I was just working towards telling you how good of a listen Tenn-A-Keyan 3 was. Really. The sprinkling basketball references mixed with street talk littered throughout “Adios” (“Dropped the price down, damn near gave the Hardaway for Pennies…Got the white and the green O’s, Leon Powe, I started as freshman, Brian Collins on that hoe.”) and playful descriptions of the nightlife on the aforementioned “Run This Town” (“We was playing ring around the Rose, you was drinking beer…Police pulled me over, couldn’t tell you why, Had to eat 10 bars now I’m Michael Jackson high…”). I spent the better part of last week riding to it, enjoying it and set my mind to write to it on Friday. Procrastinated through Sunday. Come Monday night, Tupacian work ethic that Star’s adapted be damned, this man’s dropped another new track.

“Better Believe It” is a Starstyle that will be featured on Tenn-A-Keyan 3.5, dropping on Turkey Day. Under normal circumstances, I’d say too much material from one artist at once. But as long as Lito stays on his A-game, keep moving @ this clip homie.

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Download — All Star – “Better Believe It” (Starstyle)

RMF: Grind Hard Online

Besides the Cashville affiliation, there’s a reason why Star’s material gets posted here. I enjoy the conversational style he uses periodically, sounding like he’s speaking to you from a few arm’s lengths away, slouched on a nearby couch and recalling an off the wall tale. Whether it’s based in truth or employing the writer’s license to embellish, it’s always told in a way that makes it seem like this rap thing is far too easy for him. Here, he drops one of his patented Starstyle’s over Cole’s banger. Read the rest of this entry »