Daily Archives: May 20, 2013

He may be on house arrest for pulling a gun out on his accountant last year, but Gunplay isn’t letting that stop him from getting his money and making new music. In fact, the Maybach Music Group member has a new mixtape, entitled Cops & Robbers, set for release on 18 January and is preparing fresh material [...]

Re-Up Gang’s No Malice and Ab-Liva have reunited for “Smoke & Mirrors,” a track scheduled for release on both of their respective albums. Production duties were handled by Illmind and he laced the track with choral chords, tinkling piano keys and some heavy drum kicks – the type of beat the Virginia rappers have dismantled [...]

Following her 90s inspired “Baby Making Love”, Ester Dean brings us the official video for “Bam Bam”. The latest track from the Interscope signed, Roc Nation managed singer-songwriter (who has written tracks for the likes of Rihanna and Katy Perry) is produced by UK’s own Yogi and newcomer Blake and is a combination of in [...]

UK emcee No Lay takes no prisoners in this new visual for “The Jungle” featuring on of Grime’s elite, Ghetts. Directed by Oliver Whitehouse, this video definitely isn’t for the faint hearted. Combining flashing random images of broken mannequins, unusual artwork and more, “The Jungle” makes for pretty interesting viewing. No Lay (who started emceeing [...]

Confirming that their shares are to be immediately suspended from the London Stock Exchange, music retailer HMV announced plans to file for administration. Having battled with debt for the past few years – the brand have been close to bankruptcy on so many previous occasions – the time has now finally come for HMV to admit [...]

VH1′s docu-soap series “Love & Hip Hop” returns with some old and new faces including Joe Budden, Consequence, Yandy, Olivia and more gives us an indepth (and at time voyeuristic) look at their life, love and drama. Watch the premiere episode below. Synopsis: Joe puts Raqi in her place for stepping over the line and [...]

After what seems like an eternity away from the music scene, Harlem’s very own Juelz Santana returns to break fans off with his first full project of new material since 2005′s What The Game’s Been Missing. Releasing the free mixtape, titled God Will’n, , Santana’s reinstated popularity is already evident with the mass amounts of clock watching fans whose [...]

While everyone this week is getting hyped over the new Justin Timberlake record, the man regarded by many as the starting point for ‘caucasian acceptance’ in the contemporary R&B domain, Jon B releases a video that previews his upcoming B-Sides Collection album. [...]

Pop’s favourite bad girl Rihanna is continuing to push boundaries and venture into new ground as she appears in a risqué, 7-cover special for Complex magazine in honour of her seventh studio album Unapologetic. [...]

Determined to live up to their parents’ success – and maybe even overtake them if they continue at the pace they are now - Jaden Smith teams up with younger sister Willow for his new track “Kite.” [...]