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Well, that’s according to Saigon himself. The drama king has said in his latest MySpace post that he’s done with rap. His reason? The media made him do some “contraversial” things and then took advantage of the “contraversy” by reporting on it. He somehow insinuates that the media even played a role in his altercation with Mobb Deep.

Sai in his own words: “I cant take turning on a computer and seeing my name being thrown around in all kinds of ways, Its not good for me, and not good for these writers…” Read the rest of this entry »

Speaking of ROC resurgence, here’s Freeway with “It’s Over.” He rips at Kanye and Just Blaze without being disrespectful. Read the rest of this entry »

Jay just dropped a banger on us. Free At Last is easily one of the best rap albums I’ve heard all year. And I’ve heard nothing but crack from Beans lately. I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’m witnessing a Roc-A-Fella resurgence.

For what to expect on Sig’s 4th album, due out December 11, see the tracklist and guest list below: Read the rest of this entry »

Behold some sightly images from the recently concluded American Music Awards after the gap. Read the rest of this entry »

The Cool tracklist looks promising:

1. “Iesha Poem”

2. “Free Chilly”
3. “Go Go Gadget Flow”
4. “The Coolest”
5. “Superstar” (Feat. Mathew Santos)
6. “Paris Tokyo”
7. “High Definition” (Feat. Snoop Dogg and Pooh Bear)
8. “Little Weapons”
9. “Hip-Hop Saved My Life” (Feat. Nikki Jean)
10. “Gold Watch”
11. “Street On Fire” (Feat. Mathew Santos)
12. “Hello Goodbye”
13. “Gotta Eat”
14. “Dumb It Down” (Feat. Gemini and Graham Burris)
15. “The Die” (Feat. Gemini)
16. “Put You On Game”
17. “Fighters” (Feat. Mathew Santos)
18. “Go Baby Go”

In stores December 18.

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Chamillionaire feat. Slim Thug, Lil Keke, Paul Wall, Trae, Bun B, Z-Ro, Pimp C.

Universal Records should be ashamed of itself for letting Koopa down on Ultimate Victory. That album is filled with gems, like this one, that people may never get to hear because of label politics.

[Props to Khal]

::American Gangster Acappella arrives on December 4.

What, you thought Hov would sit back and chill while Ghost and everyone else dropped albums on his birthday?

Remember when Def Jam released The Black Album acappella? It can be argued that Danger Mouse owes his career to The Grey Album, which combined The Beatles beats with Jay’s vocals. It wasn’t my favorite of the 307 Black Album remixes (I still listen to Kno’s version more than the original Black Album), but it really exposed DM to fans who didn’t know about his work with Jemini.

The next Danger Mouse is probably eating cereal and reading this right now, thinking, “This is it. December 4 can’t come sooner.”