Taylor Gang artist Ty Dolla $ign performed at the 1st annual “Welcome To The Block Party” presented by Diamond Supply Co. and Crooks & Castles. The event took place on the typically busy Fairfax Avenue street where the majority of Los Angeles’ trendy streetwear stores and boutiques are located. Watch as Ty performs his club smash “Paranoid” off his latest Beach House 2 mixtape in front of hundreds of fans who filled the area to capacity to catch their favorite artists live.
California native Casey Veggies took the stage at Diamond Supply Co. and Crooks & Castles first annual “Welcome To The Block Party.” Surprising the crowd with a live performance of his new and unreleased Hit-Boy produced track “The Boy,” Veggies goes to work with offering the crowd a short taste before transitioning into an a capella. Take a look as the young rapper invites producer Hit-Boy to join him on stage during his set for the upbeat track.
Taylor Gang artist Ty Dolla $ign performed at the 1st annual “Welcome To The Block Party” presented by Diamond Supply Co. and Crooks & Castles. The event took place on the typically busy Fairfax Avenue street where the majority of Los Angeles’ trendy streetwear stores and boutiques are located. Watch as Ty performs his hit song “Irie” off his well received Beach House 2 mixtape in front of tons of fans who filled the area to catch their favorite artists live.
Pusha T kicks off his performance at Diamond Supply Co. and Crooks & Castles’ first annual “Welcome To The Block Party” with the energy packed “I Don’t Like (Remix)” and the Clipse classic “Grindin'”. The G.O.O.D. Music artist decided to mix a bit of the past and present from his catalog as he entertained a sea of screaming fans spread out across Fairfax Avenue. The trendy streetwear area was the site of the first annual “Welcome To The Block Part” and was completely shut down for the majority of the day.
Nipsey Hussle takes the stage at Diamond Supply Co. and Crooks & Castles’ first annual “Welcome To The Block Party” and performs his new soulful track “All Get Right” off his upcoming DJ Drama hosted Crenshaw mixtape. Fans gathered for the festival in Los Angeles’ trendy streetwear area located on Fairfax. Crenshaw is due out on October 8.
Nipsey Hussle takes the stage at Diamond Supply Co. and Crooks & Castles’ first annual “Welcome To The Block Party” and performs his new song “Checc Me Out.” Produced by The Futuristiks and 1500 Or Nothin, Hussle’s new track is set to be featured on his upcoming Crenshaw mixtape. Fans gathered for the festival in Los Angeles’ trendy streetwear area located on Fairfax.
Pusha T closes out his performance at Diamond Supply Co. and Crooks & Castles’ first annual “Welcome To The Block Party” with the infectious “Numbers On The Boards.” King Push’s new single is featured on his upcoming My Name Is My Name LP. Fans gathered for the festival in Los Angeles’ trendy streetwear area located on Fairfax which was completely shut down for the majority of the day to allow the festivities to take place.
Pusha T performs his new Kendrick Lamar assisted single “Nosetalgia” live for fans at Diamond Supply Co. and Crooks & Castles’ first annual “Welcome To The Block Party.” The festival took place in Los Angeles in the trendy streetwear area located on Fairfax which was completely shut down for the majority of the day.
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony took over episode nine of SKEE Live and delivered quite possibly the craziest performance of the season. DJ Skee wasted no time in sending things over to the legendary group as they hit the stage to open the show with “Thuggish Ruggish Bone” and “East 1999” at L.A. Live’s The Conga Room. As the smoke clouds in the crowd settled and cameras went live back in the AXS TV studio, the Cleveland natives sat down with Skee for an intimate one-on-one interview.
Topics of discussion included the origin of the group’s signature melodic style, landing a deal with West Coast Hip Hop Pioneer Eazy-E, Kendrick Lamar and so much more. DJ Skee also proposed the idea that perhaps Drake is the only artist who has the ability to drop bars with the same fast delivery and still harmonize.
Fresh off the success of performing alongside an Eazy-E hologram at Rock The Bells, Bone Thugs opened up on what it felt like to pay homage to their mentor and spoke on the significance of the late rapper’s music on Hip Hop. With Bone holding the title as the only group to collaborate with Jam Master Jay, Tupac, Biggie, Eazy-E and Big pun, the living legends look back and reflect on who they had the best chemistry with in-studio. Bone also explained how at the advice of Eazy-E the group decided to remain neutral by choosing not to engage any potential past beefs.
Ty Dolla $ign also made a brief appearance alongside Bone Thugs for a quick Q&A session with DJ Skee. The Taylor Gang signee served as a surprise guest and gave up details on how he managed to contribute to the group’s new “Everything 100” single. Before hitting the stage to close out SKEE Live with an exclusive tribute performance to Eazy-E, 2Pac and Biggie, Bone took the opportunity to answer a number of random questions from fans via Twitter.
This week’s “Spotlight” showcased the talents of Ivy Levan. The singer explained her unique style which she attributes to combining elements of Punk Rock and Pop for a sound all her own. The Arkansas native also gave viewers insight behind her humble beginnings and touched on what it was like for her to originally transition her career away from modeling.
“In The Lab” caught up with DJ and super producer Just Blaze while out in New York. Working with the likes of Mariah Carey, JAY Z, Rick Ross and Diddy, Just breaks down his early days on the turntables and explained how being a DJ served as the foundation for his eventual transformation to a full on producer. Just Blaze also spoke on how important it is for people to identify certain types of music with periods in their lives and how he takes that into consideration when creating in the studio.
Skeme took over this week’s “Off The Top” segment which found the rapper out an about on the streets as he performed to the camera for an exclusive song fans can only hear on SKEE Live. “Up Close” linked up with UFC fighter Phil David. The mixed martial artist shared his story or persistence and dedication as David found himself pursuing his passion following his graduation from Penn State University.
Viewers were also treated to a behind-the-scenes look for this week’s #SKEELOCKER as cameras headed to Diamond Bar, Calif. to meet with Bait sneakers CMO Eric Phan at the brand’s flagship store. Phan shared details behind the company’s recent collaboration with Asics shoes, the creative inspiration behind Bait’s designs and touched on the evolution of the sneaker game. Be sure to tune in every Tuesday to see SKEE Live at 7 p.m. (PST) and 10 p.m. (EST) only on AXS TV.
Skateboard P took his act to the small screen with a live performance of his uplifting song “Happy” featured on the soundtrack to the film Despicable Me 2. Serving as the musical guest on Queen Latifah’s talk show, P tore the stage down backed by a live choir and even took the opportunity to get a quick two-step session in with the Queen in front of a live audience.