New road music from Sheffield, courtesy of Motion21 Entertainment.
Scratchy & Manga – Back To Back Freestyle (Video)
This was actually done back in June of 2013, but SBTV recently let go of a dope back and forth between Roll Deep members Manga and Scratchy.
Lethal Bizzle Feat. Cherri Voncelle – The Drop
Forgive us for being late, but if you also missed it, Lethal B dropped a new single a little over a week ago, featuring Cherri Voncelle. The premiere was courtesy of MistaJam for his Exclusive Play, who also spoke to Lethal on the single.
‘The Drop’ is officially released 11th May; you can preorder it on iTunes.
Villain – Spitfire Freestyle (Video)
Bow E3/Invasion Alert’s Villain goes in for JDZ Media’s freestyle series.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Beyonce’s Wardrobe For ‘The Mrs. Carter Show’
An exclusive look behind the scenes of The Mrs. Carter Show tour outfits with Beyoncé’s style team. Watch a never-before-seen look at her stage outfits by designers ranging from The Blonds to Versace and Emilio Pucci.
Marat Feat. Igor – F*** It (Prod. Doemixxx & Rack Rokas) (Video)
Courtesy of You Dunn Know TV.
Typah – Smoke Sessions Freestyle (Video)
N Double A representative Typah gives us some HARD bars in this Smoke Session Freestyle. – TGR
Manga, Snowy & Izzy Gibbs – Gimme Grime Freestyle (Video)
Manga dropped by the UKG show with Cameo and dropped a freestyle alongside Snowy and Izzy Gibbs. – 1Xtra
Lady GaGa – G.U.Y. (Video)
Another single from ARTPOP gets the visual treatment, presumably in the hopes that the new video will help push album sales. Check it out above.
VIDEO: Some SXSW Performances & Extras You May Have Missed
Being that we’ve pretty much passed the moment, I thought I’d throw these gems — from Big Sean, Travi$ Scott, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and the TDE camp, Slaughterhouse, Wiz Khalifa, Vic Mensa, Theophilus London, Rick Ross and shit more — below for your personal enjoyment.
UPDATE: Nas Brings Out Boldy James & Fashawn At SXSW
UPDATE: Fashawn’s appearance at Nas’ Mass Appeal showcase was added below.
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During the Mass Appeal showcase at SXSW, Nas brought out Boldy James, who spoke to XXL about Nas’ endorsement. Check it out below.
How do you feel about getting a co-sign from Nas?
Whatchu mean how I feel? It’s amazing. How would you feel? I grew up on God’s Son, you feel me? I grew up on Nas, he’s one of my favorite lyricists, and for him to tell me that what I’m doing is, you know, in the target, hitting the bull’s eye possibly one day, that’s just a blessing, man. And I’m on sight. I’m on target. For him to let me know that, it feels great. It feels worth it.
Footsie Gives His Top 5 Producers (Video)
One of the Grime scenes most highly rated producers Footsie names his Top 5 producers and explains why he would like to work with Kanye West whom he considers to be a musical genius. – The Grime Report
Jammer & Realz – Gimme Grime Freestyle (Video)
Jammer dropped by the UKG show with Cameo to talk about LOTM 6 and brought through Realz for the freestyle. – 1Xtra
RECAP: Lil Bibby At SXSW 2014 (Video)
Lil Bibby basically shows up-and-coming artists how to maximize exposure at one of the biggest festivals in the United States, gracing the FADER Fort, LiveMixtapes’ event and more.
TEASER: Tinashe Feat. ScHoolboy Q – 2 On (Video)
The new visual for Tinashe and ScHoolboy Q’s DJ Mustard-produced ‘2 On’ drops tomorrow, courtesy of VEVO. The single is available now on iTunes.
YG & DJ Mustard On ‘The Breakfast Club’ (Video)
The current West Coast champs stopped through The Breakfast Club to promote YG’s new album My Krazy Life. They spoke on how they met (Ty Dolla $ign is a part of this story), working with Drake, where Mustard got his name from and more.
Stalley Feat. Crystal Torres – Long Way Down (Video); Announces Ohio Tour
Above is the latest visual from Stalley for ‘Long Way Down’, which is taken from Honest Cowboy; below, the official dates for his No Place Like Home tour (tickets can be found here), of which he will be spending the next month (plus a date in May) touring his home state of Ohio.
Asher Roth Performs ‘Rasputin’ At Truth Studios (Video)
Above, Asher Roth gives an in-studio performance of the Nottz-produced ‘Rasputin’ at Truth Studios Recording Studio in Los Angeles.
Vince Staples – Nate (Video)
Taken from Vince Staples’ latest, Shyne Coldchain II, out now.
Bucky Malone & The Real Kwame – Waddup Loc (Video)
Bucky and the Real Kwame rap over a beat produced by Kwame for this new video shot by Classic LP. Fastlife shit…
Snoop Dogg – Miss Everything (Video)
Another visual from the DJ Drama-assisted That’s My Work 3.
JUCE – Call You Out (Video)
Courtesy of Noisey:
JUCE are London trio Georgia, Chalin & Cherish and this is their debut video, “Call You Out”. Directed and Produced by Cieron Magat.
Drake Debuts New Song In Birmingham (Video)
Drake’s Would You Like A Tour? recently made a stop at Birmingham’s NIA Arena, and during the show, he decided to serenade the ladies with a brand spankin’ new R&B tune titled ‘Call On Me’. Just go full Luther and quit rap, already.
?uestlove Plays A Dead Guy On Law & Order: SVU (Video)
The Roots’ ?uestlove displays his acting chops by playing a murder victim on Ice T’s show the latest episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Check out a clip above.