Here is my official cover art for “TRU”, the ep, which will be available for pre order this week on iTunes. This photo means a lot to me. It’s not about exploiting myself, as many would like to believe. Yet, it is about accepting myself for how I am. Letting go of all the fears, […]
Is it a little on the pretentious side? Maybe. Does it look like’s he’s trying too hard to be avant garde? Some might think so, but that doesn’t mean that Jaden Smith‘s video for his new song “Fallen” lacks entertainment value. The clip starts off in 1867 Calabasas, Calif., and you see Smith get shot by an invisible […]
FBG1017 It was only a matter of time before Gucci Mane and Future linked up again following Guwop’s prison release but little did fans know they would actually hammer out a six-track mixtape and drop it out of thin air. Continuing the traptastic momentum the duo had with the first Free Bricks project, Wop and Hendrix […]
Roc Nation is looking like it wants to run the table on lyrical MCs. Starting with J. Cole, the label has assembled a roster that includes Jay Electronica, Vic Mensa, Rapsody, and now…The LOX. The trio of Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch is the latest to join the company helmed by Jay Z. The […]
.@chancetherapper performed at the @WhiteHouse Tree Lighting Ceremony. pic.twitter.com/aAmhnsCzQV — deray mckesson (@deray) December 1, 2016 Chance the Rapper made his final appearance at the White House on Thursday night (Dec. 1). The Chicago native performed at the 94th annual National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony for President Barack Obama and his wife, First Lady Michelle […]
Roy Rochlin, Getty Images Transformers actor Shia LaBeouf surprised everyone last week with a freestyle over “Five Fingers of Death,” on Sway In The Morning. Today, The Breakfast Club posted a new freestyle from the actor, which he shared with host Charlamagne. LaBeouf starts off by saying introducing himself to Charlemagne and says he’s a fan. He asks him to […]
Neilson Barnard, Getty Images Sophisticated beats, innovative rhymes and group chemistry. For some reason this fundamental approach to good hip-hop song making has been largely forsaken but not by Run the Jewels. Take their latest single “Legend Has It” for example, off their forthcoming RTJ3 album. It’s produced by El-P, Wilder Zoby and Little Shalimar and contains a dope voice loop, punchy […]
Manolo Rose and Dave East teamed up for the new cut “Monopoly,” where both rappers say they have too much money and power for a woman to love them for the people they are. “You love me for me, but who are you kidding,” the hook goes, which actually borrows a line from Kanye West’s “Devil in a […]
For more than a decade, Kanye West and Rhymefest have made substantial records together. The two Chicago, Illinois representatives first caught the Grammy Award wave during writing and demo’ing “Jesus Walks,” and followed with tracks including the fully-actualized collaboration “Brand New,” as well as lots of writing together. In addition to a cemented Rap career […]
Kanye West‘s hospitalization following a string of highly-publicized outbursts has drawn a wave of compassion from the entertainment community. Hip-hop veteran DMX posted an Instagram video offering words of encouragement to the troubled West. X has had his own well-documented issues with substance abuse and emotional wellness, and he urged Kanye to keep his spirits […]
