VIDEO: Drake’s Would You Like A Tour? Kicks Off In Pittsburgh

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Drake’s Would You Like A Tour? officially started last night as the YMCMB rapper decided to bless fans in Pittsburgh with the first show.  Here’s some footage of the Canadian native and former Degrassi actor performing “Worst Behaviour,” “305 To My City,” “All Me” and “Started From The Bottom” featured on his new album Nothing Was The Same.  In-between songs, Drake also takes an aerial view above the crowd and interacts with fans as he thanks them for attending and shows some love.

VIDEO: Drake Brings Out Wiz Khalifa In Pittsburgh

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Drake’s Would You Like a Tour? kicked off last in Pittsburgh and the Canadian rapper decided to surprise crowd-goers by bringing out Taylor Gang head honcho Wiz Khalifa.  The Pittsburgh native opened up his short set with his crossover hit “Black & Yellow” featured off his Rolling Papers LP.  Take a look as the sold out venue full of fans raps along with Khalifa and goes crazy.

VIDEO: Isaiah Rashad – “I Shot You Down” Live At FADER Fort

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TDE’s newest signee, Isaiah Rashad, invaded New York for the recent FADER Fort event presented by Converse.  Watch as Rashad attempts to get the energy up and enlightens the crowd to the news that his official remix to his single “I Shot You Down” will feature ScHoolboy Q and Jay Rock.  The Tennessee native eventually got into “I Shot You Down” and demonstrated his introspective and savvy wordplay live for fans.

VIDEO: Berner – Racin (Prod. By Cy Fyre)

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Taylor Gang signee and Bay Area native Berner delivers his latest visual for “Racin” produced by the talented beatsmith known as Cy Fyre.  The deep and introspective track is featured on Berner’s new Drugstore Cowboy and showcases the rapper spitting his soul over the mellow instrumental as he tackles sensitive topics like the loss of his mother, watching police beat his cousin and the street hurdles he had overcome in order to provide for his daughter.  Take a listen as Berner reflects on life in his latest single “Racin.”

VIDEO: Xzibit Talks Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” Verse, Dr. Dre + More

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Vlad TV catches up with the former MTV Pimp My Ride host and Detroit native Xzibit backstage at the How The West Was Won concert.  The rapper opens up and shares his thoughts on Kendrick Lamar’s controversial “Control” verse and explains to the camera that the Compton bred rapper’s aggressive move should be applauded.  X to the Z continues with reassuring fans his upcoming collaborative project with Demrick and B-Real (Serial Killers) will be releasing soon as well as his solo album which is slated to drop sometime next year.

VIDEO: The Weeknd Performs “Live For” & “Crew Love” In Toronto

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Here’s some coverage of The Weeknd’s recent performance in Toronto at Massey Hall performing his smash hits “Live For” and “Crew Love.”  After selling out three nights at Toronto’s Massey Hall, the Scarborough native took the stage and performed to a crowded venue full of fans as his career continues to flourish.  Abel Tesfaye’s future in music looks bright as he continues to make a name for himself when just three years ago he was fairly unknown and has since grown into a star.

AUDIO: Kevin Gates – Ask Around Ft. Yung Mazi

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While currently out on the road for his “Stranger Than Fiction” tour, Gates and BWA decide to leak an exclusive and collaborative track with artist Yung Mazi.  Produced by Izze The Producer, the rappers turn up the energy and get listeners turned up with their latest offering as they lace the hard-hitting song with braggadocios lyrics and slick street talk.

VIDEO: Swizz Beats Talks Creativity Addiction, Success Breeding Hate + More

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Swizz Beats sits down for a one-on-one interview with DJ Vlad and discusses a number of interesting topics which also includes his addiction to being a creative person.  In fact, the famed producer even entertains the idea that he may suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder and perhaps doesn’t even know it.  As the conversation continued, Swizzy touches on balancing multiple projects in various creative outlets and explains breaks down the type of hard work that’s needed in order to reach excellence.  Obsessed with leaving his mark on the world and history, Swizz Beatz touches on the influence his music has on people everywhere.

VIDEO: KiD CuDi Pushes Fan Off Stage During Houston Show

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Currently living life out on the road as he continues to tour, Kid Cudi made a recent stop in Houston and the former G.O.O.D. Music artist was not amused when a fan decided to take it upon himself and jump on stage in the hopes of a playful interaction with the moon man.  Take a look as Cudder, decked out in his space man suit, performs his infectious jam “Cudi Zone” live for fans when an unnamed man crashes the stage and starts to make his way towards Cudi.  Stopping in the middle of his set, Kid Cudi decided to take matters into his own hands and pushed the concert-goer off the side of the stage.  The Cleveland bred artist has always been known to have little tolerance when it comes to fans that attempt to interrupt his live performances in anyway.

VIDEO: Joey Bada$$ & Pro Era ShowOff Basement Cypher w/ Statik Selektah

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Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era link up with Statik Selektah for a special basement cypher.  Take a look at the black and white visual as CJ Fly, Dessy Hinds, Nyck Caution, T’Nah Apex, A La $ole, Dyemond Lewis, Swanker Master Raw, Dirty Sanchez, JAB and Kirk Knight all step up to the microphone and spit their respective verses for the camera.  DJ-producer Statik Selektah does the honors on the turntable and provides a number of classic instrumentals for each artist to go in over.