STREAM: Lloyd – Tru (EP)

Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne (who Lloyd has crafted come classics with) and 2 Chainz. No presence of Ja Rule or Ashanti, unfortunately. As far as the artwork, Lloyd explained to Complex why he went the nude (?) route:

It was really more of an introspective thing… Although what you see on the outside is a guy who is apparently balls-to-the-wall naked in the woods near a waterfall, it’s really a moment for me to conquer all the fears that I might have had. All the inhibitions, the insecurities that usually exist in a person; to me it’s no exception. Insecurities of the body, being free in a public place.

Stream/purchase below.

NBA YoungBoy Charged With Attempted Murder

From AllHipHop:

Baton Rouge rapper NBA YoungBoy’s budding career has been derailed, thanks to recent attempted murder charges.

The 17-year-old rapper, who has recently released tracks with artists like Boosie Badazz, Kevin Gates and 21 Savage, has been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder.

NBA YoungBoy, born Kentrell Gaulden, was arrested last month at a show in Austin, Texas. On December 7, he was booked into the East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court, is currently being held on $200,000 bond.

This is not his first brush with the law.

The rapper also did a six-month stint in a juvenile detention center in Tallulah, Louisiana, where he wrote songs for his 2015 debut mixtape, “Life Before Fame.”

Even though NBA YoungBoy is under the age of 18, he can still be tried as an adult under Louisiana law.

Southeast Slim – ‘Like War (State Of Emergency)’ & ‘Black Panther (The Vanguard)’

While this was released a few months ago, it certainly rings bells this week. In the wake of Tomi Lahren’s recent ‘I Love Black People’ tour (featuring Charlamagne Tha God and Trevor Noah…you can find those links yourself), we decided to revisit Southeast Slim’s ‘Like War (State Of Emergency)’ below along with the even earlier visual for ‘Black Panther (The Vanguard)’.

Juelz Santana Feat. Bobby Shmurda, Dave East & Rowdy Rebel – Time Ticking

UPDATE: We added Juelz’ video for his ‘Up In The Studio Getting Blown’ freestyle below.

While the Dipset in-house “beef” continues, member Juelz Santana continues to make his way back to the forefront. Below lies his latest track ‘Time Ticking’, which features Dave East and incarcerated rappers Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel.