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Make no mistake, Cassidy is a pure spitter. Thirteen years removed from his now infamous freestyle battle with fellow Philadelphian Freeway (Cassidy was 19-years-old at the time), Cass is still a renowned and feared opponent whenever it comes to battling. And that's precisely where we find Cassidy on "Mr. Chicken", a complete smack-talking track that serves as a preface for his upcoming battle against Dizaster. Again, Cass is a pure spitter be it in the ring or in the booth. Listen after the jump.

Another day, another new track from the iHipHop Distribution A3C Volume 4 compilation. This time we've got some Smoke DZA for ya. "Leana Horns" features Al-Doe & NymLo and is produced by Brady Watt. The compilation may be purchased via iTunes. Listen after the jump.

The story of Makonnen is quite touching: a weirdo kid out of place in Atlanta knocking on virtually every door possible only to have them all slammed in his face until finally striking a friendship/working relationship with rising local producers Metro Boomin and (later) Sonny Digital. This relationship led to the creation of "Tuesday", Makonnen's smash hit. Makonnen, now signed to Drake's OVO imprint, is keeping busy, and today we are introduced to MikeWiLLMakonnen (Mike WiLL Made It x Makonnen). You may listen to their wistful new track "Wishin' You Well" after the jump.

Ever since Cozz signed to J. Cole's Dreamville imprint fans have been anxiously awaiting Cozz to drop a solo project. Well, as Cozz put it himself: the wait is over! And with Cozz N Effect comes a remix of "Knock tha Hustle" featuring Cozz' superior, J. Cole. Listen after the jump!

Rick Ross is prepping the release of his forthcoming studio album Hood Billionaire and he's already been so kind to bless us with the Project Pat featured "Elvis Presley BLVD" a few weeks back. Now he's giving us another exclusive, the R. Kelly featured "Keep Doin' That". That's the single artwork above. Hood Billionaire is slated to drop November 24th. After the jump.

In case you've been wondering where Ludacris has been he excuses his absence at the beginning of his "Hot N***a" freestyle. And although Luda may seem a tad bit late to the party (Bobby Shmurda's "Hot N***a" was released as a single in July) he delivers a focused and downright aggressive freestyle. We must say, it's a welcome addition to all the lousy "Hot N***a" freestyles and remixes we've heard so far this year. Luda's still got it, that's for sure. Listen after the jump.