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Angel Haze was joined by surprise guest and friend Iggy Azalea at her headline show at Scala in London a few weeks where the two ladies performed a freestyle over The Throne’s ‘Otis’. Angel has today released the audio of the freestyle from the studio rehearsal for our listening pleasure. They combine well — scream included

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Talib Kweli was the latest rapper to stop by The Backroom and kick some bars while the mic was on. In case you missed Talib’s decoding of two of his tracks, go here.

Above is TDE’s latest video promo, and at the 1:18 mark the Black Hippy crew lays down some quality bars for all of our enjoyment. Also, Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, m.A.A.d City Tour started today and you can peep the dates/locations after the jump.

UPDATE: Download the CDQ version of the freestyle below.

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CyHi The Prynce hasn’t been very active lately but he’s currently readying a new EP. In this new interview with The Source, CyHi says he isn’t sure if he will appear on Kanye West’s upcoming album Yeezus. But he hinted that more G.O.O.D. Fridays are on the way. We really hope he ain’t bullsh*ttin’. He kicks a brief freestyle after the break.

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While wrapped in a blanket and chilling on a private jet with his circle, Meek drops a few lines (some humorous) off the top of his head.

In another video released by the L.A. Leakers, he also offers another preview of his upcoming song ‘#ItsLevels2DisSh*t’ from the studio which will appear on his new mixtape Dreamchasers 3, coming this Summer. The song is expected to debut on Friday. Watch after the break.

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ScHoolboy Q is the latest artist involved in Global Grind’s Be Heard series. You have a chance to finish his verse and if you win, you receive $500 and Q spitting your lyrics on screen. Check out the details here.

Glad to see some artists still doing this. Bobby Ray stopped by Flex’s spot and spit an off-the-top freestyle over Biggie’s ‘Dead Wrong’ track. Solid job, until he (understandably) stumbles at the end.

Talib Kweli, Chance The Rapper and Cory Mo were recent guests in Statik Selektah’s ShowOff radio on Shade 45 where hey kicked their respective freestyles over A$AP Rocky’s ‘1 Train‘ instrumental, produced by Hit-Boy.