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Theophilus London – Rio
Trinidad-born NYC rapper Theophilus London follows up on the release of his latest single “Rio” with this music video. A chilled out track that features The Menahan Street Band, “Rio” draws on London’s diverse musical influences that include non hip hop genres such as funk and jazz. The self-directed video is hazy and dreamlike, which pairs well with the laid-back groove of the back track.
The Cataracs – Alcohol (Remix) ft. Sky Blu
Alcohol (Remix) is the first single by The Cataracs, Niles “Cyrano” Hollowell-Dhar and David “Campa” Benjamin, from their upcoming album. This track is the first of five that’ll be released on a weekly basis from Berkeley hip-hop indie outfit.
The song features American singer, rapper, producer and DJ Sky Blu of LMFAO.
Raekwon Opens Up About Wu Tang Drama
Raekwon shares his thoughts on the friction between Wu Tang group members before they dropped their last album “8 Diagrams,” revealing that personalities were just clashing, despite talent. Raekwon also details his new project “Lost Jewlry,” which is a compilation of past projects he’s resurrected and remastered, which features artists like Maino, Faith Evans, Freddie Gibbs and more.
Juicy J – She Dancin (Official Video)
Juicy J drops an official video for his Lex Luger produced banger “She Dancin’“. This track is off his Blue Dream & Lean mixtape. Directed by Jonathan Andrade.
Hoodie Allen – “No Interruption”
No Interruption came out almost a year ago by the independent American hip-hop artist and rapper Hoodie Allen. He has come out with newer music since then but I always come back to this song. The chorus is pretty catchy while the video is entertaining to watch as well. Check out his method below.
50 Cent Ft. Snoop Dogg & Young Jeezy “Major Distribution”
50 Cent finally releases the official video ‘Major Distribution’ featuring Snoop Dogg and Young Jeezy. Directed by Eif Rivera. This is off his upcoming album “Street King Immortal” dropping this spring.
Xzibit’s Video Shoot for “Up Out The Way” ft. E40 (Behind The Scenes)
Go behind the scenes of Xzibit’s video shoot for ‘Up Out The Way‘ featuring E-40, the lead single from his new album Napalm.
Tyga – Switch Lanes ft. The Game – Behind the Scenes
Tyga gives us a “Behind The Scenes” look at his new visual featuring The Game. The track titled, “Switch Lanes” comes fresh off of T-Rawww’s latest mixtape Well Done 3. Judging by the clip I’m sure that the video will be consistent with the Young Money rapper’s usual West Coast feel.
French Montana Addresses Beef with 50 Cent, Album Plans and More
French Montana stopped by Hot 97′s Angie Martinez Show to discuss some of his upcoming work and to talk about the recent twitter beef he and 50 Cent have been indulging in.
P.A.P.I. feat. French Montana, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Tadow
N.O.R.E., who changed his name to P.A.P.I., drops off his new single ‘Tadow’ featuring French Montana, Pusha T and 2 Chainz. Produced by Illa Da Producer. This is off his upcoming LP “Student Of The Game” coming soon.
Kid Ink feat. YG – What They Doin’
The tatted up titan, Kid Ink, releases the scenes for his new single “What They Doin” off the Rocket Ship Shawty mixtape presented by The Alumni Music Group. The clip is directed by Matt Alonzo Song and beat produced by T-Nyce.
ASAP Rocky – Long Live ASAP (Official Video)
As promised ASAP Rocky drops the official video for his album‘s title track “Long Live ASAP.” Album in stores January 15th, with no pushed back date in sight.
Calvin Harris ft. Tinie Tempah – “Drinking From the Bottle”
In his latest music video, Calvin Harris explores the dirty side of Los Angeles via a surrogate: the devil. Hot on the heels of the video for his smash hit with Florence Welch, “Sweet Nothing,” which delved into the dark side of strip clubs, Harris’s new one features British hip hop artist Tinie Tempah and one petulant horned demon who spews crackpot philosophies on L.A.’s Sunset Strip and masquerades as the devil himself. The video rifes with explicit content, depicts a world full of sin: drug use, gang violence, booty popping, voodoo, female nudity and drinking.
Wiz Khalifa feat (E-40 And Too Short) – Say I
New music from E-40 & Too Short “Say I” Ft. Wiz Khalifa.. Off of E-40 and Too Short’s upcoming double album “History: Mob Music & Function Music”.
Misa Campo
Misa Campo was born on the 23rd of January 1987 in Montreal in Quebec, Canada. Her father is Filipino and mother is Dutch. Misa has two sisters named Jen and Marie that she loves so much. Misa started her career as a bartender at a nightclub and her boss suggested that she work Hot Import Night car shows. She is mostly known as a hot import girl appearing at auto shows and Hot Import Night events. The sexy Filipina has done several appearances in Maxim, AskMen, DragSport and a lot of other magazines. Her career also includes dancing go-go at hip-hop events. She was the face of Rocawear Canada (urban clothing label created by Damon Dash & Jay-Z).
Ludacris feat. Usher & David Guetta – Rest Of My Life
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Ludacris has released a new single off his upcoming eight studio album, ‘Ludaversal.’ ‘Rest Of My Life’ features appearances from Usher and David Guetta (who also produced the song). It is the third single off the forthcoming album. With the success of ‘Jingalin” and ‘Representin” still lingering, ‘Rest Of My Life’ has a new vibe for Ludacris. With David Guetta producing the song, the EDM sound has given a new feel to correlate with the flow of Ludacris’s raps. The high energy dance beat from Guetta mixed with the hip-hop and R&B feel from Ludacris and Usher gives ‘Rest Of My Life’ a very diverse and unique sound that we haven’t got to hear from Ludacris yet. The powerful beat breaks in the song provide a good balance of hip-hop and pop. “I’m on a journey, yeah, I’m on a roll/Sometimes gotta close my eyes, just to open my soul/And tonight is the night, I gotta feeling that I’m about act a fool/So if you go fix some drinks me and Usher are about to break some rules.” Though the rap verses from Ludacris are as solid as they have ever been, Usher provides the melody in the chorus. “If you live for something, you’re not alone, my friend/So fill up your cup and, lift your lighter, and toast to life.” ‘Rest Of My Life’ is a new page in the novel of Ludacris, but with all the talent in this song, there’s no doubt that ‘Rest Of My Life’ is going to be hitting hard over the speakers in clubs for quite some time.
Jeff Phantom & DJ Storm – Swerve.
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On an average of about once a month, DJ Jeff Phantom and I got together since February to put out some podcast mixes that started with Project X, and are now culminating in the 30 minute mix session titled ‘Swerve’. With it being half Hip Hop, and half Electro/House/Dubstep, tons of ideas, mashups, and remixed were thrown around during the early phase of putting things together, but in the end we felt it was just best to just rock live on the turn tables for about 15 minutes each. Click the player below to listen, and we hope you enjoy.
Hip Hop Portraits By Mark563.
Illustrated portfolios always seem to have some sort of mysticism about them that photo’s don’t always capture. There’s just something special about someone taking their time to make sure every stroke of the pencil was correct, that every shade was correct, and every subtle nuance of a figure represented them correctly. The illustrator known as “Mark563″ has done all this and then some. Using some of the strongest names in Hip Hop as his subjects, he proves that both his illustration skills, and his knowledge of the legends of the genre are both impeccable.
2011 And The Advent Of Hipstep… (Or Dubhop).
Despite roots that date back to the late ’90s, dubstep in the U.S. gets mostly relegated to the fringes of popular music. Recently it’s been slipping into more mainstream arenas like hip-hop and pop. It most often rears its head at music festivals, on college campuses and in sets by the occasional late-night club DJ. Dubstep can be polarizing — alternately celebrated and derided as music for robots — but I’m not here to beat the drums of dubstep war, nor advocate for the genre’s continued prevalence. Instead, I’m here to state the obvious: that hip-hop and dubstep are fusing. You can call it “dubhop” or “hipstep,” but either way, this year it became impossible to deny.
What started with dubstep DJs experimenting with hip-hop remixes has progressed into the mainstream, with hip-hop artists now seeking out these DJs to incorporate dubstep beats into their songs. The list which follows is arranged by level of griminess and filth: The top represents some of the mainstream hip-hop acts to have infused their music with womp. But as you descend down the rabbit hole, the sounds become more hardcore. These jams are bursting with brutally thunderous bass lines, and they’re not for everyone. But if you emerge from this dark 10-track burrow of face-melting bass intact, then congratulations, my robotic friend: You are the newest fan of hipstep. Check the method.
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Jay-Z and Kanye West – Who Gon Stop Me
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SBTRKT ft. Little Dragon – Wildfire (RMX ft. Drake)
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Kreayshawn – Gucci Gucci
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Kelly Rowland ft. Lil Wayne & Diplo – Motivation (Remix)
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Wiz Khalifa – Black And Yellow (Big Gigantic Remix)
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Drake & Lil Wayne – I’m On One (KillaGraham Remix)
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Big Boi – Shutterbugg (Unlimited Gravity DUBSTEP Remix)
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Pretty Lights – All Of The Lights Remix Kanye West
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SAVOY – Welcome To Jamrock (Remix)
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Sam Adams – Hold On
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David Banner – Swag (Official Video).
Interestingly enough, I happened to be watching “Black Snake Moan” last night (until the DVD went sour on me) and I was trying to explain to someone who exactly David Banner was. So I was quite excited to check my email this morning to see that Mr. Banner had just dropped a video for his track titled ‘Swag’ in which he addresses the current state of Hip Hop. Taking shots at the ‘swag’ movement, V Nasty, and Soulja Boy (among others) I personally think the track Banner’s honest assessment of the way things are going in the game right now, and he’ll definitely have a lot people listening up. Check the method below.
The History Of Hip Hop In 4 Minutes.
I’m no stranger to a good beatbox, in fact, aside from DJ videos, I’d say beatbox videos are the ones I look up most often. There’s just something about being able to replicate such a wide variety of sounds without any instrument, or tool is fascinating to me. So when I read about the French beatboxer Eklipse and his 4 minute long session documenting the evolution of Hip Hop, I was interested. When I actually saw it, my reaction was like whhaaa?… So I felt the need to share.
Among the many thing I was impressed with, I have to say that his ability to emulate rappers voices is quite impressive. I’ve heard Eklipse speak before, and when it’s in English, his accent is quite thick, so be able to replicate Busta Rhymes, Method Man, and Lil Wayne with 90% precision is remarkable.
Assia
Assia caught my attention with the nickname “Ms Million Dollar Smile”. This early ’20-something’ model was born in Montreal, Canada in 89. Assia is half Morrocan and half Canadian. She attended the Academy of Art and Design to study in Fashion and since the age of 18 Assia was surrounded by fashion thus solidifying it as a passion of hers. She starting modeling at 17 but became interested in Eye Candy recently when she realized that bringing the sexy out of her suited her personality. She’s now ready to take it to another level and start appearing in videos, magazine etc. She’s done multiple videos in Montreal with local artists, and now she is going for bigger things outside of Canada. She also says she would eventually segue into acting, while keeping modeling one of her primary focuses.
The Grammy Nomination Announcements.
As some people may know, the Grammy’s are soon approaching, and for a recording artist, the honor of just being nominated is a pretty big deal. The Grammy’s have also been known for being somewhat partial to the hip hop genre… Until this year. Check out some of the catagories, and the nominations below.
Record Of The Year
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Fuck You – Cee-Lo Green
B.o.B & Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Album Of The Year
Recovery – Eminem
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Best Rap Album
The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
Thank Me Later – Drake
Recovery – Eminem
How I Got Over – The Roots
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
Best Rap Song
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
On To The Next One — Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Not Afraid – Eminem
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
Best Rap Solo Performance
Over – Drake
Not Afraid – Eminem
How Low – Ludacris
I’m Back – T.I.
Power – Kanye West
Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence + The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Song Of The Year
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Fuck You – Cee-Lo Green
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Beg, Steal Or Borrow – Ray Lamontagne
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Fancy – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
On To The Next One – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
My Chick Bad – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
Shutterbugg – Big Boi & Cutty
Lose My Mind – Young Jeezy & Plies
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
Deuces – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin Mccall
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Wake Up Everybody – John Legend & The Roots feat. Melanie Fiona & Common
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Little One – Bilal
Fuck You – Cee-Lo Green
Tightrope – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
Still – Eric Roberson
Orion – Carolyn Malachi
Dream Big, Hustle Hard.
Rob Scott & Carlo P
Its only every so often you see an artist with the potential to take over the world before he’s started, but Rob Scott is a name that some may not have heard, but will be familiar with very soon. A couple of my boys accompanied Rob Scott to Miami for the “Dream Big, Hustle Hard” Showcase, and were not the least bit suprised when he swept the competition. Check the video below. Shout outs to Rob Ru, Jose B., Carlo P., and Rob Scott, and don’t forget to listen for Rob’s music on ‘Cocktails & Condoms’.
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