Spotted on TMZ:
Springsteen was performing in Limerick, Ireland Tuesday when he dedicated his song “American Skin (41 Shots)” to George Zimmerman’s 17-year-old shooting victim, saying, “We’ll send this as a letter back home for justice for Trayvon Martin.”
Springsteen famously wrote “American Skin” in 1999, accusing the NYPD officers who shot and killed Amadou Diallo of racism. Among the song’s lyrics … “You can get killed just for living in your American skin”
Snoop Lion says George Zimmerman wouldn’t be free if the prosecutors cared about getting justice for Trayvon Martin. – CNN
Famed producer and “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star Stevie J shares his thoughts on Lil Kim’s recent plastic surgery, and reveals if he’s ever talked to her about the subject. Stevie also talks about Kim’s beef with Nicki Minaj, explaining that he would’ve done things completely different if he were in Kim’s camp.
Chance The Rapper covers Dazed & Confused latest issue, which — aside from the above pics — you can check out more of here. You can also check out some pretty cool performance footage below.
DJ Tony Touch rounded up some legends for a power cypher last week on Toca Tuesdays in the Shade 45 studio. The Piece Maker 3 – Return of the 50 MCs is out now.
This post was originally for the new leak ‘Heavyweight’, but since I’m able to stream everything I’ve heard so far, I went with that. U-God’s Keynote Speaker drops this coming Tuesday.
Some deep thought courtesy of M. R. Essojay (and an apparent woman scorned).
Directed by Tom Cronin. ‘Peddle Bike’ is out now on iTunes.
‘Over Me’ is available on iTunes now.
Another excellent song taken from Ron Isley’s latest album, This Song Is For You, out now.
Travi$ Scott appeared on Peter Rosenberg’s late night show to speak on ‘starting from the bottom’, working with T.I. and Kanye and more.
From HBCU Buzz:
The moment of a lifetime arrived after Hampton University sophomore psychology major and Gloucester resident Lauren Pryor, won a $25,000 scholarship from rapper Wale. In a challenge presented on June 18 from Norfolk hip-hop station 103 JAMZ, Pryor was the 25th caller and the winner. In one brief week, Pryor went from winning a chance in a thousand to a moment in a million.
“I was on my way to a friend’s home in Hampton when I heard the radio challenge that the 25th caller would win the prize,” said Pryor. “The station said to call between 4 and 5 p.m. I called four or five times. The line was always busy. On about the 14th call I told myself to give it a rest then, I heard a man say ‘hello.’ “I didn’t believe it. He told me there were millions of calls and he only picked up the phone 14 times nationwide,” Pryor said in an article in the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal.
Pryor spent a glitz-filled two days, June 23-24, with all the VIP amenities anyone could ask for in New York City.
“Winning this scholarship was truly a blessing,” said Pryor. “Almost not returning to Hampton University in the fall because of expenses, I was exceedingly fortunate to receive this scholarship. It was truly a test of faith.”
I say Rocky and Ferg, but A$AP Mob represented even more than that when they visited 106 & Park to premiere Ferg’s latest video for ‘Shabba’. In addition, they gave their thoughts on Trayvon Martin.
North London representing JS Animal drops his latest visual to ‘Hangover’.
New track taken from Skyy Boii’s Legendary EP which will be out soon. Produced by Jordan Metra.
Produced by Emonie and courtesy of Impact TV.
Malisa Grace effortlessly covers ‘Wait Till You See My Smile’, taken from Alicia Keys’ album The Element of Freedom.
Bow Wow rapes the Auto-Tune feature for his latest creation. Strangely enough, this one isn’t that bad.
Hotel Cabana — which will feature the likes of Emeli Sandé, Professor Green, Sam Smith, Wretch 32, Ella Eyre, George The Poet and more — drops 26th August (preorders are available here).
This is amazing. To see more from this artist (and to keep up on upcoming events, such as a live show that’s supposed to be going down soon), head over to Push Crayons.
16-year-old Luton repping Zernell Fontaine certainly has the makings of a star, which is clearly evident in his latest visual for the head-nodding single ‘Growing Pains’. Check it out above.
Today, we get to see a quick snapshot of what we can expect from the group’s video for their latest single.
