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KAWS Recreates MTV’s Moonman Award
I’ve always looked at KAWS as a guy to just made his art overly expensive out of exclusivity. And I still do (especially those Henny bottles….I spent way too much money to get drunk off those shits). Anyways, MTV cut the check on his latest work:
Internationally famous artist and provocateur KAWS has redesigned the VMAs’ Moonman award, giving the silver spaceman his first facelift in 30 years. And for a guy who’s reinterpreted everything from Mickey Mouse to the Michelin Man, not to mention worked with top brands like Nike and Marc Jacobs, taking on the Moonman was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.
“It’s such a strong, iconic thing. Everyone sees the Moonman and knows right off the bat what it is,” KAWS told MTV News. “When I was first invited to do the project, I knew that I didn’t want to create something new entirely, I wanted [to do] something you see that’s immediately KAWS and immediately Moonman; people just get it.”
50 Cent Dropped From MLB All-Star Event After Domestic Violence Charges
From Entertainment Wise:
The ‘New Day’ rapper was scheduled to perform alongside Kaskade at the MLB’s All-Star event on July 14, but was swiftly pulled, prompting advertisers to promote “surprise performances”.
A spokesperson for the organisation has not confirmed whether 50 Cent’s charges led to the cancellation, whilst the rapper’s representation are still to offer an official statement.
Meanwhile the 38-year-old has been charged with four counts of alleged misdemeanor vandalism and one count of misdemeanor domestic violence for an alleged confrontation with an ex-girlfriend.
50 Cent, also known as Curtis Jackson, has denied the claims of domestic violence and vandalism through his lawyer Scott Leemon, who stressed no arrests have been made.
Scott Leemon stated: “We have been in contact with the LA City Attorney’s Office and are currently conducting our own investigation into these allegations,”
The outcome is currently unclear until the platinum selling rapper makes an appearance at his next court hearing on July 22.
Kanye West Feat. Chief Keef – Hold My Liquor (Mano Remix)
From Kanye’s official tour DJ. Admittedly better than the original.
Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail To Debut At No. 1 On Billboard
Jay-z 12th album will also be his 12th number one album. Billboard reports that Magna Carta Holy Grail is on pace to sell between 350,000 and 400,000 copies. This will extend Jay’s streak as a solo artist with the most No. 1 albums in history. In other news, Jay-z has received his platinum plaque from RIAA.
PREVIEW: Mr. Hudson – Fred Astaire
Full visual is coming soon (courtesy of Hunger TV). Men, I’m sure you’ll enjoy this.
Mac Miller Feat. ScHoolboy Q – Gees (Video)
Trippy. Watching Movies With The Sound Off is out now.
Stalley Feat. Scarface – Swangin’ (Video)
Yet another visual to a great song that I’ve been waiting for. Stalley liberates the clip for the Scarface-assisted ‘Swangin’. Directed by Mr. Boomtown.
Snoop Dogg – Passenger Seat
Snoop Dogg/Lion jumps on a track that will appear on the collaboration between LA Leakers and Cardo, titled Mental $tates.
Pete Rock & Camp Lo Feat. Mac Miller – Megan Good
Pete Rock and Camp Lo. 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s Pt. 2. July 30th. Even I gotta hear this when it drops (especially after that dope record below).
J. Cole’s Born Sinner Lands #1 On Charts
It’s better late then never!! But three weeks after the release of J.Cole’s Born Sinner album, He will land number 1 on the Billboard charts.
According to HDD, Born Sinner sold an additional 55,000 last week. This will be J. Cole’s second number one.
Ace Hood Featured In Reebok Classics Advert
Ace Hood becomes the next post-Rick Ross rapper with Reebok money. You can also check out the behind the scenes clip below.
Take a look behind the scenes of the new Reebok Classics commercial shoot starring rapper, Ace Hood. Get a sneak peek at the newest Classic Leather sneakers, hear about Ace’s upbringing and his relationship with music, sports and fitness, and learn about his motivation to Live With Fire.
Kanye West Speaks On Black Skinhead Video Leak
Kanye West took to Twitter to let the world know that Black Skinhead video was not official, and the official video will be dropping in the next week. Check out his tweets below.
The BLKKK SKKKN HD video that leaked yesterday was not the official version.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013
Me and Nick Knight have been working on this video for 5 months and for creatives it’s heartbreaking when something like this happens. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013
The final version will be ready within the next week. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013
Allow me and Nick to give the world what we’ve been losing sleep over.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013
Jay-Z Returns To Hot 97 With Angie Martinez (Video)
Jay-Z stopped by Hot 97 on Angie Martinez’s show to speak about money, failing, being a father, music and so much more.
@GavinTurek – Let Me Go (Video)
The latest single from the very beautiful and talented Gavin Turek, of which you can download for free here.
Danglo (@DangloMusic) Feat. Ivan Franco & Tokyo Lopez – Don’t You
The second we heard this track, we had to put it out. WotNot Music bring you a tasty slice of summer pop, with a hazy synth-pop remix from DA-10 for those balmy August evenings.
Another bright young talent, Danglo’s positive, intelligent instrumentals and penchant for infectious vocal lines have led to releases on CoolKid Music and Dandelion Lotus Records, with support from Mary Anne Hobbs, Bondax, Karma Kid, Happa and Mickey Pearce along the way.
The skippy instrumental, with its driving organ stabs and percussive bass, perfectly underlies the sweet, loving vocals of Ivan Franco & Tokyo Lopez, the tender back-and-forth ever-so-slightly reminiscent of T.E.E.D’s Garden, but with a foot firmly in ‘the London sound’.
Hardware-masters DA-10’s slo-funk remix takes the track to dreamy, summer-on-Mars territory with warm pulsing drones, deep synth bass and stuttering vocals over crisp half-time beats.
This sun-drenched release will follow Danglo and his impressive live set-up to gigs in Ibiza and London this summer, so make sure you catch him soon.
Tokyo Daimo – Versace Freestyle
A new Tokyo Daimo freestyle over “Versace” that’s knocks. This is the last “Versace” freestyle I’m posting though.
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ALBUM STREAM: Mayer Hawthorne – Where Does This Door Go
I needed this in my life. NPR has released the full album stream of Mayer Hawthorne’s latest album, Where Does This Door Go, which drops July 16th. You can listen by heading here.
Amber (@amberbanduk) – Noah (Video)
You can preorder the Noah EP on iTunes (released 22nd July):
Amber came together at university in Nottingham where they began working on evolving their sound at the end of 2012. A cover of Imogen Heap’s ‘Hide and Seek’ was put online to keep the band’s building fan base happy whilst they were putting together what is now their debut EP, ‘Noah’.
Brazilian Rapper Shot & Killed In The Middle Of Performing Onstage
Brazilian rapper MC Daleste (born Daniel Pellegrine) was shot and killed on Saturday night while performing in Campinas. A graphic video of the incident (warning disturbing images), in which Pellegrine can be seen performing and then dropping to the stage suddenly, was posted online and had been viewed nearly four million times at press time.
It appears that Pellegrine was struck in the stomach by a bullet (possibly two) from an unknown assailant and those onstage with him initially look confused before coming to his aide. It is unclear from the video which direction the shot came from and police are reportedly treating the incident as a murder, though Daleste did not appear to have any known rivals.
According to Brazilian media reports, Pellegrine, 20, was performing at a public housing project in the San Martin neighborhood outside of Sao Paulo during the incident and was taken to a nearby hospital where he died a short time later. No suspects had been arrested in the shooting at press time. – MTV
BEHIND THE SCENES: Kirko Bangz Feat. French Montana, YG & GHaze – Shirt By Versace
Check out some behind the scenes footage of Kirko Bangz latest visual for that song everybody is getting on. You might want to hurry up with that video, Kirk.
Ace Hood – Trials & Tribulations Vlog: L.A.
Ace Hood goes on set of the “Dreams Come True” music video with Birdman, Yo Gotti, Mack Maine & Busta Rhymes up in Beverly Hills. Afterwords, Ace receives a gold plaque for “Bugatti”. He then headed to Roxbury in LA to celebrate.