The Game – The Documentary 2 [Album Cover]

The Game will finally release his long-awaited “The Documentary 2” album on September 25th. Says The Game: “To my true fans: it’s been really dope to have you ridin’ with me the last 10 years from the 1st Documentary til now…. I appreciate your loyalty & the patience you have displayed while waiting for me to finish #TheDocumentary2 & I am proud to give you my album cover shot by legend photographer & director @JonathanMannion (who also shot my 1st album cover) & graphic designer @CeoSelfmade for collaborating with Jonathan to bring such a classic image of me on the bridge in my hood….Cedar Block Piru in westside Compton, California… Everything about the photo shoot made me feel the exact same way I did when we were there 10 years ago & trust me when I say…. This album is better than my 1st for more than a few reasons…. But you don’t have to take my word for it because you will see for yourself when it drops SEPTEMBER 25TH 2015 !!!! After Kendrick dropped his album, then Dr. Dre dropped #Compton then the movie doing 100 million after just 2 weeks….. This album will add to my cities continuous legacy !!!! I’m proud to be from #COMPTON & I wish #EazyE was alive to see us flourish yet again…… We on !!! This album cover represents the struggle to stay alive in a city where CRIPS & BLOODS have been at war since 1972 & it’s because of

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Funk Volume – Free Meal (Horseshoe Gang Diss) [Stream]

Last week, Hopsin, Jarren Benton, and Dizzy Wright went on Shade 45 and called out any and every label to a 3-on-3 battle for $500k. The following day, Horseshoe Gang answered the call and released a warning shot with “Half A Meal.” And now, the Funk Volume crew have issued their own response with “Free Meal.” Press play and check out what the trio of emcees brought to the table. via 2DBZ

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Ice Cube Interview w/ DJ Semtex [Video]

DJ Semtex talks to Ice Cube about the N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton”, working with Dr. Dre, and rap beef. After the jump, DJ Semtex talks to actors O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Jason Mitchell about their roles as Ice Cube and Eazy-E in the N.W.A biopic “Straight Outta Compton”, and asks O’Shea what it was like to play his father in the film.

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Horseshoe Gang – Same Day (Funk Volume Diss) [Stream]

Funk Volume and Hopsin originally challenged and label or crew to a $500,000 battle on Sway In The Morning on Wednesday, August 19th. Hopsin mentioned that they would “demolish” Horseshoe Gang and KXNG CROOKED, which led to Horseshoe Gang firing back lyrically with “Half A Meal” on Saturday, August 22nd. The Hip-Hop industry waited almost a full week for a response from the Funk Volume general, and on Friday, August 28th, Hopsin and Dizzy Wright took to Twitter to take a few shots atHorseshoe Gang and KXNG CROOKED. After Hopsin and Dizzy Wright’s Twitter comments, Funk Volume released their diss record “Free Meal” on Friday, August 28th. Only a few hours after the Funk Volume diss track “Free Meal ” was released, Horseshoe Gang quickly hit the studio and bombed back on the Tabu produced cut “Same Day.”

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