Young Jeezy
The Undeniable

They call it Sprawl City, and with good reason. As big as it is and with as much land as it consumes in its ever-outward push—it’s the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the country, though its official city limits hold fewer ...

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Capo Status

It was bad enough that Jim Jones somehow managed to win in a rap battle against Jay-Z ("Brooklyn High?" Pfft!), let alone the fact that Hustler's P.O.M.E. is a much better album than Kingdom Come, but the new video for ...

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Nas
Let It Go

On a chilly autumn evening, Nasir Jones is tucked into the penthouse lounge in the famed Chung King recording studios building. The room is standard studio issue—oversized black leather couches, big-screen TV, dusty ashtrays and dog-eared magazines—except for the view. Stretching ...

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December 1, 2006

With less than a week to go until the red carpet at The Apollo is rolled out for the return of Justo’s Mixtape Awards, it’s only right we pay our respects to Mixtapes’ #1 Fan, Justo Fiason. The mixtape innovator passed ...

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Something about Jeezy

Apparently The Inspiration leaked on Thursday. I haven’t downloaded it, but from the tracks I’ve heard at various sites on the Internet (and on the Drama mixtape I Am the Street Dream!), I have to admit that it’s shaping up ...

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