Even with all the label woes, legal problems, and Fat Joe beef, Remy’s been taking subtle jabs at Lil Kim for some time now. Kim’s been too busy living the glamorous life to get caught up in beefing with local yokels though.

Until now. Kim let’s off a shot, spitting over 50’s “I Get Money” beat: “Who the hell is this chick?/She been out kind of long/ Had one hot song, I’m sorry I missed it/ Too busy being conceited, puttin on my lipstick/ takin trips out in Cali chillin with the Hiltons.”

Lil’ Kim- “Remy Ma” Diss

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Over Thanksgiving weekend, the folks at TMZ caught up with The Game while he was out on Melrose showing off his Black Wall Street Can Am Spider Roadster.

While TMZ prodded him for information regarding his upcoming third LP, the Compton emcee kept his lips sealed, and pointed to his vehicle: “I’m not even a rapper anymore, I’m like a Martian. You see my spaceship.” Then the original OG Martian Don Magic Juan came by in his green Rolls Royce and handed Game a pair of green (with alligator skin) Emerica sneakers, which Mr. Taylor autographed and are now up for charity auction on Ebay.

The Doctor’s Advocate may rock a little too much red to roll with a crew of little green guys from outer space, but Mars is the red planet, no?

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Freeway’s long-delayed sophomore LP Free At Last, will finally hit record stores today. The bearded emcee spoke to Billboard and his this to say:

“The album is soulful. I think it’s gonna be another classic. I didn’t fall into what people thought I was going to do or what everyone else is doing. If you’re a fan, you’ll love it.”

I had the chance the peep the project in its entirety early on and as of now it stands in my book as one of the best East Coast hip-hop albums in recent years. The project got a lot of hype a while back when it was revealed that Jay-Z and 50 Cent, arguably the most influential hip-hop executives in the music business, would be co-executive producing the album. Their influence is rather understated though. In fact, I can’t even tell what exactly they did besides appear on the project as guest emcees.

The beats are richly layered and feature textured soul samples over pulsating drums. And while Freeway’s growling, almost-out-of-breath delivery has often been his Achilles heel, here it works in his favor as he weaves in and out of tracks. He effectively reminds us why we fell in love with him in the first place on Jay’s “1-900 Hustler”

Joints to check for:

“Take It To The Top” ft. 50 Cent

“It’s Over”

“Walk Wit Me” ft Busta Rhymes and Jadakiss

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When it was announced in late 2006 that the Wu was reuniting and getting ready to work on their first LP since 2001’s dud The Iron Flag, it didn’t seem like anyone was really holding their breath. With members of the crew airing out grievances with one another in public, and their de factor leader RZA moving on to score Hollywood blockbusters, how could they pull it together? But lo and behold, a year later, hip-hop’s version of the Beatles (they creatively play into that stereotype this go ’round), are set to release 8 Diagrams on December 11^th.
The album doesn’t come without it’s fair share of controversy though. Ghostface has complained about his new solo project, The Big Dough Rehab (due out a week earlier on December 4^th), being purposely overshadowed by the Wu’s upper brass , while Raekwon says he’s not feeling the Wu LP and claims RZA is on some hippie ish . Can’t you just feel the love?

After hearing 8 Diagrams, Raekwon may have a point. This is definitely RZA getting his eclectic nut off, though that’s not necessarily a bad thing, considering how re-energized the entire crew sounds over the live instrumentation that permeates the album. Even with what sometimes seems like dated rhyme flows (check Masta Killa still coming with the non-rhyming couplets), each member musters up enough energy to accurately ride RZA’s off-kilter soundscapes. Essentially, everyone does their part to fill in for Ghostface, the crew’s brightest star, who only appears 5 times on the whole project. Sonically, the Wu has always been an acquired taste, but 8 Diagrams offers enough flavor to satisfy the appetites of true hip-hop heads worldwide.

Joints to check for:

“Rushing elephants”- Starts off with a skit ripped from a kung fu flick, and has big thematic horns over steady up-tempo drums. Check GZA, describing hip-hop, “It was not a hobby but a childhood passion/ that was started in the lobby and quickly became in fashion.”

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