The Black Bar Mitzvah - Rick Ross

If this is the first time you're hearing about Rick Ross's 'Black Barmitzvah' mixtape then you've either given blogging a miss for the past week or you've been living under a rock. Ricky only dropped his album 'God forgives I Don't' just over 2 months ago, which besides a couple of bangers was rather disappointing - so the self entitled Bawse/Boss has some making up to do. Regardless of what you think of him, it's a brand new Rick Ross mixtape, which you can't really ignore if you're a modern day Hip Hop fan....so stream/download below; 

3 Kings - Rick Ross X Jay Z X Dr Dre

Easily one of the most anticipated singles from 'God Forgives I Don’t' . Ricky Rozay calls on two Hip Hop heavyweights in Dr. Dre and Jay-Z over an impressive Jake One beat....There are a lot of ways to persuade a music fan to grab a new track, but I don't think there are many better ways than just three names....Rozay, Dre and Jigga. Be ready for 'God Forgives I Don't' July 31st. Listen to a tagged version of 3 Kings below:

God Forgives I Don't - Rick Ross Tracklist

Thanks to 2dopeboyz....pretty much every 'current' Hip Hop fan is now a little bit happier. The Hip Hop blog dropped Ricky Ross's track listing for the highly anticipated album 'God Forgives I Don't', set to drop July 31st on Def Jam and Maybach Music. With features from the likes of Dr Dre, Jay Z and Andre 3000 - along with those you just expect from Rozay now like Drake and the MMG crew...it's pretty hard to see past this album being one of the most exciting of it's type this year. 

'God Forgives I Don't' Track list: 


1. Pray For Us
2. Pirates
3. 3 Kings (Feat Dr. Dre & Jay Z)
4. Ashamed
5. Maybach Music IV (Feat Ne-Yo)
6. Sixteen (Feat Andre 3000)
7. Amsterdam 
8. Hold Me Back
9. 911
10. So Sophisticated (Feat Meek Mill)
11. Presidential (Feat Elijah Blake)
12. Ice Cold (Feat Omarion)
13. Touch 'N You (Feat Usher)
14. Diced Pineapples (Feat Wale & Drake)
15. Ten Jesus Piece (Feat Stalley)

Power Circle - Maybach Music Group (Official Video)

One of the trademark songs off of Maybach Music's second compilation album; 'Self Made 2'. If you needed more of a reason to watch it...it's already clocked up 2.5 million views in a day on Datpiff.

So Sophisticated (Official Video) - Rick Ross

Ricky Rozay gives one of his most recent tracks - 'So sophisticated' the video treatment. Check it out below; 

Self Made Vol 2- Maybach Music Album Stream

Thanks to Complex, we can now listen to Maybach Music's collaborative album 'Self Made 2' in its entirety; just five days before the album drops. With features from artists like; Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa, T.I and production from Beat Billionaire, Harry Fraud and Beat Bully - you're not not gonna listen to the first album stream...are you?!

Pharrell previews his i am OTHER label

Some might argue that Pharrell hasn't been releasing music as regularly as he should be....although he had some production and features on both The Game's 'California Republic' and Tyga's 'Careless World' a lot of people would love to see some new work from the artist himself. It now makes sense as it seems that the mogul is set to take over with a new roster of artists such as; Buddy, Leah LaBelle and Youtube sensation Maxine Ashley. Armed with a new wave of visionary's, creative thinkers and young recording artists - P has finally decided to challenge Kanye's 'G.O.O.D Music', Ricky Rozay's 'Maybach Music' and Wiz's 'Taylor Gang'. Stay posted for more; 

Meek Mill..or two

I think it's safe to say that a lot of people have been looking forward to Dreamchasers 2 for a while now. Having leaked tracks; 'Lean with It' and 'Flexin' a month or so ago, the MMG rapper followed up with a few more just a couple of days before releasing the tape yesterday. 

As if those four tracks weren't tempting enough to check out the rest of the project, Meek also released the tracklist a few hours before, which has an array of features from artists like Kendrick Lamar, Drake, 2 Chainz, Mac Miller and many more. And as you would expect, Meek didn't disappoint with Production..having called on MMG regular; Beat Bully, Jahlil Beats, Cardiak and a load of other highly renowned producers. 

If you haven't already grabbed the free tape, then you really should. In under 24 hours, 'Dreamchasers 2' has gone 'Double Platinum' on Datpiff - shifting over 2,000,000 downloads. No, there aren't too many 00's there - 2 million in one day. Those figures are astronomical, and they say a huge amount about the power of MMG and Meek as an artist. 

Download Dreamchasers 2 here.

New Stalley Mixtape

I know...quite a lot of people will be thinking 'really?' More music from the Maybach Music camp? Well yes. Stalley is someone who's been around for a while now, I first heard the rapper when he collaborated with Mishka on mixtape; 'Lincoln Way Nights'. It's safe to say that in the last year, the MC has made some strong moves - being elected into the MMG team, and featuring on a number of tracks/Mixtapes; including Rick Ross's very successful 'Rich Forever'. With a tracklist featuring produdcers like Chad Hugo (Neptunes) and Chuck Inglish (Cool Kids) and endless features from names like Ricky Ross, Meek Mill, Wale, Curren$y, 2 Chainz etc, just hit the button and download the tape; 

Download Link 

MTV's Hottest MC's In The Game

MTV have released their 10 MC's of last year in Hip Hop. Check them out below; 

10. Wale - Wale released his second studio album; 'Ambition' on Maybach Music last year, which reached No.1 in the Hip Hop album charts. Some standout singles are 'Lotus Flower Bomb' featuring Miguel, and his feature in Waka Flocka's 'No Hands'. 

  

9. Wiz Khalifa - I don't think it needs to be said..but i'm a Wiz fan. He's a good rapper, but, quite similarly to artists out there; people love Wiz Khalifa and the Taylor gang because he's a funny guy, loves to party and lives the life that people would love to (Just check out his youtube page to see a day in the life of Wiz.) But back to the music, in 2011 he released two  'Mac and Devin go to High School' with Snoop and 'Rolling Papers', he also performed Pittsburgh anthem 'Black and Yellow' at the Superbowl and got three platinum plaques for 'Roll Up', 'Young, Wild and Free' and 'No Sleep'. Signing Juicy J, Lola Monroe and clocking in at No11 in the Forbes Hip Hop earners list, it's safe to say he had a good year.

   

8. Big Sean - With his debut solo album 'Finally Famous' hitting No.1 in the Rap charts, G.O.O.D music artist staked his claim on commercial Hip Hop last year. 'My Last'  with Chris Brown went to No.1 in the Rap charts, and tracks like 'Marvin Gaye and Chardonnaye' and 'Dance' were heard on Dance floors everywhere. 

7. Meek Mill - Meek was arguably one of the breakout stars of 2011. With his mixtape 'Dreamchasers' gaining large critical acclaim and named in XXL's freshman of the year list, the Philadelphia raised rapper showed why Rick Ross signed him to MMG. Teaming up with  Tyga on the 'Rack City Remix', Jahlil Beat's younger brother ToneBeats (Beatbully) on 'Houseparty' and Lex Luger on 'Tupac Back'; Meek's been busy bringing out anthems this year. 

6. Jay Z - Jigga needs no introduction. Watch the throne went platinum and joined his already astounding 11 number 1 albums. Last year he topped the Forbes Hip Hop earners list, made club bangers like; H.A.M and 'Otis' and helped his label Roc Nation release albums from J.Cole and Rihanna to name a few. Oh, and he's just had a baby with Queen B...

5. Lil Wayne - Another artist who is no stranger to this list comes in at number 5. Last year, Weezy sold just short of the Platinum in a week sales he made with Carter III, this time around selling 964,000 copies of Tha Carter IV, which has now gone double platinum. Proving you can be commercial and stay true to your Hip Hop roots, we saw the rapper release tracks like; 'How To Love' and 'Mirror' and on the other side of the spectrum; '6 Foot 7 Foot' and 'Two Shots'.

4. Nicki Minaj - When 'Pink Friday' dropped, the Hip Hop world were calling Nicki Minaj the new Lil Kim. Last year, the Young Money Princess showed how much of a chart success she could be by having 7 songs in the billboard hot 100 songs at the same time. With features on Big Sean's Dance Remix and Drake's 'Make Me Proud', and an array of chart topping tracks in 2011, it was no surprise that she was the first female to grace MTV's list. Also, a new post coming soon on Young Money rapper; Tyga's album....but whilst we're talking nicki, listen to this. 

  

3. Kanye West - Is it any surprise to see Kanye this high up when one of the biggest catchphrases of 2011 was "That shit Cray". Kanye broke so many barriers this year becoming one of the only artists to successfully stop their album being leaked, he was awarded several  Grammy's including one for platinum single 'All Of The Lights' and he signed a distribution deal for his label G.O.O.D music with Def Jam. Not bad for someone who's aparently meant to be working on his fashion career.

2. Drake - There is so much to say about Drake as an artist in 2011 that it's difficult to get it into one paragraph. He broadened his OVO brand with fellow Canadians the Weeknd, releasing and featuring on a huge array of tracks ranging from RnB tracks 'Marvins Room' and 'Take Care', to Hip Hop anthems 'I'm On One', 'Lord Knows' and 'Round of Applause'and his 2nd album 'Take Care' went Platinum, selling 631,000 units in its first week. With three Young Money artists in the Top 10 list is it any wonder that Birdman offered out a $5 million bet for the superbowl?

  

1. Rick Ross - When Rick Ross's album 'God Forgives I Don't' was held back due to some health issues with the big man, people were worrying if he was going to be able to recover let alone come back so quickly. Although it's not really 2011, Rozay released mixtape 'Rich Forever', which was downloaded over 660,000 times after 6 days to huge success. Not only does he have a solo deal with Def Jam, but he took Maybach Music to Warner helping him sign Wale, Meek Mill and Stalley. Endless chart topping releases and huge features ensured that the boss took the number 1 spot. 

Meek Mill Overload

There aren't many Rappers who had a year like Meek Mill. The Maybach Music rapper had some anthems in 'I'm A Boss' and 'Tupac Back', and he hasn't stopped his hustle in 2012. He's already featured on the inevitable Rack City Remix with pretty much everyone and a new Rozay track with Wale called Bag of Money. But Meek's also been on his solo work too, releasing two tracks called 'Audemar' and 'Errrday'; this time Ross returning the favour. Apart from the MMG rapper mispronouncing Audemar, we cant really complain. 

Tyga Ft Wale, Fabulous, Young Jeezy, Meek Mill & T.I - Rack City

Rick Ross Ft Wale & Meek Mill - Bag Of Money

Meek Mill - Audemar

Meek Mill Ft Rick Ross - Errrday