MUSIC

 Bobby Ray unveiled the tracklist to his sophomore LP, Strange Clouds, today with an all-star guest list of mainstream music figures. The project is slated to feature Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, T.I., Trey Songz and yes, Taylor Swift. Morgan Freeman appears on the intro to the project so expect a memorable narrative from the veteran actor as well.

Having heard a bulk of this album myself, I can tell you that there are some of those big pop records that you could expect from B.o.B. as well as some more telling of the Grand Hustle artist’s lyrical stylings. Bobby should have something for everyone when the album drops on May 1st. Checkout the full tracklist after the jump.

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The Drama King rounds up MMG’s Torch, Gunplay and French Montana along with 2 Chainz and Busta Rhymes for his latest collaborative remix, “Got Damn.” Looks like the Voltron-typle collbas are just pouring in with the warm weather. Internets, lock in. *cell door closes*

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Welcome to Sample Sundays on MTD. I’ve been wanting to start a weekly sample-driven post on here for some time now but I guess it took some new G.O.O.D. Music to finally flip the switch. By now you should be well aware that Kanye dropped  “Theraflu” and “Mercy”  this week and shambled the Internets. The latter is produced by Yeezy’s recent signee, Lifted, and samples the patois chants of late Dancehall Legend. The sample derives from Fuzzy’s intro on the Super Beagle song “Dust A Sound Boy” produced by Winston Riley.

Since it’s probably difficult for those of us unfamiliar with Patois to understand Fuzzy’s chants, feel free to read a transcription below along with a stream of G.O.O.D. Music’s Mercy.

“WELL—It is a weeping and a moaning and a gnashing of teeth in the dancehall—and who no have teeth gwine run pon them gums. Caw when time it comes to my sound, which is the champion sound, the bugle has blown so many times, and it still have one more time left, caw the amount of stripe weh deh pon our shoulder. Nah bother sound test we, and them can’t test we. COME Super Beagle and your girl!”

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Dealer: Boomshots

01. Green Lantern Intro
02. Kenny Powers [Prod. By Young Zack]
03. Hare Krishna (Feat. Rza) [Prod. By DJ Fricktion]
04. Smoke Hookah (Feat. Al Joseph & Sho Balloti) [Prod. By Beat Butta]
05. Wee Bay (Hasan Johnson) Speaks
06. Talk 2 Em (Feat. Gunplay) [Prod. By Hazardis Soundz]
07. Lehhhgooo (Feat. Busta Rhymes, Game & Waka Flocka) [Prod. By Charli Brown]
08. R.E.A.L. (Remember Everybody Ain’t Loyal) [Prod. By SPK]
09. Shit Stain Skit
10. Get Her (Feat. Wale & Sho Balloti) [Prod. By J-30 & Mixed By Milwaukee Buck]
11. Thiz Iz Hip Hop (Feat. Bumpy Knuckles) [Prod. By DJ Premier]
12. We Aint (Feat. Will.I.Am) [Prod. By Will.I.Am]
13. Baby Girl (Feat. Cassie) [Prod. By Hazardis Soundz]
14. DJ Green Lantern Speaks
15. War Song (Feat. Glacierz) [Prod. By Fame]
16. Proud 2 Be (Feat. M-1 & Amanda Diva) [Prod. By Hazardis Soundz]
17. Paul Wall Speaks
18. Just Living My Life (Feat. Shawn Chrystopher, Al Joseph & Anjuli Stars) [Prod. By Zaire Koalo]
19. Mazel Tov (Feat. Action Bronson) [Prod. By King David]
20. DJ Green Lantern Speaks
21. Google That (Feat. Styles P & Raekwon) [Prod. By DJ Fricktion]
22. Drinking (Feat. Imam Thug) [Prod. By by Chad Beatz]
23. I Got That Yay [Prod. By SPK]
24. My Alias (Feat. Capone-N-Noreaga) [Prod. By Just Blaze]
25. Just Blaze Outro

On the eve of distributing his Crack On Steroids mixtape, “Melvyn Flynt” aka N.O.R.E. lets loose the Cassie-assisted cut, “Baby Girl.” This is a cruisin’ around late night kind of tune. Hazardis Soundz on the beat. Hit the jump to see the tracklist for Crack On Steroids, which drops later today.

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Sidenote: Has any one ever seen a bad picture of Cassie?

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Repeat collaborators KiD iNk and Jahlil Beats’ latest work results in “Lost In The Sauce,” a record that sounds promising for radio airwaves/ DJ Whoo Kid got the drop on the Cali emcee’s new joint and premiered it via his Shade 45 radio show. Another recent KiD iNk single, “Time Of Your Life,” is making mainstream buzz sound likely for the recent XXL Freshman. His debut LP, Up & Away, is set to take flight this summer. Press play before you go out tonight and really get lost in the sauce.

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Dealer: Mr. X

 Jay Electronica unleashed a snippet of “Dear Moleskine” back in 2009 and the intrigue behind the Just Blaze-produced track has lasted since. With his long-awaited debut LP, Act II: The Patent Of Nobility supposedly turned into the label, Jay Elect lets the full CDQ version of his storied song out of the vault. Let’s hope this is a sign that more music on the way.

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Bay Area ambassador, E-40 makes his single more functional with a remix featuring bars from C. Breezy. This ratchet cut is off of 40′s The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 1, 2 & 3. Get hyphy with the new ratchet Oakland jam.

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Phil Ade borrows Tyga’s “Faded” beat to make a new song for all of those out there “Hatin’.”

Here’s the latest from Dallas, Forty, featuring PNC.