Taken from TIME, where you can also check out a full interview:
The Roots drummer talks about his new book, the influence of Stevie Wonder, and the band’s success on Late Night.
Fyfe (@thisisfyfe) – Conversations (Video)
Fyfe’s ‘Conversations’ gets the visual treatment…you can purchase the track here.
Dabbla (@Dabblaldzmusic) – Meow Meow (Kitties) (Video)
Dabblas introduction to High Focus Records! Here is a dub over classic Samiyam instrumental ‘Kitties’ featuring cuts by DJ Manipulate. Look out for the Dead Players (Jam Baxter, Dabbla & GhostTown) album dropping on High Focus Records this summer…
Katie Got Bandz Feat. Gunplay – Yall Niggaz Ain’t Hittaz (Video)
Chicago’s Katie Got Bandz gets Gunplay on her latest record and visual, taken from the upcoming Drillary Clinton mixtape.
Freddie Gibbs Continues To Diss Young Jeezy; Disses Jim Jones
Freddie Gibbs continues to dig into Young Jeezy (mainly because people keep asking him about it, which he’d rather not do) and even throws Jim Jones into the mix on a recent interview with Closed Sessions.
Ariana Grande & Mac Miller Perform On ‘Jimmy Fallon’
Ariana Grande and collaborator Mac Miller appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to perform Grande’s hit ‘The Way‘ with the Roots. No selections from Miller’s Movies?
Stalley For Comme Des Garçons Play (Spring/Summer 2013) (PHOTOS)
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Check out the images above. Courtesy of Wish Atlanta:
COMME des GARÇONS PLAY, the street savvy sub-brand of Rei Kawakubo’s COMME des GARÇONS, is back this season with an all new collection of heart imprinted apparel.
Mac Miller On 106 & Park
Mac Miller takes his Movies to 106 & Park (the album drops this Tuesday).
@KimCesarion – Undressed (Video)
Swedish artist Kim Cesarion reveals his latest visual for ‘Undressed’, taken from his album Aristotracks, which will be released 28th July (preorder here).
Read more: http://blog.thenext2shine.com/music-video-kim-cesarion-undressed#ixzz2WMM41GUg
Ciara Performs In London
Ciara rocks the crowd with her new hit ‘Body Party’ and ‘Sorry’ (a cappella) at the Indigo2 in London.
DJ Absolut Feat. Ray J, Ace Hood, Swizz Beatz, Fat Joe & Bow Wow – All We Know
DJ Absolut pulls together a rag-tag group for his latest single.
DJ Drama Brings Out Meek Mill, Trinidad James, Rich Homie Quan & Roscoe Dash At Birthday Bash 18
Hot 107.9 held their annual Birthday Bash tonight at Philips Arena in Atlanta. During DJ Drama’s set, he brought out Meek Mill, Trinidad James, Rich Homie Quan and Roscoe Dash to rock the stage.
2 Chainz Announces New Album Title & Brings Drake Out At Birthday Bash
2 Chainz has announced his new album title while on stage during the Birthday Bash at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta: B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time. The now-christened sequel hit stores September 10th.
2 Chainz announced the name of his new album will be titled "B.O.A.T.S II: Me time" #birthdaybash18
— Karεn Ciѵil (@KarenCivil) June 16, 2013
Deluxe Edition Of ‘Yeezus’ Reportedly Available On The 18th
UPDATE: We’re eating on Tuesday. Additional Tweet added below.
So the news that’s hitting hit that net after Kanye’s daughter came into the world is that he will be releasing a Deluxe version of his upcoming album which we can preorder on the 24th….not sure when it will hit stores. We’re eating sooner than we think.
For people asking... the deluxe is available for pre-order on the 24th and it has 4 more songs! #Yeezus
— Streets by 1922 (@JonathanStreets) June 16, 2013
My fault... France 6/21 and Uk 6/24 disc and digi download in U.S 6/18!
— Streets by 1922 (@JonathanStreets) June 16, 2013
Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Give Birth To Their Baby Girl
TMZ is reporting that Kim Kardashian has given birth earlier today and her and the baby are in good health. The delivery comes an month early….no word on what they have named their daughter.
Jon Connor x Mistah F.A.B. – Rosé Splashin
Jon Connor is finishing up his upcoming project, Unconscious State, which is due on July 2nd. Today, he releases his next single with Mistah F.A.B. He has also revealed the first part of the album artwork while the other two parts are due along with next two leaks.
Kim Kardashian In Labor?
RadarOnline reported that Kanye West skipped his listening party last night to be by his girlfriend’s side, who had possibly gone into labor. Earlier this month, Kim confirmed that her and Kanye were having a girl.
Ludacris Nearly Gets Jumped In The Club; Fights Back
Ludacris has since been making light of this situation from his Vine account. According to HipHopRapScene:
“Ludacris was hosting a party at the Prive nightclub in Atlanta. In the beginning of the video, Ludacris is seen holding a mic and standing in front of the camera doing his hosting thing. Ludacris proceeds, walking with the nightclubs bodyguards or his own bodyguards and then all hell broke loose. A melee just erupted right in the middle of the club. Just a bunch of dudes started fighting with Ludacris and he fought back! He refused to be punked”-
Def Jam Is After ‘Yeezus’ Leaker
Reports TMZ:
Sources close to Def Jam tell TMZ, leaks like this aren’t uncommon — especially in the digital age — in fact, the record company has a special leaks division that deals with problems just like this.
“Yeezus” was scheduled to drop June 18, but the entire album surfaced on the web earlier today.
According to sources, the leaks division employs various methods to track down the source of a leak … as well as to put a stop to any further illicit file sharing. We’re told the record company already has a lead on who’s behind the leak and plans to take swift punitive action.
As for Kanye — we’re told he’s cool as a cucumber.
Sources close to the rapper say Yeezy feels it’s almost inevitable for a highly anticipated album to leak … especially with so many cooks in the kitchen.
King Louie – I Just Wanna
Hi-Def directs a video for a Louie song from his March Madness Series.
Columbia BT – Southside Jefe (Mixtape)
You may remember a rapper called Mr. Bigg Time, previously known for collaborating with Three 6 Mafia. Now, the veteran is back with a new name and a new mixtape, “Southside Jefe”, hosted by DJ Swamp Izzo & Greg Street with features from Young Scooter, Gucci Mane, Rocko, Shawty Lo and more.
Alley Boy Ft. Meek Mill – Stack It Up (Prod. Young Chop – No DJ)
Azekel (@iamAzekel) – A Song To An Unborn Child (Delilah) (Video)
At this point, it's gonna be a good day when this guy premieres some new music. You can get the tune here.
Mac Miller Returns To The Breakfast Club
Mac Miller talks Movies (out next Tuesday), competing with Kanye (and J. Cole), how in the hell he got a Jay Elect feature and more.