Ice Cube is the Jim Brown of rap. He gets money and speaks him mind at all times without biting his tongue. This song is should be mandatory listening.

The “Rickey Smiley Morning Show” talks with RZA in studio about his new film “The Man with the Iron Fists” and being named after a famous American family!

–“Assassin’s Creed III“ is out for the Xbox360 and PS3 this week.  It will also be available for the new WiiU console when that launches on November 18th.  (Trailer)  (M)

–Here’s what you need to know . . .

. . . This game moves the action to the Revolutionary War, and your assassin interacts with historical figures like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Paul Revere. 

. . . You still play as Desmond, but your historical ancestor is now a half-breed Indian whose known as Conner whenever he’s among the palefaces.

. . . New game features include hunting, captaining your own ship, and using new weapons like a tomahawk and a rope-dart.

. . . Even though this is titled “Assassin’s Creed III”, it’s actually the FIFTH game in the series.  That’s because “AC2″ was essentially a self-contained trilogy that spawned the spin-off games “AC: Brotherhood” and “AC: Revelations”.

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–“Mic Tyson”, Sean Price. 

–“Dreams & Nightmares”, Meek Mill . . . His guests include Nas, John Legend, Rick Ross, Trey Songz, Drake, Mary J. Blige, and Kirko Bangz.

–“Ramblings Of An Angry Old Man”, the new joint from rapper Craig G

MC Lyte – Dope Style (produced by Caviar & OZ) – This is the second leak from the Mick Boogie x Adidas x SLAM x XXL collaboration mix honoring the Brooklyn Nets. #brooklynoriginals drops on Wednesday October 31, 2012. The original Brooklyn female on the mic – MC Lyte is back -

Some new new from my homie and lablemate Skinny-C. Vintage quality bars future talent. #dontsleep

I wasn’t hype about thios at first, now I am.

With only one album under their belt, Son of Bazerk was actually one of my favorite groups. The year was 1991. They popped back up with some teaser material in 2010 and this seems to be another offering of what’s to come. It’s not radio rap, it’s soulful rap.

Nothing new here. Just some classic De La sandwiched in between the records they sampled. Clean ya house and enjoy some tunes. Tracklist and link after the click. (more…)