Rick Ross

And so the battle of the sweater rockin’ rappers continues as Common hops on Rick Ross’ “Stay Schemin” off the newly released Rich Forever mixtape and strikes the first public blow in the brewing beef with Drake. While the Internets chatter over Drake’s verse on the original track with Ross and French Montana was all this buzz when the tape dropped this past Friday, it only took Common a weekend to think it over and come back with some bars for the rapper he calls “that hoe ass ni88a.” Things are about to get very interesting. #BulletProofSweaterMusic

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With his Rich Forever mixtape hitting iPods everywhere yesterday, Rozay released this mini-doc directed by Dre Films and Jon J which chronicles the making of the star-studded project. If you’ve been in some type of coma and still haven’t got the tape yet, do yourself a favor and get Rich Forever HERE.

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Rozay comes through with more loosie tracks in 2012. Here’s The Bawse’s remix to “Magic.” Rich Forever coming soon.

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Rozay let’s go of some sixteens to hold us over while we wait to on his Rich Forever mixtape. The Bawse delivers a verse over both 2 Chainz’ “Spend It” and Weezy’s “Mirror” to bring in the new year.

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While some of us have ceased to run on all cylinders amid the holidays, Sheek Louch continues to remind us that he’s all about getting back to work. With yet another freestyle this week, one-third of the L.O.X. pulls his veteran’s card on these rap younglings and delivers some resume rhymes over Just Blaze’s Take Care placement, “Lord Knows.”

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Gunplay’s dawg said they was gon’ be rich one day. Now his boss gives us the artwork for the mixtape that says he gon’ be rich for all-time. Peep the cover art Ross’ Rich Forever mixtape with “The Bawse” stuntin’ with a fur on that shouts “I’m a ni88a that owns Basquiats.” The tape will feature all original music and is hosted by DJ Scream and XXL‘s Shaheem Reid. More Maybach music coming soon (British chicks not included).

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Pill went on a 140 character rant yesterday when he took to Twitter to address his frustrations with MMG’s parent label Warner Bros. and express his bewilderment as to where the rumors of him being dropped from Rick Ross’ imprint came about. The ATL emcee goes as far as to compare his standing in 2009 to that of Nicki Minaj and Drake at the time and expresses that he feels his label has significantly impeded his rising star. Read the full extent of Pill’s riff below.

“No TV and No Radio.. U do the math.I bet u can name you favorite artist and the turn on the tv and see the video and hear it on the radio. It’s not rocket science. Radio and TV b4 I had a deal, none after and u ask why Pill ain’t blew all the way up. Artist sign deals, label doesnt do shit for them or don’t even know to work the artist. time wasted.. Ask Wiz Khalifa what Warner Bros did for him. I’ll wait.. dropped em. Atlantic signed em put em on TV and Radio and he sky rocketed. Mind you, whn I signed I had one of the biggest records in 09′ “Trap Goin Ham” never touched TV never touched radio. Now go back and do your research and see what unsigned artist was neck n neck with Drake’s So Far Gone in 09′. Pill 4180: The Prescription. If I remember tht list correctly. It was Nicki Minaj, Drake, Pill, Wayne, Jeezy. Nw what the hell ws a new cumber like me doin on that list? Because IM DOPE!! That’s why, u ain’t gotta believe it but I know it and won’t ever stop until I get that spot I deserve. Peace. Thanx.Top 10 freshman cover of the New Times, unsigned hype MTV fire starter cover Creative Loafing, German magazine’s, French radio, Jimmy kimmel. Did a movie with Evan Ross and Brittany Snow, Had a documentary air at the UN summit in Geneva, Switzerland, Mark Ronson’s album, toured n London, countless shows in the states, Short Films, etc. and that with No TV or radio. Now imagine some push and TV and radio would do.”

Pill also spoke to The Boombox about the rumors that he’s being dropped by MMG and had the following to say on the matter:

“I’m not sure how they started actually [rumors of his departure] I noticed it when people started f—ing with me on Twitter, but I don’t know the source of it. I mean, it is what it is. It’s mostly Twitter — people that follow me or don’t follow me that hate on me daily, and wanna start s—.”

Peep Big Sean’s first major magazine cover (via The Source) and the Teflon Don’s Cover below.

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Says Drake,

“I have been working on a mixtape with Ross,” Drake said. “A mixtape called Y.O.L.O. [That means] ‘You Only Live Once’. I’ve been working on that for the last couple of weeks. We haven’t really connected because he’s been going through this thing with his health. I’ve been stashing my little beats and verses.”

Drake says there is no release date for the tape as of yet and if it were up to him, the project will drop without a lot of pre-hype or warning; he wants to make it a surprise for the fans.