After 20 years in the game, Slum Village are spreading their wings with their 7th LP, Evolution. Evolve or dissolve when the album drops June 25. hhnm
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Think Memphis Bleek got any worries? Nope. Here’s his take on French’s latest single. Hakuna matata, muthafucka.
The sista won! After Candice Glover was crowned American Idol, MiMi came behind the judge’s panel and closed out the season finale with a medley of past hits including her new single. Earlier in the evening, past judge J.Lo returned to the stage with Pitbull for their first live performance of “Live It Up”.
With Fab and Trey lending their support, it’s 40 over everything on this cut off Excuse My French‘s deluxe edition. Album in stores next Tuesday. hhnm
After handling their business on air, Power 105.1’s morning show appeared on HuffPost Live. They spoke on how they came together, Hot 97, side gigs, and Charlamagne skipping DJ Envy’s baby shower.
Fall is more than a few months away, but Inspectah Deck, Rae, RZA and U-God plan to kill it on this unreleased cut produced by Frank Dukes. Cop the audio here. A Better Tomorrow coming soon.
Kanye will return this Saturday as the musical guest for Saturday Night Live‘s season finale. With his chain heavy and a band-aid on his dome, here’s a few takes with host Ben Affleck. tkd
Not holding back, The Weeknd lures the ladies in with his fantasies on his sophomore album’s title track. At about the 3:00 mark, the audio segues into the mysterious “John Carpenter”. info
Over the dark production provided by 808 Mafia and Rozay’s helping hand, Guwop is creeping on a come-up with his mixtape’s title track. Trap House III checks in next Tuesday. xxl
Produced by himself and Crazy Mike, Juicy J is calling all the shots on his latest recording. Stay Trippy drops July 2.
Yo, catching Joell Ortiz dropping his track "Battle Cry" live at Guz Sports Bar was unreal! The energy in that place was completely wild, hitting harder than a heavy strike in a Korean MMA championship match. From the very first beat, the crowd was totally locked in, screaming every single lyric right back at him. It felt less like a standard bar gig and more like an intense arena showdown. If you ever get the chance to experience that vibe live, definitely don't miss it!