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The Dreamville crew finished off 2015 with a sequel to their Revenge of the Dreamers mixtape and today West Coast member Cozz dropped a free mixtape titled Nothing Personal. The 13 track mixtape features production from long time collaborator Meez with some additional hands from a few other producers. Cozz hasn’t missed a step with his bars since his last project dropped, rather he’s…

The year doesn’t fully feel complete until we get the annual ‘Rap Up’ from Mad Skillz. Thankfully the 2015 edition is here and it’s just what we’ve come to expect. Over the course of 5 minutes Skillz touches on all the major pop culture and news events all while dropping clever and humorous punchlines. From the Steve Harvey slip up,…

Yeezy Season? Just before we ring in 2016 – Kanye decided to push the button on a new joint. Released on SoundCloud, ‘Facts’ is a three and a half minute trap banger complete with the usual Yeezus braggadocio and powerful sounds. Listen to ‘Facts’ here.

Happy New Year’s Eve! As 2015 comes to a close, Big Sean links up with Pharrell and Detail to highlight the ups and downs, but mainly the ups for this track. Pharrell and Detail assist the G.O.O.D. Music rapper wrap up the year over a banging beat. Celebrate life everyone, it’s short. Have fun and be safe! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/239771192″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true”…

A lot has changed in the past year for Sylvan LaCue. He parted ways with Visionary Music Group, changed his name (from QuESt) and held off releasing material for quite some time. Thankfully Sylvan has returned in full force to make his mark on 2015. After warming up with ‘The Watcher 3’ and ‘Studio City’ the Miami emcee has connected with Fortune for a…

On Friday, Sylvan LaCue announced his upcoming collaborative EP Evangeline with LA producer and Flow-Fi founder Fortune. Today, he gave us a taste of what to expect from the project with the lead single ‘Caravan 04’. The track features vocals from Linzi Jai and a soulful, trap influenced beat. LaCue chronicles the ups and downs of a long distance relationship…

With DJ Premier on the beat and cuts, Royce Da 5’9″ is joined by Joey Bada$$ in a journey revisiting the Golden Era of hip hop. The song of the same name features both emcees weaving multi-syllable words into intricate bars while paying homage to the greats both past and present. Check it out here. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/233309867″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″…

Sheesh – this kid has bars! Your Old Droog visited Statik Selektah during his Showoff Radio Show and went in on a freestyle. All whilst sipping on some Henny the Brooklynite drops clever metaphors and flows smoothly over the instrumental. Check it out above.

Looks like J. Cole and the Dreamville team aren’t ready to call it a year just yet. Bas & Cole just unleashed a new single entitled ‘Night Job’ which looks to be the first offering from the upcoming Revenge of the Dreamers II album, due out this Friday December 11th. Considering the quality of last year’s Revenge of the Dreamers Friday can’t come soon enough.…

Ever wondered what it would sound like if two of the best in the game exchanged tracks? Well you’re about to find out. To celebrate Black Friday, Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole decided to do just that. J. Cole goes in over ‘Alright’ meanwhile Kendrick spazzes on ‘Tale Of 2 Citiez’. Unsurprisingly both tracks get bodied but who killed it…