Before there was the gold-selling good kid m.A.A.d. city, and before there was the critically acclaimed mixtape Section 80, a 16-year-old Kendrick Lamar dropped a tape by the name of Hub City Threat: Minor Of The Year spitting over popular instrumentals. It wasn’t too long ago that an untitled track from the aforementioned tape surfaced [...]
April 15, 2013
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Hip Hop, Mixtapes
With his fifth studio album Jesus Piece out on December 11th, Game has decided to begin a new business venture, launching a record label with fellow Dr Dre disciple Stat Quo. [...]
December 3, 2012
Sam Gould
Business, Music, Music News
Here comes that time again when us regular folk find out who’s earning what in the music world – and it’s no small change. The top 25 earners of 2012 on the Forbes list are a who’s who of every genre of music from Hip-Hop to Rock to Pop and all the way back again. [...]
November 30, 2012
Nura Abdela
Music News
Returning to the frontline and ready to offer up some of her signature sound, Alicia Keys puts out her RCA Records debut Girl On Fire. Her fifth studio album overall, it’s the first time she’s released any new material since 2009’s Element of Freedom. With her marriage to producer Swizz Beatz and the birth of [...]
November 27, 2012
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Music, Reviews, Soul/R&B/Alt
Dr. Dre pulls out all the stops to ensure the continued success of his “Beats By Dre” ad campaign, featuring a host of stars in his newest commercial, “All Eyes On Us.” Watch below as the likes of LeBron James, Skylar Grey, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Azealia Banks, MGK, Skylar Grey, Ellie Goulding and Will.i.am [...]
November 22, 2012
Michell C. Clark
Accessories, Music, Style, Tech
Wale just announced that he’ll be dropping a mixtape titled Folarin (his government name) with super-DJ Clark Kent in December, and as an extra gift, here’s some new music from MMG’s DC representative. [...]
November 15, 2012
Sam Gould
Hip Hop, Music, Music News, New Music
West Coast star Kendrick Lamar appeared at The Rose Club in London’s West End this past weekend for the Beats By Dre party and performed a small selection of tracks from his new album, good kid, m.A.A.d city. [...]
November 14, 2012
Sam Gould
Hip Hop, Music
I’ll be honest, I’m not the biggest Hopsin fan. Whilst he’s got an ability to produce bizarre and hilarious punchlines, I think the L.A. rapper also has a tendency to mess with his flow, voice(s) and eyes in a way that’s just a little bit tiresome. [...]
November 9, 2012
Sam Gould
Freestyles, Hip Hop, Music
If you haven’t yet made your decision to cop Kendrick Lamar major label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, check out the official TDE commercial for the West Coast rap game changer’s new album. [...]
October 25, 2012
Laura Arowolo
Hip Hop, Music, Trailers
Eagerly anticipated, hyped up to the max, and with the buzz of a thousand hornets, good kid m.A.A.d. city is the major label debut album from Compton’s own Kendrick Lamar. Without doubt the most discussed project of recent years, hip-hop aficionados, frat boys, and industry insiders have set the internet ablaze the past few months [...]
October 23, 2012
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Hip Hop, Music, Reviews