If you like the above clip, The Royal Concept’s latest single is available now.
Akiine – Sunglassey/Blueberry Mountains
I’m not sure if this is her Sunglassey EP, but it’s two excellent tracks to check out and enjoy from London-representing Akiine.
Mariah Carey Performs At 2013 MLB All-Star Charity Concert
Mariah Carey certainly didn’t let her recent arm injury slow her down as she performed — in her fashionable sling — at this year’s MLB All-Star Charity Concert in Central Park, New York Philharmonic in tow. Additional clips below.
Elliphant (@elliphantmusic) – Music Is Life (Video)
Check out the latest from Stockholm’s Elliphant. Definitely feeling this one.
Lil Wayne Finally Apologizes Over Emmett Till Lyric (During Performance)
In the video above, you can watch some footage of Lil Wayne performing “Karate Chop” live at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on July 10th for a stop on his America’s Most Wanted music festival. Weezy F Baby switched up his lyrics to say “I apologize to the family of Emmett Till” instead of his previous bar.
Beyonce Holds Moment Of Silence For Trayvon Martin
Beyoncé sings ‘I Will Always Love You’ and does moment of silence for Trayvon Martin in Nashville (during the Mrs. Carter Show).
Kelly Rowland Twerks At X-Factor Auditions
The season three X Factor auditions wrapped up in Los Angeles, where Kelly Rowland became the ultimate twerking teacher. Meanwhile, Simon Cowell shared a sneak peek of Fifth Harmony’s debut music video, “Miss Movin’ On.”
Ngaiire – Around (Video)
‘Around’ (written by Ngaiire & Aaron Choulai and produced by Tim Curnick) is taken from the debut album, Lamentations, out now.
Rihanna Performs At T In The Park
Rihanna took her talents to Scotland where she performed at the T In The Park Festival, and we have a few clips of her set. You can see the additional ones below.
Zimmerman Trial: 4 Jurors Distance Themselves From B37 In Statement
From Huffington Post, where you can read the full story:
Four of the jurors at the George Zimmerman trial distanced themselves late Tuesday from statements that another juror made in a televised interview.
The four jurors issued a brief statement on court stationary saying that the opinions expressed by Juror B37 to CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Monday night are not representative of their views.
“The opinions of Juror B37, expressed on the Anderson Cooper show were her own, and not in any way representative of the jurors listed below,” said the statement, signed by Jurors B51, B76, E6 and E40.
Juror B37 said the actions of Zimmerman and 17-year-old Trayvon Martin both led to the teenager’s fatal shooting last year, but that Zimmerman didn’t actually break the law.
The four other jurors said in their statement that Martin’s death weighed on them.
“Serving on this jury has been a highly emotional and physically draining experience for each of us,” the statement said. “The death of a teenager weighed heavily on our hearts but in the end we did what the law required us to do.”
They also made a request for privacy. The court has not released the names of the six-woman jury, which included five whites and one woman who appeared to reporters to be Hispanic.
Shelf Nunny (@SHELFNUNNY) – Hypoyawndriac
Jazzy beats on this new track from producer Shelf Nunny, definitely interesting all the way through
Props to Earmilk
The Dismemberment Plan (@thedplan) – Waiting
According to Stereogum, DC’s recently reunited? band the Dismemberment Plan dropped a new song today that could originally be heard only by calling 252-64-DPLAN, although the concept was great, I’m thankful we also have a Soundcloud stream of the tune, which you can listen to below.
Jhené Aiko Speaks On ‘Sail Out’ EP With Rap Up TV
Jhené Aiko talks about the hip-hop features on her EP “Sail Out” and reveals her rap alter ego J. Hennessy.
Ibn Inglor – Cold Storm
The farrrrrr Southside’s (Chicago) Ibn Inglor drops a new track, a perfect contrast from this humid DC summer.
Danny Brown – Droz Daily Steezin Interview
Danny Brown talks Freddie Gibbs, 50 Cent, hookers, Sarah Palin and more during an interview with Droz Daily Steezin at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark.
Danny Brown’s Huffington Post Interview
Killa Kyleon – Backseat Freestyle (Video)
Directed by David Stunts. Lean On Me is out now.
Unreleased Footage of Kanye West’s HBO Show Pilot
The original video, found by Fake Shore Drive via Gawker has been taken down, but here is another video with some commentary over it. I honestly like it, I would watch it.
Dizzy Wright Announces The Golden Age Tour; Emilio Rojas To Support
Some dates will also have Futuristic; other Marcus Moody. I’d expect the rest of Funk Volume to be peppered in there as well. If you’re interested in seeing Dizzy Wright and Emilio Rojas. You can check out the dates below.
Depz (@DepzmanInvasion) – Celebrate (Video)
Get ready to celebrate….2REAL drops 27th July. Courtesy of P110 Media.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Wiz Khalifa x Juicy J – ‘Paperbond’
UPDATE: Additional behind the scenes footage. Why not.
Wiz began shooting his video for the track with Juicy J off his album O.N.I.F.C., directed by Frank Paladino. Above is some behind the scenes footage from the shoot. You should know, this will be one trippy party.
Ceph (@_Ceph) – Lucy (Video)
Aside from being an in-house producer for the Fa$tlife crew and Seven Music Group, Southeast DC’s Ceph is a solo rapper in his own write and he is definitely doing some cool things. Today we get the video for his self-produced song “Lucy” from his very under the radar FreEP Trippanoid. Shot by Filmtique.