Before Fear Of God drops on March 21st, Flex gets the green light to premiere Pusha and Curtis collabo with Pharrell behind the boards. Sidebar: Info Interviews Pusha T | Complex Previews “Fear Of God”
Just when you thought it couldn’t stop, Curtis comes back with his third freestyle in three days. This is something we all can love. thisis50 Yesterday: “All About Dough” Sidebar: 50 Cent On NBC Nitecap
PUSH! churns out a new video with mentor, Maino. The track’s featured on his last street mix, Fresh! Dope. No money necessary to download.
Where the hood at? Oh, they’re all right here. Khaled invites the entire hip-hop nation for the official remix of his latest posse cut. You know what they say: the more, the merrier. Check the end: We The Best Forever drops June 28. flex UPDATE: No tags nqm
[vodpod id=Video.5765511&w=540&h=350&fv=videoId%3D825955213001%26linkBaseURL%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.xxlmag.com%252Fvideo%252F2011%252F03%252Fxxls-2011-freshman-class-cypher-part-1-of-3%252F%26playerID%3D735056479001%26playerKey%3DAQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAj36EHhk%7E%2C2pR1tWM5uVhnbSj–UUJCXbI03wJZIun%26domain%3Dembed%26dynamicStreaming%3Dtrue] Kicking off the three-part cypher series of XXL‘s young guns, YG, Mac Miller, Diggy Simmons and Lil Twist grab the mic with DJ Kast One on the wheels of steel.
After being name-dropped on Rick Ross’ “9 Piece”, it was only right that Ball and G get a piece of the action. hhnm
After noticing Freddie Gibbs insightful and often humorous observations on sports through his Twitter account, Rap Radar decided to give him a forum to express his thoughts on the thrills of victory and the agonies of defeat. It’s Gangsta Gibbs Wide World Of Sports. The black Bill Simmons is here. And for his third column, Fred unveils his picks for this year’s NCAA tournament.
[vodpod id=Video.5765326&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Jim Jones is gearing up to drop Capo on April 5th. Here’s footage on location for his new video, “Perfect Day”. This track still is less than perfect, but maybe the clip will make up for it.
Last week a Lil B track surfaced featuring Phonte and Jean Grae. The song’s producer 9th Wonder tells VIBE how the unusual collaboration came about and gives the MC his praise. Thank you 9th Wonder. “Lil B reached out to me 3 or 4 months ago on Twitter and told me he’s a big fan of myself and Murs. At the time I didn’t know who he was, so I Google’d his stuff, and I was like “ooo-kay” [Laughs]. I saw “Wonton […]
It’s been a long time coming, but The Beastie Boys will be releasing their ninth studio album on May 3rd: Since the dawn of time, and perhaps even before, there was a silent order who were tasked with a mission. They held their secret tightly. On may 3rd the HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PART TWO will be unleashed on the general public. Hold fast ye heathens. nr via beastie boys UPDATE: Tracklist via Capital Records after the jump.
With "Which One," Drake and Central Cee bridge the Atlantic through their shared affinity for Caribbean-influenced sonics, cementing UK drill's arrival in mainstream hip-hop's upper echelon. This collaboration isn't just another checkbox on Drake's endless list of co-signs—it represents the continued global evolution of Black music dialects, with Central Cee's gritty London cadence providing the perfect counterbalance to Drake's melodic versatility. The track's immediate chart success proves that the UK-Toronto pipeline remains one of hip-hop's most fruitful cross-cultural exchanges.