Finally receiving the recognition he deserves off the back of his debut album, K-Dot chops it up with the Los Angeles Leakers – Justin Credible, DJ sourMILK and Fuzz Fantab – and talks about his biggest vibe killers with women, collaborating with T.I. and J.Cole and his top three most influential songs from Compton. [...]
November 10, 2012
Drew Mark
Hip Hop, Music
If you’re looking for an insightful rapper with quirky wordplay and lyrical prowess, South Londoner Benjamin AD is a thoughtful contender. Watch below as the 22-year-old goes directly at rappers who don’t do what they say in their lyrics on “Delivery Man,” from his recent project Chapter 0.5 The Prologue. [...]
October 25, 2012
Drew Mark
Hip Hop, Music Videos
In the past few months Vitamin Water and Fader have put on a number of shows across the US, and with prior shows featuring the likes of Nas, Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz, for the Louisiana leg of the concert series fans were offered the sounds of Los Angeles hailing songstress, Jhene Aiko. [...]
October 17, 2012
Drew Mark
Soul/R&B/Alt
In the latest instalment of Meek Mill‘s “Making of Dreams & Nightmares” vlog, the Philly native gives us a first hand look at his recording session with Nas. [...]
October 11, 2012
Drew Mark
Hip Hop, Music
Currently on tour in the UK, Nas features in the latest instalment of interview series, Becoming, as we get a sneak peak of the Hip Hop veteran and his live band preparing for Rock The Bells before taking him to an intimate interview with director Jamie Patricof, where he speaks on Illmatic, growing up Queensbridge, [...]
October 3, 2012
Drew Mark
Documentaries, Hip Hop, Music
MMG member and Ohio native, Stalley takes you with him on a journey across the current BET Music Matters Tour, footage courtesy of director Kellen Dengler. In the first episode of what is to be an ongoing vlog, we follow Stalley through the Mid West leg of the tour as he hits shows in Detroit, [...]
September 28, 2012
Drew Mark
Music
In his latest appearance on Shade 45‘s Sway In The Morning, Juicy J and Sway Calloway talk about the inspiration behind strip club anthem, “Bands Make Her Dance” and the former Three 6 Mafia man even gives an in-studio performance classic, “Stay Fly.” [...]
September 27, 2012
Drew Mark
Hip Hop, Music
Maybach Music Group‘s latest signee and Chi-town native, Rockie Fresh chops it up with Justin Credible as the pair talk about why he chose MMG over Bad Boy – “I just wanted to be part of a new movement and really be a part of making history in the long run” – and his thoughts on [...]
September 27, 2012
Drew Mark
Music
In what seemed like a rather inspired mood, last week Asher Roth kicked it with a live band to conclude Shade 45 show, Sway In The Morning‘s “#TrueMCWeek” in what was the latest installment of Sway’s In Studio Concert series. After kicking it off by performing “Bastermating” off free download project Pabst and Jazz, the Pennsylvania [...]
September 24, 2012
Drew Mark
Freestyles
One of the easiest names to spell in Hip Hop, Brooklyn rapper CurT@!n$ drops his latest offering in the form of a Michael Jordan inspired six-track EP titled 23. [...]