I say Rocky and Ferg, but A$AP Mob represented even more than that when they visited 106 & Park to premiere Ferg’s latest video for ‘Shabba’. In addition, they gave their thoughts on Trayvon Martin.
JS Animal – Hangover (Video)
North London representing JS Animal drops his latest visual to ‘Hangover’.
Skyy Boii – Sick Wid It
New track taken from Skyy Boii’s Legendary EP which will be out soon. Produced by Jordan Metra.
@WandaKid Feat. Aimee Pace (@Aimz_singer) – All We Got (Video)
Produced by Emonie and courtesy of Impact TV.
Malisa Grace Covers Alicia Keys
Malisa Grace effortlessly covers ‘Wait Till You See My Smile’, taken from Alicia Keys’ album The Element of Freedom.
Bow Wow – Thirsty
Bow Wow rapes the Auto-Tune feature for his latest creation. Strangely enough, this one isn’t that bad.
TRAILER: Naughty Boy – Hotel Cabana
Hotel Cabana — which will feature the likes of Emeli Sandé, Professor Green, Sam Smith, Wretch 32, Ella Eyre, George The Poet and more — drops 26th August (preorders are available here).
Kojey Radical – Peter Pan Diet Two (Video)
This is amazing. To see more from this artist (and to keep up on upcoming events, such as a live show that’s supposed to be going down soon), head over to Push Crayons.
@ZernellFontaine – Growing Pains (Video)
16-year-old Luton repping Zernell Fontaine certainly has the makings of a star, which is clearly evident in his latest visual for the head-nodding single ‘Growing Pains’. Check it out above.
SNEAK PEEK: Mutya Keisha Siobhan – Flatline
Today, we get to see a quick snapshot of what we can expect from the group’s video for their latest single.
BEHIND THE SCENES: @NeYoCompound & @CherLloyd – It’s All Good (Video)
Some behind the scenes footage looking into the creation of Ne-Yo & Cher Lloyd’s fruit bar collaboration.
@CleoSol – Borderline (Video)
You can download the track here.
A clever twist on Kendrick Lamar’s, ‘The Recipe’, The Fugees’, ‘Ready Or Not’ and Aaliyah’s, ‘More Than a Woman’, ‘Borderline’ is the start of a new musical direction for Cleo and is the first of three new tracks that will be available for fans to download for free every two weeks.
Nylo (@HateNylo) – Indigo Summer (Mixtape)
Last spring, a free project entitled Memories Speak, hit the internet, and was a surprise hit. Nylo garnered comparisons to Aaliyah and The Weeknd, and was called music’s best-kept secret.
Over the course of the past year, Nylo has been holed up in the studio crafting two new EPs, to pick up where Memories Speak left off: Indigo Summer and Indigo Rose. The Indigo Summer project, Nylo describes as “the re-introduction of color” into her life. You can expect the same delicate and soaring vocals, the same lyrical honesty, the same hybrid twist on R&B production, but this time maybe a little more color.
UPDATE: K. Michelle – I Don’t Like Me (Video)
UPDATE: We now have the official visual. Rebellious Soul drops August 13th.
Earl Sweatshirt & Vince Staples Perform At Vitamin Water/FADER ‘Uncapped’ Event
Earl Sweatshirt and Vince Staples Perform “Hive” & ‘High-Five’ in New York’s Ludlow Garage.
Tech N9ne Feat. Kendrick Lamar, ¡MAYDAY! & Kendall Morgan – Fragile
Produced by ¡MAYDAY!….Something Else drops July 30th.
Earl Sweatshirt Defends Not Liking Jay-Z’s ‘Magna Carta… Holy Grail’
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Twitter is a great place to be opinionated — that is, until you express an unpopular opinion and begin to receive death threats. That’s what Earl Sweatshirt learned when he announced to followers last week that he wasn’t really feeling Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail. But even with all the backlash, Earl tells MTV News that he stands firmly behind his opinion. – MTV
Melanie Fiona – DJ Enuff Interview
DJ Enuff sits with Roc Nation’s own Melanie Fiona. They talk about Cold Piece. Melanie also speaks about how she feel about love and if it’s easy for her to fall for someone.
Gucci Mane To Drop Three Mixtapes On The Same Day In August
Taking even his expected work ethic to the next level, Gucci Mane has announced that he will not only be dropping three mixtapes (each one to be produced by TM-88, Metro Boomin and Zaytoven), but his artist Pee Wee Longway will be dropping his own project as well. Finally, all projects are dropping on August 13th. It’s going to be a Gucci Summer before all is said and done.
Ww3 and @peeweelongway dropping August 13th RT and I'll RT #1017bricksquad http://t.co/nd1GB3aGqs
— Gucci Mane (@gucci1017) July 16, 2013
BEHIND THE SCENES: Jay Sean Feat. Rick Ross – Mars
Jay Sean takes you behind the scenes of the video for his hit ‘Mars’ featuring Rick Ross.
Marvell (@marvell_music) – Boom Bam Bing (Video)
I would expect an official visual soon…..the tune is released 16th September.
Riff Raff Plans To Sue Creators Of ‘Spring Breakers’ Film
From TMZ:
Riff Raff — the rapper and former MTV reality star — says he’s suing the people responsible for the movie “Spring Breakers” for $8 to $10 MILLION … because he believes he was the basis for one of the characters.
Basically, Riff believes James Franco based his character Alien (a white rapper/gangster with cornrows and gold teeth) after himself … and therefore he should get a bag full of cash for his troubles.
On his way out of AV Club in Hollywood last night, Riff offered up the logic behind his case … and it’s glorious:
“It’s like if I have a front yard. And you’re planting soil and you’re planting trees and building peaches and houses and selling parking lots on my property … then I deserve to be compensated for some portion of that money.”
DMC Moves Forward On First Independent Hip-Hop Novel
You can find more information on Kickstarter.
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, a founding member of iconic rap group, RUN DMC is embarking on his next project that is sure to change the face of pop culture forever! Combining two of his first loves, hip hop culture and comic books DMC is ready to throw his hat into the ring as an independent publisher with an original comic set to be released later this fall.
Already a hero to his millions of fans around the world, DMC’s accomplishments read like a laundry list of musical and cultural accolades: Grammy nominated musician, multiplatinum recording artist, Rock-N-Roll Hall of fame inductee and rap/rock pioneer who’s influenced music since the first time he’s ever touched a mic. Adding to his long lists of firsts DMC is teaming up with some prominent fixtures in the comic book and music world to craft the first 100% authentic, unapologetic, indie, hip hop comic book. This latest endeavor is helmed by Art Director Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez and Music Executive, Riggs Morales.