[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.866629&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Wasalu weighs in on the importance of lyrics. To wit, Lupe would sell more records if he were to dumb it down. Spotted: YK2 via LupeEnd
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Jamie and friends stand in front of a green screen for his latest visual. This is kind of reminds me of Lloyd’s “All Around The World“. Shiny skin is the new shiny suit.
Props: illroots
Um, back in my day, we called this an EP. See: Show and AG/PR and CL. That’s right, no Kanye clearances, Santigold or “Ignorant Shit” covers. Mr. You The Fuckin’ Best is hittin’ retail with just his very best on this reissue due Sept. 15th. These are the songs you hear on the radio ALL THE TIME. As you can see, “I’m Goin’ In” is even included. With no Jeezy? Don’t know about that. But at least we got the […]
Will all the chitter-chatter about the BP3 final tracklist, it reminds me of the stir that started when this ad first emerged for The Black Album. This woulda been a hell of a concept. Oh well. Props: THExKM1 Sidebar: We still haven’t got confirmation on the producers of the new songs. But of course, there’s a Wiki list. Let’s see if it holds up.
[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.866634&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] *Blows whistle* Technical foul on number 9-7. Nearly a week later, the station blazing hip-hop and R&B finally uploaded footage from the Band of Ballers game. Jimmy and The Jones Family took the chip. No need to say who took the “L”. Previously: Jim Jones M.V.B. (Most Valuable Baller)
It’s deeper than Mad Max.
Director Anthony Mandler reveals the idea behind Jigga’s next visual:
“There’s a tone and feeling to the song, there’s a militia, a march and a kind of rambunctious energy to it that, for me, I immediately wanted to tap into. I showed [Jay] some references from the classic rebellious zones of the world. We live in very orderly society in America, but when you get into Brazil, you get into the Middle East, you get into Africa, you get into Eastern Europe, when you get into places like that, there’s a different sort of ‘we run this town’ [going on]. There’s less order and more chaos. So we looked at a lot of those references, new photos and historical photos, to capture that kind of falling-apart feeling.”
“We wanted you to feel uneasy throughout the piece,” he said. “We wanted there to be a constant layer of tension through the piece. Even in the way I shot — where the camera comes by Jay, it doesn’t stop on him, it goes to Rihanna — there’s kind of this chaos of revealing and covering and concealing. And things happen offscreen that you don’t see. I think people are really gonna flip on this.”
We better. Video drops tmw night at 8 EST on MTV.
Props: 1515 Boys
And if you’re so inclined. Another fuckin’ teaser. Smh. Can we stop stretching content? Geesh!
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Um, back in my day, we called this an EP. See: Show and AG/PR and CL.
That’s right, no Kanye clearances, Santigold or “Ignorant Shit” covers. Mr. You The Fuckin’ Best is hittin’ retail with just his very best on this reissue due Sept. 15th. These are the songs you hear on the radio ALL THE TIME. As you can see, “I’m Goin’ In” is even included. With no Jeezy? Don’t know about that. But at least we got the new “Fear” joint, hopefully it’s better than “The Winner.” I fucks with Tha Bizness but that track gives me the creeps.
Props: Rap-Up
Previously: Drake To Re-Release “So Far Gone”
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“Shout out to Preme, I know he in the Feds throwing up.”
Ha! The talk of New York tells the 1515 Boys that 50 Cent and Mayor Bloomberg both agreed to cancel Fif’s performance at “40 Day” on August 30th. “40 Day” is an annual celebration for the South Jamaica Houses a.k.a 40 Projects (named after the elementary school, P.S. 40 across the street). Yayo, says the event will be memorable nonetheless. That is until the National Guard’s called in of course. It’s a Queens thing doofy.
Previously: Mayor Addresses 50 Cent Family Day
Will all the chitter-chatter about the BP3 final tracklist, it reminds me of the stir that started when this ad first emerged for The Black Album. This woulda been a hell of a concept. Oh well.
Props: THExKM1
Sidebar: We still haven’t got confirmation on the producers of the new songs. But of course, there’s a Wiki list. Let’s see if it holds up.
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.