• Rich Homie Quan, Yo Gotti Appear on SBOE's 'Better Than Them' [LISTEN]

    Queens hip-hop group SBOE — Slow Bucks Over Everything — have shared a new track titled "Better Than Them," featuring guest appearances by Rich Homie Quan, Yo Gotti and Boosie Badazz, which you can check out below. According to "Hot New Hip-Hop," this track originally appeared earlier this year on an SBOE mixtape, only without the guest spots from Quan, Gotti and Boosie, so this seems like a deliberate attempt to turn this into a hit. The hook is decent enough, so it might actually work — though the "Scarface" sample at the beginning is almost laughably clichéd at this point in the history of hip-hop. You can check out SBOE's "Better Than Them" featuring Rich Homie Quan, Yo Gotti and Boosie Badazz here: Here is SBOE's original version of "Better Than Them," just in case you were curious:

  • T.I., Jeezy Drop New Verses on 'Try Me' Remix [LISTEN]

    Up-and-coming Detroit rapper Dej Loaf has shared yet another remix of her hit single "Try Me," this time featuring new verses by Jeezy and T.I., as well as a new verse from Dej herself, which you can check out below. "Complex" points out that this is actually the second time "Try Me" has been remixed, following its initial remix featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Remy Ma from October. You can check out the remix of Dej Loaf's "Try Me" featuring Jeezy and T.I. here, via "Hip-Hop N More":

  • Wiz Khalifa Samples Mac DeMarco For "Smoke Chambers" [LISTEN]

    asdEven though he has no upcoming album or mixtape projects that we know about, Wiz Khalifa keeps dropping new songs, his latest being the exceptionally trippy and laidback "Smoke Chambers," which you can check out below. The song heavily samples fellow stoner Mac DeMarco's synthpop number "Chamber of Reflection" from his latest album Salad Days, even keeping DeMarco's original "alone again" vocal hook, which ties in to Khalifa's theme of the alienation his fame has brought him. This is the sort of hazy production that Khalifa should be using more often.

  • YG Shares Minimalist '2015 Flow' Music Vid [WATCH]

    Compton rapper YG has shared the music video for his recent single "2015 Flow," which you can check out below. The refreshingly minimalist video features YG in a dark room with red and black walls, simply rapping to the camera in a single, unbroken take. As the camera gradually zooms back, it is revealed that DJ Mustard, the track's producer, is sitting on a couch throwing cash around — because this is a rap video, after all. You can check out YG's "2015 Flow" music video here:

  • Jeezy Cleared of Weapons Charges from Aug. Arrest

    Jeezy will be able to sleep a lot better tonight. He has officially been cleared of his weapons charges after the prosecutor said there was not enough evidence to support the case, according to ABC News. The charges stem from a raid on his tour bus while he was performing at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, alongside Wiz Khalifa on the Under the Influence Tour. There had been a fatal shooting backstage at the concert and Irvine PD raided Jeezy's bus in connection to it, while looking for weapons they found an assault rifle they believed to be his. He as well as several members of his entourage were charged with gun possession. The "Seen It All" rapper has announced today that he was cleared of all charges stemming from the incident in California. Jeezy released the following statement regarding the event. "I pray this had nothing to do with race, but it definitely had nothing to do with evidence. Words cannot express how vindicated I feel with these charges being dismissed today," Jeezy said in a statement. "While my team and I always knew that the allegations and charges were based on zero facts, the rush to judgment by both the media and the police has been extremely disappointing. I'm relieved that the truth has ultimately prevailed and I would like to thank those who have always stood by me, including my family and fans."

  • Black Friday Music Sales Numbers Down; Pentatonix 'That's Christmas to Me' Most Popular Release

    The music industry has taken a few hits over the past few years with physical CD sales continually decreasing. Merchants were hoping for a successful Black Friday, but they were met with disappointment. Album sales were down 15 percent from last year, Neilsen Music reports. On the positive side, online CD sales were up 16 percent while vinyl nearly doubled its numbers from last year thanks to Record Store Day's "Back to Black" promotion. Pentatonix was the clear Christmas winner, having sold 217,000 units of "That's Christmas to Me." Here is a breakdown of the numbers via "Billboard": Retailer CD sales: 7.28 million units — down from 8.6 million last year Online CD sales: More than 1 million units — up 16.5 percent from last year Vinyl LP sales: 259,000 units — up from 173,000 last year

  • Lil Wayne, Big Sean, More Drop Verses In DJ Mustard's "Face Down" Lyric Video [WATCH]

    Hip-hop producer DJ Mustard has shared the lyric video for his track "Face Down," featuring Lil Wayne, Big Sean, YG, and Lil Boosie, which you can check out below. The video basically shifts back and forth between two background images: a silhouette of a pole-dancing stripper for the chorus (of course) and a ton of neon-lit hundred dollar bills floating through space for the verses (of course). As for the lyrics themselves, let's just say that these aren't exactly the type of lyrics that deserve any extra attention, but here we are.

  • Jeezy Shares Music Video For "Black Eskimo" [WATCH]

    Jeezy has shared the music video for his Seen It All track "Black Eskimo," which you can check out below. The Motion Family-directed clip features Jeezy rapping in semi-black and white (the only color that shines through is gold, of course) against a bare white backdrop, featuring appearances masked women, a snake, some huskies, and for some reason, a stove (though there might be some old-fashioned misogyny attached to that last one).

  • Drake, P. Reign Join T.I. at Toronto Concert: Drizzy Performs 3 Tracks [WATCH]

    Drake and P. Reign joined T.I. onstage in their hometown of Toronto last night, Nov. 17, as part of the "Dead and Gone" rapper's Paperwork Tour. Drizzy praised his friend at the gig before performing "Tuesday," "0 to 100" and "6 God." "I would not be where I am in my career without this man right here," Drake said about T.I., "MTV News" noted. "This man gave me one of the most important talks of my life at one of the most important times of my life and his life. Those are words that I'll never forget." The crowd erupts in the video below when Drake steps out onstage. The trio's energy was pretty contagious, and some photos from the event show just how good of friends they all are.

  • A$AP Ferg Shares 'This Side' Featuring YG [LISTEN]

    A$AP Ferg and YG's BestCoast Connection Tour kicks off tomorrow, Nov. 13, so it is only appropriate that they would record a new song together to celebrate. "This Side" features a highly repetitive trap beat courtesy of THE FAM, while both Ferg and YG deliver some brilliantly eccentric and nimble verses. You can check out A$AP Ferg and YG's "This Side" here: "Hot New Hip-Hop" points out that THE FAM's beat for "This Side" is pretty much identical to the beat in Danny Seth's "I Arise Because," produced by Ducko Mcfli and JGramm Beats, which is scandalous. You can check out Danny Seth's "I Arise Because" here and hear for yourself:

  • Jeezy Delivers Encouraging Speech at Juvenile Detention Center [WATCH]

    Jeezy made a special stop in Detroit yesterday, Nov. 8, but instead of performing his music, the rapper delivered words of encouragement to youths at the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Center. According to "Vibe," Jeezy said he sympathized with the those children and teenagers, aged 8 to 19, who were incarcerated. "I had my share of trouble. I been in detention centers around the world. I was in alternative school, the whole nine," he said. "But once you get to a certain age, you realize that life is bigger than what your surroundings are."

  • T.I. And Jeezy Announce Joint Album ‘Dope Boy Academy’

    T.I. and Jeezy have been talking about releasing a joint album for quite some time now but it looks like the project may actually come to fruition. The two announced they would release a collaborative album titled Dope Boy Academy following the release of their new albums Paperwork and Seen It All.

  • Gucci Mane Releases 'Trap God 3' Album

    Just as promised, Gucci Mane recently released his Trap God 3 album. The album's release comes after the incarcerated rated shared "Start Pimpin'" and revisited his beef with Jeezy on "Speed Bumps."

  • YG, ASAP Ferg Announce 'BestCoast Connection' Tour Dates For November [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Compton rapper YG and New York rapper A$AP Ferg have teamed up for a brief string of tour dates in November, Complex reports. The "BestCoast Connection" Tour — not affiliation with the band Best Coast — begins Nov. 13 in Philadelphia and ends Nov. 25 in Boston, making stops along the East Coast — apparently the best coast — as well as stops in Michigan and Toronto.

  • T.I. Performs 'Paperwork' Tracks "No Mediocre," "About The Money," Reads "Texts From Your Mom" On Jimmy Kimmel Live! [WATCH]

    T.I. stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night in support of his upcoming ninth studio album, Paperwork, due out October 21 via Grand Hustle Records/Columbia Records. He hit the outdoor Hollywood stage to perform his hits "No Mediocre" and "About the Money." He also participated in a new segment called "Texts From Your Mom," where he read actual texts that people have received from their mothers.
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