New Music: Raekwon – “Close To You”

10 years ago view-show 228,195

Leather pants Mutombo. Poli with the pushers who wear Clark's and bucs. These are real words in Rae's latest Throwback Thursday addition. His verse artistry lets the songs live while the flow upends just a small part of it. Enjoy this one after the jump.

New Music: Octave Minds – “Tap Dance” Feat. Chance The Rapper & The Social Experiment

10 years ago view-show 837,342

This is too much. Not in a bad way either. Musical duo Octave Minds, a hybrid of Boyz Noise and Chilly Gonzales's instrumental work, gave Chance the right backdrop to caterwaul all crazy on a song. Chance proves he too is a piano -- melody and percussion as a fierce two-for-one. Between this piece and the new Arthur theme, Chance The Rapper may be hip hop's best new theme songwriter. Check it after the jump.

New Music: Jeezy – “Addicted” Feat. YG & T.I.

10 years ago view-show 1,074,546

As any grown man knows, these h*s can be addictive. Leave it to Jeezy to put that all in perspective for you. This jumpy and flexible song is more scenic than its really crude topic. Man, these h*s. Check the track after the jump.

New Music: Jeezy – “Holy Ghost” (Remix) Feat. Kendrick Lamar

10 years ago view-show 3,875,949

Last year, K. Dot and Pusha T coordinated "Nosetalgia" to trade the gift of crossover into each other's audiences. Where that smooth but unusual blend surprised us, this one is glued together with a standard Jeezy hook and Kendrick doing his toot-toot-beep-beep rap like R. Kelly on "Ignition." The stories that might bind their styles are missing but the streets will buzz off this track's name recognition alone. Check it after the jump.

Video: Homeboy Sandman – “Problems”

10 years ago view-show 147,411

HALLWAYS makes a bold first step with the single "Problems," which is as Tribe Called Quest fun as it is Pharaohe Monch dour. That's the great quality of Homeboy Sandman, who makes no qualms about explaining his moods, affectations and joys. We were sweating the single when it dropped. Here's the video after the jump.

Video: Freddie Gibbs – Tim Westwood Freestyle

10 years ago view-show 1,709,136

Homicidal. Freddie Gibbs with no regard for human life on these Drake/40 specials. His flow alone is a song but he so carefully chooses when to deploy it that it's still a Best Kept Secret for the Gary Gravedigger. Freestyle session after the jump.

New Music: Flying Lotus – “Never Catch Me” Feat. Kendrick Lamar

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A long-awaited collaboration from hip-hop's exclusive and alluring producer du jour (FlyLo) and its newest prodigal son (Kendrick). It delivers more on Flying Lotus and his schizo beat composition than it does on Kendrick's lyrics and voice, which seem to wash under the bridge of this roomy production. And there are LA Leakers drops all over it. Listen after the jump.

New Music: Yelawolf – “Money” (Freestyle)

10 years ago view-show 281,457

Sounding like a Duck Dynasty Eminem, Yelawolf plinks and darts on this spaghetti suspense instrumental. But rather than cooperate with this thrillingly minute beat by cruising into it, Yela lets free with his verbal armies. The landscape of his new sound is grassy and distilled like old shine. Listen to it after the break.

New Music: RiFF RaFF – “Blue Jays” Feat. Action Bronson (Prod. Alchemist)

10 years ago view-show 736,461

When you get these two jesters out for a party, something crazy's bound to happen right?! Frequent partners Bronson and Jody Highroller pack their images with decadence and obliviousness. For every wild night, there's a memory (or so they flaunt). Check the song after the jump.

Video: CJ Fly – “Sup Preme” Feat. Joey Bada$$

10 years ago view-show 8,247,492

Frat boy styled Kid N' Play meets "How High hijinx in this CJ Fly video. We posted the song a while back. You see Joey's charisma and the brawn of his verse realized here and CJ marshaling in the forces of young throwback growlers. Watch after the jump.