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So much for lettin’ him slide!

DOWNLOAD: The Game – So Wavy (Jay-Z Diss) (MP3)

After taking “votes” on twitter, The Game said he was gonna let him slide.  Being that this is The Game in question, we knew that wouldn’t hold to be true for very long.  Hit the jump to see the Jay-Z freestyle that The Game is responding to.

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In an interview with Angie Martinez, Jay-Z spoke on the comments Soulja Boy made about him as well as his view on the young rap phenomenon.  I can tell you one thing though, I wouldn’t want him over for dinner.  /plug.

RapRadar comes through with a BET tv-rip of Jay-Z’s latest hit that premiered tonight right after the BET Awards.  Hit the jump to catch Jay’s live performance of the track at the BET Awards.

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Let me say this:  Funk Flex is the most annoying DJ ever.  Anybody listening to Hot97 when this premiered knows what I’m talkin’ bout.  Now that’s out the way, enjoy the radio rip.  Ripped it myself.  Aren’t you proud of me?  You know we’ll update when we get the full/cdq/no dj version!  **UPDATE: (ALMOST) CDQ Added!  I also added the audio interview of Jay calling the station to discuss the record wit Mr. Cee and Funk Flex.  **UPDATE #2: FINAL/MASTERED/CDQ version added!  Mr. X wit the assist.  (other versions had Clue’s name editted out)  **UPDATE #3: (Sigh)  Dirty version of the final/mastered version added.  (If I have to update this post one more time it might be the Death of Mr. 5 Star)

DOWNLOAD: Jay-Z – Death of Auto-Tune (D.O.A) [CDQ] [Clean] (MP3)

DOWNLOAD: Jay-Z – Death Of Auto-Tune (D.O.A.) [CDQ] [Dirty] (MP3)

LISTEN: Jay-Z talks “D.O.A.” w/ Mr. Cee & Funk Flex (MP3)

Here’s a leak off the upcoming Jay-Z x DJ Premier collabo project, Premier Issue Vol.7: Hova Edition which is set to drop on July 4th.

DOWNLOAD: Jay-Z – Can’t Cheat Death (MP3)

BONUS: Jay-Z – Welcome to the 70’s [Snippet] (MP3)

BONUS: Jay-Z – Damn [Snippet] (MP3)

Whew!  How about a 5 Star Hip Hop EXCLUSIVE track to start off the month?  I’m not even gonna type some long introduction.  5 Star Hip Hop.  Remember where you heard it first.  I had to tag it since it’s a true exclusive.  I’ll hit y’all with the tagless version when I get the green light.   Enjoy!  (P.S. 4 shared is acting funny, mediafire will have to do for now)

DOWNLOAD: Eminem – Renegade Pt. 2 ft. Jay-Z & Lil Wayne (MP3) zshare, mediafire, rapidshare, sendspace, megaupload, sharebee, badongo, limelinx, 4shared

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Here’s a demo song from Hov, that was done while He was recording American Gangsta. Jay-Z  takes some time to explain it to NMC & YN:

**UPDATE: Tagless version added

DOWNLOAD: Jay-Z – Maybe (Prod. By Sean C. & LV) [Tagless] (MP3) zshare, mediafire, rapidshare, sendspace, megaupload, sharebee, badongo, limelinx, 4shared

All rappers featured are from Brooklyn. Im (Exclusive1) feelin’ real New York right about now…if you could’nt tell.

DOWNLOAD: Jay-Z – Brooklyn We Go Hard Feat. Foxy Brown, Fabolous, Mos Def, Joell Ortiz, Uncle Murda, Sauce Money & Santigold (MP3) zshare, mediafire, rapidshare, sendspace, megaupload, sharebee, badongo, limelinx, 4shared

After a 2 months hiatus, The Sunday Rewind is back!  For those of you don’t know what the Sunday Rewind is, it is a few tracks that ARE NOT NEW. They are tracks that could be 5 months old to 50 years old.  They are simply songs that  I felt needed to get attention.  All of these songs are “5 Starsâ€.  The Sunday Rewind is done on the first Sunday of each month.  Check out Previous Sunday Rewinds here.

Jesse James – Dopeman (Hustler’s Theme)

Jesse James might not be a name many are familiar with.  Jesse James, most known for his affiliations with the Street Lords and Cheddar Boyz.  James hails from the city of Detroit.  While mainstream success is yet to happen for the artist, the track “Dopeman” is considered a classic among many Detroiters.  It is difficult to walk through Detroit without the baseline and vocals of this track shaking someone’s trunk.

DOWNLOAD: Jesse James – Dopeman (Hustler’s Theme) (MP3)

Eminem – Kim

Usually, when someone makes a track with the name of someone close to them as the title, it is a tribute to that person.  In Eminem’s case, it is the exact opposite.  In “Kim”, Eminem goes through a violent rage about his then ex-wife.  Eminem later re-married Kim, only to divorce again less than a year later.  The song appeared on The Marshall Mathers LP (2000).

DOWNLOAD: Eminem – Kim (MP3)

Gnarls Barkley – Going On

This 2009 Grammy-nominated (Best Pop Performance by Duo/Group with vocals) single appeared on the soundtrack of 2K Sports NBA 2K9, which Mr. 5 Star plays on a daily basis, which is also how I learned of the highly impressive track.  The song also appears on Gnarls Barkley’s 2008 album, The Odd Couple.  The short length of the track is highly disappointing, as it leaves the listener craving for more.

DOWNLOAD: Gnarls Barkley – Going On (MP3)

Jay-Z – Song Cry

Long-time hardcore fans of Jay-Z probably need no introduction to the rapper’s fourth single from the instant classic album, Blueprint (2001).  For those who do, “Song Cry” is what many would dub one of Jay-Z’s most heartfelt and personal tracks to date.  The song is a true-life story, as Jay shares a story about his broken heart, but expresses that his persona will not allow him to shed tears, in turn allowing the song  to do the crying.

DOWNLOAD: Jay-Z – Song Cry (MP3)

Outkast – Bombs Over Baghdad

“Bombs Over Baghdad” was Outkast’s first single from their year 2000 album, Stankonia, which reached number 2 on the Billboard 200, and has also gone on to be one of the highest critically acclaimed hip hop albums of all time.  It is a little known fact that the song was banned from some TV stations due to the current bombings in Baghdad at the time of the song’s popularity.

DOWNLOAD: Outkast – Bombs Over Baghdad (MP3)

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DOWNLOAD All Sunday Rewind Tracks: The Sunday Rewind (Vol. 10) (RAR)

This new mixtape includes some of Hov’s greatest hits.

Download Link and Tracklist after the jump!

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Lebron James In New York looks pretty good right about now. Lets Go Knicks!!

Is it me? Or does anybody else see Lebron definitely in New York soon?

HeVeHiTtA is re-releasing the re-issue of DJ Unexpected’s very first mixtape; Under The Influence (Big Daddy Kane Vs. Jay-Z).  This is not a “beef†CD, but rather a story telling adventure between Big Daddy Kane and Jay-Z.  The majority of the CD is remixed by DJ Unexpected, plus you get rare unreleased material from both Brooklyn emcees. This mixtape has been out for over 5 years, and is still being sought after today. It’s definitely a collectors item for any Hip Hop fan.  To purchase a hard copy of the tape, hit up DJ Unexpected on his MySpace. zshare, mediafire, rapidshare, sendspace, megaupload, sharebee, badongo, limelinx, 4shared

Tracklist as Well as the Download Link after the jump!

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The cartoon also features Jay-Z, Beyonce, Young Jeezy, and of, course, DJ Khaled.