TDE’s Jay Rock drops a new freestyle track today and decides to show off his crafty street lingo over Pusha T’s “Numbers On The Boards” instrumental. Keeping things on the microphone straight raw, Rock spits bars influenced by the hood and his early days out on the block puttin’ in work. Kendrick also shows up on the track for a few ad-libs along the way.
Diddy does the honors of launching Revolt TV from the stoop of Biggie Small’s home in Brooklyn. Taking it back to the roots of where it all started, Diddy breaks down the significance of the movement to the cameras as he prepped viewers for the monumental occasion that was about to unfold for television. Watch as Diddy handles the countdown for the launch himself and celebrates the birth of his new cable network dedicated strictly to music.
Bay Area rap veterans The Grouch and Eligh come together for another inspirational track titled “Run” featuring artist Pigeon John. The lyrical Hip Hop duo decided to offer a breath of fresh air with their new song which aims to encourage listeners to move forward past life’s difficult moments, be themselves and live a harmonious lifestyle. ”Run” is featured on the group’s new EP which you can purchase by CLICKING HERE.
HotNewHipHop catches up with Pro Era front man Joey Bada$$ while currently out on the road for the 2013 Smoker’s Club Tour. Take a look as the young wordsmith goes through a short Q&A session and addresses upcoming collaborations with Ab-Soul, his carefree attitude which is at the root of his love and hate relationship for Twitter and clairifies that he only enjoyed TDE’s cypher during the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. Before heading out, Bada$$ also gets into details behind his upcoming album which he explains is still in its early stages.
Here’s an interesting look at Curtis Jackson’s audition tape for the roll of Huey Lucas in the 2007 film American Gangster. Fans will remember the movie starred Denzel Washington as Harlem’s former heroin crime boss Frank Lucas. The role of Huey Lucas was eventually filled by actor Chiwetel Ejiofor who went on to do an excellent job. Check out the G-Unit general go through a couple of random scenes from the film as he gets help some help from a woman with his script lines.
Trademark Da Skydiver continues to do his solo thing and releases the music video t to his new single “Rite Nah” featuring Las Vegas bred emcee Dizzy Wright. It’s straight flashing lights and night life visuals in Trade’s latest offering as the rapper takes to the streets of Vegas and performs to the camera along the way. Definitely no signs of anything Jet Life related in this besides some fine greenery so I think it’s pretty safe to assume that the Super Villain is currently doing his own thing. ”Rite Nah” is featured on Trademark’s upcoming Flamingo Barnes 2: Mingo Royale project.
ScHoolboy Q links up with Cipha Sounds to make a recent appearance on his Hip Hop inspired improv comedy show. The HOT 97 introduces the audience to the TDE rapper and explains to Q that he needs to tell a story from a personal experience to the comedians on stage in order for them to have some material to work with on stage and reenact. Watch as the Los Angeles native gets into details with a funny story about accidentally using the restroom on himself in high school that leaves everyone laughing in the small venue.
Snoop Dogg recently made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live and was able to perform some of his new music off his upcoming collaborative album entitled 7 Days Of Funk. However, the Long Beach native also took the opportunity to partake in a short segment dedicated to the following night’s special guest which turned out to be Al Gore. Here’s the clip that was aired on television from Kimmel’s latest episode which showcases Snoop’ asking a marijuana and science inspired question for the politician.
Vlad TV gets an exclusive one-on-one interview with legendary emcee Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan. The New York bred artist discusses new music that’s currently in the works, his interest in getting involved in the world of film and admits that a lot of artists today in Hip Hop are only passing through and wont share the same longevity in their careers as the Wu. With rapper Drake recently dedicating the title of one of his song’s on his newNothing Was The Same LP to the clan, Ghost clarifies that he doesn’t feel Drake has done anything to solidify their position in Hip Hop but only helped to cross their music over to plenty of younger fans who follow the YMCMB rapper.
Big Sean catches up with long-time friend DJ Skee for a candid interview live on AXS TV. Check out this clip from the show where the G.O.O.D. Music rapper touches on the current status of his hometown Detroit and gets into details on his humble beginnings with his mother. The rapper elaborates on his connection with the troubled city and breaks down his philosophy of remaining positive in order to manifest dreams to reality that was initially taught to him by his mother early on.
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