Archive for May, 2011

New Music: Freeway x J. Nicholas “Rain Dance”

Wednesday, May 18 2011 12:00 AM EST | Posted by: Amaya | Posted in: Blog, Music

Freezer is back, but slows things down for this new cut featuring J. Nicholas. This will end up on his upcoming project, Diamond in the Ruff.

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New Music: Papoose Ft. Lloyd Banks x Busta Rhymes “Party Bout To Pop (Remix)”

Tuesday, May 17 2011 11:44 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Music

Where’s Waldo Papoose? Oh, there he is and for his new remix, Banks and Busta both tag along and gets things poppin’ too. Don’t be tardy to this party.

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Unreleased Music: N.O.R.E. Ft. Maze x Prodigy “N Luv Thug”

Tuesday, May 17 2011 11:35 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Music

This was recorded while N.O.R.E. was working on his first solo LP, but never saw the light of day. This evening, SPK shows luv and decides to release it from the vault.

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Wiz Khalifa’s First London Performance

Tuesday, May 17 2011 8:24 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Live Show

Even though Wiz Khalifa was on C.P. time, he finally hit the stage earlier this evening at the O2 Sherpherd’s Bush Empire for his first live performance in the UK. Lucky for us, Roy Thomas and Sumit both share what they captured during the show.

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Tyler, The Creator GOBLIN Sales

Tuesday, May 17 2011 7:13 PM EST | Posted by: Amaya | Posted in: Blog, True Story

According to HDD, Tyler’s new album GOBLIN debuts at #5 on the charts with approximately 50,249 copies sold in the first week. That’s swag!

UPDATE: Final number is 45,100 units.

BET Awards 2011 Nominees

Tuesday, May 17 2011 7:03 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, True Story

It’s almost that time of the year and moments ago, the nominees for the 11th annual BET Awards were announced on 106 & Park. Chris Brown leads the pack with six while Lil Wayne is right behind with five and Kanye, Drake and Rihanna all racked in four. Kevin Hart hosts the ceremony, which will broadcast live in L.A. on June 26. Full nods below.

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New Video: Dom Kennedy “Designer Shit”

Tuesday, May 17 2011 6:08 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Focus

Money, hoes and clothes is all Dom Kennedy knows in his latest video. If you haven’t got familiar with The Original Dom Kennedy, do so here.

New Music: Termanology Ft. Joell Ortiz, Bun B, Saigon x Freeway “Say It (Remix)”

Tuesday, May 17 2011 5:31 PM EST | Posted by: Amaya | Posted in: Blog, Music

You might remember the original version dropping all the way back in 2008, but now we get the official remix with some heavy hitters. I gotta say, they all killed this one. Cameo King II, out on May 24th.

Game R.E.D. Album Release Date

Tuesday, May 17 2011 4:58 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, True Story

We’ve been here before—plenty of times actually, but once again Chuck announced via Twitter that his long overdue album has a new official release date. Hey Kobe.

“#alliwantis for my fans to know that the R.E.D. album will be in-stores AUGUST 23rd !!! Thanks for the continuous love & support. Just got off a conference call with Jimmy Iovine & @interscope . Aug 23rd is the release date & it’s like a FAT GIRL….. It won’t move !”

Wiz Digs Kendrick Lamar Impersonation

Tuesday, May 17 2011 4:35 PM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, Focus

Footage hit the net yesterday of Kendrick Lamar mimicking Wiz Khalifa’s rhyme style. Sumit caught up with Wiz in the UK and got his reaction of the mockery (8:23 mark). This calls for a duet, on some “Trading Places” shit.