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Download Now! Compton's own the Game (aka Hurricane Game) issued his debut LP, The Documentary, in 2004 through Aftermath/G-Unit/Universal. With everyone from Dr. Dre and 50 Cent to Nate Dogg, Kanye West, and Just Blaze contributing to the album, The Documentary made it clear from the outset that geographic squabbles weren't a part of the Game's agenda. Rapping hadn't been at first, either. Having gotten involved in the drug trade after a rough childhood, it took being shot during a home invasion to cause an epiphany in the Game. Inspired by N.W.A, The Chronic, Doggystyle, and classic albums from 2Pac, the Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z, the Game began rapping in 2001 and never looked back. His barbed and bold freestyles caught the ear of Dre, who signed him to Aftermath in 2003 and executive produced his debut. It was delayed a few times, but The Documentary finally dropped in January 2005. Soon the Game and 50 Cent were at war over the former's reluctance to beef with any and every enemy of G-Unit. Freestyles and mixtapes were spawned in amazing amounts from both sides, and every time a truce seemed possible, things fell apart at the last minute. Dr. Dre was stuck in the middle, and while he never publicly denounced the Game, he passed on working with the rapper for his next effort. Despite Dre's absence, the Game's sophomore release kept its original title of Doctor's Advocate when it was released in late 2006. Two years later, LAX was released. With fewer mentions of Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, the uneven album found the rapper moving on from his previous obsessions. After periods of retirement talk, the MC had a change of heart and began recording The R.E.D. Album ("R.E.D." being short for "rededicated"), for a planned 2010 release. Follow @thegame on twitter! http://www.comptongame.com/ http://www.facebook.com/thegame http://www.myspace.com/thegame

Download Now! Born Antoine McColister in Port St. Lucie, FL, Ace Hood was raised by his mother in Deerfield Beach, a part of Miami's metro area. Rap music became his full-time obsession after he suffered a football injury in the tenth grade, effectively putting the kibosh on any professional sports career. By age 17, he was recording tracks for local imprint Dollaz & Dealz and had a few street singles put out, including 2006's "M.O.E." (i.e., "Money Over Everything"). In November of the following year, Ace maneuvered his way into meeting DJ Khaled at local radio station 99 Jamz and handed the Miami mixtape DJ his demo. Within a matter of weeks, DJ Khaled signed Ace, then 19 years old, as the first artist to his newly formed We the Best Music, which obtained distribution through Def Jam a few weeks after that. Ace's Def Jam debut single, the Runners-produced "Cash Flow," featuring Rick Ross and ubiquitous hook singer T-Pain, arrived in early 2008 and turned out to be a smash hit on South Florida radio. A few mixtapes and guest appearances later, he released his first full-length, Gutta, in summer 2008. Ruthless followed the next year and, like its predecessor, peaked at number five on Billboard, Rovi Follow @AceHood on twitter! http://www.myspace.com/acehood http://www.youtube.com/user/AceHoodVEVO http://www.facebook.com/AceHood

Download Now! Born in California but raised in Detroit, rapper Big Sean made big news in 2007 when he signed with Kanye West’s recently formed label, G.O.O.D. Music. Sean had met West through a hip-hop radio station in Detroit. He was just trying to impress the superstar by displaying his freestyle skills, but after Sean’s in-studio performance, West offered him a recording contract and helped set up his debut mixtape, Finally Famous Vol. 1, released in 2007. A second volume arrived in 2009 with a third following in 2010. Follow @BigSean on twitter! VIDEO: http://youtu.be/EeTPi2a2Ld4 http://www.myspace.com/uknowbigsean http://www.youtube.com/user/BigSeanVEVO http://www.uknowbigsean.com http://www.avalonatlanta.com/bigsean.zip

Download Now! When Money Jay boasts that he’s “strapped up like the military,” on his hit single “Death Row,” he isn’t just saying that to be saying it. As the newest soldier on Akon’s Konvict Music label, he is more than equipped to declare war on anybody standing in his path to rap dominance. Born Tysen Bolden in the Bronx, New York, Money Jay moved to Decatur, Georgia at the age of two. His stay-at-home mother and truck driver father sought solace in the South, hoping to raise their family in a safer and slower environment. But trouble knows no borders. “My folks had three other kids so there wasn’t a lot of money to go around,” admits Jay. “Folks used to roast me on my clothes so I wound up getting in a lot of fights. I knew I had to get my own if I wanted to be somebody. So after that, I started hustling.” Whether it was candy or weed, the young Money Jay was already building a reputation as a hustler making money by the time he hit 7th grade. This led to his hanging with and picking up the habits of the older street dealers that he idolized growing up; habits that included carrying guns. In the 9th grade, Jay was expelled from high school for gun possession, which only gave him more free time to roam the streets. A couple of wrong turns eventually landed him on the wrong side of the law a few times. It wasn’t until he saw his close friends and family getting jammed up with years-long bids that he decided that this was not the route he wanted to take. “Everyone around me was getting locked up,” says Jay. “They would call me from jail everyday and I didn’t want to end up in the same boat so I turned to music to try and leave all that illegal bullshit alone.” Like anyone else that’s grown up in the 80′s and 90′s, rap music was a dominant influence on Money Jay’s life. He used to write down raps in school and share them with friends, which led to him actually recording some of his lyrics over beats. By age 16, he built a home studio and started making and distributing his own mixtapes. Though music still wasn't his main focus, the product spread, demand grew and over time Money Jay’s music was getting spins in some of Atlanta’s most popular nightclubs. Ironically, it was a daytime occurrence that led to Jay being in the position he is now. “One day I was out hustling on Glenwood Road, and Akon came to the spot,” remembers Jay. “He got a CD from me, drove off and then came right back saying he wanted to sign me. Even then I wasn’t taking the music serious, and he could tell. But he always told me that I should.” Akon remembers, “As soon as I got in the car, something told me to put his CD on. Once I heard it, I hit a U-turn and went back asking if this was really him rapping. When he told me it was, I wanted to sign him on the spot; but I knew he was still hustling so I let him know that if he got serious, I wanted him on my team.” Akon’s advice fell on deaf ears initially as Jay opted to keep one foot in the streets. It wasn’t until his younger brother was incarcerated that he started paying full attention. Keeping in contact with Akon, Jay finally left the streets alone and let him know he was ready to be a Konvict recording artist. Since then, the musical partnership has been nothing short of promising. The first song from the upcoming CD is Money Jay’s surging single “Death Row.” The track is one part club-banger, one part salute to his brother and closest friends’ legal problems. “One day I was at the crib, watching 2Pac perform “Hit ‘Em Up,” says Jay about the inspiration behind the Sonny Digital-produced banger. “Knowing how I am and what I’ve been through, seeing that performance made me feel like I would’ve been signed with Death Row at their prime.” While Death Row is now a thing of the past, Money Jay aims to keep that spirit alive with his future at Akon’s Konvict Music label. Well equipped with the voice, street cred and most importantly music to become rap’s next big thing, it shouldn’t be long before someone else is watching Money Jay on TV and getting inspired in the same way. Follow @MoneyJayWorld on twitter! MoneyJay.com MoneyJay | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos Tysen Bolding | Facebook