Scion celebrates their 10th anniversary by releasing a free album featuring contributions from Melvins, JonWayne, MoodyMan, Hot Lunch, White Hills, Jeesh, Poolside, Chromatics and ASG.
Harry Fraud & Smoze DZA also teamed up for the song "Win." Check that out up top.
Darryl "DMC" McDaniels is one of the pioneers of rap music. As a member of Run DMC, along with Rev. Run and Jam Master Jay, he helped the genre gain the mainstream attention it had been lacking in the early 80's.
These days McDaniels doesn't particularly like the attitude of today's rap stars and would rather hang out with rockers.
"Rappers are cool, but they're a little bit like divas," DMC told Artisan News Service during a recent interview. "I'd rather go with rockers because rockers are like, 'hey, what's up let's go jam.' You start asking a rapper to do something [and you get] 'you gotta speak to my manager, send me the check right now,'"
Jadakiss has big plans for the remainder of 2013. He sat down with Vibe recently to shed some light on a couple of forthcoming projects.
On who will be featured on his Top 5 Dead or Alive album
The L.O.X. is definitely on it. Jeezy, Wiz, Chris Brown… I got Weezy on there, too. The vintage Weezy, that mixtape killer Weezy. I got Rozay, but we may do another one. My son’s favorite artist is J. Cole, so I think I got to throw him on there. He loves A$AP Rocky, but it’ll probably be one of them.
On joint mixtape with Yo Gotti.
Me and Yo Gotti got a mixtape done. We might put it out commercially because it’s all original songs. We probably got to do 2-3 more joints, but that’s going shake sh*t up. That will probably come before my album drops. There’s no title yet but we got some heat rocks.
Are you looking forward to hearing the album and mixtape? What do you think of the album's features?
STAR declares his new love for the PR community, goes in hard on Pusha T and Pharell, taking his dates to church, takes calls from Miami Heat fans and blacks out on K. Michelle and Foxy Brown.
Star & Buc Wild have spanned the arenas of radio, television and publishing. In translating their distinctive style-of-no-style to the mainstream, Torain perfected the unique ability to captivate wider, audiences without compromising authenticity.
Considered radio pioneers by many, Star & Buc Wild have set precedents on the urban landscape and were recently inducted into News One's "Top 20 Black Radio Jockeys Of All Time."
Star & Buc Wild made the national stage on MTV (1999) but it was their radio show on New York's Hot 97 (2000 - 2003) that secured their place in Hip-Hop history.
Star & Buc Wild's resume includes Around The Way Mag, The Source, MTV Networks, Hot 97, Power 104.1, Power 105.1, Pulse 87, Hip-Hop Weekly magazine, Vladtv, Thisis50, 100.3 The Beat and shot97.com.
This clip is from their LIVE show (12noon -- 2pm) on http://shot97.com.
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The pic above looks like a music Power Summit. Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Nas recently got together in the studio.
Lenny S released the pic on his Instagram page. The captions reads: "JAY x JT x NAS x TIMBO Rat Pack sh*t. For some this is 'Work'... For us it's just Fun. #RocNation."
Now we just have to patiently wait to see what these four have cooked up.
West Coast emcee Nipsey Hussle has found his zone. Not that he hadn't always put out high quality music, but the last several releases have been super nice. Check out his new song "All Get Right" featuring J. Stone.
Papoose's name has been buzzing ever since his Summer Jam 2013 performance on Sunday. The Brooklyn, New York emcee invaded MTV's RapFix Live yesterday and kept everyone talking by taking over the show to spit a freestyle.
"Anthony Grant aka BlowFlyy" A self financed indie artist and song writer from Halifax/Dartmouth Nova Scotia is a young talented artist that likes to work towards perfection, he is musically talented in writing and performing his songs. The influence that some of his family members had on his life and writing songs is unmistakable. His style and flow was established while being an underground artist. Blow_Flyy grew up writing poetry of inspiration,love and happiness, he also likes to call his music hip hop/pop because of the pop mix he likes to have in his sound. Blow_Flyy is totally driven by music,with a lot of different projects on the internet with various websites, podcast, different online magazines, and along with publications. Check Out all of our promotional services available to help boost your industry buzz!Join Raphead.comRaphead.com "click here"
Young Pretty teams up with R&B singer KJ Charles with this new song off of his "Wont Drop The Ball" mixtape call "Depending On Me" explaining the reason he grinds and raps for. Has a good NYC feeling to it
Fred The Godson links up with one of his Talkin Bout Money emcees Friday Octoba for the official music video for "Come Up." The song is off of the TBM mixtape Vol. 1. Download it now on Datpiff.
Young Harlem rapper Cashflow releases the 90's inspired music video for "Gold Chains & Nikes". Styled in a custom Dapper Dan Nike suit, "Gold Chains & Nikes" was shot in the famous Rucker Park basketball courts with Polo Ground Towers as the backdrop. Known as a 'Rapper for the Ladies', Cashflow swag is quite apparent in this New York summer music video. He rocks a Throwback Mark Jackson New York Knicks Jersey, Versace Shirts, vintage Nikes, and don't forget the Gold Chains! For more on Cashflow please visit http://www.smarturl.it/CashflowHarlem.
Chief Keef associate Lil Durk is currently in a Chicago area jail after being caught with a handgun.
According to DNAinfo, the 20-year old rapper threw a .40-caliber handgun into his car as police approached him in Englewood at 3 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Cops were investigating a call of a man with a gun when they spotted Durk, real name Durk D. Banks.
This is the second time Durk has been busted with a gun. He was also caught with a .40 caliber gun with it's serial numbers scratched off in October 2011, when he was pulled over for a drinking in a car. He was jailed in 2011 for the offense and released in July 2012. His parole was scheduled to end at the end of July 2013 according to the Chicago Tribune.
Police arrested Durk and charged him with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon for this latest incident. He is expected to appear in Cook County Criminal Court for a bond hearing on Thursday.
Sean Price & Mac Miller star in Statik Selektah's latest music video off 'Extended Play,' out June 18th. Cameos by Joey Bada$$, Schoolboy Q, Evidence, and The Alchemist. Directed by Guy Blelloch.
Extended Play Album Release Show June 18th at SOB's in NYC. Performances by Bun B, Black Thought of The Roots, Sean Price, Talib Kweli, Joey Bada$$ w/ Pro Era, Flatbush Zombies & More. Tickets: http://tktwb.tw/11fQYMB
Paris Jackson was rushed to the hospital this morning after trying to commit suicide. Entertainment Tonight reports that the 15-year old daughter of deceased pop icon Michael Jackson was taken to a Los Angeles hospital this morning around 2 a.m. after possibly overdosing. There were also multiple cuts on her wrist.
The teen became upset after being told she couldn't attend an upcoming Marilyn Manson concert.
Paris' mother ,Debbie Rowe, told ET that her daughter has had "a lot going on [lately]." Rowe's attorney asked for privacy.
"We appreciate everyone's thoughts for Paris at this time and their respect for the family's privacy," Eric George told TMZ.
Bucksy Luciana, Sid Bounce and the rest of the Slow Bucks Over Everything (SBOE) collective link up with Dream Chasers Records CEO Meek Mill for the remix to "This Sh*t Is Lit." The original version appears on SBOE's mixtape, All We Got Is Us.
Ludacris recently stopped by Los Angeles radio station Power 106 to chop it up with Justin Credible and J. Cruz of the L.A. Leakers. While there Luda played a game of "6 Fast & Furious Questions."
R&B singer Tank releases the official music video for his single "Shots Fired" featuring Chris Brown. The clip was directed by Mike Ho. You can pick up a copy now on iTunes. Follow Tank on Twitter @TheRealTank.
Articulate, passionate, opinionated & bold. A refreshing, intoxicating blend of real-life grit, unabashed honesty mixed with in-your-face attitude, Brutha Smith has established himself as one of Northern California's powerhouses in the underground rap/hip-hop community. Since 2008, Brutha Smith has been serving up a non-stop helping of raw energy & entertainment to his abundantly loyal fanbase.
Having performed alongside acts such as TECH N9NE, TWIZTID, MGK, HED PE, KMK, and, well, pretty much the entire Psychopathic/Subnoize/Strange Music lineups, along with many other gifted & talented local Sacramento emcee's, combined with non-stop footwork & online promotion from the Brutha Smith Street Team, it's no wonder people can't keep his name off their tongues.
Slated for release in Fall 2013, "EFFIGY," the upcoming full-length follow up to Brutha Smith's highly-rated, fan favorite album "THE LOTUS EFFECT," will prove to be his most challenging project to date. Reaching deep into the darkest places of his past, Brutha Smith is setting out to construct an album built around the most personal lyrics to ever cross his lips in an attempt to shed his skin and continue evolving. "EFFIGY," a culmination of all of the happy & sometimes traumatic events that have occurred in his mostly private past, will serve as a tour guide for listeners on an emotional ride laced with all the freshness you'd expect from a Brutha Smith album.
Having worked his way to establish himself as one of Sacramento's most recognizable underground rappers, Brutha Smith has also collabed with some of the nation's most talented underground rappers/artists on previous releases, making him known nationwide. In addition to "EFFIGY," Brutha Smith also plans to release a B-Side full-length album "THE GREEN-EYED PARTY MONSTER" to compliment "EFFIGY." With more party-themed, fun & laid-back verses over dubstep & non-traditional beats, fans can expect a nice healthy double dose of both sides of Brutha Smith at the end of 2013.
Backpack mixed with horrorcore mixed with old school hip-hop mixed with dubstep: there is just no way to put Brutha Smith in a box. Look out for him and the rest of the LUNATIC ELITE label in the coming months...it'll be hard not to miss.
D-Block emcee Styles P teams up with Big Pun's son Chris Rivers aka Baby Pun once again to remix Biggie Smalls' classic "Ready To Die." The duo are joined by Whispers , Suli Breaks and Mr. Ivory Snow.