Fat Joe ft. Teyana Taylor & Wiz Khalifa - "Ballin'"

Fat Joe has been relatively quiet in the last few months, but hopes to change that as his new single "Ballin'" has hit the net. The hook from Teyana Taylor is simple yet catchy and a verse from Wiz Khalifa can never hurt, but do you think this track deserves more than one listen? Hit the comments and let me know!


[Nah Right]

Previously:

• Fat Joe ft. Kanye West, Miguel & Roscoe Dash - Pride And Joy [Music Video]
• Teyana Taylor - Bad Boy [Music Video]
• [Video] Miguel & Wiz Khalifa Perform "Adorn" At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards

Fat Joe ft. Kanye West, Miguel & Roscoe Dash - Pride And Joy [Music Video]

Kanye West, Miguel, and Roscoe Dash are the main features on Fat Joe's "Pride N Joy," but there are a gang of other artists who lent their voices to the new single. Watch below as a handful of Joey's friends (Ashanti, Busta, DJ Khaled and Jadakiss) pop up in this Hype Williams directed video.



Previously:

• Fat Joe Explains How The Features On "Pride N Joy" Came Together [VIDEO]
• DJ Khaled ft. Kanye West & Rick Ross - I Wish You Would + Way Too Cold [Music Video]
• Miguel - Adorn [Music Video]
• Roscoe Dash - IDGAF [Music Video]

Fat Joe Explains How The Features On "Pride N Joy" Came Together [VIDEO]

MTV's Rob Markman put in work backstage at Summer Jam interviewing as many top dogs as possible. He chopped it up briefly with Fat Joe who recently released his single "Pride N Joy" featuring Kanye West, Miguel, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Roscoe Dash, Mos Def & DJ Khaled. Watch below as Joey compares the track to the Native Tongues movement and recalls everyone in the booth singing the hook together.



Previously: Fat Joe ft. Kanye West, Miguel, Jadakiss, DJ Khaled, Roscoe Dash & Busta Rhymes - Pride & Joy

Fat Joe ft. Kanye West, Miguel, Jadakiss, DJ Khaled, Roscoe Dash & Busta Rhymes - Pride & Joy

What is this? "All Of The Lights?" Funkmaster Flex just premiered Fat Joe's new single "Pride & Joy," which features an all star lineup including producer BINK! and an autotuned out Kanye West and Miguel. Will all the features make this a hit? Type in the comments below or tweet me and let me know!


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Props to IFWT

Previously:

• LoveRance ft. E-40, B.o.B & Fat Joe - Up! (Remix)
• Kanye West ft. Bon Iver - Lost In The World [Music Video]
• Miguel - Art Dealer Chic Vol. 3 [FreEP]

LoveRance ft. E-40, B.o.B & Fat Joe - Up! (Remix)

Whenever you turn on the radio, chances are you'll hear LoveRance's hit "Up!" Crazy that just a few months ago it was solely a regional hit in the Bay. Now 23898 remixes later,  E-40, B.o.B and Fat Joe add their bars to the track. Stream and download the Dirty, CDQ version of the "Up! Remix" below!

LoveRance ft. E-40, Fat Joe & B.o.B - Up! (Remix)

Alt. Download: LoveRance ft. E-40, Fat Joe & B.o.B - Up! (Remix)

Props to HHNM

Previously:

• Drake Brings Out J. Cole, Meek Mill & LoveRance Out In LA [VIDEO]
• E-40 - Fast Lane [Music Video]
• Fat Joe ft. 2 Chainz & French Montana – No Country
• B.o.B Performs "Where Are You" & "So Good" On Jimmy Kimmel Live [VIDEO]

Fat Joe ft. 2 Chainz & French Montana – No Country

Fat Joe recruits two of the hottest in the streets for his new single "No Country," which has a 2010 Lex Luger feel to it. Check out the 2 Chainz and French Montana featured track below, and hit the jump with your thoughts on the track!

Fat Joe ft. 2 Chainz & French Montana – No Country

Download: Fat Joe ft. 2 Chainz & French Montana – No Country

Props to Nah Right

Previously:

• Game ft. Fat Joe & Young Chris - Greystone
• Machine Gun Kelly ft. 2 Chainz, Mystikal, Meek Mill, French Montana, Yo Gotti & Steve-O - Wild Boy (Remix) [Music Video]

Game - California Republic [New Mixtape]

Update: (April 9): Download the NO DJ Version of California Republic HERE!

Name a rapper that's on Game's new mixtape and he's on there. With features spanning from Snoop Dogg and Pharrell to 2 Chainz and from Lyfe Jennings to Lupe Fiasco, I'm sure there's going to be something on here to love. Download California Republic after the jump!

Game ft. Fat Joe & Young Chris - Greystone

Game keeps it smooth on "Greystone," the first leak from his forthcoming California Republic mixtape. The current free agent links up with vets Fat Joe and Young Chris as they put a little Cali swag into their East Coast flows.

Game ft. Fat Joe & Young Chris - Greystone

Download: Game ft. Fat Joe & Young Chris - Greystone

Props to Nah Right

Previously:

• Ace Hood ft. Game - Different People
• Fat Joe ft. Chris Brown, Fabolous, Mary J. Blige & Kirko Bangz - Another Round (Remix)
• A$AP Rocky Brings Out Freeway & Young Chris In Philly [VIDEO]

Fat Joe ft. Chris Brown, Fabolous, Mary J. Blige & Kirko Bangz - Another Round (Remix)

MMG might have provided a nice remix to Fat Joe's "Another Round," but Joey Crack couldn't be outdone as he recruited Fabolous, Mary J. Blige, and Kirko Bangz to join him and Chris Brown on the track.

Fat Joe ft. Chris Brown, Fabolous, Mary J. Blige & Kirko Bangz - Another Round (Remix) [CDQ, No Tags]

Download: Fat Joe ft. Chris Brown, Fabolous, Mary J. Blige & Kirko Bangz - Another Round (Remix)

What do you think of Fat Joe's "Another Round" remix? Hit up the comments and let me know!

Props to 2DB

Previously:

• Fat Joe Performs At SXSW [VIDEO]
• Fabolous - She Did That [Music Video]
• Mary J. Blige Performs "Why" Live On American Idol [VIDEO]
• Kirko Bangz ft. J. Cole & 2 Chainz - Drank In My Cup (Remix)

Fat Joe Performs At SXSW [VIDEO]

SXSW kicked off over the weekend and Fat Joe was one of the festivals first performers as he hit up the Republic Live stage. Watch below as he performs "Ha Ha" and "We Takin Over" among other tracks, and hit the jump as he gets the crowd amped to "Lean Back" and "Make It Rain!"

Cherlise - Ground Zero [New Mixtape]

Before today, I'd never heard of Division 1 songstress Cherlise. Clearly, I've been sleeping because I'm only a few tracks in, and I'm digging what the Miami singer is bringing to the table.  Check out her new mixtape Groundzero after the jump, which features Fat Joe, Lil Wayne, the boss Rico Love, and more!

As a little collateral, check out the standout track "Love U Right" before downloading the tape!

Cherlise - Love U Right feat. Lil Wayne

Fat Joe feat. Chris Brown - Another Round [Music Video]

It may be a winter wonderland where you are, but where Fat Joe and Chris Brown are it's tropical and filled with gorgeous women. I guess since Crack lost all this weight, he's ready to show off his beach body! Just kidding. Check out the "Another Round" visuals below!



Props to YHTN

Previously:

• Fat Joe feat. French Montana - Welcome 2 The Darkside [Music Video]
• Chris Brown feat. Teyana Taylor - Push Me Up

New Music Video: Fat Joe ft. French Montana - Welcome To The Darkside

With all of the mixtapes that dropped last week, I'm not sure how many of you remembered that Fat Joe dropped Welcome To The Darkside, Vol. 2. As a reminder, Joey Crack let loose of the visuals to the introductory track, "Welcome To The Darkside," featuring French Montana, which you can check out below!



Props to VHH

Previously: Fat Joe ft. Dre & Jadakiss - Dopeman

New Mixtape: Fat Joe - The Darkside, Vol. 2

Now's the moment of truth. After a few releases, not so Fat Joe is aiming to prove that he can still rhyme with the best of 'em.  Download The Darkside Vol. 2 HERE and let me know if this is a solid return to the game from Joey Crack!

Upcoming Releases: 10.31.11 & 11.1.11

Is the world ending in a few days or something (Knock on wood)? I feel like I should be releasing a mixtape or something tomorrow just because it seems like the thing to do.  Monday and Tuesday will undeniably be a music blogger's simultaneous dream and nightmare, but I'm excited for everything coming out so that I can work on overcoming the candy relapse that seems imminent this Halloween.

Where do I begin? With Wale, Black Milk & Danny Brown, Rapper Big Pooh, Torae leading the iTunes Hip Hop takeover, there are also artists like 2 Chainz, Elite, Young Chris, A$AP Rocky, Fat Joe, Trey Songz providing free downloads.  Hit the jump to get a breakdown of all the projects dropping Monday (10.31.11) and Tuesday!

New Music: Fat Joe ft. Jadakiss & Dre - Dopeman

Fat Joe's mixtape The Darkside, Vol. II drops tomorrow, but he gives another sneak peek with the Jadakiss & Dre featured "Dopeman."  Not too sure how I feel about it yet.  Joe's flow sounds a little recycled to me.  Listen to the track below and let me know what you think about "Dopeman" by commenting or by hitting me up on Facebook or Twitter!

Fat Joe - Dopeman ft. Jadakiss & Dre


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New Music: Fat Joe ft. French Montana - Welcome To The Darkside (Intro)

Before Fat Joe releases his upcoming album, he's dropping his mixtape The Darkside, Vol. II on Halloween. The tape starts of with the French Montana featured track "Welcome To The Dark Side," which you can download below!

Fat Joe - Welcome To The Darkside (Intro) ft. French Montana [Tags]

Props to VHH

Previously: New Music: Fat Joe ft. Chris Brown - Another Round

New Music: Fat Joe ft. Chris Brown - Another Round

A slimmed down Fat Joe is ready to get more love from the ladies on this smoothed out track featuring Chris Brown.  I'm sure it'll turn out good for Jose, but I can't help hearing other elements of other artists' songs in this one. One of them is Drake's "Find Your Love," but I can't put my finger on the other.

Do you think "Another Round" is going to bring Fat Joe back to the forefront?

Fat Joe - Another Round ft. Chris Brown [Tags] [CDQ]

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