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YASIIN BEY RETIRES FROM RAP IN VOICEMAIL TO KANYE WEST A

Yasiin Bey (b.k.a. Mos Def) gave Kanye West a call the other night after being arrested in South Africa for violating local immigration laws while trying to leave the country. He’s been detained in Cape Town while he and his family will have 14 days to vacate the country. The voicemail finds Bey explaining his current situation while dropping a freestyle of sorts with the same cadence as Mr. West’s recently released “No More Parties In LA.” The 11-minute message also finds Bey stating his immediate retirement from hip hop and Hollywood. He will drop one last album this year though.

Give it a listen. Hopefully this isn’t the last we hear from the artist formally known as the Mighty Mos Def.

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ANDERSON .PAAK – MALIBU (ALBUM STREAM)

We’ve been telling you about Anderson .Paak for quite some time and now the artist drops his highly anticipated Malibu album. Featuring the likes of ScHoolBoy Q, Rapsody, The Game, Talib Kweli and production from Madlib, DJ Khalil, 9th Wonder, Hi-Tek and a host of others, this is a must-listen. And thanks to Spotify, you can stream it now. Go ahead and cop yours now.

01 The Bird (prod. Paak)
02 Heart Don’t Stand A Chance (prod. DJ Khalil)
03 The Waters f. BJ the Chicago Kid (prod. Madlib)
04 The Season/Carry Me (prod. 9th Wonder, Callum Conner)
05 Put Me Thru (prod. Paak)
06 Am I Wrong f. ScHoolboy Q (prod. POMO)
07 Without You f. Rapsody (prod. 9th Wonder)
08 Parking Lot (prod. Paak, Jose Rios)
09 Lite Weight f. The Free Nationals United Fellowship Choir (prod. Kaytranada)
10 Room In Here f. The Game & Sonya Elise (prod. Like of Pac Div)
11 Water Fall (Interlude) (prod. Chris Dave, The Drumhedz)
12 Your Prime (prod. DJ Khalil)
13 Come Down (prod. Hi-Tek)
14 Silicon Valley (prod. Dem Jointz)
15 Celebrate (prod. Paak, Vicky Farewell Nguyen
16 The Dreamer f. Talib Kweli & Timan Family Choir (prod. Callum Conner)

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TORAE – ENTITLED (ALBUM STREAM)

Don’t let the baby face on the album cover fool you, Torae is here to body mics on his album Entitled. Featuring a stellar guest list that includes Phonte, Pharoahe Monch, Teedra Moses, Mack Wilds, Pete Rock and DJ Premier, the Coney Island emcee deliver 16 tracks of that raw for your listening pleasure. Stream and the cop your own here.

01 Introview
02 Imperial Sound f. Saul Williams
03 Get Down (prod. Pete Rock)
04 Clap Shit Up f. Phonte
05 Let Em Know (prod. Jahlil Beats)
06 Override f. Jarrell Perry & Roni Marsalis
07 Crown f. 3D Natee
08 R.E.A.L.
09 Coney Island’s Finest
10 Troubled Times f. Mack Wilds
11 Together f. Kil RIpkin Shaquawna Shanté
12 Entitled f. Teedra Moses
13 The eNd
14 Shoutro
15 Saturday Night
16 What’s Love f. Pharoahe Monch

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KANYE WEST FEAT. TY DOLLA $IGN & KENDRICK LAMAR – REAL FRIENDS/NO MORE PARTIES IN LA (SNIPPET)

After the lukewarm reaction to “Facts,” Kanye returns with “Real Friends/No More Parties In LA” that has a guest list of Ty Dolla $ign and Kendrick Lamar along with production courtesy of Madlib, Boi-1da, SEVNTHOMAS, Frank Dukes & additional programming by Havoc. This is just a sample of the song as Kanye has also announced the return of G.O.O.D. Fridays in preparation for SWISH.