Before turning himself in today to begin his four month sentence at Miami’s Federal Detention Center for tax evasion, the New York rapper drops off a parting gift with his Darkside III mixtape. According to Joe, he really took it back to his gritty roots and laces tracks over strictly boom-bap style of production. CLICK HERE to download Darkside III.
ScHoolboy Q has a candid one-on-one sit down with STASHED for their sessions series and opens up on his new music video for his hit single “Collard Greens” featured on his upcoming Oxymoron LP. The TDE artist reveals that the final version that was released is actually the second edit after Q felt the vibe of the video needed to showcase the squad having more fun. Schoolboy also addresses Oxymoron, admits he feels the album is his best work and shares his thoughts behind not believing in making mixtapes.
Fat Joe leaks a new cut titled “Your Honor” off his upcoming Darkside III mixtape. Produced by DJ Premier, the New York MC gets reacquainted with his gritty roots and shows off his lyrical skills. The sample based song finds Joe dropping introspective bars about his life and even addressing the judge who recently sentenced the rapper to four months in prison for tax evasion. Action Bronson also showcases a verse on the song which finds the Queens native fitting right in on Premo’s production. Take a listen to the audio/video stream below and look out for Darkside III dropping on August 26..
Kendrick Lamar links up with Cabbie for Sportcentres weekly segment “Cabbie Presents.” In the lighhearted and comical sit down, Kendrick speaks on the Lakers, Dwight Howard, the Clippers, his relationship with Chris Paul and Arron Afflalo and much more. Watch the TDE front man also speak on sneakers and list some of the potential scenarios he would consider that would kill his vibe.
RadioShack and Beats By Dre put together a new short commercial to showcase their current in-store headphones promotion with the help of 2 Chainz. The G.O.O.D. Music artist also capitalized on the opportunity and used an unreleased song titled “I Do It” featuring Lil Wayne and Drake as the soundtrack. Though only highlighting a few bars from 2 Chainz, fans get the chance to hear the rapper’s potential new single for his upcoming B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time LP.
A new Beats By Dre commercial was premiered tonight at the MTV Video Music Awards for Eminem’s upcoming Marshall Mathers LP 2. According to the announcement, the new album will be available November 5 and it also boasts credits from JAY Z and Rick Rubin as executive producers. Fans also get a taste of things to come as the short clip showcases a teaser of Eminem’s new single “Bezerk” which will be released in its entirety this Tuesday.
Dom Kennedy kicks things off in Los Angeles at The Belasco Theater and treats fans to a performance of “My Type of Party” off his Yellow Album LP. Accompanied by fellow artist Jay 305, Kennedy turned the energy up in the venue and got everyone excited about the evening’s scheduled performances. Watch the Leimert Park native in action.
ScHoolboy Q performs “There He Go” and “Hands On The Wheel” off his acclaimed Habits & Contradictions LP live at The Belasco Theater in Los Angeles. Watch as the TDE artist goes to work and gets the crowd hyped. Interestingly enough, Q also admits to fans before getting into “Hands On The Wheel” that the song is actually not one of his favorites to perform.
Before jumping into his hit new single “Collard Greens,” ScHoolboy Q decided to treat the hyped crowd to a performance of his standout verse on A$AP Ferg’s official “Work Remix.” Watch as the California native turns up the energy at Los Angeles’ The Belasco Theater.
Ab-Soul made sure to keep the crowd live in Los Angeles as he took the stage at The Belasco Theater last night. The TDE wordsmith’s set took the show to another level as ScHoolboy Q decided to join Soulo for “SOPA” and his Habits & Contradictions standout track “Druggys With Hoes Again.”
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