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 »

Babygrande Records commissioned Statik Selektah to create The History Of M.O.P. Statik picked the finest gems from the career of M.O.P. for one quintessential Mash Out Posse playlist. Read the rest of this entry »

The spotlight shines just a little bit brighter on Lecrae with the release of the video for “Live & Let Live” from Statik’s Population Control. Hopefully this will be taken as the compliment I intend it to be, but listening to “Live & Let Live” gave me no indication Lecrae was a Christian rapper. I just heard a dope song. Read the rest of this entry »

Boo, bitch. Gangsta Gibbs keeps the Halloween spirit going into November, as the Gary native releases the visuals for “Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away,” the lead-off track from this summer’s EP of the same name. Director Oliver Whitehouse doesn’t skimp on the ghastly, eerie and straight real, matching the video’s frightening shots with Gibbs’ devilish bars. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ll be back at midnight EST to debut the full video for Freddie and Statik’s title track from their joint release. For now, check the trailer. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t forget that Statik Selektah is trying to have total control of the rap population these days. To commence the release of his latest compilation, he didn’t the club and waste champagne on some broad’s borrowed Armani dress, he put on for Hip-Hop culture and every single rapper you see here–from Styles P. to the LEP Bogus Boys to Reks to Termanology–is featured on Population Control. It’s an old fashioned rap reunion. Read the rest of this entry »

Equipped with the heavenly voice of Goapele, The Kid Daytona is looking towards the sky and giving thanks to that higher power that gave him his heartbeat and ability to stay on beats from Statik Selektah with clever lines. Not too many artists would usher in their new project from this angle but Daytona has always been an out-the-ordinary, extradionary talent. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’ve happened to have glanced at the tracklist to Statik Selektah’s upcoming Population Control release, you’re well aware the line-up is nothing short of a budgeted all-star team. But, there’s something to be said about picking Sean P and Termanology to rock the compilation’s namesake. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh off reminding the world of one of the finest examples of early ’90s cinema, Action Bronson returns to the Internet with the first single from his upcoming album with Statik Selektah, Well Done. “Cocoa Butter” is a taste of what comes natural to Bronsalino, some of that dizzying array of punchlines, references and braggadocio he can conjure up at the drop of a dime. Read the rest of this entry »

Lecrae did a little sumthin-sumthin in this year’s BET Cypher (while David D. was taking a piss, no doubt) but not many seem to have a clue who he is. Statik Selektah knows exactly the talent he possesses and he’s using it help maintain some Population Control as his new album nears its release date of 10.25.11. Read the rest of this entry »

Nowadays, there are quite a few different sub-genres of this thing we call Hip-Hop. However, there shouldn’t be a single soul denouncing Statik Selektah’s new wax union of Big Krizzle and Gangsta Gibbs, no matter if you’re partial to boom-bap or trap music. Read the rest of this entry »

With the rap game so crowded, I guess Labor Day tracks are the now and Groundhog Day releases will be what’s next. Statik Selektah assembles a lot of names for abbreviated but fantastic bars from each invited guest. Read the rest of this entry »

Slaine is a rap lobbyist from Boston who deals with more grease than a car mechanic. Statik Selektah doesn’t need an introduction. If you’re in the market for some hardcore, you come to the right place because the State Of Grace mixtape is packing more heat than cigarette filters. Check the rundown grass over at Gillette Stadium as Slaine, Action Bronson and Ill Bill all go for broke on “Offensive Lines” or the nostalgic “Night After Night” that takes it back to the days where evenings were dedicated to mixshow evenings. Read the rest of this entry »

Having had the pleasure of knowing Freddie Gibbs for coming up on two years now, the one aspect about Gary’s favorite rebel I have grown to marvel more and more is his uncanny ability not to bite his tongue. At some point in most of our lives, whether it be school or work, exercising restraint in what you say is imperative. Not for Fred. Read the rest of this entry »

Since I first heard of the concept, I’ve been wary of Statitk Selektah’s recent run of projects recorded in 24 hours or less. To me, great music takes time and care, not artificial deadlines. However, at the very least, he and Freddie Gibbs have come up with some heat in their latest recording session, linking up with Trae Tha Truth to drop off “Already.” Read the rest of this entry »