Mac Miller and Vince Staples take a break from the Space Migration tour to hit up Brooklyn and pay a visit to the trendy clothing store Grand Street Bakery. Watch as the two artists have a candid conversation about a number of topics and young Staples decides to kick some rhymes for the camera before calling it a wrap.
Mac Miller decides to give his latest single “I Am Who Am (Killin’ Time)” featuring Niki Randa the visual treatment off his acclaimed album Watching TV With The Sound Off. Produced by ADOTHEGOD, the mellow song finds Miller dropping some deep introspective rhymes about life and everything in between as he calmly surrounds himself with light bulbs and the camera pans back and forth to a brunette beauty who swims in a confined space.
Young Guru sits down with Chedo on The Come Up Show and discusses the importance of piracy in Hip Hop and how it has allowed the opportunity for upcoming artists to establish their careers. Guru points out how piracy has helped the genre grow in a new digital era and also speaks on the reality of its effects on the art of the album. Chedo also talks with Young Guru about Mac Miller’s past courtroom troubles over his remix to Lord Finesse’s 1995 “Hip 2 Da Game” instrumental. Young Guru also says he hopes Jay-Z never retires and speaks on transition of his career as Hov approaches his mid 40’s this year. Before heading out, Guru lets the viewers know he’s working on developing his own line of headphones which will be catered towards home studio mixing and engineering.
Mac Miller drops his new trippy music video for “Gees” which features TDE artist ScHoolboy Q off his new LP Watching TV With The Sound Off. The psychedelic looking visual comes equipped with all the necessary tools for a crazy day on the block with Mac like 40 ounce bottles of Olde English, weed, cigarettes, and of course some chicken courtesy of Q. Take a look at the new visual from Mac Miller below and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
Last week, Prodigy and Alchemist made a visit to Toca Tuesdays to have a sit down and discuss their new collaborative LP Albert Einstein with DJ Tony Touch. Mac Miller who was in the building decided to crash the interview and subsequently ended up partaking in a spontaneous freestyle session with P and ALC. Watch as all three artists do their thing on the mic and deliver a special cypher live on the air for Shade 45 listeners.
Mass Appeal recently caught up with Mac Miller and ScHoolboy to talk about the Rostrum Records artist’s new album Watching Movies With The Sound Off. Q gives his take on the project and gives it somewhat of a review. Joking throughout the entire shoot, Q advises viewers not to buy Mac’s album because his music is so bad and also states that he shouldn’t even be hanging out with Mac Miller anymore but not before threatening to beat him up. Needless to say it’s obvious these two are good friends and in a funny demeanor are practicing a different take on promoting on the album.
Rapper and recently turned reality star Mac Miller catches up with DJ Skee to share his excitement on some of the unreleased music he’s heard that will be featured on ScHoolboy Q’s upcoming Oxymoron album. Miller also believes that Q’s commercial appeal could potentially reach greater heights than TDE front man Kendrick Lamar and deliver platinum singles. DJ Skee also chimes in and jokingly agrees that Q is somewhat of a hybrid artist who embodies styles from both Waka Flocka and K Dot. Mac also reassures fans that Ab-Soul and Jay Rock’s new music is just as incredible and that each artist’s respective project is something special to look forward to.
As the interview continues, Miller shares his opinion on Lil Wayne and Rick Ross losing their lucrative endorsements with big brands like Mountain Dew and Reebok. With Mac being previously endorsed by Mountain Dew himself, DJ Skee proposes the question of what type of creative approach an artist needs to consider in order to successfully balance out these types of business relationships. Miller stresses the need for artists to first decide on how far they are willing to compromise their creative freedom and to meet companies halfway in order to maintain their integrity as musicians.
Los Angeles rapper Vince Staples releases a new track with “Killin’ Y’all” to give fans a treat of what’s to come on his upcoming collaborative project with Mac Miller who will serve up production under his alias Larry Fisherman. Stolen Youth will not only offer up Vince’s introduction to the rap game but will also showcase Mac Miller’s production skills for the entirety of the album. Take a listen below to “Killin’ Y’all” which also features a solid verse from TDE artist Ab-Soul.
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Mac Miller decides to unveil another track off his anticipated upcoming album Watching Movies With The Sound Off with “Suplexes Inside of Complexes and Duplexes” featuring the elusive MC Jay Electronica. Miller takes the wheel on the production under his alias Larry Fisherman as the two artists drop a lyrical tirade over an odd and spooky type of instrumental which coincides appropriately with the projects cinematic direction. Interestingly enough, Mac continues to deliver his new music directly to his fans via the internet and live performances rather than using traditional methods such as narrowing a single and working radio spins.
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Statik Selektah drops off a new video for “21 & Over” off his upcoming album Extended Play dropping June 18. The track features solid verses from Sean Price and Mac Miller. The impromptu style of the video finds everyone in attendance at a recent show as Statik, Sean, and Mac lay down their respective parts. Also, look out for cameos from the likes of Joey Bada$$, Schoolboy Q, Evidence, and The Alchemist.
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