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![Cover of Review: Stalley's "Ohio"](http://thumbs.hh.ulximg.com/public/article/140_1414774127_stalley_review_17.jpg "Cover of Review: Stalley's "Ohio"")
Rick Ross and the Maybach Music Group have taken their time with Stalley. Signed in 2011, the same year as Meek Mill and Wale (who were almost immediately launched in to mainstream eyes), the MC is just getting a proper debut album released.
![Cover of Stream Stalley's Upcoming Debut Album "Ohio"](http://thumbs.hh.ulximg.com/public/article/140_1413905340_stalley_car_1_77.jpg "Cover of Stream Stalley's Upcoming Debut Album "Ohio"")
Stalley is gearing up for his debut album, Ohio, to be released on October 27th. In a similar fashion to Black Milk, for whom we just received an album stream in advance of If There's A Hell Below, Stalley also lets go a full stream of Ohio one week prior to its release date.
When hip-hop began, samples were all that DJs and producers had to construct instrumental tracks with. They'd dig through crates of vinyl trying to find isolated drum breaks, melodies or vocals that they could repurpose for use in hip-hop music.
![Cover of Stalley Announces Title Of Debut Album [Update: Release Date & Album Cover Revealed]](http://thumbs.hh.ulximg.com/public/article/140_1408748126_stalley_71.jpg "Cover of Stalley Announces Title Of Debut Album [Update: Release Date & Album Cover Revealed]")
MMG has put out plenty of successful albums, but it's generally the big three (Rick Ross, Meek Mill, and Wale) that have been given the proper shine. Meanwhile artists like Gunplay and Rockie Fresh have been put on the back burner.
![Cover of Stalley Gets "Honest Cowboy" LeBron X Kicks For Mixtape](http://thumbs.hh.ulximg.com/public/article/140_1384271622_867131d5840496f5051e136d1d2542b7.png "Cover of Stalley Gets "Honest Cowboy" LeBron X Kicks For Mixtape")
MMG artist Stalley dropped his "Honest Cowboy" mixtape on September 17th. As part of the celebration, Stalley got an exclusive "Honest Cowboy" LeBron X Elite iD. That's how most sneakerheads celebrate momentous occasions; new sneakers.The LeBron X Elite iD "Honest Cowboy" is constructed of a light olive upper.
This week was a good one for hip-hop. The BET Hip-Hop Awards delivered cyphers from plenty of rappers, and Curren$y hopped on a track with his former YMCMB bosses, Lil Wayne and Birdman, which was pretty cool. DJ Khaled also leaked a bajillion tracks off Suffering From Success (well, at least four).
This week we don't have too many songs for your to look through.
![Cover of Stalley Announces "Honest Cowboy" Mixtape [Update: Artwork & Tracklist Revealed]](http://thumbs.hh.ulximg.com/public/article/140_1374784660_6cc2e31f621402cd5c8d0d4291dd8be5.jpg "Cover of Stalley Announces "Honest Cowboy" Mixtape [Update: Artwork & Tracklist Revealed]")
Stalley recently dropped a free song titled "Raise Your Weapons," and today he reveals there are more of those on the way, with the announcement of an upcoming mixtape, Honest Cowboy.
Underrated Audio brings you four tracks from the past seven days that didn't get enough looks. This week Kidd Kidd offers a tribute to both Trayvon Martin and Ahlittia North, Sango drops some music to vibe too with help from JMSN, R.A. The Rugged Man drops a serious remix and Stalley stunts on "A-Wax."
This week's Underrated Audio gathers four tracks of varying kinds for your listening pleasure. Both Kevin Gates and Ace Hood dropped albums this past week, and while Ace Hood's Trials & Tribulations was undoubtedly made for the mainstream, Kevin Gates' project took a somewhat experimental approach to rap.
![Cover of BTS Photos: Video Shoot For Stalley's "Swangin" Single](http://thumbs.hh.ulximg.com/public/article/140_1369589186_73eedd0e81ac1550a1ff1eb6a3af9362.jpg "Cover of BTS Photos: Video Shoot For Stalley's "Swangin" Single")
MMG's Stalley shot the video for his "Swangin" single in his hometown of Massillon, Ohio on Friday afternoon. Although Rick Ross, Rockie Fresh, and Omarion were on set, there was no sign of veteran Houston emcee Scarface, who is featured on the track.
You know how it goes. We've grabbed some of the tracks we thought were overlooked this past week, and placed them all in one place (here) for your enjoyment. This week it really is about rappers that are overlooked (apart from Party Next Door, who is not a rapper at all).
The pressure is on for Stalley who has just released his highly anticipated mixtape “Savage Journey to the American Dream”; his first project since signing with Maybach Music Group. Fellow MMG artists feature heavily throughout, including Wale, Meek Mill and label founder Rick Ross.