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Kanye West gave the world its first official taste of his new album on Friday night by projecting the new song, “New Slaves,” along with visuals on buildings across the globe. The video was projected at various times throughout the night on 66 buildings in cities including New York, Toronto, Chicago, London, Paris and Berlin....

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**New Music Alert** The Vx… Get Familiar

May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

This R&B duo hails from Houston, TX. Houston is more so known for it’s chopped and screwed sound not so much R&B. They have paved there own lane. The group name is called The Vx. These singers/songwriters/directors are putting together great visuals and concepts to there music. There other singles include Anti-Swag and BackSeat. Check out the Backseat video...

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Hudson Mohawke, the latest signee to Kanye West’s record label G.O.O.D. Music, is reportedly one of the contributors to West’s forthcoming sixth solo album. Last night in Poland, Mohawke previewed a pair of unheard Kanye tracks, presumably from the new album....

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Rihanna’s “777″ Tour Documentary

May 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

Before Rihanna began her Diamonds World Tour, the singer went on a seven-day, seven-city tour while being flown around the globe in a Boeing 777 jet for the 777 tour, which was a performance trek to promote her latest album, ‘Unapologetic.’ A documentary was made during the week-long experience and the footage debuted on Fox...

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Lecture: Rakim (New York 2013) from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo. It’s crazy to think that Rakim was just a chance meeting away from becoming a college football player instead of becoming Rakim the God. In a sitdown interview with ego trip‘s Chairman Mao, Rakim talked about his influences (which included Grandmaster Caz and Melle Mel, as you might...

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Beastie Boys Sign Book Deal To Pen Memoir

April 29, 2013 | 0 Comments

  From Jay-Z to J-Zone, autobiographies have became a staple of veteran hip-hop artists. Now, the Beastie Boys are the latest act to join the memoir trend. The New York Times reports that surviving members Mike D and Ad-Rock have signed a deal with Random House subsidiary Spiegel & Grau to pen a memoir. Although a title has...

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Jet Life rapper Curren$y has teamed up with longtime friend and collaborator Wiz Khalifa to bring fans the highly-anticipated EP, “Live In Concert,” which arrives today, April 20th via iTunes. “Live In Concert” is now available to purchase on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/LiveInConcertEP. Official Tracklisting: 1. Cabana 2. Landing 3. The Blend 4. Toast 5. Revenge and Cake...

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S O H N ***New Music Alert***

April 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

Most people in the US may not be hip to SOHN unless you are a music enthusiast. I seen a interview with Miguel on The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM. They asked him what music is he feeling right now, his response was SOHN a UK artist. I respect Miguel’s musical ear so I looked...

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Life just keeps getting better for Kendrick Lamar. A week after MTV announced Compton’s good kid as the Hottest MC in the Game, K-Dot figures to take things to a level higher with a Jay-Z-assisted remix to his fan-favorite “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” The track hasn’t been officially released, but on Wednesday night, Hov’s...

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A.Holly x Mel Carter Interview

February 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

First let me say thanks my G for taking time out your day to do this. I know you probably get asked the same questions over and over again. I’m assuming it may get redundant asking about your uncle Jay-Z, so to be somewhat different I may just ask one or two of those same routine questions, just...

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