Trinidad James

Since that offensive video came out of the SAE fraternity chanting a racist song, the topic of the N-word has once again become a part of the national conversation. Rapper Trinidad James went on CNN to talk about the SAE’s house mother using the racial slur and how he felt when he saw the video.

For this edition of Songs of the Week, Ghostface Killah, Freddie Gibbs and Trinidad James deliver sonic gems.

Atlanta rapper Trinidad James teamed up with his 2011 XXL Freshman classmate Big K.R.I.T. to spread love for his latest single, ‘Blackman Part 1.’

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With his 'All Gold Everything' and Def Jam days behind him, Trinidad Jame$ is still doing his best to keep his name in the conversation with a consistent stream of new music. This time, he's turning his attention toward police-community relations.

Trinidad James gets introspective on the piano-driven 'Doin Me,' where he talks about losing his Def Jam deal.

Trinidad James has been dropped from Def Jam's roster.

Remember when Trinidad James caused furor with his "South runs New York musically" comments? Well, Papoose hasn’t forgotten and he's not accepting the Atlanta rapper’s apology either. Pap just dropped a diss song apropos for today called 'Jive Ass Turkey.'

Why did Trinidad James unleash an rant dissing New York City rap last week? Well, he says his words are justified, but clarifies that in no way was he "disrespecting the city at all."

Is the South really running this rap game? If you ask A$AP Rocky, it's really not that deep.