Super excited for the sequel to 2009′s Blackroc, a collaborative album between indie rockers The Black Keys and various hip-hop stars. Blakroc 2 is slated to feature some of the hottest names in hip-hop including Talib Kweli, U God, Jay Electronica, OC, Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa, Jim Jones, Sean Price, & The Cool Kids. Check out the teaser after the jump.
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Rapper/producer Hoodie Allen just released his latest mixtape titled Leap Year. The 22-year old former Google employee has a sound and persona that’s reminiscent of Asher Roth, Sam Adams, or duo Chiddy Bang.
Some of the best tracks on Leap Year include “Song for an Actress,” “The Chase is On,” and “#WhiteGirlProblems.” Hoodie Allen is currently about to embark on a nation-wide tour, lasting through the end of August. Stream or download the mixtape below. [read more…]
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Back in December, portions of Kanye’s “Monster” music video were leaked, much to our delight. We were shown a very dark, macabre kind of music video complete with hanging corpses, beheadings, and S&M.
Now, with the release of the official video for the hit single off of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, we get to see English director Jake Nava’s work as it was meant to be seen (and it’s more twisted than we could have imagined).
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Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, released a 5 track untitled EP this week. Although he’s probably best known as Troy Barnes on NBC’s Community, he’s got a burgeoning rap career and appears to be following in the footsteps of Drake. His straightforward flow is reminiscent of Chiddy Bang. Be sure to check out Freaks and Geeks and My Shine — they’re the two tracks that really showcase Childish Gambino’s raw talent. [read more…]
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Raekwon, of Wu-Tang Clan fame, has come out with a new song titled “Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang.” It’s been almost a year and a half since he released his critically acclaimed second solo album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. II, so it’s good to see him working on some new music. Skip to 0:35 to get past the intro. [read more…]
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Kristine Flaherty, better known by her stage name K.Flay, is one of the most talented burgeoning female rappers around. 2010 was a breakout year for the Stanford grad; she collaborated with French cello/violin duo SomethingALaMode on their hit song “5am” and released her mixtape Mashed Potatoes. She’s drawn comparisons to Liz Phair, Fiona Apple and Missy Elliot, and has already performed alongside big name acts like Snoop Dogg, Ludacris and 3OH!3. [read more…]
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Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa have been working on a movie together these last few months. Yeah, that’s right, a movie. So, it’s only natural that they collaborate on the official soundtrack as well. They’ve released the first single “That Good” off of their upcoming movie soundtrack, which is untitled at this time.
Snoop and Wiz are no strangers to each other; Snoop collaborated on Wiz’s breakout hit “Black & Yellow,” released in late 2010. On “That Good,” the two rap about their favorite pastimes, smoking trees. Snoop coins themselves “the new Cheech and Chong.” [read more…]
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Kanye West and Jay-Z have been working on an album together over the last few months. The album, Watch the Throne, was originally set to be released back in the summer. After some delay, we now know that it’s going to drop next week, according to Kayne himself. He made the admission during his New Years celebration with Jay-Z and Rihanna. Considering the fact that these are two guys at the very top of their games, it should be nothing short of mind-blowing. [read more…]
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