Check out selections from the forthcoming EP by Graingerboy (out this month), featuring collaborations and productions from Jagz Kooner, Ian Catt and Saint Etienne.
Rihanna In Schön! Magazine
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Photographer Zoe McConnell (a former model herself) takes pictures of Rihanna in various states of undress, rocking threads from Alexander Wang, Rodarte and Stella McCartney. You shouldn’t even still be reading at this point.
JABB (@OneTakeJabb) – Da Oceans EP
After a lot of anticipation, JABB releases his first EP, Da Oceans. Eight tracks in total, Da Oceans showcases JABB’s lyrical ability and prowess better than anything else. Take a listen.
Swizz Beatz Hints At New Track Featuring Kanye West, Nas And/Or Jay-Z
All I know is that the above image came from Swizz’s Instagram. Nothing else is known at the time of the post (but we’re looking to find out!).
P.S. Obviously the main assumptions are stemming from pics seen at Kanye’s recent birthday gathering.
Meet The New & Improved Judging Panel For The X-Factor USA (Video)
Paulina Rubio, Demi Lovato & Kelly Rowland joined Simon Cowell as they took part in a media session to speak on what we can expect from the upcoming season. Check out the footage above.
ALBUM STREAM: Statik Selektah – Extended Play
We’ve already heard J. Cole & Mac Miller’s projects (review for the latter coming soon), and now we get to check out Statik’s upcoming project, which shares the same June 18th release date as the aforementioned artists (not to mention Kanye West). You can check it out over at NPR.
ALSO CHECK OUT: Statik Selektah – Extended Play (Tracklisting)
Negash Ali (@NegashAli) Feat. Temu – Dreams Don’t (Video)
Denmark artist Negash Ali drops his latest visual for ‘Dreams Don’t’ featuring Temu, taken from his GettoPOP project. Visual courtesy of Jacob Vidkjær for Playminds.
Mike Posner – The Way It Used To Be (Lyric Video)
You can download the track from his website. Pages will be here before the year is out.
Azealia Banks Performs At Governors Ball (NYC)
Check out some footage of Azealia Banks performing at Governors Ball on Randall’s Island. Is her album still dropping?
Fantasia & Andrea Bocelli Perform In Denver
Fantasia and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli Perform ‘When I Fall In Love’ during the Denver stop of their mini-tour.
Ar-AB & O.B.H. – Zombieland (Mixtape)
Ar-AB & his O.B.H. crew drop off their new mixtape Zombieland. We all know Ar-AB but let me introduce you to his O.B.H. crew, which includes 100 Shot Dot, Dark Lo, P-90 Smooth, Kylledge, Sosa, Newz, Auto Mac and Razor. Tracklisting and link below. Free Ar-AB.
Kanye West Rants At Governors Ball
Kanye West takes some time at the end of his set to rant about a few things and speaks on not having a single for radio, no real promo for the album and more. Yeezus hits store on June 18th.
UPDATE: More Footage From Kanye West’s Performance At Governors Ball (NYC)
UPDATE: We’ve included some additional footage, showing the performance of a couple new records from Yeezy (one is called ‘Yeezy Season’). OH MY GOD.
We previously posted some Vine footage of his show, and now we have plenty more.
Kanye West performed on Randall’s island tonight at the Governors Ball and opened his set with a new song from Yeezus titled ‘Black Skinhead’ (it’s a little different from his performance on SNL). Below, he performs ‘I Am A God’ from his upcoming album, which is set to drop on June 18th.
Kanye West Debuts ‘On Site’ At Governors Ball (NYC)
A day after he turned 36 years old, Kanye hit the stage at the Governors ball in NYC and treats the crowd to another new song from his upcoming album Yeezus. More footage below.
HudMo Debuts New Kanye West Song At Parklife Festival
Hudson Mohawke previewed another new Kanye West song tonight at the Parklife Festival…seems like Kanye recorded over TNGHT’s ‘R U Ready‘ (which was incidentally taken down from their official Soundcloud page). With that being said, I’m not sure if this will end up on Yeezus, which is set to drop on June 18th. It’s good to hear more new Kanye.
Fredo Santana x Gino Marley x Fat Trel & Blood Money – Everyday
Fredo and Gino link with Fat Trel and fellow GBE represenative Blood Money for another leak off their upcoming collaborative project, entitled Street Sh*t. Produced by 12 Hunna.
ESPN: Miami’s Music Scene
In this ESPN report, Lil’ Wayne, Birdman, Flo Rida and others explain why Hip-Hop artists always head down to South Beach to sit court side at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
SNEAK PEEK: Ace Hood Feat. Lil’ Wayne – We Outchea
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Ivan Berrios blesses us with some snapshots of the videoshoot for one of Ace Hood’s recent bangers, featuring Lil’ Wayne (Birdman was also present at the shoot). Check ’em out above.
Yasmin (@itsYasmin) – Thinking About You (Whitney Houston Cover)
did a lil cover it's up on the soundcloud for free download, enjoyyyy <3 soundcloud.com/itsyasmin/thin…
— Yasmin (@itsYasmin) June 6, 2013
Yasmin pretty much comes out of nowhere with a cover of Whitney Houston’s 80’s hit. Don’t get your panties in a bunch, it’s definitely done in her own style that works. Check it out below.
Mac Miller Feat. Tyler, The Creator – O.K.
Mac Miller’s Watching Movies With The Sound Off has officially sprung a leak. Check out the one of the album’s bonus cuts (featured on the Deluxe edition) and then head over to iTunes to show your support. The album drops June 18th (but you already knew that at this point).
Jay-Z Covers The Sunday Times Magazine
Unfortunately, you’ll have to subscribe to get the full article (or simply get off the computer and go and get a newspaper), but you can click here for the write-up.
Glenn Lewis – Can’t Say Love (Video)
Watch the official music video for Glenn Lewis’ comeback single, “Can’t Say Love”, directed by Juwan Lee….taken from his upcoming RuffHouse Records release, Moment Of Truth, in stores August 20th.