Between Yelawolf, Block Beattaz, and Jackie Chain, Bama isn’t messing around this year. There are probably some more names that belong on that list, but my ignorant East Coast ass isn’t read up on country rap. Also, best adlib ever: All these yellow diamonds got my neck lookin’ like Lisa..

Soul Khan of Brown Bag AllStars writes a letter to his future self on this track from his album coming out this summer. For Soul Khan’s two cents on indie hip-hop, refer to our in-depth interview with BBAS. Download: Soul Khan – Soulstice Sphere: Related Content

It sucks when artists get so wrapped up in “making a difference” that it precludes them from making good music. Nas has been grappling with this issue with his last two albums. Instead of trying to go somewhere interesting musically, he tried to grab everyone’s attention by giving his albums..