Very smooth and very emotional. It’s amazing that this is only a demo….check out Sam Smith’s latest below.
Childish Gambino – Sweatpants
This track was reportedly available when you preordered Because The Internet and also features Problem using adlibs. Unfortunately, Childish Gambino himself wasn’t happy about its release leak.
LMAO: James Franco & Seth Rogen – Bound 3 (Kanye West Spoof)
Bruh.
Franco and Seth Rogen were apparently bored on set of The Interview and decided to mimic Kanye West’s ‘Bound 2‘ music video.
Vado – Hate Me Now Freestyle
Vado tried his hand (with an assist from Khaled) over Nas & Diddy’s ‘Hate Me Now’. Can’t beat the original.
R.I.P. Reggie ‘Polo’ Burwell (Of D.C. Go-Go Band TCB)
From The Washington Post:
Reggie “Polo” Burwell, the pioneering local musician responsible for popularizing the “bounce beat” go-go sound, died on Tuesday morning at Saint Thomas More Medical Complex, a nursing and rehabilitation center in Hyattsville. He was 42.
The death, which came more than three years after a brain aneurysm that put Burwell in a coma, was confirmed by Burwell’s father, James Shields.
Burwell was the lead vocalist for TCB, the go-go group that made Washington’s proudly local brand of funk music resonate with a new generation of listeners.
The band minted its “bounce beat” sound at a fire station in Riverdale in 2003, when a dodgy P.A. system forced TCB percussionist Eddie “Luv” McCoy and drummer Neal Thomas to keep the music going by introducing a slower, heavier rhythm they’d been toying with. Burwell instantly liked what he heard and made it the band’s hallmark.
TCB manager Ben Adda says arrangements for a public funeral are still being made and that details will be announced on social media.
Robin Thicke Performs On The Voice
Robin Thicke kicks off the show with his latest hit, “Feel Good.”
Yung E (@binessman_e) Feat. @LuluFall – Fly
The latest single from Yung E’s upcoming Odds Against Me, which drops December 13th.
Kanye West – WPGC Interview (D.C.)
Another of many late passes, but in addition to WKYS (and during the D.C. stop of his Yeezus tour), Kanye West also made a stop at 95.5 during The Pablo Show (shoutout to DJ Heat).
On an unrelated note, the more I hear about the still-mysterious DONDA, the more I become excited for it’s future product (whatever that turns out to be).
@_TheManor Feat. Paul Kaye – Ibiza Uncovered
Every week, we’ll be receiving new music from The Manor, leading up to their forthcoming project Full English which drops this Christmas.
ALBUM SAMPLER: B.o.B – Underground Luxury
Thanks to DJ Drama, we get to check out an exclusive pre-stream album teaser for B.o.B’s upcoming album Underground Luxury (out December 17th; preorder here). The 15 track album boasts features from Future, Chris Brown, Ester Dean, 2 Chainz & more.
Doc Brown (@docbrown88) – F64 (Video)
Some may recognise Doc Brown as a comedian, however his career began as a battle rapper so we invited Doc to deliver an exclusive F64 for SBTV.
No Malice Feat. Jon Bibbs – Bury That (Video)
No Malice is accompanied by Jon Bibbs for the release of his latest video “Bury That.” This track appears on his debut solo album “Hear Ye Him.”
PREVIEW: Kanye West On Juan Epstein
When they give you a 10-minute preview, you show the full monty is going to be dope.
Kanye talks about many things in this clip including meeting Michael Jackson and working with J Dilla. The full podcast will drop next week on iTunes.
Juicy J Turns Up On The Arsenio Hall Show
In addition to turning Arsenio’s stage into a strip club (along with Project Pat), Juicy J also sat down to speak on Three 6 Mafia, Miley Cyrus and more.
will.i.am Feat. Miley Cyrus, French Montana & Wiz Khalifa – Feeling Myself (Video)
#willpower is out now. As if anyone really cares.
Kanye West Flips Out On Sway’s Shade45 Show
The Source reports:
Kanye West…made his way to the Shade 45 building to appear on Sway in the Morning. Sway and Yeezy spoke on his last shows in NYC, A Tribe Called Quest, and working with Jay Z.
Mid-way through the interview, Sway questioned Kanye about his fashion endeavors and asked “Why don’t you empower yourself, and do it yourself?” Kanye lost it.
Kanye: How, Sway!? You ain’t got the answers, Sway! I been doing this more than you! You ain’t been doing the education! You don’t have the answers, though, because you tryna give me advice about something. You ain’t spend $13 million a year tryna empower yourself…What’s the name of yo clothing line? We don’t know… I just told you I lost the money ’cause I didn’t have the knowledge of how to do it the right way!
Sway: Okay, so you don’t have money to do it. That’s yo answer. You ain’t gotta turn up, man. This ain’t no f*cking show, man.
Eventually things cooled down and they resolved everything but Kanye’s turn-up definitely topped his previous interviews today. Listen to Yeezus go off on Sway here.
Rai L. – Me & My Paper (Prod. By B Wright)
Buzzing as of late in the DMV, Rai L might be familiar to you after a string of production placements which include A Mafia, Papoose, Dipset, YMCMB, Ca$his, Noreaga (P.A.P.I.) & more. Always an artist as well, Rai has garnered some attention online and in the streets with a recent string of quality releases. Check him out on Soundcloud here.
Starlito Ft. Young Dolph – OG Skywalker (Prod. by The Colleagues)
Production team the Colleagues drop a song (track 8) they produced on Starlito’s album Fried Turkey, which you can get on iTunes right now (or in stores next week). “OG Skywalker” is slow and echoey, like a good weed song should be. Side note; if memory serves me, it was either Lito or Gotti who put Young Dolph on first.
@LilBibby_ ft. Lil Durk & Lil Herb – Lettin Up
Lil Bibby and Lil Herb, both from the Eastside of Chicago, collab with Lil Durk for this track from the We Mean Biz tape that DJ Victoriouz, DJ Bandz, DJ Twin and DJ Keem put out yesterday. This new trend of 3+ DJs hosting a tape is a nightmare. This track will probably end up on Lil Bibby’s upcoming tape Free Crack (Meatchi did it first).
Kanye West – The Breakfast Club Interview
Kanye West made his debut on The Breakfast Club this morning and he spoke on his tour, the public’s reception of Yeezus, “Bound 2”, fashion and more.
Did Mendeecees Harris Get Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison?
WetPaint reports:
Love & Hip Hop star Mendeecees Harris has been keeping the internet buzzing as new accounts of his arrest are coming in. It was incorrectly reported back in May that Mendeecees was sentenced to 15 years in prison after voluntarily turning himself in for drug and trafficking charges in January 2013. While the 15-year sentence report continues to circulate the web, we’ve learned some new details of Mendeecees’s court case.
In case you didn’t know, Mendeecees, along with two other men (including his brother) are accused of trafficking $2.5 million worth of drugs between 2005 and 2012. As of August, Mendeecees’s fiancée, Yandy Smith, claims that the groom-to-be has been in jail without a bail hearing. We recently learned that there was a bail review for Mendeecees this past September, which was then pushed to October 28.
Mendeecees’s friend, rapper Cam’ron, took to Instagram to announce the big news, with a photo of his jailed friend and the caption, “The homie got a bail hearing!! #Mendeecees.”
However, court documents obtained by several websites indicate that the review was postponed to October 29, and it appears that the review was further postponed.
As it stands, there’s still no new word as to whether or not Mendeecees will have a new bail hearing, or be released from jail in time to make an appearance on this season of Love & Hip Hop. All we can do is wish Yandy the best!
Do you think Mendeecees Harris will get a bail hearing before the end of the year? Sound off in the comments below!