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Young Buck – “New Years Cake” Freestyle (Video)

Damn, I guess y’all love me again. These R&B b!tches wanna come f#ck me again…

It’s Young Buck (of G-Unit) over that fire “Pound Cake” by Drake instrumental. He must have followed somebody’s auntie recipe… because this “New Years Cake” came out just right! Not too sweet; and a lot of heat. Shots fired in general directions; but they know who they are. Buck’s back on it…

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Fabolous Freestyles, Reminisces With Sway And More (Video)

Fabolous comes back home… as far as Sway in the Morning is concerned. Sway’s very first guest on Sirius. Set the tone for what the Show was all about. Loso was grateful for the love, and hit the Show with a freestyle.

They (F-a-b-o, Sway and Heather B) talk about word-play and lyrics, plus dream collaborations for him, and more.

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Big K.R.I.T Freestyling On Sway In The Morning (Video)

It’s nothing… it’s easy! Sway put on the “Mind’s Playing Tricks On Me” beat and damn if Big K.R.I.T didn’t go in on it. Then hit ’em with some lyricals a capella from the LP like that was nothing… Effortless, but engaging, you wanna watch this Sway show snippet.

(Some insightful interview footage from K.R.I.T. after the jump, too.)

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Classic Clips: Common Sense At Fat Beats NYC (1997) [Video]

Throwback banger alert! We already posted that trip back to Kanye West’s past (cypher styling at Fat Beats). Now, enjoy some Common rocking a promo show (doing it cypher style, too) at Fat Beats. Er… That is Common Sense (yeah, back that far)!

Here’s a clip from Common’s Fat Beats NYC in-store for “One Day It’ll All Make Sense”…This Common album was the last time that No I.D. and Com would do an album together until 2011.

Click play and start really enjoying your Sunday!

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Classic Clips: 19-Year Old Kanye West Holding His Own In A Cypher Back In The Day at Fat Beats NYC (Video)

Yeezy as a teen on a track running wild on it… and if you owe him money betta find that sh— hahahaaa! Talk about nostalgia. Hip-Hop’s self-proclaimed savior rocking the mic in a cypher at Fat Beats (NYC) back in the day. Not bad, not bad. Watch for yourself.

UPDATE: Kanye West, Al Tariq, Butter Lee & Black Attack @ Fat Beats Aug 96 (Extended Clip)

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Rare Footage: Big Pun And Big L Freestyling Back In ’98 (Video)

Woooo! We miss this. Pun did it when he was here. Big L… the L is for Legendary. No doubt! More evidence of such has surface on the Interwebs. See above… plus we got more after the jump. Big Pun rest in peace. Big L rest in peace. Real Hip-Hop… LIVES FOREVER!

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Jarren Benton – 2014 XXL Freshmen Freestyle (Video)

“Double XL! Double XL. Mr. Benton on this b!tch. I bet that cover gon’ sell!”
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Jarren Benton with acapella annihilation on this XXL Magazine rip clip! Benton was one of ten rappers featured in XXL’s Freshmen Class of 2014. Crediting the fans in the Mag’s writeup, Jarren is not letting them down on this one. Check out his XXL profile video after the jump.

MORE: JARREN BENTON FRESHMEN 2014 (XXL MAGAZINE)

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R&B: Jhené Aiko – “Comfort Inn Ending” (Freestyle) [Video]

“Why would you call it love when you knew it wasn’t?” – Jhené Aiko

Uh ohhh. Hell hath NO fury… like a woman scorned… or crying… or ready to scratch and scorch your sh!t. But the music and vibe for this Jhené Aiko video for “Comfort Inn Ending” (Freestyle) is still hella nice. And Aiko… still hella cute. Keep your keys in your pocket though.

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Cassidy – “Remember” (N!gga We Made It) [Freestyle]

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Like it or love it… Philly emcee Cassidy is back with another freestyle; rapping over Drake’s “Worst Behavior” and Soulja Boy’s “We Made It.”

DOWNLOAD: CASSIDY – REMEMBER (N!GGA WE MADE IT)

Nas: 1993 Unreleased Freestyle on the ‘Stretch & Bobbito’ Show

NAS - JAYFORCE.COMComing up on the tax day deadline of April 15th, Sony Legacy will be releasing “Illmatic XX” to celebrate the 20th anniversary reissue of the Queensbridge emcee’s classic ‘Illmatic’ album. Spotted this Nas freestyle over at Pitchfork from the project that will feature rare remixes, demos, & freestyles like this one from Nas’s October 28th appearance on the legendary ‘Stretch & Bobbito’ show back in 1993. There will also be a full-length documentary on the making of Nas’s classic album called ‘Time Is Illmatic’ that will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 16th.

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Young Chris x Peedi Crakk – “Nosetalgia Freestyle” (Video)

Although they are getting hit with heavy amounts of snow along the East Coast & in my hometown of Philly, it didn’t stop two of North Philly’s finest emcees Young Chris & Peedi Crakk from shooting a new clip for their freestyle over Kendrick Lamar & Pusha T’s dope ass ‘Nosetalgia’ track.  The track is so ill it’s no wonder why skilled emcees like the L.O.X., Joel Ortiz,  & even them Philly bulls have been hopping on it.  Be on the lookout for Young Chris’s upcoming project ‘#GunnaSeason

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Young Chris – “Runaway” (Freestyle)

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After the holiday season, but ’tis the season for dope freestyles. Like, for example, this Young Chris “Runaway” freestyle you can stream/download for FREE!

DOWNLOAD: YOUNG CHRIS – RUNAWAY

Joell Ortiz – “Nosetalgia” (Freestyle)

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Damn delightful to the ears! Joell Ortiz truly blessed this “Nosetalgia” beat Pusha T first blessed. The LOX got at this beat, too. Contagious. Dope.

DOWNLOAD: JOELL ORTIZ – NOSETALGIA (FREESTYLE)

Tommy Nova – “Trillmatic” (Freestyle)

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Tommy Nova put out a li’l something over a familiar beat. Nice “Trillmatic” quick and crisp freestyle.

As he prepares for the release of the third installment of his highly anticipated “Chosen One” series, Tommy Nova takes a sec to drop a few gems over the A$AP Mob’s new street banger.

DOWNLOAD: TOMMY NOVA – TRILLMATIC (FREESTYLE)

The LOX – “Nosetalgia” (Freestyle)

theloxThink Beyonce is the only one dropping projects with no notice? Nah, The LOX put their “Trinity” EP in the streets days ago. Now Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, and Styles P freestyle over a track off Pusha T’s LP “My Name Is My Name”“Nosetalgia” – to keep the new heat coming. Stream the freestyle and get their “Trinity” EP below.

THE LOX – NOSETALGIA (FREESTYLE) | TRINITY (EP)

The LOX – “Sweet Serenade” (Freestyle)

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Sheek, Jada, and SP (The LOX) freestyling over another track off Pusha T’s LP “My Name Is My Name.” They put out a “Nosetalgia” freestyle. Now stream the “Sweet Serenade” freestyle and pick up their “Trinity” EP below.

THE LOX – SWEET SERENADE (FREESTYLE) | TRINITY (EP)

Raekwon – “It’s My Thing” (Freestyle)

artworks-000061959528-g3ed5b-t500x500Ready or not, the Chef delivering it to ya… fresh. Rocking the EPMD instrumental with flows as dope as any he dropped in the Golden Era. Yet another exhibit of how Raekwon still brings the heat today. “It’s My Thing” freestyle. Stream it below.

RAEKWON – IT’S MY THING (FREESTYLE)

Punchline – “Numbers On The Board” (Freestyle)

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“I’m sh!tting on these tracks like I’m potty training,” he says. Ok then. Inclined to agree. Punchline goes hard to the board to put up his “Numbers.” Check out his treatment of the track formerly known as Pusha T’s. FREE download right here.

DOWNLOAD: PUNCHLINE – NUMBERS ON THE BOARD (FREESTYLE)

Sean Falyon – “Pound Cake” (Freestyle)

artworks-000059797432-pi5rk8-t500x500One of the keys to SFBE (Sean Falyon Be Everywhere)… hear a dope track… kill it with a freestyle. It works for Sean Falyon. He killed with his “Oil Money Gang” Freestyle. And now, check the 1-8-7 he does on this “Pound Cake” Freestyle. Damn decent lyrical work.

SEAN FALYON – POUND CAKE (FREESTYLE)

J-Live – “Heaven” (Freestyle)

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“Bite off more than you can chew, and it’ll hurt…” J-Live

J-Live doing lyrical righteousness on Jay Z’s “Heaven” instrumental off the “Magna Carta Holy Grail” album. Though there was not a FREE download for this freestyle, the cut will appear on J-Live’s upcoming FREE mixtape “This Is Chess Not Checkers.”

J-LIVE – HEAVEN (FREESTYLE)

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