About Weekly Top 10 Rap Songs.
1. Kanye West, Nas, Rakim, KRS-One - "Classic"
At last week's SXSW festival, Rakim supposedly told a small crowd of hip-hop enthusiasts that his comeback album, The Seventh Seal, will be released on 07/07/2007. So, mark your calendars.
2. Devin the Dude ft. Snoop Dogg & Andre 3000 - "What A Job"
| Listen |"What A Job" appears on the recently released Waiting to Inhale album by Devin the Dude.
3. KRS-One & Marley Marl - "Hip-Hop Lives"
| Listen |"Hip-Hop Lives" is the lead cut from the forthcoming collaborative LP by KRS-One and Marley Marl.
4. Joel Ortiz - "Hip-Hop"
Joel Ortiz stopped by Green Lantern's studio last week and blessed the airwaves with a slick freestyle. Listen to Joel's Invasion freestyle here.
5. Talib Kweli ft. Jean Grae - "Say Something"
| Listen |Produced by will.i.am, "Say Something" is featured on Talib Kweli's Ear Drum, due out this summer.
6. Devin the Dude ft. Bun B & Lil' Wayne - "Lil' Girl Gone"
Gee Roberson and Kyambo “Hip-Hop” Joshua of Hip-Hop Since 1978, who handle Kanye West's management, have added Lil' Wayne to their roster. The firm will work with Wayne on his forthcoming Tha Carter III. The album is slated for a summer release.
7. Mims - "It's Alright"
After recording "This Is Why I'm Hot" last May, New York-bred rapper Mims decided not to take the record to local radio stations and DJs. Instead, he chose to promote it in the dirty south, starting with Florida. "It's Alright" is the follow-up single to "This Is Why I'm Hot."
8. Snoop Dogg ft. Nate Dogg - "Boss' Life"
| Listen |"Boss' Life" is the fifth single from the platinum-selling Blue Carpet Treatment. Akon guests on the album version, while Nate Dogg sings on the single version.
9. Black Milk ft. Slum Village & Baatin - "Action"
Black Milk has some big shoes to fill if he intends to walk in line with Dilla and Kanye. But his new album, Popular Demand, is an impressive first outing.
10. DJ Drama - "Takin' Pictures"
DJ Drama is scheduled to drop his debut album, Gangsta Grillz: The Album, this spring via Grand Hustle Records. "Takin' Pictures," the album's first single, features T.I., Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Young Buck, Willie da Kid, and Jim Jones.
