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Pete Rock’s Five Favorite Beats Of All Time
Previously: DJ Premier’s Five Favorite Beats Of All Time
DJ Mustard’s Five Favorite Beats He Wishes He Produced
Andrew “Pop” Wansel Might Be The Luckiest Producer Alive
Cardo Speaks On Producing Jeezy And Jay Z’s “Seen It All
Pete Rock Is On Kendrick Lamar’s Next Album
50 Cent Bets 750K That Floyd Mayweather Jr. Can’t Read Very Well
UPDATE (5:45): 50 Cent just uploaded a further video to Instagram, this time saying that Jimmy Kimmel called and offered to have Floyd accept 50's challenge on Kimmel's show. But of course Fif couldn't help but toss in another dig at Floyd, saying, "We don't wanna put pressure on you; we know you can't pronounce those words in the Harry Potter book, so we're gonna let you read Cat In The Hat.
Ms. Lauryn Hill “Black Rage (Sketch)”
Hip-hop has responded resoundingly over the past week about Ferguson.
Now Ms. Lauryn Hill delivers a statement on wax on the Mike Brown incident. “An old sketch of Black Rage, done in my living room. Strange, the course of things. Peac...
Raekwon “I’ll Be Good”
For today's installment of #TBT series, Raekwon releases "I'll Be Good." The Chef cooks up Rene & Angela classic hit "I'll Be Good" and delivers a impressive track. Listen below.
T.I. “New National Anthem” Featuring Skylar Grey
T.I. spoke out about the tragic events that's still happening in Ferguson on Instagram.
“Look at us….America has created a monster," said Tip. Now the ATL rapper delivers a powerful message on wax featuring Skylar Grey in response to the Mike Brown's incident. Brown was an unarmed ...
Lil Durk And Chief Keef Are Friends Again
XXL Freshman Lil Durk and Chief Keef are friends again.
Last night (Aug. 20) announced that he is working with Keef and back in the studio together.
It's back OTFxGBE Chicago we back at it @ChiefKeef my brother #300 s/o @slypolaroid and @Nuface
— LIL DURK (@lildurk_) August 21, 2014
The two Chicago MCs' friendship has been tumultuous lately. Durk has ...
Premiere: Trinidad Jame$ Featuring iLoveMakonnen “H.O.M.E (Hating On Me)” (Prod. By Sonny Digital)
A couple of weeks ago news broke that Trinidad Jame$ was dropped from Def Jam.
Jame$ spoke about that and a number of issues on "Doin' Me," which is produced by produced by Raak. Today, the ATL native drops a new record titled "H.O.M....
Watch The Video For Chris Brown, Usher And Rick Ross “New Flame”
The theme is all white for this video.
Chris Brown, Usher and Rick Ross' smash hit "New Flame" gets some pretty crisp visuals. This single will appear on Breezy's upcoming album X, which is set to drop on Sept. 16.
Watch above.
Diamond D, Pete Rock “Only Way 2 Go”
Diamond D teams up with Pete Rock for “Only Way 2 Go,” which is a cut off Diam Piece. D.I.T.C. veteran is preparing to release his seventh solo LP pretty soon. Listen to “Only Way 2 Go" below.
Stream Gucci Mane ‘Gucci Vs Guwop’
Gucci Mane said he is dropping eight more projects this year and he wasn't lying. Stream his newest tape Gucci vs Guwop below. This 13-track project gets contributions from Zaytoven, Mike WiLL Made It, Young Chop and more.
Lil Wayne Kicks A Freestyle To ESPN’s SportsCenter theme song
Lil Wayne had a busy day at ESPN this morning.
He announced not only the release date for Tha Carter V but also the album cover. Following his appearance on First Take, Weezy remixed the SportsCenter intro with a freestyle and it was pretty remarkable...
Ca$h Out “Mexico” Featuring Yo Gotti
Ca$t Out teams up with Yo Gotti for "Mexico" off his upcoming LP, Let's Get It. Let's Get It comes out Aug. 26. Listen to the track below.