REDMAN – DOPE MAN
After terrorizing the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher, Reggie Noble gets goofy with the video for the Rick Rock produced “Dope Man.”
CHRIS RIVERS FEAT. WHISPERS – YOU KNOW
Chris Rivers and Whispers put a spin on Ice Cube’s “You Know How We Do It.”
JADAKISS – #TOP5DOA FREESTYLE EDITION MIXTAPE
Jadakiss has become a well known tormentor of other people’s beats to the point where his freestyle is damn near better than the original. With that in mind, it would be wise to listen to and download Jadakiss’ mixtape that features 14 freestyles of nothing but fire. From his “Thotline Bling” to how “Incarcerated Scarfaces” adaptation, it’s all here.
JAY ELECTRONICA SAYS THAT HE MIGHT DELETE ACT II
The highly anticipated and long overdue Jay Electronica album has been lingering long in the minds of hip hop heads everywhere who have been awaiting a full body of work from the emcee. However, during a performance in NYC for CMJ, Jay Elec said the following…
“I was just backstage talking about that with [Jason] Goldwatch. We were talking about the delete button.”
Wait, what? After all this time? He could be teasing us but you never know with Jay Electronica. With the project being so old, perhaps he’s wanting to scrap all the older material in favor of something new.
Is it RIP Act II?
We’ll just have to wait and see.
SEMI HENDRIX (RAS KASS & JACK SPLASH – BREAKFAST AT BANKSY’S (ALBUM STREAM)
Ras Kass and Jack Splash drop their collaborative album and offer a full album stream for you to digest. Guests include Cee-Lo, Kurupt, Raheem DeVaughn and Teedra Moses and it’s definitely worth the listen.
MOSS FEAT. HAVOC & ONYX – NOBODY MOVE
Producer Moss employs Havoc and Onyx for the rhymes that will have you ready to punch somebody in the face. Off of Moss’ debut album Marching To The Sound Of My Own Drum.
TALIB KWELI FEAT. RAPSODY – EVERY GHETTO (PRODUCED BY HI-TEK)
Talib and Rapsody deliver the visuals for this cut from the upcoming Indie 500 project that is a collaborative album between Kweli and 9th Wonder.
DAVE EAST – GLORY (FREESTYLE)
Dave East grabs the beat to Cam’ron’s “Glory” by the throat and gives it a lashing.
STRO – LIVE AT THE BBQ ’16
Young Stro goes back to a time before he was born and takes on the legendary Main Source and Nas collaboration “Live At The BBQ.”
TALIB KWELI FEAT. STYLES P – THE MATHEMATICS
Talib Kweli and his collective, Colours of The Culture — which is comprised of emcees Talib, Niko Is, Chaz Van Queen, K’Valentine and Truly Def, producers Thanks Joey, Krikos, and Henry Daher, singer Paulina Vo, visual artist YousTheJuice, filmmaker Chris Smith, comedian Seth Byrd and multi-hyphenates Anthony “Townsky” Diaz, The Narcysist and Palmer Reed — have released the collaborative project Roy G Biv: What A Colourful World. The Styles P cut is certainly one to check out.