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Statik Selektah – “Funeral Season” F. Styles P, Bun B & Hit-Boy

With Statik Selektah’s Extended Play due out June 18, it’s only right that we’re hearing more from the 18-track album. The latest cut to leak is the choir-driven “Funeral Season” that features verses from Styles P, Bun B, and Hit-Boy. I’m…

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Kid Cudi – Indicud

Kid Cudi - Indicud Republic: 2013 Kid Cudi’s artistic vision, or boredom perhaps, has led him to experiment with a wide array of sounds. From his early boom-bap-heavy mixtape days to his darkened Man on the Moon series, all the way…

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Hit-Boy – “Cypher” F. ScHoolBoy Q, Method Man, Redman, Raekwon, Casey Veggies, Xzibit, Rick Ross, Kent M$NEY, Audio Push & B Mac The Queen

Are y’all ready for, well, a “Cypher”? I hope so, because this track boasts an onslaught of bars from *takes deep breath* Hit-Boy, Kent M$ney, Audio Push, B Mac The Queen, ScHoolboy Q, Casey Veggies, Xzibit, Rick Ross, Method Man,…

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OK, So Travi$ Scott Says ‘Cruel Winter’ Is Still Happening

OK, so what the hell is going on right now at G.O.O.D. Music? Is it merely the fact that they want to keep messing with us or is it simply that some people don’t know what’s going on? I’m referring…

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Hit-Boy Confirms Nas And Frank Ocean’s “White Jesus” Will Be Released

As I am sure many of you can recall, it was speculated that Frank Ocean and Nas had recorded a song together, but the session files were lost. We then heard that those files were recovered, exciting music fans the…

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Hit-Boy Confirms There’s No ‘Cruel Winter’

While we doubted Common the other day, it looks like Hit-Boy is also confirming that there will be no Cruel Winter. So much for that exciting project, which Q-Tip said he was working on with Kanye West not long ago.…

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Full 2013 Roots Picnic Lineup Revealed

After Questlove gave us a sneak peak via Twitter yesterday, Okayplayer has revealed the official lineup of this year’s Roots Picnic. Obviously, the Roots headline this event, but it seems like the Philadelphia summer festival continues to expand its horizon,…

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Questlove Reveals 2013 Roots Picnic Performers

Twitter fiend Questlove hopped on his account this past hour or so to start spoiling some of the news for this year’s Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. While he didn’t give away any names directly, his tweets pretty much revealed that…

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Kendrick Lamar – “Backseat Freestyle” P. Hit-Boy

As we all sit and wait in anticipation for Kendrick Lamar‘s good kid, m.A.A.d. city, Hit-Boy takes to Twitter to liberate album cut “Backseat Freestyle”. As expected this track really goes. The beat is pretty bare bones, sporting heavy percussion…

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DJ Drama – Quality Street Music

DJ Drama - Quality Street Music Entertainment One: 2012 When I told my friend I was writing a review of DJ Drama’s new album, Quality Street Music, he rightfully asked me: who is DJ Drama? Unless you’re a fan of the Gangsta…