Craig Mack Passes Away At 46-Years-Old [PEEP]

It’s a sad day in hip-hop as Long Island rapper Craig Mack has passed away due to heart failure at a hospital near his Walterboro, South Carolina home early Monday morning. He was 46-years-old and survived by his wife and two children, whom are both adults.

The former Bad Boy signee made a name for himself with his platinum-selling “Flava In Ya Ear” single in 1994. The single drew a lot of attention and prompted a remix that featured The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, and LL Cool J.

Mack would go on to have a short-lived career releasing one album and trading in the fame for a life of deep religious conviction, which led to his move to Walterboro. According to sources nobody got to understand why he stepped away from hip-hop, but there is a documentary coming soon that explains the background.

Stay tuned for more info as it unfolds.

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Trailer Released For USA Network’s “Unsolved: The Murders Of Tupac & The Notorious B.I.G.” [WATCH]

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The murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. remain unsolved after years of investigation. These cold cases will be the focus of USA Network’s upcoming murder drama, “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac & The Notorious B.I.G.”

Directed by Anthony Hemingway, who worked on “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” the series roster will include Marcc Rose as Tupac Shakur and Wavyy Jonez as Biggie Smalls. Josh Duhamel (Transformers), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), and Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo) will also appear as officers of the LAPD.

“Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac & The Notorious B.I.G.” will air on USA Network in 2018, but you can check out the first trailer below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=59&v=t9q9KMJcae4

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Who’s Dropping: New Releases In May [PEEP]

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Check out who’s dropping new projects this month.

LOGIC – ‘EVERYBODY’ (5/5)

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On Cinco de Mayo Logic will be releasing his third studio album and follow-up to 2015’s ‘The Incredible True Story’. Based on the tracks he released to date, it’s shaping up to be a very conscious, backpack rapping album that touches on a lot of issues like race, biracial relationships, suicide, and more. It will include features from Juicy J, Khalid, Big Lenbo, Killer Mike, Alessia Cara, Black Thought, and Chuck D.

PRE-ORDER HERE

KID INK – ‘7 SERIES’ (5/5)

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LA’s own, Kid Ink will also be dropping his ‘7 Series’ project on May 5th. The project follows last year’s Rocketshipshawty2′ and will likely serve as a warmup to Ink’s forthcoming album expected to drop later this year. ‘7 Series’ will include the singles “Swish” featuring 2 Chainz and “F With U” featuring Ty Dolla $ign.

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RUSS – ‘THERE’S REALLY A WOLF’ (5/5)

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L.A. Leakers Indie Pick of the Week alumnist, Russ has came a long way since I featured him as IPOTW. The SoundCloud sensation, who is now signed to Columbia will be releasing his debut album ‘There’s Really A Wolf’ on May 5th. The album will be lead by the singles “Do It Myself,” “What They Want”, and the song that caught my ear “Losin Control”.

PRE-ORDER HERE

MEEK MILL – ‘FREE PACK’ (5/6)

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Yesterday Meek Mill shared on his Instagram that he will be dropping a project called ‘Free Pack’ on May 6th, the rapper’s birthday. In the same post Meek previewed a track that is set to be on the project, while fans wait for ‘DC4.5’.

READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE

MACHINE GUN KELLY – ‘BLOOM’ (5/12)

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Cleveland representer, Machine Gun Kelly just celebrated his 27th birthday on April 22nd. The rapper will keep the celebrations going with the release of his forthcoming album ‘bloom’ on May 12th. MGK will even have a song on the 13-track album called “27” in addition to the lead single “Bad Things” featuring Camila Cabello. Other features include Migos, Ty Dolla $ign, Hailee Steinfeld, James Arthur, and DubXX. Also lookout for MGK’s LA Leakers freestyle coming soon. (EYE LOOKING EMOJI)

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B.o.B – ‘ETHER’ (5/12)

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After almost a decade with T.I.’s Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records, B.o.B will release his first independent album ‘Ether’. The album will be the Atlanta rapper’s first since 2013’s ‘Underground Luxury’ and include the single “4 Lit” featuring T.I. and Ty Dolla $ign. He recently inked a deal with SKAM Artists and will release the album under his label No Genre through EMPIRE.

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FAITH EVANS & NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – ‘THE KING & I’ (5/19)

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A collaboration album between Faith Evans and her former husband, The Notorious B.I.G. has been years in the making and now we’re finally getting it on May 19th. The 25-track album will include features from The LOX, Snoop Dogg, Lil’ Kim, Lil’ Cease, Busta Rhymes, 112, Kevin McCall, Biggie’s mother and more. Already two songs have been leaked and they sound pretty good.

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SNOOP DOGG – ‘NEVA LEFT’ (5/19)

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Snoop Dogg has experimented with a lot of different styles over the years, even dropping a reggae album. I guess that’s what happens when you have longevity. On May 19th the Dogg is taking it back to his gangster roots for his ‘Neva Left’ album. Snoop has tapped OGs like Method Man, Redman, and Cypress Hill for the forthcoming album and I’m sure some new heads will be on there as well.

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YOUNG THUG – “SINGING ALBUM”

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Last week Young Thug went on Twitter and said he was dropping a “singing album” executive produced by Drake last week. Anyway, the album never came so maybe it will this month. Although with Thugger you never know and it may come in December.

READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE

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Audio: Busta Rhymes ft. Notorious B.I.G. – I Knock You Out

I’m just going to quote Meka.

Busta uses Big’s “All Men Are Dogs” vocals, then interpolates his “B.I.G. Interlude” bars (which itself was of Schooly D’s “P.S.K. What Does It Mean?“) for his own verse.

Knowledge.

Download: Busta Rhymes ft. Notorious B.I.G. – I Knock You Out