Wale dropped The Eleven One Eleven Theory a couple days ago, the precursor to his upcoming album Ambition. Wale is the only man who seems to be working as hard as Curren$y (scratch that, I’m pretty sure Curren$y’s put out 6 tapes since Weekend at Burnie’s). I haven’t really given Wale a listen since he signed with Maybach Music Group; I was wet on 100 Miles and Running when I first heard it a couple years ago but his style started to get played out. After a while the metaphors and wordplay seemed forced. Wale gets really lyrical with this tape though, beginning with a pretty sick spoken word and not letting up from there. I’m still unsure about his ability to make a commercially viable album, but if he keeps making music like this I’ll keep appreciating.

“I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee I will spark the brain that will change the world.”

“I got more haters and naysayers than 8 Lakers in Boston, so I happen to fill Jacksons along the way with this talkin'”

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Wale – Fuck You

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Bonus!

Wale – Sugar Hill Freestyle

The highly anticipated “Bad Girls Club” from Wale and J. Cole just dropped! We heard a snippet of this a few weeks back, here’s the full version. Just a stream for now, give it a go.

Wale – “Bad Girls Club” feat. J. Cole by RalphFolarin

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A bunch of new tunes hit the net from some big names today. I’m getting the feeling we should start expecting this for the rest of summer. Here’s a quick recap:

Nas – Nasty

Nas wasn’t fuckin’ around when he declared the return of Nasty Nas for his next album Life is Good. He delivers with “Nasty,” the first track from it. Really stoked for this album.

Big Sean – Marvin Gaye and Chardonnay ft. Kanye West and Roscoe Dash
CyHi Da Prince – Woopty Doo ft. Big Sean
Kanye West – Mama’s Boyfriend

G.O.O.D. Music comin’ in hot. Big Sean released his anticipated collab with Kanye from Finally Famous: the Album, “Marvin and Chardonnay.” They go back and forth with two verses from each. Sounds like it could be a radio jam, but not as good as I’d expect and still not sure about putting Roscoe on this one. CyHi Da Prince lays some southern flavor over a saxophone with the help of Big Sean in “Woopty Doo.” Some real shit brought up in that one! The track is off his Royal Flush 2 mixtape coming out tomorrow and is produced by Kanye and No I.D. Finally, Yeezy drops a track of his own, “Mama’s Boyfriend,” another word about his mom. More awesome Ye.

Lil’ Wayne – Dear Anne (Stan pt. 2)

N.O.R.E featuring Lil Wayne & Pharrell – Finito

It’s pretty apparent Weezy’s been writing… released a sort of sequel to Eminem’s Stan, “Dear Anne (Stan pt. 2).” This won’t be on Carter IV. He’s also featured with a good verse on N.O.R.E.’s “Finito,” which also features Pharrell. The beat and chorus on that one is reall catchy.

New video from Talib Kweli, showcasing some of his overseas endeavors. Pretty cool clips in there.

Wale – Sun.day.Breeze ft. Wiz Khalifa

Finally, “Sun.day.Breeze,” a remix of Wale’s “Breeze” ft. Wiz Khalifa. Production on this is pretty sick, literally feels like a Sunday Breeze.

Hip hop gods spoiled us today, enjoy!