Sway Calloway and King Tech are back with “The Wake Up Show Un-plugged” and decided to showcase the skills of Long Beach bred emcee Crooked I with an impromptu performance. Backed by a live band, take a look as the West Coast legend and COB boss demonstrates his lyrical skills when he decides to drop an on-the-spot live freestyle for cameras for close to six minutes.
DJ Khaled releases a new music video for his latest single “Never Surrender” featured on his upcoming Suffering From Success LP. The visual finds each artist performing to the camera out on the block as they lace the mellow instrumental with introspective rhymes about the code of the streets and the struggles endured in order to survive. This is definitely one of the more standout tracks off Suffering From Success which will be available in stores on October 22.
Angel Haze is back with song number five from her 30 Gold music campaign which is currently in progress and this time the female lyricist jacks A$AP Ferg’s “Shabba” instrumental. Serving up her own official freestyle remix, Haze goes to work and shows off some crafty wordplay while randomly jumping on and off the beat.
Diddy is excited and rightfully so as his new music network, Revolt TV, will officially be launching this evening on Comcast and Time Warner Cable. With Cassie by his side in the studio, Diddy addressed HOT 97 listeners tuning in and promised a unique visual experience for every music enthusiast with plenty of exclusive content. The Bad Boy head honcho also informs listeners that tonight’s special launch will take place at 8 p.m. (EST) and streamed online at Revolt.TV.
Azealia Banks finally gives her Pharrell assisted single “ATM Jam” the visual treatment. Follow along on a trippy and colorful ride as Banks and her crew hit party it up. Directed by Rony Alwin, watch as Banks performs to the camera in various exotic looking locations and turns the energy up as she celebrates her stacks of cash.
Rapper Ransom stops by Sway In The Morning and fills listeners in on what his current relationship with Nicki Minaj is like after their recent back and forth comments on Twitter. The New York bred lyricist also touches on his new collaborative album with DJ-producer Statik Selektah. Ransom also shares details with Sway on how he was able to record the project with Statik in only four days after their chemistry in the studio immediately took off. Speaking candidly with Sway and Heather B, Ransom opened up about losing his father as a young teen and explained his philosophy for always finding the positive in any negative situation. Take a look as Ransom also kicks an exclusive freestyle he prepared especially for Sway In The Morning.
Kanye West set the Hip Hop world on fire last night as he kicked off his Yeezus tour in the Seattle and surprised fans with a special appearance from “Jesus”. This of course came in the form of a tall Caucasian actor who West engaged in a brief conversation with during his live performance. After the rapper finally removed his mask and revealed his face to the crowd, Yeezus explained to “Jesus,” “I’ve been waiting for you my whole life.” Also, take a look at some performance footage captured from the KeyArena during the show last night.
New York rap veteran Sadat X gives his 2012 “We In New York” single the visual treatment. Taking his act straight to the streets, X can be seen performing in various locations around the city as he breaks down his reasons for why he feels New York is so great. Take a look as the Brand Nubian member showcases his skills with informative wordplay.
BBC 1’s Charlie Sloth recently featured the talents of MMG rapper Rockie Fresh on his show. Take a look as Fresh decides to take advantage of some air time and takes up Sloth’s invitation to spit a freestyle for listeners tuning in. Before heading out, Rockie Fresh also drops a quick teaser and lets fans know he’ll soon be making an announcement on what they can expect from the rapper in the near future.
Obie Trice catches up with Vlad TV and decides to drop an exclusive freestyle for the camera. Decked out in a dusty looking Dodger’s fitted cap and sunglasses, Obie drops a few impressive bars and demonstrates he hasn’t lost a step with his lyrical skills.
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