24/06/2015

NEW VIDEO: E-40 – ‘CHOICES (YUP)’

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The visual for ‘Choices (Yup)’ features very quick cameos from Meek Mill, Big Sean, Mike WiLL Made It, Nicki Minaj, Rae Sremmurd, Gunplay, Ty Dolla $ign, Big K.R.I.T., Sway, DJ Mustard, Yo Gotti, Kendrick Lamar, Ice Cube, DeJ Loaf, The Game, Bun B, Macklemore, 2 Chainz, Lil Duval, Tech N9ne, Busta Rhymes, G-Eazy, B.o.B, T.I., Freddie Gibbs, Boosie Badazz, French Montana, T-Pain and a whole lot more. Yup.
Check that out below.

PETE ROCK – ‘PETESTRUMENTALS 2′ (ALBUM STREAM)

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Legendary producer Pete Rock has released his new instrumental album Petestrumentals 2today on multiple retailers including iTunes. But along with that, he’s also offering a free stream of the 20 track project which you can listen to below. If his previous drops from the project are anything to go by, this should be one hard slapper.

JAY ROCK – ‘MONEY TREES DEUCE’ (Music Video)

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Jay Rock shocked fans all around the world when he decided to let go of this record out of nowhere a few weeks back, not only because of the title but due to the fact that he has held back from releasing a lot of new music over the years. Now he treats us to the visual for ‘Money Trees Deuce’ which you can watch below.

15/06/2015

T.I. & TINY ON THE BREAKFAST CLUB

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The new season of Family Hustle has begun and T.I., Tiny and some of their children stopped by at The Breakfast Club to talk to Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy and Angela Yee about it amongst other things. They talked about the show, what it’s like raising privileged children, kids moving out, Thug’s road manager allegedly shooting up Wayne’s bus, new music, Iggy Azalea and a lot more. Watch below.

TRAE THA TRUTH – ‘I DON’T GIVE A F*CK’ (FEAT. RICK ROSS)

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Trae Tha Truth unleashed ‘I Don’t Give A F*ck‘ with Rick Ross about a week ago and his chances of releasing his album as soon as possible have increased greatly. Check out the dark video for the collaboration below.

BILAL – ‘MONEY OVER LOVE’ (FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR)

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Bilal has a new album coming out called In Another Life  on June 30th where he has a collaboration named ‘Money Over Love’ featuring Kendrick Lamar.
The two debuted the song for the first time in L.A. during Adrian Younge’s special concert. But BBC Radio’s Gilles Peterson got the green light to premiere the studio version of the song on his show this weekend during his “Bilal segment” and some fans were able to catch a rip of it.
The song is funky like we expected and should be a great listen in CDQ when it arrives. For now, we have to be content with this.

14/06/2015

LUDACRIS – ‘GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER’(Video)

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He and his wife Eudoxie welcoming a baby into the World is no reason for Luda to slow down on the music side of things. Today he releases a video for ‘Grass Is Always Greener’ from Ludaversal and the visual is inspired by Neighbors. Check it out below.

LIL WAYNE: “I JUST SIGNED A DEAL WITH MY MOTHERF*CKING IDOL JAY Z” (VIDEO)

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Last night Lil Wayne performed at KMEL Summer Jam in the Bay area and had a very special announcement to make for the crowd.
When ‘Glory‘ dropped exclusively on Tidal, a lot of people were surprised at the fact, questioning whether Wayne was in talks to sign to Jay Z as an artist or if the exclusive was a one off. Now, it seems that we have our answer.
Weezy revealed during his set that he has signed a deal with his idol Jay Z. Although some were initially wondering whether Wayne meant signing to Roc Nation or just a deal with Tidal, it seems that the latter is far more probable considering Cash Money is still holding Wayne hostage and he is not listed anywhere on Roc Nation’s website.
Looks like we can expect new Wayne music to come out exclusively through Tidal in the near future. What are your thoughts? Check out the video of the announcement below.

CASEY VEGGIES – ‘TIED UP’ (FEAT. DEJ LOAF)(Video)

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Casey Veggies is prepping his debut album Live & Grow as well as starring in the upcomingDope film. Today he heats up the streets with the visual for his collaboration with XXL Freshman DeJ Loaf ‘Tied Up’. Check it out below.

BIG SEAN: DARK SKY PARADISE (DOCUMENTARY)

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With his third album Dark Sky Paradise a commercial success selling over 300k copies to date, Big Sean has released a new documentary of the same name. In the clip, Sean takes fans behind the scenes to give them a glimpse of the creative process of recording the album and picking the songs which made the cut.
The documentary was released two days ago exclusively on Tidal but is now available for viewing to everyone. Enjoy.

FABOLOUS – ‘AWWRIGHT’ (Video)

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Fabolous is done with his freestyle series but he’s still keeping busy with new ones here and there. He serves a fresh one today with an accompanying video for ‘Awwright’ where he tackles a bootleg version of Pharrell’s ‘Alright’ (Kendrick Lamar) instrumental. Directed by Gerard Victor.

12/06/2015

METHOD MAN – ‘THE METH LAB’ (FEAT. HANZ ON & STREETLIFE)(Official Video)

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Method Man will be releasing his much awaited album The Meth Lab  on August 21 via Tommy Boy Entertainment. Today, the veteran MC debuts the video for the title track featuring upcoming MCs Hanz On & Streetlife. He is expected to showcase some raw talent from NYC on this new album, the title of which is a reference to his music and his favorite TV show, Breaking Bad.
Watch the video below.

SLUM VILLAGE – ‘YES!’ (ALBUM STREAM)

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Slum Village will release their new album Yes! on June 16 but the whole project is available for stream today.
All songs on Yes! are either produced or co-produced by the late J Dilla and features guests like De La Soul, Jon Connor, Phife, Black Milk, BJ the Chicago Kid, Bilal, Illa J and J Ivy. What you waiting for? Enjoy the music below and pre-order it on iTunes here.

MERIDIAN DAN DROPS VIDEO FOR “THE BITS”

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Its finally here! Meridan Dan has dropped the video for his track “The Bits”. The video shows Meridan Dan in the studio spitting his bars on the mic.
“I do this ting for the whole of the bits.”
Watch the video below:

KING LOS – ‘CAN’T FADE US’ (FEAT. TY DOLLA SIGN)(Video)

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King Los is prepping the release of his much awaited debut album and currently promoting his new single ‘Can’t fade Us’ with Ty Dolla Sign. Today, the talented MC drops an animated video for the song which is also available purchase on iTunes right now.

JOELL ORTIZ & !LLMIND – ‘LATINO PT. 2′ (FEAT. BODEGA BAMZ, EMILIO ROJAS & CHRIS RIVERS)

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After announcing their joint album Human, Joell Ortiz and producer !llmind drop the first single from the project titled ‘Latino Pt. 2′.
On the song, they recruit some of the Latino MCs from New York — Bodega Bamz, Emilio Rojas, & Big Pun’s son Chris Rivers. Listen below or download on iTunes.

KANYE WEST CALLS HOT 97 (AUDIO)

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Kanye West called into Hot 97 without much prior notice an hour ago and addressed some stuff with Nessa and Ebro.
He clarified some rumors about him recently throwing people out of Chuck-E-Cheese, hating rumors and people judging without a reason, working on Donda, finishing up his new album SWISH and more. Listen to the conversation below.
‘I’m so boring. All I do is go to the studio everyday. I’m ridin’ through the burbs w/ no woes’

11/06/2015

AUDIO PUSH – ‘COMMAS’ (REMIX)(Video)

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Future’s latest single ‘Commas’ has generated quite a buzz. It’s rising every week on the charts and getting on the radar of other rappers for their freestyle/remixes picks. Here’s Audio Push offering their take on the DJ Spinz & Southside-produced instrumental with an accompanying video.

KENDRICK LAMAR INTERVIEW WITH BBC RADIO 1’S ANNIE MAC

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Kendrick Lamar was recently in the UK where he sat down with BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac for an in depth interview.
He spoke on different layers on his latest album To Pimp A Butterfly, meeting Dr. Dre for the first time, his favorite Dre song, why Kurupt is one his biggest influences, growing up in Compton, being a modern day role model, working with Taylor Swift and more.

03/06/2015

02/06/2015

EMINEM – ‘PHENOMENAL’ (New Music)

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Although we were told not to expect an Eminem album before the end of the year, it’s nice to see that we still have new content rolling in in one way or another. This new song ‘Phenomenal’ was previewed in a Beats commercial a few days days ago and tonight, the full version has been released on iTunes and available for stream below.
The high energy track is the first single from the soundtrack of the upcoming movieSouthpaw which Eminem was originally going to play the lead role in but was replaced by Jake Gyllenhaal. It will hit theaters July 24.
Listen to ‘Phenomenal’ produced by Eminem himself along with Resto World below.

MEEK MILL – ‘CHECK’(Exclusive Music)

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It’s starting to look like Meek Season is approaching nearer and nearer with every new song he drops. After dedicating one to Chinx with ‘Miss My Dawgs‘, he comes through with another banger which people have been anticipating for some time now thanks to his habit of posting snippets on Instagram.
Listen to ‘Check’ produced by Metro Boomin below and keep an eye out for Dreams Worth More Than Money.

Juicy – ‘Still’ (Video)

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Juicy J’s new album The Hustle Continues is on the way but until then, he’s making sure he slow down the rollout of his audio and video material. Here’s the video treatment for his new track ‘Still’.

SLUM VILLAGE – ‘EXPRESSIVE’ (FEAT. BJ THE CHICAGO KID & ILLA J)(Official Music Video)

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Slum Village has been working on their new album Yes for a long time but they finally have a confirmed release date of June 16th now.
In promotion of the album, they drop a new single ‘Expressive’ featuring smooth vocals on the chorus from BJ The Chicago Kid. Stream it below.

METHOD MAN ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘THE METH LAB’ (ARTWORK, TRAILER & RELEASE DATE)

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It’s been a long time coming but Method Man has finally announced the release of his new solo album titled The Meth Lab. It was originally supposed to be a mixtape and due in March this year but will now be treated as a full length album, hitting stores August 21 via Tommy Boy Entertainment.
The album will feature guest appearances from Redman, Raekwon, Hanz On, Streetlife, Inspectah Deck and more plus production from Ron Browz, Allah Mathematics, J57, and 4th Disciple. He also chatted briefly with nerdist about the album:
What can we expect from the new album?
I kept it real and low-key, like I do in my studio. I know a lot of artists that have reached out, but I wanted to save those artists for my last Method Man album. I wanted this one to be a platform for more Staten Island artists to be heard that aren’t getting heard, because you know if it isn’t Wu Tang–I mean, we never blocked anyone from trying to get a record deal. I mean the way the record industry works is, if something’s not broke, don’t fix it. Bottom line is there’s a lot more talent to be heard from Staten Island outside of Wu Tang artists, and these kids are dope. I wanted to just give them a platform to be heard. I’m on every song, but I’m not exactly on any songs by myself, with the exception of one.
Watch the animated trailer for the LP below.