A$AP Twelvyy Releases Solemn Track 'Xscape'

We’ve been waiting patiently for the new A$AP Mob album. Aside from A$AP Nast’s ’90-influenced banger ‘Trillmatic,’ it’s been rather quiet. On Tuesday (April 22), Mob member A$AP Twelvyy released a solemn track called ‘Xscape.’

Over sad guitars, the Harlem rhymer details what it’s like trying to survive on the mean streets of New York.

“Man, they killed that boy Trayvon / I got the right to carry firearms / Bill of rights, I know my s— / Bunch of books and some loaded clips / Tell the law to suck my d—,” he raps.

On the chorus, Twelvyy spits, “It’s mad stress around here / I got my bulletproof vest and my tech around here / I just want to get away, but I can’t get away.”

If you like the song, you can cop it at iTunes. No word on when A$AP Mob will release their compilation LP, ‘L.O.R.D.’

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The next day, the family went out for a family Easter brunch, and Kimbella once again shut it down in a white hot dress with her man.

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Future vs. Trey Songz — The Boombox Battle

The Boombox

The Boombox Battle‘s first round featured Future‘s ‘Move That Dope’ and Iggy Azalea’s ‘Fancy,’ which ended in a close race. However, Future scored 55.44 percent of the votes — just enough to beat Iggy’s 44.56 percent.

Future enlists the help of Pharrell, Pusha T and Casino for ‘Move That Dope,’ which debuted in February. Whatever you feel about the substance, there’s no denying how catchy the track is. Each artist delivers witty rhymes and the posse cut serves as a great debate starter on who has the best verse. But Pharrell is the one that takes our vote on this one.

“Whippin’ the yam, whippin and flippin’ the yam / Turn the whole brick to a Lam / Re-rockin’ the dope, soon as it get off the boat / Keepin’ it soft like a mink / Gold on my link, coke in the sink,” Future spits.

Trey Songz is Future’s opponent for this week’s battle with his big hit ‘Na Na.’ While Future is celebrating getting high, Trey is busy getting action between the sheets. Produced by DJ Mustard, the track has been moving up the Billboard charts and has already been remixed with the help of Troy Ave.

“I’m feeling lucky tonight / When we leave this party you gon’ love me tonight,” he croons on the song, which will be featured on his sixth studio album, ‘Trigga.’

Will Future hold on to the win? Or will Trey Songz’s sensual ode push him ahead? Vote for your favorite song in the poll below. Remember you can vote once per hour until the poll closes on Tues., April 29, at 10AM ET.

Listen to Future’s ‘Move That Dope’ Feat. Pharrell, Pusha T & Casino

Listen to Trey Songz’s ‘Na Na’

Rules of The Boombox Battle

Two artists compete against each other each week. The triumphant artist goes on to compete in the next The Boombox Battle. If an artist wins four straight The Boombox Battles, the song will be honored in The Boombox Battle Hall of Fame.

Reggaeton Mogul Boy Wonder Talks Persistence, Hustle, and Success

Even during hip-hop’s nascent days, the genre had its champions. They would — from sidelines and behind the scenes — make sure that it got the respect it deserved as a culture and the dollars it deserved as a business. It happened with Russell Simmons creating Def Jam Records, Puffy creating Bad Boy Records, and even the contentious Suge Knight creating Death Row Records. Throughout hip-hop’s history, there have been creative and business savvy executives who’ve helped guide the art form on its course. For the fast-growing genre reggaeton, it’s no different and that’s where Queens NY’s Boy Wonder comes in.

Boy Wonder, born Manuel Alejandro Ruiz, is known in the reggaeton circuit as the mastermind behind the successful ‘Chosen Few’ compilation series. An artist himself, he’s served as executive producer and producer of the notable compilations that have been steadily released since the first in 2004. The series is now on it’s sixth edition, ‘Boy Wonder Presents: Chosen Few Urbano Continues.’

In this interview he tells us his name came from “always daydreaming, always wondering” when he was younger. When asked what makes a legend he assuredly answers, “I do whatever it takes to make it happen.”

The producer also shares what inspired the platinum-selling compilation series. After college, an investment in an artist that didn’t fully come to fruition prompted the New Yorker to head to the Dominican Republic. There he was introduced to Latin urban music as we know it. From there he was energized to compile all artists and tracks that highlighted what made the genre so great.

He’s even veered from the ‘Chosen Few’ compilations. In 2005, he co-created the compilation, ‘El Draft,’ which served as a launching pad for popular reggaeton artists RKM y KenY, Jowell y Randy, and his own artist at the time, Fuego.

Get to know the persistent and driven producer/artist and what he thinks makes a legend.

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