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Pounds – “Francis Ford”

Rochester, N.Y.’s own Pounds drops a VHS-produced track from the rapper’s great October release, Rules and Parameters, that further demonstrated his knack for delivering lyrically vivid mafioso rap. After all, this particular sub-genre is at its finest when emcees can bring such harsh, difficult stories to life with their words. And to say Pounds does that […]

Jay-Z Moves To Trademark Jaybo Character From Story Of O.J. Video

(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z has filed documents to trademark animated character Jaybo from his video for the song “The Story Of O.J.” The hip-hop star, real name Shawn Carter, worked with director Mark Romanek via Anonymous Content, and multimedia agency The Mill, to create the award-winning animated music video. Jaybo draws on the character of “S####” […]

Rapper Common Producing Boxing Documentary

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Common is producing a documentary about adolescent boxers. “They Fight” will center on young boxers and their formerly incarcerated coach in Washington, D.C. as they train to defend their national titles. The project is inspired by Michael Minahan’s Washington Post article Fight, which tells the story of boxing coach Walt Manigan and […]

Ralo – “Die Real” featuring Young Dolph & Trouble

Ralo – “Die Real” featuring Young Dolph & Trouble The Influential Street Figure Recruits Young Dolph and Trouble for the Menacing “Die Real” “Die Real” is a menacing trap anthem. Ralo is joined on the track by Atlanta’s street prince Trouble and Memphis’s rap titan Young Dolph whose gravelly tones and witty punchlines juxtapose perfectly […]

Forest – “Black Buddha”

Compton rapper Forest delivers a melodic track as he finds amazing balance between the two worlds without question. As the California rapper raps about never stressing and counting his blessings, his delivery and cadence pull listeners in as well. In between where J.Cole, Drake, and Kendrick meet in the fold, Forest is aligning himself with […]

Maxo Kream – “Punken”

Returning with his highly anticipated third full-length, Houston emcee Maxo Kream shares Punken, his most mature and fully-realized project yet. Titled after one of Maxo’s childhood nicknames, Punken takes a deep and revealing look into the rapper’s past, especially on “Grannies,” an intensely detailed and personal track that earned over 5 million streams on Spotify, which focuses on Maxo’s childhood […]