T.I. is doing any and everything to gear up for the release of his new album Trouble Man. The Grand Hustle general hops on the GOOD Music‘s “Clique” to show us that “Don’t nobody do it like my motherfuckin clique.” T.I.‘s album is dropping on December 18th, and it will be interesting to see whose track he takes over next. Check out the track below.

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Roscoe Dash has a bone to pick Kanye West. And Wale. And the music industry as a whole.

The Atlanta rapper is best known for his “All the Way Turnt Up” single, but he feels he should be known for a few other things he’s penned. He took to Twitter to express his frustration about not being included in the Cruel Summer album credits. He says he was a part of the “To the World” record and that his ad-libs can still be heard on the song.

He also tweeted that he wrote the chorus to “Lotus Flower Bomb” for Wale and received no credit for that either. Miguel told Complex that Roscoe’s claims are false and the writing process was behind himself, Wale and “an alternative artist.” Kanye’s camp have yet to comment.

You can read the tweets below. Everyone knows the music industry is a cutthroat place, especially if you don’t have all your business in order. Does Roscoe have a valid argument here or should he have been more on top of things?

Everybody go get the G.O.O.D album and listen to #1 then watch @kanyewest interview worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.p… & tell me y I’m not on the credits

— Roscoe Dash 2.0(@Roscoedash) September 20, 2012

Can’t do favors for niggas bcuz no matter how humble and generous u r to ppl niggas will take everything u have … Even niggas u look up to

— Roscoe Dash 2.0(@Roscoedash) September 20, 2012

Same shyt with @wale lotus flower bomb I wrote that for him b4 he even signed to Ross & it went #1

— Roscoe Dash 2.0(@Roscoedash) September 20, 2012

After getting off the phone with @wale I feel like I need to clarify I WROTE THE HOOK for “lotus flowerbomb” not his verses

— Roscoe Dash 2.0(@Roscoedash) September 20, 2012

However the record went #1 & I wasnt credited

— Roscoe Dash 2.0(@Roscoedash) September 20, 2012

& as far as @kanyewest “To The World” if u listen close my adlibs are STILL in the song

— Roscoe Dash 2.0(@Roscoedash) September 20, 2012

UPDATE: Roscoe caught wind of Miguel’s comments and had some more words to say to him. Miguel responded, claiming he was misquoted and Meek Mill decided to add his two cents as well.

@miguelunlimited u wanna go to the blogs and get in some shyt u have nttn to do with and say udk anything abt Roscoe Dash??? ur a cornball

— Roscoe Dash 2.0(@Roscoedash) September 20, 2012

@miguelunlimited stay out of grown ppls business with ur 206k followers …. twitter that

— Roscoe Dash 2.0(@Roscoedash) September 20, 2012

Yo @roscoedash u must not b getting no money b! Lol

— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) September 21, 2012

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It’s that time again. Kanye West drops another album and the world stands at its feet, ready for lives to be changed and styles to be picked on. For the next month (at least) people all over the world will spit quotables verbatim on the train, in cars, and on the airplane while drinking champagne. Indeed, it has been a cruel summer. We’ve seen so many new faces, and Hip-Hop has encountered so many sub-genres, but even though most playlists are filled with undiscovered talent, Kanye West and G.O.O.D. Music still find away to keep Hip-Hop purists happy, while satisfying the hipsters. On Cruel Summer, fans will be satisfied but, be warned, it’s not the classic ‘Ye album you’ve been waiting for.

Kanye’s career has always pushed Hip-Hop’s aesthetic as far as it can go into the highest realm of pop culture. Cruel Summer paints that picture, yet doesn’t carry the angst that most Kanye albums do. After all, it is a compilation. It doesn’t offer a microscope into the lives of the black elite, like Watch The Throne or employ the deep emotional rollercoaster that was MBDTF, but it does have its moments. It’s an album full with the thoughts and feelings of G.O.O.D Music team, not the introspective broodings of Mr. West.

Of course, Kanye’s outdone himself in multiple ways. He’s added more artists to the roster including 2 Chainz, Pusha-T and Teyana Taylor. Majorly draped in ultra bouncy, synth heavy production, the album’s 12 cuts have been touched by some of the games youngest, cutting edge producers including Travi$ Scott, Hit Boy, Hudson Mohawke, Lifted and Million $ Mano. He’s also grabbed the assistance from longtime collaborator Mike Dean and former Cash Money beat maven, Manny Fresh, to perfect the southern bass.

Bangers like “Clique,” “New God Flow” and “Mercy” provide the  bouncy blueprint for the structure of the album. While Big Sean proves his doubters wrong on both “Clique” and “Mercy,” flowing confidently with Hip-Hop legends, and 2 Chainz spits what could be the most memorable verses of 2012, Pusha-T broadens his coke flow on “New God Flow” pushing Kanye to his most passionate verse in a hot minute.  Each of these tracks extend trap-rap to a church auditorium, welcoming a street-resurrection for the pop charts. It’s also exciting to see ‘Ye’s camp reach out to Ghostface, Raekwon, Jadakiss, and Ma$e for a lyrical introduction to the new generation of rap listeners.

The album slows down in between bangers for a couple ballads that help balance out the swag. Cudi carries his signature tempo on the passionate “Creepers,” while Marsha Ambrosius sings her heart out on “The One.” ‘Ye spits, “It’s been hard preaching to the slums lately/ So I had to put the church on the drums baby.” Teyana Taylor’s vocals  are a great addition to the album, especially on “Bliss,” a duet with John Legend.

While most of Cruel Summer is a cohesive sound, the addition of street singles “Cold” and “I Don’t Like (Remix)” make it feel more like a well thought out mixtape rather than an album. Both were powerful street tracks, but their place on the album feels more abstract. Although “I Don’t Like” featuring Chief Keef got much burn this summer, it’s not exactly a song we really expected to reach the tracklisting. Without visible feature’s from Mos Def or Q-tip,  and only one verse from Common, the album leaves much more to be said. Truthfully, last year’s G.O.O.D. Friday songs had much more depth. Cruel Summer is great to dance to, but lacks the strong theme oriented cinema of West’s previous work.

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Cruel Summer drops today for those of you who have been living under rocks for the past few months. Yesterday, Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex had the core G.O.O.D. Music (sans Kanye) in the studio to freestyle over a classic Freeway beat. There’s still no telling if the iTunes version of the album will be similar to the leaked version. After hearing the quality of bars in Cyhi’s freestyle, G.O.O.D. fans should be requesting more of him in the future.

As of this post, Cruel Summer has not yet been available on iTunes, but according to the tweet below from G.O.O.D.’s leading lady Teyana Taylor, it may be on hold until the afternoon. If it’s on hold for three more days, it may be a Cruel Autumn as well.

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As we get closer to the Cruel Summer release date of September 18th, the G.O.O.D Music crew releases “Clique” featuring Big Sean, Kanye West, and Jay-Z. Only one studio album deep and Big Sean is steadily collaborating with some of the biggest names in the game. Download his latest mixtape dubbed after his hometown, Detroit.

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Fresh admits that his goal was not to become a producer, but a DJ. “DJing is helping get back in touch with what’s going on right now.”

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Virgil Abloh, Kanye‘s full-time creative director and style advisor, just put up these two images on his Tumblr, Pyrex Vision. They would appear to be different angles of the cover for G.O.O.D. Music’s compilation album, Cruel Summer, dropping September 4th. We’re seeing a bit of Greek New Media Shit, New Aesthetic inspiration. What do you think?

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