Fans who went to see YG perform at the Key Club during Grammy week were — along with appearance by Nipsey Hussle, Dom Kennedy and more — treated to a dope surprise in the form of Young Jeezy, who shut it down with his performance of ‘R.I.P.’
Justin Timberlake & Timberland Perform In L.A.
JT brought out Tim during the mPowering Action launch at The Congo Room in L.A. for Grammy week.
Odd Future’s Loiter Squad: Season 2 (Trailer)
A first look at Loiter Squad Season 2, premiering on Adult Swim on Sunday, March 10th at Midnight ET/PT.
Laura Mvula (@LauraMvula) Performs On The Graham Norton Show
Laura Mvula makes her TV debut, performing ‘Green Garden’ from her forthcoming album Sing To The Moon live on The Graham Norton Show.
SNAPSHOT: Rihanna, Sting, Bruno Mars, Ziggy & Damian Marley At Grammy Rehearsals
I have no idea what to make of this, but I certainly hope that the Marleys are there for performance purposes as well. We’ll have to wait and see when the 55th Annual Grammy Awards goes live on Sunday at 8pm (on CBS).
. @damianmarley @rihanna and I @ Grammy twitter.com/ziggymarley/st…
— Ziggy Marley (@ziggymarley) February 9, 2013
Kendrick Lamar Performs In Amsterdam
Blogger Negisa pretty much filmed Kendrick Lamar whole performance (it seems) when he appeared live in concert at Melkweg Amsterdam. Enjoy the abundance of additional footage below.
IN THE STUDIO: Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa & Mike Will Made It
Miley's a G. We got sum shit!!!!
— Wiz Khalifa (@wizkhalifa) February 9, 2013
Miley Cyrus continues her immersion with Hip-Hop culture, hanging out in the studio with Wiz Khalifa….she was also seen chillaxin with producer of the moment Mike Will Made It:
about that @mikewillmadeit life =]]] #rightaboutnow twitter.com/MileyCyrus/sta…
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) February 9, 2013
I gotta be honest: I can’t wait to hear that this shit’s gonna sound like.
Big Sean Reveals Hall Of Fame Features
On what looks to be the same red carpet from this clip, Big Sean gives up some information to Rap-Up TV:
Big Sean celebrates his two Grammy nominations with his parents and reveals the featured guests on his sophomore album “Hall of Fame.” Plus, find out when he plans to play the album for Eminem.
Ciara – Manny Norte Interview
Hailing from Atlanta Georgia, Ciara comes to London for the first time in like 4/5years!! She speaks to the name you can trust Manny Norte at Choice FM about everything good! Her New single “Wake up no make up” produced by Mike Will has already got the radio buzzin!!
Meek Mill Performs At The House Of Blues In L.A.
In addition to Wale, Meek Mill was also in the building for Grammy weekend….here we have him performing ‘Dreams & Nightmares’ and ‘Traumatized’ (two excellent choices) at the House of Blues in L.A.
@Sox_Invasion, @KING_KEEMO & @D2_Invasion – @KetchDisTV Freestyle
Sox, Keemo & D2 go in over Spooky’s ‘Playground’ instrumental for KetchDis TV.
Big Sean Speaks On Being Nominated For A Grammy
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On Sunday night, Sean will share trophies with G.O.O.D. Music captain Kanye West, as well as Pusha T and 2 Chainz if the rap collective racks up W’s for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. And while “Mercy” helped usher the Detroit MC into an exclusive club that includes hip-hop luminaries like Nas, according to Sean, it was only a matter of time before he got his membership.
“I knew it would come; you just never know when,” he said when MTV News’ Sway caught up with him on the VIBE Media red carpet Friday in Los Angeles. “I figure, Sway, I put out one album and I’m 24 years old, and I knew it was gonna come sooner or later,” the Finally Famous rapper explained before adding a hilariously double-entendre-conscious “pause.” “So I’m just happy that it came so early — pause.
HIGHS & LOWS: Mary J. Blige Honored By VIBE; Facing New Lawsuit From Bank Of America
Above: Diddy, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, and Anita Baker honor Mary J. Blige at VIBE’s 20th Anniversary Celebration and Inaugural Impact Awards in West Hollywood during Grammy week. – Rap-Up TV
Below: Mary J. Blige has been slapped with another lawsuit — this one alleging she defaulted on a $500,000 loan to Bank of America. This comes just months after the singer was sued for defaulting on a $2.2 million loan! So when HipHollywood asked the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul how she handles the negative reports in the press she told us that, “negativity will always be there…you just have to let the haters hate”.
We caught up with MJB at Vibe Media’s 20th anniversary celebration where the singer was honored with the first ever Impact Award. Check out the video below to see how Mary felt about the honor! – Hip Hollywood
Trinidad James Performs With Machel Montano, Pitbull & Shaggy In Trinidad
Welcome home indeed: Trinidad James got to perform alongside Pitbull & Shaggy at the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. This guy is definitely moving up the ladder quickly.
Solange Performs At The House Of Blues In L.A.
Check out the footage that shows Solange performing ‘Losing You’, ‘Crush’ and ‘Looks Good With Trouble’ live at the House of Blues Sunset Strip in West Hollywood during Grammy week.
Entire Tracklist To Upcoming Kanye West Album Rich Black American Reportedly Revealed
Karen Civil just reported that she has a photo that shows the full tracklisting for Kanye’s supposed upcoming project titled Rich Black American. We can’t see the photo for whatever reason on this end…..she was nice enough to type of the tracklisting as well, which you can check out below:
1: Intro (Kanye West)
2: Faith (Feat. Frank Ocean & Pusha T)
3: Whole Lifetime (Feat. Beyonce)
4: Replay (Kanye West)
5: Popular (Feat. Florence Welch)
6: Perfect Bitch (Kanye West)
7: Need Somebody (Feat. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Skrillex)
8: Rich Black American (Feat. Jay-Z)
9: Cruelty (Feat. Q-Tip)
10: Distressed (Feat. Rihanna)
11: Royalty (Feat. John Legend, Pusha T & Kid Kudi)
12: Timeless (Feat. Teyanna Taylor & Common)
Don Juan – Fan Mail (Mixtape)
Don Juan drops a new mixtape for his fans called “Fan Mail” along with new visual for “Do It Again” below. Don has also been in the studio working on his W.W.J.D. (What Would Juan Do) tape hosted by DJ Green Lantern which will drop later this year. This 13 mixtape has appearances from Tyme Skware, Ace Primo, Candy Shields, Eric Bellinger, Jeremih & more,, and production from The Inkredibles, Osinachi, KINGlilKesis, Jokey ent and more.
Kilo Kish – K+ (EP)
I keep seeing this EP pop up. Everywhere. Not just on the internet, either: in my friends cars, on internet radio……EVERYWHERE. So after passively avoiding the project from an artist I’ve only vaguely heard of, I finally hit the Play button. After finally listening to it, I gotta say…..it’s weird. I enjoy the landscapes that this project creates, but I’m not completely won over with the lyricism yet, whether she’s singing or rapping. The point is, it’s definitely worth a few listens. Check it out for yourself — it also includes features from The Internet, Earl Sweatshirt, Childish Gambino, A$AP Ferg, Flatbush ZOMBiES, Vince Staples and (a lot) more.
Stream, tracklisting and download link below.
Download: Kilo Kish – K+
Wale & Tiara Thomas – Bad @ House of Blues In LA
Wale open his Grammy show in LA last night with the Get Me doe which is below then later on he performed his new single, Bad with Tiara Thomas.
Gems (@GemsMusicUK) & SLR (@SLROfficial) – Oh My Gosh (Video)
From The Great Invitation…..visual courtesy of Dominic Brancaleone.
Eminem’s Manager: “New Eminem Album In 2013”
Paul Rosenberg — Eminem’s manager — lets the cat out of the bag with the below statement, made to Billboard:
We fully expect to be releasing a new Eminem album in 2013. He’s been working on it for some time. It’s safe to say that it will be post-Memorial Day at some point, but we’re not exactly sure when. We’ve got some dates locked in for him to perform live in Europe in August, so we’re trying to see what else lines up.
MIMS – Started From The Bottom Freestyle
MIMS becomes the next contestant on “Let That Bitch Breathe”.
Joey Bada$$ & Pro Era – Streetsweepers Radio Freestyle
Joey Badass and his Pro Era crew hit SHade45 to drop an exculsive freestyle for the STREETHEATTV.com cameras.