Yesterday, legendary producer DJ Premier and A$AP Ferg performed their hit single “Our Streets” live on MTV’s TRL. The song is one of the first projects born from the newly re-launched Payday Records label.  After an introduction from the Black Eyed Peas, the exciting “Our Streets” performance is a throwback to park jams and block parties; Premier’s turntables are set up atop New York City trash cans with a park bench, basketball goal, and chain link fence surrounding the stage. The track can be described as a classic New York hip-hop record, combining DJ Premier’s signature soulful beats and A$AP Ferg’s raw MC sound. The track also marks Premier and Ferg’s first collaboration together, after crossing paths on numerous occasions, waiting for the best opportunity to create. Premier describes the song as a fusion of his generation’s rap scene and Ferg’s scene, and the recently released music video stays consistent with this vision, saluting that throwback New York vibe. Throughout the 90s, Premier played an integral role in Payday bringing in artists to the label and producing a number of the label’s biggest hits including “Come Clean,” and “Supa Star.”  

After starring in a lead role in videos for Ludacris, PNB Rock, Fabolous, Young Dolph, T.I. and more, video vixen / model Chinese Kitty steps out on her own with a new song. Born Taylor Hing, Chinese Kitty will be featured on VH1’s Love & Hip-Hop Miami and is looking to make moves with over 1.8 million IG followers. 

This Prodigy (RIP) inspired hook keeps it 100% Queens. Another banger from Rock Mecca’s Ironworld dropping 2/3/18 on Soulspazm. The album features Kool Keith, Roc Marciano, Mach Hommy, Vast Aire, Canibus and more Check out the track and grab your copy below.

King Hoodie is a new 23-year-old rapper from Miami. The rapper is preparing to launch his career and he’s gaining a buzz thanks to his latest single “Anatomy.” Take a listen:

The “official” collaboration between Zoey Dollaz and Lil Wayne is beginning to get in clubs all over the south. This banger was produced by Ricky Remedy.

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 on “Francis Ford” would be an understatement. The New York rapper is conflicted not just on the track, but in the video as well. Otto captures this with scenes of Pounds contemplating his life as a hustler and as a father, two hats he wears proudly but, again, with severe conflict. It’s for those reasons that when he spits bars like, “The city’s on fire so I gotta vent/ Make it past twenty’s an accomplishment,” you can feel that mental struggle. Check out the visuals, and support Rules and Parameters which is available now through all major digital retailers and streaming services.

DJ Plugg just dropped a new mixtape called “Birthday Playlist 4” which includes a new joint by Lil Uzi called “200 My Dash.”

Think It’s A Game/Warner Bros.rapper, YFN Lucci invites you to his winter wonderland in the new music video for ” Boss Life” featuring fellow Atlanta native and Migos member, Offset**. The lavish Michael Garcia -directed visual features the two rappers living like the bosses they are- the pair exchange verses drippin’ in diamonds, with beautiful exotic women at their side. Watch the video . YFN Lucci’s debut album Ray Ray From Summer Hill is coming soon.

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Two years ago Pitbull signed this talented Louisiana native to his label Mr 305 Inc. as a songwriter, calling him a goldmine. In that time Will Peters has written songs for Pitbull, as well as Austin Mahone, Pussycat Dolls, Jessica Sutta and more. Now it is time for the Southern U grad who writes, plays piano & percussion, produces, engineers AND raps & sings to come out of the shadows and release music under his own name. On “Nah Nah” Will teams with childhood friend and longtime collaborator Dice Soho as together they put a ‘sometime’ chick in her place. Check out Dice Soho’s quote on this track and working with Will Peters. “Yo this Dice SoHo I Been Knowing Willie P since I was in middle school. We been working consistently ever since then and I’ve always had him apart of every project I released wether it was a feature or production or mixing and mastering. P has grown a lot since we met and he helped me a lot with singing on my music including the new song I have with PnB Rock called “Need More.”

Freestyle veteran Vo pays tribute to the ladies with a new star studded video “Lights, Camera, Action” featuring Twista and Mike Notez. He steps from the underground to the mainstream after totaling over 3 Million views in 2017. For this one Vo sets the industry standard with a high quality video featuring nice hotel rooms and the Chicago skyline. Vo kicks off the video showing various scenery and eye candy along with Twista and Mike Notez lacing up the track. The Belly movie inspired visual shows Vo can play out a captivating storyline and also shows Vo’s love for Chicago, Hip-Hop and the ladies all in one.

DJ Afterthought comes through the new year with his debut hip-hop album Cool Blue Jewels. As in the past, he teamed up with Riff Raff to put together a star studded lineup of straight hits. With help from some friends including Wiz Khalifa, Blackbear, Gary Clark Jr, Hardo, Mozzy, Chevy Woods, and more, this project is solid from start to finish. Here is the first single from project called “Waiting For” featuring John Sisco. Produced by CL McCoy & Greyvyard. Shot and edited by Daniel Kelly.

Hailing from “Sin City” and and donning the MMG name, Vegas rapper Yowda links up with rising Bay Area talent Mozzy for a collaborative project called, Hell Made.  The 8 song project features a host of raw street talent including Gunplay, Philthy Rich, Lex Luger, Hitta J3 and We G Wak. After earning a feature on Las Vegas’ Fox 5 News for this role in the rise of Trap music in Hip-Hop, MMG rapper Yowda follows up his video to “Work For Me” and the visual for “I Never Knew” which appeared on a host of sites online. In addition to his project with Mozzy and work with other members of MMG like Wale and Meek Mill, Yowda has another collaborative project in the works with fellow MMG artist and rising D.C. talent Fat Trel to add to his songs with Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Kevin Gates, Zoey Dollaz, Slim 400 set for release in the coming weeks.  It’s a lovely situation with MMG, it helps me get my foot in the door easier, but the grind is still the grind, that’s just one stepping stone up a long stairwell, you feel me?” Yowda explained.  “I just came back from D.C. to welcome Fat Trel home and we worked on a reloaded version of ‘Fat & Ugly’ tape and we shot a few music videos.”

We The Best/Poe Boy Music Group recording artist Steph Lecor releases her new single “Face.” Produced by The Exclusives, “Face” is truly a female’s anthem. It’s about getting dressed, looking fly and most importantly being confident in your own skin. Catch Steph Lecor on Love & Hip Hop Miami every Monday at 8pm on VH1. 

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 with Ralo’s distinct tone. “Die Real” sets the tone for the what’s to come on Diary of the Streets 3.

Hotboy Turk links up with former Hot Boys group member Lil Wayne and newcomer Kodak Black for this banging new track “F##k How It Turn Out.”

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 greatness. Forrest combines his meandering flow with imagery-evoking lyrics to express the fact that he’s reached a state of happiness and enlightenment as a part of the winner’s circle.

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 living at his grandmother’s with a motley cast of relatives.  Building upon 2015’s debut Maxo 187 and 2016’s accomplished and self-aware The Persona Tape, Punken is emotionally and sonically diverse, with weighty tracks such as “Grannies” and “Roaches” sitting side-by-side with insanely fun drug-dealing bangers like the recent single “Bussdown.”  Featuring appearances from Trippie Redd, 03 Greedo, and Houston up-and-comer D. Flowers, and with production from The Wlderness, Beatboy, Sonny Digital, Ethereal, Honorable C Note, $uicideboy$, Tommy Kruise, Wolfe De Mchls, Teddy Walton, and MexikoDro, Punken delivers on the promise of Maxo’s previous work and more, as the young emcee experiments with new flows, tightens his songwriting, and sharpens his observational pen. https://soundcloud.com/maxo-kream/sets/punken |

Evidence’s new video “10,000 Hours” is the third release from his upcoming release “10,000 Hours.” The track is produced by DJ Premier with visuals shot and directed by Stephen Vanasco. Weather or Not also features the viral hit “Throw It All Away,” which has logged over two million video views and was directed by Stephen Vanasco, as well as the Nottz-produced “Jim Dean,” for which the video was directed by Jason Goldwatch. Additionally, the album features collaborations with Slug (Atmosphere), Rakaa (Dilated Peoples), Rapsody, Styles P, and more, as well as production from Evidence, Alchemist, and DJ Premier, among others. As a solo artist and one-third of Dilated Peoples, Evidence has established himself as one of hip-hop’s most accomplished rappers and producers, working with Domo Genesis, Linkin Park, Beastie Boys, Defari, Madchild and Krondon, among others. His production work earned a Grammy Award for co-production on Kanye West’s College Dropout and two JUNO Awards for his work with Canadian hip-hop group, Swollen Members. Evidence will be hosting album release parties in both Los Angeles and New York, and available for press in both cities. Please see below for more information on the album release events.

T-Rell’s new single “Can’t Stop Me” was inspired by the tragic death of T-Rell’s brother, the subject of the lead single “My Dawg,” featuring Boosie Badazz. T-Rell opens up about the car accident that killed his brother. “We were driving home from one of my shows and got into an accident where the car flipped 5 times, I survived, my brother died. I made ‘My Dawg’ about losing my brother and it blew up,” T-Rell explained. “My city got behind me and it spread from there. Then my friend, who was a promotor from Wichita, KS, got me to open up for my favorite rapper, Boosie for two shows and then I went on to open up for him for more shows. He saw my hustle, heard the song, and jumped on the remix.” Featuring appearances from Kevin Gates, Moneybagg Yo, Mozzy, Paul Wall, Ray Ray, Mo3, Xta-C, and others, Can’t Stop Me is a triumphant arrival for the talented young Kansas native, who is ready to bring feeling back into the hip-hop mainstream.