J.Y. – The Hiring Process (Mixtape)
Kid CuDi – Mojo So Dope
New (tagged) track from Kid CuDi! Off the upcoming album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager which comes out 10/26.
Download: Kid CuDi – Mojo So Dope
Don Cannon x Shareefa – The Misunderstanding Of Shareefa (Mixtape)
Don Cannon is on his grind, man. This should be good…is she still signed to DTP (she is…I looked at the back of the mixtape as i typed that)? Tracklisting and download link after the jump.
GunPlay Talks About…Snorting Coke
Yea. Even disses Slick ‘Em. This is also the same interview where he speaks on a positive alternative to B.M.F. I need to get rich.
Kanye West – Power (Unofficial Video)
Illseed stated on his AllHipHop Rumors page that this may have been done by Dwele. Can’t wait to see the official one.
Drake – Nardwuar Interview
With a 40 appearance. Google Nardwuar (I even have a search bar at the top of the page for you), his interviews are usually pretty interesting, to say the least.
A Day In The Life Of Tray Chaney (From ‘The Wire’)
Just a question: are our peers shooting high enough? Charlie Mack? This is success?
Kno (of CunninLynguists) – Death is Silent (Artwork & Tracklist)
Interesting concept. Check the press release and tracklisting after the jump.
After amassing only 4 verses over the CunninLynguists’ last four releases, the Atlanta-based artist is set to step out from behind the boards on Death Is Silent, both producing the entirety of the record and handling the majority of the vocals. The record’s concept involves the inevitability of death and its impact on love, life, family and friends. The artwork was realized by Argentinian visual artist Diego Fernandez.
Kno will still see plenty of activity on the production side of things, as the next 6 months will see the release of Oneirology, CunninLynguists’ newest studio album in 3 years, Chico and The Man, the long-awaited concept album with fellow QN5 Music artist and longtime friend Tonedeff as well as MacheteVision, a joint project with emcee Marq Spekt.
While all of these releases will be produced entirely by Kno, his production will also be featured on upcoming projects by Freddie Gibbs, 9th Wonder signee Tom Hardy as well as the album Niggaz With Latitude, a group project from CL’s own Deacon The Villain and Sheisty Khrist.
01. Death Is Silent
02. If You Cry
03. La Petite Mort (Come Die With Me)
04. Rhythm Of The Rain
05. Spread Your Wings
06. Loneliness
07. Smile (They Brought Your Coffin In)
08. Graveyard
09. I Wish I Was Dead
10. They Told Me
11. When I Was Young
12. Not At The End
13. The New Day (Death Has No Meaning)
Fabolous – There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP (Artwork & Tracklisting)
Pushed back to 8/31. Tracklisting below.
1. Lights Out (I Don’t See Nobody) (Produced by Lex Luger)
2. Girl You Be Killin’ ‘Em (Produced by Ryan Leslie)
3. I’m Raw (Produced by Amadeus & Lee Major)
4. Body Ya (Produced by Sonaro)
5. Body Count (Produced by Sonaro)
6. Tonight ft. Red Cafe & Lore’l (Produced by Jahlil Beats)
7. The Wake (Produced by I.N.F.O. & NOVA)
8. Body Bag feat. Cam’ron & Vado (Produced by I.N.F.O. & NOVA)
Kid CuDi Gets Pushed Back Again
This sucks, not twice in so little time, though…I’ll let Rap-Up tell it:
Kid Cudi’s album has a new release date for the second time in one week.
The “Day ‘N’ Nite†rapper’s sophomore set Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager is now on the release schedule for October 26, Rap-Up.com has learned. It was previously slated for September 28.
The hopes for a G.O.O.D. Music release day were dashed when his label Universal Motown moved the album back from its original September 14 date, the same day Kanye West is scheduled to drop his fifth album.
Cudi clears the September 28 date for rap titans T.I. and Young Jeezy.
J.Cardim x ODB x N.O.R.E. – Dirt Mcgirt (‘The In Crowd’ Bonus Cut)
From Zach of Dice Music Group (why he put the whole damn thing in CAPS is beyond me):
WHEN WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER J. CARDIM’S NEW MUSIC CARTEL-PRESENTED AND EVIL EMPIRE-HOSTED DICE MUSIC GROUP: THE IN CROWD, WE KNEW WE WANTED TO INCLUDE ONE OF THE SONGS J. CARDIM PRODUCED WHEN HE WAS WORKING ON O.D.B.’S POSTHUMOUS ALBUM IN 2005/2006. WE ENDED UP RUNNING WITH “ALL OF THE TIME†(TRACK 11 ON THE IN CROWD) BUT WE WANTED TO LET THE PEOPLE HEAR THE OTHER ONE. IT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT OUR FRIEND, THE ULTRA-TALENTED PRODUCER DAME GREASE ALSO PRODUCED AN EARLY VERSION OF THIS SONG AND CAN BE HEARD IN THE AD-LIBS ON THE CHORUS. ITS A SHAME THIS MUSIC DIDN’T COME OUT WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE, R.I.P. TO ONE OF HIP HOP’S GREATEST ARTISTS AND CHARACTERS.
Bruno Mars Performs At VH-1 Studios
Not much to say here, watch and listen to Bruno Mars & co. perform his renditions of ‘Nuthin On You’, ‘Somewhere In Brooklyn’ and ‘Billionaire’. Why not.