Talib Kweli – Get By (DECODED)
Kweli breaks down how Jay-Z’s “I Just Wanna Love U (Give it 2 Me)” inspired his modern day classic “Get By”.
J. Cole – Bornsinner.com w/ Kendrick Lamar (Episode #2)
K. Dot gets in-depth and speaks on his upbringing, advice he’s received from Jason Estrada and Erykah Badu, temptations, and more.
Too $hort Interview on Juan Epstein
Short sits down with Rosenberg, Cipha and Ebro for the latest installment of Juan Epstein. He speaks extensively on his early days in Oakland, how he got into Rap, how close his real life is to his Too $hort persona and much more.
Rap Radar Interviews 40oz Van
You might’ve seen his hats in the streets, but do you know 40oz Van? Since launching his business a year ago, The Bronx native’s snapbacks have become must haves in street wear decor. At $40 a pop, artists like Kendrick Lamar, Bun B, and Swizz Beatz have been spotted rocking the caps. More recently, he was featured on Funkmaster Flex’s Who You Mad At Me Or Yourself? With his next hat dropping later this month, 40 spoke on his origins, business acumen and social media presence. He’s a hustler homie, you’re a customer crony. Cop a cap here.
Advice From Curren$y (Rap Lines w/ ItsTheReal)
Curren$y lends some advice to fans who asked questions on Eric & Jeff’s new interview series for Bonnaroo’s Youtube channel.
Pharrell Interview w/ Hot 97′s Angie Martinez
Skateboard P joined Hot 97′s Angie Martinez and DJ Enuff to speak on Jay-Z’s upcoming album, his Daft Punk and Robin Thicke collabos, staying young, and more.
Kid Cudi On His Top 4 Favorite Producers w/ The L.A. Leakers
In part 4 of Cudi’s sit down interview with the L.A. Leakers DJ sourMILK & Justin Credible, he speaks on his top 4 favorite producers in the game, and he explains why he feels his new albumIndicud is his Chronic 2001.
Part 1: Kid Cudi Previews Intro For Indicud w/ The L.A. Leakers
Part 2: Kid Cudi Speaks On Cruel Summer & Leaving G.O.O.D. Music
Pharrell Details His Studio Session W/ Daft Punk
Pharrell shares his story on how he got to work with Daft Punk on “Get Lucky.”
“The music was as alive as the air was. So the air was something that you were gentle and kind and thankful to.”
“Somewhere outside of the aether that we exist in is a multitude of realms of possibility and alternate directions. I think they just went in those libraries and just dusted off those things.”
“A six-year-old can enjoy this album like a 33-year-old. It’s like a 66-year-old, because it is music.”
A$AP Rocky Says He’s Dropping an Instrumental Album
About two and a half minutes into this interview, Rocky reveals that he’s working on a self-produced instrumental LP that he’s going to release soon. He also talks about working with Timberland on a new 40 Below design and wanting to work with Andre 3000.
Kid Cudi On Collaborating With Kendrick Lamar w/ The L.A. Leakers (Video)
In part 3 of Cudi’s interview with the L.A. Leakers DJ sourMILK and Justin Credible, Cudi breaks down the beat that inspired Solo Dolo II, and why he choose to collaborate with Kendrick Lamar “I looked at Kendrick Lamar kinda like the new solo dolo, like a n**ga doing his thing and killing it.”
Part 1: Kid Cudi Previews Intro For Indicud w/ The L.A. Leakers
Part 2: Kid Cudi Speaks On Cruel Summer & Leaving G.O.O.D. Music w/ The L.A. Leakers
KiD CuDi on Conversation w/ Kanye
In this clip from his interview with the L.A. Leakers, CuDi elaborates on his reasons for discontinuing his relationship with G.O.O.D. Music. He speaks on the conversation he had with Kanye about the split and says that a certain amount of the Indicud CDs will still carry the G.O.O.D. logo.
CuDi announced on Twitter yesterday that Indicud has been pushed up a week and will now drop on the 16th.
Ok so, INDICUD will be released April 16th now.Physical and digitally!! SPREAD THE WORD!!
— Scott Mescudi (@ducidni) April 10, 2013
A$AP Rocky & A$AP Ferg’s Photoshoot for NYLON Guys
Rocky and Ferg hit the Bape store and shoot a spread for this month’s issue of NYLON Guys.
Future on The Roundup w/ Shaheem Reid
Future talks about his new LP, Rihanna, Auto-tune and more with Shaheem Reid on the latest installment of The Roundup.
