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Boola returns with his new album No Better Time Than The Present.  The album offers his hit singles “Kim K” and “Starting 5” which features Jon Connor, Maffew Ragazino, Reek da Villain and Mickey Factz. Boola is no newcomer to the music industry. A former in house producer for Roc-a-fella records Boola re-entered the music […]

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After the success of Slaughterhouse’s On The House mixtape and their Shady Records debut album, welcome to: OUR HOUSE, Joe Budden is getting ready to drop a new solo mixtape titled A Loose Quarter. Get it? Slaughterhouse is four people. Joe Budden is one quarter of Slaughterhouse? Loose…quarter? That Budden sure is a clever one. “My ‘mean verse streak’ I’m […]

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Mel Carter isn’t the best rapper in his own family. That doesn’t matter because if you had this man’s lineage, you wouldn’t be able to touch his uncle. The rapping nephew of Jay-Z drops off his new mixtape, Popular Stranger, features production mostly by his homies Maserati, Hunga, P. Carrera and J. Dot. Mel Carter held his listening […]

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Alley Boy is back with his latest project, The Gift Of Discernment. After the Atlanta resident’s earlier project, Ni**anati, made a lot of noise in the south, the DTE’s own returns with another solid effort with a ton of big time features. The Gift Of Discernment boasts guest features from Big K.R.I.T., Pusha T, Gunplay, Yo Gotti and many more. […]

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Waka Flocka Flame dropped his brand new mixtape last week, Salute Me Or Shoot Me Pt. 4: Banned From America. This record “Turnt” features the reunion of the trio that brought you the Billboard smash single, “No Hands,” off of Waka’s debut album Flockavelli. Roscoe Dash and Wale join Waka Flocka Flame on “Turnt,” but this version doesn’t feature […]

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Gudtyme’s unearthed a proverbial gold mine of Hip-Hop rarities in this new mixtape, Lunchroom Battles: Desperately Seeking Vanessa. In his own words, Gudtyme reminisces on growing up in the Corona section of Queens, NY where he got to see tons of Hip-Hop legends and luminaries performing in the hood. Whether it be breaking, graphing, or rapping, the […]

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We will not slander the Drama King’s needs to rock a leather baseball jersey on his cover artwork. That said, Kay Slay drops his latest mixtape, The Return Of The Gatekeeper. The man also known as Dez (for you graffiti cats) still keeps a chunky artist contact list and the mixtape’s guests hail from multiple […]

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Joey BadA$$’ extremely impressive first effort, 1999, found its way onto many top mixtape lists, including ours. He follows up that effort by going back a little bit with this new/old mixtape, Rejex. The mixtape features songs that didn’t make the cut on 1999, but he felt they were necessary to show the fans his progression so far. He […]

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After a few trailers, videos, and just the right amount of teasers, Big Sean drops his new mixtape, Detroit. Big Sean Anderson has been having a hell of a year since dropping his debut album, Finally Famous. He has appeared on numerous high profile features from Justin Bieber, Meek Mill, and of course, G.O.O.D. Music. On this mixtape, […]

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One of the most lethal and fastest rappers to ever live, Twista, links up with Don Cannon on this new mixtape, Reloaded. With production from The Legendary Traxster, DJ Tight Mike and 42 Keys, the one-time Guinness World Record holding rapper returns with his first project in a long time.  Juicy J, Don Cannon, Shawnna, Future and […]

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At long last, it’s finally here. After multiple pushbacks, delays, promos, and trailers, DJ Drama and Lil Wayne are back at it for the fourth time on Dedication 4. Arguably one of the most popular mixtape series’ of all time is back again with Lil Wayne taking his talents over some of the best beats in the […]

Big Sean, News, PHOTO OPS

Big Sean’s been on the grind all summer. After killing features with Meek Mill, G.O.O.D. Music and more, he’s getting ready to show out on Cruel Summer and his sophomore album in the latter part of 2012. But before all of that, he’s dropping this free mixtape to end the summer right, appropriately titled after his hometown. […]