Rome Clientel spits some bars to inspire the leaders of the future over soulful production from ATG. This is something to hold you over until The Empire: The Battlegrounds EP, which is almost finished, finally drops.
The majority of the Jamla Records squad makes an appearance in this brand new video for Rap Diddy’s banger off of her upcoming album. The Idea of Beautiful drops August 28 and will be produced by 9th Wonder and The Soul Council (Khrysis, AMP, Eric G, Ka$h).
New visuals directed by Jerome D that feature Kendrick Lamar free falling through the air for half of the video into some water. Oh yea, some more happens as well. Also after the jump read what Kendrick has to say about his upcoming album good kid m.A.A.d city, which drops October 2.
This is probably one of the coolest projects you’ll ever see put together, and thankfully when you hit play the execution lives up to the level of the concept. So what’s the concept then, right?? TenDJiz of Miami uses a capellas from two of hip hop’s biggest and longest lasting heavyweights, Common and Nas, and mixes them over some dope samples of Soviet soul and jazz. If you’re upset that Nas and Common haven’t delivered the joint album that they alluded to after releasing “Ghetto Dreams”, this is definitely good enough to make you postpone the protest march for at least a week.
Originally a rapper and long since converted into one of the truly most talented singers in R&B, Dwele checked in at Sway In The Morning recently. The two talked about Dwele’s experiences working with Slum Village, a relationship that goes back for years and years if you’re just finding out about Dwele. They also discussed Dwele’s relationship with Kanye West, and developed a scheme for Dwele to become more famous. This is a funny and insightful interview that’s worth the five minutes.
Artist Blake “KEO” Lethem sits down in Washington Square Park to discuss his relationship with underground superstar MF DOOM, and how he helped design the mask that allows DOOM to roam freely through crowds and be mauled on stage just minutes later.
A couple of weeks ago we shared with the first single off of Mike Schpitz’s and Slot-A’s upcoming Have You Seen My Stapler? project, and as promised, here are the visuals.
