Mass Appeal The state and sound of New York City hip-hop has been bemoaned and scrutinized for much of the past decade, with fans local and abroad yearning for the rugged, sample-based vignettes that dominated the late 1990s and early aughts. Despite churning out A-list talent like Nicki Minaj, A$AP Rocky and French Montana, and Big […]
G-Unit It’s unfortunate that the memory most firmly etched into people’s minds when thinking of Lloyd Banks is his 2010 track “Beamer, Benz or Bentley” or even more likely 2004’s “On Fire.” Both are solid songs but in terms of representing Banks’ ability on the mic, the tracks don’t come close to giving the Queens MC the props he […]
Paras Griffin / Brad Barket, Getty Images Shawty Lo will finally be laid to rest today (Oct. 1) in his native hometown of Atlanta. In honor of the late rapper, Rick Ross decided to remix “I’m Da Man,” a memorable track by Lo’s group D4L. Rozay (and Lil Wayne) originally appeared on the ATL group’s […]
YouTube / Bryan Bedder, Getty Images As we prepare for an October freeze courtesy of Gucci Mane, a new song surfaced featuring him and his good friend Lil Wayne. The spiritual “Oh Lord” features Guwop and Weezy call on the Lord’s prayer to help them avoid the haters as they strive for success. Over a […]
Atlantic After Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s nauseating presidential debate this past week, there are probably some Americans that wish Ty Dolla $ign’s Campaign wasn’t just the name of his new project, but instead a legitimate shot at the presidency. Sadly, Dolla $ign is nowhere near being placed in the Oval Office but by the looks […]
HXLY Whether the masses know it or not, Jay IDK is one of the best kept secrets in hip-hop right now. The poignant DMV spitter’s innate ability to deliver hard-hitting messages surrounding the turmoil of middle America and beyond is why the IDK in his name, which stands for “ignorantly delivering knowledge,” is so incredibly fitting. Between […]
Soundcloud Jermaine Dupri and Da Brat show brotherly and sisterly love on their latest collaborative banger, “Big Brother x Lil Sister.” J.D and Brat have been a dynamic duo for many years and recently they have been hard at work in the studio crafting a new project together. Produced by Jahlil Beats, the song boasts […]
Imeh Akpanudosen, Dave Kotinsky, Getty Images Just when you thought that the camaraderie between prolific R&B artists flamed out, Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller are here to debunk that claim. Today, Breezy calls on the “Don’t” singer to team up for his new joint “Keep You in Mind”, right before he presents us with his forthcoming […]
Warner Bros. Mac Miller has worn a few different hats throughout his many years in the game. When the Pittsburgh native first introduced himself to fans around 2007, he was a friendly pot-smoking rhymer. From there, he’s shown he’s a mellowed-out producer, an experimenter in psychedelics, a spiritual rhymeslinger, a sober optimist and now the hat he chooses to […]
Who doesn’t love it when Juicy J drops a new video? For one, you can expect a lot of ratchetness. Secondly, you already know that bad chicks are going to be all the place when Juicy is in the building. That’s the case today as he releases his new cut “Waste No Time.” “I brought […]
