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.”
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.
DJ Vlad talks sneakers and fashion with G.O.O.D. Music’s Pusha T. The Virginia Beach native admits he doesn’t own a pair of the “Red October” Nike Air Yeezy 2 model and has had to buy every Kanye West designed sneaker in order to get his hands on them like everyone else. King Push reveals the Chicago rap legend has never hooked him up with a free pair of any colorway or model and promises viewers he has an extensive shoe collection. Interestingly enough, Pusha T also admitted that he feels Kanye West’s elusive Nike sneakers have surpassed Jordan’s in popularity because of West’s status as a fashion icon. The My Name Is My Name rapper followed up his comment by clarifying that he believes Yeezy is far more respected in the world of fashion than compared to JAY Z.
Here’s a dope new clip of Swizz Beatz giving some commentary on what he thinks about art and its importance to Revolt TV. Out on the streets of the Bronx, the super producer checks out some street work from Banksy and breaks down what it means to have creative freedom and art’s ability to stand the test of time. Swizzy speaks on the way society has always been able to use different art methods in order to communicate and code messages. The special preview of Revolt TV’s exclusive interview with Swizz Beatz for the network’s show, The Gate, ends with the producer telling viewers that art will always remain and it’s people that change.
UPDATE: Check out the full special which aired last night on Revolt TV
Troy Ave and his BSB crew paid Boss Lady and DJ Steel a visit for an exclusive interview and freestyle on Shade 45’s Hip Hop Nation. Watch the hungry New York emcee kicks a freestyle over a couple of random instrumentals on the spot for listeners tuning in. King Sevin, Young Lito and Avon Blocksdale also joined in on the lyrical madness and showcase their skills with some impressive bars.
Los Angeles based artist Skeme drops a new music video for his single, “Millions,” which is featured on his forthcoming album, Ingleworld. Check out the rapper as he rounds up his trusty goons and takes the Dead Presidents approach as he masterminds an armed truck heist. The visual finds Skeme and his crew decked out in all black as they perform to the camera from a grungy warehouse and successfully come out alive with a few “Millions” to show for. Ingleworld is out December 17.
Madlib stopped by BBC Radio 1 to talk with Benji B about a number of topics which included MF Doom, his alter ego Quasimoto, getting sued so many times for sampling and much more. Take a listen as Madlib tells a funny story about a fight he found himself in with Quasimoto after he found out the rapper stole his girlfriend. With all the jokes aside, Madlib opened up about his experience with crate with J Dilla and admitted to listeners that he’s been sued more times than he can remember for sampling. Before calling it a wrap, Madlib reassured fans there’s a Madvillian follow-up in the works, however, the producer admits that it’s all on MF Doom when he wants to come in and work on the project.
Pusha T serves up a new music video for “Hold On” which is the latest single off the Virginia Beach native’s My Name Is My Name LP. The emotinal street anthem finds both artists lacing the mellow piano driven instrumental with rhymes about the struggles of living life out on the corner and hustling to make ends meet. Follow along as the G.O.O.D. Music and MMG general hold what looks like a thug intervention and encourage listeners in tough spots to “Hold On.”
Young Khalifa releases another episode of his DayToday web series with part three, episode three. The visual features a compilation of footage captured from Wiz’s recent travels overseas to Scotland, Denmark and Germany. Watch as the Taylor Gang head honcho opens things up with demonstrating the proper technique to ironing a shirt, shares a special moment with baby Bash via Face Time, talks life before stardom with Trinidad James and much more.
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