Kane Mayfield – Shining Star

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Damn. Just read the message attached below (NOTE: given our tardiness for posting this, we don’t know what the situation has updated to, but we’re praying for the best anyway…).

I write this with tears pouring down my face…. People that know me know that everything I have done in life (from stockbroker, to homebuyer, to rapper) has been for my mother. Nothing has, or ever will mean more to me than her. She is laying in the ICU of a Florida hospital and the outcome looks grim. If you care about me (or who you perceive me to be) than please take a few moments to hear about the person that gave birth to me. At one point i had NO MONEY… like none to buy the mother I love a Christmas gift. I KILLED ME. But I had this song. So I gave it to her. She is not a fan of rap, or (more importantly) the fact that I rap. I sent it to her with the lyrics attached and apologized for not being able to afford her a proper gift. She called me crying saying she loved it.

Right now I am crying because i love her.. I wish i could have done more….

A part of me will close off after tomorrow.

Scotty ATL – Spaghetti Junction (Mixtape)

After much anticipation, Atlanta rapper Scotty ATL drops his Country-Rap, trunk banging opus Spaghetti Junction. Hosted by DJ Scream, DJ Burn One and DJ Mars, the tape has a star-studded cast without straying from Scotty’s focus. Beats from Burn One, Childish Major, SLedgren, DJ Toomp, KE, Sean C & LV provide the backdrop for a project better described as an album than a mixtape. Features from iamsu!, BoB, Gipp from Goodie Mob, Starlito, Young Dolph, Bun B, Doe B and Robin Raynelle compliment Scotty’s style perfectly. This project is definitely worth a listen.