Less than 24 hours later, a rebuttal comes from Joell Ortiz, an MC semi-close to the west coast rapper’s camp. Close friends, acquaintances or the like, this rap thing is about one’s ability to verbally spar with the next wordsmith. In this case, the Slaughterhouse rep keeps his wax poetics potent at best. Listen here

The long-awaited single off of Kendrick Lamar’s Interscope debut, Good Kid In a Mad City, debuts in grand fashion on Power 106. The Scoop Deville-produced record, “The Recipe,” features the mad doctor, Dr. Dre, with a guest verse. Take a listen after the break. Listen to the track