Video: Vybz Kartel Is Still Angwi

Vybz Kartel telling Bounty Killer what he can and cannot do with his own tongue can only mean one of two things, ultimately. Kartel is extremely concerned with his former mentor and current enemy’s oral hygiene, or, ITS GOING DOWN AT STING THIS YEAR. Last year’s clash between Kartel and Mavado extinguished the Gully God’s angst altogether, steering him to new heights of positivity, Mavado only using his tropical howl to serenade if not inspire the youth. Kartel, however, who some have begun to label a bully, remains hungry like the wolf, and as of late has been showing his teeth to Killer directly. What most ignore in their condemnation of Kartel though is that to bully successfully, you do have to be stronger than everyone else. In brighter Kartel news, a DJ named I.V. slapped a Vybz Kartel verse pon 50’s new single and it sounds better than it ever could have without Kartel telling his lady, “shift yuh panties partially.” Have baby by Vybz baby, be a gaza girl.



Download: 50 Cent f. Vybz Kartel & Neyo, “Baby By Me” (DJ I.V. refix)

Dam-Funk 4 Clae, Beautiful Music 4 Beautiful People Mixtape MP3

During one of many interviews for his F64 cover story, in response to a question about who he considers his musical peers , Dam-Funk made sure to shout out Mono/Poly and Nite Jewel, who are, coincidentally, two of the first three artists to appear on this mixtape he curated for sneaker brand Clae. The rest of the tracklist happens to include legends like The Whispers and Anita Baker, and takes it all the way back to ‘82, which we can only hope means that some of our younger siblings were conceived to these songs. Download the Beautiful Music 4 Beautiful People mixtape below and be sure to pick up Dam’s double CD Toeachizown, in stores now.

Download: Dam-Funk 4 Clae, Beautiful Music 4 Beautiful People mixtape

Clipse f. Cam’ron, “Popeyes” MP3

Right after Cam’ron emerged from his self-inflicted exile, around about the time he played us mad times in a row by not showing up for our interview appointments, someone who actually did get a microphone under him got him to admit that he’d thought about retiring. Thankfully, he did not follow through, a decision we’re sure had very little to do with ceding victory to 50 Cent after their dust-up. As far as we can tell, Cam is still very much the king of Harlem and if he wanted to be, probably New York City, but the fact that he’s somehow burrowed himself into the underground makes his appearance on “Popeyes” less the favor to message board heroes the Clipse, than a sensible alliance.



Download: The Clipse f. Cam’ron, “Popeyes”

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50 Cent, “Crime Wave” MP3

Before I Self Destruct, 50 Cent’s fourth studio album, is currently scheduled for release on November 23rd or what Universal is calling “Super Monday.” The album will be up against pop juggernauts like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Jay Sean, Timbaland and also less notably, Lil Wayne’s surrogate dad/puppet master, Birdman. Since his monstrous debut, 50’s been trying to sing and dance his way into the ranks of pop super-stardom through Justin Timberlake features and Scott Storch beats. Though he’d like to believe he never abandoned the “aggressive content” of a relatively flawless mixtape career, he’s far better known for poor acting and lazering off all his tattoos than he is for threatening to ride through your neighborhood with a cocked gun hanging out the window. Which is a shame because when 50 used to threaten us, we believed him. Actually, we still do. It’s just that he doesn’t threaten us that much anymore.



Download: 50 Cent, “Crime Wave”

Beniton The Menace f. Marvin Priest, “Who’s Gonna Smoke” (Run This Town Riddim) MP3

At the risk of being called weed anthem refix apologists, Beniton The Menace’s “Who’s Gonna Smoke” takes Jiggaman’s flaccid call to arms and pumps it up to lighter-waving proportions. Marvin Priest, Maxi’s son, makes a fine pinch hitter for Ri Ri, but it’s Beniton, whose “It’s a recession, but I’m still gonna party” attitude and eco-friendly life advice that shows us that Kanye’s minimal jeep kick is just as good for busting “The Holiday” as it is for inciting riots in the future. Also, he has an entire MySpace album dedicated to his own wacky haircuts.



Download: Beniton The Menace f. Marvin Priest, “Who’s Gonna Smoke”

Young Jeezy, “Trap Or Die 2″ (prod by Zaytoven) MP3

While artists’ beefs don’t usually have anything at all to do with producers, it’s still pretty weird seeing Young Jeezy’s name attached to Zaytoven, the man who’s production excess powered the meteoric rise of Jeezy’s old, and somehow current nemesis, Gucci Mane. Zaytoven, though, has long been the go-to producer for both aspiring and established trap stars alike, and more recently, floundering pop icons. So while Gucci is off chasing TRL dragons with Polow Da Don, Jeezy is back in the trap, or at least trapped in the studio with one of the most adept producers to create a sequel to the song that epitomized his platform.



Download: Young Jeezy, “Trap Or Die 2″

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Trey Songz f. Juelz Santana & Fabolous, “Say Ahh” MP3

“Say Ahh” needs to marry this song and become the 2009 pop R&B hit version of Ashford and Simpson. We might’ve said Mary J. and K-Ci, but we want this to last. And by “this” we mean Trey Songz discarding his Tiger Beat cover panhandling and talking about what he knows best: getting girls drunk and having sex with them.



Download: Trey Songz f. Juelz Santana & Fabolous, “Say Ahh”

Gucci Mane Empties His Hard Drive On To The Internet

There’s a popular saying in sports that claims, “hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” The part you never hear, however, is that when talent does work hard, everybody’s fucked. This past Saturday, October 17th (10/17), at 10:17pm, in a move of unprecedented internet generosity, 1017 Brick Squad’s Gucci Mane attempted to explain his now months-long hiatus with three whole mixtapes of original music. To think that all this time he was just locked in the studio amassing enough material for three street albums. If you’re like us and just getting around to downloading these after a long weekend of not being on the computer, then you’ve got your work cut out for you. But if you were actually dialed in Saturday night, by now you surely have some idea of which one is paramount and should feel free to leave the answer in the comments.

Download: Gucci Mane , Cold War Mixtape Series (via Rap Radar)

Travis Porter f. YT & ATL, “All The Way Turnt Up”

During the press run for his Underground Atlanta compilation, Mike Bigga or as he allows us to call him, Killer Mike, likened ATL trio Travis Porter to The Beastie Boys. We’re assuming he meant when they were the same age as Travis Porter. Which is not to take anything away from Mike D still rocking Kaws and sunglasses all the the time, but these dudes are living for the party, or are basically, “All The Way Turnt Up.” Our sources tell us that this is shutting clubs down in the A right now and though we didn’t get this from Soulja Boy’s twitter, apparently he’s with it too.

Update: Apparently, the song belongs to Soulja Boy cohort Roscoe Dash and was hi-jacked by Travis Porter.


Download: Travis Porter f. YT & ATL, “All The Way Turnt Up”

Aidonia f. Suhvertu, “Wi Siiiiiiiiiiiiiick” MP3

We’d be a little more predisposed to edit some of the “i’s” out of this song’s title, if it wasn’t in fact, so siiiiiiiiiiiiiick. A bunch of Aidonia’s music has taken a more radio-friendly turn as of late so it’s good to hear that he still has the will to kill. Suhvertu (pictured above on the far right) is part of Donia’s J.O.P. collective and shows out longside “JA’s Most Wanted” on this Big Ship Production like he’s still trying to earn a spot on the squad. And yet the sickest thing about “Wi Siiiiiiiiiiiiiick” is how perfectly it fits for for both concert performance and dance routine. But as sure of a bet as Stephen McGregor has proven himself to artists of various deejay styles, we’re hoping that Donia doesn’t stray far from Di Genius while finishing up his impending debut.



Download: Aidonia f. Suhvertu, “Wi Siiiiiiiiiiiiiick”

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