It seems that with about every five twitter beefs, we get new material from Azealia Banks.
The Harlem bred emcee reveals "Yung Rapunxel," the first single from her debut Broke With Expensive Taste, which may not be for everybody. Stream the aggressive, electro record below and hit the comments with your thoughts!
Justin Timberlake might as well be an honorary SNL cast member as he took to the legendary sketch comedy show for the fifth time to host and perform in promotion of his new album The 20/20 Experience.
During a live performance of his hit "Suit & Tie" it appears Justin broke his silence and chose a pretty slick way to address Kanye West's public on stage rant in London where Ye shouted "Remind me again who was the original super fly and I got love for HOV but I ain’t fuckin' with that “Suit & Tie."
Moments before Jay-Z joined Justin on stage, the crooner switch up the lyrics on his second verse to add the line "my hits so sick, got rappers acting dramatic. That's alright. It's all mine." Tell 'em how you feel, Justin!
Hit the jump to hear Charlemagne's theory on Kanye's "You Mad?!" attitude.
Nicki Minaj may be a judge on one of TV's most family friendly reality shows, but that's not stopping her from showing some A LOT of skin on the visuals to French Montana's latest single "Freaks."
Supposedly the last Excuse My French single before Montana actually holds a track down solo, enjoy the dancehall tinged visual below.
If Funk Flex can bring together my two favorite artists, he's forever good in my book.
Added to Flex's impressive lineup so far for his upcoming mixtape Who You Mad At? Me Or Myself?, "Street Dreamin" features Bridget Kelly over a Shea Taylor production sampling the classic 2Pac "Got My Mind Made Up." To make things even better, MTV's Hottest MCKendrick Lamar adds an always solid verse at the start of the track.
"Street Dreamin" first caught my attention at Bridget Kelly's meet in greet at Tags II in Atlanta. Trust me, there's more heat to come.
After conquering Smirnoff's Master Of The Mix Atlanta, touring internationally and making her name as one of the most respected DJ's in the South, Hoodrich Entertainment and Hot 107.9's DJ Princess Cut plans to conquer the net one visual at a time with her new interview series In The Sweetbox.
In episode 1 of her debut season, she sits down with Atlanta emcee and producer Big Zak, best known throughout the city for his recent mixtape Talk That Shit and for his intro on DJ Greg Street's 6 O'Clock radio show.
Watch below as the lovely Sweetbox Jones talks with Zak about his accomplishments thus far, his growing MCM movement, and his strategy for making sure everyone who plays part in creating a song gets their proper share.
Be on the look out for Episode 2 of In The Sweetbox as Princess Cut chops it up witha few fellow DJ's. Subscribe to her channel to stay in the loop!
After introducing his new project Banco, Sir Michael Rocks gave illRoots the green light to premiere the tape's lead record "Money Came" produced by Choo Jackson. Peep the video trailer after the jump!
Drake can probably coast off of his hit "Started From The Bottom" until his album Nothing Was The Same drops, but it looks like he's got something to prove as he rips into Boi-1da & Vinylz's production "5AM In Toronto."
Stream/download the venting session below as Drake takes a few subliminals addressing the MTV Hottest MCs list, Rihanna, The Weeknd and a few others.
DJ Wally Sparks, Big K.R.I.T.'s right hand man, has joined forces with Big Sant's DJ Dub Floyd to form the Legion Of Doom as they blend two landmark records from Atlanta-- the Outkast classic "Spottieottiedopaliscious" and Ca$h Out's hit single "Cashin' Out."
SMKA, a brain trust in Atlanta known for bringing some of today's budding musicians together for dope collaborative projects, has outdone itself as they held The Hang Out:
Atlanta production collective, SMKA, blocked out 882 Studios for 4 days, and invited many of Atlanta’s most talented and progressive hip-hop artists to hang out, eat, drink, collaborate and make music. The Hang Out took place from February 7 - 10, and for 14 hours a day, 4 days straight, Justin Padron, of 882 Studios, recorded artists over SMKA production.
The Hang Out compilation features more than 50 different artists on 20 original records produced entirely by 808 Blake and Kato of SMKA. The Hang Out showcases the depth of talent, and diversity, that makes Atlanta’s hip-hop community the most creative and influential in the world.
Check out the project's first leak, "Pimpin Mane," below featuring Alabama's Jackie Chain and ATL rappers Scotty and RaRa over a Kato production.
Part 1 of The Hang Out is set to drop March 26th and if you're in the A in March 23rd, be sure to hit The Star Bar for The Hang Out Release Party.
