I mean… if you were at any point recently, questioning the state of Hip Hop, then question no further because rapper/producer Hit Boy has just dropped a serious gem. The west coast native brings in some of the heaviest names in heavy weight rap for this new freestyle track titled “Cypher”. When we mention to you the vibe of authentic old school freestyle cyphers, this is the definition of it. A perfect mix of new meets old school rap, featuring witty punchlines from freshman, implemented with wise story messages from the OG’s. Hit the jump to hear the new track and all of its features. 

Try not to inhale. You very well may catch a contact high. In the most epic 4/20 scenario to date, the self-directed Chris Brown “Till I Die” video featuring Big Sean and Wiz Khalifa is one to remember.  With vibrant colors, looney animation, and guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Method Man, and Redman, you’re literally watching your mid-noon high daydream come to life.  Peep the video above and drop a line with your thoughts below.

Employee morale at Def Jam has seen better days.  Shyne raised eyebrows with his comments on the iconic company, then Nas spoke on his discontent and now Jersey’s own Redman has thrown the label under the bus by basically saying the label has lost its way in the new issue of XXL. And that’s putting it nicely.

“Well [now], Def Jam are not leaders. They’re not leaders plain and simple, because it’s changed. They’re not leaders like they used to be. In the ’90′s they were leaders. They were the label that you considered the mechanics of hip-hop; they’re under the car. They were the ones under the car getting greasy, getting dirty, fixing that muffler that drags when everybody loved that sh*t and was following it. Now they’re playing the follower. They’re followers; they’re not building artists no more like they should. And that’s just the game. It’s not they fault. We got into the Internet world and sh*t is moving fast and came so fast and came so quick that labels couldn’t exist, but still they got the money and they’re a company. They’re supposed to adjust. I think they need to get that going. Being a label, being on top.

Yeah they have to play catch up. They have to catch up now. The way the labels were ran back then in the ’90′s. We had tapes and even from studio equipment a lot of people weren’t prepared for that, like getting rid of their 24 track reel tapes. So yes, it came up quick on a lot of labels with this viral [thing] and [now] you’re able to do songs in the comforts of your own home. They shutting studios down, you can get known through Facebook or whatever. You don’t have to wait for a label to put you out now, so yes I think the labels are shut down a little bit and sizing down a lot.”

With what feels like hardly any promotion aside from online, Red’s newest album Reggie is slated to be released next Tuesday (December 7).

Credit: Defsounds

Redman And Method Man have teamed with Against Da’ Grain to give kids 12 and under free haircuts for Easter.

While this isn’t the first time that the duo have given away haircuts they have received backing from not only the community but the city as well

The free haircut day is scheduled for April 3rd  from 12:00pm-5:00pm on a first come first serve basis in Staten Island At The Against The Grain Barbershop locations at 821 Castleton in West Brighton, S.I. And the flagship location 64 victory blvd S.I.