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The Game Shows Keyshia Cole His “Pain”

The Game has problems. Dealing with fame, family drama and fueds with G-Unit have only accentuated Game’s unabashedly emotional (and probably bi-polar) personality. But with his new LP LAX on the way, it seems like Jaceyon might have a new lease on life. The first single, “Game’s Pain,” is an optimistic, feel good Cali anthem in the vein of ’Pac’s “To Live & Die In L.A.” For the video, Game rides around with Cali’s baddest chick Keyshia Cole, and shows some cameo love to West Coast O.G. Ice Cube, Three 6 Mafia, and even Raekwon. Watch the video after the jump.

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Maino Waves “Hi” To Haters

It’s no lie that New York rappers have had a rough time lately. Even Brooklyn’s own Maino, who’s spent most of his career on the mixtape circuit, has been through multiple failed deals. But with the release of the video for his latest single “Hi Hater,” it looks like his Atlantic Records debut If Tomorrow Never Comes might actually be on track for its September release. The King of the South even lended some extra support by bringing Maino’s Hustle Hard imprint under Grand Hustle’s wing.

While B.G. is the only Grand Hustle affiliate on a track (”Gangsta”) from the album, Maino delivers 11 more tracks of thug motivation for BK. “Hi Hater” takes it back to b-boys in the ’80s with a classic Jimmy Spicer sample, and so does “However Do You Want Me,” a JR Rotem-produced joint that flips Soul II Soul’s “Back To Life.” Smile at the haters after the jump with the full video.

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T.I. & Young Dro Introduce Grand Hustle’s Yung L.A.

It’s been a year since Atlanta native Yung L.A. signed with T.I. and Jason Geter’s Grand Hustle Records, and yet few outside of the A know who the newcomer is. But after the underground success of his latest mixtape Offset Shawty, it looks like the man born Leland Austin might finally have some momentum in his corner. To make the co-sign complete, the label’s biggest names, Tip and Dro, just hopped on the remix to his latest club anthem “Ain’t I.” Hear the song below.

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Wayne Vs. Kanye: Who Killed The “Lollipop” Remix?

It’s hard not to be out-shined by Lil Wayne, even for the cockiest of rappers. But on the new remix to Wayne’s single “Lollipop,” Kanye gives it the ol’ college try. The two superstars both throw on the beloved Auto-Tune and croon equally quirky, robotic verses, where ’Ye claims that he’s up for the challange: “This a song with Wayne, so you know it’s gon’ melt/But you ain’t finna murder me like everybody else.” Listen to the full song after the jump and vote on who came correct.

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N.E.R.D., Kanye, Lupe & Pusha Remix “Everyone Nose”

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Apparently, the secret is out: club-hopping women love cocaine. In case you hadn’t noticed all the girls standing in the line for the bathroom, Pharrell, Chad and Shay’s recent single “Everyone Nose” has put the phenomenon on blast. Now, the song—which is the lead single from N.E.R.D.’s third album Seeing Sounds—has been remixed with a new beat and verses from the rest of the CRS supergroup (Lupe and Kanye), along with Clipse’s Pusha T. Thank god for that white! Listen after the jump.

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Nelly Worships Jordan On New Sneakerhead Anthem

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After hearing his new collaboration with Jermaine Dupri and Ciara, it’s probably safe to say that Nelly’s 2005 deal with Reebok didn’t pan out. He already provided the soundtrack to Nike’s other basketball staple in 2002 with “Air Force 1s,” and now the St. Lunatic is back with “Stepped On My J’z,” an anthem for anyone who has ever spazzed when their beloved 23s get scuffed. It’s worth noting that Nelly co-owns the Charlotte Bobcats with the Jump Man himself, so perhaps they’re working out some new campaign to push the song, which is supposed to appear on Nelly’s new album Brass Knuckles. Listen to the track after the jump.

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Shawty Lo Answers T.I. On The “Foolish” Remix

This week will be remembered as the moment when the T.I./Shawty Lo beef finally came out of the closet. After throwing subliminals at each other for the last year, they both publicly acknowledged the tension for the first time in separate radio interviews—Tip on ATL’s 107.9, and Lo on Kay Slay’s show.

Now, on the brand new “Foolish” remix, which features DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Jim Jones and Birdman (on the vocoder!), Lo contunues his quest to bring Tip’s Bankhead origins into question: “Cross your T’s and dot your I’s / I’m the real Bankhead, that’s no lie!” It ain’t exactly an ether, but its the closest either of them have come to saying the other man’s name on record. Listen after the jump.

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El-P Is Drivin’ Down The Block Too

El-P is one seriously talented dude, even if we don’t always like his music. After Company Flow’s 1997 debut Funcrusher Plus became an underground classic, El-P left the group to found Def Jux and release a series of increasingly grating, esoteric solo albums that got love from his fanbase, but ultimately had zero impact on hip-hop in general.

While his last album showed signs of Producto rediscovering his in-the-pocket flow and apocalyptic bounce beats, his new remix of Kidz In The Hall’s “Driving Down The Block” confirms it—El-P is back on his bullshit! With a new beat and 1.5 original verses, he turns the Duck Down duo’s laid-back, retro banger into a cop-dodging anarchist anthem. Tomorrow and Saturday, the Kidz will be joining El-P and Dizzee Rascal when their spring tour comes to New York and Philly. Listen to the remix after the jump.

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Cory Gunz Is Coming Back For The First Time

When will Cory Gunz finally get his shine? The Bronx MC—who is the son of “Deja Vu” rapper Peter Gunz—first hit the hip-hop map in 2004 when he spit a rewind-worthy freestyle on a SMACK DVD. Before long, the teen was signed to Universal’s Casablanca Records, where he started work on his debut album, The Commencement. After Casablanca went under, Gunz inked a deal with Def Jam, but left without releasing an album shortly before President Hov retired at the end of 2007.

Now, with his Militia crew in tow, 21-year-old Cory is slowly rebuilding his buzz. After appearing on Lil Wayne’s Carter III leak “A Millie,” rumors about him getting down with the Young Money camp started to swirl. Wherever he signs, Gunz definitely brought his A-game to a recent appearance on Green Lantern’s Sirius satellite radio show, where he freestyled for Green’s “On Da Spot” segment. Watch the video after the jump.

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Young Jeezy And Kanye West Put On The Auto-Tune

It must have been annoying for Jeezy to watch Kanye’s song “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” become one of the biggest hits of the Chicago rapper’s career. See, the Graduation single was originally a remix of Jeezy’s 2006 song “I Got Money” that DJ Toomp produced. Unfortunately, Jeezy passed on the song, Kanye swooped in, finished it with Toomp (keeping Jeezy’s ad-libs in for extra trap-rap flavor), and the rest is history. And from the sound of Jeezy’s new single, he knows he lost one.

Young Jizzle has been killing it lately with a slew of R&B guest spots, but his new joint “Put On,” produced by Drumma Boy, definitely recaptures the serious, motivational mood of “Can’t Tell Me Nothing.” Sure, this is Jeezy in his element, but Kanye still manages to upstage him by using the auto-tune/vocoder effect on his memorable verse. Listen to the full song after the jump.

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