Produced by Chris Fresh Yachty has been going absolutely crazy over the last several months, rising to the forefront of hip-hops new class seemingly overnight. Yesterday, Lil Boat surprised dropped a brand new album, featuring none other than fellow XXL Freshman G Herbo on the third installment of his “Up Next” track series. Herb has…
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Kweku Collins Covers the Red Eye
Kweku hysteria continues. The Closed Sessions artist is having one helluva year, and today he keeps the train rolling with another cover — and this time he lands on the Red Eye. Josh Terry did a dope profile on the Evanston-born rapper, who has been garnering acclaim from near and far: Throughout his life, Collins…
Video: Prince Eazy – Thumbin’ Through A Check
Directed by Zae Money talks for Prince Eazy and his latest video for “Thumbin Through A Check” — and yes — he’s laughing all the way to the bank. Share a smile with him below, and be sure to keep stacking.
Lupe Fiasco – Pick Up The Phone
Pick up the phone baby. New Lu! And no, Lupe isn’t rapping over the instrumental for Travi$ Scott and Thugger Thugger’s Quavo-assisted single — this a brand new, original record from Lu. No word on if this joint is attached to any upcoming project or not, but we’ll take it. Pick up the phone for Lupe…
Jermaine Dupri f/ Da Brat & The-Dream – F U Pay Me
So So Def back? Sounds like it. This is nice. JD and Da Brat Tat Tat are back at alongside The-Dream for the catchy “F U Pay Me.” You already know F U Pay Me is the motto, so we’ll stand by this one and the title. Check out this tagged up new single courtesy…
Lil Durk f/ Future – Hated On Me
Last night, I hosted a private dinner on behalf of Lil Durk and Def Jam Records in celebration of Durk’s second Def Jam album Lil Durk 2x. During said dinner, his collaboration with Future “Hated On Me” sprung a leak. Funny how that works out. Well, the good news is that it’s here today and…
New Project: Jeremih – Late Nights: Europe
Before we go any further, I just want to say one thing: Late Nights: The Album was one of, if not the best, albums of 2015. Seriously. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, we can get into the best news of the moment — a brand new Jeremih project is here. Late…
Chance the Rapper f/ Big Sean, Jeremih, & Smino – Living Single
Update: Both Chance & Big Sean have responded to the “Living Single” leak. It was unsanctioned and was allegedly for Big Sean’s forthcoming album. See below. Produced by Cam O’bi What a time to be alive. We’d previously heard reports of a Chance/Smino collab not making it to Coloring Book, and wondered just when, if ever, we’d…
Video: Femdot – King Dilla Freestyle
Directed by Cole Bennett Some new wizardry from Femdot with Cole B behind the lens. Fem is one of the most talented young acts in the city, and he proves he can go toe to toe with anyone on the bars in this riveting new clip. From the streets to the buildings to the corner…
A.K. – #BLM
#BlackLivesMatter. Close your browser if you feel otherwise. And today, A.K. speaks on the atrocities plaguing our country with “#BLM.” Some food for thought at a much needed time. Peace.