Hot 97 Summer Jam 2010 Line-Up

I don’t care what city you’re from, your local radio station does not throw a bigger concert than New York’s Hot 97 annual Summer Jam Concert.  A few hours they announced the show will have performances by Drake, Trey Songz, Ludacris, Fabolous, Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane, Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, Juelz Santana, DJ Khaled, and Usher.  Knowing that it’s New York, I won’t be surprised if DJ Khaled brought some friends (i.e. Rick Ross, Jeezy, Plies), if Jay-Z and Beyonce showed up (because Hov runs this city), and if Cam’Ron and Jim Jones have a Dipset reunion on stage.  Get your tickets now at Hot97.com so you don’t miss out on any of the great performances or surprises.

J. Cole Shut Down S.O.B’s Last Night!

I had the pleasure of being part of last night’s sold out S.O.B’s crowd (good looks Ian!) for J. Cole’s Hot 97’s Who’s Next Showcase.  The kid shut the place down with performances of songs from his mixtape The Warm Up and then went into his verses from Wale’s Beautiful Bliss and Jay-Z’s A Star Is Born before ending the show with a performance of his first never-heard-before single Who Dat (shouts to Rap Radar for the video above).  He definitely has the talent and knows it, but what I like most about him is how humble is and I think that will help him succeed in the long run.  Oh yeah, performances and appearances from Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, Young Chris, Asher Roth, XV, Nipsey Hussle, and others were also in the building.  After the jump check out the interview J. Cole did with Peter Rosenberg right before he got on stage.

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PUSH! Montana – The Rebirth of Fresh Vol. 1

One of the dopest new artists in the game has been leaking tracks off this mixtape for the past couple of months and finally finishes his newest project, The Rebirth of Fresh Vol. 1 (No Floors) (Hosted by Don Cannon). The tape features appearances by Maino, Hi-Tek. Dame Grease, and more.  Download link and tracklist is below:

• PUSH! Montana – The Rebirth of Fresh Vol. 1 (No Floors) (Hosted by Don Cannon)

01. Intro!
02. 1st 48!
03. Gram Fam!
04. Born Again (Produced by Breeze)
05. I’m Hood!
06. Money In The Bank! (Feat. Maino)
07. Freshdope! (Produced by Steven James)
08. Ridin’ Round! (Produced by Hi-Tek)
09. Run This!
10. Kill You!
11. Amazing!
12. What’s Poppin’ My G! (Feat. Maino & Mouse) (Produced by Versatile)
13. Defeat! (Produced by Dame Grease)
14. Who Cares! (Produced by Triogy)
15. 4eva!
16. U Already Know! (Feat. Roccett) (Produced by S1)
17. We Ain’t Equal (Free DBo Brown) (Produced by Illmind)
18. Scared Money (Produed by Trilogy)
19. Dope Boy!