We’re spinning 2 songs off the upcoming new Nas album called Nigger and I am really diggin both. Listen to “War Is Necessary” and “Be A Nigger Too.” Then, on July 1st, grab your copy of Nigger coz it’s gonna be the album of choice for BBQ’s this summer!

Nas - “War Is Necessary” and “Be A Nigger Too” Audio

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Album Cover + Tracklist for Nigger:

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Lil Wayne hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart today with “Lollipop” featuring Static/Major. It’s Weezy’s 1st time on the Billboard throne! The Lolli-li-lolli-song was downloaded 183,000 times this week!

The #1 Tune In America - “Lollipop”

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Rik Cordero does it again, this time with The Roots, Chrisette Michelle and Wale. The tune is “Rising Up” off the new Roots album, Rising Down. Here’s the video Cordero directed:

The Roots - “Rising Up” ft. Chrisette Michelle and Wale

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The tunes on Prodigy’s H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 are totally ill with fat bass and old school drum sounds. Therefore, I don’t understand why all the videos have such poor audio quality. Prodigy must’ve busted ass to get all this on film before being locked up, so why did his sound tech bail on him? Anyhow, here’s 3 more vids (+1 from yesterday):

Prodigy - “Click Clack” (Feat. Twin Gambino)

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Another video with Prodigy, this time in the leading role. Here is the vid for “Dirty New Yorker” off the entirely dark LP H.N.I.C. Pt.2:

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The new Keak Da Sneak video hit the net today: “That Go” featuring Prodigy + Alchemist. Check it out:

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Lil Wayne helps us remember Static/Major with this “new” song. Hip hop lost a talented son when Static Major died too young in February. Luckily, his memory will remain strong with songs like “I Got My” featuring his good bud Weezy…

“I Got My” is the first single off Static/Major’s debut album Suppertime, which was due to drop in ‘08. I’m not sure what the status of the album is now.

Buckshot and 9th Wonder star in the 2nd video from their upcoming Formula album along with Talib Kweli. “Hold It Down” was directed by Rik Cordero & Dru Ha and portrays the different perspectives of 3 individuals who sharing the same environ. We see Buckshot’s story first, Kweli’s next and 9th Wonder presides over the final scenes:

Buckshot and 9th Wonder - “Hold It Down”:

Duck Down drops Formula on April 29th.

“That’s Gangsta” should have been the theme song for season 5 of The Wire. Bun B’s videos look a bit like The Wire southern style. Here he is with Sean Kingston in the new vid for “That’s Gangsta”:

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We get a new peek into Grand Theft Auto IV today with the introduction of Playboy X. He sounds like he might be from Jamaica, New York or round about. Poor Vico doesn’t seem to understand a word of it…

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Continuing with our GTA celebration, we have the first tune off the Grand Theft Auto IV Soundtrack: a DJ Green Lantern production featuring Akon, Fabolous and Fat Joe! The track is called “I’m So Fly” - check it:

Thanks to OnSMASH for this one!

Lil Wayne serenades hip hop model Lisa Marie in his latest tune, “Lisa Marie.” How do we know it’s about her? Well, amongst other things, both the lady in the tune and the lady in this photo have a butterfly on their upper thigh, so it’s a pretty solid guess:

No word yet on whether this song is intended for Carter III or just to get Weezy laid…

Dizzee Rascal flew from London to Houston to meet up with Bun B and film the video for “Where’s Da G’s?” B gives D a tour of his hood and hooks him up with a sweet deal on a pair of X-Ray G Glasses.

Dizzee Rascal + Bun B “Where’s Da G’s?” Video:

Unfortunately, Pimp C does not appear in the video, but his verses are on the album edit of this song. BIG Big Choon off the US release of Maths + English from Definitive Jux.
“Where’s Da G’s” with Bun B and Pimp C is the best US/UK hip hop crossover recorded so far….

BBC’s DJ Semtex got Lil Wayne to open up about Carter III during an interview over the weekend. Weezy told Semtex that Kanye is on 3 tracks and that Swizz Beatz, Jim Johnson and Deezle also appear. Wayne also stopped by Tim Westwood’s studio and let the rhymes flow. ([More →])

Lots of Lil Wayne tunes in the player this week - check it out: We’ve been bumpin “Lollipop” for awhile now, and Flo-Rida’s “American Gangsta” featuring Lil Wayne. Now we have a tune called “Millie” though I’m not sure that’s the right title (I’ll look into it today). It’s supposed to be off the upcoming Carter III. I love it, especially because it doesn’t sound like a song. It sounds like Lil Wayne just having a conversation over music. Listen here:

These Lil Wayne tunes dropped recently too:

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“Millie” and “Lollipop” are reported to be on Lil Wayne’s Carter III. Lil Wayne also collaborated on a track for Static/Major’s debut, Suppertime which you can listen to here:

Static/Major - “I Got My” ft. Lil Wayne