Archive for November, 2008
Phrase ‘Skylight’ Video Ft. Kram
Phrase is out with the video to his new single 'Skylight', featuring Kram, the second release from the Melbourne, Australia rapper's second album 'Burn It Down', out soon on Marlin/Universal. Watch it below.[inline] [/inline]
The Mighty Underdogs ‘Want You Back’ Video
The Mighty Underdogs, comprised of Lateef the Truth Speaker of Latyrx, The Gift of Gab of Blackalicious and producer Headnodic, are out with the video to 'Want You Back', off their debut full-length album 'Droppin' Science Fiction', out now on Definitive Jux. Watch it below.[inline] [/inline]
Don’t Ask Rick Ross About A 50 Cent Beef
Rick Ross spoke with Kevin Tate in an exclusive interview with TRUE Magazine and Ed Magik TV at Def Jam Recordings, in Hollywood, California. The Miami rapper discussed his $250,000 piece, talk of a beef with 50 Cent - which got him quite animated with Tate, he got even more pissed off when asked about west coast hip hop. After plugging himself and various projects, the guy behind the camera asked when he could consider it's enough hustling, prompting Ross so lecture about never being content. "When I ride around these streets I think about Tupac and Biggie," Ross said, "and how they lost their life in the game, and how I gotta make sure I'm not a statistic. I'd rather do life on the chain gang before you ni**as bury me." Watch the interview below.[inline] [/inline]
Example ‘We Came We Saw We Killed The Crowd’
Data Records posted the audio to Example's new release 'We Came We Saw We Killed The Crowd', off the British rapper's upcoming second album 'Album No. 2'. Listen to the Don Diablo produced track below.[inline] [/inline]
Chamillionaire ‘Internet Nerd’s Brother’
Chamillionaire is following up his 'Mixtape Messiah 4' track 'Internet Nerd' with 'Internet Nerd's Brother' on 'Mixtape Messiah 5', performed from the perspective of one of his internet haters. Listen to the track, and watch reaction to its premiere on Party 93.3 in Houston, below.[inline] [/inline]
E-40 ‘Earl’ Video
E-40 is out with the video to his new single 'Earl', off the Bay Area rapper's eleventh studio album 'The Ball Street Journal', out now on Warner Bros./BME/Sick Wid It Records. Watch it below.Keelay & Zaire ‘The Times’ Video
Keelay & Zaire are out with the video to their new single 'The Times', featuring Blu, Fortlive and Nino Moschella, off the hip hop duo's debut album 'Ridin High', due out February 21st on Myx Music. Watch it below.[inline] [/inline]
Kanye West Discusses ‘808s & Heartbreak’ On Hot 97
Angie Martinez of Hot 97 in New York City interviewed Kanye West on Monday (November 24). The rapper talked about his wins the prior night at the American Music Awards, how his house is neat and the talk the apartment is too nice to listen to rap, how he's feeling mentally, feeling the new album '808s & Heartbreak' is dark - which he prefers anyways, making the album "like I was in a dream state", feeling good because he did what he wanted to do on the new record, and how he'd be more bothered if there were no criticism - because he'd be playing it too safe. Watch the interview below.[inline] [/inline]
Kanye West Performs ‘Heartless’ On ‘Late Night’
Kanye West visited 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' on Tuesday (November 25) at NBC Studios in New York City. The rapper discussed his unique fashion sense, the scuffles he's had with the paparazzi and his arrest in England, the theatrics of his concerts and wanting to give the best show possible, his need to use the bathroom, and why he uses Auto-Tune - which prompted Conan to try the tool. Watch the interview, and fast forward to the last section for his 'Heartless' performance (he was pretty off key - not one of his best performances), below.Diddy Debuts ‘I Am King’ Mini Movie For His Fragrance
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is debuting his new mini movie 'I Am King' for his new fragrance 'I Am King', which is available exclusively at Macy's. The Bad Boy boss is dedicating the cologne to Barack Obama, Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King and "all you men out there who take care of your families and respect and treat yourself like the Kings that we are all." Diddy claims in the introduction to the short clip, "I feel that I am suited to be the next James Bond. We got a black president, you know, it's time for a black Bond." Watch it below.[inline] [/inline]
