Watch as Kanye West gets prepared to jump into his classic track “Jesus Walks” during his set at Staples Center for Day 2 of the Yeezus Tour in Los Angeles. Yeezy also brings out a Caucasian actor who looks like Jesus to accompany him on the stage and finally removes his designer mask to reveal his face to the audience.
Kanye West turned the energy up at Staples Center for a performance of his hit song “Runaway” and decided to follow it up with one of his signature rants to audience members. Yeezy addressed the media and questioned the crowd-goers if they liked to hear him “talk his shit.” Kanye went on to clarify that he’s not Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan and Richard Pryor and demanded that no one recognize or dismiss him as just another celebrity.
Drake’s “Would You Like A Tour?” arrived at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center and Drizzy decided to take the opportunity to preview a new song titled “Trophies.” Produced by the Inland Empire’s Hit-Boy, Drake can be heard in the footage captured from the event spitting plenty of braggadocios rhymes over a horn driven instrumental. Take a look at the short clip courtesy of Miss Info.
Chicago native Lil’ Durk delivers his new music video for “Traumatized” which is featured on the young rapper’s Signed To The Streets mixtape. Durk appropriately takes to the block with his boys to shoot the visual for the street inspired song which showcases the rapper lacing the track with rhymes about the harsh realities he’s surrounded by.
SKEE LIVE episode 13 kicked off with rapper Skeme performing “All That” and singer TeeFLii with “This D.” Needless to say, fans in attendance were excited to see the West Coast bred artists as they took the stage and turned the energy up at L.A. Live’s Conga Room.
Soon after, G.O.O.D. Music’s Big Sean made his way into the AXS TV studio to grab a seat on DJ Skee’s couch and discuss what he’s been up to, his thoughts on life, the city of Detroit and so much more. Sean opened up about his early days in music with artist Mike Posner and addressed how difficult it is for an artist to make it out of the D. Speaking candidly, Big Sean also shared his personal philosophy on remaining positive in order to manifest your dreams into reality.
As the conversation continued between the long-time friends, Sean made it clear that he was open to collaborate with artists from all genres and gave viewers insight into his hometown’s downward spiral. Still, Big Sean shared that he is currently giving back to the city in its time of need wherever he can. The rapper also spoke on his partnership with shoe brand Adidas and revealed he has an all new design coming soon which will serve as his third model. Before saying his goodbyes, Big Sean weighed in on Nipsey Hussle’s groundbreaking $100 price tag for his recent Crenshaw mixtape and participated in a round of on-the-spot Twitter questions from fans.
Kanye West set off Staples Center in Los Angeles as the G.O.O.D. Music head honcho treated the city to a second show for his current Yeezus tour. Decked out in a flashy Maison Martin Margiela designed mask and couture, Yeezus turned the energy up with his undeniable stage presence as he delivered an emotional performance for “Black Skinhead” and “I Am A God.” At one point during his set, Kanye was also joined on stage by a number of stage extras who surrounded the rapper and lifted him into the sky.
HipHopSince1987 catches up with Los Angeles’ Nipsey Hussle for an exclusive interview. Check out Neighborhood Nip give details on his new Crenshaw mixtape organically came about after recording for his upcoming debut album Victory Lap. Nipsey opens up about his fallout and eventual reconciliation with long-time friend and producer Ralo and the impact it’s had on his music since. Hussle also reveals that he doesn’t have a favorite track off Crenshaw but explains that “Crenshaw and Slauson (True Story)” is probably his most honest song as it contains most of his story.
As the discussion continued, the rapper looks back on some of his setbacks he had to endure such as having the police raid his studio, dealing with his brother Blacc Sam going to Prison, dealing with issues in the streets and even admits he use to transport pounds of drugs to Las Vegas. Before calling it a wrap, Nipsey Hussle addresses the project’s single “Checc Me Out” with Dom Kennedy and reassures viewers that they will see a music video for soon soon.
New Orleans bred rapper Turk is back on the Hip Hop scene with a new music video for his single “It’s Hot.” The new visual finds the rapper out and about in his city with a few lovely ladies as he shows some love to the block. Take a look as Turk performs keeps it street and drops braggadocios rhymes about the finer things in life he’s had the pleasure of coming up on. Lil Wayne, Mannie Fresh, 2 Chainz and Juvenile take the opportunity to show up for a couple of quick cameos.
Skee.TV takes you behind the scenes on the set of Chris Webby’s music video for his exclusive “Off The Top” freestyle which is set to be featured on episode 14 of AXS TV’s SKEE LIVE. Proclaiming himself the Jesse Pinkman of rap, Webby has some fun with as he performs to the camera in Hazmat suit and shares some commentary on the visuals concept.
Here’s a compilation of some coverage taken from Chance The Rapper’s first show in Illinois for “The Social Experiment Tour”. Check out the young Chicago bred rapper-singer as he kicked off his first solo tour at the Alpha Epsilon Pi Chapter House.
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