“The Auto-Tune King is back!” declares T-Pain on his remix to Future’s Mike Will Made It-produced single “Shit.” The Nappy Boy comes back swinging with his aggressive rhymes, while addressing his absence and firing back at his haters.

“Ni**as say they wanna know if I really lost it/ Pizzle back up in this bitch/ Ni**a, let me talk shit,” he raps.

His album Stoicville: The Phoenix is due sometime next year.

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Nina Sky has kept a low profile following the release of their 2012 album Nicole & Natalie. But the Albino sisters are back and putting in “Overtime.” They switch up their sound on the slinky and seductive number, produced by Slimmy Neutron.

Dim the lights and push play on the electro-R&B jam.

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Rick Ross and French Montana join Vado on “Look Me in My Eyes,” the first single off his upcoming EP Sinatra. The We the Best MC stays on his grind, Rozay shouts out his crew, and French lays down the hook on the Scott Storch-produced street record. Take a listen below.

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Hit-Boy keeps it strictly G on his West Coast banger “Alert.” The HS87 producer links with fellow Cali native Nipsey Hussle for the first time and the results are explosive. Nipsey gets on his “Pac shit,” while Hit-Boy declares himself “the new Pimp C.”

“You ain’t felt this shit since The Chronic,” proclaims Hit-Boy.

Ride out to their bouncy anthem.

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Christmas comes early for hip-hop fans. The legendary Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip join forces on their collaborative mixtape The Abstract & The Dragon. The 28 tracks include some classics, remixes, collaborations, and new material, with appearances from A Tribe Called Quest, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Missy Elliott, Redman, and more.

“This is a gift from us to ya’ll,” said Busta. “Something to hold ya’ll over for the holiday season, bringing that real feel-good boom-bap shit back to life.”

Q-Tip is working on his own album The Last Zulu and is producing Kanye’s next LP with Rick Rubin, while Busta’s ELE 2 is due next year.

Stream and download the dynamic duo’s gift below.

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Gucci Mane is coming down the chimney this Christmas. The Brick Squad rapper is set to release The State vs. Radric Davis II: The Caged Bird Sings, the sequel to his 2009 album, on Decemburr 25 featuring contributions from Rocko, Mike WiLL Made It, Drumma Boy, Verse Simmonds, and Migos.

He chops it up with the “Versace” trio on the Zaytoven-produced “Jackie Chan,” on which he compares himself to the Rush Hour star.

The song is also set to appear on DJ Plugg’s upcoming mixtape The Plugs Plug 5.

Listen to their kick-ass collabo and see the tracklisting below.

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With just hours to go until their joint mixtape The Abstract and The Dragon drops, Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip drum up excitement with the first offering “Butch & Sundance.” The dynamic duo effortlessly trades bars over an old school-inspired beat.

The project, which features classics, remixes, and new collaborations, will be available to download at midnight.

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Hot on the heels of the “No Games (Remix),” MMG keeps giving with a remix to Future’s street single “Sh!t” called “Shhh.” D.C. rapper Fat Trel links with his labelmates Meek Mill, Tracy T, and the boss, Rick Ross.

Listen to the Untouchable Maybach Empire bless the remix.

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