Everybody’s from somewhere and rappers, more than artists in any other genre, always seem to be the first to big up their cities on wax. No matter the state, country or ward they were birthed, MCs can’t help but put on for their area code. 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 »

Time hasn’t been kind to Memphis Bleek, but that doesn’t detract from one of the best group cuts of the 2000s. On “Round Here,” Bleek, Trick Daddy and Tip douse a Just Blaze beat in gasoline 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 »

If you follow Just Blaze on Twitter, you felt his frustration late last week, when he thumbed the message above, indicating an unsanctioned leak of an incomplete song he produced for Twista and Busta Rhymes was about to cause a sh!t-storm of legal ramifications. Read the rest of this entry »

You know, to be honest and this is no disrespect whatsoever to Dr. Dre, but I’d be just fine if Detox never left rehab as long as he laced Kendrick Lamar with something stupid for his album. Apparently K-Dot and Just Blaze have something in the stash. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s only a few days after the release of his latest project, Success Served Cold, and Donny Goines is upset. That’s right, the New Yorker’s a tad mad he recorded multiple records worth of material for this street LP, but people are still classifying it as a mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »

Phenyx Rose

New “Rum Diary” Clips: Amber Heard Parties Naked [Film Drunk]

Actual Headline: Pro Wrestler Robs CVS, Gets Arrested In A Chili’s Bathroom [With Leather]

Method Man Talks Rolling & Smoking With Snoop Dogg [Complex] Read the rest of this entry »

The wheels are in motion for Rozay’s God Forgives, I Don’t and the opening ceremony finds The Fat Man doubling the portions with two tracks – the Just Blaze concocted “I Love My Bitches” and the made-for-radio “You The Boss” featuring Nicki Minaj. Read the rest of this entry »

XV post-tour plans include hitting the ‘net with a vengeance. After releasing three tracks last week, he comes back to drop a video for “Wichita,” the Just Blaze-produced track from the Zero Heroes mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »

Tanya Love

Mark Cuban: YouTube “Really Hasn’t Accomplished Anything” [DMN]

Game On: HIV Test That Shut Down Porn Industry Was False Positive [Film Drunk]

Free V-Nasty [West Coast Sound] Read the rest of this entry »

“Clap” is the essential joint off TGSNT that possesses the balance of mass appeal, while still managing to stay close to the hood. Given the track’s musical charm, it was only a matter of time before the visual treatment came knocking. Read the rest of this entry »

On a normal day, all the Dipset nostalgia waxing would be left to Tins but he refused to touch it (||) due to his strong emotional ties and standing in the Byrd Gang fan club. In a recent sit-down with Sway for MTV’s RapFix Live, Just Blaze talks about the breakup between Roc and the Dips as well as a rather detailed version of his personal falling out with Cam. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s something undeniably unique about XV’s product. Maybe it’s the way he’s able to blend catchy hooks with free-flowing rhymes. Or maybe it’s the uptempo-drenched beats that give backbone to his tracks. These are unique, no doubt; however, it’s the relative subject material of porn, video games and a nerdy ethos that gives the Wichita, Kansas-bred MC’s product charm. Read the rest of this entry »

Saigon already picked his poison. His decision to be a torchbearer and flag-waver for the culture is the road less traveled when you only have one shot to make it. That shot may have resulted in thousands of days waiting in limbo, but those who experienced The Greatest Story Never Told know the wait only blessed Hip-Hop with the kind of product that has been lost in this current state of music. Read the rest of this entry »