Pusha T speaks on his top 5 dead or alive, My Name Is My Name and more.
Danny Brown (& A-Trak) – Tim Westwood Interview; Speaks On Grime Music
Danny Brown & A-Trak talk to Westwood at the Crib Session about the influence Grime music has on him, drinking syrup & being signed to Fools Gold!
Dr Meaker Feat. Romaine Smith – Don’t Think It’s Love (Video)
‘Don’t Think It’s Love’ is available now on iTunes.
Cory Mo – It’s All Over (Video)
‘It’s All Over’ is the first Video officially released from Cory Mo’s upcoming album Take It Or Leave It, available July 30th on Talib Kweli’s new Label Javotti Media.
Vince Staples & Larry Fisherman – Stolen Youth (Album)
Not only is the entire project produced by Larry Fisherman (Mac Miller), ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul make appearances on the album. Thus, I must check it out. Tracklist, stream and download below.
Download: Vince Staples & Larry Fisherman – Stolen Youth (Album)
@TsubaRecords Presents… @MiltonJackson & @ZooLookSam – Night Trax Vol. 2
We present the second instalment of the Night Trax series, a double header featuring Milton Jackson and Tsuba newcomers Zoo Look. Milton leads with a very special track, the deeply hypnotic ‘Requisite Vocal Science’ and Zoo Look deliver a jackin’ underground houser with ‘I Can’t Deny’. Vinyl Only and limited to 350 copies.
K. Michelle Performs At The O Music Awards
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K. Michelle (of VH1’s Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta) performs ‘Can’t Raise A Man’ and ‘V.S.O.P.’ at the O Music Awards.
Lukas (@LukasAlfresco) – Rock Right
Not sure when the actual release is, so enjoy the stream below for now…
Part II of a Summer Riot is back with a bang!
Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr – Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat
Me and Stef (Riva Starr) were out vinyl shopping in Williamsburg, Brooklyn earlier this year when we met this dude ranting in the street about some 3 day bender he had been on (and possibly still was….) we hooked him into our serato and chopped him up into a tune. I just wish we’d caught his full name……. – Norm (Fatboy Slim)
James Dexter (@jamesdexterdj) – True EP
True is officially released 1st July.
Six months after his Lost My Dog debut with ‘System Check EP’, James Dexter is back again with another four-tracker in the shape of ‘True’.
The tracks on True show Dex in typically fine deep form, where garage-influenced percussion rides over bottomless subs and tees up vintage chord stabs.
@HenryRiton Feat. @CassieSuper – Must Be Love
Riton’s Can’t Stop The Clock will be here 1st July. For now, here’s a fresh new jam featuring Cassie )(or her sampled vocals)…you can also check out plenty more info at his SoundCloud.
Domo Genesis – Table Tennis
Domo Genesis is back with a new tune, premiered courtesy of Ashley Outrageous for her Playlist, Vol. 3 mixtape.
Action Bronson – i-D Magazine Interview
Collaborating with Wiz Khalifa, Prodigy and Raekwon on Saab Stories, produced entirely by long-time friend and fellow Brooklynite Harry Fraud, response to Action’s new music has been universally positive. i-D chatted to the crowd-pleasing stage diver and ended up soaked in his backwash. Watch on to see more.
Even The Deaf Can Rock Out At A Wu-Tang Concert
Check out the signer for this Wu-Tang performance at Bonnaroo. Even if you can’t hear, damnit if you can’t go crazy with the Wu.
@AmplifyDot – Urban Flash Interview
Amplify Dot speaks with Urban Flash about her new single with Busta Rhymes, her forthcoming album, her Twitter and more.
Realm Reality – BET’s The Backroom Freestyle
Realm Reality brings bars to 106 & Park’s cypher series.
Daley (@DALEYmusic) – Songs That Remind Me Of You (Video)
I’m still hooked on ‘Alone Together‘, and here he is again with another jam; check out the latest visual from Daley and look out for his forthcoming EP of the same name.
Diddy Calls Hot 97; Speaks On Revolt TV Deal With Time Warner Cable
Diddy calls Hot 97 to speak on getting his Revolt TV channel on Time Warner Cable (which arrives this Fall). The revolution will be televised.
RECAP: Snoop Dogg & His Youth Football League’s 1st Annual Family Fun Day
Entertainment icon, Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion, hosted the 1st Annual Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL) Family Fun Day at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles. Snoop enlisted the help of NFL’s Seattle Seahawks’, Pete Carroll, as well as notable NFL players DeMarcus Ware (Dallas Cowboys), DeSean Jackson (Philadelphia Eagles), LaMarr Woodley (Pittsburgh Steelers), Ronnie Hillman (Denver Broncos), Willie McGinest (former Cleveland Browns player) and Keith Bullock (former Tennessee Titans player) to come out and coach over 300 youth participants at the Family Fun Day through.
Joey BADA$$ & Trinidad Jame$ Pet Kittens At The Roots Picnic
…and it’s not what you think (or maybe it is, if your head wasn’t in the gutter). While there, The Daily Show‘s Wyatt Cenac also spoke to Joey BADA$$ on Summer Knights. Courtesy of Okayplayer.
RECAP: Reebok Classic Event (Feat. Freeway, Kirko Bangz, Travis Scott, Ace Hood & More)
Dougie Fresh showcased his unparalleled beat-boxing skills, while Trips and Slim rhymed. Freeway performed “What We Do” and Kirko Bangz performed a new song that had a ratchet-California vibe. Travis Scott performed “Upper Echelon” and “Quintana”. Ace Hood performed “We Outchea” and Vinny Chase performed as well.