[MP3] Stina Bomb – System Shutdown (prod. by Primacy)

Solid track I heard from Stina Bomb, a local Toronto female MC, while screening the hip-hop submissions for NXNE. Shades of Eternia and early 90s NYC hip-hop on this track from her In Desperate Times 8 track full length. I f-cks with it.

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[MP3] Listen to Three Tracks by Rapsody

#Chinchillastyle! Unlike 2 Chainz, Rapsody is “above the average, a poet baby laureat [who] don’t relate to ratchet.”

Track from the album, Jamla Is The Squad -The Compilation, hosted by Statik Selektah. Homegirl is KILLIN’ this sh-t! Hit the jump for a couple other (older) tracks from her, “Lonely Thoughts” feat. Chance The Rapper & Big K.R.I.T. and “Mass Hysteria” (sampling Erykah Badu‘s neo-soul classic, “The Other side of the Game”, produced by 9th Wonder). Rapsody reminds me vaguely of fellow female MC, Signif but she’s way nicer on the mic.

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[MP3 + Music Video] 2 Chainz – Mainstream Ratchet

New (mainstream) ratchet sh-t from 2 Chainz. Video shot in Jamaica. Hit the jump for bonus cut, “They Know” by Cap 1 feat. 2 Chainz & Ty Dolla $ign.

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[MP3] Rick Ross – Thug Cry feat. Lil Wayne

Who says Rozay don’t do real hip-hop??! Check out his flip of Billy Cobham‘s “Heather” (aka the sample that powers Souls of Mischief‘s classic “’93 Til Infinity”) for “Thug Cry” a track from his Mastermind album, in stores TODAY! I guess Lil Wayne has a real good reason to thug cry today too!

[MP3] Big Boi – King Sh!t (feat. T.I. & Ludacris & Kito & Reija Lee)

Big Boi (with assists from fellow Kings of the South, T.I. and Ludacris) goes EDM. With pretty decent results. Agree?

Bonus:

Hit the jump for another track from Kito & Reija Lee, “Starting Line.”

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