Travi$ Scott is a weird character. At first, Owl Pharaoh was pushed back to clear samples, indicating it’d be for sale on iTunes. Yet, here it is, free and nowhere on Apple’s giant music store. The 13-track album is his first body of work since all his buzz started mid-2012, meaning there’s a lot riding [...]

Ever since her reemergence in rap, a whole Gangsta Boo project was needed. She scorched through several guest features, including Yelawolf’s “Throw It Up.” It’s Game Involved is satisfying. With this game, there’s not many lyrically aggressive women, so Boo stands out very well. There are features from Young Buck, Big K.R.I.T, 8Ball, Maino and more. Stream and [...]

Ice Berg is a household name in Miami and looks to expand on his range with his new project Rise to Power. Back by production from producers Gold Rush, Supa, Nash B, CT Beatz and a few other local acts Ice Berg lyrics carry him for the most part. He does however find himself picking [...]

Despite missing his goal of dropping BSB tapes monthly, Troy Ave and his crew took a lot of time and effort into making BSB Vol. 2 just as memorable as the first installment. The project features a whooping 25 tracks, ranging from original songs to remixes to KeyMixes. Features include Smoke Dza, AR-AB, Austin Millz [...]

Cool Nutz uses Bars as another warm-up to his upcoming album under Suburban Noize Records. This is album-like quality in itself. Living up to the title, the Portland veteran successfully combines the art of constructing stand out bars with concepts that resonate universally, like on “Loveless.” He snatches appearances from ArJay, Underrated (of Potluck) and [...]

Waka Flocka and DJ Love Dinero are back at it with their DuFlocka Rant series. The famed halftime show is always meant to be a memorable event. To his hardcore fanbase, hopefully this project will be just that. To the others, we have another full length that doesn’t do anything outside of his previous catalog [...]

Pittsburgh breeds talent. Shad Black is the latest example, and Sneakers & Loudpacks solidifies that. He makes music for the casual listener, the one who is rolling up his weed and chilling with his buddies. That may be the surface, but there’s a multi-faceted trait to his music that is shown throughout the mixtape. Features [...]

T.I. has been rebranding the Grand Hustle roster into Hustle Gang. We get to see names we’ve grown accustom to, like Young Dro and Big Kuntry, while making way for the newer artists under the name in Travi$ Scott, Trae The Truth, Iggy Azalea and more. Their first compilation, G.D.O.D. (Get Dough Or Die), is [...]

Every time Rocky Diamonds checks in with a new body of work, it amazes to see how much progress he’s made since the last. Not only with his craft, but the amount of industry people rocking with him now. This time around, for ArtOfficial (“they artificial, I’m art-official”), he manages to get August Alsina, Cardo, Sonny [...]

The future Def Jam star and XXL Freshmen ’13 member Logic surely is using everything to his advantage. On the verge of embarking on a big tour, he releases the third installment in his Young Sinatra series. Welcome To Forever is a big leap for him. He’s front and center and the world is waiting [...]