La Flare’s looking to regain the top spot on the block by teaming with DJ Holiday to drop the Trap Back mixtape. With his legal difficulties creating setbacks, the argument can be made that Gucci’s been surpassed by a few others Read the rest of this entry »

The irony of Future comparing skrippers to real life magicians is (hopefully) not lost on anybody. They turn tricks, make objects disapper in the most random places and if you’re lucky, you’ll get to see the bunny rabbit at the end of the night. Read the rest of this entry »

Do me a favor? Listen to Future’s new mixtape, Astronaut Status. I’m willing to wager there’s at least two to three bangers hidden here but I’m too lazy to listen right now. Read the rest of this entry »

Only a few months ago, Rick Ross’ career momentum was momentarily crippled by a series of seizures. The unofficial official word connected his ailments to exhaustion due to working too hard. Fast forward to early ’12, Ross must be well rested and recuperated because he’s back with a new drop, the Rich Forever mixtape Read the rest of this entry »

Post-prison T.I. has been a single man demolition machine, relentlessly annihilating guest appearances left and right without regard to women and children. However, tackling your own project is always a whole different beast than loaning out a quick 16. Read the rest of this entry »

The term “epic” is throw around almost as freely as “classic” when it comes to rap and pop culture as a whole. But the word makes for the appropriate billing here as B.o.B releases his latest mixtape, EPIC (Every Play Is Crucial). For a freebie, the tracklisting packs a lot of star power, including Grand Hustle boss T.I., other high profile inclusions like Eminem, Weezy and Mos Def. Read the rest of this entry »

If you woke this morning in a good mood and posters of your favorite group Outkast were gracing the bedroom walls, you may want to hop back into bed and try again tomorrow. Because, today, Big Boi is abusing using Auto-Tune. Read the rest of this entry »

You could call Future a terrible rapper and you probably would have a valid argument. Now who wants to give him his props as a great artist who has a better handle on melodies than most so-called dope rappers? Read the rest of this entry »

The T.I. Reaffirmation Project of 2011 has officially begun. While everyone impatiently awaits the surfacing of his collaboration with Big K.R.I.T., Clifford let loose of his first track of the year as a free man. Read the rest of this entry »

Duct Tape and D5M are back with more Trouble. This time around it’s the release of the Atlanta rapper’s Green Light mixtape, hosted by Don Cannon. Read the rest of this entry »

DJ Scream gathers a pack of rowdies for a bit of that in the club sh*t on “Shinin’,” taken from Scream’s upcoming MMG debut. Read the rest of this entry »

Gucci and Future pair up to release Freebricks, hosted by DJ Scream. Read the rest of this entry »

Even if you have only been paying attention to the visuals, it’s easy to see that Trouble’s December 17th is one of the most polished projects to drop the current fiscal year. In a perfect world, these songs would serve as an amalgam for radio and club fodder, with each of them transcending every region like locusts in biblical times. Read the rest of this entry »

“I swear young women are lost these days, but older women dig me/F*ckin’ women that knew Biggie so it really ain’t no biggie…”

Future’s “Tony Montana” has been bubbling below the Mason-Dixon line for a few months now, but apparently all hands are on deck to take it nationwide with the release of the “official version” featuring Drake. Read the rest of this entry »

Like his mischievous moniker glaringly alludes to, ATL’s Trouble is a problem for Hip-Hop in both the good and bad sense. If you’re a fan looking for someone to bring a disorderly counterbalance all the happiness running rampant these days, it’ll be all good if you start “bussin’ for Trouble.” If you so happen to be one of those said smiley face acts, it might be bad news for you and your skinny jeans Read the rest of this entry »