Lito gets with Yours Truly and Ryan Hemsworth again, this time for a heartbreak song. The new Starlito album comes out in 8 days!
Nipsey Hussle – VIBE TV Interview; Speaks On Dom Kennedy
Nipsey Hussle talks working the California circuit with fellow independent artist Dom Kennedy. Perhaps they should look into a full length collaboration?
Bun B Feat. Pimp C, Big K.R.I.T. & Lil Boosie – Cake
Bun B’s latest features both the honorary deceased and the incarcerated (and Big K.R.I.T.). Trill O.G: The Epilogue drops November 11th.
Jose Guapo (@JoseGuapo) – No Reason (Official Video)
Jose Guapo releases a visual for a record from off his mixtape Jose World 2. Directed by Chuck Star Films
Drake & Juvenile Perform In Dallas (Video)
Drake’s been showing a lot of love to New Orleans, lately. In Dallas, he brought out Juvie The Great to perform his hit ‘Back That Thang Up’.
@YoungMadB – Big Homie (Acoustic Video)
Courtesy of Link Up TV:
Young Mad B passed by the Link Up TV studios to record an acoustic version of his new single Big Homie, check it out & let us know what you think.
RiFF RaFF & Cap 1 Feat. OJ Da Juiceman – Real Boyz
Produced by Boi-1da & Ravioli Ryan OVO (with OJ Da Juiceman on the ab-libs).
@TZYWorld Feat. @TinchyStryder – What R U? (Video)
Tzy’s Arrival is set to arrive sometime this month.
DJ Infamous Feat. Jeezy, Ludacris, Juicy J, The Game & Yung Berg – Double Cup
This song is probably more notable for the fact that it features Yung Berg under the alias Hitmaka than anything else. Produced by KE on the Track and available now on iTunes.
@PrincessNyah – Princess Diaries (Episode 1)
In a series of Vlogs Princess Nyah brings to you a very rough, honest diary of events that have taken shape in her life. The self managed artist shares never seen before footage and gives you an honest take on how she was feeling at the time.
Kendrick Lamar Covers GQ
Gentlemen’s Quarterly‘s latest issue has hit newsstands and features King Kendrick as the main feature…..no real quotes here, but inside the cover we get a glimpse at Kendrick Lamar during the height of his ‘Control’ verse.
Killa Kyleon Feat. Bambino – Love Without A Limit
Killa Kyleon switches the flow on his latest installment of freestyles. This time the Houston emcee goes in over the Mary J Blige classic, “Love Without A Limit.” Don’t be fooled by the title however, the only thing Killa is trying to cuff this season is his money!
Jhene Aiko – The Worst (Video)
Murder was the case that they gave Miss Aiko in her latest visual from the upcoming EP Sail Out (which drops tomorrow).
Mariah Carey – The Art Of Letting Go
Mariah Carey has returned with her new single, ‘The Art Of Letting Go’, produced by Rodney Jerkins.
@PeeweeLongway – Sneakin N Geakin (Prod. by Metro Boomin)
New Longway Longway absurdity from DJ Lil Keem’s latest tape. Produced by Metro Boomin’.
Lady Gaga On The Graham Norton Show; Meets Her Biggest Fan
Lady Gaga and Jude Law were the latest guests on The Graham Norton Show, and while there she met one of her biggest monsters.
Drake – Worst Behaviour (Video)
Drake finally lets go of the visual to his latest single, ‘Worst Behaviour’, which was shot in Memphis and features appearances from Drake’s father, Juicy J, Project Pat and more.
Stream: Tidus [New Age]
Stream: Tidus [New Age]
One of the many alternative rap cats I suggest keeping an eye on is Tidus.
…Did an artist highlight on him a while back after he dropped his internet cult-classic video, “Delancey”, but recently he released his debut full length LP entitled [New Age].
Finally had the opportunity to sit down and give it a good listen. …Pretty good project after all. Wasn’t sure what to expect, but Tidus managed to hold down his unique style of trippy, spaced out rhymes quite well. [New Age] was satisfying and serves to further brand Tidus as an “individual” withing the rap game. Check out some of the highlights. …Petty dope if you ask me. #Dazed&Confused
“Delancey” (which I’m glad they included on this album), is obviously one of the standout tracks. …But new tracks such as “Escalators”, “Without a Care”, “Seams”, “Nimbus”, and personal favorite “Of Light”, …seem to have the strength to standout on their own. Making for quite a few notables.
Posted the highlights of the album below. though. Enjoy…
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The full stream of [New Age] via 3qtr records
(personal fav is “Of Light”. I Think I like to let it play from there)
Watch …the recent video for “Without A Care”
Video: “Stay” – Chiefs ft. Nick Acquroff (of Sons et al.) [Reign Dance]
Video: “Stay” – Chiefs ft. Nick Acquroff (of Sons et al.) [Reign Dance]
I had a feeling this was gonna be dope as soon as I cut it on. …And I was right!
…It’s the debut track, and the first track I’d ever heard, from producer Chiefs. Off his debut EP [Reign Dance].
The EP doesn’t release for a couple more days, but this is enough to hold me over. A great first impression.
Just let the melodies of singer Nick Acquroff settle in about halfway in and you’ll be sold. …Posted “Stay” below. Enjoy…
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BONUS: … Here’s the full EP Stream of [Reign Dance]. Just came across this, so haven’t had a chance to listen, but tell me what you think?
Kanye West & 2 Chainz Perform At Leonardo Dicaprio’s Bday
Leonardo DiCaprio celebrated his 39th birthday at TAO Downtown last night in New York, and had 2 Chainz perform at his birthday party. During his performance, Chainz’ surprised Leo with an appearance by none other than Kanye West. The two performed “Birthday,” “Mercy,” “I Don’t Like (Remix),” “Gold Digger,” “Runaway,” “Good Life,” “All of the Lights” and “New Slaves.” Kim Kardashian and Q-Tip was also in attendance.
Jon Stewart & The Daily Show Blasts JAY Z Over Barney’s Partnership
In a recent episode, The Daily Show went to town on JAY Z, accusing the rapper of being a hypocrite in the way of Barney’s reported profiling of young Blacks. What are your thoughts?
Jon Stewart took on the Barney’s racial profiling controversy on Wednesday night, and along with Senior Black Correspondent Larry Wilmore, tore into Jay-Z for refusing to address it head-on when he’s had no problem boycotting over other highly-charged racial issues. After joking that the “shop-and-frisk” may have just been a run-in with the “fashion police,” Stewart called out Jay-Z for not wanting to make “snap judgments” on this racial issue, involving a company that he happens to have business dealings with. This led Wilmore to cry, “Jay-Z doesn’t care about black people!”
Wilmore said it’s unfair to expect Jay-Z to boycott everything, “he’s not Al Sharpton with better rhymes!” He charged that Jay-Z has become “the man,” adding, “He is the danger! He is the one who frisks! He’s not Jay-Z! He’s Jay-Z Penney!”
But at least it’s a sign of progress, because as Wilmore pointed out, “white people have been watching their musical icons sell out to corporations for decades!”
Watchdog Ofcom Will Reportedly Monitor Capital XTRA Following Musical Backlash
From The Voice, where you can read more on the story:
BROADCASTING WATCHDOG Ofcom has revealed plans to listen to audio recordings from Capital XTRA’s new shows before taking a final decision over whether to launch a full-scale investigation.
The body was forced to act after receiving numerous complaints that the station formerly known as Choice FM was not sticking to its format agreement, described as “music and news…for listeners of African and Afro-Caribbean origin in the north London area, but with crossover appeal to other listeners who appreciate urban contemporary black music.”
Capital XTRA launched on October 7 as an “urban dance” station and broadcasts on Choice’s old FM home of 96.9 and 107.1 in London and nationally on the digital platform known as Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB). It is anticipated that between 2015 and 2019, the Government plans to migrate all AM and FM analogue services to DAB.
But as well as the name change, a number of DJs including Daddy Ernie and Martin Jay were axed and replaced with more dance specialists such as Swedish DJ Avicii. It means there are no shows dedicated to reggae, soca or gospel.
An Ofcom spokesperson said: “Ofcom can confirm that it has received complaints about Capital Xtra’s compliance with the published formats of its licences.