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Between both the original and remix, I’ve probably heard Celly Cel’s, “It’s Goin’ Down,” more than the National Anthem. In fact, it’s somewhat surprising this slow-motion banger has yet to make one of our iPod playlists. Read the rest of this entry »

Being a gangsta is cool and all, but Mack & Malone know how to celebrate life’s more important matters. T&A comes with the terrority and the Money Music makers have a grab at it, not to mention a few cop-and-feels as well. If eye candy was a literal term, Mack, Malone and Xzibit would would have went blind at the casting call for the MM’s 5th video. Read the rest of this entry »

Just in case you haven’t been clued in to rap’s Industrial Average, the industry is a business, first and foremost. To get to the top of the ranks, you have to be somewhat keen of managing your monetary support on both the front and back ends. As a widely recognized hustler going on his third decade, Mack 10 is still a business-minded executive when it comes to running his Hoo-Bangin’ imprint and his latest venture with his flagship artist, Glasses Malone, Read the rest of this entry »

Props to G. Malone and Mack One-Oh. Their particular brand of “Winning” dropped long before Charlie Sheen began to embarrass his entire legacy but they didn’t get fully recognized for it. None the matter; real G’s move in silence and they more concerned with the money—hence the name of their new LP, Money Music. Read the rest of this entry »

Hoo-Bangin’ Records has no disregard for those trying to get in the way of their cash flow. Even if that means including those silver-haired civil servants who carry M9′s and wear those windbreaker jackets with yellow lettering printed on the back. Some would call it an open invitation for the feds to raid your spot, but Mack 10 and Glasses Malone simply call it Money Music. Read the rest of this entry »

In 1997, The Notorious B.I.G. once instructed you that real life beef consisted of  ”needing two gats to go sleep” and “you roll no less than 30 deep.” May have sound far-fetched and drastic but a life isn’t for gambling. Dice are. So you play the odds or the paranoia game if someone is trying to threaten yours. Read the rest of this entry »

Typically, the thought truly is what counts. See, I still haven’t checked my messages since my belated birthday, but when I got my buddy’s week removed e-mail reminder that he had played Mack 10′s seasonly-appropriate and BBQ-slathered “Backyard Boogie” for my surprise voicemail greeting, I was pleasantly surprised for having waited. Read the rest of this entry »

In all honesty, before I read TC’s review, I was unaware that Mack 10 even released an album this year. Considering my affinity for Westside Connection and all of its members, I found this troubling. Especially since his record label is also home to two of the most prominent figures in Hip-Hop today in Lil’ Wayne and Drake.

While I have yet to soak in the entire project, the Dow Jones produced “Hoo-Bangin’ II” has definitely sparked my interest and moved it up a few spots in my queue. The LA native finds himself teaming up with newcomer and label-mate Glasses Malone to spit some West Coast game for the uninitiated. Dao provides him with the same combination of smooth bass, well-placed piano keys and slick drums that you would expect out of one half of Tha Bizness.

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Download — Mack 10 Feat. Glasses Malone – “Hoo-Bangin’ II”

Often overlooked but never without resolve, Mack 10′s career has held steadfast even though he’s never been the biggest dog in the yard. Never overextending his boundaries and ties with the bottomless revenue pit of Cash Money have lauded him job security in the face of a rapper recession. It’s with those [gang] affiliations, Mack is able to traffic his ninth album, Soft White undetected, yet fairly unblemished. Read the rest of this entry »

Hot for the upcoming summer season, Glasses Malone just dropped an extremely breezy remix to his track “Sun Come Up,” featuring T-Paid, Rick Rawse and the Hoobanger himself, Mack 1-0. The beat sounds like something that could have been on All Eyez On Me, definitely West Coast to the fullest. The arrogant and carefree nature of the artists work well over it. The only downfall of the track is the how Read the rest of this entry »

Typical club backdrop + Pop-Up Video + Weezy rapping to himself in a bathroom mirror = “Haterz,” the new video by Glasses Malone, featuring Dwayne and his dad. Read the rest of this entry »