Jeezy started off Thug Motivation 103 with a stellar trifecta of songs that was capped off with “OJ” featuring New York lyricists Fabolous and Jadakiss. The record’s superior quality has it resting comfortable up near the top of TM103 and is accordingly one of my favorites from the album (but of course nothing comes close to Freddie’s lethal verse from “.38″). Read the rest of this entry »

With quotes from Bubba Chuck’s turbulent life and career – including the legendary “practice” speech – Don Trip describes life isn’t always greener when setting out to cash in on a God given talent. Read the rest of this entry »

What else can you really say here? Ever since Tyga decided to dumb it completely down, the whole country’s seemingly been stranded in “Rack City.” So, while his audience is zombified and their brains are picked apart by vultures disguised as strippers, the YMCMB’s youngest in charge drops this 2006-esque remix to keep the buzz on his upcoming debut, Careless World: The Last Prince. Read the rest of this entry »

While most rappers these days are warming the bench for the one-and-done shot on the major playing field, Red Café is content with aiming to be the biggest independent power on the planet. Bad Boy is moving in slow motion so in the meantime, RC is paying homage to his own backyard with a mixtape in album format. Read the rest of this entry »

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Bill Maher’s Tim Tebow Tweet Sparks Calls For HBO Boycott [LAT]

Keri Hilson Says She Refuses To Date Rappers [The Urban Daily]

Would Obama Veto SOPA? Extremely Doubtful [Techdirt] Read the rest of this entry »

Rappers and DJs know how to play St. Nick too and they’re coming through bearing audio treats for fans and listeners. In the spirit of giving, we rounded up a few that landed in our inboxes and want to pass them along to everyone. Read the rest of this entry »

Making a last case argument for Harlem as the year swirls to a close, Vado is trying to become larger on the streets with his latest epidemic, Slime Flu 2. Joining him on his panic attack is a heavy East Coast lineup in Raekwon The Chef, Fabolous, Young Chris and more Read the rest of this entry »

I tried and tried but apparently it’s a slow week and this story is not going away. At least now we have some semblance of video to prove that an altercation happened between Fabolous and Ray-J. Read the rest of this entry »

The Most Pause Worthy Moments From The Ray-J & Fabolous Beef [The Urban Daily]

Peta To Launch A Pron Site [NBC Washington]

Kevin Willis Debuts Fashion Line At New York Fashion Week [Basketball Jones] Read the rest of this entry »

If you couldn’t guess where the title for Fabolous’ new single stemmed from, you just might have flunked out of Hip-Hop 101. The BK superstar is looking to hypnotize radio stations into playing his new jam from Loso’s Way 2, since he didn’t die in the original. Read the rest of this entry »

If you ever found yourself writing “Fabolous” on a term paper like it belonged in the dictionary, then you probably have come to the conclusion that Loso’s impact in music has undoubtedly made a dent. Even when it feels like he hasn’t done much recently, you can look up and spot him anchoring one of the hottest songs of the week like it was just another day in the office. Read the rest of this entry »

From a personal standpoint, Fabolous’ The S.O.U.L. Tape has been one of the more replay-worthy releases of 2011. Crossing off the next item on his to-do list, Loso liberates the video for the Pac-inspired cut, “Pain.” Filled with witty one-liners and the usual Fab bravado, the audio easily makes this one of the highlights. The visuals, however, are confusing to a degree. Read the rest of this entry »

Cleveland’s 107.9 seems to have assembled quite the motley crew for their recent Summer Jam. Wiz Khalifa. Big Sean Sean. DJ Khaled. DJ Drama. There was even a Machine Gun Kelly sighting in the crowded venue. However, the special guests didn’t end there, as Fabolous made a round for the occasion. Read the rest of this entry »

July 19th, Khaled’s going to do his best to prove he’s the best. In all actuality, “It Ain’t…” does sound different than the usual big name, musical fiestas he tosses at us. Read the rest of this entry »

Jayceon Taylor’s a polarizing figure. Either you appreciate the idea that he’s actually a talented artist with a distinctive delivery and voice…or you loathe the fact that a majority of his rhymes hinge on running through more names than a phone book. Game plays it safe by recruiting a cast of well-known feature players for “Bottles & Rockin’ J’s” for the The R.E.D. Album’s second single. Read the rest of this entry »