DJBooth.net: [Feature] Kanye Thinks Drake is #1 Right Now - Is He Right? (Rap Power Rankings)

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1. [Feature] Kanye Thinks Drake is #1 Right Now - Is He Right? (Rap Power Rankings)
2. [Download] Pink Grenade ft. Dizzy Wright - 3 Days in L.A.
3. [Feature] Meet the New Faces on Common’s “Nobody’s Smiling” (A Guest Verse Album Review)
4. [Download] Write Brothers - Comeback
5. [Listen] August Alsina ft. Nicki Minaj - No Love
6. [Listen] QuEST - May 10th, 2012
7. [Listen] Summer Thieves - Love Is Lost
8. [Listen] Juicy J ft. Wiz Khalifa & Ty Dolla $ign - Shell Shocked
9. [Listen] Customary - Hanging On
10. [Download] Denzel White - Better Than the Last Time

[Feature] Kanye Thinks Drake is #1 Right Now - Is He Right? (Rap Power Rankings) Posted: 21 Jul 2014 02:31 PM PDT Remember when Kanye was dropping new interviews the way Lil Wayne was dropping guest verses in '08? It was kind of a whole thing. But while Yeezy's been relatively quiet lately following his nuptials, Interview Kanye is back with a new GQ feature. There are some good quotes in there - he says he's a blowfish that's often mistaken …

[Download] Pink Grenade ft. Dizzy Wright - 3 Days in L.A. Posted: 21 Jul 2014 02:30 PM PDT Though nine-piece hip-pop collective Pink Grenade is racing against a two-month deadline to become world famous, the crewmates haven’t let the pressure get to them. Recently, they even spent 3 Days kicking back and relaxing in L.A. On their latest single, follow-up to last week’s Light’s Out, the SMH Records signees fill us in the whirlwind of drugs, …   Click the link for the stream and download.

[Feature] Meet the New Faces on Common’s “Nobody’s Smiling” (A Guest Verse Album Review) Posted: 21 Jul 2014 02:05 PM PDT These days, you can't throw a rock with out hitting a pissed off, grumpy old emcee. Seemingly every day, a veteran emcee comes out and denounces the new generation of hip-hop artists and fans for not staying true to the roots. In reality though, hip-hop is doing just fine; just because it wasn't made in 1995 doesn't mean it ain't dope! …

[Download] Write Brothers - Comeback Posted: 21 Jul 2014 01:59 PM PDT The Write Brothers’ latest feature hardly qualifies as a comeback, since they dropped off Extraordinary I just a few short weeks ago. But, you know what? I won’t nitpick. I’m just happy to see the duo Come Back to The DJBooth with some fresh music in tow. On this freshly-minted single, beatsmith Dante Davinci lays down an eclectic …   Click the link for the stream and download.

[Listen] August Alsina ft. Nicki Minaj - No Love Posted: 21 Jul 2014 01:45 PM PDT Drake might be the most talked about name in hip hop, but the man dominating the conversation on the R&B side of the aisle is undoubtedly August Alsina. In June, the Def Jam signee impressed with a performance at the BET Awards and he unleashed videos for singles Benediction and FML. As a follow-up this month, …   Click the link for the stream.

[Listen] QuEST - May 10th, 2012 Posted: 21 Jul 2014 01:30 PM PDT Earlier this month, QuEST wrapped up his 31-city national tour with rising rap star Logic. Now that he’s back, the Miami rapper could kick back and enjoy the rest of his summer; instead, though, he’s preparing a brand new album for release in the fall. Our first taste of Searching Sylvan comes in the form of lead single …   Click the link for the stream.

[Listen] Summer Thieves - Love Is Lost Posted: 21 Jul 2014 01:00 PM PDT If I were to draw a Venn diagram with the circles labeled "summer jam" and "breakup song," the overlap would be mighty small, but that doesn’t mean the two categories are mutually exclusive. With their first Booth feature, Love Is Lost, New Zealand’s Summer Thieves have managed to create an ear-pleasing hybrid of the two. Frontman Jake Barton spends his …   Click the link for the stream.

[Listen] Juicy J ft. Wiz Khalifa & Ty Dolla $ign - Shell Shocked Posted: 21 Jul 2014 12:41 PM PDT To be completely honest, I had no idea another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film was in the works. You could say that the news left me—wait for it—Shell Shocked. The flick’s eponymous theme song, newly released as a single off the official soundtrack LP, comes courtesy of Juicy J. Shockingly, the Three 6 co-founder manages to …   Click the link for the stream.

[Listen] Customary - Hanging On Posted: 21 Jul 2014 12:30 PM PDT There are few feelings worse than that of being strung along and let down by someone you love. Customary knows that feeling well—in fact, he’s experiencing it right now—but he won’t be for much longer. On freshly-minted single Hanging On, the Portland-based R&B buzzmaker lets a fickle significant other know that he’s had it with her mind games, in the …   Click the link for the stream.

[Download] Denzel White - Better Than the Last Time Posted: 21 Jul 2014 11:59 AM PDT When someone has suffered several successive heartbreaks, earning their trust can be a Herculean task. When you have the powerful pipes and songwriting chops of indie-R&B buzzmaker Denzel White, however, it becomes quite a bit easier. On his latest single and first DJBooth feature, the Elmont, N.Y. native assures a girl who’s been hurt in the recent past that he …   Click the link for the stream and download.