Raekwon - Unexpected Victory [Mixtape Trailer]

Raekwon is preparing to kill the game yet again with his New Year's mixtape Unexpected Victory.  From the looks of this studio session for "This Shit Hard," this mixtape will easily be on some top ten lists for next year. 1.1.2012!



Props to Stupid Dope

Previously: Raekwon - This Shit Hard feat. L.E.P. Bogus Boys & Dion Primo

Troy Ave - Spend It (Freestyle)

Troy Ave takes 2 Chainz's southern anthem "Spend It" and puts his own Brooklyn Bricks In My Backpack spin on it it with this freestyle.  Just something to hold us over, I guess.


Troy Ave - Spend It (Freestyle) [Mobile Friendly Stream/Download]

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Props to IFWT

Previously: Troy Ave - Merlot [Music Video]

Big Sean Says G.O.O.D. Music Compilation Album Is Almost Finished [VIDEO]

During a brief sit down with MTV News, Big Sean revealed that the G.O.O.D. Music compilation is almost finished. Watch below as he also breaks down the progress of his upcoming mixtapes and sophomore album!

“Me, Kanye, Cudi, CyHi, John Legend, Common, Pusha T, everybody on G.O.O.D., Mr Hudson. We’re all working on a new project; it’s almost done. We’re going to London to finish it up and do the last part of it and working on my album at the same time with ‘Ye and everybody...”

Mos Def Yasiin Bey better be a part of that too!

Props to RM

Previously: Tyrese feat. Big Sean, T.I. & Busta Rhymes - Fireworkz (Remix)

Rockie Fresh - Fly High [Prod. by Thelonius Martin]

Rockie Fresh squeezes a track in right before the New Year with the Driving 88 track "Fly High."  Smooth it out with this one!

Driving 88 is set to drop 1/23/12! 

Props to FSD

Previously: Rockie Fresh - Prom King

Consequence - Step Up [Music Video]

Consequence puts the beef out of his mind and keeps it strictly about the music on his Curb Certified track "Step Up." Check out the visuals below, and don't sleep on the mixtape!



This one of those beats that'll have your neck hurtin'! Somehow, a pause feels appropriate.

Props to Triller Than Most

Previously: Consequence - Curb Certified [New Mixtape]

Droop-E feat. Kendrick Lamar - Rossi Wine (Free My Mind) [Music Video]

If Kendrick Lamar wasn't on this track, I might have slept on this new one from Droop-E.  Check out the visuals to the smooth "Rossi Wine" starring the Bay area spitter-producer and the West Coast golden child below. Droop-E's upcoming project Hungry & Humble should be dropping soon!

Random fun fact: Droop-E is E-40's son. Dude's got some good genes!



Watch Rossi wine start flying off the shelves now...

Verse Simmonds - I Wanna See You [Music Video]

If your New Year's Eve kiss turns into a little more, chances are you may want to have your #Sertafied playlist ready to go.  Check out the music video for Verse Simmonds' standout track "I Wanna See You" below, and make sure you have the Bu Vision singer's Sextape Chronicles 2 on reserve in your iTunes library!



Props to YHTN

Previously: Verse Simmonds - Boo Thang (Remix) feat. 2 Chainz & Yo Gotti [Music Video]

Slim The Mobster Chops It Up With Beats By Dr. Dre TV [VIDEO]

Slim The Mobster, Dr. Dre's latest mentee and one of Aftermath's newest spitters, has caused a few waves with his War Music street album. Watch below as he chops it up with Beats TV, describes how he connected with Dre, and explains how the album came about!



Props to DDotOmen

Previously:

• Slim The Mobster - What Goes Up [Music Video]
• Kendrick Lamar Interview With Beats TV [VIDEO]

Mal - Never [Prod. Scoot Beatz]

"I'm seasoned. I spring forward, I watch y'all fall back..."

I'm usually all about being humble, but sometimes you've gotta be a little cocky and pat yourself on the back to keep your morale up.  After being laid off from work, ATL based rapper Mal needed to let off some steam and stay motivated, so he got the track from Scoot Beatz and went after it.

“I believe that "Never" represents a class of people who are working towards a goal and feels confident about what they are doing. If you are not confident in yourself, then it is hard for others to have confidence in you.”

Check out the track below, and make sure you check out his freestyle at the A3C Festival earlier this year!

Mal - Never [Prod. by Scoot Beatz]

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Previously: Sarah West Presents: Enter The Cypher, Round 1

Prodigy - When U Up

Prodigy is giving us the first glimse of his upcoming project H.N.I.C. 3 with the revealing track "When U Up." On this cut, Prodigy takes us down memory lane as he keeps it real about the successes and the downfalls he's faced so far in his career.

Prodigy - When U Up [Mobile Friendly Stream/Download]

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If you're interested in learning more about Prodigy's career, you should definitely pick up a copy of his book My Infamous Life.  I just finished it last week, and I had trouble putting it down.

Props to HHNM

Previously: Prodigy Speaks On Tupac, Jay-Z & Saigon Beef [VIDEO]