I know Wale and I have had our disagreements in the past but I will give the man this - the man makes some of the better sports references in the game. His MMG sugar daddy Rick Ross? Not so much. And Loso? The man's been known to throw down an ill punchline or two. Well then, this new "Albert Pujols" should be interesting. Listen and download....
Tony Williams is on a mission to prove that "Some Of My Favorite Rappers Are Friends" on his latest track "Blazin' High" and with appearances from Wale, Emilio Rojas, and Macklemore we believe ya Tony. With a title like "Blazin' High" I expected the song to be one of those mellow, stoner songs but it's far from it. Listen and download...
What, you think he signed to Maybach Music because of Rick Ross’ philanthropic efforts? Because he admired the artistic vision of a man who once rapped, “I’m thinking money – every minute thinkin money / I bust a nut, then I’m back to thinkin money”? Wale didn’t admire Ross’ art, he admired his "Ambition". See more....
Believe it or not, this rappity rap blogging thing is more than a full time job. So when the holidays hit I seize the chance to eat, sleep, hang out with the fam and otherwise be a normal, functioning member of society. But Mondays here, which means it's back to RefinedHype's obsessive rap nerdery. See more...
It’s hard to pass up on breaking down any video featuring both Rick Ross and Wale so this new “Tats On My Arm” video was a must for a video breakdown. In the video, Ross and Wale hit up Atlanta’s City Of Ink for some actual tats on my arm action. Oh, and there’s a 2 Chainz appearance. That dude is everywhere these days. He’s like the Visa card of Hip-Hop. See more...
First off, this is the last time I'm addressing the Wale "Sell Out" issue. At this point both sides have hunkered down and no one's going to convince anyone else to budge, so I'm mostly inclined to just let it be. It is what it is at this point. But....I've gotten so many emails/comments/tweets asking for a follow-up response - along with a fair amount of hate mail - that I've decided to go one more round. See more...
"Slight Work" isn't a bad song, but it really could use some work here and there. And unfortunately, Wale's to blame. There wasn't that spectacular moment when you thought to yourself "now that's a hot verse." And on top of that I wasn't a big fan of the hook especially the "work work work work work [insert 10 more "work" mentions here] part. It was overly repetitive and a bit on the annoying side. Listen and download...
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