The video for Earl Sweatshirt‘s “Chum,” a melancholy and reflective listen, is appropriately suppressed and minimalistic. The monochromatic understated visuals allow emphasis to remain on the heartfelt and revealing monologue that Earl delivers, partially explaining bits and pieces of his mysterious past. [...]
December 4, 2012
Michell C. Clark
Hip Hop, Music, Music Videos
Shawn Chrystopher joins forces with Compton native and Pharrell protege Buddy to release “Who Mad,” a syrupy jam produced by Zaire Koalo. [...]
December 4, 2012
Michell C. Clark
Hip Hop, Music, New Music
Something brand new from the fast rising Michigan raised emcee Angel Haze in the form of the intergalactic love story titled “Galaxy”. [...]
December 4, 2012
Verse
Hip Hop, New Music
Fool’s Gold founder and producer extraordinaire A-Trak returns with his latest EP Tuna Melt, a four-track experience that will provide a shock to your system. Featuring collaborations with producers Tommy Trash, GTA, Galantis, and Oliver, each track is filled to the brim with upbeat experimental electronic production. [...]
December 4, 2012
Michell C. Clark
Electronic, Mixtapes, Music, New Music
Homeboy Sandman and Jaylib are releasing a split 7″ single to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the German hip hop shop HHV.de and here’s Boy Sands’ contribution, a brand new track entitled “Richardsun”. [...]
December 4, 2012
Sam Gould
Hip Hop, Music, New Music
A fortnight ago Warners Bros. asked fans to share the countdown to the home video release of The Dark Knight Rises, with an exclusive reward from Man of Steel released as a gift once the page was shared enough. The reward has now been unlocked, and takes the form of a brand-new poster for the [...]
December 4, 2012
Seán J. Grannum
Film, Film & TV, Geek
Ryan Leslie has had a tricky time of late. Having lost a million dollar lawsuit filed against him for failing to pay the reward he promised to a German businessmen for the return of a stolen laptop in 2010, the R&B star has been on the receiving end of negative stories from the New York [...]
December 4, 2012
Sam Gould
Music, Music News, Soul/R&B/Alt
Eve‘s recent freestyles have been a mixed bunch. I was impressed by her take on Brandy and Chris Brown’s “Put Me Down“, but pretty indifferent about her “remixed” version of Mobb Deep‘s stone-cold classic “Quiet Storm“. [...]
Turk continues his post-prison comeback by re-uniting with one of his former Hot Boys‘ group-mates Lil Wayne for the track “Zip It”. [...]
December 4, 2012
Sam Gould
Hip Hop, Music, New Music
With her mixtape The First Paige due to drop this Friday (7th December), Hackney-born emcee and professional actress Paigey Cakey drops a short visual for “Mark My Words”, her latest freestyle collaboration with Birmingham’s very own Lady Leshurr. [...]