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VA’s own, Clipse have released the music video for their song “Kinda Like A Big Deal” featuring Kanye West and produced by DJ Khalil off their upcoming album “Till The Casket Drops.” It’s a good video and the song goes hizard. var addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, [...]
Here’s an oldie but goodie. About an hour ago I popped 2005’s “Grand Theft Ghetto” mixtape from hometown rapper, Famlay (from Norfolk, VA) in iTunes and wondered why it’s been 5 years since Fam’s debut studio album was supposed to come out. Taking heed from Rock City’s “Put The F’n Album Out” (PTFAO) movement, I would [...]

VA’s own, Clipse have released the music video for their song “Kinda Like A Big Deal” featuring Kanye West and produced by DJ Khalil off their upcoming album “Till The Casket Drops.” It’s a good video and the song goes hizard.

Here’s an oldie but goodie. About an hour ago I popped 2005’s “Grand Theft Ghetto” mixtape from hometown rapper, Famlay (from Norfolk, VA) in iTunes and wondered why it’s been 5 years since Fam’s debut studio album was supposed to come out.
Taking heed from Rock City’s “Put The F’n Album Out” (PTFAO) movement, I would just like to express to whomever/whatever is keeping Fam’s music from being released to PUT THE F-BOMB FAMLAY ALBUM OUT ALREADY! IT’S BEEN FIVE YEARS.
Check out Fam online at his website, MySpace and/or Twitter to learn more or to introduce yourself to him.
Click here to download the mixtape for free, with some bonus Famlay tracks from other mixtapes added in the mix.

Verse Simmonds hails from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, is signed to Interscope and is affiliated with fellow V.Islanders, Rock City (Theron and Timothy Thomas.) The song, “Buy You A Round (Up and Down)” was played on Hot 91.1 about a week ago when Verse and Rock City were at the station interviewing with Cymandye while promoting the music and a show they had… the song is definitely worth a request.
Hit up (757) 823-9672 to put in a request! If you’re the lazy type or can’t wait for it to play on HOT 91, the track is below:
Verse Simmonds – Buy You A Round (Up and Down) - http://thecluh.com/verse-simmonds-buy-you-a-round-up-and-down-mp3/


The most famous unsigned artist in the history of music has finally signed his recording contract. Not surprisingly, Canadian born rapper/singer Drake has signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money records
After receiving offers from labels bidding for his talent, Drizzy finally decided to make the house that Wayne built his official place of business. The deal is a joint venture with Young Money, Cash Money and Universal Republic records.
Look out for Drake’s new CD ‘Thank Me Later’ to be bootlegged like crazy hit stores later this year.

I hate calling compact discs & .zip/.rar/.torrent files with 12 to 20 songs on/in them “mixtapes” when they deserve to be called “albums”– especially when they don’t contain a DJ yelling after each track or annoying airhorn noises for the first 15 seconds of each song. Either way, the following download from Hartford, CT rap artist, writer and performer, Are Pure is one of those mixtape street album albums that deserves more than just being in your CD player or iPod. It’s that good; very polished stuff.
Pure’s message is great too– theres a song about slackers needing jobs, one about not spending your money stupidly, one about single mothers and beatings (’gotta represent the single ladies holding it down for their kids!) and the title message “Pay Your Child Support.”
Not to get you thinking it’s just filled with conscious messages, the songs and production get more than just your mind moving. For example, the track “Pornstars & White Girls” over Busta Rhymes‘ “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See” or the stand out track and radio ready (and not on that bull…), DownSide Up featuring Rebel-E and NC/VA representative, Ced Hughes. I can’t help but to bob my head to it and get visuals of a Hype Williams directed video in the vain of an old Busta video. Colorful.
Downloads:
Are Pure – Pay Your Child Support (Mixtape) - http://zshare.net/download/61689216ecebeb7c/
Are Pure – DownSide Up (Feat. Ced Hughes) (Produced By Speek) - http://zshare.net/download/61689216ecebeb7c/
Are Pure – The Shout Out (Produced By Aviles) - http://zshare.net/download/61689216ecebeb7c/

This song, titled Choose (and produced by Virginia native, Rahk) is by Los Angeles rapper/writer Britney Mac whom has quite the following… with over 50,000 friends and over 2 millions plays on her MySpace page and features on mixtapes from artists/groups like Blok Fam, School Boy Q, Tyga, and more. So have your ears peep the track and leave B. or Rahk a Tweet or two with what you think about the track on their Twitter pages: http://twitter.com/bmacthequeen & http://twitter.com/rahkrahk.
Britney Mac – Choose - http://thecluh.com/britney-mac-choose-prod-rahk-mp3/

