Eric Diep
The Break Presents: Raz Simone
After building his buzz through a slew of EPs and storytelling visuals, Seattle’s Raz Simone is preparing to grind even harder. As the first signee to Lyor Cohen, Todd Moscowitz and Kevin Liles’ 300 label, the 24-year-old has no where to go but up.
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Dave Chappelle, ‘Americaz Nightmare’ (Originally Published October 2004)
That's right folks. The hottest comedian, Dave Chappelle, and the hottest magazine, have joined forces. Eat your heart out, bitches.
In the Fall of 1999, while driving down 8th Street in New York’s Greenwich Village, I bumped into Talib Kweli. Afte...
Pete Rock, Lecrae And Rapsody “Be Inspired”
Jamla Is The Squad is coming a lot sooner than you think. After sharing “No Competition,” the unit decides to let loose one more track titled “Be Inspired.” Featuring an all-star line-up such as Pete Rock, Lecrae and Rapsody, the trio show us the essence of hip-hop never left. Production done by Khr...
Ty Dolla $ign And Black Cobain Bring High-Energy Performance To SOBs
Photography By: Far Fetched / Lucas Alvarado
Ty Dolla $ign brings the heat to the East Coast. Just two days after his Beach House EP dropped via Atlantic Records, the king of ratchet R&B performed his first show at SOBs. As the headliner for Hot 97’s Who’s Next concert, the Los Angeles native was supported by D.C.’s own Bl...
Video Premiere: Verbal Kent (Of Ugly Heroes) “Sammy Sosa”
Verbal Kent of Ugly Heroes is 100 percent hip-hop. You can tell by the onslaught of bars in “Sammy Sosa,” where he’s effortlessly weaving together sentences about not having opponents and lowkey dissing mainstream rappers. The underground ...
Maino Featuring Meek Mill And Troy Ave “Lights, Camera, Action”
Last night, DJ Self premiered Maino’s latest track on Power 105.1. Grabbing Meek Mill and Troy Ave, “Lights, Camera, Action” is most likely the final leak before Maino drops his King Of Brooklyn project. Hear it above.
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YG Featuring Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, Rich Homie Quan And Nicki Minaj “My Nigga (Remix)”
YG unleashes the biggest remix of the year. The lead single off his Def Jam LP, My Krazy Life, is coming out in March, but the Bompton rapper recruited Wayne, Meek Mill and Rich Homie Quan again for the star-studded affair. Minaj especially shines here by flipping the track to cater to the ladies...
Rick Ross, Wale And Magazeen “Royals (Remix)”
Rick Ross was the first out of the Maybach Music camp to remix Lorde’s “Royals.” A few months later, we get another version featuring Wale and Magazeen. Not bad at all. Listen to it above.
Migos And Rico Love “They Don’t Know (Remix)”
Migos decide to take a stab at Rico Love’s “They Don’t Know.” Quavo and TakeOff give the track new life with their melodic flows. Check it out above.
Doughboyz Cashout “My Young Ni**az”
CTE’s newest group Doughboyz Ca$hout keep it strictly for the streets in “My Young Niggaz.” This is presumably off their new mixtape, We Run The City Vol. 4, coming soon. Detroit stand up.
Skeme “Stoner (Remix)”
The West Coast’s own Skeme is next in line to remix Young Thug’s catchy “Stoner” anthem. Removing Thugga’s chorus completely, Skeme uses the free space to spit some Ingleworld-inspired rhymes. Apparently, this song is supposed to kickstart his #SkemeXXLFreshman14 campaign. Should he make it on this ye...
Euro, Birdman & Lil Wayne “We Alright”
Euro is Young Money’s newest signee from Providence, RI. He’ll definitely be one to watch out for on the label’s next compilation album, Rise Of An Empire, due out Mar. 11. The first offering is “We Alright” featuring Birdman and Lil Wayne. The track contains rhymes ab...