When Chief Keef’s “Kobe” video was due to be released last fall, Lil Reese was being criticized for footage of him savagely beating a girl. Due to label pressure because of Reese’s domestic violence footage, he was edited out of the video. Now the director Hi-Def has released the original video.
I’ll let Shipes tell it:
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Last week, while ScHoolboy Q was in NYC, he dropped by Tony Touch’s radio show and spit a freestyle.
In today’s episode of The Truth, YN speaks on Beyonce and Jeezy’s new remixes as well as Tyler, the Creator’s new video for “IFHY” off of his new album.
The Flaming Lips is on the heels of a new album yet felt it necessary to drop a new visual from last year’s The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends. Whatever, we’re not complaining.
Courtesy of Noisey:
Snoop Lion teams up with Drake and his daughter, rising star Cori B to deliver a much-needed message of peace in his latest video, “No Guns Allowed.”
Come Up Shawdy links up with Black Cobain & Fatz Da Big Fella in DC’s Lotus Lounge for their new visual. Not sure where this will end up but it’s a pretty good record.
GZA links with Columbia University’s Dr. Chris Emdin and his program, which uses Hip-Hop to teach science.
“The people who most embrace hip-hop culture are the same populations who are most disinterested in school and disinterested in science. To me, the markers of success are the students who see themselves as scientists, who are having conversations about science, Emdin said”
GZA also tells CBS:
“The goal is just to awaken the children, make them more aware and embrace science and everything connected to it”
Drake is continuing to have a great year in 2013 as he prepares for his upcoming album, and today, he drops off the visual for his record ‘5AM in Toronto’.
Nicki Minaj drops the new visual from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re Up featuring Lil’ Wayne.
The ever so underrated Janelle Monae appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to perform her rendition of Jimi Hendrix’ ‘Little Wing’ with the Roots. Hendrix’ People, Hell & Angels — a collection of unreleased music — is out now.
In addition to some Q&A, Q went in over a trap-sounding blend for Sway’s radio show. Check out interview clips here.
Check out some cool footage of Action Bronson in Canada.
Chris Brown visited Hot 97 for Funk Flex’s show, and while there had to freestyle over the same beat that Sway put him on earlier. Pretty corny, guys (for the record, he did go in….again).
A Place Called Loveland is coming soon, and Radia Rah was in L.A. (with director Jerome D) to shoot his latest visual.
While in Jacksonville, Florida, Rick Ross began filming his next video for his single and iboTV was on hand for the video to provide us footage.
Skillz drops off his new video with a compilation of footage of his recent excursions. Taken from Things Become Things, which is at iTunes now.
The Jet Life crew serves up sleek new visuals for “Welcome,” the Cookin Soul produced single from Jet World Order 2. Trademark Da Skydiver and Young Roddy command the fleet for the Jets as they share a luxurious NYC telly with a squadron of gorgeous women in this video, directed and edited by GRVTY. Since the release of Jet World Order 2, Trade and Roddy have wasted no time as they continue to elevate their craft. Roddy’s Good Sense 2 mixtape is on the horizon, while Trademark Da Skydiver plans the commercial release of Flamingo Barnes for this summer.
The latest from Sicker, courtesy of Bit B Online.
Here’s another one that is screaming April Fools. Ben Baller has apparently left his partnership with LOUD to do other things, and LOUD has since decided to release what they have collected for the second season a la Chappelle’s Show. In the above episode, Ben Baller has apparently created a 3 million dollar chain for The Hundreds.
Baisley Projects, Queens is the location for Waka Flocka’s next visual (as it’s where’s he’s originally from), which we’ll hopefully be seeing soon.
Due to restrictions, you’ll have to head over to director Matt Alonzo’s Vimeo to check out the visual, which you can do by clicking the above image. Taken from Pusha T’s Wrath Of Cain.
