“You the next aggin? Well, I’m the ex-aggin/ Name still ringin’ bells, so f*ck arrests aggin” It would appear that Turkey Day didn’t only bring together your family, but the Ruff Ryders, as well. Last week, the Double-R clique released a compilation album, called Past, Present & Future, and this grandiose anthem is the intro. Read the rest of this entry »

While passing up on any new material from this storied New York ensemble is never an option, getting my hopes up for another project isn’t either. For all the talk about Dre’s inability to release Detox for whatever reasons, Sheek, Styles and Jada have been talking of this mythical new album for years now. Read the rest of this entry »

“I just do me, was taught to stay in my lane, rap don’t work, was taught to stay in that caine.”

Louchhhh! Rap is rap and the guy can rap, so returning to dope shouldn’t ever be a worry. Drop a new album, just find someone else to handle the artwork. Read the rest of this entry »

Sheek Louchiano cold rocks the party that rocks the body. And he tends to do it in the after hours spot with Dennis Coles, Jeremih, the entire D-Block cartel and that girl you’re in that rocky relationship with. Don’t be mad when she comes in the house @ 7 a.m. smelling like a Don Gorilla. There ain’t no plot and when you’re in the club with a bottle of bub, sometimes there doesn’t need to be. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by C. Paicely

Sheek Louch promotes diversity. Well, at least when it comes to production. The New Yorker and underdog LOX member spreads 11 different beatmakers across 13 tracks on Donnie G: Don Gorilla, running the gamut of Hip-Hop sounds and coming back with mixed results. Read the rest of this entry »

Dear Sheek,

Knowing how long you’ve been in this business, the first thing I would like to do is congratulate you on the new album Donnie G: Don Gorilla. Best of luck on that project because Lord knows every artist needs it nowadays and we’ve done our part by plastering your mug all over TSS. We even gone a step further by posting your new visual “Remember Me” from the tape with Green Lantern a few months back. Read the rest of this entry »

Def Jam’s Gorilla took some leisure time in his natural habitat in between shooting this video to pound his chest in front of Derek Pike’s camera lens. Even a few lionesses came out to congregate in the concrete watering hole. You can never know what to expect in the heart of the D-Block jungle. Read the rest of this entry »

Most people throw around the term “I bet you…” this or that, when they really don’t mean it all. Throughout “Put Some Money On It,” the newest reason to preorder Free Agent on Amazon, Brooklyn Joell Read the rest of this entry »

Without the proper buzz window and overdriven promotion, releasing an album in these dire times could be a wasted effort. Good thing the folks over at Def Jam have a bulletproof blueprint that no penny pincher can shoot down. By deviously planting unforeseen albums in stores during the holiday hustle-n-bustle, they’re bound to scan a few discs just of the principality. Let’s envision the scenario: Read the rest of this entry »

Real O.G.’s know this rap ish don’t always keep the heat on so a career in street pharmaceutics can always bring in a little extra cashflow. The L.O.X. are kingpins in the studio but crime lords in Yonkers. Styles will test the work and make sure it’s murderdeathkillhomocide with extra ketchup. Jada ensures that the public is loving more than Mickey D’s while Sheek oversees all the operations. When you learn and learn off experience, business can be a beautiful thing. Read the rest of this entry »

Is it possible to release an interview mixtape? Because if it is, Hell Rell needs to be the first to do so. Never one to not speak his mind in front of a camera, music remains his number one priority and means of keeping food on the table and kush to smoke. I have no qualms saying that I’m still in the dark in regards to this Dipset reunion. Is everyone back together or Read the rest of this entry »

Sheek Luciano is a full bird colonel as far as industry vets go and his behind-the-scenes command has earned him the opportunity to call Def Jam his base of operations for the time being. To celebrate his newfound enlistment, he’s recruited DJ Green Lantern as his executive officer and along with Termanlogy, Sean C. & LV, Termanology and the rest of the Lox, Donnie Def Jam: Guerilla Warfare Vol. 1 is the next East Coast weapon of mass destruction. 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 »

Sheek got ahold of Beans and managed to shift Sigel’s focus from Jay to actually spitting rhymes that sound alright. Thus “1 Clip, 1 Gun” turns out okay. Read the rest of this entry »

My tour of the Big Apple continues with a stop in Yonkers. Sheek Louch has been relatively quiet since inking his deal with the place who lived up to the first half of their name by betting the house (and a portion of their integrity) on Shyne – otherwise known as Def Jam. Read the rest of this entry »