ARTWORK: E-40 – The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 4, 5 & 6

e40Never one to be boxed in, Bay area rapper E-40 has continued to find ways to reinvent himself and remain relevant in a fast paced industry that continues to evolve.  Within only three years, the OG rapper has changed the game and stayed true to his strategy of flooding the market with tons of music by way of releasing seven albums and multiple on the same day.  What takes some rappers a year plus to create one album, 40- watter doubles or even triples his work ethic in an effort to provide his fans with more.  Under his Revenue Retrievin’ series, three albums hit stores and online retailers while his Block Brochure: Welcome to The Soil series pulled a one up and dropped with four.  Also, let’s not forget that E-40 recently collaborated just last year with fellow Bay rapper Too $hort and dropped two more albums under his History series with Mob Music and Function Music.

With that being said, Charlie Hustle continues to stay on his grind and today decided to release the official artwork for three more albums that will coincide with his Block Brochure series.  Parts four, five, and six will bring Forty Fonzarelli’s solo album total to a whopping 20 releases and demonstrates the independent and creative freedom the rapper is working with.

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ARTWORK: T.I., Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz Cover XXL Magazine’s July/August Cover

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XXL releases their latest photo/artwork for their July/August 2013 cover and it sports none other than T.I., Lil Wayne, and 2 Chainz who are all hitting the road together beginning July 9 in Alabama for the America’s Most Wanted Music Festival.  Further, each rapper is also getting the opportunity to shine on their own individual covers which are also being released simultaneously.  Take a look as the trio share a cover above and their solo one’s below.

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VIDEO: Cory Gunz – Datz WTF I’m Talkin’ Bout Official Trailer | Artwork

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Cory Gunz is back to promote his new mixtape Datz WTF I’m Talkin’ Bout which is set to hit the streets July 17.  In the official trailer below, Cory details his rise in the game as well as the up’s and down’s that come along with it and reassures fans his new project is on the way.  Check out the official artwork for the upcoming mixtape above.

VIDEO: Problem – Say That Then ft. Glasses Malone

The anticipated collaborative mixtape titled The Separation between Compton rapper Problem and DJ Drama is officially in full swing.  Recently, the official track list for the project was released along with a brand new video for “Say That Then” which serves as the first leak off the anticipated mixtape.  Cali artist Glasses Malone also makes a feature for the track and will be one of the many artists featured on Problem’s latest effort.  Take a look at the new video above and below for the official track list and artwork.

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AUDIO: Kanye West – Bound | Snippet + Yeezus Official Artwork

YeezusLooks like Def Jam has finally released and confirmed the official artwork for Kanye West’s upcoming Yeezus album.  The artwork is similar to the decoys that were circulated throughout the internet a few weeks ago.  Here we have a simple blank CD with the album’s track list around the edges placed in a clear jewel case.  The only thing that really stands out is what appears to be a piece of red tape with the album title written across it very sloppy in black sharpy.

Below is also a recent snippet that was released for a track titled “Bound” which will be featured on Yeezus.  I can’t lie, I’m very excited to see what Kanye has in store for hip hop fans with this album.  Yeezus will be in stores and digitally available on June 18.

ARTWORK: Action Bronson & Harry Fraud – Saaab Stories | Track List

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Looks like Action Bronson and Harry Fraud will be linking up again for a collaborative project called Saaab Stories.  Support some dope music and make a purchase when it drops on June 11.  That artwork is pretty fresh too.

1. 72 Virgins feat. Big Body Bes
2. Triple Backflip
3. No Time
4. The Rockers feat. Wiz Khalifa
5. Strictly 4 My Jeeps
6. Alligator
7. Seven Series Triplets feat. Prodigy and Raekwon

ARTWORK: Kanye West – Yeezus | New Air Yeezy II Colorway

yeezus-official-artworkKanye West’s new album cover artwork was finally revealed.  This looks pretty interesting to say the least.  It appears to be a melted down Jesus Piece or some sort of distorted gold object with a simple piece of red tape that reads Yeezus.  Last night Kanye took over SNL and delivered two new songs with “Black Skinhead” and “New Slaves”.  Ye’s new album is now available for pre order on his official website and will be available to purchase on June 18 which is the mysterious date he dropped for fans via his twitter account a few weeks back.

In other news, Kim Kardashian took to her instagram and previewed a new Red colorway of the Air Yeezy II’s that Mr. West wore during his performance on SNL.  Check out a sneak peek below.

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ARTWORK: Prodigy – H.N.I.C. | Book Cover

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Prodigy tweeted this earlier today.  His new book will be available July 16.  If you haven’t check out P’s last work of literature, My Infamous Life, I suggest you look into that.  It was pretty good and I liked the way Mr. Albert Johnson told his own personal story.  You may even be able to find the audio tape’s somewhere on the internet to listen to if you look hard enough.

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My new book “H.N.I.C. (an infamous novel)” drops July 16th. Followed by the movie to the book. pic.twitter.com/HA3J5BgxjU