that’s been in the work for a minute now. Nard B. on the beat.

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Download — Killer Mike Feat. Big Kuntry King – “Imma Fool Wit It”

Cop it @ iTunes.

Respect: Maurice Garland

Given the Feds undivided attention & turncoats within the team, listing the variety of illegal drugs you’ve got access to might not be the wisest move. Nevertheless, the Bread Box hits on May 21.

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Download — Big Kuntry – “On Deck”

Produced by Shawty Redd.

Rolling around in my girl’s whip the other day, I heard “Excuse Me Miss” on the radio. Since I’ve never been one to jock Jay-Z, especially not his singles, I was impressed when I heard Hov spit the following line.

“Smiley faces after all of her phrases
Either she the one or I’m caught in “The Matrix”
But fuck it, let the Fish-burne
Red or green pill, you live and you learn, c’mon!”

Not only did the line stir up the thought that it might be the best rap reference to The Matrix ever, but it also reiterated an old post I wrote and never posted about over saturated lines in Hip-Hop. When it comes to themes, concepts and vision in rap music, we all know there’s too much “swagger” and not enough creativity. But, when the punchlines have gotten more played out than Kristie Allie’s Wii Fit pad, we have a problem.

Case in point, below are ten MCs spinning Read the rest of this entry »

Essentially, the only person missing from the house that Tip built is Tiny as the whole Grand Hustle assembles for a photo shoot.

Credit to UNN.

Being a notable MC’s right hand man has always had its fair share of benefits. You get to tour, scoop up residual groupies and get your name hollered during roll call tracks. However, when it comes time to showcase skill under the spotlight of a solo album, few sidekicks have been able to measure up to their more famous counterparts. Big Kuntry King’s latest album, My Turn To Eat attempts to cash in on that Grand Hustle sound that has worked so well for Young Dro and T.I. Unfortunately, King’s lyrical skill and sub-par delivery render him unable to live up to other Grand Hustle releases. Read the rest of this entry »

Shawty don’t be flexin’ like I’m wrong when I’m dead right
I’m a keep it pimpin, I’m was wonderin’ what the head like Read the rest of this entry »

The album cover might be a lost art in these days of consumers who don’t make the trip to their local record shops to purchase physical copies. For many of us, album covers & liner notes have always been part of the experience of the album, an essential part. Hip-Hop has had it’s fair share of great album covers to go along with some not-so-great ones as well.

Needless to say, when we first saw Big Kuntry King’s album cover for his Grand Hustle debut, My Turn To Eat, there were mixed emotions. On one hand, we “got it”…but at the same time we had to think “who the fuck greenlighted this shit?”

So before we wrote it off, we decided to reach out to Kuntry to get some of the backstory & an explanation on the cover. And what follows are his words as told to the Crew’s D. Chanda regarding the thousand dollar burger that any fast food employee would be envious of.

One thing’s for sure — We can’t make this type of shit up on our own.

TSS: Let’s talk about the album cover.

Kuntry: (Laughs) Aww shit. You liked it?

TSS: I thought it was hilarious. Was that the intention?

K: You see, me, I’m a practical joker. I talk shit and have fun but I’m for real. So I said, ‘Well, do I wanna be a rapper showing my gangsta lean with my chain on? Nah, I don’t wanna do that same old shit.’ So what I did was put the money in the burger to represent my turn to eat so you can see the sense of humor about it but then say, ‘That’s what I want.’ When you see that burger, everybody wants a burger like that. I want that. That’s a lot of money in that burger. Almost damn six or seven thousand dollars in that burger. So it represents the hustle, period. You know, if we had light bulbs or question marks come on the top of your head, when we hustle, that’s what we should see: that burger with that money. Now let’s get it. It’s our turn to eat.

TSS: So the intention was to be both out-of-box and comical? Read the rest of this entry »

For lack of promotional hype, one might not be aware that Grand Hustle has not one, but two releases in stores on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

With the ill patterns, Shawty Redd is pretty much proving himself to be a mastermind behind the boards.

Big Kuntry King – “We Here”