Download – “It’s Gucci Time!”

This final version of Gucci Mane’s next big single sounds so much better than the early leak.  There’s a lot of energy on this track, as Swizzy gave it his signature club anthem feel, complete with some talking over the beat towards the end.

As of now, it looks like “Gucci Time” will hit watches this fall, as Gucci Mane La Flare’s album, The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted, is set to drop on September 28th.

Bo Deal – “Body Bag” (Featuring Wooh Da Kid & Waka Flocka Flame)

Bo Deal’s “Body Bag” starts off with one of the best verses I’ve ever heard Wooh Da Kid spit, and also includes a guest spot from one of hip hop’s hottest emerging stars, Waka Flocka Flame.  Those guest verses, coupled with the erie beat, are enough to put this song in rotation, but Bo Deal does a great job holding his own against some of 1017 Brick Squad’s finest.

In case you wanted to hear more from Bo Deal, check out his other single, “Outta Them Clothes.”

Bo Deal – “Outta Them Clothes”

Download – “Premeditated Murder.”

J.Cole self-produced this latest leak that may or may not be on the upcoming Cole World album.

Here’s J.Cole’s second verse about his near future:

“I’mma kill the game and invite witnesses,
No death penalty, I’m giving life sentences,
Like keep grinding boy, your life contains this one year,
And even when it’s dark out the sun is shining somewhere,
Yea, Look here I paid dues,
My own worst enemy, so fuck it, either way I can’t lose,
808’s so my south niggas feel me,
Light-skinded, so the house niggas feel me,
She catch me creepin out your house, she’a kill me,
Is it worth it for what’s under that blouse,
My heart’ll turn pitch black and cold if I split with my girl,
If I could gift wrap the globe, I’d give you the world,
But do you love me like you used to?
Even though I ain’t that nigga that you’re used to,
Yea, remember back when I was broke you would fix me,
Do you prefer the broke me or the rich me?
The broke me couldn’t buy you meals, not even a value meal,
Now I pay for everything, how you feel?
Mixed feelings cause now all the chicks feelin’ him,
You gotta adapt though I’m never goin back.”

J.Cole’s Cole World will be in stores this fall.

Royce Da 5′9″ – “Walking In The Rain”

Download – “Walking In The Rain.”

Royce Da 5′9” put together this quick freestyle “to get back in the swing of writing.”

“You roll around with a pack of niggas,
You got the click Mel Gibson wish would rape his bitch,
He got the cops around him,
I’m rocking like a crack head momma,
Chicken in the crib, baby in the oven,
That basically means, she laying in some hot surrounds,
Crazy is the govning, shady is the covenant,
Come with some immaculate concepts like nobody birthed me,
I treat the game like Rick James did Charlie Murphie.”

Royce always seems to leave us with a handful of quotables!

If you recognize the beat, Pill went in on this instrumental for “Let Me In” off of his sophomore project, 4075: The Refill.

“I know you hear me clearly,
See me flailing my arms bitches,
This is really silly,
Trying to remain calm with you,
But I might lose control,
Sick of wearing these shoes with holes,
Walkin to Mobile stations, while niggas on cruise control,
Living in different places, addresses change on my daily,
Selling this dope to eat, politicians look at me crazy.”

Download – “Trillionaire”

Bun B grabbed T-Pain for the first single off of the upcoming Trill O.G. album, “Trillionaire.”  T-Pain has been laying low ever since auto-tune was overused by commercials and put to shame by Jay-z, but maybe this feature from one of hip hop’s living legends can help bring the one time king of hooks back into the limelight.

If the Bun B x T-Pain collaboration wasn’t enough to peak your interest, note that the track was also produced by the Grammy award winning J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League.  Trill O.G. is set to drop on August 3rd.

Big K.R.I.T. – “I Got Drank”

Download – “I Got Drank”

Big K.R.I.T. goes in on this Eric B. and Rakim classic, “Juice (Know The Ledge).”

Here’s Def Jam’s latest signee’s first verse:

“Hey I’m cadillac ridin,
Candi paint gleamin,
Fifth wheel on recline and I’m leanin,
Swangin wide to that UGKizzay,
Chrome on the bumper, get ‘em out my wizzay,
Scopin haters through my yays and lens,
Make a nigga hit the lot and cop that Benz,
Coming out hard with the screens attached,
The grain on the wheel with some freaks in the back,
Gators on my toe, trynna drop my tizzop,
Hoes get naked when the 15’s knizzock,
Fuck the DA and the crooked cizzops,
You can tell the judge to get up off my jizzock,
I won’t stizzop, Too Legit to Quit,
That’s why your baby momma think about my dick,
About my stroke, about my swang,
Everybody know ’bout me, I got that drank.”

Big K.R.I.T.’s ability to effortlessly bring his southern flavor to this East Coast classic is impressive.  Also, be sure to check out K.R.I.T. murdering this Tony Touch freestyle from last week:

“Live life like Jordan,
Minus Phil and Pippen,
A champion.”

Download “Higher.”

While we wait for the “Who Dat” video to drop, J.Cole blesses fans with this unreleased track.  Here’s Jermaine’s first verse about gold diggin’ women:

“What up girl, tell me how you feelin,
You look sweet enough to make a nigga need a fillin’,
If you got a man, do that nigga need a fill in?
She said looks kill and I’m trynna make a killin,
God willin’, I’ll be chillin on a boat nigga,
Love is a gamble, I ain’t dealing with no broke nigga,
Down in Miami with a super hoe team,
Trynna bag a brother with a Super Bowl ring,
Or she down in Dallas at the All-Star game,
Spittin’ All-Star game,
Trynna get a nigga with a All-Star name,
Something like James, something like Wade,
If you’re something like paid, you can fuck tonight,
Yea she’s saying fuck some nice J’s,
What about your life savings?
Won’t spend her life slaving,
So she graduated, rich nigga wife training,
And if you got money, man the head is amazing.”

I hope this smart, radio friendly track is a good indication of what we can expect to hear on J.Cole’s debut album!

 
Big K.R.I.T. – “Behind Glass”

Download “Behind Glass.”

The talented emcee and producer, who recently signed a deal with Def Jam and got co-signed by David Banner, drops a new track for us to enjoy, “Behind Glass.”

Big K.R.I.T. comments on his struggle to make it:

“It’s like I never had a chance,
Never woulda, never coulda,
Even if I planned, to brace myself for impact,
Then straightened up my stance,
Callin’ on the Lord as I repent in advance,
With this money in my hand,
And I just pour it on a stripper,
She hustlin like me, so who am I not to tip her?
The ice hits the glass, as the neon lights flicker,
Broke’s in my past,
As you can see it didn’t last, but it’s something I remember,
It’s cold in December,
But colder in the streets,
I spazzed on my girl, so she ain’t called me in weeks,
But I could give a fuck, at least I’m still free,
My partner losin’ hope, and I can hear it when he speak,
Cause they hit ‘em with a charge,
And all I really wanted was for us to live large,
Condos with the views and pretty bitches that minaj,
Cribs for the fam and a Benz in the garage,
Oh Lord, if I could see the world behind glass.”

If you still haven’t checked out the Mississippi native’s music, download his K.R.I.T. Wuz Here album and watch our recent interview!

Download “Country Cool” Remix.

Donnis teamed up with fellow emerging artists Pill and Yelawolf, for the remix to Diary of an Atlanta Brave’s “Country Cool.”  All three emcees put forth great verses, but Pill stole the show by speeding up his flow over the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League-produced cut.

Here’s Pill’s verse:

“I am straight from the A,
Project livin, again straight from the A,
Hat on my head like I play for the Braves,
Cruise through the city with a thing on my waist,
With a trunk full of bass,
Home of the big rims, strip clubs,
Last minute fifth wheel, pimp cups,
Cumming flat to the Ben Hill, put it up,
Got niggas from the temp set, pullin up,
What you know about the freeze cup,
Coming straight from the candy lady
Where you get the Kool-aid to freeze up,
Man downtown with a bush screaming Jesus,
Even ten year-olds g’d up,
What you know about the top man,
Riding round bean, pocket full of stones, candi paint on the stock man,
It’s the home of the thick girls,
But you might see a skinny nigga chillin on the bus with a big girl,
A Town, stay down but you coming up,
Straight drop, got the whole trap running up,
Even Jay’s got Jay’s,
You either see a nigga with dreads or a fade, not braids,
White t-shirt, act up get sprayed,
See me country cooling in the shade, nawhatimsayin’,
Free cable, from the Comcast,
This the home of the five baby mommas, catch ya mom fast,
The plate lady got apartments bunkin’, I’m finna order me somethin,
Tell me what you really know about the Southern shit,
This heatin up your whole house with the oven shit,
Knock the homegirl off and her cousin shit,
Ain’t really heard nobody do it how I does it shit,
Your now rockin with the best, young thuggin shit,
We made the whole world love this shit,
OK DENN.”

What you know about the freeze cup?

Download Donnis’ latest mixtape, The Invitation, hosted by DJ Holiday and DJ Infamous.
 

Yung Don – “Wear My Tattoo” (Featuring Alley Boy)

Download “Wear My Tattoo.”

Yung Don teamed up with Alley Boy to make the hardest Tattoo track since Wiz Khalifa’s “Ink My Whole Body.”

Here’s Alley Boy’s verse:

“I done ink’d my whole body up,
Left arm and my right arm,
Shirt off in the club, bunkin’ hard, nigga face off,
Ain’t no shirt today, I’m squad up on,
on my neck and back,
Kids so deep my tats,
My chest piece cost me three stacks,
Stomach cost two stacks,
Back cost four racks,
Every time you see me, my shirt off, I just wear tat’s,
Alley Boy Da Don, I done hooked up with the Yung Don,
Mid coming in by the bail, straight from Tucson,
Tats in my face, on my side, I’ve been goin in,
DTE on my cheek with Duct Tape on my lower chin,
I don’t give a fuck, all my goons throwing their sets up,
A hundred niggas got they shirts off cause they tatt’d up.”

Keep an eye out for Alley Boy’s upcoming Purgatory mixtape, hosted by DJ Drama.

Download “Ready Set Go.”

Originally appearing on T.I.’s Fuck A Mixtape project, the No I.D.-produced “Ready Set Go” will serve as a single to Mike Bigga’s upcoming 16 In the Kitchen album.

Mike comes hard from the start with this one:

“I know the streets bout tired of this weak shit,
The style been ran through like a freak bitch,
The pussy club gotcha and what ya frequent,
Ed Hardy ass nigga, in your sequence,
Might as well shop at Victoria’s Secret,
Have ‘em gift wrap you some I love pink shit,
Rent due and ya’ll niggas delinquent,
You better find another nigga to link with,
Cause the nigga you link with’s a lie fool,
I used to bully that monkey nigga in highschool,
Sit at the lunch table, steal and eat his damn food.”

Those lines about Victoria’s Secret and the “I love pink shit” had me cracking up!

Be sure to keep an eye out for  I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind 3, coming soon. Also, if you haven’t seen the video for “Grandma’s House,” I suggest you fix that ASAP.
 
Big K.R.I.T. – “Money Outchea”

Download “Money Outchea.”

Here’s another impressive track put together by Def Jam’s latest addition to their roster, Big K.R.I.T. The emerging artist shows his southern flavor with this quick excerpt:

“Momma said it’s in my nature,
Pop was throwed in the game,
I was bound to be a player,
Fuschia colored alligator,
In my crib I would chill as a baby, think my bib had Polo on the label,
God damn shawty,
Will I land shawty,
Not even my own reflection could dare put his hands on me,
No lie,
Neil Armstrong, I’m that fly,
The second man on the moon, yea I’m that high,
It’s money outchea.”

Picturing Big K.R.I.T. as a baby with a Polo bib is pretty hilarious!

K.R.I.T. released one of the year’s best albums with K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, and incase you were wondering it’s free to download.

Download “Grandma’s House.”

Sit back as Mike Bigga takes us on a trip to grandma’s house, but rest assure that this is far from a fairytale situation.  Mike intros the personal track with:

“This is the story of a boy,
This is the story of a boy who became a man,
This is the story of a man who endured a struggle,
This is my story.”

Killer Mike Mike Bigga has been releasing quality hip hop music for years now, and “Grandma’s House” is no exception.  Here’s a quick excerpt from Mike’s first verse:

“If she catch me serving hard,
It’s gonna break my Nana’s heart
So I take them bricks, I cut ‘em quick and hit the boulevard,
Hid yay in a k on MLK,
Hailed from the fo’, but I’m known in the Tre’,
Killer from the ville in the Chevrolet,
Bumping “Pocket Full of Stones” by UGK…
Wear more Polo than Kanye,
Marry me a big booty cutie like Jay,
Hood boss nigga, do shit my way,
Fuck I care what a critic gotta say,
Fuck they know about Atlanta though,
Fuck they was that in ‘94?”

That line about wearing more Polo than Kanye had me cracking up.

I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind III coming soon!

Bun B – “Just Like That” (Featuring Young Jeezy)

Download “Just Like That.”

Uncle Bun gets a hook from Young Jeezy and a beat from Drumma Boy for this street single off of the upcoming Trill OG album.  Jeezy kills the hook in a similar fashion to what the snowman cooked up for Drake in “Unforgettable.”

Here’s an excerpt from Bun B’s final verse:

“That’s right my mind is on my money, and my fingers on a fat knot,
Eyes is wide open and my ears is to the black top,
Came up in the trap spot, posted with that crack rock,
From the streets to the studio, now I got this rap locked,
back then they didn’t want me,
But now they all up on me,
Big licks they ball up on me,
Dime bitches call up on me,
Yea I used to call ya homie,
Now you just acquaintances,
You broke the G-code nigga, you need gangsta maintenance.”

Trill OG drops August 3rd!

Download “Get It How U Live.”

“Get It How U Live” is the latest leak off of Pill’s upcoming Gangsta Grillz mixtape hosted by DJ Drama, 1140: The Overdose.  Fellow Atlanta artist, Zay Cash, joins Pill on the Lil Neal-produced track about making money in the streets.

Here’s Pill’s opening verse:

“Pink City 4th skreet do the most numbers,
That’s why I’m up in Benihanas with your baby momma, (OK DENN),
Ten stacks on me, pockets got the mumps,
Known to keep a check on ‘em, like some Nike Dunks, (OK DENN),
The trap doin numbers, like a phone book,
These fake ass niggas couldn’t tell you how a zone look,
Catch me in the kitchen, laughin next to her,
Call your bitch up so I can get my dick sucked,
Young Psych beatin, they need to have a meetin,
To discuss why these other niggas ain’t eatin’,
Hard, soft, and weed, one-stop shop,
Ridin through the 4th ward with the top dropped.”

I like the way this new mixtape is shaping up, as it looks like Pill is stayin with the same street music that’s brought him this far.  Also, am I the only one who was getting flash backs to Yung Ralph’s hits while hearing Zay Cash’s voice?

1140: The Overdose drops June 1st!

Royce Da 5′9” – “My Own Planet” (Featuring Big Sean)

Download “My Own Planet” (Featuring Big Sean).

The Deluxe Edition of Street Hop is now available to be purchased on iTunes.  Celebrating the re-release of the Street Hop album, Royce Da 5′9” had Big Sean add a verse to “My Own Planet” (I covered the original track in a Hot Songs post two weeks ago).

Here’s the new verse from Big Sean:

“Right off the rip,
Bitch respect is demanded,
Sitting on ya’ll so you can’t understand it,
I back a bitch down, like a nigga chiropractic,
Back in this bitch, like I’m putting on a jacket,
Mission Impossible fulfilling all my tactics,
Boy, until I’m filling up a casket,
You know I think I’ll have the soufflé,
Mr. big shot, Russian Roulette,
My neck looks like water boy, where is Bobby Bouche,
Bitches jumpin me, I’m not the bouquet
I used to ride up in a put put,
Now I rose in the green, Tiger Wood put puts,
Your girl used to be my best slut,
Fuck my truck up, cause I’m fucking Tiger sluts, yup,
So hold your girl close, she scream B-I-G like she recognize a ghost,
Fuck with me.”

The smooth beat coupled with these two lyrically talented Detroit emcees should have you keeping this track in heavy rotation.

Keep an eye out for Royce’s Bar Exam 3 mixtape, as it should be dropping soon!

Download – “Who Dat”

Joell Ortiz has consistently been going in over popular instrumentals for months now, and never once has he disappointed.  ”Who Dat” has the Brooklyn emcee laying down his bars over J.Cole’s first single.

Here’s a quick excerpt:

“I’m on fire, the temperature in Hell’s lovely,
I don’t miss a beat like the Energizer Cell Bunny,
Tongue numb cause I spit Crack,
It’s clothing stores between me and these rappers, a big Gap,
So far ahead that I can sit back,
Cause when that starting pistol bark these niggas start, I’m on my fifth lap.”

That line about spitting Crack till his tongue goes numb had me rewinding the track.

Joell Ortiz – “Roger That” (Freestyle)

Download – “Roger That”

If you haven’t heard the original “Roger That,” you’re missing out on one of Nicki Minaj’s best verses to date.  Having said that, Joell flows over the radio friendly track as if it was made for him, with lines such as:

“You niggas is washed up,
Walking, talkin, laundry mats,
Ladies see me in the street, damn near have a heart attack,
Find me right behind her, tryin to rip apart her back,
A nice Jessica Rabbit and she don’t care where Roger at…
I do it how I do it, and how I do it is beautiful,
Any beat that feels alive, I give it a funeral.”

Like the last line of that quote states, may these beats rest in peace.

Thoughts on Joell Ortiz’s freestyles?

UPDATE: CDQ – Download “Miss Me.”

“Miss Me” has Drake and Lil Wayne going in over yet another smash Boi-1da (”Best I Ever Had,” “Forever”) instrumental.  Wayne speaks on Drake’s talent with “I’ll be gone til November, nah fuck it I ain’t trippin/  I know Drizzy gonna kill ‘em.”  For Young Money’s sake, I hope Weezy does get out in November and Drake meets expectations!

Here’s Drake’s whole verse:

“Tell me what’s really going on,
Drizzy back up in this thing,
I’m ready, what’s happenin,
Gone for surgery but now I’m back again,
I’m bout my paper like a motherfucking scratch and win,
World Series attitude, champagne bottle life,
Nothin ever changing, so tonight is like tomorrow night,
I will have a model wife, your bitch is as hot as ice,
Everytime you see me, I  look like I hit the lotto twice,
‘Drake you got ‘em right?’ Yea I got ‘em Bun,
I love my self cause I swear their life is just not as fun,
Nick’s got the weed, Hush got a gun,
CJ got my credit cards and a lot of ones, yea,
I’m in the city of the purple sprite,
Someone tell Malliah I’m on fire she should work tonight,
Call up King of Diamonds and tell China it be worth the flight,
I’ll be at my table stacking dollars to the perfect height,
Work somethin, twerk somethin basis,
She just tryin to make it, so she right here getting naked,
I don’t judge her, I don’t judge her,
But I could never love her,
Cause to her I’m just a rapper, and soon she’ll have met another,
That’s why me and lil jazz bout to spaz, can you keep up?
I’m just feeling sorry for whoever gotta sweep up,
Yea, bills everywhere, trill everything,
And Drake just stand for do right and kill everything,
I love Nicki Minaj, I told her I’d admit it,
I hope one day we get married just to say we fucking did it,
And girl I’m fucking serious, I’m with it if you with it,
Cause your verses turn me on and your pants are mighty fitted,
Aww damn, I think you caught me in a moment,
Like I catch ‘em stealing flows, cause I swear I never loaned it,
And life ain’t a rehearsal, the camera’s always rollin,
So come and get a portion of this money that we blowin’.”

Shout out to the person who decided to put that Bun B quote in the verse.  It’s always a good idea to fuck with a legend. Drake’s debut release, Thank Me Later, is set to drop on June 15th.
Alicia Keys – “Unthinkable” Remix (Featuring Drake)

Download – “Unthinkable” (Remix).

Drake adds an impressive guest verse to Alicia Key’s powerful “Unthinkable.”  Commenting on his love life, Drake spits:

“Baby being part of this life,
I feel like I’m bound to end up with somebody that’s been with everybody,
I need you to rescue me from my destiny,
I’m trying to live right and give you whatever’s left of me,
Cause you know life is what we make it,
And a chance is like a picture, it’d be nice if you just take it,
Or let me take it for ya.”

Bonus:  Drake’s Thank Me Later (Track-Listing)  Shout out to IllRoots!

1. Fireworks (Feat. Alicia Keys) (Produced By Noah “40″ Shebib & Mattew “Boi-1da” Samuels)
2. Karaoke
3. The Resistance (Produced By Noah “40″ Shebib & Matthew “Boi-1da” Samuels)
4. Over (Produced By Matthew “Boi-1da” Samuels & Al-Khaaliq)
5. Show Me A Good Time
6. Up All Night (Feat. Nicki Minaj) (Produced By Matthew “Boi-1da” Samuels)
7. Fancy (Feat. T.I . & Swizz Beatz) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
8. Shut It Down (Feat. The Dream) (Produced by Omen & Noah “40″ Shebib)
9. Unforgettable (Feat. Young Jeezy) (Produced by Matthew “Boi-1da” Samuels & Noah “40″ Shebib)
10. Light Up (Feat. Jay-Z) (Produced By Tone Mason & Noah “40″ Shebib)
11. Miss Me (Feat. Lil Wayne) (Produced By Matthew “Boi-1da” Samuels; additional production by Noah “40″ Shebib)
12. Cece’s Interlude
13. Find Your Love (Produced By Kanye West & Jeff Bhasker)
14. Thank Me Now (Produced By Timbaland)

Drake or J.Cole?