I wish Snoop would stop changing his name. The California emcee is now changing his name from Snoop Lion to Snoopzilla. The new name is apparently inspired by Bootsy Collins, and the temporary alias will be used for his upcoming album with Funk musician Dam-Funk — titled 7 Days of Funk — which hits stores on December 10th.
Lil Wayne and Mack Maine were in my favorite city in the world two days ago for his European Tour. During his performance at the Bercy Arena, he brought out Birdman and Mack Maine for a performance of “Stay Fly” and “Tap Out”.
A few days ago, Lil Wayne recently became majority owner of European accessory brand, Wiz & Ope. His line will be available in the States early next year.
Another in-studio visual courtesy of StreetHeat TV.
Melanie Fiona gets Pepsi Pulse to shoot her latest visual.
The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer dishes out Cold Pieces on the streets of Brooklyn from the window of her very own ice cream truck.
Although Doom is apparently trapped in London (?????), he’s been just as creative as ever, and took the time to explain 10 of his best-known verses to XXL. A snippet is below, more here.
Oh yeah, “Beef Rap.” Good song. Good choice. I just think it’s a funny word. I don’t get angry at this point, so [rap beef] is like whatever. The challenge is what it’s about with me, the challenge of being such a picky topic to handle. Also, the double entendre with the word beef, the way it’s perceived in the street world and it’s a food—a so-called food—so how it’s perceived in the nutritional realm. The fact that there’s two things that correlate there gave me enough metaphors to play with. But it’s all fun. I always do it with something that’s fun. Anger is something I don’t deal with.
Rapper Scolla sings and raps on “Peace” a slow and lowkey jazzy song. He’s from Detroit but I know he’s spent some time in DC too…where you at Scolla? Hit us up.
Angel Haze channels Drake in her latest tune, released for her 30 Gold series.
Rage discusses his views on UK Rap vs Grime, Clashing, War Dubs and a lot more. – The Grime Report
Cam’ron becomes the next emcee on !06 & Park’s Backroom freestyle series. Ghetto Heaven is out now.
August Alsina’s Downtown: Life Under The Gun EP is out now.
The Internet perform “Dontcha” live at The FADER FORT presented by converse.
The below track is taken from Gucci and Rich Homie Quan’s collaborative project Trust God Fuck 12, dropping October 17th. Produced by Metro Boomin.
Chicago producer Grant Parks gets Chi legend GLC on the track “How You Do It”… Parks is set to release a compilation, Drilling Season Vol. 1, soon.
Source: FSD
Kid Sister’s latest is an apparent rehashing of Congorock, Sean Paul, Stereomassive’s ‘Bless Di Nation‘ (remixed by Valentino Khan).
The first song I’m releasing from GOTHAM DOWN: cycle II: Leviathan. You can have it for free, OR, pay me if you want to. – Jean Grae
New music from Rapsody? Produced by 9th Wonder? Yes, please.
As part of VEVO’s Unexpected Covers series, Mayer Hawthorne blesses the viewers and listeners with a live rendition of Lorde’s ‘Royals’.
In part two of Noisey’s glorious Kathy Griffin X A$AP Rocky Back & Forth, A$AP dubs Kathy The First Lady of A$AP Mob, and Kathy shows A$AP her very special handshake nudge nudge wink wink.
Previously: Part 1
Dom Kennedy isn’t your typical L.A. rapper. He doesn’t flash gang signs and he doesn’t carry a red or blue rag. However, he does have the ears of hip-hop fans from Watts to Brooklyn—and beyond.
As an Indy artist, the Leimert Park native developed his own cult following with a string of mixtapes and album since 2008. Combining lyrics that focus mostly on the best perks of the California lifestyle: promiscuous women., good weed and house parties that rock all night long has gained him a loyal fanbase. Through his own company O.P.M. (Other People’s Money), Dom also inked his very own deal with Best Buy. For the first time, the mega chain picked up his newly released album, Get Home Safely, but that didn’t come without a very crucial hiccup. One week before the album’s scheduled Oct. 15 release date, Best Buy locations put the project on sale without warning.
Black Moon, the iconic rap group from Brooklyn, NY comprised of Buckshot, 5FT and DJ Evil Dee, are celebrating the 20-year anniversary of their debut album, ‘Enta Da Stage,’ on Oct. 19th.
In this min-doc. the group discusses their early beginnings, exploring topics such as the first time they met; initial studio recordings; mixing ‘Enta Da Stage; the origin of the album title & more.
The HBK Gang has returned with a new mixtape, headed by IAMSU! and Sage The Gemini. Stream, tracklisting and download link below.
We asked 2 Chainz to respond to some of the YouTube comments left on his video “Feds Watching”. Subjects covered include being a swag chef, sammiches, and a fan wanting to become a walrus.
