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 »

Scotty’s a beast and he’s not afraid to pound his chest to let people know. The Atlanta native enlists fellow Southerner DJ Burn One to lace a beat that lets Scotty slide his fluid Southern drawl over pounding, heavy-handed bass. Read the rest of this entry »

Alabama’s other non-Black Hip-Hop artist du jour is back with an oldie but goodie. Originally placed on one of DJ Burn One’s, I don’t know, 1000 projects last year, “Don’t Violate” didn’t get the attention it deserved during its original release. Finding new life on his upcoming mixtape with Nick Catchdubs, After Hours, Jackie Chain’s Gangsta Boo-assisted track Read the rest of this entry »

Burn One and The Fader pair up to release his latest instrumental release, Where There’s Smoke. What is it? Read the rest of this entry »

They could easily create a “Shit Rap Guys Say” YouTube clip and fill it with commonly heard euphemisms artists rattle off in interviews. Two offhands ones applicable here: “I’m just going to stay on my grind and keep working hard” and “I’m bringin’ my whole crew in once I get on.” Read the rest of this entry »

Lost in all the New Year’s Eve excitement , DJ Burn One and Dibiase snuck in one more installment of everyone’s favorite weekly dose of country rap tunes, their Presidential podcast. They switched roles for week seven with Burn One handling the chopped and screwed mix alongside doses of new and classic Southern tracks. Dibiase set his portion off with a dope New Orleans bounce tribute mix featuring many of the songs based on the Showboys’ classic “Drag Rap.” Read the rest of this entry »

The fourth week of the Presidential weekly mix series brings more fire mixes from two of Atlanta’s best DJs. If you checked last week’s edition you already know though. Read the rest of this entry »

Searching for Saturday morning listening material? Seek no more as DJ Burn One, DJ Dibiase & Trackstar The DJ have three hours worth of hand-picked tunes neatly packaged, wrapped and waiting at your e-doorstep. Read the rest of this entry »

King Mez is a beneficent ruler, as evidenced by the jewels he drops while talkin’ recording and Jordans on the self-produced track “Reign.” His name may not get mentioned as much as other artists but Mez should be considered when they talk that Freshmen ’12 talk Read the rest of this entry »

There’s something unique about hype and anticipation. Eventually, it all boils down to the product to validate them. For ASAP Rocky, rap’s new wonder kid of the moment, the time is now. Read the rest of this entry »

Freddie Gibbs’ Cold Day In Hell will be the tape that has a snowball’s chance being remembered weeks and months from now. While others are dropping novelty tapes for the holiday, Freddie’s release seems meant to be played through winter and beyond. The tone is set by the distinguished art alone, which may be the illest seen this year. Beyond the cover, Cold Day… holds equally sick music and “consistency” best describes what Gibbs does best on this release. Read the rest of this entry »

In case no one bothered to notice, Big K.R.I.T. has been on a serious run the since end of the summer. Live From The Underground may be put on ice until the new year but Mississippi’s most talked about entertainer has done his part to keep his sound fresh and name relevant. Read the rest of this entry »

Believe it or not, Ya Boy didn’t get signed to Akon’s newly-renamed Kon Live Records for his ability to drop intricate hip-hop records. Nope, as an artist known more for catering his craft towards music that makes money, the Bay Area warrior got inked up because he’s supposed to make crossover records that girls love and guys pretend to hate. Read the rest of this entry »

“Everybody gotta pay them bills, man I can’t even flex/I got my struggles too, no gold chain round my neck (yet)…”

Still haven’t given Scotty’s Summer Dreams a listen yet? No problem, the back pages here are only trumped by the Library Of Congress. Read the rest of this entry »