Big Boi- You ain't no Dj featuring Yelawolf

Big Boi ft Yelawolf - You Aint No Dj | Audio | Rap Basement

The bass is heavy. There is more percussion than anyone can ask for. Big Boi and Yelawolf sound good riding the beat.

This is song is a very good down south collabo. Click link above to listen.

If you though Drake's album sale numbers were impressive , wait til you see what Eminem did last week.

The past seven days has been an impressive and urgently needed week for hip hop album sales. Drake's Thank Me Later is onto its second week on the shelves but that album had to settle for second place because of Eminem's monumental first week sales.

In just seven days, Eminem's Recovery album has already sold

Filling in for Ed Reed.

According to a radio interview Ed Reed did a few weeks ago, he is not confident he will be ready for the season opener vs. the Jets. You do not need me to tell you that any defense without Ed Reed has a huge whole to fill. Whom will the Ravens select to fill that whole?  Will that player metaphorically be more of cork or a cheap piece of Styrofoam?

This offseason Ed Reed underwent surgery to repair his hip, the same hip that kept him out of four games this past season. The rehab for this surgery will take longer than many expected leading to Ed Reed verbalized his uncertainty about the timing of his return on Sirius Radio. While many Ravens fans myself included are biting our nails about the huge vulnerability the defense just acquired, safeties Ken Hamlin, Tom Zbikowski and Haruki Nakamura are looking at this as a huge career opportunity for them.

Big Boi makes Sir Lucious Left Foot available for free stream on his myspace page

That's right, Big Boi just made his long anticipated first solo album available for full listening on his myspace page just one week before it is released in stores. I strongly suggest that you take advantage of this opportunity. After hearing some of the songs like General Patton and Shutterbugg, I am very excited to add this one to my music collection.
Stop by Big Boi's Myspace and be amongst the first to hear this album in full.

DJ Khaled- All I do is win featuring Various Artists

DJ Khaled gathers together a collective of rappers and Diddy to let people know that he's on the winning team. I was not shocked to see Diddy, Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj in the video (seeing as Diddy is the manager of the two artists). It is also good to see Busta Rhymes spitting rapid fire like he did in his younger days. If you ever wondered if the charismatic DJ Khaled could pull off rapping, watch and get your answer.

Jeezy- Lose My Mind featuring Drake

Young Jeezy f. Drake - Lose My Mind Rmx | New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2010

This is the remix that many of us heard for the first time on the BET awards last night. Listen to the studio version here.

BET Awards: Through my tv screen

The annual BET Awards show is often the most extravagant ceremony for black entertainment. So much so that fans and celebrities alike come to expect the biggest performers in urban music to impress them with their on-stage presence. This year, more than most in the past, the award show met expectations.

Dipset returns and expects a salute.

The Diplomats- Salute | XXLmag.com

After years of rumored disagreements and inequitable money distribution, the main figures of The Diplomats, Cam'ron, Juelz Santana and Jim Jones, have put together a song for the first time in 2006.

"Salute" has a synth heavy beat that's different from anything you have heard all three of these rappers on together. The high pitch sample is nowhere to be found but fans must not get discouraged, all three rappers hold there own. The best part about this track is not just actual return of one of the strongest rap movements of the 00' decade but the individuality formed from their time of seperation is noticable. None of them are trying to sound like they did in 03' when Diplomatic Immunity first hit shelves or sound like each other, they are continuing to utilize their own sound.

This news could shake the rap world if they continue to plot their return to the forefront. Click link above to listen to Salute.