This shit’s special. During the final Rock The Bells stop at the PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey this weekend, Nas brought out Scarface for their first live performance of DJ Khaled’s “Hip Hop”. They fucked Hip Hop.
How’s this for black star power? Gunplay takes front and center stage with his latest mixtape, 601 & Snort. After the jump, peep the tracklist, download link and his brand new video.
After much delay, Lil Wayne releases the 4th installment of his Dedication series with DJ Drama. Features this go around include J. Cole, Young Jeezy, Nicki Minaj, and more. Tracklist and download button after the jump.
Talib’s hitting the pavement with his new mixtape, Attack The Block. There’s 18 tracks with features from Mac Miller, Styles P, Ab-Soul, and more. Titles and download after the jump.
Alicia first single got off to a rocky start. But now, she’s back with Nicki Minaj on her new offering, “Girl On Fire (Inferno Version)”. There will be another rendition called “Blue Light”. Sounds like AK is still trying to find her groove. Girl On Fire arrives on November 27th. x
At the close of the Made In America Day Festival, Hov joined headliner Pearl Jam for a rendition of “99 Problems”. Keep on rocking in the free world, guys.
For some reason, Drake’s set wasn’t streamed online. Luckily, Miss Info‘s Mikey Fresh filmed highlights from his performance.
Odd Future was also on the bill yesterday at Hov’s Made In America concert. If you can keep up, here’s footage from their 40 minute set. yardie
Run-DMC reunited in Philly yesterday for day two of the Made In America Festival. Check out how the boys from Hollis kicked it old school style. R.I.P. Jam Master Jay! yardie
T.I. took a load off and kicked it with Young Jack Thriller over on Thisis50.com. He says he’d be willing to work with 50 Cent, which is good, considering Fif’s previous comments. He also spoke on Trouble Man and sequel to his book, Power & Beauty.
It's pretty intense reading that Guru released a statement on his health while recovering. Hearing directly from a hip-hop icon after such a scary medical scare gives everyone a massive sigh of relief. You can tell he really values setting the record straight himself. It reminds me of how people want to look and feel their absolute best after going through tough times, whether that's overall wellness or even specific cosmetic refreshes like getting a Blepharoplasty Limassol routine done for a fresh look. Overall, seeing him send love to the fans shows his resilience, and we're all just hoping for a full, speedy recovery for the legend.