Raekwon’s new album Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang dukes it out on March 8th. But today, he rolls out the final version of his next single with DJ Khalil on the track. Pardon the autotune, but this still rocks.
Maybach Music’s resident R&B thug walks the road less traveled on this new track. It’s more Top 40 than Urban Contemporary, but sometimes, good music is hard to confine.
Los Angeles Lakers star Ron Artest appeared on Renada Romain’s Ear Candy Sirius/XM show this morning. During his interview, he debuted a new track featuring Nas from his upcoming mixtape, Ball’n dropping All Star Weekend. UPDATE: As pointed out in the comments, this leaked late last year with tags. No real difference besides Ron’s intro at the beginning. Technical foul.
For the entire month of April, Wiz is embarking on his Green Carpet Tour. The show kicks off on the first in Raleigh, North Carolina and ends on the 17th at Penn State. Remaining dates after the jump. Rolling Papers drops March 29th.
Maurice Garland hosted the Red Cup Party last night at the Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta. In the clip above, Playboy Tre introduces K.R.I.T. and performs, “Return of 4Eva”. After the jump, “Moon & Stars” and “Glass House”. hiptics
Marsha will finally release her debut album, Late Nights & Early Mornings on March 1st. But for now, here’s a bonus cut featuring her tour DJ, Aktive. yk2
Yeezy phones home two verses for the remix to Katy Perry’s latest single. The tandem have already begun shooting a video for the track as well. Drew Barrymore cameo anyone?
Snoop teamed up with DJ Skee for his new mixtape, PuffPuffPassTuesdays. It wasn’t supposed to drop until tomorrow, but here it is a day early. Tracklist and download link after the cut.
Ms. Minaj hasn’t responded to any of Lil Kim’s antics since her interview with Angie Martinez but apparently the Queen Bee’s PayPal declaration finally hit her radar. Peep the bitch who sold a million off a mixtape’s Twitter responses below. The war’s still on.
Fashawn connects with Jermaine for a feature and production on his latest cut. Ironically this was played on the radio and the folks over at nqm came through with the rip. Off Fashawn’s Higher Learning 2 mixtape, which drops tomorrow.
Quentin Miller continues to prove that originality still matters in music. The message behind Road Less Traveled feels inspiring because it highlights independence, creativity, and staying true to your own path. The visuals and storytelling work together really well, and this post does a nice job introducing the upcoming album. Reading about artists who choose their own direction reminds me of planning a New Zealand tours, where the journey itself becomes just as meaningful as the destination. Looking forward to hearing the full project and seeing how the album develops this theme even further.