Last night Ice Cube took to the stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and performed “I Rep The West” off his current album I Am The West. After the jump he back and performed “Today was a good Day.
Freddie Gibbs – F%#@in Wit’ Fred (Mixtape)
Today is Freddie Gibbs birthday. Yes, it’s true that Cold Day In Hell didn’t drop today, but Straight Slammin’s DJ Roc comes to the rescue with Fuckin’ Wit Fred a Gibbs-centric compilation featuring a handful of brand new bangers and recent leaks. – FSD
Tracklisting and download link after the jump.
The Foreign Exchange – All the Kisses
One of two new studio tracks off their upcoming CD/DVD, Dear Friends: An Evening With The Foreign Exchange, dropping 6/28.
Joell Ortiz Fully Addresses ‘Big Pun Back’ Controversy
After Pun’s widow Liza Rios, Tony Sunshine and Cuban Link disapproved of his tribute, the Slaughterhouse member sets the record straight.
Not only has Big Pun’s widow Liza Rios deemed Joell Ortiz’s “Big Pun’s Back†as “disrespectful,†but Pun affiliates Cuban Link and Tony Sunshine echoed her sentiments yesterday. Speaking with Funkmaster Flex, the Slaughterhouse rapper explained that he “don’t gotta check in with anybody about anything.â€
He first addressed how he was puzzled as to why Rios, who previously told him Pun “would have been so proud of [you],†would take her stance, given the history they have together.
“To be honest with you, I was really confused because I’ve been bigging up her late husband since the beginning of my career. This is not the first time I’ve ever done a tribute,†he said. “To my knowledge, I thought everything was smooth between us. I thought we was peoples. And I kind of feel like we’re still peoples! I’m still confused. This is the same woman who asked me to perform for her husband on stage with his urn next to me. I didn’t understand the tweet and where it was coming from. Since I haven’t spoken to her, I’m still a little confused. I can’t even say I’m mad. I just don’t know what’s going on.â€
Logic – "Mind of Logic"
Young Sinatra hits Dj Booth on June 23. Enjoy this track until then.
Cyhi The Prynce – Royal Flush 2 (Mixtape)
Tracklisting and link after the jump.
01. CyHi The Prynce – Spadez Interlude
02. CyHi The Prynce – When The Smoke Clears [Prod. By J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]
03. CyHi The Prynce – Cold As Ice [Prod. By KB]
04. CyHi The Prynce – Bulletproof (Feat. Yelawolf) [Prod. By J Rob]
05. CyHi The Prynce – Thousand Poundz (Feat. Pill & Pusha T) [Prod. By Paper Boy Fabe]
06. CyHi The Prynce – Heartz Interlude
07. CyHi The Prynce – New Girl (Feat. Trey Songz) [Prod. By Lil C]
08. CyHi The Prynce – End Of The Night [Prod. By Shawty Redd]
09. CyHi The Prynce – Right Side Of The Bed [Prod. By Soundtrack]
10. CyHi The Prynce – Sunday Morning [Prod. By Beatfanatiks]
11. CyHi The Prynce – Clubz Interlude
12. CyHi The Prynce – Dance [Prod. By J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]
13. CyHi The Prynce – Fightin’ In The Club [Prod. By Big Fruit]
14. CyHi The Prynce – Emotional (Feat. Tity Boi) [Prod. By Dj Spinz]
15. CyHi The Prynce – Made Me Who I Am [Prod. By CKP]
16. CyHi The Prynce – Diamondz Interlude
17. CyHi The Prynce – Take You Back [Prod. By S1]
18. CyHi The Prynce – Woopty Doo (Feat. Big Sean) [Prod. By No ID & Kanye West]
19. CyHi The Prynce – Beautiful Mind [Prod. By Aktual]
20. CyHi The Prynce – Stadium (Feat. B.o.B) [Prod. By Mel & Mus]
Tiara Thomas Playing ‘Popular’ Backstage (U Street Music Hall)
Tiara Thomas was backstage playing some of her set for us early as we were chilling backstage. If you weren’t at the show check some footage out above.
Black Cobain At His ‘Young, Gifted & Black’ Release Pre-Party (Palace 5ive)
We caught up with Black Cobain at his Pre-Party at Palace 5ive and asked him a few questions about the project and what’s next for the rising star.
Cyhi Da Prynce – Making Of Royal Flush 2 (Behind The Scenes)
Behind the scenes of Cyhi and his team picking which songs will make the cut for his ‘Royal Flush 2’ project which drops today
Pimp C x Bun B x Big K.R.I.T. – Grippin’ On The Wood
Lot of good stuff today. Still Pimpin’ is due 7/12.
Z-Ro – 5200 (Mixtape)
Hell yea. Tracklisting and download link after the jump.
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Soulja Boy & Vybz Kartel Cover FADER; Fat Trel To Appear In Summer Music Issue
In the grand tradition of FADER’s annual jam-packed Summer Music Issue, we are pleased and proud to announce this year’s featuring Vybz Kartel and Soulja Boy. Both cover stars are prolific artists with huge followings—though we feel they still have tons of room to grow. Vybz Kartel is one of the most famous men in Jamaica, a prominent, powerful artist with steadily brewing controversy. Photographer Michael Schmelling and writer Eddie “Stats†Houghton went down to Jamaica to find out both about Kartel’s new album and get the straight story behind his skin bleaching and body modification obsession. Photographer Dorothy Hong and writer Felipe Delerme visited Soulja Boy in his Atlanta penthouse, where he drank lean and smoked pot incessantly, smiled infectiously and talked about how he’s been a millionaire since he was a teenager. With three mixtapes already out this year, plans to play Tupac in a remake of Juice and possibly the whitest teeth the world has ever seen, there’s little chance he’ll be slowing soon. Inside the magazine, we also have full features on the legendary DJ Harvey (your favorite DJs favorite DJ) and the dusky BBQ-ready dudes in Woods.
We’ve got looks at a ton of new artists like Jhene Aiko, Fat Trel, Grimes and Clams Casino, too. There’s a full FADER guide to art, books, movies and more this summer, looks at the best swimsuits, thoughts on interning for reclusive genius Terrence Malik, a beautiful fashion feature shot in Mexico and much, much more. Our table of contents is redesigned; nerds, it will blow your mind. All this drops on newsstands and iPads on June 21st, a week from today. Stay tuned for all the content from FADER #74 to live on theFADER.com. – FADER
Jada Pinkett Smith On Working With Jay-Z
Jada Pinkett stop by The Great American Morning Show on Shade 45 yesterday to plug the new season of her TNT drama, Hawthorne. She discussed working with Jay-z and reconfirmed Willow starring in the remake of Annie.
