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This is the 13th studio LP from Long Island, New York emcee/producer Roc Marciano. Beginning in the very late 90’s as a member of the Flipmode Squad, he then went solo in 2008 to drop classic albums that would pave the way for those like Griselda such as Marcberg & Reloaded. He would begin focusing on producing projects for other artists like Flee Lord & Bronze Nazareth following Mt. Marci & of course returning to enlist The Alchemist to fully produce The Elephant Man’s Bones & The Skeleton Key couple years apart from each other, both of which I gave perfect scores to & the same goes with The Coldest Profession produced by DJ Premier. 5 months later, he’s continuing to…

21 Savage and Fivio Foreign are beefing after Fivio questioned the Atlanta rapper’s street cred in a recent interview.On Thursday (Jan. 22), Fivio was a guest on DJ Akademiks’ Off The Record podcast. During the sit-down, they talked about the drama surrounding 21 Savage’s movement to denounce the streets, when Fivio shot down the assertion that 21 is a street dude in the first place.”What’s making you think that Savage is a street ni**ga? He said f**k the streets,” Fivio questioned. “Street ni**a where? In Atlanta?…Them ni**gas is all cap. You understand? Trust me. It’s all show.”21 Savage got wind…

50 Cent teases a new scripted drama about top hip-hop lawyer Drew Findling titled Billion Dollar Lawyer.On Thursday (Jan. 22), the G-Unit boss shared a trailer for the forthcoming project on social media. Executive-produced by 50 in conjunction with Quality Control Music’s film arm, Quality Films, the drama will center around the Atlanta-based attorney who is the go-to legal defender for rappers like Lil Baby, Cardi B, Gucci Mane, Young Dolph, YFN Lucci, DaBaby and others. The trailer features show footage, video of Drew with his many hip-hop clients and commentary from rappers.”He’s the f**king man,” DaBaby says.”You get in…

The Origins of East Coast Street Rap In the mid-1990s, New York street rap captured the raw energy of East Coast Hip Hop. West Coast gangsta rap ruled the airwaves through albums like Dr. Dre’s The Chronic and Snoop Doggy Dogg’s Doggystyle, with their smooth G-funk synths shifting attention away from New York. The response from the East Coast came through darker, colder sounds rooted in urban realism and intricate hustler narratives. Artists delivered this style across key albums that defined the era’s gritty tone. Black Moon’s Enta Da Stage (1993) brought atmospheric beats with sharp verses on survival in…

“The Symphony” is a song produced by Marley Marl featuring Juice Crew members Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap, and Big Daddy Kane. The track appears on Marley Marl’s 1988 Cold Chillin’ Records release In Control, Volume 1. Rolling Stone ranked “The Symphony” the 48th greatest Hip Hop song of all time, calling it “the first truly great posse cut. Marley Marl, who was working as a DJ for radio station WBLS, sampled the song’s signature loop from a station copy of Otis Redding’s “Hard to Handle“. Marley Marl and his Juice Crew affiliates recorded “The Symphony” in Queens, immediately after…

Roc Marciano moves on a different clock than the rest of the game. For more than a decade, he has been the originator and gold standard for this strain of gritty street rap, the one who helped revive and refit the mafioso lane opened by 1990s icons like Kool G Rap, Nas, AZ, and Raekwon for a new era. In the early 2010s he pulled that sound out of the major-label gloss, stripped it to bare loops and eerie details, and built a catalog that still shapes how modern underground rap talks about luxury, risk, and crime. 656 arrives as another…

Nicki Minaj has come through in the 11th hour to stop her $20 million mansion from being sold to satisfy a $503,000 lawsuit judgment.On Thursday (Jan. 22), a final hearing was held to address whether the rap star’s Hidden Hills, Calif., home will be sold to pay Thomas Weidenmüller, who was awarded the default judgment last year after Nicki failed to answer his 2022 lawsuit, which accused Nicki’s husband of assaulting him in 2019.After months in limbo, Nicki finally paid off the debt, avoiding the forced sale of the home. Weidenmüller’s attorney, Paul Saso, confirmed the debt has been settled in…

Drake refuses to let go of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over “Not Like Us” and has filed an appeal after the case was dismissed last year.On Wednesday (Jan, 21), Drake’s legal team filed an official appeals motion in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. While the judge cited “Not Like Us” as being opinion, Drake’s legal team’s appeal argues that Kendrick’s “certified pedophile” claims on the song were stated as an “unambiguous matter of fact.” They also claim UMG misled consumers with its marketing of the song, which caused Drake serious harm.Drake originally…

A$AP Rocky recalls what it was like spending a month in a Swedish jail in 2019.On Tuesday (Jan. 20),  Ebro Darden shared a clip of his upcoming full interview with Pretty Flacko. In the clip, Rocky talks about making international news when he was arrested and jailed for assault in Sweden.”Let me break it down,” Rocky said. “The cell is about the size of this area here. A little bit smaller. No bathroom. Just a sink and a mirror, a bed, a desk and a little cot. When you need to go to the bathroom, you gotta ask for permission.…

J. Cole recounts the difficult recording process of his new single Disc 2, Track 2.On Tuesday (Jan. 20), music journalist Timmhotep Aku shared a portion of a recent interview he conducted with the Dreamville head honcho. During the clip, Cole reveals how challenging it was putting together the song, which finds him telling his life story in reverse.”That was so much time spent downstairs in my crib in the studio while the kids are at school,” Cole explained. “Sitting in one spot and putting a puzzle together. So enjoyable. Took so much time. I don’t say that to say it…