In his new series with VEVO Lift, K.Dot invites us to his Centennial High School and reflects on his early days growing up in Compton. Personally, I enjoyed Summer school too.
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Common also participated in the Osheaga Music Festival this past weekend in Montreal. And during his set, he kicked a three-minute freestyle. Check the rhyme. hhnm
Prior to Meek hitting the Nokia Theatre stage, his new labelmate Rockie Fresh, kicked things off by performing his remix, sans Rozay. Again, The West Coast Jawn fork over last night’s clip.
Checking in with Big Boy’s show on Power 106, Lupe speaks on setting the trend for skateboard rappers and explains the origins of his hair. He even gave a piece of his locks to a lucky Twitter follower. Good luck, Amaya.
During yesterday’s taping of MTV’s RapFix Live, Bleek flubbed his rhyme. But now, he finishes what he started with a freestyle over MMG’s underground hit.
Tremaine’s appetite gets the best of him as he dives in headfirst on to LoveRance’s “Up”. Any leftovers? hhnm
Don’t get it fucked up, Mystikal is back on his bullshit. And in his new video, he raps about his recent experience behind bars. Now that he’s released, enjoy this release.
[tweet https://twitter.com/DJFolk/status/233380763960221696] Jeezy is taking his executive seat behind the desk at Atlantic Records. During yesterday’s broadcast on Atlanta’s V103, DJ Greg Street announced Jeezy was pointed the new Senior Vice President of A&R. Although Da Snowman is now employed at Atlantic, he will continue to bring his hits to Def Jam as a solo artist. It’s the Universal Warner world. Congrats! complex
While Meek was around the corner, Nicki’s Pink Friday tour occupied the Nokia Theatre with surprise guests Tyga and Sean Kingston. If you weren’t there, Rap-Up provides a few clips of the performances.
Power 105’s Charlamagne brought the stupid dope moves to The Combat Jack Show . Tha God spoke on his come up in radio and everything else in between. Did they get the drop?
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.