Horseshoe Gang laces fans with a new eerie banger titled “Silent Killa.” The song is set to be featured on the group’s upcoming Mixtape Monthly Vol. 1 project which will be available to the masses on November 21. Take a listen as the Long Beach native’s show no mercy and murder the competition with their lyrical dominance.
In part one of Zane Lowe’s exclusive interview with Eminem, the two discuss the evolution of hip hop shows with the incorporation of more live bands, what it’s like for Eminem to perform “Rap God” live and revisiting familiar topics from The Marshall Mathers LP. However, the legendary emcee reassures fans The Marshall Mathers LP 2 does reflect his life nowadays and gets into details about the new project’s creative direction. The two also discuss the album’s intro, “Bad Guy,” and the Rick Rubin produced “Rhyme Or Reason.” In fact, Eminem speaks on meeting Rick Rubin for the first time and being nervous to work with him.
ScHoolboy Q has some fun and proclaims himself the “Man Of The Year” on his new song which is featured on the soundtrack to NBA 2K14. The Oxymoron rapper turns the energy up over the hypnotizing instrumental and boastfully celebrates his success. Take a listen to the Los Angeles native’s latest audio offering.
Chicago’s Lil Durk drops a new music video for “Hittaz” which is featured on the young rapper’s Signed To The Streets mixtape. The A Zae directed visual showcases Durk and his homies decked out in all black attire performing to the camera against a matching black backdrop. Fans can look forward to Durk’s upcoming project,Fuckery, which is set to release on January 5.
Trademark Da Skydiver recently made his way over to Shade 45 for an exclusive interview with DJ-producer, Statik Selektah, and spoke on a number of topics which included his current status with Jet Life, Flamingo Barnes 2: Mingo Royale and more. Also, check out Mingo in action towards the end as the New Orleans emcee shows off some his laid-back bars for listeners tuning in.
R. Kelly and company decide to unveil the official artwork to his forthcoming album, Black Panties. The cover for the standard version features the R&B singer decked out in an all black outfit and sporting a mask that covers only half of his face. Resembling something out of The Phantom of the Opera, the cover also showcases a half-naked woman sitting on top of Kelly’s lap as the Chicago native attempts to play her like a violin. The deluxe version turns things up a notch as R. Kelly is seen laying down on the floor with a slight smirk on his face as he surrounds himself with half-naked women wearing only black underwear. Black Panties is due in stores on December 10.
1. Legs Shake f. Ludacris
2. Cookies
3. Throw Money On You
4. Poetic Sex
5. Marry The Pussy
6. You Deserve Better
7. All The Way f. Kelly Rowland
8. Right Back To My Niggas
9. Spend That f. Jeezy
10. Crazy Sex
11. Shut Up
Just hours before Kanye West was set to perform in Boston for his “Yeezus” tour, the Chicago native decided to pay students over at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design a surprise visit. After making his way to the lecture hall, the rapper took the opportunity to address the students as part of his DONDA Design Lecture Series and was kind enough to give out 300 free tickets to his show. Ye’s new baby mama, Kim Kardashian, was also in attendance to support the GOOD Music head honcho.
DJ Vlad catches up with Rich Homie Quan following Trinidad James’ controversial comments made in Brooklyn. The down South rapper weighs in on the situation after watching the onstage footage and explains he believes the media is blowing things out of proportion. Quan also wisely works his way around Vlad’s questioning and doesn’t side or disagree with Trinidad James. In fact, the rapper explains to the camera he simply stays in his own lane and believes it’s not his place to comment on New York radio or Atlanta running anything.
Vlad TV releases more footage of their exclusive interview with rapper Jin. The savvy lyricist breaks down his roots in battling which he says began in junior high and shares details on his first battle which he admits he lost as a kid. Jin went on to explain how he eventually learned the dynamics of his craft as well as the culture of hip hop which ultimately helped mold him into a lyrical force to be reckoned with. The rapper spoke on moving to New York in 2001 and landing a manager who would eventually get him a spot on BET’s Freestyle Friday’s. As the conversation continued, Jin touched on the number of Asian jokes he would commonly encounter during battles and shared how he would prepare for them in advance with responses.
Wu-Tang’s Raekwon The Chef is back with a new joint and this time the New York emcee hops on Drea’s “So Good.” The track finds Rae lacing the smooth and laid-back instrumental with slick rhymes about his special love interest. Raekwon takes the fly player approach on this one which compliments Drea’s soft melodic vocals nicely.
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