Daily Archives: June 15, 2013

As soon as I saw that the line-up for Nelly‘s new track “Go” included Murphy Lee and City Spud, my mind shot back to the early ’00s. Back then, the St Lunatics crew was all over the charts with Southern-sounding singles like “Ride Wit’ Me” and “Shake Ya Tailfeather“; it was a simpler, happier time. [...]

Now this is something special. Nardwuar the Human Serviette is back with another genius interview that leaves his subject stunned, but instead of the rappers we’re used to seeing him speak to lately, he catches up with our very own Ed Sheeran before a gig at The Queen Elizabeth Theater in Vancouver, Canada. [...]

If A$AP Rocky‘s latest single “Fuckin Problem” was a sort of less considered, higher tempo “Peso” (albeit still a banger), Slaughterhouse’s Joell Ortiz has dropped a freestyle that rips up the record and turns it into a more lyrically-testing Brooklyn banger. [...]

Details on Kanye West‘s forthcoming short film Cruel Winter and the associated G.O.O.D. Music album are still murky but he’s just released a 54-second trailer for the visual project which should build anticipation for what’s to come. The short clip, directed by Eric Christianson, features the almost demonic voice of George Bush Snr making his “New World [...]

One of the best qualities Ice Cube possesses as a rapper is his ability to get in the face of his listeners. His best albums have shown he prefers to provoke than to shy away from the big issues, and if new single and title track ”Everythang’s Corrupt” is anything to go by, his forthcoming album [...]

Back in July, Swizz Beatz, Ludacris and Chris Brown hit the French Riviera to shoot the official video for Swizz’s new single “Everyday Birthday” (which has also been referred to as “Dance Like a White Girl”) and today we get a peek at their exploits. [...]

Here’s something that’s bound to brighten up your Thursday morning. [...]

After an incredible year which saw the release of their celebrated joint album This Generation, Californian emcees Murs and Fashawn are crossing the Atlantic to bring their music live to European audiences. [...]

Ludacris has his eyes on the dancefloor with ”Rest of My Life“, the latest single from his upcoming eighth studio album, Ludaversal. [...]

Clad in black and red with a fittingly gothic feel, West London starlet Rita Ora stopped by the Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday (Oct. 31) to rock a lively, fright night performance of “R.I.P.” – taken from her top-charting debut album, ORA. [...]