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.
Crooked I is back with a new song which finds the Long Beach native delivering a lyrical tirade over the instrumental to Hov’s “The Dynasty Intro.” The Slaughterhouse rapper decides to do things his way and serves up “The Shady Dynasty Freestyle” which finds the West Coast emcee spittin’ some introspective rhymes and demanding respect as he proclaims everything under the Shady umbrellas as untouchable. Take a listen to Crooked go in straight for close to three minutes.
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.
Angie Martinez brings in Solange Knowles for an exclusive interview on her HOT 97 radio show. The conversation kicks off with the two discussing Solange’s album artwork which was inspired by an artist she says she discovered in New Orleans. Knowles continued by explaining she temporarily lived in the city and spoke highly of the culture. The sultry songstress also shared a funny story of recruiting Beyonce and Kelly to handle a bully that had been giving her a hard time at school. Before heading out, Knowles touched on her pro-spanking attitude and admitted she doesn’t eat meat.
Talib Kweli releases a dope live performance music video for “Palookas” featuring rapper Sean Price. The track is featured on Kweli’s, Prisoner Of Conscious, LP which available for purchase. Talib took the stage at the Music Hall of Williamsburg for the collaborative CMJ showcase which was put together by Duck Down and Javotti Media. Backed by a live band, check out Talib rock with the crowd and surprise fans by bringing out Sean Price.
Kansas City’s Tech N9ne made his way to AXS TV for an exclusive interview on episode 16 of SKEE Live. The rapper shared with viewers his love for the horror film genre and revealed to DJ Skee that, Halloween 2, is in fact his favorite scary movie of all time. The witty host took the opportunity to try and give the rapper a scare with a secret extra who slowly crept up behind Tech in a full-on Michael Myers costume. As the conversation between the two entrepreneurs continued, Tech spoke on his early collaborations with the likes of JAY Z and Eminem along with a few others and revealed that DJ Skee was responsible for giving him the opportunity to make his television debut. TDE and Jay Rock were also topics of discussion as Tech N9ne explained how he had a major role in getting Jay Rock out of his contract with Warner Brothers which ultimately allowed the indie label to flourish and develop talents like Kendrick Lamar. Check out Tech as he spoke on his long-time working relationship with the Compton native and said his goodbyes to his fans with his signature Tech N9ne gun salute.
TDE’s SZA goes off the grid and into the woods for her latest music video for “Ice Moon.” The smooth and hypnotizing song is featured on the sultry singer’s second self-released EP entitled, S. The colorful and vibrant visual finds the young artist as she makes her way from what looks like a picnic setting and into the unknown as she gets her nature walk on and explores some beautiful scenery.
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