Your Old Droog pays homage to New York City with his new record. "Unlimited MetroCard" is filled with tons of bars. "I hope every train dancer gets brain cancer/It's Dr. Death muthafucka ever heard of me?," raps Droog. He rattles off lines about hanging out in Union Square, kids selling candy bars and his negative STD results over the Statik Selektah-produced track. New Yorkers
Joey Bada$$ blazed the path for the Pro Era crew and now it's time for the rest of the squad to eat. Dessy Hinds, one of the many talented MCs on the Pro Era roster, breathes life into Statik Selektah's soulful production on "Homecoming." Flowing effortlessly, Hinds shows off an impressive array of rhyme schemes and lyrics to go as Statik comes correct with style-fitting samples and scr
Wais P The Pimp was arrested yesterday in New York City as part of the NYPD's "Bright Lights, Big City" operation that targets sex trafficking in Midtown Manhattan.
According to the NY Daily News, the rapper, who dubbed his brand of hip-hop as "pimp hop," was arrested on Wednesday after appearing in Manhattan Supreme Court on a DWI charge...
Statik Selektah lets loose a new Joey Bada$$ track while on Shade 45 radio. Joey links up with Action Bronson and Elle Varner for "Run Up On Ya," a Selektah-produced record. Varner sultry voice is perfect for the hook while the two New York MCs provide memorable verses about finding a special woman and "gettin' head in the whip and not crashing it...
With his debut solo album, B4.DA.$$, due next month, precocious New Yorker Joey Bada$$ drops of "Curry Chicken." The Statik Selektah-produced cut is urgent and personal, the familiar brand of mythmaking that so many rap debuts are built on...
After signing a lucrative deal with Warner/Chappell once his audition tape for America's Got Talent went viral, many have been anxious and skeptical to see what young Chris Miles can really do. The 15-year-old NY rapper is back to prove his skills with a new single produced by Statik Selektah called "Topic of Discussion...
There’s no denying New York’s locus in hip-hop has found itself beneath a microscope in recent years. Hip-hop heads across the space remember the day the Internet folded when Kendrick Lamar spoke out on “Control,” and the subsequent influx of retorts from MCs who responded either on wax, socially or by some other medium, surged in. Nevertheless, New York...
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You can catch Statik Selektah's follow-up to last year's Extended Play here. Like that project, What Goes Around comes with a massive amount of features — over 40 of them. The most well-known of the group includes Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson and Talib Kweli. That's only a fraction o...
Statik Selektah's anticipated What Goes Around is on the way, and it's looking like a treat. That's not just judging from the guest list, which includes the likes of Action Bronson, Freddie Gibbs, Ab-Soul and Black Thought. "All The Way (Pimp Hop)," which features Snoop Dogg, Wais P, Ransom and CharlieRED, works as decent evidence. The cut ...