The world just cannot get enough of Freddie Gibbs or Statik Selektah this week. LRG and Karmaloop TV emancipate the next set of visuals of the pair’s Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away EP. “Keep It Warm For Ya” has one of the dopest beats of the entire project and enhanced by the four stellar, accompanying verses laid. Directed by Derek Pike, the video is essentially a better edited, HD look inside Statik’s pad, so if you tuned into their Ustream when they were recording the project, the scene will definitely look familiar.

Sidenote: I nominate Smoke DZA to be the next emcee to do a full-on collaboration with Statik Selektah since the DJ’s production seems to light a fire under the Kush God’s ass. Between his verses on “Harlem Blues” off Population Control and here for “Keep It Warm…,” something just seems to click for him when he raps over a Statik beat.

Previously: On Freddie Gibbs And Madlib’s “Thuggin” EP

With the rap game so crowded, I guess Labor Day tracks are the now and Groundhog Day releases will be what’s next. Statik Selektah assembles a lot of names for abbreviated but fantastic bars from each invited guest. Read the rest of this entry »

Having had the pleasure of knowing Freddie Gibbs for coming up on two years now, the one aspect about Gary’s favorite rebel I have grown to marvel more and more is his uncanny ability not to bite his tongue. At some point in most of our lives, whether it be school or work, exercising restraint in what you say is imperative. Not for Fred. Read the rest of this entry »

The SAS Gang will tell you firsthand that it’s survivial of the fittest with an eye for an eye mentality from the cradle to the grave. Even though they’re infamously known for being preachers of the hardcore gospel, sometimes things can be more than meets the eye. Riding around with semi-automatic weapons never served a greater purposed until Mitchy, Phil and Krondon got their hands on them. Read the rest of this entry »

Home to Rip Ridaz and Damus, palm trees, sandy beaches and a million and one sports teams, California needs a wide scope to capture the ambiance of its daily happenings. And since two heads are better than one, Strong Arm Steady has extra insurance on their investment with three members in Krondon, Mitchy Slick and Phil Da Agony. Bleeding the West Coast in every step of their walk, Read the rest of this entry »

Before you splash the cash on Talib Kweli Greene’s new album next Tuesday, he and Myspace want you to get the full experience via your desktop to prove to you he has quality to earn your support. Featuring a colorful arrangement of musicians who bring put the grit in the art, see for yourself how the LP got its name and what he plans to bring to the game as the year’s first V.I.P. release. Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier this year, the unfortunate death of of Keith “Guru” Elam from Gang Starr saw the end of an era where a producer and MC created a unified duality to consolidate the quality control for an entire LP. Or has it? 2010 has seen a rebirth of the practice where cohesiveness trumps catchiness. Read the rest of this entry »

There was an APB put out on a microphone murderer some time ago. He’s been listed as snarky and dangerous with known aliases like Dope Boy C and The Beat Bandit of 2010. With outstanding warrants in the land of Shaolin for earlier acts of larceny, he’s just upgraded to homicide with his latest gesture. Read the rest of this entry »

In addition to golden thought-provoking, rebellion raps, Bambu is now a perfect four for four with his videos from …paper cuts... This particular episode finds the Native Gunner rolling with the Stunt Squad in the cleanest of rides and planning the grand scheme with Chace Infinite. Read the rest of this entry »

First Fashawn tackled an Illmatic tribute, and now CurT@!n$ is paying homage to the greatest thing to ever come out of Staten Island: the Wu-Tang Clan. An easy choice as far celebrating legends goes because as you know, the Wu-Tang is FOREVER. Son. Read the rest of this entry »

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