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Thursday evening, several varieties of Crown Royal flowed as Meridian, Mississippi native Big K.R.I.T., flanked by members of his crew including Big Sant and DJ Wally Sparks, held a chat with his fans via Ustream. During the chat session, he answered plenty of questions, ranging from Krizzle’s favorite artists to his favorite Golden Girl (it’s Blanche, by the way) and he even found the time to play a few songs from his upcoming project, King Remembered In Time. At the very end, K.R.I.T. announced the release date for the project. Here’s a hint: very soon. Check out the clips below.

Part One

Video streaming by Ustream

Part Two

Video streaming by Ustream

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Beats by Dre have taken a stranglehold on the headphone market, and now they are poised to take a shot at the portable Bluetooth audio game for their first post-Monster product. The “Pill” is an NFC-equipped, 2.1 speaker that will run you $200 and will be available in red, black or white.

The battery life will last you around 7 hours for continuous play and features a micro-USB charging port. The device also comes with a  3.5mm input jack if you’d like to make a go of it without the Bluetooth technology.

Take a look at some close-up shots below and be sure to watch an unboxing video courtesy of Engadget.

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Sway had the chance to chat with Rick Ross over the weekend about Pill‘s situation with Maybach Music Group. Rozay handles himself professionally here, just letting the world know that there’s no hard feelings. “Once you rep the MMG flag, I’ll never step on your feet,” Ross said of the Atlanta-bred spitta. The days of riding out with your label are in the past, but in the hip-hop game people are always chasing the paper. Nevertheless, we know Pill won’t be making any more music for MMG. Another day in the game, and another story to tell. Be sure to check out the video below.

“I wish him much success, like a boss.”

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Maybach Music’s Pill flips the I Love Lucy intro to a hypnotic banger. MMG for hip-hop label of the year? “Represent” falls on his upcoming mixtape, The Epidemic.

Pill – Represent by The FADER

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The music video for Pill’s “Pac Man” off MMG’s LP Self Made Vol. 1 dropped today.  MMG’s newest project involved collaboration with Dre Films to bring the A-Town dominated visuals to Pill and Rick Ross‘ verses.

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A month after the release of MMG’s LP Self Made, the hype continues to grow.  Pill got together with Rick Ross, Meek Mill and others to put out the remix of the fourth track off the LP.  Gotta love the “Pacman” Jones reference at 5:20.

Check the track out HERE

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