Music News’ Tasha Demi meets the UK dancehall champion, firing him some of her trademark ‘think on your feet’ questions and finding out what he makes of his soaring popularity. – Music-News
@Zeph_Online & @Mr_3k9 – Serious (Video)
Check out this new visual from Zeph & Mali, filmed in London and Paris….written, produced and directed by the artists.
@ShoShallow – Bad (@Wale Cover) (Video)
Sho Shallow warps Wale’s track a bit for his refix and visual. Big up Brixton.
Lil’ Wayne On Jimmy Kimmel; Speaks On Seizures, Miami Heat & More
Weezy speaks on scheduling mishaps with Jimmy Kimmel (he was supposed to be on the show a couple of times before…..his health being one issue), I Am Not A Human Being II, his tour with T.I. & Co., retiring after The Carter V and much more. Additional clips below.
J-Kwon – Pushing The Odds (Pusha T & Odd Future DIss)
Seriously, was this all a matter of timing? Because it can’t be a coincidence that Kanye just spoke this nigga’s name up in an interview….
Curren$y Feat. Trinidad Jame$ – Killer$
Attack of the unnecessary dollar signs. Check out the latest loosie from Spitta.
Alley Boy – War Cry Intro/Spend It (Video)
Alley Boy is definitely keeping the visuals coming in lieu of his War Cry mixtape.
FOUND FOOTAGE: Lord Of The Mics 4 (Bonus Rounds)
Spotted on The Grime Report:
Here is the extended trailer to the Lord Of The Mics 4 Bonus rounds video which will be dropping soon courtesy of Camera Man Sketch and the Lord Of The Mics Team.
DJ Jazzy Jeff – Vinyl Destination (Episode 12)
Jazzy Jeff & Co. are back in the States, which makes this series a lot less interesting.
Snoop Dogg – Let The Bass Go
Snoop Dogg contributes to the soundtrack for the upcoming animated film Turbo.
Juicy J – Sermons Domain Interview
Courtesy of Sermons Domain:
Sitting with Sermon’s Domain before the Seattle show, Juicy J discusses narrowing down Stay Trippy from 80 to 16 songs, “Ain’t No Coming Down” getting a big enough response to be included on the album, separation between his mixtapes and album’s sound, being one of the few rappers to work with Justin Timberlake, how he got the Pimp C verse on “Show Out (Remix)” and if he feels that Stay Trippy should’ve came out when “Bandz A Make Her Dance” peaked.
Off Tha’ Wall: Rockie Fresh (Mass Appeal)
We linked up with Rockie Fresh for the new episode of Off Tha’ Wall. He took some time to chop it up with us about being the newest signee to MMG, copping the Space Jam soundtrack, and watching Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper. – Mass Appeal
U-God Feat. GZA & Jackpot Scotty Wotty – Heads Up
I don’t know why, but U-God is dropping an album on July 23rd titled Keynote Speaker.
Apparently, DJ Khaled Contributed To Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’
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Khaled talks Yeezus with MTV…..this might be a stupid question, but can anyone name a 100% DJ Khaled beat?
PERSONAL UPDATE: He did Pitbull’s ‘Melting Pot’, according to Wikipedia. If this is in fact true, he officially as my respect as a producer.
50 Cent: ‘Rappers Shouldn’t Be Sports Agents’
50 Cent says rappers should stick to their day jobs — rapping — and not go gallivanting around as sports agents, or business moguls, OR ANY OF THOSE OTHER NON-RAPPY THINGS THAT JAY-Z DOES.
Robin Thicke Visits ‘Quiet Storm’ With Lenny Green (WBLS)
R&B/Hip-Hop/Pop singer and songwriter Robin Thicke stopped by NYC WBLS 107.5 radio station to chat and play a new track “4 the Rest of My Life” with Lenny Green on the live Quiet Storm show on Monday!
U.G.L.Y. (Underneath Greatness Lies You) Feat. Maad Scientist – Redd (Video)
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Trippy. This visual was directed by Chris Brown (U.G.L.Y. is actually signed to Brown’s CBE label).
Alt-J Digs @EllieGoulding’s ‘Tessellate’ Cover
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Ellie Goulding recently released a visual to her spin on Alt-J’s ‘Tessellate’, and the originators recently spoke on the cover to MTV while at the Governors Ball:
“Well, Ellie’s a fan of the band, and that’s really nice, and she emailed me, sent me a message on Facebook or something just saying ‘Oh, I’ve done a cover of ‘Tessellate,’ what do you think of it?'” keyboardist Gus Unger-Hamilton said. “I played it for everyone else and I thought it was really cool. Ultimately, it was nice of her to, in a sense, ask permission! She could have just done it and it would have been fine!”
Laura Welsh (@_laurawelsh) – Cold Front (Video)
Cold Front EP is out 14th July (preorder here). She’ll also be performing for the fans the following day.
Kelly Rowland Speaks On ‘Dirty Laundry’ Visual
Courtesy of That Grape Juice:
Kelly Rowland chats exclusively to That Grape Juice on the set of the video for ‘Dirty Laundry’. The singer also dishes on new album ‘Talk A Good Game’ and much more.
Rihanna – Pour It Up (araabMUZIK Remix)
Respect to araabMUZIK, but this ain’t touching Mike Will’s blend. The Remixes Vol. 1 drops July 9th.
