AUDIO: Tha Dogg Pound – Nice & Slow Ft. Snoop Dogg

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Drop-the-top and roll your finest for this smooth cut.  Tha Dogg Pound is back with a new song titled “Nice & Slow” appropriately featuring Snoop Dogg.  Backed by a whinny synth and slappin’ drums, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger and Snoop lace the track with pimp raps and entice their love interests with some explicit sexual wordplay.  ”Nice & Slow” will be featured on the duo’s upcoming Dogg Bagg project.

VIDEO: DoughBoyz Cashout – I Love My Life

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DoughBoyz Cashout get the official introduction at a live show from the big homie Young Jeezy as they take the stage in Detroit.  In their new black and white music video for the song “I Love My Life,” viewers are treated to a compilation of random clips from life on the road and different live shows.  Watch as DoughBoyz Cashout celebrate their lavish lifestyles and new found success in the rap game.

VIDEO: Joey Bada$$ & Kirk Knight Interview + DJ Semtex Freestyle

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Take a look at some dope coverage of Kirk Knight and Joey Bada$$ recently catching up with London’s DJ Semtex.  The duo quickly get into some off-the-top rhymes and hold it down instrumental after instrumental.  In between, Semtex also takes the opportunity to put the New York natives through a Q&A session.  Watch how it all went down live at BBC Radio 1Xtra.

MIXTAPE: CJ Fly – Thee Way Eye See It

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Pro Era rapper CJ Fly steps outside the shadow of the group momentarily to deliver his debut solo mixtape, Thee Way Eye See It.  Previewing the artwork to fans back in September, the New York native quickly follows things up with the release of his 17-song project.  Two additional bonus tracks seal the deal while the project also boasts features from the likes of Phife Dawg, Ab-Soul and Buckshot.  CLICK HERE to download CJ Fly’s movie theater themed Thee Way I See It mixtape.

MIXTAPE: Waka Flocka Flame – From Roaches To Rollies

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Waka Flocka Flame is back with his new mixtape entitled Roaches To Rollies.  Hosted by DJ Sream, the 15-song project comes equipped with appearances from Whoo Da Kid, Frenchie, Sony, Chazz, Diago and K-So.  Not to be forgotten, track number five serves as Waka’s official diss record aimed at former business partner and friend Gucci Mane who is currently locked up behind bars.  CLICK HERE to download Roaches To Rollies and take a look at the official tracklisting also provided.

1. Big Homie Flock (Intro)
2. Obituary (Feat. Wooh Da Kid)
3. Took Off
4. F*ck Sh*t (Feat. Trouble)
5. Ice Cream (Gucci Diss)
6. Heavyweight (Feat. Frenchie & Sony)
7. Rich Gang
8. 7 Days of the Week
9. Running Them Lips (Feat. Chazz)
10. Pop That P*ssy (Feat. Diago & Chazz)
11. Rainy Dayz
12. Geekin (Feat. K-So)
13. Going Off
14. Alpo
15. Bragg (Just Tell Em)

AUDIO: Chuck Inglish – Came Thru / Easily Ft. Mac Miller & Ab-Soul

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Chuck Inglish delivers a new collaborative track titled “Came Thru / Easily” featuring rapper’s Mac Miller and Ab-Soul.  The combination is a winner as each artist showcases their respective skills over the track’s lively production courtesy of Inglish.  ”Came Thru / Easily” is set to make the tracklist for Chucks upcoming Easily EP which is meant to hold the fans over until The Cool Kid can release his debut Convertibles album set to hit shelves on February 11.

AUDIO: JR Writer – The Great One’s Back

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New York rapper JR Writer delivers a new cut off his recently released The Stash LP with the standout track “The Great One’s Back.”  Over loud horns and slappin’ drums, Writer calls out artists currently taking up space in the rap game spotlight and questions their skills as he refers to himself as the “The Great One.”  Writer smothers the instrumental with braggadocios rhymes that showcase the rapper’s cocky attitude after having been absent from the world of Hip Hop for sometime now.

AUDIO: Lauryn Hill – Consumerism

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Lauryn Hill gets released from Prison and releases a new song titled “Consumerism.”  The track almost sounds as if it was accidentally uploaded at a higher speed than what it was recorded at but it eventually grows on you as it forces the listener to have to keep up with Hill’s quick flow.  The production is all over the place as well as it features some nice live instrumentation.  Still, the song’s finest moment comes in the form of its chorus which features some soft and mellow vocals for a nice contrast against Lauryn’s Twista-like delivery.  See what Ms. Hill had to say on the matter below.

“Consumerism is part of some material I was trying to finish before I had to come in. We did our best to eek out a mix via verbal and emailed direction, thanks to the crew of surrogate ears on the other side. Letters From Exile is material written from a certain space, in a certain place.”

“Consumerism is part of some material I was trying to finish before I had to come in. We did our best to eek out a mix via verbal and emailed direction, thanks to the crew of surrogate ears on the other side. Letters From Exile is material written from a certain space, in a certain place. I felt the need to discuss the underlying socio-political, cultural paradigm as I saw it. I haven’t been able to watch the news too much recently, so I’m not hip on everything going on. But inspiration of this sort is a kind of news in and of itself, and often times contains an urgency that precedes what happens. I couldn’t imagine it not being relevant. Messages like these I imagine find their audience, or their audience finds them, like water seeking it’s level.”

– Ms. Lauryn Hill

VIDEO: Rihanna – Pour It Up

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Rihanna gets raunchy and raw in her new music video for the strip club anthem “Pour It Up.”  Watch as RiRi flaunts her cash and makes it rain while numerous dancers seductively work the pole and perform to the camera.  The visual treatment for “Pour It Up” also boasts some twerking scenes from Rihanna herself.  Unapologetic is available in stores.