BLU & EXILE – SOLD THE SOUL [VIDEO]
Blu & Exile hit you with a quick animated lyric video for “Sold the Soul,” where Blu laments the perils of artistic integrity versus commercial appeal.
JOYNER LUCAS – I’M NOT RACIST [VIDEO]
As we continue to misunderstand one another in 2017 with a divisive president fueling the fire, Joyner Lucas comes through with the powerful video for “I’m Not Racist” where White America and Black America have a clash of perspectives. This is a must watch video and a song that should go down as one of the most powerful narratives of 2017.
YOUR OLD DROOG – YOU THE TYPE
Adult Swim cuts loose Your Old Droog’s “You The Type” where the emcee proceeds to run the dozens on the clowns and posers.
BENNY & DJ GREEN LANTERN – BUTCHER ON STEROIDS [MIXTAPE STREAM]
Griselda Gang keeps coming for everyone’s head as Benny is the next in line with a new project. With DJ Green Lantern providing the mix, Benny rips production from Daringer, Icerox, Noc, Camouflage Monk, Trypps Beatz and Green Lantern, himself on the “Butcher On Steroids” mixtape. Guests include Conway and El Camino. Definitely worth your time.
FLASHIUS CLAYTON & LISAAN’DRO – MONEY MAKIN MUSIC (MIXTAPE STREAM)
Flashius Clayton and Lisaan’Dro have been dropping off goodies for our ears over the past few months. But now we get a full out 14 tracks of bangers with the “Money Makin’ Music” mixtape. Some joints you may have heard, others you may not have. But listen to it in its entirety now.
MEYHEM LAUREN & DJ MUGGS – CAMEL CRUSH [VIDEO]
Meyhem Lauren and DJ Muggs keep pushing that product off of Gems From the Equinox with the fifth video from the album titled “Camel Crush.”
MICK & CHI DULY – 7:18 (JAY-Z & DJ PREMIER BLENDS MIXTAPE)
If you’re looking for something to snap your neck to, look no further than MICK and Chi Duly’s mixtape titled “7:18″ where the duo deliver a project described as “JAY-Z’s most lyrical and personal verses and juxtapose them with DJ Premier’s most dark and precise works.” My goodness is this good. Just under 57 minutes of bars from Hov and beats from Preemo. 33 songs in less than an hour.
“This mixtape is a love letter to the hip hop we grew up listening to,” MICK says. “This is for the people who grew up analyzing the b-side of every Gang Starr and Group Home single. This is for the people who listened to Jay’s ‘A Million And One Questions‘ a million and one times.”
Stream it all now.
KXNG CROOKED – THE MAGA CONTINUES
KXNG Crooked takes aim and fires at the 45th president with “The MAGA Continues” from his forthcoming Good vs. Evil 2 album.
“Donald Trump coined the now famous acronym MAGA,” Crooked said to Mass Appeal. “I personally believe the phrase ‘Make America Great Again’ is a dog whistle for racism and turning the clocks of progression backwards. The way the country is currently divided it seems to be working. I’m really just letting off steam on the joint, but some important points are definitely being touched on. One point I covered in the song is being widely overlooked; maybe because it’s a fairly new form of division in Hip Hop. I’ve done many shows with white rappers and seen some of their fans in the crowd wearing confederate flag and swastika symbols on their clothing. Shit blew my mind. Nobody talks about this element in Hip Hop that is growing and will cause division on another level. I chose to speak on it because Hip Hop is a tool for unification and we need to keep it that way. How long will we allow the MAGA to continue?”
SEAN PRICE & SMALL PROFESSOR FEAT. ROCK – REFRIGERATOR P (ORIGINAL)
The original version of “Refrigerator P” from Sean Price’s Imperious Rex album has been liberated with production from Small Professor and a hook from Rock.
DAVE EAST FEAT. WIZ KHALIFA – PHONE JUMPIN [VIDEO]
Things get trippy when Dave East and Wiz Khalifa join forces in the video for “Phone Jumpin.” The wild video oozes elements of Busta Rhymes’ “Gimme Some More.”