SEAN PRICE – DEFINITION OF GOD
March 17th marks the born day of the late, great Sean Price. On what would have been his 45th birthday, Duck Down Records releases the first single from his posthumous album Imperius Rex titled “Definition of God.”
SCRAM JONES DROPS ‘GUESS THAT SAMPLE’ RAEKWON MIX
With Raekwon’s The Wild right around the corner, Scram Jones drops this clever mix of Raekwon songs using the original samples. If you think you know your samples, you should definitely try your luck guessing them all in this Shade 45 mix.
JOE YOUNG FEAT. STYLES P & TERMANOLOGY – WATCH THE WAVE
Wu-Tang affiliate Joe Young rocks the mic alongside Styles P and Termanology over Dame Grease production on “Watch The Wave.” Off of Joe Young’s Invincible Armour album.
HANZ ON FEAT. METHOD MAN & GHOSTFACE KILLAH – SMOKE LIKE WE DO
Hanz On hires the big guns of the Wu Tang Clan to fire it up and air it out on “Smoke Like We Do.”
MAFFEW RAGAZINO FEAT. EASALIO – PARTY & BULLSHIT
Maffew Ragazino salutes the spirit of The Notorious B.I.G. with a freestyle over Biggie’s classic firestarter “Party & Bullshit.”
RAEKWON FEAT. LIL WAYNE – MY CORNER
Raekwon shares another banger from The Wild, this time it’s all about “My Corner” with assistance from Lil Wayne. “‘My Corner’ is a flashback to them good ol’ terrible blocks, and we take you back to all-black outfits,” Raekwon told Rolling Stone. “This record must be played at high volume.
BANISH FEAT. BIG TWINS & AGALLAH – PAYING YOU A VISIT
Agallah and Big Twins join San Diego’s Banish for a grit and grime filled track titled “Paying You A Visit.” Judging by the sound of this, I don’t want any of them paying me a visit.
YOUNG M.A. – HOT SAUCE
Young M.A. announced that she’ll be dropping a full length project titled HerStory In The Making later this year. But before that, she’ll release a pair of EPs titled “HerStory.” And from Part 1 spawns the single “Hot Sauce”
YOUR OLD DROOG – YOU CAN DO IT! (GIVE UP)
Your Old Droog suggests that a rap career may not be in everyone’s life and perhaps seeking real employment would be a better idea on “You Can Do It! (Give Up).”
“This is a song about how some people should stop following their dreams — especially if it ain’t made for them” Droog wryly says on the song. “Got get a job at the MTA, go be an A&R, do some graphic design work or something. Not everyone is supposed to rap.”
EA$Y MONEY FEAT. CONWAY – LIVE BY
Ea$y Money links up with Shady records newest signee for a romp over and producer Billy Loman’s menacing production.