Rick Ross performed to a packed house at Happy Valley in New York. Here the Miami rapper performs his song “Hustlin’”

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Tuesday - September 12, 2006 by Blazin' Mixtapes
Mixtape Report - 9/11

This week's mixtape report picks Whoo Kid & 50 Cent, DJ Drama & Young Buck, Superstar Jay, DJ Kool Kid and DJ Envy.

Whoo Kid & 50 Cent - G-Unit Radio 22 (Hip Hop Is Dead)

On his latest mixtape the G-Unit prez has quite a few words for Sean "Diddy" Combs. Combine one of the most controversial diss tracks of the year with some super exclusive G-Unit tracks and you have the makings of another Whoo Kid banger.

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DJ Drama & Young Buck - Welcome To The Traphouse

The leader of the "Gangsta Grillz" movement, DJ Drama, continues to hold it down and maintain his position in the mixtape game. Always dropping the hottest official artist mixtapes, DJ Drama brings it back one more time with the Tennessee titan Young Buck. This release features over 20 tracks of heat including exclusive joints from Young Buck and new music from G-Unit South.

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Superstar Jay - The Wire (Only The Strong Survive)

Competition on the mixtape scene has been fierce this year. Superstar Jay has definitely shined giving other well known "exclusives DJs" a run for their money. With another heatrock packed with exclusives Superstar Jay is not showing any signs of letting up.

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DJ Kool Kid - High Definition

Kool Kid made a huge comeback this summer releasing a barrage of bangin' mixtapes from hip- hop, reggae, and r&b. Ending the summer right DJ Kool Kid lets loose his latest creation. Reminding the mixtape world that he knows how to do this Kool Kid blesses us with all new music, exclusives and hot freestyles from the top contenders in the game.

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DJ Envy - The Hit List 20

"The Peoples Choice," DJ Envy drops his latest mixtape featuring the top 25 hip-hop and r&b joints heating up the airwaves. Always consistent and always on point you definitely can't go wrong with DJ Envy.

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Yesterday I made an early pilgrimage downtown to meet up with Omarion to talk shop on his new cd 21 and why we still see him as just that dude from B2K.

I first have to acknowlege that it was early. I also have to acknowlege that no matter how early it was young dude put his best foot forward and had a real cool homeboy disposition. When I arrived he was listening to the Tyrese cd Alter Ego.

We talked about whether there will be a B2K reunion... uh, NO! And thank God. One thing I discerned is that Omarion is just fine without the lesser charasmatic members of the group.

SOHH I went straight to the question that most people in their own way ask. WHY? Omarion so what? Whether it is in the barbershop or whether it is in a staff meeting, people always seem to say, "I like that song [fill in the blank with any of Omarion's hits] but I don't like that dude. Maybe because like child movie stars, you get branded and it's hard for people to see you outside the parameters of where you first caught their attention. Especially when you were internationally successful. Scream Tour anyone.
Omarion had a pretty decent response. He said that as a younger performer he was singing the words written for him. Now as a young adult he is writing of his own experiences. He referred to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis when they say that if you want to get to know Janet, just listen to her music. Referring to the stuff she writes herself.

So y'all, LISTEN TO OMARION's MUSIC. That's who he thinks he is. Give it a chance. Put it on in the car, while your ass is doing the dishes; while you burning that kush and see if you give a damn. His new single is "Icebox." .naj I know you say it sounds like he need some Advil Cold & Sinus. But run it a few times in the whip.

But while you were wondering why BEYONCE IS RE-RELEASING B'DAY in 2007 LED BY A MASSIVE INITIATIVE AROUND THE SINGLE "BEAUTIFUL LIAR" and RECORDING A DUET WITH SHAKIRA, we were down at the Triple 5 Soul sample sale, wondering what "RING THE ALARM" sounds like in SPANISH (hint, hint) and compiling our
SOHH SOULFUL TOP 5 SONGS OF THE MOMENT!

5. Stephanie Mckay - "Tell It Like It Is"
Check her music out at her website, StephanieMckay.com. She is an independent artist out of the Bronx with some interesting flava.

4. Mya - "Lock U Down"
CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN TO IT.
http://www.supload.com/listen?s=SEF90UOTndm

3. Rihanna - "Break It Off"
Listen to it here.http://www.supload.com/listen?s=SijcPnZ3J5N

2. Danity Kane - "Ride 4 U"
1. Justin Timberlake - "My Love Acoustic, Love Stoned" live from Victoria Secret Fashion Show.
KSH, this shit is dope as fuck and I know I said I was done posting versions of this single but come the fuck on.
listen to it here http://www.supload.com/listen?s=SNenaCbaWbR#

And one more thing... Promotion on Janet Jackson's 20 YO has been halted according to Janet's fansites.

SOHH SOULFUL GIVE A WAY!!!!

I've got a pair of tickets to the SCREAM TOUR 5 featuring Omarion, NeYo, Pretty Ricky, Yung Joc, Jibbs and whoever else. Here in New York City, December 23rd at Madison Square Garden. Email me at [email protected] and tell me just what you're willing to do for them. LOL!

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I hope LL heard that one.
Shoutout to Sherry at Complex.

It looks like the new Complex is filled with some hot shit. In the new December/January issue of the mag, Nas had quite a bit to get off his chest. A lot of people don't know that before Nas' deal with Def Jam, he was offered a president's position at Atlantic... which would've given him a substantial amount of power over Jim Jones. And although Nas didn't take the position, he says:

"I'm still his boss [laughs]. I am above him. Who's not above Jim Jones? I don't know any of his records and I'm not even being funny. Like I know he's got a record called 'Ballin.' I hope it sells some records, but I swear to you I've never heard it.

Nas, on why he didn't take the position...

"Artists are fucking crazy and they'd want to blame me for shit. I can't deal with that right now."

Which leads right to Jay-Z being blamed for artists flopping at the label:

"The music should be enough, and sometimes things slip through the cracks. But people getting mad at Jay is corny. Especially someone like LL Cool J. He's too old of an O.G. to be mad at Jay. He's been at Def Jam since we were kids dreaming about being on Def Jam. We gotta get off this bullshit 'cause I never remember those artists talking about any white executives. That's some slavery shit. If my record comes out and goes wood, I can't blame Jay because it's my doing."

"If you look at these niggas that love hip-hop, they're broke or they're frustrated artists. I'm trying to learn from B.B. King. I'm going to be rapping when I'm 80."

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Check out Free Stuff Times.com for the latest Halloween Freebies, as well as other freebies.

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Aiight... sohh, I'm not sure whether it was Tyrese or Black Ty that called me this past Friday, but I talked on the phone with one of them kats about the new cd Alter Ego.
"I wasn't looking to the fans to back me on this. But a lot of them did. I was looking to win over one of the biggest challenges... which to me are my peers. The people in the industry. All across the board I won every time. All I did was press play. You don't get it when I talk about it, you've got to hear it," Tyrese told me.

So I'm gonna take the challenge and really listen to Alter Ego. Not just the one or two times I played it to get familiar with what it was all about. I've got it on the mp3 player.We'll see what happens. Thus far I think this is first single is just okay for a voice as dope as his.Imma post the rest of the interview this week as more of you listen to the new album. As for Black Ty, if you are still unfamiliar, check out the multi part video series he has on YouTube. Here is part one.

lso check out these tracks. I kinda like that Bobby V, although the vocal arrangement on the background is weak. Too simplified for that track, almost amatuerish... but I like it overall. Good music for the treadmill.
-"Let's Go" - Bobby Valentino
-"Upgrade U" Instrumental - Swizz Beatz
-"Kings and Queens" - Mary J. Blige & John Legend

And what do y'all think of J. Holiday?

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