Compton, Calif. native Kendrick Lamar kicks things off at Rock The Bells 2013 with “M.A.A.D. City” off his platinum selling album Good Kid m.A.A.d City. Check out the young TDE artist go to work and hold the crowd down at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino.
ScHoolboy Q hits the stage for Black Hippy at Rock The Bells 2013 in San Bernardino. The TDE rapper closes out his short set with a performance of his new single “Collard Greens.” Watch as Q turns the energy up at San Manuel Amphitheater.
TDE’s Ab-Soul surprises fans at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino with a performance from Danny Brown for “Terrorist Threats.” The collaborative song is featured on Ab-Soul’s Control System mixtape. Take a look at how it all went down during the Black Hippy portion of the show.
KiD CuDi surprises fans at Rock The Bells 2013 by bringing out rap artist and friend King Chip for a special surprise performance of “Just What I Am.” The smooth track is featured on CuDi’s most recent album Indicud. Watch how it all went down in the footage below.
DJ Yella does the honors of unveiling the anticipated Eazy-E hologram alongside Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at Rock The Bells 2013. Once the smoke cleared and the lights slowly came back on, fans at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino were treated to a special live performance of “Straight Outta Compton,” “Boyz-N-The-Hood” and “For Tha Love Of $” from a Eazy-E hologram. Watch the footage to see how the memorable moment in Hip Hop went down and the realistic features on the hologram which really brought the Compton rapper back if even for one night.
KiD CuDi takes the main stage at San Manuel Amphitheater to close things out for day one of Rock The Bells 2013. Check out the footage of KiD CuDi performing “Solo Dolo Pt. II” and “Girls” off his recently released Indicud LP live for fans in San Bernardino.
Mass Appeal drops off part two of Noah Callahan-Bever’s interview in Jamaica with rapper Pusha T. To catch you up to speed in case you missed part one, Pusha T was out in Jamaica to film his music video for “Blocka” when Noah on behalf of Complex reached out to the G.O.O.D. Music rapper for an intimate interview. In part two, Pusha points out the music he enjoys listening to is a lot different than the music he releases to his fans and shares insight behind why he chooses to collaborate with different artists such as Future. The Clipse member goes on to open up on his relationship with his brother Malice and shares a story of a run-in with police which got the rapper to thinking to that his street past always finds a way to come back and haunt him from time to time.
Big Sean checks in with JAY Z’s Life+Times and decodes his song “First Chain” off his new album Hall Of Fame. Breaking down all the details during a candid interview, Sean reflects on the creative direction for the track and shares the meaning behind his lyrics. “First Chain” is Big Sean’s latest single featured on his new Hall Of Fame LP which is now available in stores.
Gunplay returns with a new music video for “Westside Ride” which finds the MMG rapper showcasing his love for the West Coast out in the streets of Los Angeles. Over Dr. Dre’s classic “Deep Cover” instrumental and a whiny synthesized track, Gunplay goes to work and drops his usual slick street talk for the cameras.
MMG artist Meek Mill delivers on his promise and delivers a full out diss track aimed at Kendrick Lamar titled “Ooh Kill ‘Em.” For the first few seconds of the song Meek takes over Dr. Dre’s “Forgot About Dre” instrumental to set the stage and eventually transitions into some original production equipped with vocal samples from Nate Dogg and little TerRio. Meek doesn’t look to be holding back and drops off a pretty impressive diss track but at this point is it too late?
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