Young Dro is back with a new remix for his single, “Strong,” and this time the Atlanta native brings along G.O.O.D. Music’s 2 Chainz. Backed by some thick funky bass and slappin’ claps, Dro and 2 Chainz deliver a catchy smoke anthem that’ll have you wanting to two-step in no time. The original version of “Strong” is featured on Young Dro’s new LP, High Times.
Noisey sits down and talks what truth means to Virginia Beach’s Pusha T. Check out “King Push” as he admits that he’s reached a stage in his life where he can’t afford to waste time and has very little patience. The rapper goes on to explain that his life revolves around his business and he can’t jeopardize it by being associated with liars. Pusha gives viewers insight into his thought process by explaining how he was raised by his father and much more.
It’s a full-on industry takeover as Maino hits the streets of New York and takes over a major record label with The Mafia. Take a look as Maino’s latest visual for “Fuck These Industry Niggas” finds the rapper and his crew decked out in black and plotting on the music industry. The rapper makes his feelings very clear as he shares his disgust for the current state of hip hop and his disapproval of the artists at the forefront. It’s no mercy as Maino takes hostages and performs to the camera inside while Police surround the building and attempt to negotiate from outside.
Civil TV did the honors just a few days ago of taking viewers behind the scenes of Casey Veggies’ new music video for “She In My Car” featuring Dom Kennedy. Today, the finalized version drops and features some dope footage of the rappers performing the camera as they live it up in luxury and celebrate their success at a fancy house on the hills. ”She In My Car” is featured on Veggies’ Life Changes mixtape. Keep an eye out for a cameo from MMG’s Rockie Fresh who also showed up on set to support and get a game of pool in.
Revolt TV catches up with super producer, Just Blaze, and gets his thoughts on his contributions to JAY Z’s classic LP, The Black Album. Just decides to break down his creative direction on making the “Interlude” for Hov’s project. Check out Just speak on the song’s spacey vibe and reveals he’s the one who wrote the dialogue for the track and actually recorded the vocals.
Wu-Tangs RZA paid Arsenio Hall a visit on his show and celebrated the legendary hip hop group’s 20 years in the game. The rapper-actor opened up about the Clain’s forthcoming album and addressed the difficulty of getting Raekwon in the studio to complete the project. RZA also looked back at what it was like to lose ODB back in 2004 and reveals he’s going to be a part of a new show on Fox coming soon called Gang Related.
Maino gets in contact with the HOT 97 Morning Show to weigh in on his recent comments in response to Trinidad James’ New York rant. After the “All Gold Everything” rapper decided to spazz out a recent performance and claim that the South runs New York hip hop, Maino made it a point to call in and clarify that what really got under his skin was when the rapper indirectly challenged anyone who disagreed with him to a fight. Take a listen as Maino downplays Trinidad’s comments and explains to Rosenberg and Ebro why the young rapper crossed the line.
Go behind the scenes for an exclusive look at Rihanna’s new music video for “What Now.” The singer gives the camera some commentary on the creative direction of her new visual as well as some of her staff on hand. Take a look as Riri stays busy for her new music video and condenses two days worth of work into two. “What Now” is featured on the singer’s latest album, Unapologetic.
Down South rapper Waka Flocka releases a new visual for the energetic street banger “Color Blind.” Released earlier this year, the music video for the song finds the eccentric character living it up and partying the night away with his crew and some ladies. With plenty of drink and weed smoke going around, Waka laces the hard-hitting track with plenty of braggadocios rhymes which include bars focused on his love for chasing money and keepin’ gold diggers at distance from it.
Plenty of eyebrows were raised recently at Trinidad James’ live show in New York. The Atlanta native decided to stop midway through his set to go on rant about the decline of New York hip hop and spoke highly of his forthcoming album which is currently in the works for 2014. James reflected on the city’s former dominance of the music industry with hometown acts like Dipset and didn’t bite his tongue when he blurted that the South runs New York hip hop. In fact, James came off very disrespectful as he explained to the audience that East Coast rappers might as well claim to be from Atlanta. In-between Trinidad’s offensive comments, the rapper also decided to briefly weigh in on Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” line about being “King of New York.”
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