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50 Cent Interview with Funkmaster Flex (Speaks on Kanye,Taylor Swift, Buck, Game & Jay-Z vs Beanie Sigel)

Chozen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:09:15 +0000

50 Cent interview with Funkmaster Flex, speaks on Kanye West, Taylor Swift Beyonce. He gives his full perspective on the Beanie Sigel and Jay-Z issue.

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Young Money ft. Lloyd – Bedrock (Behind The Scenes)

Chozen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:29:02 +0000

Behind the scenes images from Young Money’s lead single Bed Rock featuring Lloyd, photography by DerickG.

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Birdman – 4 My Town (feat. Drake & Lil Wayne) + Mo Milly (feat. Bun B & Drake) + I Want It All (feat. Lil Wayne & Kevin Rudolf)

Chozen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:05:54 +0000

Four tracks from the Birdman album Priceless that sprung a leak.

Birdman feat. Lil Wayne & Kevin Rudolf – I Want It All

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Birdman feat. Drake & Lil Wayne – 4 My Town (Play Ball)

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Birdman feat. Bun B & Drake – Mo Milly

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Joe Budden – Russian Roulette

Chozen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:04:09 +0000

Joe went in on this Russian Roulette beat, took some shots at his ex girl.

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Download:Joe Budden – Russian Roulette

The Kid Daytona – 1st Class Upgrade

Chozen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:08:14 +0000

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I built the plane, I flew it, and yall came with me… I truly appreciate everyone for the support on all my projects dating back to “A Tribe Called Fresh”, “Daytona 500? and then into “Come Fly With Me”. Now its time to move on into bigger and better endeavors which is why this song is titled “1st Class Upgrade”… More projects on the way, details on those will be rolled out soon! So for now, enjoy this…. Thanx again for the support.
PS The video for “Contact” feat. Kardinal Offishall will be out later this week as well… Peace!
-Life’s A Beach

Sidebar: We were one of the first to really fux with The Kid Daytona back in the blogspot days.

Download:The Kid Daytona – 1st Class Upgrade

Chris Brown – Crawl Music Video

Chozen — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:03:19 +0000

Music video from Chris Brown for Crawl co-starring Cassie, check it out.

Beanie Sigel ft. 50 Cent – I Go Off (Jay-Z Diss)

Chozen — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:35:10 +0000

Shiiiiiiiiiit I can’t front this shit is kinda hard (PAUSE!), I feel a bit conflicted I’m a fan of all of them. Not surprised though 50 Cent and Jay-Z have subliminally been at war for years now.

The first verse from Beanie is actually from a song he did with Freeway and Young Chris called the Last Two.

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Download:Beanie Sigel ft. 50 Cent – I Go Off

50 Cent – Before I Self Destruct Album Review

Chozen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:13:07 +0000

As I’ve written before, hip-hop had become only a fraction of 50 Cent’s empire. The epitome of hip-hop hyper masculinity, 50 Cent had morphed from a hungry street emcee into a media personality, a corporate CEO, an actor and a Vitamin Water spokesman, but he was only nominally a rapper, and not surprisingly, his music suffered. Sure, he could still crush any rapper who dared offend him, but he did so with the weight of his media empire, not his rhymes. Perhaps sensing his microphone credibility slipping, 50 has returned to the basics for his new, fatalistically titled album Before I Self Destruct, a work that puts aside previous attempts to pander to radio (oh, hi Amusement Park, I didn’t see you there) and focuses instead on something so simple 50 Cent had seemingly forgotten it; making dope music.
Before I Self Destruct was originally supposed to drop in 2007, but apparently Fiddy wasn’t feeling self destructive enough at the time and instead released Curtis (a.k.a. the album Kanye crushed him on), saying he would hold Self Destruct until the time was right. The time still isn’t quite right – security isn’t tight enough around the G-Unit fortress and the album leaked on the internet several weeks early – but one way or another, Self Destruct has been unleashed upon the world. He won’t want me to put it this way, but this is a comeback album for 50, an album that’s his best since Get Rich or Die Trying, and possibly his best ever.
For most fans Crime Wave was the first “oh s**t, is 50 back?” moment. From the moment the track’s concrete heavy bass line dropped 50’s bad intentions were clear, and more importantly, he did the track’s devastating beat justice, dropping intentionally blunt and blistering lines that are more declarations of war than rhymes: “I’m not telling you to shoot somebody, but if somebody try to shoot you, shoot em.” Not exactly advice you’ll hear at school. Even better is Stretch, a track that not only harkens back to 50’s days as a street level drug dealer but reveals more about the album’s title: “I’m not supposed to be the boss, I’m supposed to be an enforcer.” 50 apparently believes it’s only a matter of time before his violent tendencies overwhelm his CEO responsibilities, and I’m not inclined to disagree. On occasion 50 takes his need to be intimidating a little too far, most notably on Psycho, a track that’s only too appropriate for guest artist Eminem but doesn’t quite work for 50, who’s far too calculating to truly pull off “psycho,” but when he misses on Self Destruct, at least 50 misses while trying to hit the right target.
Where Curtis really fell apart was when 50 turned his attention to the ladies, but on Self Destruct he mercifully avoids any attempts at reviving Candy Shop, and when he does turn his thoughts to women he does so with relative skill. Case in point, Baby Be Me, the album’s lead single and a track that softens 50’s killer persona without turning him soft, giving him a catchy beat by Polow da Don to work over and bringing in the always classy Ne-Yo to polish things off. Every modern hip-hop album that wants to sell big needs at least one track for the ladies, and Baby By Me should get the job done nicely, especially if gold-digging groupies officially adopt it as their anthem. While 50 never gets as sexy-romantic again on Self Destruct, the album does touch on relationships a few more times: on the soulfully regretful Do You Think About Me and the unintentionally hilarious Could’ve Been You, though most of the hilarity predictably comes from R. Kelly’s hook (“cause I be smellin my s**t too, now how you like that?”). In fact, the album’s only flat-out love song is Hold Me Down, and there the object of 50’s affection is his gun. Women weren’t weakening 50’s game, his desire to make radio hits for them was, and thankfully on Self Destruct he desire is mostly dead.
More important that what Self Destruct says about 50 as a public persona, or his place in the rap game, Before I Self Destruct is a hip-hop album that actually seems to care about hip-hop. Hell, the man even does a semi-quasi-cover of the Sugarhill Gang’s seminal Rapper’s Delight with his Gangsta’s Delight. So how long will it be until 50 once again forgets hip-hop in favor of a new clothing line or corporate deal? If history is any judge, not long. But for now, he’s just a damn good street rapper – exactly what we were all waiting for him to become again.

After reading this review over at DJBooth, I really couldn’t have done a better job so I just decided to publish it here.

Get the album:Before I Self Destruct

I give this album a 4……Leave your rating and feedback below.

Obie Trice – Got Hungry

Chozen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:39:13 +0000

New music from Obie Trice titled Got Hungry, this is the first track from Special Reserve (Dec. 15th). Album will be produced entirely by rising producer & DJ Premier associate MoSS.

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Download:Obie Trice – Got Hungry

Lil Scrappy – On Point

Chozen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:17:55 +0000

New music from Lil Scrappy titled On Point, check it out.

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Download:Lil Scrappy – On Point

Snoop Dogg ft. Nipsey Hussle & Problem – Upside Down

Chozen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:10:22 +0000

New music from Snoop Dogg titled Upside Down featuring Nipsey Hussle and Problem, this is track 9 on Malice N Wonderland, 12/8. I’m telling Snoop has been going in on these tracks man.

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Download:Snoop Dogg ft. Nipsey Hussle & Problem – Upside Down

DJ Khaled ft. Lil Wayne, Usher, Drake, Young Jeezy & Rick Ross – Fed Up

Chozen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:48:49 +0000

Lil Wayne adds a verse to DJ Khaled’s lead single off his upcoming album Victory.

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Download:DJ Khaled ft. Lil Wayne, Usher, Drake, Young Jeezy & Rick Ross – Fed Up

50 Cent – Mans World

Chozen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:14:51 +0000

This is a bonus track off Before I Self Destruct, in stores November 16th.

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Download:50 Cent – Mans World

Funkmaster Flex Speaks On Beanie Sigel vs. Jay-Z

Chozen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:07:59 +0000

Funkflex addresses the Beanie Sigel vs Jay-Z beef, says Jay-Z was wrong for not letting him sign to G-Unit but Beanie Sigel was wrong for putting out a diss record.

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Lil Wayne ft. Alex King and Shannell – Play In My Band

Chozen — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:11:13 +0000

Had this sitting around for a little while but never got around to posting it, the is a tagged up version of it on The Leak mixtape.

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Download:Lil Wayne ft. Alex King, & Shannell – Play In My Band

Robin Thicke ft. Nicki Minaj – Shakin It For Daddy

Chozen — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:02:55 +0000

This is the full CDQ version of the snippet Robin played on Rickey Smiley a few days ago, off his 4th LP Sex Therapy, 12/8.

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Download:Robin Thicke ft. Nicki Minaj – Shakin It For Daddy

Jamie Foxx ft. Gucci Mane – Speak French

Chozen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:46:21 +0000

New music from Jamie Foxx titled Speak French featuring Speak French, check it out.

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Download:Jamie Foxx ft. Gucci Mane – Speak French

Jay-Z Speaks On Balance In Life & Staying Grounded

Chozen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:06:36 +0000

“Making music is art,” he continues. “It doesn’t change who you are as a person. It doesn’t mean you’re entitled or you’re above the law. You still treat people as human beings. It doesn’t change the laws of the universe. Life has a balance and for every action there is a reaction. So if you put negative energy in, negative energy comes back to you. You have to live your life within the laws of the universe and I haven’t lost sight of that.
“You have to be close with your foundation and the people who know you best because they’ve known you for so long that they can see the changes in you,’ he continues. “Fame is such a deadly drug that you can’t see the changes because you are so consumed by it. You need a close-knit group of friends and family to make sure you stay grounded.”
Full Article: Gotham Magazine

Chris Brown’s “Graffiti” Album Cover and Crawl Video Shoot

Chozen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:29:31 +0000

Chris Brown’s Graffiti album scheduled for releases on December 15th. Below are some pics from Chris Brown’s upcoming video for Crawl.

“Crawl,” co-written by Brown and produced by Adam Messinger and Nasri Atweh for Three Piece Productions, is the second single from Chris Brown’s third album, Graffiti due in stores 12/15. The “Crawl” video was directed by Joseph Kahn and was shot in Los Angeles.

Wiz Khalifa – Burn After Rolling Mixtape

Chozen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:55:03 +0000

I know you Lil Wayne fans are gonna jump off a cliff when you hear this but this tape is just as good as No Ceilings, listen to this shit.

1. B.A.R.
2. Gettin Up
3. Take Yo Bitch
4. The Thrill
5. One Way
6. Miles
7. If I Were A Lame
8. Meet New People
9. Weekend
10. Young Khalifa
11. Knock U Down
12. On Tha Pill
13. When U Find
14. Mafia Music (Remix)
15. Say U Will
16. Timeless
17. Won’t Land
18. Ode To Naked Pop Stars
19. All My Life Freestyle
20. Great To Be There (Outro)

Download:Wiz Khalifa – Burn After Rolling Mixtape

Rihanna ft. Young Jeezy – Hard

Chozen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:23:43 +0000

New music from Rihanna titled Hard featuring Young Jeezy.

See my Louis chucks, Louis flag, Louis frames, Louis belt/
What that make me, Louis Mane?

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Download:Rihanna ft. Young Jeezy – Hard

Beanie Sigel – What You Talkin Bout (I Ain’t Ya Average Cat) [Jay-Z diss]

Chozen — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:09:25 +0000

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NOTABLE LINES:
I’m a grown ass man, I don’t sit on niggas laps and I ain’t look for any gifts out of Santa Claus lap.
Niggas talk about compared to Sigie you wack, scrap I know you don’t want to talk about that, but since niggas talking lets talk about that.
Sh!t I witnessed, I can say sh!t that can make B look at you different.
The rapper Shawn called the police on me, cause I was front row at the blueprint 3. I just wanted to see him MC, and reminisce when we were the R.O.C. But he called on the C O Ps, not only that he brought in the F E Ds. That’s telling me F you Sigie, so F you too and Bleek 3.
When I came home from a jail, doing my year and a day, you ain’t come 1 day to see me.
And you’ll never go to jail again, cause you knew I was the shooter. If my life was a movie Sigie would be the sequel.
Don’t get it f***ed up, this ain’t the greenlight for everyone to make a diss Jay-Z record. I still got love for the nigga, this is me taking my brother in the yard for 5 minutes. Cause I got a knot in my chest that needs to get unloosened. When you got love for a Mutha***** it don’t go away that easy, many people gonna walk in and out your life but only real friends leave footprints on your heart dog. But I think yours is fading in the sand. If me and you never talk again dog and I got to holla at you via MC on this mic, what up, how do you say, “Scream at Me.” The richest man ain’t the one with his first dollar dog, its the one who still got his first friend, Rocafella for life, ITS THE ROC.

Damn I didn’t see this coming, I’m disappointed when you got a problem with brother Beanie taking him out in the yard for 5 minutes doesn’t include a public diss record. But is he’s tight and this is how he vents then so be it.

Thoughts?

Download:Beanie Sigel – What You Talkin Bout (I Ain’t Ya Average Cat) [Jay-Z diss]

Game ft. Gucci Mane & Timbaland – Krazy

Chozen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:14:47 +0000

New music from Game, Gucci Mane and Timbaland titled Krazy, check it out.

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Download:Game ft. Gucci Mane & Timbaland – Krazy

Ludacris & Shawnna – How Low Can You Go

Chozen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:02:49 +0000

New music from Ludacris and Shawnna titled How Low CanYou Go, the first single off their Battle Of The Sexes collabo album.

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Download:Ludacris & Shawnna – How Low Can You Go

50 Cent – So Disrespectful (Shots at Jay-Z, Game and Young Buck)

Chozen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:15:30 +0000

So much for all that new unity shit, I really thought him a Game was gonna patch things up, then I woke up. Even though it’s a shot at one of my favorite rappers I gotta say I like how 50 Cent is sounding on this joint, he sounds pre Curtis on this one. Track produced by Tha Bizness.

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Download:50 Cent – So Disrespectful

50 Cent ft. Eminem – Psycho

Chozen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:51:35 +0000

Haven’t heard a collaboration from Eminem and 50 Cent for quite some time. As you may have heard by now Before I Self Destruct has sprung a leak a month before it’s release date, It goes without saying that he’s going to go ape shit on Interscope just think back when that track with him and Robin Thicke Follow My Lead leaked, he damn near burn the building down.

Just like Jay-Z album I’ll post a couple but not all, you should already know why.

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Download:50 Cent ft. Eminem – Psycho

Lil Wayne – No Ceilings Mixtape

Chozen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:50:23 +0000

Here it is the No Ceilings mixtape, the first official mixtape from Lil Wayne since Dedication 3 and The Drought 3. There is no artwork so if any of you out there Photoshop skill is even half as tight as mine feel free to create one (I don’t have the time) and send it to me and I’ll post it if it’s good. Maybe the artwork will turn up soon or maybe not knowing Lil Wayne’s team.

Update:Artwork is now attached and the mixtape download link has been updated.

Download:Lil Wayne – No Ceilings Mixtape

Rosa Acosta’s SupremeNewYork Photo Shoot

Chozen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:32:22 +0000

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Rosa Acosta keeps getting better with every video shot. Supreme’s latest campaign features modeling by Rosa Acosta and photography by none other than Terry Richardson. Credits include: Studio Manager Seth Goldfarb, Assistant David Swanson, Stylist and Costume Leslie Lessin and special thanks to Angelo Baque.

Amerie ft. Fabolous – More Than Love

Chozen — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:03:54 +0000

New music from Amerie titled More Than Love featuring Fabolous, produced by The Buchanans.

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Download:Amerie ft. Fabolous – More Than Love

Chris Brown – I Can Transform Ya Video

Chozen — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:29:37 +0000

“I Can Transform Ya” by Chris Brown featuring Swizz Beatz and Lil Wayne, off of Brown’s upcoming album Graffiti, due in stores December 15th, 2009.