If Common ain’t the most freestylin’-est MC in the game, I don’t know who is. The Chicago legend took another crack at Jay and Ye‘s “Otis” instrumental, this time for an audience gathered at his hometown’s Metro concert hall for a benefit show for the city’s homeless youth. [...]
July 30, 2012
Max-El
Freestyles
Taking to the stage at this year’s Summer Camp Music Festival was Chi-Town’s very own Common. The rapper and occasional actor took the stage to perform some of his classics and material from his latest studio album The Dreamer, The Believer. [...]
June 5, 2012
Cheyenne Davis
Hip Hop, Music
You didn’t think that they’d only do “N—as In Paris” while in the City of Light, did you? Nope, Jay and Ye put on a whole show, and footage of the dynamic duo performing “Otis,” “H.A.M.” and “All of the Lights” has just surfaced. Watch The Throne after the jump. [...]
June 2, 2012
Max-El
Music
Upcoming South London repping rap duo Krept & Konan bring us their latest visual installment in the form of a music video for their latest track “I Play Dirty”. As usual the duo deliver punchline after punchline to excess on their verses, which seem to keep their fans happy and the youtube views growing. Give [...]
May 12, 2012
Verse
New Music
Despite having ripped the Maybach to shreds in the forever impressive visuals for “Otis”, Jay Z and Kanye West have managed to sell the famous luxury vehicle for a whopping $60,000 at an auction last week. [...]
March 12, 2012
Alya Mooro
Arts News, Music
Ever since the “Otis” video from Kanye West and Jay Z, many people have been trying to get hold of caps with snakeskin peaks. The ones worn in said video were designed by Don C exclusively for The Throne, however the cap kings known to you and I as New Era have now taken the [...]
January 1, 2012
Aamir Yaqub
Style
“All it takes is beat… man” Kudos to the good folks over at HardKnockTV for linking up with Kansas City native emcee XV for an old school “jackin’ for beats” freestyle session. XtotheV, who has kept his fans impatiently waiting for his much blogged about The Kid With The Green Backpack project, took it back to the essence of [...]
November 13, 2011
I Am Ayo
Freestyles
Ever since Hovito and the Louis Vuitton Don announced that they were taking their critically acclaimed album Watch The Throne, on the road, I (as I don’t live in the U.S… yet), like a bonafide crack head, have been fiending for some decent live footage from the tour to blog and pretty much watch in awe. So [...]
November 13, 2011
I Am Ayo
Gigs/Concerts
In the interest of full disclosure and objectivity I must first begin by saying there is something about this kid that irks me. Irks to the full extent of the word. Fingers splayed over my eyes I pressed play on what is actually not the worst thing I’ve ever heard. The latest Justin Bieber viral [...]
November 3, 2011
Alya Mooro
Freestyles
Jay-Z and Kanye West kicked off their Watch The Throne tour, in support of the duo’s collaborative album, last night in ATL at the Georgia State’s Philips Arena, home to the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. Below is footage of The Throne performing “Otis”, “Welcome To The Jungle”, “New Day”, “H.A.M.”, “Who Gon Stop Me?” and “Where [...]
October 29, 2011
I Am Ayo
Gigs/Concerts