Miguel's "Quickie" gets a new beat and a new verse on this official remix featuring, who else but the quick spittin' Twista. Check it out below and let me know if you'd rather here this or the original!
Roscoe Dash is gearing up for his debut album after a bajillion features and hit singles. Check out the video for "Good Good Night," a song that's sure to tear up the clubs in the very near future.
Jessie J is one of the many amazing female artists out of the UK, and she's one of the best vocalists that I've heard in a VERY, VERY long time. Watch the music video to the title track from her debut album, Who You Are below and make sure you go cop it if you haven't already!
Sir Michael Rocks has been one of the most consistent rappers in the game right now as far as dropping projects are concerned. This year the Chicago emcee's already given us his mixtape The Rocks Report and the Cool Kids album When Fish Ride Bicycles with Chuck Inglish, and now we have Premier Politics to add to the collection. Download the mixtape after the jump, which features Jeremih, Casey Veggies and more!
Tyrese is back with another leak from his upcoming album Open Invitation. What's different about this track is that, there are two versions--one featuring Brandy and the other featuring Melanie Fiona. Listen to the ballad "The Rest of Our Lives" and let me know which version you prefer!
As a bonus, hit the jump for the trailer to his upcoming music video for "Too Easy" ft. Ludacris!
Wale revealed the album artwork for Ambition on Twitter a few minutes ago, and apparently he has more in store for the evening. Ambition in stores 11.1.11. Preorder the album here!
I posted a snippet of the song yesterday, and the full version of T.I.'s "I'm Flexin'" featuring Big K.R.I.T. is here! Tweets as my witness, T.I.'s been on it! He says he's done with a remix to Jay-Z & Kanye's "Ni**as In Paris" and Ke$ha's "Sleezy," and he's already dropped the remix to Future's "Magic" and 2 Chainz's "Spend It." You know Gangstas Use Emoticons will be on it as soon as more of his new material drops!
I usually try to avoid artists that my mom is into now at all costs, but she put me onto Ledisi, and her voice is amazing. Check out her music video for "So Into You" below from her sixth studio album, Pieces of Me!
Here's another track that I missed yesterday while at the Kendrick Lamar show. Check out Michigan native, Gilbere Forte on his track "Black Soul" with Big K.R.I.T. Forte's Some Dreams Never Sleep is set to drop on Oct. 4.
Gilbere Forte: Black Soul ft. Big K.R.I.T. [Prod. Don Cannon & Raak)
OFWGKTA repper Hodgy Beats linked up with Stones Throw Records' Jonti for "Nagoya," which he recorded just 2 days ago. Check it out below, and let me know what you think!!
Time to switch it up a bit today with some Adele. Watch the now 23 year old songstress in her music video for "Someone Like You" off of her ridiculously successful album, 21.
Last night when 2 Chainz performed "Spend It" at the Back In Session Concert, he mentioned this remix. Just like magic, it's here! T.I.'s rampage continues! 2 Chainz's Tru REALigion mixtape drops 11.1.11!
T.I. surely wasn't lying about laying verse on verse on verse since his release from prison and the halfway house. He joins Young Jeezy on "F.A.M.E." on this personal track that addresses the phony people and the downside of being in the limelight.
Young Jeezy: F.A.M.E. ft. T.I. [Prod. J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]
From the sounds of this, Thug Motivation: 103 sounds like it's gonna be something the rap game has been waiting for. Props to CDJ
Wale let yet another track from Ambition go last night, while I was at the Kendrick Lamar show, and it looks like it had the internet going nuts. Listen to "Tats On My Arm" featuring Rick Ross below, and brace yourself because Ambition drops 11.1.11!
Call me ignorant, but I didn't know Dom Kennedy had just a big of a following as Kendrick Lamar. The crowd was spitting all of Dom's songs word for word during his set at Atlanta's Back In Session concert, and he had everyone who wasn't too familiar rocking anyway.
Check out his performance of From The Westside, With Love track, "Grind'n," below. I apologize for the video quality. I was wildin' in the crowd and filming at the same time!
CyHi The Prynce also amazed everyone during his set at Atlanta's Back In Session concert tonight. Even those there who weren't too familiar with him were able to see his love for his craft and recognize the complexity and cleverness of his lyrics.
G.O.O.D. Music's prince also surprised the crowd by bringing out both MMG representative Pill and former boob man, 2 Chainz. I captured some video footage of it all even though I was too busy losing my voice and bouncing along.
Watch below as CyHi performs "Emotional" with 2 Chainz, and hit the jump to see more performances from CyHi & company!
I just got home from one of the most amazing shows in my life-- Kendrick Lamar, CyHi The Prynce, Dom Kennedy, Schoolboy Q, Pill, and 2 Chainz all in one night!! I tried my best to get some footage although I found my 5'1'' frame struggling to get positioning at Atlanta's Back In Session concert.
Kendrick Lamar, the headliner and my personal favorite rapper, completely killed it and I was able to catch some VERY amateur footage of him opening the show with the Section.80 introductory track, "F**k Your Ethnicity." Looking into the crowd, I realized that Kendrick Lamar attracted an extremely diverse fan base and it was a beautiful sight to behold.
Hit the jump to see a photo of Kendrick and Schoolboy Q performing!
New music from Frank Ocean has surfaced called "Best Seller." Not sure if it's an old or new track, but it's not a part of The Lonny Breaux Collection that contained 64 tracks from when Frank Ocean was going by the moniker, Lonny Breaux. Check out the R&B leak, "Best Seller" and let me know what you think!
T.I. is a free man, and he's working right out of the gate! I think this is a great strategy since many have written T.I. off as one of the hottest rappers. He's got a lot to prove with this return, and I wish him the best. News of a Big K.R.I.T. collabo surfaced last week, but now we can hear a portion of their track "I'm Flexin'."
Check it out below and make sure to hit up the comments or the G.U.E. Facebook page and let me know if this track is going to put him on the road to an amazing comeback!
New Orleans duo The Knux were among the 53, 028 artists who released an album on Tuesday, and I encourage you all to go cop that, especially if you need some alternative Hip Hop in your life. Watch below as they perform "Run" on Letterman!
If you want to listen to their brand new album Eraser, stream it for FREE on Myspace!
Terrace Martin is back with another leak from his upcoming mixtape Locke High 2. For the banger "Some Other," the saxophonist and producer recruited fellow Cali rappers Problem & Tay F 3rd. Check it out below, and wait patiently for 10.25.11 when Locke High 2 drops!
Terrace Martin: Some Other ft. Problem & Tay F 3rd
Atlanta singer Verse Simmonds has been making a lot of ground lately, especially with the success of his song "Boo Thang" feat. Kelly Rowland. Check out the music video for the Sertafied track "Tears of Joy" as Verse claims that once he's through, you'll cry from the joy of it all...
Sex so good, you wanna... cry?.
Hit the jump to stream/download his latest mixtape, The Sextape Chronicles 2 (Rhythm & Streets Edition)!
Evidence continues with Cats and Dogs domination with another new visual from the album. Watch the video for "It Wasn't Me" below and be sure to go cop the LP now!
Top Dawg Entertainment keeps the wheels going as Black Hippy member Jay Rock drops visuals for one of the best tracks on his album Follow Me Home (in my opinion). "M.O.N.E.Y." features Cali singer J. Black and is produced by the talented Terrace Martin. Watch below as the lust for money unfortunately gets the best of young men in the streets of Cali.
Letoya Luckett has been an incredibly busy woman as of late. With her third album The New Era on the way, a role on the HBO series Treme, and a role in the upcoming movie From The Rough, Letoya wants to keep her fans up to speed and involved in her hectic but highly enjoyable life. To accomplish this goal, Letoya will be premiering a web series entitled Life, Love & Music. Catch a sneak peek of it below!
I've been trying to research Rita Ora and her music ever since my sister and I checked out Roc Nation's roster and realized we'd never heard an ounce of her work. Unfortunately, the mystery behind the Kosovo born, London bred continues, but it seems that the world is one step closer to hearing her actually sing. Watch below as she explains her background, her almost finished debut album, and her recent collaborations.
Hopefully, in the next edition of her vlog, we get to hear her chops!
Sean Price, Black Milk & Guilty Simpson, collectively known as Random Axe, dropped their self titled album on Duck Down Records in June to critical acclaim and are continuing to drop visuals for their dope project. Check out the visuals for their track "Chewbacca" which features cameos from the very sexy, furry brown man himself.
Fear of God 2 surely didn't drop yesterday, so my only assumption is that he's planning to add some new material to make it worth the wait. I'm not sure if this new track "Body Work" is the godsend, but it may grow on me. Check out the track, and be sure to let me know what you think about Pusha T's collab with Juicy J, Meek Mill and French Montana below!
Pusha T - Body Work ft. Juicy J, Meek Mill & French Montana [Tags, Clean No Tags, Dirty]
Wale & Miguel hinted of their collab in Wale's recent vlog, but I didn't know it would be coming this soon! In celebration of Wale's completion of Ambition, he released the smooth "Lotus Flower Bomb," which you can check out below. 11.1.11!
As part of his Street King Energy series, 50 Cent keeps it going with the soulful track "Love Hate Love." Check it out below and hit the jump for another track he leaked today!
When I woke up from my nap a few minutes ago, and I saw Pastor Troy had a new mixtape out, I thought I was still dreaming! I've always appreciated Pastor Troy because he knows how to get me crunk and he knows how to keep it real. "Vice Versa" is a classic in my eyes.
Check out Pastor Troy's Crown Royal 2 after the jump and you tell me if he needs to hang it up or crank it up!
Amber Rose isn't the only member of the Khalifa family to make the blogs today! Check out New Jersey's Neako as he recruits Wiz Khalifa for his new track "Scanners." Neako's next project The Number drops Oct. 3rd so be on the lookout!
While Cali emcee Murs and NC producer Ski Beatz are gearing up for their joint album Love & Rockets, Vol. 1: The Transformation, they dropped a video for their track "Let's Go" to promote the song's appearance on A3C Vol. 1. Check it out below and make sure you go get your tickets to the A3C Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta which takes place from October 6-8!
At midnight last night, Bow Wow dropped is newest offering, I'm Better Than You. I don't have much to say since I haven't checked it out, but listen at your own risk and let me know in the comments or on Facebook if we should all lay of the Bow Wow cracks.
Evidence was among the gang of artists who released an album, and I must say that Cats & Dogs is CRAZY (Review Coming Soon!)!! Check out his interview on the Good Fella Radio Show as he expresses his shock over developing a solid fan base, talks about major labels vs. the independent route and discusses his group Dilated Peoples.
Shortly after the release of his new single "Strange Clouds," B.o.B took to Atlanta's V103 to give more details regarding his sophomore LP. Watch Part 1 below as he discusses his reaction to his stardom and what keeps him going! reveals the title of his next album!
Hit the jump for Part 2 as he reveals the title to his next album!
This is a huge week for J. Cole. He's celebrating the release of his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story and is busy promoting to make sure everybody who can cop it, does. Check out his appearance yesterday on 106 & Park below!
Hit the jump for Part 2 & 3 of the interview, and to see who J. Cole prefers-- Tupac or Biggie?
After a minor twitter beef yesterday between Peter Rosenberg & Amber Rose, Amber decided to hit the airwaves and air out all of her frustrations concerning the public's perception of her. This 43 minute long interview covers everything that has been speculated--her breakup with Kanye West, her dislike for Funkmaster Flex, and her love life with Wiz Khalifa.
Watch below as Amber Rose claims Wiz Khalifa "would beat the crap outta Kanye" if it came to it!
New visuals from the always grindin' Curren$y Spitta who is one of the headliners on the Smokers ClubTour along with Method Man, Big KRIT, Smoke DZA and more. Check out the video for "Ways To Kill 'Em" below and make sure you cop your tickets!
T.I. may not be a fully free man yet, but that doesn't mean he can't pull a Shyne and drop verses behind while still under supervision. Thankfully for Future, the verse has great sound quality, and is sure to get constant play on radio and in the clubs. Check out the remix to Atlanta rapper's "Magic" below!
As part of the VEVO Go Show Series, J. Cole stopped at New York City's Union Square Park and gave a surprise performance of "Can't Get Enough." Check it out below, and make sure you go out and purchase a copy of Cole World: The Sideline Story today!
New music from Bronx singer-songwriter-producer Emanny featuring frequent collaborator Joe Budden. I'm really liking "I Messed Up" and I can't wait to hear his new "sampler" Songs About Her, , along with his latest mixtape, Road To The High LIfe, which you can download after the jump.
Check out the music video for "Smile Back," Mac Miller's second single from Blue Slide Park, and watch as Mac Miller confronts all of the negativity in his way with a big fat ol' kool-aid smile. 11.8.11
Mac Miller seems to be getting better and better lately, and it's the anticipation is building everyday for his upcoming album, Blue Slide Park. Mac Miller dropped the tracklisting yesterday along with a new music video, which I'll put up in a second. Hit the jump to view the full track list!
Since I know you're all dying to watch a music video of someone rapping on the toilet, here's another drop from Bow Wow. I guess he didn't think we'd realize that there's no hook, hence the title "Bars and No Hook" and the title of his new mixtape, I'm Better Than You, which drops tonight at midnight.
Hit the jump to view the tracklisting for his upcoming mixtape.
Bow Wow's got a lot to prove with this next project, especially after all of the slander of him on Twitter and his signing to the star-studded Young Money/Cash Money crew. Listen to the track "Heaven" below, and let me know if you'll be laying off the Bow Wow jokes now.
Bruno Mars' debut album Doo Wops And Hooligans was an amazing success for him, and now the pressure's on to deliver for his sophomore record. Check out his brand new track "It Will Rain" below, which will appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming movie, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1.
Producer araabMUZIK is a widely known producer thanks to his work with Cam'ron and the rest of the the Dipset squad. Watch below as he talks about how he became prominent as a producer and watch him absolutely kill new beats on the MPC. Be on the lookout for new releases from him with Eminem, Jadakiss, Slaughterhouse, Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, 50 Cent and more!
