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Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz has shared a new track titled "Road Dawg," from his upcoming T.R.U. Jack City mixtape, which you can check out below. The song features some very sparse production by DJ Spinz, who lays off the beats entirely for large sections of the track, leaving 2 Chainz to do most of the heavy lifting himself when it comes to the song's momentum. -
Mike WiLL Made It Shares 'F--k U Expect' Music Video Featuring Jace [WATCH]
Superstar hip-hop producer Mike WiLL Made It has shared the music video for his track "F--k U Expect" featuring Jace, which you can check out below. The Max-directed video finds Jace, of the groups Retro Sushi and Two-9, hanging around a gas station drinking beer and, later on, in the middle of a busy highway. The video is incredibly short, coming in at just a minute and a half, but that is the perfect amount of time to get the gist of what Mike WiLL and Jace are trying to do and gives the track a cool, "Madvillainy" vibe.You can check out Mike WiLL Made It's "F--k U Expect" music video featuring Jace here, via "Complex": -
2 Chainz and Nancy Grace Debate Merits of Marijuana Legalization on HLN [WATCH]
Nancy Grace and her aggressive, controversy-causing show on HLN decided to have a discussion on the legalization of marijuana and invited onto the show for a back-and-forth on the issue to discuss the pros and cons with experts and ... 2 Chainz, who could be considered an expert in his own right. Nancy Grace dubs him one as she says, "I have seen a video of you smoking a big fat doobie."The whole segment is rather surreal as Grace and 2 Chainz — real name Tauheed Epps — argue over whether or not weed should be legalized in America. Grace continues to drive home her point that weed is dangerous and shows the same video of a parent who gives her 2-year-old weed to smoke, a terrible act for any parent to do. When she seems to be falling behind to Epps, the host falls back on the time-tested method by TV hosts outside hip-hop of bringing up choice lyrics to try and discredit him. Where is Cam'ron when you need him?But 2 Chainz counters by trying to drive home the economics of the situation, saying, "I just feel like if you legalize this particular drug, it could cut out certain things in the criminal justice system as far as the overcrowding of prisons ..."He goes so far as to give an example of a time when he had to go to court over shavings left in a grinder that was found in his bus, emphasizing the strain marijuana has on the legal system. -
R. Kelly Shares New Song 'Happy Birthday' for 48th Birthday [LISTEN]
Today, Jan. 8, happens to be R. Kelly's 48th birthday, so in celebration the R&B legend has shared a new song, appropriately titled "Happy Birthday," which you can check out below. The track premiered on DJ MoonDawg's radio show in Kelly's native Chicago — which explains all of the annoying sounds in the beginning — and features Kelly doing some heavily Auto-Tuned singing about watching two girls make out — on his birthday, presumably — all over a pretty basic backing track. It is definitely not one of his best, but it is so ridiculous you should probably take a listen anyway.You can check out R. Kelly's "Happy Birthday" here: -
Rick Ross, Jeezy Drop New Verses on Young Dolph's 'Preach' Remix [LISTEN]
Young Dolph has shared a remix of his track "Preach" featuring new verses from fellow Southern rappers Jeezy and Rick Ross, which you can check out below. The track features a pitifully tinny trap beat courtesy of Zaytoven, but the forceful new verses from Ross and Jeezy almost make up for it, with Dolph delivering the hook himself.You can check out the remix of Young Dolph's "Preach" featuring Jeezy and Rick Ross here:You can download the track for free here.You can check out the music video for Young Dolph's original "Preach" here, just in case you were curious: -
2 Chainz Shares New Track "Trap House Stalkin'" From Upcoming 'Tru Jack City' Mixtape [LISTEN]
Late last month, 2 Chainz revealed that he would be releasing a new mixtape titled 'Tru Jack City,' which will serve as a showcase for some up-and-coming Atlanta rappers and today, the 37-year-old rapper has shared the mixtape's first track, "Trap House Stalkin'," which you can check out here. The track features guest verses from Young Dolph and Cap-1 over a pretty standard trap beat (how can you not have a trap beat with a title like that?). -
Keyshia Cole Shares 'New Nu' Music Video [WATCH]
R&B star Keyshia Cole has shared the music video for her Mike Will Made-It-produced single "New Nu," which you can check out below. The video features Cole and her friends in a pretty intense boys vs. girls paintball match, intercut with some — pretty ridiculous looking — shots of Cole standing in front of a green screen with diamonds and hundred-dollar bills cascading in the background. It is not entirely clear what paintball has to do with breaking up with a man who has done you wrong, but we will take it.You can check out Keyshia Cole's music video for "New Nu" here: -
Chris Brown Guests On TeeFLii's "Blue Lipstick" [LISTEN]
Los Angeles singer/rapper TeeFLii has shared a new track titled "Blue Lipstick," a collaboration with Chris Brown, which you can check out below. The track has some refreshingly unique production, with some slinky guitars and funky synths anchored by a hard-hitting boom bap beat. TeeFLii and Chris Brown trade lines, and though the overtly sexual lyrics are the song's weakest spot, the production more than makes up for it. -
The-Dream Shares New Song "Fruition" From Upcoming Album [LISTEN]
Earlier this month, R&B singer-songwriter The-Dream debuted his new single "Fruition" the old-fashioned way: through the radio. Now, a radio rip of the single has surfaced online, which you can check out below. The track is a slick piece of R&B driven by some electric piano, drum machine, and electric guitar licks, and sounds like no other mainstream R&B artist currently working right now. -
Mike WiLL Made It Releases 'Ransom' Mixtape, Video For 'Someone To Love' Featuring 2 Chainz, Cap-1 And Skooly [WATCH]
Today Mike WiLL gifted fans with the release of his highly anticipated Ransom mixtape. He also released a video for "Someone To Love" featuring 2 Chainz, Cap-1 and Skooly. -
R. Kelly Shares New Track "Back Up" Featuring Shawnna [LISTEN]
R&B legend R. Kelly has shared a cool new track titled "Back Up," featuring a guest verse from fellow Chicago native Shawnna, which you can check out here. Other than the chorus hook, the song sees Kelly taking a break from singing to try his hand at rapping, and he's not bad, but the real draw of this track is the weird production, which lays a sinister, moaning beat underneath the verses. -
Mike Will Made-It Reveals 'Ransom' Tracklist, Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Chief Keef, More [TRACKLIST]
Mike Will Made-It's upcoming mixtape Ransom is set for release on December 15, and today the hip-hop producer shared the album's tracklist through his Instagram account, which you can check out below. Being a mixtape by a producer instead of a rapper, there are a ton of guest spots, including appearances by Big Sean, Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, Chief Keef, Gucci Mane, and plenty more.
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