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Jay Z Announces Brooklyn Concert Series

With the move of the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn, part-owner Jay Z helped build the Barclays Center, which would serve as the new home for the Brooklyn Nets. Today, HOV announced that he would be performing not only a three day series running from September 28th-30th, but also two new dates of October 3rd…

Free Album: 50 Cent “5: Murder By Numbers”

50 dropped his new free album at midnight as promised and it features the likes of Schoolboy Q, Kidd Kidd, and more.  This free LP will serve as a warm up to 50 Cent’s upcoming album Street King Immortal that will be released under Interscope Records.  Download the 10 track project below and stream the Q feature…

Mixtape: Yelawolf “Heart of Dixie”

Yelawolf is back, this time with zero features.  The Alabama rapper’s new release, Heart of Dixie, consists of 10 brand new tracks and the production is handled by Yelawolf’s fellow Alabama natives DJ Frank White and M16.  Yelawolf also just announced his Slumerican Tour dates this morning.  You can check the dates and book/find the tickets here.  Stream the mixtape…

Nas ft. Amy Winehouse- “Cherry Whine”

Nas released one of the most anticipated collabs off his new project Life Is Good today.  “Cherry Wine” features Amy Winehouse, stream/download the track below.  This album is shaping out to be a classic.  You can listen to Loco-Motive here also while you wait for that July 17th release date. Download Nas Cherry Wine ft. Amy Winehouse

Mixtape: Childish Gambino “Royalty”

Childish Gambino released his new mixtape Royalty as promised on July 4th.  The mixtape consists of 18 tracks with features from Nipsey Hussle, Bun B, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, RZA, Ghostface Killah, Danny Brown, Alley Boy and even his fellow TV comedian star Tina Fey.  Shout out to RapDose for providing the stream, listen to it below after the jump…

Mixtape: Theophilus London “Rose Island Vol. 1”

The Brooklyn rapper, Theophilus London let loose his new mixtape Rose Island Vol. 1 that features a total of 17 tracks.  The tape sounds a bit experimental, but it shows London’s versatility and has a song for everyone.  From the dope beat on “Big Spender” to the relaxed instrumental on “Beamed Up”, London’s new project is interesting.…