Sunday, February 12, 2012
The Roots & Elle Varner Pay Tribute To Whitney Houston [VIDEO]
After hearing the news of Whitney Houston's passing, The Roots rushed to transform their party into a proper tribute concert, but a lot of their expected cameos were no shows. Fortunately, Elle Varner showed and gave a passionate performance of Whitney's hit "Saving All My Love" to pay tribute to the lost legend.
Props to AO! & Rolling Stone
Previously: Elle Varner - Conversational Lush [New Mixtape]
Cash Money Celebrates At Their Pre Grammy Party & Announces Christina Milian Signing [VIDEO]
Watch below as Lil Wayne introduces the party with a moment of silence to Whitney Houston, announces Christina Milian's affiliation, and fires shots at The Throne. Hit the jump to see more highlights of the party!
Twista - Whitney Houston Tribute
The world has been in shock after learning of the unfortunate and seemingly premature death of Whitney Houston, one of the most talented vocalists to ever grace the stage. Chicago quick spitter Twista is among the first of I'm sure a long list of musicians who will pay tribute to Whitney in the coming days, as he admits how much of an impact she has had on him.
Twista - Whitney Houston Tribute
Download: Twista - Whitney Houston Tribute
Props to UHTN
Scolla - Tell Me If You Down
Scolla is well on his way to dominating the lanes of both Hip Hop and R&B as the Detroit native continues to take us along #ScollasWebTour. Check out the newest addition to the series, "Tell Me If You Down," which has me remembering how easy it was to get a boo thang back in the day.
Scolla - Tell Me If You Down
Download: Scolla - Tell Me If You Down
Props to The Source
Previously: Scolla - Take What's Mine ft. Rapper Big Pooh & Big Sant
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Drake Names His Picks For The Hottest MCs Of The Year [VIDEO]
I'm not sure if the list was completely fabricated or if MTV made a mistake, but the list that leaked of MTV's 2011 Hottest MC's doesn't seem to be correct. Thank God.
The official announcements dont begin online until Monday the 13th, but contenders on the list, like Drake, are quick to give their opinions. Watch below as Drizzy lays down his pics for Hottest MC and hit up the comments with your picks!
Props to The Source
Previously: Young Jeezy ft. Drake, Jay-Z & Andre 3000 - I Do (Remix)
Stacy Barthe - No Strings Attached ft. John Legend
Update: Stacy Barthe's In The InBetween has officially hit iTunes and it includes a new version of "No Strings Attached" which features an equally sensual verse from John Legend. Check it out below, and make sure you cop Stacy's new EP!
Props to SoulCulture
Freddie Gibbs - Mobbin ft. Young Jeezy
Luxury Trap Music 2 must have something to do with tucking your napkin in your shirt, because Freddie Gibbs and Young Jeezy are just "Mobbin" like that. Find out how CTE gets down on this new banger, and make sure you check out the upcoming mixtape from DJ Sean Mac when it drops soon!
Freddie Gibbs - Mobbin ft. Young Jeezy
Download: Freddie Gibbs - Mobbin ft. Young Jeezy
Props to HHNM
Previously: Young Jeezy ft. Freddie Gibbs - The Motto (Freestyle)
Estelle - International (Serious) ft. Chris Brown & Trey Songz [Prod. by David Banner]
Estelle's All Of Me drops on February 28th, but one of the most anticipated tracks has busted out! The Chris Brown and Trey Songz featured song displays their versatility as Estelle and Trey both spit a few bars along with their melodies. Check out the David Banner produced track "International" below, and hit up the comments with your thoughts on the collab!
Estelle - International (Serious) ft. Chris Brown & Trey Songz [Prod. by David Banner]
Download: Estelle - International (Serious) ft. Chris Brown & Trey Songz [Prod. by David Banner]
Props to 2dopeboyz
Previously:
Black Cobain - Shot Caller (Freestyle)
Black Cobain continues his reckless assault of today's hit singles as he takes on French Montana's "Shot Caller." Listen below as he reps BOA and DMV to the fullest over Harry Fraud's infectious beat, and hit up the comments with your thoughts on Cobain's freestyle!
Black Cobain - Shot Caller (Freestyle)
Download: Black Cobain - Shot Caller (Freestyle)
Props to Black Cobain
Previously: Black Cobain - Peso (Freestyle) [Music Video]
Questlove - Black Fist Friday Guest Mix On Hot 97
Pete Rock was up last week, and yesterday it was Questlove's time to rock "Black Fist Fridays," Mister Cee's guest mix series on Hot 97 in honor of Black History Month. Listen below as the legendary musician plays classic Hip Hop including the music of J. Dilla, Ghostface Killah, Mos Def, ATCQ and more. He also chops it up with Mister Cee about his relationship with Jay-Z so this is definitely something you don't want to skip through!
Props to Miss Info
Previously: Flo Rida Performs "Good Feeling" With The Roots [VIDEO]
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