MC Lyte smooths it out with a summertime-feel-good, grown-folk-hip-hop jammy jam that we think everyone can appreciate.

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French Montana continues to add to his catalog with the release of Mac & Cheese 3, a 21-track collection of joints featuring production by Harry Fraud, Swizz Beatz and Boy-1da, and guests like Fabolous, Diddy, Wale and Rick Ross.

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Chris Lighty, the entertainment executive responsible for the successful careers of many successful musicians through his Violator companies, was found dead in his Bronx apartment today, an apparent victim of suicide. Lighty was 44.

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It's been a while since we last compiled a "5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn't Suck" edition, but we're back, and are sitting on a great list this month, including a couple things you might not know about, but should.

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