Texas Heat: November 2020

Yearofjordn & Brogawd - Eastside Feat. Curtis Coke (Official Video)

Rochester NYC's own Yearofjordn and Brogawd drop new visuals from their project "Outer Heaven". Produced by Adwerdz. This definitely caught my ears!!! Peep the upstate situation up top!!!

Curren$y X Harry Fraud presents "Bonus Footage" EP

Curren$y and Harry Fraud just dropped!! If you know you know!!! One of the hardest working emcees in the game has done it again!!! Featuring Conway And Boldy James!! Peep the full affair up top!!!

Rahiem Supreme presents "Fly Metaphysics" prod. Obii Say

DC spitter Rahiem Supreme doubles back around from a project he did in May. He comes with visuals to "Fly Metaphysics". This cat is crazy nice!!!

Ransom X Planet Asia presents "Superior Linen"

Ransom & PA connect and show us why they are not to be touched!!! Over a beautiful beat by Max Julian, they breakdown bars like none other!!! Peep the dopiness up top!!!

Rob Viktum X Rakim Al-Jabbar presents "Sinatra Status"

Dallas artist are so dope but a lot of the world does not know that!!! Rob Viktum and Rakim Al-Jabbar are two of the finest the city has to offer. They connect for some pure Hip Hop on this one!!! Listen in up top!!!

Flashy B & Trizz presents "Expand" visuals

Flashy B and Trizz connect to "Expand"!! Produced by Zayce Hundo, this is definitely a dope combo. Trizz drops music like its going out of style!!! Peep the nighttime affair!!!!

Tobe Nwigwe feat. Black Thought & Royce 5'9 presents "Father Figure" visuals

Tobe, Black Thought and Royce form a three headed monster. Coming with a nonchalant flow and absolutely wrecking it. Sit down son, you need a "Father Figure"!! Peep the colorful affair up top!!!

Benny The Butcher presents "Famous" visuals

Benny is the coldest out of Grisdela in my opinion. He is running the streets currently. He is the King of New York definitely. He is so charismatic with flow and cadence!! Peep the formal affair up top!!!!

Mickey Factz presents "Warped Collages"

We don't talk enough about Mickey Factz. He has been dope for the last decade plus!! He brings another refreshing project in the form of "Warped Collages". Lovely lyrics and the beats are fitting for Mickey's flow. Peep the time-tested emcee's offering up top!!!

Fabeyon feat.Anoyed presents "Bishop and Radomes" prod. DJ Manipulator

If you not up on Fab, he's an A1 spitter. He brings us some cold visuals on this one. As he releases his new project "After Grace". Peep the beautiful music up top!!!

Jay Holly X Prime presents "Live From The Trenches" prod. Vitto_Himself

My man Jay Holly is back with another banger and visuals to match. He shows his that he is the real deal and he gives us a slice of his life on this one!!! Peep the fly styles up top!!!

SNOOP DOGG WINS MIKE TYSON & ROY JONES JR. FIGHT WITH NATE ROBINSON KNOCKOUT COMMENTARY

OS ANGELES, CA – After being called in the 9th inning to pinch-hit for an defecting Lil Wayne on Saturday (November 28), Snoop Dogg emerged as the fan-favorite of the highly publicized Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fight.

While the main event proved to be more about respecting the two legends’ boxing stamina than the sport itself, the Nate Robinson vs. Jake Paul undercard gave debauched viewers the carnage they were seeking when the YouTube star gave the former NBA Slam Dunk champ not one but two first-class seats to the canvas, with the second ticket separating Robinson from his consciousness.

“Oh my GOD!” Snoop exclaimed after the first knockdown. “Lord have mercy! Oh, Jesus! Oh, Lawd! Precioussss Lawwdddd … take my handddd… lead my onnnnn … let me standdddd…”

A woozy Robinson found his face back in the reach of Paul’s fists not too soon after and Snoop was even quicker to react.

“Good night Irene,” Snoop quipped moments before Paul connected with the aforementioned face. “Oh, Lawd!” he screamed once again upon the stiff jab’s impact.

The moment gets even funnier when it clicks Snoop also has a top-charting Gospel album under his belt.

Ever the multi-talented entertainer, Snoop soon after channeled his recent Verzuz appearance and performed a medley of classics including “Bitch Please,” “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Down 4 My Niggas.” The performance was an impromptu lifesaver, seeing Lil Wayne was signed and sealed to be the musical headliner but didn’t deliver when it was time to hop on the plane.

Hours before the flight, he tweeted out a mea culpa, “Due to unforeseeable circumstances I won’t be performing tonight at the Tyson/Jones fight. Hope the event is still a success and much love to Triller. Love.”

YG, Swae Lee, French Montana, SAINt JHn and Wiz Khalifa also performed energetic sets and Ne-Yo rocked out the National Anthem.

According to Yahoo Sports reporter Kevin Iole, Tyson made $10 million from the fight, while Roy Jones Jr. raked in $3 million. The trickle-down effect module means all the rap stars made out with decent coin as well.

Check below for some of the most fevered reactions from the Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fight. What a time to be alive.

'LOVE & HIP HOP’ RAPPER PHRESHER POSTS HOSPITAL PHOTO AFTER BEING NEARLY KILLED AT GUNPOINT..............Craziness out here.....

Phresher nearly lost his life last week when the Brooklyn rapper was robbed and beaten down at gunpoint. The Love & Hip Hop star recounted the frightening near-fatal altercation on Thursday (November 26), which made this Thanksgiving extra special to be surrounded by loved ones.

“Last Friday I put my family, friends and team through a Real Scare,” he captioned a selfie from the hospital. “I was robbed at gunpoint … gun butted and almost kidnapped. They took my car, money, jewelry but they couldn’t take my spirit.”

Phresher continued, “I’M STILL HERE and for that I am grateful to be able to tell you this because things could have been different. 2020 has been a difficult year but we gotta keep pushing. EVERY DAY YOU WAKE UP IS A GIFT … JUST OPEN IT! Remember this what don’t kill will only make you stronger.”

Phresher’s girlfriend referenced the tragic incident with a family photo post to Instagram counting her blessings on Thanksgiving.

She wrote, “God I will be forever be grateful for this one GOD they tried to take my KING away from US @phresher_dgygz God and love wins always … MY WORLD Thank u Jesus.”

This holiday season is going to be looked through a different perspective for Phresher, who isn’t taking a new day for granted. He posted a workout to Instagram Friday morning (November 27) providing some inspiration for followers.

“I’M STILL HERE Today is A GIFT … JUST OPEN IT Be Thankful … Be Grateful,” he wrote.

On the music front, the man who a name for himself contributing to Eminem’s Revival album released his BRICK BY BRICK project in July. The EP saw features from Casanova, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Fivio Foreign and Stunna 4 Vegas.

QUANDO RONDO ANNOUNCES MACON POLICE & THE MAYOR SHUT DOWN HIS COMEBACK SHOW..........wtf!!!???

MACON, GA – Quando Rondo‘s attempt to hold a concert following the shooting death of King Von but according to Rondo, higher powers stepped in and called off the show for him.

“The fucking mayor and the police done canceled the fucking show cuz,” Rondo said in a clip shared to Twitter on Friday (November 27). “That shit got me blowed cause we been ready. On 6-0 we been ready! Man that shit got me blowed!”

In a follow-up video taken from an Instagram Live session, Rondo once more reiterated the show got canceled by the mayor and pleaded how he really wanted to perform while surrounded by his crew.

The Savannah, Georgia rapper had announced a performance in neighboring Macon on November 26 as part of a Black Friday concert put together by Big G Ent. It would have been Rondo’s first performance since the Atlanta shooting incident which claimed the life of Von, prompting rumors of venues across the state canceling his shows. Another rumor started up with the belief of Lil Durk purchasing all the seats at the venue in retaliation for his friend’s murder. However on “End Of Story,” Rondo dismissed both of those claims.

Additionally, a rash of violence struck Macon on Friday as one person was killed and several others were wounded following a shooting at a downtown bar. After a fight inside the bar, four women and two men were shot in the aftermath. It was the second bar shooting in Macon in less than 24 hours.

Since the release of Rondo’s “End Of Story” on November 20, many of Von’s peers such as 600 Breezy have weighed in, even daring Rondo to perform the record in front of an audience.

“Stop cancelling shows and perform that song,” Breezy wrote on his Instagram stories.

50 CENT CALLS THE GRAMMYS 'OUT OF TOUCH' FOR BEST RAP ALBUM PICKS: 'GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE'.....lol...wow!!!!

Grammy nominations are always going to spark debates with the limited number of spots available in each category, but many feel there have been some glaring omissions for the 2021 awards following Tuesday’s (November 24) announcement. 50 Cent, who’s never one to shy away from his opinion on popular culture, has voiced his issue with the Best Rap Album category.

In a since-deleted Instagram post on Wednesday (November 25), the rap mogul called the Recording Academy “out of touch” while posting a photo of the nominations: D Smoke, Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist, Jay Electronica, Nas and Royce Da 5’9.

“Best Rap Album,” he said followed by several grinning emojis. “They out of touch this shit ain’t it, get the fuck outta here. 50cent #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi.”

50’s comments could possibly be due to the lack of nomination for Pop Smoke’s Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon album, which he executive produced with Steven Victor and Rico Beats. Despite that, the drill rapper was nominated for Best Rap Performance for “Dior” — the protest anthem that appeared as a bonus track on his posthumous LP.

During an interview before the announcement took place, 50 told Spotify’s RapCaviar he didn’t expect Pop’s album to receive a nomination unless it was because he died.

“If it’s recognized it will only be because he’s gone,” he said. “The content is similar to what I would do. They didn’t recognize mine. They gave me Grammys when I was with Em, when I’m on records with Eminem. Other than that, they’re afraid to give him Grammys because they think it’s teaching the audience to want to be like Pop and to be like him is to be part of gang culture. Who you see get Grammys that is making drill music? You mean to tell me ain’t none of those songs worthy of it?”

He continued, “It’s for the culture, the people to embrace those tones and to really appreciate the artist for doing that. Well, we know that a lot of the guys that come up specifically in Hip Hop are rough around the edges. They coming from tough backgrounds. They come from real adversity. You hear them put it in the music the right way, it sounds so beautiful that they become amazing. That’s what makes it special, you know? Makes it unique.”

Quality Control Music’s CEO Pierre “Pee” Thomas also wasn’t happy with the nominations in the album categories. He felt Lil Baby deserved accolades for My Turn, which he considers Album of the Year.

“Whoever making the decisions at the Grammys You all disconnected like a mf,” he said on Twitter. “you don’t speak for our culture. Congrats to all the nominees. #MyTurnAlbumOfTheYear.”

Baby’s protest song “The Bigger Picture” did, however, receive nominations for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.

MEGAN THEE STALLION HAD TORY LANEZ DISS RECORDED DAY AFTER SHOOTING BUT SAVED IT FOR HER ALBUM......whhhhaaaattt!!!!!????

After delivering her long-awaited Roc Nation debut with Good News last week, Megan Thee Stallion stopped by Hot 97 on Tuesday (November 24) for a virtual album release party to discuss everything surrounding the Houston Hottie. On album opener “Shots Fired,” which fittingly samples Biggie’s “Who Shot Ya,” Meg didn’t waste any time in addressing the Tory Lanez shooting altercation.

Around the 26-minute mark of the interview, Ebro brings up why Meg felt compelled to speak up about the July situation with Tory Lanez on the album. Meg shared she actually recorded the scorching response “the next day,” but she thought to stash “Shots Fired” for Good News and was prompted to unleash the track once Tory discussed the incident “on wax” throughout his DAYSTAR album.

Lanez denied being the shooter on “Money Over Fallouts” and insinuated a romantic link between them. He also went on to question the extent of Meg’s injuries from the gunshots.

“When you know you’re right and you know you have nothing to prove, you really don’t have to give a response,” she explained. “But once you made it rap beef, you put it on wax, now I gotta say something.”

Meg continued, “I really had the song all ready but I was like, you know what, let me just save it for the album. Because it was ready to go the next day. I was like, you know what, let’s be calm. Let’s be patient. Let’s see how this plays out and let me just wait and put it on my album.”

Back on July 12, Megan was shot in both feet, allegedly by Tory. Lanez pleaded not guilty to felony assault with a semi-automatic firearm and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle.

She recently claimed that Tory’s camp attempted to pay her off and keep quiet, which she also brings up during the opening verse of “Shots Fired” and calls him a “bitch.”

“You offered M’s not to talk, I guess that made my friend excited, hmm/Now y’all in cahoots, huh (Okay), you a puss in boots/You shot a 5’10” bitch with a .22/Talkin’ ’bout bones and tendons like them bullets wasn’t pellets/A pussy nigga with a pussy gun in his feelings/Okay, he in the backseat and he keep callin’ me a bitch (He a bitch),” she raps.

The Houston native was nominated for four Grammy Awards on Tuesday (November 24), three of which were from her Beyoncé-assisted “Savage (Remix)” and another in the Best New Artist category.

Abe Linx & Tully C Ft. Hus Kingpin - "70 Deposit Boxes"

In conjunction with their debut album release "Runaway Diamonds" from Midwest mainstays Abe Linx x Tully C. featuring the likes of Benny the Butcher, Jay Worthy, Willie the Kid, & Hus Kingpin the duo drops off their visual "70 Deposit Boxes" featuring Hus Kingpin (prod. by AWSME J) directed by Dirty Diggs & Robb Skee. The album "Runaway Diamonds" A&R'd by longtime Wu-Tang / Dogg Pound / COB affiliate M-Eighty features 10 tracks & is available now on all digital & streaming sites worldwide.

Carlitta Durand presents "My Business" prod. Streetiebaby

I have had chance to work with her and meet her. She is a delight and very skilled vocalist!!! She is back with a new project and this is the lead single "My Business".Best known for her work with Little Brother, but her new stuff is super dope!!! Peep the beauty up top!!!

Dueling Experts (Verbal Kent & Recognize Ali) presents DE2: "Sand The Floor"

if you did nt check their last offering than you missed out!!! Verbal al and Recognize are back with bars and beautiful beats!!! They both have two different style but the marriage of the two is extremely dope!!! Peep the sickness up top!!!

Roc Marci presents "Downtown 81"

Roc Marci is back with "Downtown 81". He's the God and creator. He is responsible for a lot of these artist style nowadays!!! Peep the fly art up top!!!

Nicolas Craven X Ransom presents "Deleted Scenes" EP

When Craven and Ransom connect , its a serious problem. They dropped the cuts that didn't make their last album. I always wonder with these cutting room floor tracks is how dope they are and why they got left out? Nevertheless this is an extremely dope collection!!!! Peep the realness up top!!!

Farma Beats X Rome Streetz presents "Kontraband" Full album

Rome is running NYC right now. He's on a rapid rise to the top and he is restoring the vintage NYC sound that created all this!!!! Farma Beats is superb on the sounds, he is of the European beat smiths that have firmly entrenched themselves in the US Hip Hop scene!!! Peep the griminess up top!!!

Aaqil Ali presents "Utopia" feat. Planet Asia & "Lonely Soul" visuals

Aaqil Ali is staying sharp on these visuals. His Dirty Spirits is full lyricism from veteran's perspective and the beats provide a crazy vibe for him to get down!! We will definitely be checking for this cat in the future!!!

Boldy James feat. Stove God Cooks presents "Thousand Pills" prod. Real Bad Man

Boldy has had a hell of a year!! Besides signing to Grisdela and dropping a few classic projects, he shows no signs of slowing down as he connects with Real Bad Man. They created another dope piece of Hip Hop art!! Peep the verbiage up top!!!

OT The Real presents "SWP" prod. Vanderslice

The Philly underground is bubbling and if you are familiar then you realize OT is a monster in the streets. One of the things that really attracted me to his music is his attention to detail!! Peep the dark scenes up top!!!

Ras Kass feat. Termanology & Divine RBG presents "FACTS" visuals

Ras Kass is one of the greats and at this point in time thats not debatable. He is still solidifying his legacy with outstanding rewindable bars!!! He's back with Term and Divine RBG and they mash the whole scene with this one!!! Peep the dope visuals up top!!

Willie The Kid X V Don presents "Plum Wine"

I don't know about you but in my mind no one touching this cat Willie The Kid right now!!! He drops his V Don produced second single, "Plum Wine" off their Deutsche Marks II. If you heard the first one then you you know Willie and V Don make classic music!!! Peep the fly up top!!!

Anklejohn presents "As Above, So Below" Full Album

DC spitter Ankle John is superb with bars and translating a certain mood. He brings another visceral offering in the form of "As Above, So Below". He shines on it and the production is amazing!!! Peep the dope sounds up top!!!

GF Anon presents "The Love" visuals

Never really heard of this cat GF Anon but I saw his producer i'm familiar with so I gave it a try. He hails from Camden, NJ. This dude is crazy nice and the production is A1!!! You will see more from this emcee!! Peep the fly visuals up top!!!

Lyric Jones presents "Want To Say"

The Queen of all things dope is back and she got Rah Digga making a cameo too. Lyric gets doper each year and I have seen her live and she is the real McCoy!!! Love the scene with the lights on the backdrop!! Peep the feminine divine situation up top!!!

Jamal Gasol X 38 Spesh presents "Hi-Rise" visuals

#8 and Jamal connect like OGS and they show you why they are some the best ever. The new single off Jamal Gasol new project, "Ghost Of Fritz". He never disappoints!!! peep as they long on the benz and spit real life tales!!! Peep up top!!

UFO Fev X Big Ghost Ltd presents "DXNGXR" feat. Red iNf visuals

UFO Fev is on the rise and he goes crazy with bars on this one. Definitely, one of the doper visuals we have seen in awhile. Paintball action and pure bars!!! Peep the affair up top and know no games are being played!!!

Che Noir X Apollo Brown presents "Worth Gold" visuals

TRUST first lady, Che Noir is a pure star. Pretty face with killa bars!!! She connects with Apollo Brown and they make magic. They have some beautiful visuals to illustrate the situation!!! Peep the Detroit/Buffalo affair up top!!!

GUCCI MANE TAUNTS JEEZY WITH INSTAGRAM MEME REMINDER OF KILLING HIS FRIEND.....whoa....is that off limits!!???

ATLANTA – Just because Gucci Mane agreed to face Jeezy in a Verzuz battle doesn’t mean their bad blood has subsided.

On Tuesday (November 17), LaFlare decided to fan the flames via Instagram by taunting Jeezy with a haunting reminder death has come between them in the past.

“Gucci Mane: go dig up your old partner nigga I bet he can’t he say shit,” the meme read, butchering the lyrics to Gucci’s 2013 Jeezy diss song, “Truth.”

The meme also included a man attempting to dive for his freedom in a courtroom, indicating Jeezy would be mum about the situation if pressed.

On May 10, 2005, a then relatively unknown Gucci Mane was jumped inside a house in Decatur, Georgia. After firing back at the attackers, Pookie Loc, an associate of Jeezy, was shot and killed and his body was later found buried by a local middle school.

After turning himself in and being charged with murder, Gucci Mane claimed self-defense and his murder case was dropped in January 2006 due to insufficient evidence. “Icy,” the Atlanta rap legends only collaboration, was released in a month prior to the fatal shooting.

In a December 2019 interview with Charlamagne Tha God, Gucci Mane expressed no remorse for the killing and even doubled down on his actions.

“[Pookie Loc] needed to be in the ground,” Gucci Mane said coldly. “I put his ass where he supposed to be. He
tried me. If somebody comes he and try to kill you, yeah you know it’s self-defense … you gotta do what you gotta do.”

Gucci Mane vs. Jeezy is poised to be the biggest Verzuz battle yet. It will broadcast simultaneously on Instagram and Apple Music on Thursday (November 19) at 8 p.m. EST and 5 p.m PST.

HE BREAKFAST CLUB CALLS OUT MEGAN THEE STALLION FOR FAVORING PUBLICATIONS THAT DON'T SUPPORT HER MUSIC......whaaat!!!!!???

The men of The Breakfast Club are upset with Megan Thee Stallion and her team.

During the Power 105.1 morning show’s rumor report on Tuesday (November 17), Angela Yee discussed Meg’s new interview with GQ where she went in depth about her incident with Tory Lanez – something both Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy took offense to, as they were told that topic was completely off limits with Meg for their show.

“Meg was supposed to be here this week but they had a long laundry list of things not to talk to her about and it was all Tory Lanez and that situation related,” Envy said.

Charlamagne chimed in, noting how she’d discuss the matter with a white publication that rarely writes about her but not a radio station that has supported her since the early days of her career.

“Yeah I think it’s crazy because when she does white publications, she’s able to talk and talk about everything that she wants to talk about but when she goes to the Black press and Black publications, there’s a list that the label sent out that says, ‘Don’t ask her about this, don’t talk about that,’ but we the ones who support her and hold her down and play her music,” he said.

When Yee noted that often times it’s not the artist making the request but the label or their publicist, Charlamagne agreed he didn’t think it was Meg personally, but that didn’t change how he felt.

“I’m positive it’s not her, but I just think it’s wack when her representatives do that,” he said. “At least talk with your people because you’re comfortable with your people. Them white people just using you for a story.”

Meg was named ‘Rapper of the Year’ in the new GQ cover story, and told the magazine that Lanez had offered both her and her friend Kelsey money in exchange for their silence on that infamous July night.

“I barely even said anything to the man who shot me when I was walking away,” she said. “We were literally like five minutes away from the house. I’m really scared because this is like right in the middle of all the protesting. Police are just killing everybody for no reason, and I’m thinking, ‘I can’t believe you even think I want to take some money. Like, you just shot me.'”

Lanez denies the allegations.

Watch the full clip from The Breakfast Club up top.

Homeboy Sandman presents "Don't Look Down" (aka Free Dolo) visuals

I had a chance to open up for this cat and he's an A1 cat and a supreme lyricist. I realize artist only come along like him very decade or so!! He is very conceptually driven artist and that very rare these days!!! This track is beyond amazing as he details intricate parts of his personal life!!!! Peep the serious situation up top but "Don't look down"!!!

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