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Here’s a new video from Queens rapper Nutso with features from CNN, Royal Flush, and Trag on the hook. Track produced by SPKilla and video directed by Ali Charlemagne of Lightward Media. Track after the jump.

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Just Blaze whose currently in New Zealand & Australia for a G-Shock event, stopped by 95bfm radio at Red Bull Studios in Auckland to play a live hour set last night. During the on air time he treated listeners to some unreleased music including a new CNN track called “My Alias” which the group talked about back in May (along with “T.O.N.Y. 2″). Other noteworthy snippets Just played last night included an unreleased Joe Budden verse from the Em x Slaugtherhouse Recovery bonus track “Session One” and a Freeway song called “Early”.

New Music: Capone-N-Noreaga – “My Alias” (prod by. Just Blaze) (Radio Rip)

Thanks to Dunnyy who ripped the last part of the show.

After the jump new music from Nikki & Rich feat. Fabolous, Lloyd feat. Lloyd Banks, Twista feat. Waka Flocka and Hard Luck feat. Cam’Ron…..

New Music: Fabolous – “Whip It” (Tags) and “City Lights” with Nikki & Rich

Two new Fabolous tracks, the first tagged called “Whip It” and the second a track titled “City Lights” by duo Nikki & Rich. (Props to NahRight & Splash)

New Music: Lloyd feat. Lloyd Banks – “Forever” (Radio Rip)

This time the roles reverse on this new track from Lloyd’s upcoming King Of Hearts album, radio rip for now courtesy of EM via NavJosh/HHNM.

New Music: Twista feat. Waka Flocka – “Wasted” (Tags)

New Twista and Waka Flocka off the Chicago rapper’s album The Perfect Storm dropping November 9th. (Props to YK2)

New Music: Hard Luck feat. Cam’Ron – “I Don’t Know”

Cam’ron lends a verse to new artist Hard Luck’s “I Don’t Know” courtesy of Splash.

Just Blaze whose currently in New Zealand & Australia for a G-Shock event, stopped 95bfm radio at Red Bull Studios in Auckland to play a live hour set last night. During the on air time he treated listeners to some unreleased music including a new CNN track called “My Alias” which the group talks about (along with “T.O.N.Y. 2″) in the video above. Other noteworthy snippets Just played last night included an unreleased Joe Budden verse from the Em x Slaugtherhouse Recovery bonus track “Session One” and Freeway song called “Early”.

New Music: Capone-N-Noreaga – “My Alias” (prod by. Just Blaze) (Radio Rip)

Thanks to Dunnyy who ripped the last part of the show.

After the jump new music from Nikki & Rich feat. Fabolous, Lloyd feat. Lloyd Banks, Twista feat. Waka Flocka and Hard Luck feat. Cam’Ron…..

New Music: Fabolous – “Whip It” (Tags) and “City Lights” with Nikki & Rich

Two new Fabolous tracks, the first tagged called “Whip It” and the second a track titled “City Lights” by duo Nikki & Rich. (Props to NahRight & Splash)

New Music: Lloyd feat. Lloyd Banks – “Forever” (Radio Rip)

This time the roles reverse on this new track from Lloyd’s upcoming King Of Hearts album, radio rip for now courtesy of EM via NavJosh/HHNM.

New Music: Twista feat. Waka Flocka – “Wasted” (Tags)

New Twista and Waka Flocka off the Chicago rapper’s album The Perfect Storm dropping November 9th. (Props to YK2)

New Music: Hard Luck feat. Cam’Ron – “I Don’t Know”

Cam’ron lends a verse to new artist Hard Luck’s “I Don’t Know” courtesy of Splash.