“Cool” is the first in a series of 7” singles from Tres Records featuring producer Chikaramanga of Giant Panda. The Tres family has released some of my favorite albums of last two years; Big Tone’s Art of Ink, Shawn Jackson’s First of All… and C.R.A.C. Knuckle’s The Piece Talks. Future..

The real Birdman. Usually, we only mention Birdman in reference to his jewelry collection and his finance tips, but apparently he has an album coming out for some reason. Using his Bird-powers, he got Bun B and Drake to spit acid all over this track. If you can endure Birdman’s..

  Most other sites have only casually taken notice of his banger with Raekwon and that turd of a  song he dropped with Juelz Santana, but I think the Yelawolf has a lot more to offer. The Alabama MC combines rock influence with southern twang for something very original in..

This song could’ve done without Wiz Khalifa and Lady G. Bad Lucc and Kurupt’s verses are full of anger and frustration, but Khalifa and G just spit that cutesy quirky wordplay that has plagued 2009. Terrace’s beat knocks, but I prefer his funkier, jazzier stuff. Regardless, I’m excited to hear..

(image) The Lessondary; specifically Jermiside, A Brother Named George, Von Pea, Donwill, Illyas and Elucid; update “Check The Rhime” for KevinNottingham’s forthcoming A Tribe Called Quest tribute mixtape. Don’t sleep on The Lessondary crew. They’re a rare pocket of talent in hip-hop. Download: The Lessondary – Check The Rhyme 2009..

Ghetto, a member of Termanology’s ST Da Squad, celebrated his release from jail with 100 angry bars over a fresh Statik Selektah beat. Damn, Ghetto should get out of jail more often. His mixtape, Trunk Music, will feature production from Lil Fame, Statik Selektah, MoSS and Lee Bannon. Download: Ghetto..

As the gentleman from DJ Premier Blog so eloquently explains, this beat was originally intended for 50 Cent. In December, DJ Premier mentioned that he sent 50 Cent a beat and Curtis turned it down. In response to the Internet’s collective outcry, 50 Cent found the beat and rapped over..