Kendrick Lamar continues his world domination by appearing on French radio to perform his sleeper hit ‘Swimming Pools (Drank)’.
Lil’ Wayne Gets Into Fight At Celebrity Beach Bowl?
Lil’ Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Tom Arnold (’cause why not?) participated in DIRECTV’s 7th Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl in New Orleans…..you can check out plenty of photos below (spotted at Rap-Up), but what really brings interest is what looks like Weezy spazzing on some poor guy to the point that he had to be restrained. You can check out a clip someone caught on TV and a pic below that seems to tell the story.
Chevy Woods – Crack (Video)
Chevy Woods definitely freaked 2 Chainz instrumental…..maybe we’ll get a full project from him this year (maybe not).
Little Mix (@LittleMixOffic) Perform On The Graham Norton Show
Group group Little Mix appeared on Graham Norton’s show to perform the single ‘Change Your Life‘ from DNA.
T.I. Plants A Garden With Sanjay Gupta (CNN)
Because he can do whatever the hell he wants, that why:
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta and rapper T.I. plant a winter garden, with help from Taja Sevelle of UrbanFarming.org
Frank Ocean Won’t Be Pressing Charges On Chris Brown
Frank Ocean took to his Tumblr (above) to let folks know that he’s not snitching on Chris Brown……he just wants peace. Whatever, dude.
SNEAK PEEK: Alicia Keys – Brand New Me (Remix)
Alicia Keys was spotted on the set for her video ‘Brand New Me (Remix)’ looking somewhat tomboy-ish……also spotted was husband Swizz, feature A$AP Rocky and still-a-dimepiece-at-her-age Jada Pinkett-Smith. Video coming soon (we hope).
Consequence – Vlad TV Interview; Speaks On Pusha T
Consequence clarifies what he meant when he said he was the best ghostwriter, revealing that his degree of success speaks for itself. He adds that while he doesn’t still maintain relationships with G.O.O.D. Music artists he still respects some, including Kid Cudi, but brushes off recent comments made by Pusha-T.
Reazon (@Reazon_Music) Feat. Sarah Guterres – Make It Happen (Video)
Reazon drops an inspiration track with Sarah Guterres. Check it out above.
Blu, R.A. The Rugged Man & Tristate – Thelonius King (Video)
I don’t hate this song, but man…..Blu could’ve been a contender. Dope video.
The artists behind three of the most anticipated albums coming this year on Nature Sounds join forces for the posse cut “Thelonius King”.
C Cane (@OfficialCCane) – Clique (Video)
For those that wonder what happen to female emcees, it’s become apparent that they’re all in London. C Cane’s new visual is courtesy of MCTV UK.
King Louie – More Bandz (Video)
This song is terrible. Directed by Hi-Def and from the better overall Drilluminati mixtape.
Chief Keef’s Manager Speaks On Keef’s Two Month Sentence, Lupe Fiasco & More
Some good quotes here….Best Of Both Offices spoke with Rovan “Dro” Manuel — Chief Keef’s manager — on his recent situation, and he has a lot to positive to speak on concerning the young Chicago emcee:
A PLUS: What is the biggest misconception people have about Chief Keef?
DRO: That he’s a bad person, I guess, in the eyes of the Chicago [Police Department]. He’s not the first to put reality-based lyrics [in his music], as far as like talking about what’s going on in the inner-city for real. I think that it’s kinda messed up that they wanna blame him for all the murders, all the crime and all this other stuff that’s going on in Chicago. Keef is a minor. You can look back 18 years in the same neighborhoods where he was growing up and see that they were doing the same damn thing, know what I mean?He’s got a lot of stuff he needs to learn. It’s not like he came from a neighborhood where it’s 90-percent Jewish and schools are teaching him this-and-that. He didn’t come from that.
When I think of Chicago Hip-Hop, I think Common, Kanye and Lupe and on a street level, Bump J. To me, it seems like they were trying to hide those problems from us.
Yeah. You tell me one person on the West Side of Chicago in the hood that’s riding around on a skateboard. That’s not happening. No disrespect to Lupe, but you know, let’s keep it real and that’s what Keef’s all about, keeping it real. That’s not what the streets are like in Chicago.So what exactly happened on the day Chief Keef was scheduled to fly to Las Vegas to shoot the “Hate Being Sober” video?
Aww man. I don’t know exactly what happened with that. The label hooked it up and they set it up with Keef and they didn’t set it up with Keef’s team. So, when it came time to fly out, he missed the first flight. Then he missed the second one. And then it was just like, you know, “Well we gonna come do it at another date, if that’s fine with you.” [Laughs.] It was nothing other than that, you know, all the rumors…Do you think Pitchfork is the reason Keef is locked up right now?
Pitchfork and whoever set that interview up, not saying any names, but yeah. I think so.I don’t know what they had when they booked that or whatever, but I’m pretty sure they did. You can’t cry over spilled milk, you gotta roll with the punches.
I got a message from him that he’s had a wake-up call. This is a wake-up call for him. It wasn’t even his fault that it happened, but it happened.
LD – More Money/One Step Ahead (Video)
Another dish served blazin’ hot courtesy of Rap City TV.
Dead Prez Feat. Bun B & Reek Da Villian – Time Travel (Remix)
From their new album Information Age. I honestly miss the old Dead Prez.
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Rihanna Feat. Theophilus London – Jump (Club Cheval Rap Remix)
I was skeptical about where they were going to take it, but it’s evident that Club Cheval and Theophilus London knew exactly where to take the song for its remix (I believe this will be the official one, though not entirely sure).
Mack Maine Feat. Flow, N.O.R.E. & Cory Gunz – Ghetto Symphony
Mack Maine drops the first offering featuring where-is-he-now Cory Gunz, who-is-he Flow and the man that now call P.A.P.I., from the upcoming Freestyle 102: No Pens Or Pads.
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Lil’ Wayne Explains I Am Not A Human Being II Artwork & Features
Lil’ Wayne explains the pretty dark and very dope artwork that Kanye designed with his company DONDA and more (you can read the full interview at NOLA):
[Kanye] said, you know, man, let me do your cover. I saw the cover and I approved it. He had an explanation behind it – he said, he chose the moth butterfly thing because it has so many different stages of life, and it goes through so many forms and changes, and no one can figure it out, and it’s always beautiful. At a time it’s ugly and at a time it’s beautiful too. And that’s me.
I have a lot of guests on the album. That’s what’s unusual about the album. I’m usually a two or three feature-type guy. But this album, I have a lot of features because I have a lot of friends, a lot of people that wanted to help out. I just appreciate them all. And I have a lot of different production on it too. I got Juicy J, David Banner, Soulja Boy – and that’s the production.
Joey Bada$$ Deletes His Twitter Amidst Harassment From Lil’ B Fans
You can tell that Joey’s still a kid when zombie Based God supporters launch a social attack that causes him to lose his cool….it didn’t stop with Twitter, either:
Mistah F.A.B. – What Huey Told Me
Originally from I Found My Backpack 3….Mistah F.A.B. lets this one loose for Black History Month.
Mac Miller Responds To Donald Trump
Donald Trump recently lashed out at Mac Miller for not being paid over the use of his name in one of Miller’s biggest hits. The younger of the two has responded by taking the high road:
i'm not trying to put any negative energy into the world. @realdonaldtrump let's be friends.
— Mac Miller (@MacMiller) February 1, 2013
Kevin McCall Feat. Tank – High (Remix)
Didn’t realize that he was signed to Chris Brown…..anyways, check out this effort from Kevin McCall’s upcoming project Definition, due Valentine’s Day.
50 Cent Shuts Down The Game’s Efforts To Reunite G-Unit
In response to The Game’s online petition to reunite G-Unit (what response did he expect, really?), 50 Cent has spoken to The Boombox strongly about the matter:
“You’re not gonna get nothing back together…I decide that. I do what I want to do. I don’t give a fuck what they talking about on a blog post.”
“Every time there was nothing going on [Game] said “Fuck you, 50,” to generate some sort of new interest…but now that doesn’t work anymore. So you gotta figure out a new way to do it. And now it’s saying, ‘We’ll get G-Unit back together!'”
“If it worked it would be something cool that I did…[but] what would you say if I actually did put it together and then it fell apart right in front of you? Or if I bring them around each other and their feelings from a long time — the disrespect and the talking — bleed over into the people that are just around them and then one of them gets shot and killed, or one of them gets stabbed and hurt bad. Then what?”
“I think people think because they see that I’m not stupid — that I did acquire new information as I went — that I’m not who I was when I got here…and what happens is, when you put them [together]… you don’t do that where I’m from. Not unless you want to see some shit happen.”