How good are Million Dollar Dreams when you wake up? Vince Staples and Joey Fatts are two of the best new voices in the game and have a darker take on haunting ambitions. Listen after the jump.
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Joe Budden explains his introduction to songwriting through battling and why he is so energized to take on battle champ Hollow Da Don. Get through the Elliott Wilson laugh and there are some somber anecdotes that define Joe. All bets are off for the pay-per-view event starring Joe as Goliath and the lesser known Hollow as David. Watch the interview and the trailer for the Hollow and Joe battle after the jump.
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This is a promising start for Wiz and his Blacc Hollywood run. Absolute fresh rider music. Listen after the jump.
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To the left, to the left. Sending off Hov in a yacht to the left. According to TMZ and HuffPost and about 10,000 sweaty fans, Beyoncé modified the lyrics to her song “Resentment” to call out Jay Z for cheating. This is the moment thirst vacuums and Hov haters have been waiting for: the divorce that makes Beyoncé single again. But all you 9-to-5ers and basic hood vendors can say goodbye to the dream that never was. Bey ain’t marrying you. We came up with a list of chaps she might give a second glance once Team Yonce and handlers review. Hit the jump and click through.
Truth be told, I know a few of these rap vets personally and still haven’t heard verses that match these wits. Quelle Chris shines on this low-key appearance, and Ras Kass smoothly injects himself in the Greatest Freestyler conversation yet again. Clip after the jump.
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Kevin Gates and Chevy Woods make a good point about needing a boat. That boat money helps when you need to make a quick island trip to launder your contraband profits. Listen after the jump.
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Kendrick Lamar stops by the XXL offices and lazily stumbles his way through other rapper’s rhymes, like your reluctant friend at karaoke who might as well have just not come that night. You’d think the Slim Shady stuff would be his strength considering, you know, that’s his boss.
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The Chef over Isley Brothers classics? Mhm. I’ll take it. Listen to his 16 over their classic “Footsteps In The Dark”, part of his #TBT project. Listen after the jump.
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This is the answer to all of those “if money talks” lyrics. It’s about how loud money is. What money be saying. Everything like that. Listen after the jump.
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Cyhi the Prynce and half of Slaughterhouse team for this remix. This is a bonus from his Black Hystori project, which names and pays tribute to black history’s icons. Joell gets the concept right while Cyhi talks about class differences and black leather. Track after the jump.
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This track is Aces. Black Thought catches a body, no CSI. Action Bronson describes himself as the “rap Scott Disick” whatever that means. Royce being Royce. Track after the jump.
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As much as no one wants this to be Metta World Peace making a rap song saying he’s the best, this is Metta World Peace making a rap song saying he’s the best. Listen to track after the jump.
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Thanksgiving came early! Want a list of all the things Yung Simmie is grateful for? Listen to his banger “Thankful” after the jump.
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This is what future music should sound like. ILoveMakkonen has the best new style and a strange name that shows how much he loves himself. A good message for the kids. He takes the robot singing of Future and T-Pain, darts to the Trap, and drags it through a muddy trail of intoxication. He is what would happen if all raps were sung, and what that would mean about the words you hear. His new video after the jump.
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Chance stops through the Arsenio show for a singing-chanting version of “Chain Smoker” from his Acid Rap debut. Video after the jump.
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