Like PUSH! stated, this isn’t a mixtape. It’s an album, constructed of a studious grind that depicts the weathered life of someone who made out of situations that most would deem insurmountable. Whether it was blood, sweat or cocaina spilling through his pores, the Brooklynite has showed more hustle in his muscle over the past few months. So now that the hour of FreshDope is upon us, his reality raps being cashed in the Money In The Bank headquarters have generated a great deal of interest. Read the rest of this entry »

When you’re cornered against the wall and there’s no Cherie Amour to hold you down, what’s the solution? If you’re PUSH! and you’re FRESH!, you move on the opposition and blast your way out until the lane is clear. Over the clanking of piano keys with the gritty essence of Brooklyn behind, Mr. Montana doesn’t need your sympathy or heart-shaped boxes to turn an eightball into an avalanche. Read the rest of this entry »

Be careful while listening to “Get Ugly.” The snapping beat quite distracting in its own right, infectious enough to cause the body to revert to doing The Wop or other random ’80s dances. But the real focus here is the trio of emcees – Skotch, DZA and PUSH! – who are unofficially leading NYC’s avant-garde. Read the rest of this entry »

Slick new joint off Willie “The Stick-Up” Kid’s upcoming mixtape, The Finest Hour. WTK and PUSH! do the heavy lifting while June Summers handles the light work, using “Robbery” to remind listeners how things aren’t always sweet. Read the rest of this entry »

It was another rough and tumble week here @ TSS. Music flowed, conversations abounded and good times were had by all. To keep it simple, we pulled a few of the week’s highlights in case you missed them.

– After taking a couple of media lumps, Katy Perry bounced back quite nicely on SNL and our eyes are thankful.

– PUSH! Montana spoke on selling dope, thinking dope and FreshDope! Read the rest of this entry »

The lines of fact and fiction in Hip-Hop have been blurred indefinitely with no clear exit strategy to the gateway of infallibility. Yet and still, Brooklyn emcee PUSH! Montana remains true to the values instilled in him during the period of his lengthy tenure in the streets. As of recent, he’s been hitting the music scene with intense vigor like a determined beginner, although PUSH! is technically not a rookie. Read the rest of this entry »

The Art of War is here. Perhaps this is Maino’s statement to his doubters or his call to arms for his supporters. Either way, he’s serving as commander in chief and he’s taking his listeners to battle. In collaboration with DJ Drama and The Aphilliates, Maino spits more of his trademark simple, yet emotional raps that connect with most in some form or another. Jermaine’s found his niche, and revels in it for all to hear in this preemptive strike before The Day After Tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »

Is Brooklyn in the house? Without a doubt. PUSH! Montana establishes more clout that other rappers yap about. Falling into an impromptu studio session can lead to all sorts of unpredictability, but Mr. Montana’s alliance with a Boot Camp brotha makes for a deadly one on the track. Read the rest of this entry »

Like Maino, PUSH! Montana knows a thing or three about spreading some BK love. As the seal and packaging on FreshDope steadily begins to unravel, he invites his partner-in-rhyme CurT@!n$ on first-class tour the big city living. From humble beginnngs to classic endings, PUSH! is trying to take it to the max this time out. Can you blame him? Read the rest of this entry »

“Jimmy Iovine know I play with choppers/Industry tried to blackball me from the team like Isiah Thomas.”

While this happens to be a bonus cut from Maino-affiliate Push Montana’s pavement album, FreshDope, you already know what gangster-ass mofo wrote the line above. Considering the in-demand feature, a beat that’s bowling-ball hard and all three MCs rapping it up and selling it rock solid, it’s surprising this was simply an afterthought from the Empire State rapper’s tape. Read the rest of this entry »

At 16 tracks deep, Trill O.G. was fairly streamlined so the recent wave of Bido leftovers doesn’t seem that all bit surprising. Over an uncharacteristically soft-serve J.U.S.T.I.C.E League beat, Mr. 4 Cigs uncharacteristically dons his cape, begging for the lady in his life to stay before Ne-Yo or whomever could obviously make the studio date. Read the rest of this entry »

Shout outs to the living. You know, the ones still breathing God’s fresh air and exhaling it to create some authentic Hip-Hop. Big PUSH! Montana celebrates life with Dope Boy C while waving his flag to get his point across. As long as your body pumps that red plasma, you TOO! should go out and get your hustle on. Read the rest of this entry »