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 »

An icy cold demeanor, impeccable delivery on a staggering range of beats and refusal to conform to industry trends has lead our rhyming anti-hero, Emilio Rojas to this point in Twenty Twelve. The Breaking Point, that is. Read the rest of this entry »

Dubbed as “the album before the album,” Maino partners with DJ Green Lantern and DJ Infamous to release his I Am Who I Am mixtape. The Bed-Stuy guy gets help from the likes of PUSH! Montana, T.I., Meek Mill, Wale and more. Read the rest of this entry »

Saigon and Just Blaze reunite and reignite the Warning Shots mixtape series. Guaranteed all astute students of the game will be grabbing the tape after The Yardfather took home the purple-colored Raekwon trophy last year Read the rest of this entry »

Gucci’s finally home and claiming to have turned a new leaf but Waka’s moved on to a new partner in crime, French Montana, who’s also a Mizay Entertainment artist. I wouldn’t even bother cueing the Lock Out up if you’re searching for mental stimulation. Read the rest of this entry »

Rap music is currently overrun with smiley faced youngsters, dressed in Sunday’s best pastel colors, quick to flash their piggy bank savings in broad daylight like sunbeams are made of honey and everybody wants to be your neighbor. Allow the L.E.P. Bogus Boys to retort with the reality of it all. Read the rest of this entry »

A mellow dedication is the last song anybody would expect from the usually aggressive Immortal Technique. His message remains strong as ever but his methods are quite unorthodox on “Toast to the Dead.” Read the rest of this entry »

No way we were going to let J. Cole Day go by without delivering at least one piece of content in his honor. Read the rest of this entry »

Killer Mike recently stopped by Invasion Radio to rap a taste with hosts DJ Green Lantern and Boss Lady about everything from his new album, middle class America, communicating with T.I., his relationship with T.I. and Andrew Young and the imminent return Outkast Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, you’re right. This video came several days ago. But, you know what? Despite being busy providing commentary on music instead of just posting it, we at TSS specifically support Mr. Rojas and Mike The Killer and wanted to make sure the slick accompanying video to their fast-and-furious-flows from Life Without Shame‘s “FTW” got proper burn. Read the rest of this entry »

Only knowing a handful of Shawn Chrystopher songs going into SXSW, I judged his performance just like many of the acts I was completely unfamiliar of – without much bias. Luckily for me, Shawn Chrys was aware many people were as unfamiliar as me, so when it came time for the Inglewood native to rock Cashmere’s VIBE showcase, the man and his team put on like they were performing for 100,000 at The Forum. Read the rest of this entry »

My boo is mad that I’m buzzin’, she’s scared that I’m movin’ on/A stubborn mothaf#cka, I stuck with her just to prove her wrong…

I think it was Maurice Garland who tweeted this awhile back: isn’t it odd how “FTW” (for the win) and “WTF” (what the f#ck) use the same letters to describe completely different emotions? This ain’t got nothing to do with nothing, I just thought that I should mention. Respect to Weezy. Read the rest of this entry »

Time has a not-so-funny way of passing us by. As we, TSS Crew strive to give you our earnest and admittedly, unquestionable opinions on the albums of the day, sometimes even a couple projects slip through our impenetrable reviewing hands. Take a SXSW here and a couple trips to New York there, the missed calls begin to pile up. So as we enter the quarter of our Hip-Hop fiscal year, here’s our chance to blow secondhand smoke on some of 2010′s offerings. Read the rest of this entry »

You already knew Emilio was going to come extra hard on this. The second he enlisted Catfish Billy and his demolition services to help decimate Green Lantern’s best Andre Young imitation, “Turn It Up” wasn’t only the name of the song, but the lyrical game plan as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Sheek Luciano is a full bird colonel as far as industry vets go and his behind-the-scenes command has earned him the opportunity to call Def Jam his base of operations for the time being. To celebrate his newfound enlistment, he’s recruited DJ Green Lantern as his executive officer and along with Termanlogy, Sean C. & LV, Termanology and the rest of the Lox, Donnie Def Jam: Guerilla Warfare Vol. 1 is the next East Coast weapon of mass destruction. Read the rest of this entry »