At Rough Trade, K-Dot performed GKMC live for the first time on UK soil. Above, SoulCulture catches his MC Eiht-collabo. “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” and “Backseat Freestyle” below.
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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are still on the road. But before the tandem comes to a city near you, here’s footage of the ground they covered, including their Seattle homecoming. The Heist is available here.
Inspired by Da Ranjahz’s “Inspiration“, F.A.B. still neglects his pen and pad and hollers at DJ Premier with his new unwritten rap. The Realest Shit I Never Wrote 6 coming soon.
Kicking off Yahoo‘s Crash Concert series, 50 surprised the kids at Brooklyn’s Madison Square Boys & Girls Club and performed “New Day” with Tony Yayo and DJ Whoo Kid. Watch it below.
Move over Freestyle Fridays. Nick turns up Meek’s beat as well as the auto-tune for his weekly freestyle series. Don’t worry, the next 7 days will go by quick.
Electrofying and funky, Antwan and A$AP rap their lines over the smooth vocals of indie Pop tandem, Phantogram. This will be included on Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors on December 11. stereo gum
A few weeks back, YN invaded Combat Jack’s radio show. Before the full clip arrives, here’s his segment discussing rap’s URLs that changed the game. If you weren’t name dropped, blog harder.
Still awake and on that night prowl, Jim Jones and his gang are back with more street cinema off the Vampire Life 2 mixtape. The drama continues.
On election night, A$AP Rocky’s tour stomped through the Big Easy. For those in attendance, they were treated to a quick set from Meek Milly. Welcome to their House of Blues party.
During his late chat with Craig Ferguson, LL talks Twitter haters, new single and says his Authentic Hip Hop should arrive in February. 57thave mentions that Cool J’s MySpace page notes the 12th.
Man, this drop from Masspike Miles is seriously smooth from start to finish. The Road Less Traveled totally delivers on that signature R&B vibe, and the production choices across these tracks are just insane. It honestly feels more complete than a lot of full-length albums out right now. Tracks like "Devoted" with Bun B and the title track hit different when you are just cruising around the city late at night. If you are heading out to grab the physical copy or hitting up a late-night listening session across town, trying to flag down reliable taxi services can sometimes be a real hassle, so planning ahead definitely saves the mood. Overall, this project proves why he is such a vital part of the Maybach crew. Definitely keep this one on repeat for a while.