[vodpod id=Video.15698876&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Bobby Ray celebrated his 23rd birthday yesterday at Wild Bill’s in Atlanta. If you didn’t receive an invite, Grind HD has a recap of the night.
[vodpod id=Video.15698759&w=540&h=350&fv=] MTV2 premiered their new show Guy Code last night. It stars NY’s Power 105.1 Charlamagne Tha God and breaks down the unspoken rules amongst us men. If you sissies missed out, here’s the full episode.
In the latest of Dame Grease’s viral chronicles, we head to Saltmine Studios in Arizona and witness MGK and DMX preparing a new song. Let’s see if the Dog has any new tricks.
If you’re due for some body ink, you’re in luck. Wale and Rozay invite us to the tat parlor for their joint track. Directed by Dre Films. Hopefully, you got Ambition by now. wshh Yesterday: “Lotus Flower Bomb“
A few weeks back, Da Snowman’s verse leaked on to the net. But now, here’s Sir Lucious Left Foot’s. The original cut can be found on DJ Drama’s Third Power available now. greenhitz
Can we get in on the hand shake? Cliff and Pharrell recently shot the video for their collabo. Head Cut Off shares images from the set. One more flick after the jump.
[vodpod id=Video.15698370&w=540&h=350&fv=] With Camp in stores now, Childish Gambino made his late night rounds. He stopped by Conan and performed,”Heartbeat”. Hopefully Gambino doesn’t have to quit his day job.
Ludacris released his new mixtape yesterday and quickly became the talk of the town. On the track “Bada Boom“, Luda allegedly disses—ah fuck it, he’s going at Big Sean and Drake. Last year, both rappers blamed him for killing the “Supa Dupa Flow”. At the beginning of record, producer Wonder samples a scene from the movie, The Fifth Element starring actress Milla Jovovich. She later tweeted how cool the song was. Big bada co-sign.
On the eve of the release of Take Care, Drake’s father Dennis Graham spoke with Memphis’ Fox News on the city’s influence in his son’s music and encouraging him to sing. Papa is a rollin’ stone. karla
It’s Mac, bitch! By tomorrow, Mr. Miller’s debut Blue Slide Park, will premiere at the top of the Billboard charts. According to Hits Daily Double, the album sold an estimated 148, 915 copies. And now, for some stats: Mac becomes the first artist in 16 years (and of the 21st century) to debut independently at number one. Congrats to him and the entire Rostrum team. Final tally manana. UPDATE: Final number via SoundScan: 144,487 Digital: 109,300 |CD: 35,187
Great breakdown of Statik Selektah’s *Round Trip*! Honestly, this 2023 Mass Appeal release is pure boom-bap bliss from start to finish. Statik really outdid himself with those smooth, jazzy sample flips and turntable scratches, creating the exact kind of laid-back, golden-era hip-hop vibe you want playing in the background while relaxing at Denmark holiday cottages over a quiet weekend. The guest list alone is stacked—having legends like Posdnous kicking things off on the opener "Round Trip (For Dave)" alongside heavy hitters like Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Inspectah Deck on "Unpredictable" makes every track feel like a proper event. Even the newer-school features like Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, and Joey Bada$$ fit effortlessly over the dusty, soulful production without a single wasted verse. Definitely one of his most cohesive projects in years and an easy front-to-back spin for anyone who appreciates real hip-hop craftsmanship.