FUSE catches up with marijuana enthusiast Devin The Dude to discuss and break down his upcoming eighth album, One For The Road. Speaking candidly with Esteban, The Dude gets into details behind standout tracks “Probably Should Have,” “Fresh Air” and “Herb The Nation.” Devin also touches on the different approach he decided to take for putting the project together and clarifies the type of sound that fans can expect to hear from him. One For The Road is now available for purchase.
Sway Calloway links up with Lowkey from YouHearThatNew.com, DJ Wonder and Rich Nice for the latest edition of The A&R Room on Sway In The Morning. Watch as the blog giant speaks on the origins of this website’s name, the focus that was necessary in order to build his brand and how he was able to cultivate connections throughout the music industry over a number of years. The small panel also takes a listen to and discusses new music from the likes of Dead Prez, Da Mafia 6ix and Asia Sparks. Afterwards, everyone weighs in on the music and even listeners are allowed to phone-in and share their two cents. Check out how it all went down live on Shade 45.
DJ Premier sits down for a candid one-on-one interview with DJ Whoo Kid on satellite radio’s Shade 45. The legendary Hip Hop producer makes his first appearance on the Whoolywood Shuffle and discusses JAY Z, Tupac, Big L, Kanye West, Guru, Gang Starr and much more. Watch how it all went down as cameras were rolling for the interview which lasted nearly 30 minutes.
Vice catches up with Caroline D’Amore to fill listeners in on his recent name change and his new business venture. The former Power 106 DJ gives insight behind his reasoning for dropping the “DJ” in his name which he clarifies he’s been associated with since the age of 12. With a current residency at mega-club Tao in Las Vegas, Vice breaks down his on-going transition as an entrepreneur and explains the motivation behind opening his own sneaker boutique. Vice also touches on being inspired as a kid by the footwear worn by some of his favorite Hip Hop artists, choosing his alias out of a dictionary and shares details with D’Amore on Heartbeatz Radio about his worst show ever.
Take a look at some dope coverage of Kirk Knight and Joey Bada$$ recently catching up with London’s DJ Semtex. The duo quickly get into some off-the-top rhymes and hold it down instrumental after instrumental. In between, Semtex also takes the opportunity to put the New York natives through a Q&A session. Watch how it all went down live at BBC Radio 1Xtra.
Hotel heiress and new Cash Money Records artist, Paris Hilton, sits down for a one-on-one with host DJ Skee and shares details behind landing her new music deal. Following her appearance in Birdman’s “Tapout” music video, Hilton reveals details behind how she was able to impress the executive rapper and admits she’s excited to be a part of the family. Paris Hilton also touches on her new career venture as a DJ and fills Skee in on the success of her recent performance DJ-ing out on the Spanish Island of Ibiza. In fact, Hilton reveals to viewers that she’s been asked to return next year and has already committed.
Rapper turned actor Nelly catches up with the good folks over at Good Morning America for a brief interview and live performance of his new single “Rick James” featured on his upcoming M.O. album. The Real Husbands of Hollywood actor shared with viewers the motivation behind his seventh solo album and addressed why he collaborating with artists from genres outside of Hip Hop. Watch as Nelly takes the stage and performs alongside surprise guest T.I. for viewers in-studio and at home to see.
T.I. sits down with DJ Skee and shares details on his current passion for developing new talent like Trae The Truth, Iggy Azalea, Mars and more. In fact, T.I. takes the opportunity to speak highly of rapper Problem and shares his business aspirations for bringing the California native’s Diamond Lane imprint over to Hustle Gang. The reality TV star touched on the evolution of West Coast Hip Hop and explained why at this stage in his career he’s chosen to embrace a more executive role in music.
Decked out in all black, Trinidad James visits radio host Tim Westwood and takes a shot at an off-the-top freestyle over Drake new “Pound Cake” instrumental. Watch James go to work and deliver his own unique flavor for the camera as he drops bar after bar for close to four minutes on Westwood’s Crib Sessions.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at DMX’s and Rakim’s recent collaboration for “Don’t Call Me.” The visual picks up at No Mystery Studios with the artists as they lay down their respective verses with singer Shontelle taking the lead for the song’s hook. The visual actually plays out as a sort of in-studio performance of the track as it showcases each artist recording their contributions in full.
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