Long before LeBron/Wade/Bosh, long before Rick Ross and Trina, long before DJ Khaled, but after Luther Campbell, Trick Daddy made it his sole mission to embed Miami on the Hip-Hop map. Trick’s legacy is important, for lack of a better phrase. A lot of people don’t know he was one of 27 (yes, 27) children. His music has always been a reflection of his coming up and trials he experienced in the streets. He has never comprised his sound and he has never shied away from telling the entire country he was proud of being a thug. A thug who never second guessed himself when speaking on ills not only in his own city, but the world as a whole. From Slip-N-Slide to Dunk Ryders to several hit records in between, the entire story will officially be told with the November 16 release of his autobiography, Magic City: Trials of a Native Son. (Keep reading…)

Official visuals for Big Boi’s collab with Yelawolf off his Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty which is available online & in stores now.

TMZ Reports

Law enforcement sources tell us L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies pulled over the multi-platinum selling rapper and his wife in a Maybach on Sunset Boulevard around 10:30PM. Deputies say they smelled marijuana, and after searching the vehicle they arrested T.I. and Tameka.
The couple just got married on July 30 in Miami, and T.I. — real name Clifford Harris Jr. — is on probation after doing seven months in prison on federal weapons charges.

We’re told T.I. and Tameka are in custody right now. Bail amount is $10,000.

Last week, I had the opportunity to catch up with Sean Garrett who recently released The Inkwell hosted by DJ Green Lantern. Here’s what we chopped it up about his new lp, the transition from songwriter to artist to his first LP Turbo 919

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Last night, Don Cannon vented on Twitter about people who continuously ask for the NO DJ version of mixtapes – specifically his. I tend to agree with him mainly because drops aren’t that annoying to me and bring another element to the tape. As long as it’s not the “for sample clearance only” tag then I’m alright with drops. In moderation and as long as they do not overshadow the artist, of course.

That being said, here’s the untagged version of Big Sean’s collabo with Bun B, “Money & Sex.” I still have yet to sit down and give Finally Famous 3 an honest listen, so hopefully I can do that today. For the most part, I’m hearing good reviews and hearing the production is even better. Hopefully that’s the case. For those who have yet to scoop the tape,

DL: Big Sean feat. Bun B – “Money & Sex” (NO DJ)

DL: Big Sean & Don Cannon – “Finally Famous 3″

Download: Wiz Khalifa — “Black & Yellow”

You know what it is.

After securing a major deal with Atlantic (via his longtime indie label Rostrum Records), Wiz Khalifa took to Twitter to offer his fans a track from his upcoming debut album. Sure to become an anthem for his hometown of Pittsburgh, the catchy “Black & Yellow” was produced by Norwegian hitmakers Stargate.

This? THIS is the Fab people came up on long before the Internet connected the world to Hot 97. For me, a young kid from VA at the time, I’d always hear of these epic freestyles Loso (who still spelled his name during this era) would lace over the tri-state airwaves. DJ Clue was hyping the guy as the next savior of rap music. And every mixtape I got my hands on would leave me to believe he was telling the truth. Since then, John Jackson has gone on to create a successful career for himself with a string of platinum albums and several hit singles.

It’s still good to see he hasn’t forgotten his roots though. Earlier tonight, Funeral Fab stopped by Funk Flex’s show and dropped this five minute freestyle equipped with more punchlines than a Smack DVD battle. Flex wasn’t shy with the bombs either.

Raise ya glass, now let’s toast to when we didn’t have
Hustle + muscle = success, I did the math
I see haters in passing, yeah they ’round
I be on the way up, they be on they way down

DL: Fabolous – “Funk Flex Freestyle”

I’m not sure if Demi Moore was drunk or just really feeling the moment, but she was more than enjoying herself recently during a Snoop Dogg performance in Las Vegas. Whoever said the old adage “whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” obviously didn’t take into account technology would advance so much that phones would be able to document each sinful act and project them to the entire world with the click of a button.

It wasn’t anything bad or sinful, but Mrs. Moore-Kutcher was in the moment and decided to show her cougar-esque moves. These may not be the greatest moves ever,  but I still remember seeing Striptease as a teenager back during the ’90s. And I’ll leave it at that.

For a better view, of course TMZ has it.

If you haven’t heard from Donny Goines in a minute, don’t trip. It’s all apart of a bigger plan. The album, Yesterday’s Tomorrow, is still brewing and will be available sooner than later. In the meantime, take this as a peace offering. Goines jumps over Dirty Money’s “Hello, Good Morning” and adds his own flare to the party anthem.

DL: Donny Goines – “Hello, Good Morning Freestyle”

Any time an artist attempts to drop two albums in one year, comparisons to a 1998 DMX (and a 2003 50 Cent) are only sure to follow. That’s exactly what happened when this MTV clip of Mack Maine surfaced earlier today. Mack, who is one of the biggest players in the YMCMB movement, said that he recently spoke to Drake and that the wheels are in motion for another album very soon. As in before next summer, soon. Sooner or later, Drake will let go of the R&B tape he’s been speaking about for weeks, but according to Mack, the intro for the new album is already done.

Really, I don’t feel one way or the other about it. They know what’s going on in those offices more than I do. You want to give the fans what they want, but you also don’t want to oversaturate yourself to a point where people don’t want to hear from you. It’s a thin line but one that has to be balanced perfectly in order to achieve the success they have (Cash Money) throughout the years. At this point, however, Young Money could be looking at a line up of Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne again and Drake all before next spring hits.