Young Chris – Still The Hottest ft. J. Cole

I’m probably not as informed on Young Chris as I should be but when your wearing a ROC chain…you probably know what your doing. That joint he did with Freeway was dope. J. Cole caught my eye on this one. Young Chris has a mixtape titled The Network 2 dropping real soon.

illRoots with the links.

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Travie McCoy – Billionaire ft. Bruno Mars

Gym Class Hereo’s frontman Travis McCoy is getting ready to release his debut solo album Lazarus in the coming months. Here is the first single off the album and features Bruno Mars. Yes - Bruno Mars…we just saw him a few posts below on that B.o.B track.

Another one of those songs that makes me want summer to come that much sooner.

B.o.B – Gladiators (Ft. J. Cole) [NO DJ]

B.o.B. just dropped off the NO DJ version of “Gladiator” which features the ever so talented J. Cole. This can orginally be found on B.o.B.’s latest mixtape titled May 25th…which was orginally his supposed album (titled Adventures of Bobby Ray) release date but it has since been moved to April 27th.

link swiped from illRoots.

I’ve also included some behind the scenes footage of B.O.B. shooting his video for “Nothin On You” ft. Bruno Mars which I might add is #2 on the iTunes Hip-Hop charts. The video will premiere March 9th on MTV2, MTV Jams, and MTVu.

(J. Cole working with Pharrell)

J. Cole - Knock On Wood Freestyle

Fresh new free style from J.Cole over Common’s “Go.” For those less informed - J.Cole is the first artist signed to Jay-Z’s label.

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Donnis – Superman High Freestyle

Another leak off Southern Comfort, the next mixtape from ATL’s Donnis.

Donnis just this week signed to Atlantic Records! Congrats!

and of course Donnis will be here in Chicago this Thursday, Feb 18th and Lincoln Hall.

B.o.B – May 25th (Mixtape)

I’ve been listening to this all afternoon. This guy is gonna have one hell of a year. B.O.B.’s debut album B.O.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray which drops on May 25th. Album will be dropping via T.I.’s Grand Hustle Records.

Features guest verses from J. Cole, Asher Roth and Charles Hamilton. Production from B.O.B, Alchemist and Kanye West.

If you like this - Shake over at 2dopeboyz uploaded all of B.o.B’s previous mixapes. Check them out here.

My interview with B.o.B should be up this week and will be played on my radio show next week.

Mos Def & Jay Electronica – Holiday (Prod. By Just Blaze) [Radio Rip]
Busta Rhymes x Twista – Untitled Snippet (Prod. By Just Blaze)
Saigon – Untitled (Prod. By Just Blaze) [Snippet]
Reflection Eternal feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole & Mos Def – Untitled (Shade45 Radio Rip)

Just Blaze and Jay Electronica dump gallons upon gallons of fuel to the fire by appearing on Toca Tuesdays radio show on Sirius Radio. Just read the above selections and you will be sure to find something you will like. The Reflection Eternal track with Jay, J. Cole and Mos Def? Absolutely disgusting. Classics right here. Can’t wait to check everything when it drops in full CDQ versions.

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Blackstar in 2010. Oh my. “History!”