Shy Glizzy is keeping his mixtape series Young Jefe alive and well, although he's changing the format slightly, so that instead of a free download like the first installment (which dropped two years ago), you can stream it via Spotify or cop it via iTunes. It's not like the Washington, D.C. native hasn't given fans enough free content in the past. 

During a recent performance at a club in the Hickory Hill neighborhood of Memphis, D.C. rapper Shy Glizzy lost his Glizzy Gang chain. The group whom obtained the chain claimed they snatched it because Glizzy declined to do a feature on one of its member's records.

Shy Glizzy has been visiting different cities across the U.S. to promote his recent mixtape with Zaytoven, For Trappers Only, and during his most recent to a Hickory Hill club things went terribly awry. 

The I-95 ATL to DC corridor is still alive, as Zaytoven and Shy Glizzy announced today that they have a joint tape coming out soon by the named of For Trappers Only. Though he made XXL's 2015 Freshman class, Shy Glizzy has remained relatively quiet this year, dropping just one tape, Be Careful with Glizzy Gang. Zaytoven, on the other hand, has been probably the most productive man in hip hop, putting out complete projects with Future, OG Maco, Gucci Mane, Young Scooter, Trouble, Young Dro, and others. Dude is a machine.

Footage of Shy Glizzy being arrested in Maryland has made its way online, but details of the situation are still scarce. In the clip, filmed by a fan, we see the rapper thrown against a cop car by several police officers, as a large crowd watches the cops put him in cuffs. One report alleges that Glizzy was charged with "disorderly conduct, failure to obey lawful order, obstructing an officer, riot, and resisting arrest," but none of these charges have been confirmed. The same source claims that the rapper has already posted bail.

Advancements of the infinite tool that is the Internet have made collaborating among musicians exponentially easier. Gone are the days where it was nearly impossible to create music without musicians being in the same studio at the same time. Now artists and producers are able to collaborate despite being in different parts of the country, or even across the globe. One can simply email over a verse or an instrumental that can be worked with, and tweaked, into a musical masterpiece. This makes any collaboration possible and has resulted in some incredible creations recently.

The XXL Freshman list is always a huge conversation piece in the rap world, and this year should be no different. While the wait has seemed a little longer than usual, the full list and cover has now been revealed.

Just over a month ago, Johnny Cinco shared a new tape entitled I Swear, and now, seemingly out of the blue, he's dropped a new project on us. Trap Religious is, as of right now, only available to stream on Soundcloud, and we're not sure if it's being treated as a tape or an album.

Each year around the beginning of March, artists begin sending in pitches to XXL, hoping to wind up on the magazine’s highly-coveted Freshmen list. Thus far, we’ve seen Lil Herb, Bishop Nehru, Fat Trel, and a few others try to convince us they have what it takes to grace the cover along with eleven of their peers, each turning in a short video clip to the publication.

Yesterday Shy Glizzy dropped off the first leak from his upcoming Law 3 mixtape, "Celebration," featuring Bobby Shmurda. The single had a warm reception on the site, and followed up two remixes from the DMV native.