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Ransom chats with Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson about the landscape of today’s music. Photo Credit: Angie Vasquez

If you’re a hip hop head pre-iTunes, then there’s a huge chance you’re keyed in on Ransom.

A Jersey City, NJ representer, Ransom became popular during the mixtape era of hip hop in the early to mid 2000s. 50 Cent, Fabolous, Joe Budden and others are also on that list.

He checked in with Scoop B Radio Overtime and chatted with me about today’s digital hip hop generation vs. the mixtape era, the generation before. Apparently, this generation couldn’t hold a candle to the last genertation: “It’s too easy now you know, ” Ransom told me on Scoop B Radio. “Now it’s all Joe Shmoe little 16 year old he set up a little mbox in his house you know he throwing’ stuff out from his dirty ass room. “

Ransom continued: 

Check Out Ransom checking in with Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson on Scoop B Radio Overtime.

Ransom however admires certain things about artists like Chief Keef.

“Looking at Chief Keef, you put that shit out I don’t know where the hell they was at, some dirty ass apartment and that from his living room right to Broadway. It’s not the same thing, before you had to kind of work at what you said, you know it had to be dope or else people wouldn’t listen. So everything had to be sharp, everything had to be dangerous sounding, you know that’s the era of 50 (Cent) coming up and us. All the stuff sounded like Lloyd Banks, bars and dangerous bars and living on the edge because you wanted people to kind of listen. Now you don’t really need people to listen, Joe Shmoe from some shit kicking town got 10,000 Twitter followers he drop a little something on ITunes and sell a little two, three hundred copies he’s good.” 

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Ransom the mixtape from Mike WiLL Made It is here! This mixtape has build up quite the anticipation and the 20-track tape does not disappoint. With features coming from Kendrick Lamar, Future, Gucci Mane, Young Thug, Problem, Migos, 2 Chainz, and more, it’s easy to see why Mike WiLL Made It put so much time into this tape. Check it out

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Ransom Cover Art

Discussing production  in 2014 seems almost impossible without mentioning either Mike WiLL Made It or DJ Mustard. Regardless of who you side with, each has exploded on to the scene with some of the years biggest bangers, not to mention world-wide exposure. After the release of Mustard’s 10 Summers back in early August, fans have been eagerly waiting for a similar  project from Mike WiLL Made It, and fans can now download Ransom on December 15th. Cover art (see above) and a track list (see below) have been released for Ransom and boasts an all-star line-up to say the least, with appearances from Big Sean, Chief Keef, Migos, Lil’ Wayne and Future just to name a few. If “Buy The World” is any indication of what the rest of Ransom might be like, you defiantly won’t want to be sleeping on this one. 2015 is shaping up to be another killer year for Mike WiLL Made It, and It’ll be interesting to see what else the superstar producer is cooking up.

Ransom Track List

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Once the A-Team (a group consisting of Budden, Ransom and Hitchcock) split up, Ransom was livid about a record Joe put together called “Family Reunion” on Mood Muzik 3 that also featured Hitchcock without Ran’s knowledge. The two traded disses back and forth, which eventually led to Ransom and crew going to the home of one of Budden’s friends and smacking him in the face. Joe retaliated physically and then gave a play-by-play of it outside of an Applebee’s. He later went on to give an apology and the beef simmered from there.

Now, the two are back over a DJ Pain 1 record. We get one verse from each and the bars are served up heavy. Get into it below.

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