The-Dream sits down with DJ Vlad for an exclusive interview on Vlad TV. The soft and high pitched tone singer touches on his past collaborations with Ciara, Future’s dominance of the radio airwaves in Atlanta and admits he hasn’t worked with the auto-tune champ at this stage in his career. Speaking candidly with the camera, The-Dream also weighs in on the absence of a powerhouse voice from a male R&B artist in today’s music scene.
Power 105’s Charlamagne sits down for a one-on-one interview with DJ Vlad and the topic of discussion is Drake and his emotional behavior. The radio host speaks on Drake’s reaction to the public’s opinion on his emo inspired music and explains that for Drake to even respond proves that comments get under his skin. Charlamagne also points out the way Drake previously downplayed Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse and weighs in on the back and forth between the Canadian rapper and the Compton lyricist. Never one to bite his tongue, Charlamagne went on to state that there’s three sexual orientations people should be aware of and that includes being gay, straight and Drake. The YMCMB rapper’s previous fallout with the auto-tune champ, Future, also serves as the topic of discussion.
Backed by a live band and hype man Kon Artis, Eminem took the stage at BBC’s Maid Vale studios for Radio 1 and performed his new single “Berzerk.” The track is featured on Eminem’s latest album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2. Watch the Detroit native in action as he performs to the camera and turns the energy up for viewers.
Skee Lo catches up with Sway Calloway and Heather B and fills everyone in on what he’s been up to. The rapper touches on his early days as a personality on MTV, his dedicated cult following and being nominated for multiple Grammy’s in the past for his debut album. The “I Wish” rapper also stresses the importance for artist’s to own their publishing and admits he made millions of his number one hit. Skee Lo got into details about his record label and explains why he chooses to educated his artists and give them all the knowledge they need to know about working in the music industry.
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.
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.
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.
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