Daily Archives: May 24, 2013

Good kid Kendrick Lamar‘s album might not be made for daytime radio but he’d be damned if that stopped him bringing his music to fans in the UK. [...]

For the latest episode of SoulCulture TV‘s collaborative series The Co-Sign, we paired emerging UK talent Josh Kumra with Mr Hudson for a special live performance of “Helicopters & Planes” – the lead single from Kumra’s upcoming debut album, Good Things Come To Those Who Don’t Wait. [...]

I don’t care what anyone says, Gunplay has been one of 2012′s most entertaining rappers. And I’m not just talking about his behaviour off the field, as they say in football. [...]

Smoke DZA, self-proclaimed King of New York, raps amongst the smoke and flicker of private fireworks in the video for “K.O.N.Y.“, from his latest mixtape of that name. The Slick Jackson-directed visuals see the Kushed God explode over DJ Dahi‘s slow-burning banger, reliving the years of teen menace out in the middle of nowhere, with [...]

For the latest instalment of VH1 Storytellers, Alicia Keys brought her tremendous vocal talents to the intimate, Unplugged-style set, whilst inviting the audience to hear about her song-writing process and grand-scale ambition. [...]

A$AP Rocky began the year by sharing a Complex magazine front cover with quirky designer Jeremy Scott, but with his debut album on the horizon he now gets a full front cover and photoshoot all to himself as he’s crowned “king” of their Dec/Jan issue. With his album release due in December, it looks like [...]

Before this came out, I was wondering how long it would take for someone to get their hands on Kendrick Lamar‘s new album and give it the chopped and screwed treatment. [...]

Meek Mill made his late night debut on Jimmy Fallon‘s show last night as he performed “Young N Gettin It”, the second single from his debut album, Dreams & Nightmares, which is out now (read our review here). With Funk Flex on the ones and twos, vocals from Kirko Bangz and live instrumental support from [...]

Research in Motion has finally announced an official launch date for the upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphones. The January 30, 2013 launch event will kick off what is likely to be RIM’s sink or swim moment, as former customers have been quick to move to more popular and publicised offerings including iOS and Android devices. [...]

Welcome to the latest episode of the second season of VH1′s reality show series T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle. The popular series follows the ups and downs in the lives of rapper T.I. aka “The King of the South”, his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris and their six kids in Atlanta. Watch episode 12 below. [...]