Harlem rapper Vinny Cha$e and his Cheers Club crew take us through their stomping grounds to survey both the positive and negative impacts of increasing gentrification on the legendary New York city community.
Hot 97’s The Realness: Pharrell Is Back In A Big Way
….as long as he makes more ‘good kid’s‘ and not ‘BBC’s‘.
Lil’ Wayne’s Tour Passport (Part 4)
Share Lil Wayne’s Tour Passport behind-the-scenes videos for a chance to win tickets, autographs, and more! In this episode of our web-series, we catch up with the legendary DJ Four Five. Hear him talk about his background, deejaying live with Lil Wayne, and what it’s like to deejay in the future. – 2DBZ
Big Sean Returns To The Breakfast Club
Big Sean talks Hall Of Fame, working with Eminem (and No I.D., who he gave mad respect for), Yeezus and more with The Breakfast Club.
Lauryn Hill Officially Begins Her Prison Sentence
From TMZ:
Officials tell TMZ … the former Fugees singer was booked into the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury at 11:15 AM EST.
We’re told the FCI is a “minimum security type facility” where inmates live in “barracks type” housing.
We’re also told 38-year-old Hill will not be isolated in the facility — and will be housed with the general population.
As we previously reported, Hill pled guilty last year to three counts of tax evasion for failing to file returns on $1.8 million she earned from 2005 to 2007.
Emilio Rojas Feat. Dave Schuler – Give the World To You (Video)
From Emilio Rojas’ No Shame… No Regrets, out now.
The Weeknd Announces Fall Tour Dates
The Weeknd is pretty much going on a world tour of sorts, starting off in Vancouver before taking over the States, eventually ending up in the UK. Check out the dates below.
09-06-07 Vancouver, British Columbia – Orpheum Theatre
09-10 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theater
09-13 Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre Berkeley
09-14 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
09-16-17 Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
09-20 Broomfield, CO – 1st Bank Center
09-22 Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
09-23 Cedar Park, TX – Cedar Park Center
09-24 Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
09-26 Tampa, FL – David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
09-27 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
09-28 Miami, FL – James L. Knight Center
09-30 Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
10-01 Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium
10-02 Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
10-04 Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
10-05 Washington, DC – DAR Constitution Hall
10-07-08 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
10-11 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
10-13-14 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
10-15 Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
10-17-20 – Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
11-21 Birmingham, England – National Indoor Arena
11-22 Manchester, England – 02 Apollo Manchester
11-24 Manchester, England – 02 Apollo Manchester
11-25 London, England – The 02 Arena
Styles P – The Combat Jack Show Interview (Episode 1)
The first episode of Styles P is pretty much gangster shit for real. Check it out.
Dirg Gerner (@dirggerner) – Dirg Gerner (EP)
You can get your copy in vinyl here.
Dirg Gerner, a German citizen of Chilean heritage, spent the last few years crooning away in his North East London studio. He’s a lover, a vulnerable observer, and clearly an artist, who’s managed to create an effective interface with today’s world with incredible speed. You can immediately tell Dirg is a raw uncut soul-element, blessed with a rare voice.
Released through Eglo Records (Floating Points/Alexander Nut) this 6 Track EP truly represents what Dirg Gerner is all about, 100% sung, written and produced by the man himself.
TiLLy Feat. Elliphant – In My Head (Video)
The latest visual from Stockholm’s TiLLy for ‘In My Head’, featuring Elliphant.
Don Cannon Appointed Def Jam A&R Vice President
Congrats to all parties, as Def Jam scoops up none other than Don Cannon as their A&R VP. Cannon spoke on the recent move:
“A music person can only dream about being at Def Jam, the most important hip-hop destination in the world. I feel I have a cutting edge vision for where the culture and hip-hop are heading and I’m excited to be joining the team. I’m already working 24/7 to drive the innovation of music forward and I’m confident we’ll land some big successes in the very near future.”
CBC’s The National Interviews ‘Crown’ Producer Wondagurl…
…and the whirlwind begins. I hope we hear more from her musically soon.
Meet WondaGurl, a Canadian teen featured on Jay-Z’s new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail.
Ragoe (@ragoemusic) – Rags To Riches Vol. 1 (Mixtape)
South London’s Ragoe drops his latest (and compelling) mixtape for the masses to enjoy. Tracklisting and download link below.
DOWNLOAD: Ragoe – Rags To Riches Vol. 1 (Mixtape)
01 Intro Let Me Tell Ya
02 Other Side Of The Fence
03 Molly 2 ft Chunks and Bills Boy
04 Nipsy Hustle ft Ls Hill
05 Let Me In 2
06 5am Freestyle
07 Do You Like ft Argz
08 Flake Will Make Her Dance ft Chunks, Bills Boy and Ls Hill
09 Official Wit It
10 FTB Freestyle
11 Bring It Back
12 Outta Sight Outta Mind ft Kas
13 Lesson Learnt
14 Packs
Probz (@OfficialProbz) – Just Passin’ Fru (Mixtape)
Probz passes through with his latest blend, featuring the likes of Fumin, Marger, Bruts and more. Tracklisting and download link below.
DOWNLOAD: Probz – Just Passin’ Fru (Mixtape)
ARTWORK/TRACKLISTING: Goodie Mob – Age Against The Machine
I’m assuming that Age Against The Machine is still slated for August 27th. You can check out the tracklisting below.
1. U Don’t Know What You Got (Intro)
2. State Of The Art (Radio Killa)
3. Power
4. Silence….. The New Hate (Interlude)
5. I’m Set
6. Valleujah
7. Pinstripes ft. T.I.
8. Special Education ft. Janelle Monae
9. Ghost Of Gloria Goodchild
10. Kolors
11. Come As You Are
12. Nexperiance
13. The Both Of Me
14. Balls (Interlude)
15. Amy
16. Understanding
17. Uncle Red’s (Interlude)
18. Father Time
Sampha (@Sampha_) – Without
SBTRKT and Drake collaborator Sampha drops a new track from his upcoming EP
TRAILER: The M.I.A. Documentary That The Powers That Be Don’t Want You To See
So, M.I.A. did a documentary with Stephen Loveridge that features the likes of Spike Jonze, Diplo and Kanye West. Apparently, certain bigwigs have blacklisted M.I.A. (I guess for being the rebellious soul that she is, I don’t really know). Above is the teaser to said documentary, of which a movement has kicked off for the purpose of getting the final project to the masses (M.I.A. is even trying her hand at Kickstarter). Check it out above and help push the clip is you support its release.
Portugal. The Man – Purple Yellow Red & Blue (Passion Pit Remix)
Passion Pit Remixes one of the more popular songs of Portugal. The Man’s recent album. Although we have a stream, you have to download the song through Samsung.
Dee (@Dee_Artist) – Medicine
You can download the track here.
Brand new original track by upcoming UK artist Dee taken from the “K.W.A.V” mixtape with Scope which is released free of charge soon. Produced by DMR. Additional vocals by Nicole Kane.
@RizzleKicks – Lost Generation (Lyric Video)
The latest lyric video from Rizzle Kicks for the lighthearted-yet-socially charged ‘Lost Generation’.
New Camp – CameraManSketch Freestyle
This was actually for CameraManSketch’s ‘Friday Freestyles’ series…..so excuse our request for a late pass. Shouts to Nottingham.
RDGLDGRN – Lootin’ In London (Video)
From DC to London, here’s RDGLDGRN’s latest visual from across the pond.