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Street Detail: Two For The Money

Part of having a good friendship is being there when your homie needs you. And shopping can definitely be one of those moments.

This week’s street detail tag team from Atlanta must frequent the same stores, because they sent in a photo of themselves rocking coordinated outfits with the same colors and brands. But even with all the similarities, some key details give them each a unique look. Read about their outfits after the jump, then vote on whether you think they’re “Stylin’” or “Wildin’” in our new poll.

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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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Sneaker Friends ’08 Takes Over Atlanta

Words & Photos: Maurice G. Garland

On a typically busy night in Atlanta last week, Greg Street and his Sneaker Friends ’08 event at the Fabulous Fox Theatre found itself in direct competition with a Lil Wayne show only a few blocks away. Its safe to say that most ATLiens prefer Ice Creams over Lollipops.

The sneaker heads were definitely in the house as both local retailers like Laced Up and national brands like Puma put their best foot forward to bring attention to Atlanta’s much slept-on sneaker culture. Check out a gang of photos from the event after the jump.

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T.I. Returns With “No Matter What”

T.I.’s last album, T.I. vs. T.I.P., was not his best. Lyrically, it seemed rushed, like he just spit the first thing that came to mind on every verse, while production-wise, it was lacking the DJ Toomp bangers that became his previous albums’ signature songs.

On Paper Trail, the album he started recording in his home studio while on house arrest awaiting his gun trial, Tip seems determined to right his wrongs. He’s working with Toomp again, and the album’s title is even a reference to the fact that he’s been meticulously writing out his verses, rather than just freestyling off the dome. This morning, “No Matter What,” the first official joint from Paper Trail leaked, and it doesn’t disappoint. This is Tip at his most thoughtful and unflinchingly honest, speaking about overcoming his legal troubles like a motivational speaker. He even finds time to fire back at Shawty Lo, who has been throwing subliminal jabs at the King of the South over the last year:

“Set the standard in Atlanta, how to get, get, get it/So you up and coming rappers wanna diss, just kill it/I’m officially the realest/Point blank period/Whether I still live in the hood or just visit/Whatever you could do in the hood, I done did it/That’s why the dope boys and the misfits feel it.”

Listen to Tip’s return below.

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Stat Quo & B.O.B. Pop Off With “Double Bubble”

Even with Dr. Dre and Eminem on his team, Atlanta rapper Stat Quo has had a tough time getting his career off the ground. Rap fans have been hip to his talent since his Underground Atlanta mixtape series jumped off in 2003, but for the last several years, his Shady/Aftermath debut Statlanta has been repeatedly pushed back. It seemed like he was making a go of it last fall with the Dre-produced single “Here We Go,” but then the album never materialized.

His new single, “My Ride (Double Bubble),” an ode to his fresh whip, could be Stat’s best shot yet. This fun-loving duet with fellow ATLien B.O.B. is filled with an infectious doo-wop sound that has “summer anthem” written all over it. Listen to the track after the jump.

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Killer Mike Reps The Real Atlanta On “2 Sides”

When Shawty Lo said “N*ggas say they from the Westside?/Well Goddamn, there must be two sides!” in “Dunn Dunn,” he was clowning certain rappers who claim to be from Bankhead, his Westside Atlanta neighborhood, but are actually from the outskirts.

Killer Mike isn’t from Bankhead, but he reps Adamsville, another area on the Westside. On his new joint “2 Sides,” the former OutKast affiliate turns Lo’s memorable line into an anthem for the entire A, calling out folks for falsely claiming the Eastside, Southside and Northside as well. With Atlanta going through a boom lately, attracting out of towners from all over, keeping sight of the real ATL seems more important than ever. This joint is rumored to be on Mike’s upcoming album I Pledge Allegience To The Grind II. Listen after the jump.

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Shawty Lo Dunn Dunn It All

For the follow-up to his hit single “Dey Know,” D4L boss Shawty Lo keeps it decidedly hood. In the new video for “Dunn Dunn/Foolish,” two of the strongest anthems off his rock-solid debut Units In The City, L-O takes us on a tour of Bankhead and Bowen Homes, his grimy Atlanta neighborhood. Pay close attention to the lyrics—Lo, as usual, is calling out a nameless rapper who mentions Bankhead and doesn’t acknowledge his presence. Unrelated note: T.I. also reps Bankhead.

Check the video after the jump.

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