Beyonce

By Gary Lee

If someone stopped you on the street and asked you "Who do you think is the Greatest Female Artist in the world right now?" Hands down, I would say Beyonce, wouldn't you? In my eyes Beyonce has earned the name of G.O.A.T, late Dec 12, without any promotion, Beyonce released her 5th studio album that sold 80k in 3 hours and 400k in the first 24 hours, the fact that some artist never do those type of  numbers in there career only proves my point. The self titled album also serves as a visual album due to every song having its own video.

The two stand out tacks to me are currently the only full length videos out right now and that's the Jay-Z featured" Drunk in Love" and the Drizzy Drake feature on a track called "Mine" with more to come in the near future.

Hov and Drake aren't the only feature. There is a song called "Super Power" that features Frank Ocean. another song called "Flawless" featuring Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and production by Timbaland, Hit-Boy, Key Wayne and other hit producers.

Good Kid M.A.A.D City

By Gary Lee
I would like to start this off by congratulating Kendrick Lamar for putting together probably the best album I've ever heard, as a young black male living in Los Angeles and loving my city. I understood every word that was said on this record. For the people who don't live in California, Kendrick did a good job taking their mind and ears on a ride through Compton. This album has a story that everyone who lives in a hood can relate to, from homies getting killed to just trying to hook up with the one girl from the hood. Everybody has been though a certain scenario that plays in this album. K. Dot also brings some heavy features as well, like label mate and 1/4th of Black Hippy Jay Rock, YMCMB's Drake, and Kendrick was even able to get his mentor Dr. Dre on a track entitled Compton, which is one of my favorite tracks. As the media only speaks on the negativity about Compton, Kendrick still sees the beauty in his city and prides himself and Dr. Dre for making it out and doing something with their lives.

I see this album as a movie with the picture off but the sound on. The skits in the album are perfect.Its like Boys In The Hood meets Friday. Good Kid M.A.A.D City is worth the money so go out and support the album and go get it.

                                                              Good kid, m.A.A.d city

People Need To Know About Gerald Walker

By Wayne LeeFor the last few years Ive been listening to this artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin named Gerald Walker. I call him an artist because he cant be classified as a rapper because he sings as well (better than Drake, but that's another conversation). Throughout my years of listening to music it never dawned on me that he wasn't signed to a label!! This artist deserves a deal if anyone does, making  2 mixtapes with Taylor Gang producer Cardo (part 2 coming later this year) and four other soulful mixtapes under his belt labels should be throwing pens at this artist, but that's just my opinion, check out Gerald Walker.

                                       
                                                             W.D.G.A.F- Gerald Walker

 

Whats Beef ???

By Gary Lee
In 1997 Biggie Smalls dropped his second classic album "Life After Death" an album where the notorious one dissed many rappers like Nas, Reakwon and most popular 2Pac. Yet there was a track on       disc 1 of  the 2 part album that really caught my ear and not only mine but hip hop's, and that was track 8 "Whats Beef". This leads me to question what is beef and is it the same as it was in the 90's? We have had numerous beefs in hip hop in recent years. Let's talk about the ones going on currently...

PUSHA T VS LIL WAYNE

Pusha released a song featuring The Dream called Exodus 23:1. It is the 2012 version of What's Beef . Pusha rapped the lines

Throwing that flag up running around you hot sh*t
taking half of everything you get

and also

Contract all f*cked up
I guess that means you all f*cked up
You signed to one nigga thats signed to another nigga
that's signed to three niggas, now thats bad luck

It seems Pusha was taking shots at Lil Wayne and Drake saying, Wayne runs around throwing up his "Red" flag and Drake's contract is all messed up. He is not getting all of his money because he is signed to Wayne, who is signed to Birdman, who is signed to the Higher Up a.k.a. Universal Records.

Pusha T did not state names at all. While Lil Wayne took to Twitter and said:

And a day after that he released a song called Goulish which the opening words of the track were "F*ck Pusha T and anybody that love em"
The hip-hop world said the diss track was horrible and the next day Wayne said he has no time for beef.
I think he's scared. We have yet to hear a reply from Pusha-T but I can say this is going to be a good battle.

Next on our lists of beefs...

DRAKE VS CHRIS BROWN

It seemed like once upon a time these two men were friends, With Chris Brown jumping on songs with many of Young Money's artists and having Drake on the very popular Deuces Remix.








I may be wrong about this statment but like most beefs between artists, rappers, or men in general, they all start over a female and that female is Chris Brown's Ex. Rihanna. I'm not going to go into detail of the Chris and Rhianna drama because we all know what happened, but there has been signs of Drake cashing in on Chris's absence because he has been seen with her in Night clubs, Restaurants, and even the charts with Drakes single "Take Care" which featured Rihanna It seemed like things all boiled over in a Manhattan night club where Drake, MMG's Meek Mill, Wale and Chris Brown were at for the night. Sources said Chris sent Drake a bottle with a note and Drake sent it back with a reply, things blew up and Chris was hit in the face with a bottle.













Chris then put out an "I Dont Like"  by Cheif Keef Freestyle which went right out to Drake talking about the altercation and even his eye brows. Drake has yet to respond, it seems Young Money has a lot of enemies and Pusha-T and Chris Brown are down for the beef.

A photo taken of the Virginia natives in the studio together.

That's just a few of the beefs going on in hip hop during 2012 and I can say there's more to come. It may not be like how it was in the 90's but rappers theses days know What Beef Is.

#Flight

2 Chainz!

By Gary Lee

With 2012 already killed with rappers such as; Rick Ross, Wale, Kanye West, Drake, and Big Sean (to name a few), there is a rapper that stands out from them, and he is 2 Chainz! With the Southern lingo, the artist formerly named Titi Boy, had really step foot in the hip hop game, with jumping on tracks with Curren$y, Big Sean, Drake, Nicki Minaj and even Kanye West.

I have yet to witness a rapper blow up as fast as this man. I first heard 2 Chainz when he was Titi Boi on a song with Lil Wayne called "Duffle Bag Boy" which was a banger. It was played everywhere but then Titi just disappeared, but I guess he was getting his skills back up because he has come back with a bang. Ever since he dropped his Gangsta Grillz mixtape : T.R.U. REALigion nothing can stop the rise of 2 Chainz. I even read in an article when Jay and Ye were making Watch The Throne that they were bumping 2 Chainz and now look where he is at now in his career You can say he's doing G.O.O.D