Here’s a sneak peek behind the scenes of Busta Rhymes music video for his new single “Thank You.” Take a look as the legendary emcee performs to the camera in front of a green screen with his new label mate Lil Wayne. There’s also a short clip included of Q-Tip and Kanye West as they were also on hand to record their contributions to the infectious new song. “Thank You” is set to be featured on Busta’s forthcoming Extinction Level Event 2 LP.
After getting in touch with HOT 97 and voicing his opinion, Maino decides to continue his campaign against Trinidad James and calls into Power 105 for an interview. Maino makes it clear he feels New York is to be blamed for allowing James to feel comfortable enough to run his mouth and explains that essentially the “All Gold Everything” rapper is opening the door for more disrespect from other artists. The rapper continued by stating that he feels the city is disorganized. Before hanging up, Maino calls into question James’ street credibility and clarifies he’s opening to disciplining him.
New York’s rising talent, Troy Ave, recently paid a visit to Shade 45 satellite radio to chop it up with Tony Touch about his new album and also hopped on the microphone for an exclusive freestyle. Check out Harry Powder in action as he tackles Pusha T’s “Numbers On The Boards” instrumental and pulls out his trusty phone to share a few bars for listeners tuning in. Troy Ave’s New York City: The Album is now available.
Reebok links up with Shaq for a new commercial which is inspired by the former NBA star’s roots in Newark and the upcoming “Brick City” color way of his Shaq Attaq sneakers. Watch as the Diesel shares walks the halls of his old school and drops some deep narration on what his city means to him and how it was responsible for molding him as a person and a player. Rapper Redman also makes a quick cameo towards the end along with a few students who join in to have some fun.
HotNewHipHop catches up with Tech N9ne backstage on the set of SKEE Live. The Kansas City rapper speaks on his first time performing on television and his long-time motivation to infuse elements of Rock and Hip Hop together in his sound. Tech opens up to the camera about who he would like to collaborate with in the future and decides to name drop Eminem and Kanye West as two artists who are high on his list. Tech N9ne also explained to viewers that his signature face paint is in honor of his deceased friend, Brian Dennis, who was an important figure in getting his movement off the ground and more.
Revolt TV gets the scoop on Childish Gambino’s recent impromptu album listening session which he held at Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles. The rapper rallied his fans by tweeting location details but unfortunately law enforcement caught wind of the special event and showed up to shut things down only after three songs. Take a look at some coverage that was captured from the short event.
Here’s some footage of Comedy Central’s Key and Peele on Shade 45 as they stopped by for an exclusive interview on Sway In The Morning. Calloway made sure that the hilarious comedians knew he was a fan of the show as they kicked things of by sharing their thoughts on marriage and announced they’ve signed on for a fourth season. Key & Peele also addressed their infamous Barack Obama “Luther” comedy sketch and share a story of actually meeting the President. In fact, the duo explained that Obama was well aware of their sketch and revealed he’s a fan of their work.
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.
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.”
Apparently even GQ is capitalizing on exclusive content and visuals these days as they release a new “GQ Freestyle” with Kendrick Lamar. The video showcases the young Compton native as he gets spruced by for his GQ Men of the Year photo shoot with the magazine. In between all the flashing lights, Lamar stops to drop a couple of bars in front of a white backdrop as a few extras on set make sure he looks real dapper for the camera. Kendrick Lamar is set to be featured in the December 2013 issue of GQ.
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