All posts by G. Valentino Ball

Your guy Folarin is trying to win for real. After making a mark with “Bad”, he follows up with a two-stepper from his upcoming album The Gifted. Sounds like he is in a zone this go-round. Take a listen and leave your thoughts. [...]

Heard this last week at the listening party Statik held in NYC for his album. He has the illest combinations on his tracks. “Funeral Season” is a prime example. With Styles P, Bun B and Hit-Boy together on one joint you get an idea of how Statik’s sound works with 3 generations of hip hop. [...]

Smoke rounded up some of his city’s young voices to create an anthem for the Bean. A lot of young energy on this. Hit the comments and let us know if you’re feeling it. [...]

Beantown MC J.C.I.T.Y gives us a glimpse of his upcoming mixtape “Sky Writing 2″ with his new single “She On Fire”. Dutch ReBelle and Mic Suave complete the track. Salute to Mr. City for making his #Killer debut. Take a listen below and let us know what you think. [...]

Raw and to the point, Push A Ton’s visual for the Kanye assisted single “Numbers On The Board” find the Virginian ready for his close-up. Currently finishing up his tour with Fabolous, his debut album My Name Is My Name, drops on July 16th. [...]

Terius’ new album IV Play hits stores on May 28th. Til then his collab with Hov should have the clubs on tilt. Be on the look out for The-Dream on the road with Kelly Rowland. Their joint tour will be hitting all major markets soon. [...]

The guys from Notoriety teamed up with producer GxWay for their new EP, ‘Well Rested’. Vydle Sinez and Incredible Chuck are all about the boom bap with this. These guys might be on to something with this collab with GxWay. They craft a good sound here. DoWNLOAD HERE 01.) MI-6 (Produced by GxWay) 02.) 17-26-47 [...]

Count the Chicago vet Common as the latest mc to have his way with Chris Brown’s hit. He feels right at home on this one. [...]

Fresh from doing serious damage with Hood Politics 7, Term gets intricate with the flow on this piano driven track by Mighty Moe. This feels right. Play it loud. [...]

One fourth of the Slaughter delivers us a visual straight from the homeland for his standout track on Funk Flex’s mixtape. Produced by Statik Selektah, this is that knock!. [...]