Trev Rich – Special Delivery x Pimpin’ Ain’t Dead [Stream x Download]

Denver’s Trev Rich is onto something. First it was “10” over Biggie’s “10 Crack Commandments.” Now he’s back with even more bars over the classic “Special Delivery” instrumental. He’s on fire right now. Let us know what you think and be on the lookout for Trev’s upcoming mixtape with DJ Squizzy Taylor. Check out “Pimpin Ain’t Dead” over Lil Flip “Like A Pimp” instrumental down bottom.

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Statik Selektah Talks w/ Rob Markman About Being Friends With The Best Rappers, Remembering Capital Steez & Much More [Video]

Watch the official broadcast of Rob Markman’s exclusive “Lucky 7” interview with Statik Selektah for ShowOff Radio on Shade45 / SiriusXM. Download “Lucky 7” on iTunes which also features Joey Bada$$, Royce Da 5’9″, Big K.R.I.T., Talib Kweli, Bun B, Sean Price, Styles P, Mick Jenkins and many more. Hit the jump for the rest of the interview.

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Eminem On Sway In The Morning (Full Interview) [Stream]

One of the G.O.A.T — and Sway’s homie — stopped by Sway in the Morning to talk about the new movie he’s Executive Producing, Southpaw, but of course we had to get some music-talk in there. Em was in-studio with his manager, lawyer and longtime friend, Paul Rosenberg — and for the first time ever, we hear about how they met and what made Paul decide to work with him. These two even switch roles in-front of us. Hilarious. We also hear about Eminem’s Detroit-days and why him and his friends adopted alter-egos; hence the birth of Slim Shady. It was Proof’s idea, after he took a trip to New York to potentially get signed, he was inspired, called his homies and created the group “Dirty Dozen” with DeNaun Porter, Bizarre, Eminem and other top-notch MCs from the D. We don’t often hear about Eminem’s producer-side. While in-studio with Sway, he talks about producing “Renegade” and “Moment of Clarity” for Jay-Z. And although he loves whippin’ up beats, MCing will always be his first love — for now.

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