This all went down during Casey Veggies and Travi$ Scott’s PNCXX Tour with at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Additional clips below (courtesy of Hip-Hop Heisenberg).
Ballet School (@b4lletschool) – Heartbeat Overdrive
Synth heavy tunes from Germany.
Ballet School are a band at the forefront of pop’s new alternative. Classic melodies, beautiful beats, real lyrics. Featuring songwriting duo Rosie Blair on vocals/guitar, Michel Collet on lead guitar and Louis McGuire on drums.
Rosie, (from Ireland), and Michel (Japanese-Brazilian) met two years ago in Berlin’s thriving ex-pat DIY scene. Rosie heard Michel playing his guitar in the U-bahn and immediately asked him to form a band. In 2012 they began collaborating with Louis, another fixture on the Berlin DIY scene.
The three bonded through wild experimentation, endless youtube partying and constant gigging, as they worked to transform a deep love of The Cocteau Twins, The Cure and early Madonna into a fresh pop sound. The heart of the Ballet School sound is the perfect match of Rosie’s voice, Michel’s glacial guitar and Louis innovative drumming. The result is graceful, 21st Century Pop.
Gucci Mane & Figg Panamera Feat. Young Greatness – My People (Video)
After releasing Fillmoelanta 3, Gucci Mane and Figg Panamera release the visuals for ‘My People’ featuring Young Greatness from New Orleans.
JME (@JMEBBK) – Work (Video)
In a move akin to Kanye West (regarding his visual for ‘Black Skinhead‘), JME has announced via his Twitter (you can see his Tweets below) that he will be releasing new visuals primarily from his website, as YouTube seems to be more about selling ads than providing the art. As such, you can head over to his official website to view (or simply click on the above image; make sure you support and pick up a copy of the single on iTunes as well.
Busta Rhymes Reveals Features For ‘Twerk It’ Remix
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During MTV’s RapFix, Busta Rhymes revealed to Sway that the official remix to ‘Twerk It‘ (which was originally remixed by Nicki Minaj until that became the official version, I guess) will feature T.I., French Montana, Ne-Yo, Vybz Kartel (!) & Jeremih.
Flo Rida Returns To ‘Sway In The Morning’; Speaks On Diplo Diss
Flo Rida and his ladies stopped by Sway’s morning show to speak on Diplo’s accusations that he stole his video concept (I’m going to say he did….sorry), current relationship status and more.
@JaySean – Luckiest Man (Video)
Spotted on HipHop-N-More, this one serves to be Jay Sean’s latest from the recently released Neon.
Denzel Washington & Mark Wahlberg Give Their Favorite Rappers at 2 Guns Premiere
2 Chainz may be one of hip-hop’s biggest current stars but Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg have 2 Guns to shake the summer up. Starring a new action flick bearing the same name, these two Hollywood heavyweights are set to rock theaters this Friday when the movie makes it’s official premiere to the public. Earlier this week, VIBE was granted red carpet access to the film’s official New York screening and asked the guys what MCs are making noise in their iTunes. Can you guess who?
Doe B Feat. Project Pat – Return Of Da Mac (Remix)
Original spotted on Baby Jesus, Doe B gets Project Pat on the remix to his Mark Morrison-inspired tune.
Timmy P (@DJTimmyP) – Tinnies For Breakfast
Taken from Dirt Crew Recordings Deep Love 3 compilation, released 12th August.
Fabolous Feat. Broadway – Guess Who’s Bizzack (Video)
Taken from Loso’s S.O.U.L. Tape 2 and done in the wake of Trayvon Martin.
JAY Z On ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’
In addition to his performance art video that premiered tonight, Hov was also one of the guests on Bill Maher’s show. While there, he spoke on his issues with Harry Belafonte, fame and fortune, the possibility of being in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and much more.
On a side note, didn’t Maher come up with the ‘New Rules’ first? Never mind, just watch the interview.
JAY Z – Picasso Baby (Video)
And now, we get to see what the fuss was about with Hov’s final product for ‘Picasso Baby’, shot at the Pace Gallery in NYC by Mark Romanek.
I Jahbar & Duppy Gun – Own Thing
Here we have I Jahbar and the Duppy Gun producers recording vocals for “Own Pattern” just outside of Spanish Town, Jamaica. This track was released on Duppy Gun #003 12-inch. Video by Tony Lowe whose work you can find at rawtings.com – Stones Throw
Dam-Funk (@DaMFunK) – The Unreleased
Stones Throw drops a whole bunch of unreleased Dam-Funk songs and demos, enough said.
@Omen – Undercover (Prod By @JColeNC)
Omen from Chicago is an incredibly slept-on rapper and producer, glad to see that him being with Dreamville is resulting in amazing songs like this.
Migos – Since Day 1 (No DJ)
Kdough comes through with the no DJ exclusive of the Migos song “Since Day 1”. Produced by DJ Plugg & Pheonom Da Don.
Ibn Inglor (@IbnInglor) – WAXXX
A new Ibn Inglor single, produced by E.N.O.N. Jacobs and PGMW. His New Wave project is coming soon.
Lil Boosie – Unreleased Interview & Performance (Shot by Hood Affairs)
Hood Affairs TV just dropped some throwback footage of Boosie (an interview and perfomance) before he went in.
Meek Mill – Work Freestyle
Even though Meek had a decent street banger of his own named “Work”, he still drops bars over A$AP Ferg’s hit from last year for DJ Clue, talking about Lil Snupe, Philly rappers dissing him and more.
J Dilla – Diamonds (The Shining Pt. 1)
“New” J Dilla! This time, its not just another beat from a tape that’s been out forever. The song “Diamonds” was produced by Nottz, was originally titled “The Shining Pt. 1″ and was leaked unmixed a while ago. This version of the song will be released on a pending EP, Diamond & Ice, which will also feature Dilla rapping over a Madlib beat for the song “Ice (The Shining Pt. 2),”, an alternate version of “Ice,” and a Madlib bonus beat, “The D.” Diamonds & Ice will be released August 27 and another Dilla project, The Diary will come out later this year.
@FatTrel – “Shoot Yung Nigga” (Prod. Young Chop) Preview
Blaqstar drops a video preview for Fat Trel’s upcoming single off of his SMDG mixtape.
Kanye West & DONDA Remix ‘Canyons’ Film Trailer
Well, alright. Credits below.
Music by Kanye West and Noah Goldstein.
Editing by Nate Brown based on the original trailer by Mark Woollen & Associates.
On demand, digital download and in select theaters now!
While calculating young movie producer Christian (Deen) makes films to keep his trust fund intact, his actress girlfriend, Tara (Lohan), hides an affair with an actor from her past. But Christian becomes aware of her infidelity, which leads the young Angelenos into a violent, sexually-charged tour through the dark side of human nature.
@Wale – Trevor Nelson Interview (BBC 1Xtra)
Wale chats to Trevor Nelson about Rihanna, Lady Gaga, bed springs & creating good vibes in the studio. – BBC