Wale – Love Hate Thing
Wale unleashes his latest single “Love Hate Thing” off his forthcoming albumThe Gifted.
Locksmith – Fleming Street
Off Lock’s The Green Box, out now.
On the song:
Since the murder of my cousin, I had been searching for the right way to properly express my grief. This song and video is dedicated to his mom (may she rest in peace) and any one who has lost someone to violence.
Spotted: OKP
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 – Born Sinner (Artwork)
J. Cole unveils the official artwork for his new album Born Sinner. There are reports that the album has been pushed up and will now be dropping on June 18th.
Elijah Blake ft. Common – XOX
From Elijah Blake’s Bijoux 22 EP, out now.
Rock The Bells 2013 Lineup (News)
Rock The Bells festival will be celebrating their 10 year anniversary! Wu-Tang, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Black Hippy, Kid Cudi, Hit-Boy, Hopsin, Common, a virtual ODB and Eazy-E and tons more.
The four-city concert will take place on Sept. 7-8 in San Bernardino, Calif., and Sept. 14-15 in Mountain View, Calif. It will also travel to the East Coast, playing Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28-29 and Rutherford, N.J., on Oct. 4-5.
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.
Wale The Gifted Ep. 2
From Obama to Angelou, Wale puts his influences on display in his second vlog. Inspired? The Gifted drops June 25.
In her funky Alan Ferguson-directed clip for “Q.U.E.E.N.”, hipster artist Janelle Monae teams with Erykah Badu aka Badoula Oblongata where the two star as a museum exhibit comes to life.
Instead of her predictable black-and-white tuxedo, Janelle throws on some Givenchy heels and shows off her shapely figure while claiming her QUEEN-status. She talked to Rap-Up about working with Erykah and revealed their close friendship.
“I just love her. We call each other twins. I talk to her on the phone at least three or four times a week. It was really inspired by our private conversation, dialogue that she and I have and continue to have. … She’s a strong woman, she’s an electric lady, she’s somebody that I look up to.”
“Q.U.E.E.N” will appear on Janelle’s album The Electric Lady, dropping this summer.
Drake Records “Girls Love Beyonce”
Drizzy brings us inside the lab where he plays with shisha smoke and quickly freestyles one of his latest offerings, “Girls Love Beyonce” with singer-songwriter extraordinaire James Fauntleroy before he laid down the verse.
