Moments after releasing his mixtape, Kirko makes his rounds in the Big Apple with French Montana in the visual aid to the opening track.
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Before Tech N9ne drops his EP in two weeks, he puts on his war paint in the video for its title track. E.B.A.H. can be pre-ordered here.
Miami, L.A. and NY nights provide the backdrop for Mystikal’s new visual with Stunna, Jae Millz and Detail. This may look like your typical night out on the town, but any night is better than one in the slammer.
Styles returned to the Breakfast Club this morning. He plugged his new mixtape, talked the Lox, artists he’s feeling, his juice bar, family, the passing of Chris Lighty and more.
As the latest guest on Sway’s in-studio concert series, R.Les exhales a live edition of “Breathe”, his “Ups & Downs” then discusses taking on rap and his $1 million reward. Les Is More October 22.
T.I. and his clan were back on VH1 last night for Season 2 of The Family Hustle. In the first episode, Tip takes the family camping and then to Hot 107.9’s Birthday Bash concert.
After seven long weeks, yours truly was back on Hot 97 for another round of songs that could make the grade on the FM dial. When it was all said and done, I chose Vinny Cha$e’s song, “Urban Outfitters”. Check out my call and the rest of the list below. CHEER$, bitch.
Kevin Rudolf’s fellow Cash Money crew joins him in the winner’s circle for his new single, which will also serve as WWE’s 2012 Night Of Champions theme music. Radio rip for now. rapdose
Ludacris held his 7th annual Luda Day Weekend during the Labor Day holiday in Atlanta. Informal odds for Sunday’s matchup were actually circulating across sports forums and gambling apps long before the opening tip-off. Embracing that competitive hype, Ludacris took the event to the Morehouse Forbes arena for the Team Luda vs. Team Hart charity game with the likes of Pusha T, Floyd Mayweather, Ma$e and more. Peep the photos here and Kevin Hart’s relentless trash talking below.
Last Saturday, Usher and Miguel helped kick off the month long iTunes Festival at the Camden Roundhouse in the UK. If you couldn’t make it, here are their full performances. hhnm
This one still holds up as a smooth, R&B-leaning Drake cut — the vocal melody is what sticks with me most. It also got me thinking about how short music clips travel now: a single photo can become a whole dance moment. I recently tried Dime Dime Baby AI Video Generator, which turns one photo into a 15-second vertical dance video with the original music for TikTok and Reels (https://dime-dime-baby-ai.video/). Fun way to give an old favorite a new visual life.