Joe Budden purposely sabotages The Throne’s “No Church In The Wild” like a rapping blogger delivering the latest celebrity news. As expected, the Slaughterhouse killer rip’d the 88-Keys production. [Lyrics]

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Country singer Tim McGraw recruits R&B crooner Ne-Yo for Emotional Traffic album cut, “Only Human.” Unlike Nelly’s “Over and Over,” ‘Human’ is heavily Country-tinged, and the new Motown VP conforms well.

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Bow Wow enlists Cory Gunz and Jae Millz for the poorly mastered “Do It To The Fullest.” In theory, this isn’t a bad song; in reality, it’s hard to take Shad’s “thug life” rap persona seriously. Cardiak is responsible for the production. Underrated coming soon.

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Days ago, Elle Varner released her pre-album mixtape Conversational Lush. A standout on the offering is the island-influenced “Feel Like A Woman,” featuring Bei Maejor.

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