Don Trip has proven to be one of the South’s best kept secrets. While he continues to deliver with the energy of a freshmen emcee, the maturity of the subject matter in his music puts him in a separate lane.

He begins the track making reference to his fight for parental rights, and proceeds with making a toast to never give up or never let go!

Shouts out to @SpittyWill of DirtyGloveBastard.net for the assist.

Shouts out to @ArcaneofTCS for sending over the very inspiring bootleg artwork to he and his partner, Young Focus’s new collaborative project, “Paranormal Karaoke” which is set to be released on the 1st of February. The duo has come along away from their Sex and Pencil Shavings days. While their music has definitely matured, it’s safe to say they haven’t…which is what makes the Cranberry Show the indigestible group that they are! See below for their newest single release, “Traffic Lights.”

Here’s another dope artist to add 2 the collection. Pun intended! The Chicago native, @ADD2theMC just recently released a new visual and it’s deeper than rap. We’ve come along way from the cotton fields or have we? You’d think we were still in them if you knew the alarming statistics that describes the African-American presence in prison. #Add2That

The homie ASAAD’s from West Philadelphia, born and raised and in the studio is where he spent most of his days. If you’re not already, get hip and hop on the bandwagon. ASAAD keeps it all the way real and links up with @twinsmatic who provides the mellow instrumentation in the background.

So here it is, the groove slightly transformed. Just a bit of a break from the norm. Chill out, max & relax ’cause it’s all cool.

WTF! Another shooting has taken place near Virginia Tech and this time an officer has been shot! These students can’t catch a break. Just this last Wednesday, parents were testifying about the university’s response that resulted in their children losing their lives in the April 16, 2007, shootings, which left 33 dead, including the shooter.

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One thing is for sure, when Samuel L Jackson speaks, you listen. Jackson has something to say about gun violence and shockingly enough, he gets his point across without any expletives. We can play the Blame Game or we can just #PutTheGunsDown

Rick Perry: When asked if he could name the three agencies of government that he’d do away with when he got in office, he responded back with, “I would do away with the Education, uh the uh, i uh, Commerce, and let’s see, I can’t, the third one I can’t, sorry, oops.” This is after he looked down at a sheet of paper that possibly revealed the third agency. I’m convinced, these politicians are smoking marijuana!

#ThatShitCray

One thing is for sure, Heavy D put on for the light skinned, big brothas! With his recent performance at the BET Hip Hop Awards and talks of releasing a mixtape, it’s safe to say Heavy D wasn’t done working with and for us! What’s even more crazy is last night, Heavy D was just seen paying respects to the late, great Joe Frazier on Twitter, as everyone else.

TMZ has reported that the 44-year old Hip-Hop pioneer was rushed to a hospital from his Beverly Hills home where he was pronounced dead. This is truly an unfortunate loss but it reminds me of Nate Dogg’s passing. Like, was he sick or anything that lead to this? Are we keeping enough tabs on our Hip-Hop royalty or are we just replacing them?

Last night when Joe Frazier was pronounced dead, Floyd Mayweather tweeted that he and #themoneyteam would pay for the funeral. That’s fine but are we taking care of our people while they’re alive? Either way God’s plan still stands.

It’s crazy but everytime i’m with our Executive Director, Biko Baker, people think he’s Heavy D. Whether we’re in a restaurant or on a plane, it never fails. People are probably gonna flip when they see him now.

I was just recently asked to play Grand Theft Auto 4 by a 9-year old. I figured I’d join em and when I did, I was appalled to see how much the game has been modified. At the same time, I was amazed at how good of a reckless driver the kid was. He knew all the codes to re-up on expensive cars, guns and was well-versed in assaulting by-standers on the streets. He even told me to cover my eyes when the half-naked lady appeared on the screen.

I mean, I like driving and shooting people in a game as much as the next person, but this shouldn’t be a kid’s passion by any means. Of course, this is just a game, but the reality is that everything in the game is a reflection of some incident that has taken place in someone’s life. I honestly feel like a kid could play this so much that the violence around them would feel as fake as the game.

GTA just keeps getting more real as the years progress. And here comes the 5th edition. This is as real as it gets!

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Not for the immature!

Happy Halloween! Whats really scary? [as opposed to What's Really Good]

Anyways, this dude Elbee has a dope flow. I’m in love with the production and the visual is attractive as well. My first thought was, here is some more Tyler The Creator a** BS, but it’s kinda catchy.

“The officer was possessed by the devil, he approached and said, I’m gonna arrest you.”

Hailing from Brooklyn, Elbee Thrie represents the group ‘PhonyPPL.’ Stop acting fake and give this joint a listen!

I disregarded the “devil” insert at the end. I hope you did too!

Steve Stoute recently dropped a book a few months back called, ‘The Tanning of America.’ I haven’t completed it but I have read the first couple of chapters on my iPad and I’m impressed at how much I learned so far about marketing and brands that crossed over. If marketing is something that you’re into, I can honestly recommend the first few chapters at least (LOL).

Stoute sits down with his business partner Jay Z and discusses some of his recent ventures of which a few excerpts are cited in the ‘Tanning of America.”

I’m sure a lot of you don’t need a video for this scenario to playback in your memory. I’m not one to judge. The point is to protect yourself and others by wearing a condom!

I haven’t spinned a Chuck Inglish or Asher Roth joint in a minute. The last time these two got together was in 2008 for the Greenhouse Effect. Thanks to Mike Waxx and Mike Carson, the visual is finally here. Oh and by the way, this track was made in the kitchen using GarageBand on an iPad 2…nah but fa real!

Asher Roth & Chuck Inglish – In The Kitchen from ILLROOTS.com on Vimeo.

Daddy’s little girl is all grown up. Unfortunately, there are a lot of girls who didn’t have a father, which is why they’re so independent by any means. And for the ones that were fortunate to have a good father that was present but still went down that dark road, Lord help ‘em!

Cole’s cold for this one but in order for this song to have value, as men, we have to do more making it plain and less making it rain!

Frank Ocean on swimming #Dope

FRANK OCEAN [swim good] from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

I wonder if Jay-Z has ever been called a nigga in Paris. Or if Martin Margiela referred to Kanye as a nigga, would he still associate himself with that brand? I came across some young people in Cali that weren’t letting the N-Word slide at all when verbally assaulted at the Super Uno Market on the corner of Vernon and Van Ness. They didn’t even resort to violence, which is something that we don’t hear enough of.

Are you afraid to take stake in your community?

Don’t talk, Just Watch!

This guy Kyle Lucas is nice. He’s in his own lane it appears. So don’t veer!

This is looking like a dope visual and its for your favorite song! If you’re not up on Kendrick Lamar then, you’re down.

watching….

Kanye West & Jay-Z: Watch The Throne Documentary from introspective on Vimeo.