New York City - Back In The Game

In the recent years New York City has been in a hip-hop hiatus. 50 Cent even said that New York "fell off"... While admittedly, New York rappers have not enjoyed as much success as their Southern neighbors like T.I., Rick Ross, Lil' Wayne and so forth, it seems as though New Yorkers have been coming out harder than ever lately. Jay-Z preached "Death of Autotune", the Wu-Tang camp dropped a new, and solid album, and most importantly, New York rappers are working together after years of disagreement.

Here are three recently released tracks, all from New York rappers, featuring New York rappers.

Raekwon - House of Flying Daggers (Featuring Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck) - Produced by J Dilla, to be released on the highly anticipated "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... II"... This track is 2009 hammertime.

The L.O.X. - Move - The L.O.X., consisting of Sheek Louch, Jadakiss and Styles P, have been heavily involved in hip-hop for over a decade, whether it be as the L.O.X., D-Block, or in their solo careers. Its nice to see the three team up on this track produced by J. Cardim.

M.O.P. - Bang Time (Featuring Styles P) - This is exactly what I expected from M.O.P., hardcore hip-hop featuring L.O.X. member Styles P. You might remember M.O.P. by their biggest hit titled "Ante Up".