Tracy T – Chasin A Check.
MMG signee Tracy T is like Meek Mill except he hasn’t made the pop concessions yet. “Shooters” from his Wolf of All Streets mixtape is the most satisfying trap anthem of the year.
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The Lox – You Remind Me (ft. Sevyn Streeter).
The Lox make you remember Giuliani’s New York.
Yelawolf – Honey Brown
It’s OK, you can let yourself get excited about Yelawolf again. The onetime rookie of the year who flubbed his major label debut debut might redeem himself with Love Story. “Honey Brown” and “Box Chevy V” both signal a great album.
Sphere: Related ContentAce Hood – Supposed To Do (ft. Skepta).
Ace Hood cops a guest verse from overseas for a rare highlight from a C-List rapper.
Que – You Got It.
Que is known for croaked 100 MPH raps and catchy repetitive hooks — he came up with Migos, after all. But my favorite song from Que to date is “You Got It” where he strays into melancholy pop territory and toasts to the girls he doesn’t miss. Trust me, it’s even catchier than “Young Nigga”. If it’s not your style, here are three other Que cuts that should be more to your liking.
Sphere: Related ContentDJ Victoriouz – Who Got The Molly (ft. E-Class Eppi, Boss Top)
DJ Victoriouz and a couple of unknowns buried the mother of all Auto-Tune molly anthems at the end of June’s ChiLanta mixtape.
Sphere: Related ContentCasino – Do What I Want (ft. Young Scooter, Young Thug).
Cartoon cadences are the wave in 2014. Casino’s Cookie Monster/Barney Rubble growl was due for a hot track sooner or later and of course Young Thug shows up in a supporting role.
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Translee’s conversational flow is endearing and he flirts with poignancy on “Cold” from his Culture Junky mixtape.
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You can skip Ice-T’s Art of Rap movie and whatever class Questlove is teaching at NYU and watch this video instead.
