Island Boy Cartel feat. Raekwon & Assassin – Pretty Paper [Stream x Download]

Island Boy Cartel (or I.B.C.) is a new group that combines the talents of Mr. Ol Time Killing, Kardinal Offishal, Planet IV, Benny Demus (Akon’s DJ) and Verse Simmonds. They link up with Raekwon and Assassin for their first joint “Pretty Paper”. Stream/download below.

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Cassidy feat. Various Artists – City Of Brotherly Slugs [Stream x Download]

Cassidy starts off his new year with new music dedicated to his city of Philly featuring a whole lot of artists — Chic Raw, C Grand, Rican Bul, Reed Dollars, Chris, E Ness, Black Deniro, Dark Lo, Charli Baltimore, Gillie Da Kid, Spade, Scholito, Cyssero, Biggs, & K Dot. via HHNM

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Nipsey Hussle Talks Gang Decline & Rap Success In L.A. [Video]

Nipsey Hussle shares his thoughts on L.A. rap being popular again, revealing that he’s proud of his city coming together after being segregated by gangs for so many years. Adding to that, Nipsey goes into detail about the gang injunctions set in place by the city which allowed officers to arrest gang members for just wearing a white t-shirt. He believes that people would rather go to jail for being on their hustle and making money than being targeted as a gang member without committing any crime. Nipsey then speaks about working with TDE rappers on the LAX Tour with Game, and adds that he’s not surprised by the success coming from the label after being around different TDE rappers. He adds that loyalty goes a long way with the group which he says is organic with the “family oriented” members of the label.

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Scoop DeVille Details New Busta Rhymes/Eminem Collab [Video]

Producer Scoop DeVille sat down with VladTV to exclusively talk about a new collaboration between legendary emcees Busta Rhymes and Eminem. He reveals that the project hones in on the classic sounds of both rappers as they spit 60+ bars on a track that will surely have the streets buzzing when it drops. Scoop adds that Eminem initially “blacked out” on the album when Busta sent him the track, prompting Busta to go harder on the project, which will be featured on Busta’s “Extinction Level Event 2” album due out some time in 2014.

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DJ Ron G On His Start, Being Worldwide, MJ, 50 Cent, 2014 Goals & More [Video]

Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with Ron G for an exclusive interview! Ron G speaks on growing up in Harlem, being a mixtape king at the age of 16, his start, being worldwide from mixtapes, doing tracks for big artists like Michael Jackson, being honored at the Global Spin Awards, being raised by the wolves, goals for 2014 & much more!

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