Party & Bullsh*t: This Week in Nashville Hip-Hop [Jelly Roll, Starlito, Dice, Aphropik, Strange Customz, Music City Rap Up]

Oh snap! Looks like 2012 is gonna be a hot one! I think we can all agree that 2011 was a banner year for hip-hop here in town, and if this week's crop of new music is any indication, the new year is going to be even better. I gotta good feeling about it, a sneaking suspicion that all of the different ends of our scene — from the streets to the dorm rooms — are all going to gain some traction in the outside world. Case in point, the new

mixtape, Mid Grade Miracle, bangs so hard that everybody else in town is going to have to step up the game if they want to keep pace. I haven't always been a Jelly Roll fan, but the dude's flow has hit this butter-and-grits plateau that is simultaneously rough and smooth. And damn it, I cannot get enough. The beats are tight as hell and Jelly's storytelling is stronger than ever, so really you have no reason to not download this record. Get it over on

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Aight, let's get the P&B party bus on the road! More Nashville hip-hop after the jump!