Earl Sweatshirt’s Doris drops August 20th, and he has revealed a full stream of the album on OFWGKTA’s Tumblr, which you can take a listen to it below here.
Prince Joins Twitter (@3rdeyegirl) & Drops New Music
PRINCE'S 3RD TWEET: DID EYE ADD 2 MUCH PEPPER? pic.twitter.com/3jfe3rb41g
— PRINCE 3RDEYEGIRL (@3rdeyegirl) August 14, 2013
I’m not gonna sit here and copy Tweets left and right, but yes, Prince & his 3rd Eye Girl have arrived on the social network. We’ve already received a gem as a result: the below track, titled ‘Groovy Potential’. Let’s hope for more exclusives and the old man (or whoever runs his account) continues to learn how to navigate Twitter.
Earl Sweatshirt – Sway In The Morning Interview & Freestyle
Earl Sweatshirt was on Sway’s show to promote his upcoming album Doris, which drops next week. While there he spoke on the album’s title, weird habits and more; he also kicked a freestyle over Snoop’s ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’ (above). Additional clips below.
Cee-Lo Green & Christina Aguilera Will Return To ‘The Voice’
From Rolling Stone:
The Voice returns on September 23rd, and original coaches Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera are reuniting with fellow panelists Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. After sitting the fourth season out – with Shakira and Usher filling in – Green and Aguilera linked back up with the team as part of the Television Critics Association press tour this past weekend.
“I needed a moment to step away,” Aguilera said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Thank God for Shakira. She did a beautiful job.” Green said it was surreal to see Usher filling in for him. “It was awkward and intriguing at the same time,” Green said. “It was a bit of an out-of-body experience.”
Trinidad Jame$ & Travi$ Scott Perform For FADER Uncapped
Trinidad Jame$ & Travi$ Scott were in NYC recently to perform his latest jam, ‘Shut Up!‘, taken from his recently released 10 Pc. Mild. Check out the performance for FADER and Vitaminwater’s Uncapped series above.
Earth, Wind & Fire – Sign On
Earth, Wind & Fire have officially marked their return to music with ‘Sign On’, taken from the upcoming Now, Then & Forever which drops September 10th.
@LittleSimz – Only Me (All Me)
Little Simz (who is quickly becoming one of my favourite emcees out at the moment) decided to flip one of Drake’s most recent singles for her latest free leak.
Danny Brown – Hand Stand
The YouTube headline said ‘NEW OLD’, so I have to reluctantly assume that this may appear on Danny Brown’s upcoming album Old. Produced by Darq E Freaker.
Talib Kweli Speaks On Kendrick Lamar Verse, His Twitter Response
New York rapper Talib Kweli shares his thoughts on Kendrick Lamar’s much talked about “King of NY” line on Big Sean’s “Control,” revealing that he’s actually quoting Kurupt on the track. He also reveals if Kendrick is on his radar for lyricism, and explains his Twitter response to the situation. – Vlad TV
Dame Dash (Sort Of) Speaks On His Instagrammed Photo With JAY Z
We recently (along with the rest of world) smiled at a couple of Instagram pics which showed Dame Dash back with his former partner-in-crime JAY Z. While we may or may not ever hear a breakdown from that moment from Hov, Complex managed to get a half-cryptic, half-telling response with the other half:
The photo, we say. Tell us about the photo. With Jay. A pause. What was it like?
Dame sighs, leans back in his chair, and looks up at the ceiling. Either a winsome smile or frustrated grimace creeps onto his face, we can’t really tell. He laughs, leans forward, and looks up at us.
“I don’t want to talk about it. It’s a personal moment, nah’m saying?” He stretches out the word: “Godddddd, man,” laughing again. “Instagram, huh?”
Well, we explain, we had to ask.
“Ask him,” Dash shoots back. Never has a pronoun sounded so loaded.
He’s too busy doing performance art, we note.
“Ah. Ha,” Dash chuckles to himself, crystal clear on the reference.
We say goodbye to some more assistants, and start to head down the stairs when we hear Dash’s voice booming behind us.
“What you think it was like?”
I don’t know. It looked…Nice? Pleasant? Meaningful? Maybe like closure?
“Huh,” Dash smiles again.
Am I close?
“Yeah. You got your answer right there.”
Come on…
“That’s right. You said it right! If that’s how you tell it, you’ll be telling the right story.”
A touch of the poet, we shrug.
Dame Dash leans his head back and laughs as we make our way out.
Vado Responds To Kendrick Lamar’s Verse On ‘Control’
Harlem, New York emcee Vado sat down with Freak Genius TV and Major Moves DVD to talk about his upcoming projects. He said that after “Slime Flu 4” drops a DVD movie will follow. The topic of Kendrick Lamar’s “King of New York” line on “Control” also came up.
“I don’t feel it’s a big deal. I don’t think the bar was even all that. He just said it. But the verse period, overall was hot,” Vado said. “He’s lyrical man, I guess he’s tired of hearing these weak bars out here. I’m tired of it. He just spoke his mind. Niggas gotta step it up. He shouted out his friends, but those his friends. He wasn’t trying to diss ’em.”
Mysonne – Uncontrollable (Response To Kendrick Lamar)
You know, while we have heard some fairly strong responses to Kendrick Lamar’s verse around the globe, the reality is that if you either weren’t named in said verse or aren’t currently one of the hottest emcees on the scene then your response is really irrelevant.
Iman Shumpert (Of The NY Knicks) – Dear Kendrick
Produced by J-Muzick and (clearly) written for Kendrick Lamar. I have definitely heard worse.
Waka Flocka Feat. Wooh Da Kid & D Dash – Zip Em Up (In-Studio)
Waka Flocka gives an in-studio performance of his song featuring D-Dash & Wooh Da Kid…taken from Salute Me Or Shoot Me 4.
2 Chainz Reveals Upcoming Cook Book On Sway In The Morning
2 Chainz speaks on an upcoming cook book and staying healthy on Sway’s Morning Show. He also explained a Heather B reference on ‘Feds Watching’.
Vado Visits Sway In The Morning
We The Best’s Vado stops through Sway In The Morning to promote Slime Flu 4. He also spoke on being with DJ Khaled and working with YMCMB.
@TheBugZoo Feat. @McFlowdan – Dirty (Video)
A datamoshed tour of the neighborhood. Taken from The Bug’s ‘Filthy’ EP, released 6 (NA) / 12 (EU) August 2013 on Ninja Tune.
Darks (@DarksMusic) – For The Realest (Video)
Hailing from Bradford, here is the new music video for Darks. Directed by Morgan Keyz.
A$AP Ferg Feat. Danny Brown “Reynolds”
A$AP Ferg debut album Trap Lord hits stores on Tuesday, but tonight he drops off a track that didn’t make the final cut for the album with Danny Brown. Make sure you support the album on Tuesday.
Trinidad Jame$ Catches Heat For Wearing A Mini-Skirt
Vlad reports (which pics below):
Rappers wearing skirts is nothing new — Kanye West has been spotted in a black leather one on multiple occasions, as has A$AP Rocky. However, the skirts worn by those emcees at least came down to the knee.
Trinidad James recently posed with Tiana and Stephanie from ‘Bad Girls Club 11′ while wearing what appears to be a jean skirt that only drops to mid-thigh. The picture has gone viral on Instagram and Twitter, with many people baffled by the Trinidadian rapper’s bold choice of attire.
Kat Stacks Gets Surgery For….
Yesterday, Kat Stacks tweeted out that she was getting surgery on a certain part of her body and later tweeted out the final product (which you can check out below).
The-Dream x Gary Clark Jr. “Too Early” (Video)
The-Dream drops off his new video for a record featuring Gary Clark Jr. off his current album, IV Play. Pretty dope song.
Lil Durk ft. French Montana – L’s Anthem (Remix) (Trailer)
Lil Durk gets his new label boss French Montana on the remix for “L’s Anthem.” Here’s a preview of Lil Durk’s upcoming video, which I hope we get soon.
Waka Flocka Responds To Gucci Mane’s Latest Tweet
Before a performance in Germany, Flocka takes a minute to respond to Gucci Mane’s tweet about selling his contract.
Source: DGB