Birds in the sky and fish in the sea have nothing on Sean Falyon, the rap pugilist who manages to Be Everywhere you can possibly think of at the same time. After his first act of ubiquity gained some traction, the East Coast-born, Dirty South resident decided it was necessary to remind you of his globetrotting abilities. Read the rest of this entry »

Relax back for a second and let R&B take the spotlight for a second. JoiStaRR hails from the City of Angels and she’s aiming to give the music world a heaping dose of her heavenly voice with Broccoli & Noodles, a full serving of harmonious nutrition hosted by Don Cannon. Read the rest of this entry »

Trae Tha Truth is without a doubt one of the most underrated, overlooked, deserving talents of this game. He’s well aware of it so no need to go because it hasn’t steered him away from the quest to get his forthcoming album, Street King on shelves this summer (6.28.11, mark the date!). To celebrate his retail victory, the Houston Astro called up Don Cannon and explicitly instructed he needed some street heat to let the fans know what’s around the corner. Read the rest of this entry »

SL’s team has done everything in the most exact and easiest ways to encourage taking a listen to The Number 23, which just released today. Great primer tracks leading up to the release? Yes, “Swervin’,” “Paper Cuts” and other quality tunes cover that department. Read the rest of this entry »

The other day I had an interesting conversation that sort of “revolved” around T-Pain being a has-been and serving no relevance what so ever. In some respect, the Teddy Pain train has lost a chunk of it’s steam with Auto-Tune being “dead” and all, yet the idea of his relative career being six feet under was a bit of stretch. On any given Sunday, you can still catch the Nappy Boy helming a hook that will penetrate the Billboard charts and most of the material he really puts his heart into Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s see here. In 1987, Reaganomics were a way of life, Whitney Houston was a Goody Two-Shoes and most avid sports fans took the phrase “Lakers vs. Celtics” for granted. It is also the year our chosen one of the second, Gilbere Forte’, was sent into this earth where he would later set his Eyes of Veritas on the music world. Read the rest of this entry »

Lowkey made mention of it earlier on Twitter. We find ourselves on the cusp of the spring rush of mixtapes and the trio known as Pac Div step to the plate first with the long awaited release of Mania! Read the rest of this entry »

Over the last few months, chunks of virtue have been the staple of Gilbere Forte’. Since the release of his critically acclaimed 87 Dreams, he’s only progressed further. While 2010 marked his first appearance on the national radar, he’s poised to make some real noise this year, delivering his message through the EYES of VERITAS. Read the rest of this entry »

Listening to Gilbere rap, there’s always a feeling that his thoughts would be better served if he were a traditional orator or the words received in full strength if he were a poet. Yet, he raps, simultaneously controlling the mic and listener’s attention with a self-assured, commanding flow. Read the rest of this entry »

The saying goes that a journey of a million miles begins with one step. In the case of Gilbere Forte’ it all began with a dream deferred. The then newcomer’s 87 Dreams grabbed the attention of many and set the bar for Gil’s next move. Now with “Born In ’87,” the Philly transplant’s visions emphatically explode on the mic, bringing him one step closer to that dream reaching fruition. The track serves as a pretty vicious warning shot to listeners & competitors alike, as Gilbere’ further cements his foothold among those on the cusp of Hip-Hop’s next wave, taking a mere few minutes to address the questions of his origin, publicizes the industry chatter and the co-signs surrounding his name. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo: Maurice G.

GTRG diehards will remember “Grind-100-Hustler” from the not so distant past and today it gets a visual. The track will be featured on Jonesy’s upcoming, Don Cannon-hosted mixtape, The Number 23, on SL’s own Made Entertainment imprint. Read the rest of this entry »

Even when presented with countless opportunities to take the sleazy Pop route out, Skillz lyrical tendencies keep pulling him back in. Which is why we’re blessed with such conceptual works of genius like Infamous Quotes. From Allen Iverson rants to classic pieces from The Wire, SkillzVA blends our favorite quips and his penstrokes with help from DJ Jazzy Jeff and J. Period. Read the rest of this entry »

Finally. The word best describes the universal feeling surrounding Big Sean’s latest project. It may be the third time but this one could very well the beginning for G.O.O.D. Music’s lil’ big head. With no album date confirmed as of yet, Sean switches focus to crowd surfing with Don Cannon, remixing fat raps with Chip & $pitta and straight boooshittin’ through a tape full of energy, star power and materialistic madness. Read the rest of this entry »

Shareefa is pretty adept in what she does, yet four years since “Need a Boss,” it seems like people still don’t know it yet. Instead of throwing in the towel or getting knocked by some sleazy industry lemming, she linked with Don Cannon for the incredibly impressive The Misunderstanding of Shareefa. Billed as mixtape, the DTP songstress belts out original material featuring Raheem DeVaughn, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and the Trackmasters among others. Maybe now, you’ll catch her drift. Read the rest of this entry »

“New rappers is cool, but we still bump Biggie…”

Preach, Joell. Since I don’t live in the tri-state area or bother to stream Hot 97 online, word is Funk Flex damn near blacked out playing Ortiz’s newest freestyle. You have to respect and get a chuckle out of Flex’s exaggeration because that alone makes me wish I was listening when this dropped Tuesday night. Read the rest of this entry »