“I  feel like this tune is a reflection of, not just of my life, but all of our lives, the  way we know them. It’s about choosing wisely and standing by  those  choices… because they  are truly yours.” - Frankie Payne

Frankie Payne continues to put in quality work with Toronto production team Tone Mason (Drake, Jay-Z, The Game, Busta Rhymes, etc.), this time recruiting Saukrates to join in on the fun and the result is another feel-good joint much like his last offering.

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- (Man Like)Keezy

Another Bun B, Drake, Boi-1da collabo that can be found on Bun B’s “Trill O.G.” LP, which drops this coming Tuesday. Shouts to X on the linkage.

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- (Man Like)Keezy

As some of you may have heard, Slum Village is currently going through some turmoil, which mainly stems from a disagreement between Elzhi and Barak Records, the record label behind the group. As a result, Elzhi has been taken off 6 of the 13 songs on the new Slum Village album, “Villa Manifesto”. In an interview with WJLB, Elzhi discussed why he did not appear in the “Reunion Part 2″ video and his current turbulent relationship with T3 and the label. Ofcourse every story has two sides and T3 gave his in an interview with Kevin Nottingham. Regardless, it definitely seems like this is the last Slum Village album, which is a shame. On the positive side, we can look forward to more Elzhi solo material.

- (Man Like)Keezy

Spotted at the DJ Premier Blog, Bun B drops an in-studio video for his DJ Premier collaboration. These two really need to do a whole album together soon. This joint will be available on Bun‘s new album “Trill O.G.”‘ on August, 3 2010.

- Brian ‘Quackas’

Black Milk ups the ante with an incredibly dope trailer for his highly-anticipated upcoming third LP, “Album of the Year”, which drops on September 14, 2010. The joint you hear bangin’ in the background is the first single, which you can also find above.

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Congrats to Drake and Promise on landing placements of some of their music on the upcoming NBA 2K11 soundtrack. NBA 2K11 will be available for all gaming consoles on October, 5 2010. Check the track list after the jump!

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Virginia native and frequent Drake-collaborator Nickleus F connects with Boi-1da once again on this heavy bass joint off his new mixtape “Commercials”, which be available on August, 3 2010. Shouts to 2DopeBoyz on the linkage.

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As you would expect, a very entertaining interview from Nardwuar, as he gets real candid with Drizzy out in Vancouver. They talk about the musical bloodline within Drake’s family, his “bra-stand”, and Drake even acknowledges Mindbender as the most hardcore hip-hop fan in Toronto (seriously).

Official video for one of my favourite records out right now. If this is any indication of what the album, “Live From The Tape Deck”, will sound like, we are in for quite the treat.

Gee Wunder gets it in on this new joint ‘Work‘ featuring Monolith’s Wio-K.

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