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Rap Round Table, Week Ending 8/31/2012

 

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Chris Lighty: From the Block to the Boardroom by Rob Markman
He Took Hip-Hop From Gritty to Global by Jon Caramanica
Is A $675,000 Fine For Music Piracy Over The Line? by Mallory Pickard
The Importance Of Flying Lotus by Andrew Martin
The Music Industry: Let’s Play The Blame Game by David Reyneke
Will Reloaded Be A Worthy Follow-Up To Marcberg? by Robbie Ettelson
Fat Joe: Still Rapping, Still Calling in Favors by Slava P.
11 Signs You’re A Music Snob by AJ
The Wu-Tang Comics That Never Were: Wu-Massacre by Bucky Turco
YouTube Commenters Type The Darndest Things: Lupe Fiasco – Bitch Bad by Robbie Ettelson
Beanie Sigel: Kush Dreaming by HL
Crews Control: A Brief Look At Rapper Relationships by Phlip
2 Chainz Has The Year's Funniest, Creepiest Sexual Boast by Craig Jenkins
Medium Sean – How It Feel… by Mobb Deen
A Bad Mama Jama by Werner von Wallenrod
Trae The Truth, Z-Ro, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Kirko Bangz & Bun B Are From Texas by Mobb Deen
Skeme & Schoolboy Q: Adults With Guns by Jeff Weiss
The Art of Storytelling's Epilogue: 10 More Stories Told Through Rap Songs by J-23
A Brief History of the Blowjob in Pop Music by Luke Winkie
Rap Music Is The Greatest Catch-22 of All Time by Tony Grands
The Return of Tha Likwit Crew, Starring Xzibit, King Tee & Tha Alkaholics by Jeff Weiss
The Opening Act AKA Eating Shit by Blockhead
The Garish Godliness of Jaye and Ab-Soul by Tosten Burks
The Time My Dad Played "Nuthin' But a G Thang" At Our Church by Shea Serrano
Is The ‘Rock The Bells’ Festival Becoming Too Commercial? by Jayy Ghost
Who Is Raz Fresco? by Slava P
N.Y. State of Mind: Lil Wayne And Hip Hop Elitism by Slava Kuperstein
A Note On Ed Brubaker's Move from Marvel by Josh Kopin


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Slaughterhouse – Throw It Away (Official Video)

@WakaFlockaBSM Fozzie Bear — Get Low f. Nicki Minaj, Tyga & Flo Rida (Video)

@MeekMill Meek Mill: Dreams & Nightmares Tour Vlog ep.4 (Video)

@kanyewest G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer (Tracklist)?

The supposed tracklist for G.O.O.D. Music’s much anticipated Cruel Summer appears on HMV Japan and Tower Records. Though nothing is confirmed yet, take a look at what may be the songs slated to appear on the LP arriving September 18.

01. To The World (Kanye West & R. Kelly)
02. Clique (Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean)
03. Mercy (Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
04. New God Flow (Kanye West, Pusha T & Ghostface Killah)
05. The Morning (Raekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, CyHi Da Prynce, Kid Cudi & D’Banj)
06. Cold (DJ Khaled)
07. Higher (The-Dream, Pusha T & Ma$e)
08. Sin City (John Legend, Travi$ Scott, Teyana Taylor, CyHi Da Prynce & Malik Yusef)
09. The One (Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Marsha Ambrosius)
10. Creepers (Kid Cudi)
11. Bliss (John Legend & Teyana Taylor)
12. Don’t Like. (Kanye West, Chief Keef, Pusha T, Big Sean & Jadakiss)

 

 

@BigSean Big Sean – 24 Karats of Gold (Mixtape Preview)

@CurrenSy_Spitta Curren$y: Trust Fall pt. 2 (Rock The Bells) (Video)

@rockiefresh Rockie Fresh ft. Rick Ross – You A Lie (Rmx) [Trailer]

@LilTunechi Lil Wayne – Welcome To The Dedication 4 [Mixtape Trailer]

Nas – Bye Baby (Video)

Lil Wayne Pushes Dedication 4 Back… Again.

I’ll never get adjusted to that artwork. Anyways, Dedication 4 was supposed to drop today but has now been pushed to September 3rd at 3pm.

The Smokers Club Tour 2012 ep.6: One Hazy Summer (Video)

Chris Lighty Found Dead In His Apartment

According to the New York Daily News, Hip Hop mogul Chris Lighty was found dead in his apartment from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head.

Lighty, 44 — a longtime manager of 50 Cent, Diddy, Ja Rule and Mariah Carey — was found dead inside his South Riverdale apartment about 11:30 a.m., police sources said.
It appeared he died from a bullet to his head, sources said. A gun was recovered next to his body.
Law enforcement sources said Lighty — who divorced his wife, Veronica, last year — may have been dealing with financial struggles, including owing about $5 million to the IRS.

Our condolences to the friends and family of Chris Lighty.

SpaceGhostPurrp – Mysterious Phonk (Instrumentals)

A couple months after he released his debut full-length, SpaceGhostPurrp comes through with the instrumental-version for those to vibe out to.
DOWNLOAD: SpaceGhostPurrp – Mysterious Phonk (Instrumentals) [via]

Kirko Bangz – The Making Of Of PK4 [Pt.2]

@TWISTAgmg Twista ft. Juicy J – Yo B*tch Chose Me (Prod. By Juicy J)

I saw this sitting in my inbox earlier but overlooked it cause I was slightly hungover. Lil bro, Shake just tweeted me laughing about the ratchetness of Juicy J’s verse. Beat’s groovy and the ratchetness is on point as Shake said lol. Twista’s Reloaded drops September 4th.

DOWNLOAD: Twista ft. Juicy J – Yo Bitch Chose Me

Casey Veggies – Summer, I Suppose (Prod. By Rich Kidd)

Ahh, aint nothing like a summer fling huh? Rich Kidd on the boards to this new smooth banger from the homey Casey Veggies.

Pac Div ft. Mac Miller & Raven Sorvino – Black Acura (Prod. by Thelonius Martin)

My favorite left coast trio dropped a new one from their GMB project earlier this evening called “Black Acura.” Produced by Thelonius Martin, Pac Div’s fits right at home over the gloomy production with a woozy verse from Rostrum Records golden goose, Mac Miller. Raven Sorvino drops in as well.

DOWNLOAD: Pac Div ft. Mac Miller & Raven Sorvino – Black Acura (Prod. By Thelonious Martin)

2 Chainz ft. Kanye West – Birthday Song

@TroyAve – I Got You

Can’t stop this kid from making quality street music. Here’s a new record from the homey Troy Ave called “I Got You.” New visual from Bricks In My Backpack 3: The Harry Powder Trilogy, “Red Cup” dropping on Tuesday.

Artwork: Big Sean – Detroit

September 5th, Big Sean gives us a taste of his hometown, Detroit. Here’s the artwork for the tape.

Mac Miller Freestyles On Sway In The Morning

Rick Ross – Amsterdam

Trae The Truth – Tha Blackpinrt (Hosted By DJ Scream)

The day has finally come for Trae The Truth to release his highly anticipated mixtape Tha Blackprint hosted by MMG’s own, DJ Scream. Features from the project include T.I., Young Jeezy, Yo Gotti, Waka Flocka, DJ Khaled, Meek Mill, Rico Love and many more. Tracklisting and download link, below!

DOWNLOAD: Trae The Truth – Tha Blackprint (Hosted By DJ Scream)

Happy Birthday…

Beanie Sigel Arrested… Again

So… before Beanie Sigel begins his two-year sentence, he was arrested this morning in Pennsylvania following a traffic stop. According to Philly’s local news, the Broadstreet Bully was found with $4,650 cash, a bottle of codeine w/ a scratched off label and several prescription pills wrapped in plastic bags. Upon further search of the vehicle, police found a firearm in the center console.
Damn Beans.

@KidTef BLACKFEMALEJESUSDEVILVAMPEER by Kid Tef

Thedetroitzuu : what does this painting mean or represent?

Kid Tef : Basically it's the ying and yang theory. To me good and evil represents the balance in life in which you can learn from both. You have to go through hell to get to heaven. You can't win for losing. You don't truly know what it is to win unless you have loss. Lucifer was an angel at one point in time meaning that god created this being for a reason.

Thedetroitzuu : Thats very deep. I also see that it looks like a black Jesus is being depicted?

@RomeCee Jay Mastermind and Rome Cee - The Greatness

As a third installment of the #coldcase series which included songs, Blow Past and This Thing, Jay Mastermind and Rome Cee present Greatness. The track was produced by Debski beats and was recorded and Mixed by Jay Mastermind for Bmorepro Productions. Stay tuned for more songs in the series.

Audiomack:  link

Trae The Truth ft. T.I., Rico Love & DJ Khaled – I Do This (Prod. By J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League)

Here’s ANOTHER monster from Trae’ Tha Blackprint mixtape dropping on August 29th and not the 30th. Trae grabs T.I., DJ Khaled and Rico Love for “I Do This” with J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League on the boards.

DOWNLOAD: Trae The Truth ft. T.I., Rico Love & DJ Khaled – I Do This (Prod. By J.U.S.T.I.C.E League)

Verse Simmonds ft. Young Jeezy – Bout That Life

Verse is bouncing off his recent “Sex, Love & Hip Hop” mixtape and does so by releasing a new single with Young Jeezy, this could easily takeover the radio. Dope shit.

Download: Verse Simmonds ft. Young Jeezy – Bout That Life

Skeme ft. Schoolboy Q – Kids With Guns (Prod. By THC)

I saw Skeme tweet something about this last night and was confused about it. But here it is. “Kids With Guns” features a potent verse from TDE’s Schoolboy Q with production from THC. Listen, below!

A Fun Day With Gunplay

Big Sean – How It Feel [Preview]

2 Chainz Announces Dates For First Leg Of B.O.A.T.S Tour

Two Necklaces is heading out on his first HEADLINING tour which actually starts this Thursday in Norkfolk, V.A. Hit up Ticketmaster for more information. The second leg commences in November. B.O.A.T.S. is in stores now.

@Ariez_Onasis x @RealWizKhalifa x Planet VI – No Limit (prod. J. Cardim)

@Ariez_Onasis new project The Heartbreak Kid drops soon. Check out the track track below........

@Pharrell x @MacMiller – Pink Slime Artwork

@Pharrell drops the artwork on his Facebook page to his and @MacMiller’s upcoming collaborative project. Which is OMAZING!!!

@RockieFresh x Reach For The Stars

It was so cool to meet @RockieFresh when he came to Detroit and he put on a show too. This afternoon Rockie dropped an unfinished cut for us to listen too called Reach For The Stars. I like it! Cant wait till its done. Check it out after the jump.................

@DJDrama x Quality Street Music Artwork

@RapsodyMusic x Nomsa Mazwali – Kind Of Love (Prod. @9thWonderMusic) Video

Just recently @RapsodyMusic drops her new album The Idea Of Beautiful: Deluxe Edition and now we got a video from one of the cuts off the album called Kind Of Love. Check it out after the jump...............

A$AP Rocky x L.E.P. Bogus Boys Record Givenchy Video

You guys remember when A$AP Rocky and The Mob were in Chicago for the Pitchfork Music Festival? Well when they were in the Windy City they linked up with L.E.P. Bogus Boys to record there first track together called Givenchy. Check it out after the jump................

@SupaNovaLove x PinkSky Video

Well once again Im late as usaul but better late than to have never posted #iSay haha. Detroit's @SupaNovaLove drops his highly anticipated music video PinkSky. Check it out after the jump..............

@theFADEDpenguin '12 Release

So our friends over at the @theFADEDpenguin sent us an email with their September release. Its OMAZING and cant wait to get mine! Check out the pics and what they said after the jump..................

Zaggin In Ze Burbs Ep. 1 feat. Julius Zwervin BTS Video

So the Zag Team hit us up with the BTS x Vlog video for Julius Zwervin. These dudes are hilarious and with @DrKanobie x @SayItAintTone backing them they caint go wrong. Julius Zwervin drops Sept. 5th so make sure you check here for when it drops! Check the video out after the jump................

Audio Dope x Paper Chase (Prod. By G5 Musiq)

So I got an email from a recent Detroit up and coming artist named @RashaanGaines who dropped a dope joint on me called Paper Chase. He's one half of the group Audio Dope with @PDK. This track is on there Debut project called Ultimate Arsenal. Check it out after the jump..........

@MCityJr x @DreySkonie - My Polo Video

So its finnaly here people the day youve been waiting for!!! @MCiytJR drops his video My Polo and guess what it was shot by #AliusMagaizne! Check it out after the jump................

@kendricklamar Kendrick Lamar Talks Growing Up in Compton (Video)

@rapsodymusic Rapsody – The Idea Of Beautiful: Deluxe Edition (Album)

The Mob aren’t the only ones who dropped a project today also, and they won’t be the last. The JAMLA representative drops her own new project, featuring the likes of 9th Wonder, Ab-Soul, Mac Miller, The Cool Kids, BJ the Chicago Kid and more. Tracklist and link down bottom.

1. Motivation f. Big Rube
2. How Does It Feel f. Rocki Evans
3. Precious Wings
4. Believe Me
5. Non Fiction f. Raheem Devaughn & Ab-Soul
6. In The Drums f. Heather Victoria
7. Kind Of Love f. Nomsa Mazwai
8. Celebrate
9. Destiny
10. Good Good Love f. BJ The Chicago Kid
11. In The Town f. Nomsa Mazwai
12. Round Table Discussion f. Mac Miller & The Cool Kids
13. The Cards f. Big Remo
14. Come Home f. Rocki Evans
15. When I Have You f. Nomsa Mazwai
16. Believe Me (9th Wonder’s HaHaHa Remix)
17. Beautiful Music f. Childish Gambino & GQ [Bonus]
18. Thunder [Bonus]

DOWNLOAD: Rapsody – The Idea Of Beautiful: Deluxe Edition (Album)

A$AP Mob – Lord$ Never Worry (Mixtape)

Just in time for your Labor Day weekend chaos, the debut long-player from the A$AP Mob has finally arrived. Tracklist and link down bottom.



DOWNLOAD: A$AP Mob – Lord$ Never Worry (Mixtape) | Alt

The Man With the Iron Fists Soundtrack (Artwork x Tracklist)

We got a preview of the trailer earlier, with the actual film being released Nov. 2nd. Today, RZA unveils the artwork and tracklist for the official film’s soundtrack. Hit the jump for the tracklist. Expect to hear features from Kanye West, The Black Keys, Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli, Raekwon, Flatbush Zombies and much more.

@LilTunechi Lil Wayne: DEWeezy ep.3 (Video)

Game – Celebration f. Chris Brown, Tyga, Wiz Khalifa & Lil Wayne (BTS Video)

@DJSCREAM – Cassette Deck f. Rick Ross, Bun B & Slim Thug (prod. Harry Fraud)

DJ Scream enlists Rick, Bun and Slim for the latest single off his debut album, Long Live the Hustle, due out November 20th on MMG/Warner Bros. Pz to RozayRaw.

Events: angel haze Live In New York

The recent Universal Records signee will headline her first show at Manhattan’s SOBs this Wednesday (August 29th), and I will be her musical conductor for the night. You can cop tickets here.

@theFADEDpenguin x The Mile Fly Club Present: Cosa Nostra

So today Alex hit me up about a joint mixtape between @TheFadedPenguin x The Mile Fly Club called Cosa Nostra. Its a mixtape between two different places, Florida and Detroit, with people I know and some I dont. This was a dope idea between the two companies to show off the cities musical talents. Download it out after the jump.................

@rapsodymusic Rapsody – Beautiful Music f. Childish Gambino & GQ (prod. Ka$h)

Rapsody’s The Idea Of Beautiful drops August 28th on Jamla Records.

PR

Game – Celebration f. Chris Brown, Tyga, Wiz Khalifa & Lil Wayne (BTS Pics)

On the same day the song leaked, Game recruited all the artists who appear on the track (sans Lil Wayne who will shoot his part in Miami) to shoot the official video at a park in L.A. Peace to Vibe and SCUK.

Artwork: A&AP Mob – Lord$ Never Worry

 

Keny Money – God Bless (Prod. By @Hit_Boy)

Surf Club’s own, Kent Money is gearing up to release his project Eyes Wide Shut Up with the release of his first single “God Bless” produced by Surf Club member, Hit Boy. Kent says of “God Bless,” “God Bless is one of those songs that you can feel the heartbeat of the city. People are going through some tough times and doing what they have to in order make it right now. I’m speaking to uplift those who work hard everyday and also the over looked and under appreciated. People in these situation will rise up soon, God is watching them all and he coming back to bless us all.” Check out “God Bless”, below!

@therealjuicyj Juicy J – The Smokers Club Tour Vlog [Ep.6]

Janelle Monae Covers The Jackson 5′s “I Want You Back” @ Afro Punk Festival In Brooklyn, NY

The Making Of French Montana’s “Pop That” Produced By Lee Beats

Lee Beats Discusses and Remakes French Montana's "Pop That from TheFactsRemain on Vimeo.

RIP Aaliyah

Today is the anniversary of Aaliyah's passing. We at #AliusMagzine want to send our respect to Detroit's baby girl by paying homage to her on our site with two of our favorite songs/videos. You will always be missed and We Love You! Check it out after the jump.....

@dwele Dwele – What Profit (rmx) f. Phife Diggy (Video)

SHOUT OUT DWELE!!! Not only is dude from Detroit but he also grew up living next to my weedman...dude said he was always gonna make it out the hood!!!! Salute

@RealWizKhalifa Wiz Khalifa – Work Hard Play Hard (rmx) f. Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne

Drake out, Jeezy in.

@Gucci1017 Gucci Mane – Bussin Juugs (BTS Video)

@rapsodymusic Rapsody – Roundtable Discussion f. Mac Miller & The Cool Kids (prod. 9th Wonder)

Second leak / single off Rapsody’s The Idea Of Beautiful out August 28th on Jamla Records. Pre-order on iTunes now!

@E40 E-40 ft. Young Jeezy, Problem, Chris Brown, French Montana & Red Cafe – Function (Rmx)

@Nas Nas & Miguel – Summer On Smash (Live At Vitamin Water Uncapped)

@common Common – No Sell Out [Prod. By No I.D.]

Well isn’t this a nice suprise for your Friday night antics. Producer No I.D. releases a previously unreleased cut he produced for Common.

Trae The Truth ft. Young Jeezy & Yo Gotti – Choppa Talk

Here’s the first official release from Trae The Truth’s Blackprint mixtape which is dropping on August 30th. The first leak is “Choppa Talk” featuring Young Jeezy and Yo Gotti. Download below! Tracklist for Blackprint will be revealed on Monday!

DOWNLOAD: Trae The Truth ft. Young Jeezy & Yo Gotti – Choppa Talk

@JayBeretta x Traget Practice

Well #MixtapeFriday again folks and we got my #Grindface brother @Jayberetta dropping Target Practice. You saw Day 1 BTS video and the official video will drop today as well. This is the last mixtape until the album Gun Range which is coming soon. Download Link and Tracklist after the jump....................


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