J.Cole Samples Kanye On First Single

  

  

  

  

  

Although J.Cole hasn’t reveal the title of his debut album, he told viewers on his Ustream session earlier today that he’s already locked in Hov and Trey Songz as guest features for the project, a new mixtape is coming soon and that he also sampled a Kanye track for his first single.

Band Releases Album as Location-Based App

The National Mall by BLUEBRAIN. The First Location-Aware Album from BLUEBRAIN on Vimeo.

Washington, D.C.-based band Bluebrain’s new album drops Friday, but not in the way one might think. It will be available on iTunes, but not in MP3 form — rather as a location-aware app that only works within the stretch of park in downtown D.C. called the Mall.

“The music changes and evolves based on your chosen path within the park,” says Ryan Holladay, one half of the band. (His brother, Hays, makes up the other half of the outfit.) “To do this, the app uses the phone’s built-in GPS capabilities.” The app features a map of the Mall that shows what locations are tagged with sound.

The album, titled The National Mall, contains about three hours of music that the brothers composed while traipsing around the area. “It was certainly the most amount of exercise I’ve ever gotten while making an album,” Holladay says.
Instantly changes as you wander around the park, Holladay tells us. Ascending the hill toward the Washington Monument, you’ll hear only a cello, then, gradually, violins, a choir, clapping, fireworks and drumbeats will come into the mix as you get closer to the obelisk.

S/O Mashable.com

RZA’s Next Film: The Man with the Iron Fist

Spotted on 2dopeboyz:
We all know it’s common knowledge that Ruler Zig-Zag-Zig Allah is a heavy Kung-Fu enthusiast and has made appearances in more than a few films. As of recent, The Abbot has been out in Shanghai shooting a new film titled The Man with the Iron Fist which recently wrapped up that so far is set to feature Lucy Liu, Russell Crowe, Pam Grier and Rick Yune. Universal Pictures gave the Wu-Tang captain a budget of twenty-two million to make this happen and the film is expected to release later this year. To top it off, Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth are producers of the film, so there will be a slim chance that it will suck (see the recent Inglourious Basterds). Read more about it here.

SD — Juice Freestyle

(As Quoted by PR.)As many of you may know by now– Alexa and Peter Rosenburg lost her little brother last week in a car accident. We are still reeling and trying to figure out how one continues life when such a huge piece is missing. Before Spencer passed away, he had started dabbling in rhyming. I wish I had told him how much potential he had, but I didn’t want to gas him up so early on. I should have. And I should have told him that he was just about my favorite person on earth to hang out with, but I think he knew that. He was an amazing person who brought joy to everyone. I will take him with me in everything I do from now until forever. I love you Spencer.

As a brand new rapper–he actually had his own style. He borrowed from his favorites, but he really had his own spin. Keep in mind–he was brand new, but I love the way he sounded. He actually was an MC.

S/O PMD