You can head over to VIBE for more (ongoing) feature coverage on the above artists and other as part of their Juice issue. The actual print hits newsstands August 27th.
The Kid Daytona & DJ Cut Killer – Classic Shit (Video)
The Bronx, NYC links up with Paris, France on this journey through classic 90’s French hiphop instrumentals. In collaboration with French street wear clothing brand Space Monkeys (SPMK) The Kid Daytona connects with legendary DJ Cut Killer.. Cut Killer provides the beats and Daytona brings the lyricism, as both worlds collide to bring you that “Classic Shit”! Be sure to be on the look out for The Kid Daytona’s ‘Savoir Faire’ dropping Fall 2013…
Stüssy Joins Forces With Yo! MTV Raps
You can check out the vlog series documenting the marriage — complete with commentary by some important figures in Hip-Hop — over at Stüssy’s website.
On August 6, 1988 Yo! MTV Raps debuted on MTV and changed the world. It’s hard to imagine, but back then Rap music was not what it is today. It was an underground genre of music that challenged what was going in popular music at the time. Yo! MTV Raps transmitted the culture of Rap to millions of homes at a time when there were only a handful of local outlets to see a rap video. The style, the trends, the language of Rap began to influence popular culture and by the time the show left the air in 1995, the genre was no longer the best kept secret. Rap music has grown to being the biggest and most popular genre of music today, and a lot of this is due to Yo! MTV Raps.
For the Stüssy X Yo! MTV Raps collection, we have selected 10 seminal artists from Yo! MTV Raps’ time on air for a series of t-shirts and fleece pieces available now at Stussy.com US, Stussy.com EU and at all Stüssy Chapter Stores.
Nickelus F – PTPT (Mixtape)
As random as his recent leaks is an even more random mixtape from Richmond emcee Nickelus F. Not that we’re complaining….stream, tracklist and download link below.
IAMSU! & HBK Gang – Gang Forever (Mixtape)
Ain’t no fun if the homies can’t have none. IAMSU! gets his crew in the game with the release of HBK Gang’s latest….stream, tracklist and download link below.
Fabolous – Long Kiss Freestyle
Wasn’t aware that DJ Drama and DJ Whoo Kid came together for a mixtape (along with Flat Fitty), but this is one of the gems off of that. You can get the mixtape — Project Showdown — here.
Lil Wayne’s Tour Passport (Episode 14)
In this episode of our web-series, we catch up with the tour Skate Team Manager. Hear him talk about the skaters involved, how the skaters were picked, and how they fit into this year’s America’s Most Wanted Tour with Lil Wayne and T.I.
Dizzy Wright Feat. SwizZz – The Flavor (Video)
Produced by 6ix. The Golden Age drops August 19th.
Terrace Martin Feat. Kendrick Lamar – Triangleship (Prod. 9th Wonder)
This Terrace Martin album might be an actual classic. Time will tell, either way…3 Chord Fold drops tomorrow.
Alex Clare (@alexanderclare) – Where Is The Heart (Video)
Alex Clare shows us all a mashup of tour footage for his latest. Love this guy’s music.
N.O.R.E. Brings Out Ja Rule At Coast 2 Coast Live
N.O.R.E. brings out Ja Rule for his first performance since being released from Prison at the Coast 2 Coast Live Showcase in Atlanta during the Core DJ’s Mixshow Live Conference.
Rapsody – Kingship (Prod. DJ Premier)
Another dope record taken from Rapsody’s She Got Game, which drops August 20th.
Toni Braxton Homeless?
Star Magazine Reports:
A hit TV show doesn’t always mean money in the bank.
Toni Braxton’s financial woes have made headlines over the years, but now Star can reveal the situation is so bad that Toni is bunking with her sister Tamar. “Toni is so broke that she couldn’t even come up with rent money,” says a source. “Toni has relied heavily on Tamar to take are of her financially – Tamar pretty much saved Toni from being homeless.”
“Toni feels like a loser – she’s definitely at rock bottom,” whispers the insider. “She’s so desperate for money that she’s hoping to write a tell-all book about her life and get a large advance.”
Justin Timberlake Creates Limited Edition Air Jordans (PICS)
Justin Timberlake has gone and made some special edition kicks in lieu of his megatour with JAY Z, Legends Of The Summer. No clue on when they will be released, but feel free to keep checking back for any additional news on the kicks. I’m wondering how Kanye West feels about this (assuming that he didn’t have anything to do with it).
Check out the many pics above.
G Man (@GManSlewDem) Speaks On Emcee’s Lying In Their Raps
Courtesy of The Grime Report:
SlewDem representative G Man talks on MC’s telling lies in their lyrics and portraying fake images of themselves when in reality their lives are nothing like that at all.
Mac Miller – Hard Knock TV Interview (Part 4, Episode 2)
In the second installment of our interview, Mac talks to Nick Huff Barili about having Loaded Lux diss him on Mac’s album (at the end of Red Dot Music). In the diss Loaded Lux says “All the shit that supposedly drove me to a drug addiction” states Mac. Nick compares the idea to what Eminem did in 8 Mile.
Mac goes on to say that Jay Electronica is one of his favorite rappers and talks bout the track they worked on together called “Suplexes Inside of Complexes and Duplexes” where Jay raps about the female characters in the Wizard of Oz.
As the interview continues Mac talks about his music video for “Watching Movies” which was controversial is some circles. “I think having bitches twerking in a church is fucking glorious” say Mac when referencing the controversy. “I hadn’t slept for four nights when we made that video.” Mac shares that he has issues falling asleep and that he enjoys nature documentaries including “Birds of the Gods” and “Turtle: The Incredible Journey”.
Segment two ends with Mac talking about working with Pharrell on Pink Slime and on the track Objects In The Mirror from Mac’s new album.
Homegrown: Casey Veggies (Part 1)
Fresh from completing his PNCXX tour with Travis $cott, Casey Veggies sits down with STASHED TV for the second episode of the original series, Homegrown. – STASHED
ARTWORK: Young Chop – Precious
September 12th is the official release date for Young Chop’s upcoming compilation/album/mixtape/don’t really know what it is until I see a tracklisting. Hilarious title, though.
SD – New World Order (Remix) (Ft. Danny Brown)
GBE affiliate SD links up with Danny Brown for the remix of “New World Order” which was originally one Life Of A Savage 3. Definitely an interesting collaboration.
Chanel West Coast – Lose Yourself To Dance (Remix)
Chanel West Coast flips another Pharrell and Daft Punk collaboration. Are we taking her seriously?
Los Porcos – Sunshine, C.F.W
Former WU LYF members Joe Manning, Tom McLung, and Evans Kati are still releasing music as “Los Porcos” (no joke) and will be dropping a single, “Sunshine” Sept 15th on Caledonia Records with the b-side C.F.W.
@AintUSpenzo – Type Of Way (Video)
Spenzo goes over Rich Homie Quan’s hit, video by 50/50.
@MigosATL & @1426chillwill – Shawn Kemp (prod. Zaytoven)
The Migos and Chill Will drop a new song, produced by Zaytoven. They will have a tape coming soon.
Styme (@THEREALSTYME) – Right Now (Video)
Checkout the official music video from D.C.’s own Styme for his latest single ‘Right Now’. You can check out more from this artist here.