The annual Sunset Strip Music Festival went down yesterday as plenty of bands and artists took the stage to entertain fans throughout the day. Closing out the event was MMG rapper Wale who decided to treat the crowd to some surprise guests with Chris Brown and YG. Skee.TV cameras were there to capture the moment as Wale took the SKEE Live stage and performed fan favorites as well as new material off his recently released The Gifted LP.
R&B singer and Taylor Gang signee, Courtney Noelle, announces her upcoming Love On The Run mixtape and unveils the accompanying artwork. After working alongside Wiz Khalifa and contributing to several past releases such as his recent O.N.I.F.C. LP, the singer finally inked a deal last year with his rising Taylor Gang imprint. Love On The Run is set to drop soon and will serve as Noelle’s debut solo project on the label and most likely will boast features from other in-house talent. Fans can catch the rising singer currently on the road for Wiz’s Under The Influence of Music Tour touring with heavy hitters A$AP Rocky, Trinidad James, B.O.B. and Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era.
Juicy J drops a new promotional track titled “August 27th Flow” to make sure his fans don’t forget the release date to his forthcoming LP Stay Trippy. Juicy originally previewed the new track while working on it out on the road with Crazy Mike in episode three of his Everyday Life vlog series. CLICK HERE to download “August 27th Flow” and be sure to pick up your copy of Stay Trippy hitting shelves on August 27.
New Orleans native Curren$y delivers a new project wit the Red Eye Mixtape. Never one to travel alone, Spitta brings along the Jet Life crew as the project features original songs from the likes of Corner Boy P, Fiend, Juvenile, Cardo, Young Roddy and Monster Beatz producer Deelow. The 13-track compilation is a collaborative release with giant BitTorrent and also comes equipped with plenty of promotional extras like a coupon for free lighters, tour posters, the chance to win an ultimate Jet Life Experience and an original video production titled “Chef Menteur” that’s reminiscent of an episode of the vlog series Jernts With Spitta. CLICK HERE to download the Red Eye mixtape and input your email address to unlock the bundle.
Go behind-the-scenes with Meek Mill to get a sneak peek for life on the road for the Philly native as MMG releases footage of a stop in Boston for the Dreams Come True tour. The unreleased footage is bittersweet at one point when fans get to see a candid conversation between Meek and former protege Lil Snupe who was shot and killed over frivolous circumstances. The young spitter drops an impressive and exclusive off the top freestyle with little effort. Watch as Meek puts on a high energy performance for his fans and even gives a 15-year-old aspiring rapper the opportunity to drop some rhymes for him on the spot.
MMG artist Meek Mill links up with Hip Hop Since 1987 for an exclusive in-studio performance of “Work Freestyle”. The Philly native decides to borrow A$AP Ferg’s “Work” instrumental and also throws in a shout out to his former protege Lil Snupe who was recently shot and killed. Mills drops plenty of bars delivered by his signature cocky attitude for an exceptional remix.
Life+Times unveils JAY Z’s newest art inspired music video for “Picasso Baby” which was shot last month inside an art gallery in New York. Directed by Mark Romanek, the 10-minute short film is definitely a new experience and unqiue presentation as Jay performs as a living work of art for six hours straight. The upbeat music video came out exceptionally well and theres also opening and closing scenes with Hov giving insight into the music video’s creative direction.
Yeezus himself showed up last night for Casey Veggies and Travis $cott’s Los Angeles stop on the PNCXX Tour at the El Rey Theatre. Needless to say, the crowd went nuts when they seen the controversial MC appear after $cott gave the greenlight to venue staff to turn the lights back on. Kanye Went right to work and gave a passionate surprise performance of “New Slaves” off his recently release Yeezus album.
Paul Wall links up with Hot New Hip Hop to deliver a new visual for his ode to syrup with “Po Up”. The video finds Paul drinking lean and smokin’ dope alongside producer Snoop DeVille who also shows up to make a cameo. The high energy track will be featured on Paul Wall’s upcoming Check Season mixtape which is currently in the works and set to drop soon.
MMG artist Stalley gears up to release his highly anticipated Honest Cowboy mixtape which is set to release on August 8. The Ohio native decided to unveil the official artwork and tracklisting for the 10-track project yesterday. Scarface, ScHoolboy Q and Crystal Torres are also set to join Stalley on the mixtape as features while the MMG rapper boasts production credits from Cardo, DJ Quik, Block Beataz and Terrace Martin.
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