G’d Up - DJ Paul [Prod. by DJ Pual & Crazy Mike]

GHB?! Juicy J may not able to say no to drugs, but DJ Paul is challenging him by calling out drugs I needed to wikipedia. Rap and drugs have always been close, but now it is hard not to hear a song where apparently the girls are on Molly and the rappers aren’t drunk and high at the same time. Considering one of the most hyped rapper in the last year, stole his entire style from obsessing over syrup and the Chopped & Screwed culture of Houston, I’m sure there are some great pieces differentiating the actual drug habits of rappers and the usual rap bullshit boasting, because GHB sounds sketch as fuck, and it’d be nice if we kept less rappers from the Hologram world.

- Dalatu 

On Top of Your Girl - Fat Trel [Prod. by Bass Headz]

There are 22 tracks on Fat Trel’s Nightmare On E Street mixtape and baring a sudden life or death situation, I just won’t be listening to the album in one go. But there are plenty of tracks worth repeating even “Rollin’” with Rich Hill, one of the worst voices I’ve heard on a rap track, makes sub-Eminem raps work better than the boring Luger retreads that pop up here. “On Top of Your Girl” a mush-mouthed Roscoe Dash-esque song where the elated synths bleed into the auto-tuned rapping/singing making for an amazing combination of electronic sounds that’ll be lodged in your brain for a week. 

-Dalatu

ATL - Trouble (feat. Alley Boy) [Prod. by Tone Bone] 

It is surprising Trouble and Alley Boy haven’t secured a stronger national buzz, because both are strong visceral street rappers that at one point had a presence in the rap mainstream. They don’t really take influence from the Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, and even to a lesser extent Gucci Mane School of creating a larger than life persona, as these two put themselves firmly in the hoods and blocks they rap about. This is probably the reason why these guys, while having gained some increased popularity in the last couple years have probably already hit their ceiling. New street rappers aren’t in high demand nowadays, as the most popular new rappers are those that have exploited faux controversies and a sense of fashion to build their rep in place of actual rap content.    

Get It Back - Gucci Mane (feat. 2 Chainz) [Prod. by Mike Will Made It]

Mike Will really should have multiple hits songs by now, and that he doesn’t is someone’s fault, but right now I am not quite sure whose. And since I am not going to scope out that mystery, I am going to come out in say that I’ve spent more time listening to 2 Chainz’s verse on this song than any Nas verse, song or album. 

- Dalatu

I Remember - Big Kuntry King [Prod. By View]

So, this sounds an awful lot like Araabmuzik’s “I Remember”, but is slightly different enough that I am guessing that View didn’t steal the beat. Yet, it’s weird that this particular Deadmau5 song has been sampled by different rap producers within only a couple months of each other. 

Thirsty Hoes - DJ Diamond Kuts (feat. Lee Mazin) [Prod. Certifyd Beats]

Producer of “Stupid Hoe”, DJ Diamond Kuts released her own mixtape, Herstory in the Making with DJ Drama last year that was pretty good if you enjoy some post-regional dance music (i.e. classic fast paced minimalism paired with some Bounce Maximalism). “Thirsty Hoes” is just a weird stutter-stepped club song with pretty entertaining female rapping.