Cookin’ Soul Presents: Game & Jay-Z – The RED Album (Mixtape)

Here goes the latest blend/mash-up tape from the Cookin’ Soul trio. Hosted by Don Cannon.


DOWNLOAD: Cookin’ Soul Presents: Game & Jay-Z – The RED Album

Okayplayer Kevin Casey mixtape: LIVE FROM New York: 1994-2001

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New from OKAYPLAYER! A dope NYC compilation for your enjoyment...


46 tracks featuring Deep Cover 98, Flamboyant, Eye For An Eye, John Blaze, Banned From T.V., 10 Crack Commandments, T.O.N.Y. and many more.

DOWNLOAD: Live From New York: 1994-2001 (Mixtape)

Jay-Z "Empire State of Mind" featuring Alicia Keys

Jay-Z penned this year's NY anthem with "Empire State of Mind" featuring Alicia Keys, and the video has been a long time coming. Directed by Hype Williams.

Jay-Z's trend killing "Off That"

In recent years, Jay-Z has earned a reputation as a “trend-killer,” contributing to the demise of jerseys as a hip-hop fashion statement with a line on What More Can I Say and, more recently, taking aim at Auto-Tune on the controversial D.O.A. On Blueprint 3 track Off That (ft. Drake) Hova tackles a few more trends that have overstayed their welcome—baggy clothes & chains, Timberlands, and big rims notably fall under his crosshairs—over a beat by Timbaland (the thriving producer, not the near-extinct trend), collaborating with Jay for the first time since the rapper’s “retirement.” What’s going to replace these waning fashions? Well, there’s nothing more “in” than a guest appearances from Drake, who provides Hova some moral support on the hook. Expect the typical “why (is) this old man hating?” comments from those wishing to keep such fashions afloat. Among those ready for a change, however, Off That might just reach “anthem” status.

Listen to Jay-Z's Off That: