Saturday, December 25, 2010

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Video: YG ft. 50 Cent, Ty$ & Snoop Dogg "Toot It & Boot It" RMX



Still the funniest title song of all times.

Cool Stuff: North Point iBand



Music created out of iPhone and iPad applications. Genius!

Dwayne Wade Wants Outta Miami? [T-Mobile Commercial]



Way to ride the LBJ wave.

Shaq Conducts The Boston pops Orchestra



I always thought this was the easiest job ever. I mean if the musicians have the notes in front of them do they really need a conductor in front of them to tell them what to play?

Hilarities nonetheless.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

R. Kelly "Love Letter" Album Cover & Preview


In stores December 14th. Preview the album here. "When A Woman Loves" is that joint, straight from the heart.

Video: Michael Jackson ft. Akon "Hold My Hand"



R.I.P

Keri Hilson On 'Chelsea Lately'



Someone who can keep my feet on the ground and sometimes put them up in the air

*raises hand* Where do I sign up for this?

Video: Dirty Money "Someone To Love"



Puff may have a decent album under his arms, too bad it won't do great in sales, I predict.

Video: Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg & Akon "Kush"



That freeze/still motion is getting popular now. Nice joint!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

This Is Hip Hop



A great compilation of a BBoy battle. Some sick moves.

Halle Berry "Frankie & Alice" Movie Trailer

Angela Yee, Charlamagne The God & DJ Envy Join Power 105 "Breakfast Club"



Ang'Yee was rocking the airwaves at Shade45 for 6 years, she decided not to renew her contract and move on to Power 105. Charlamagne, former Wendy Williams sidekick had a short stint in a local Philly radio and was let go after an "controversial" interview he did with Beanie Sigel. Rumors were that Jay and the Illuminati crew orchestrated the coup. Not. And DJ Envy was at Hot 97 and joined the station a few months back.

Congrats to them, well deserved.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Video: Big K.R.I.T "Can't Be All




New visual from the rookie holding it down for Def Jam. Shouts out to Sha Money!

Video: Get Busy Committee "Opening Ceremony"



Spotted at ComplexMag :

The group consists of Ryu of Style of Beyond, Apathy of Demigodz, and West Coast producer Scoop DeVille. The above video, directed by 2tone of True Love & False Idols, features a frat-house-like party fuckery with shredding machines, skeleton masks, and old poppers breaking it down in the midst of a ruckus. This track is a follow up to “Dancin’ On Ya Grave.” Both singles are confirmed to be included in the group’s forthcoming 2011 release tentatively titled, “OPening Ceremony.”

Video: Darey "The Way You Are"



Dope video straight from a Nigerian artist. Who said we couldn't do it?

Keri Hilson Covers "Vibe" Magazine


Her name is Keri, she's so very, boys wanna marry and touch her derri(ere)... (some like that).

World AIDS Day - Know Your Status


Get tested if you still don't know your status.

Miguel Live Performance On Jimmy Kimmel Live



No J. Cole

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Nicki Minaj Performs "Right Thru Me" on Jimmy Kimmel Live



Her Soul-Glo afro reminds me Cleveland's ex haircut("Family Guy"), what's her name again? She even slept with Quagmire.

Video: Dirty Money "Coming Home"



They premiered it last week during the American Music Awards. Love the song. If only that train to Paris could just leave already.

Meanwhile Swizz Beatz leaked another banger as part of his "Monster Monday" series:

Dirty Money ft. Swizz Beatz - Ass On The Floor

Michael Jordan Answers Lebron's Questions



Somebody put 2 and 2 together. Ha!

Rick Ross & Wiz Khalifa Cover "The Source" Magazine


Not mad.

Kanye West "Guest Star" On Trace TV [France]



Nice piece

The Dallas Mavericks Remake Kanye West "Power" Video



Where is the man with all that "Power"? Mark Cuban himself.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Video: Mr. Hudson ft. Kanye West "Anyone But Him"

Video: Bugatti Boyz (Diddy & Rick Ross) "Another One"



More like the Ciroc Boyz, hence the infomercial you about to watch. His album with Dirty hasn't dropped yet and he's already creating another group. You thought your fans were confused before? Check now. You can recognize Officer Ricky writing style (and flow) in Diddy's verse.

Beyonce: I Am... World Tour



In case you missed it this past Thanksgiving on ABC. Y'all RnB broads better take note, this is the Blueprint. Pun intended. Hov' won!

Lloyd Banks , Fabolous & Juelz Santana Live Performance in NYC



At the Hammerstein Ballroom for the Fabolous and Nicki Minaj concert. A few technical difficulties w/ the mic but the show must go on. They performed "Start It Up" and "Beamer, Benz or Bentley". Love the support they keep showing each other. Some NYC Hospitality for your ass.

Speaking of Nicki Minaj, here's the Lil Kim diss song:

Lil Kim - Black Friday

Blake Griffin Dunkathon



Courtesy of ESPN Sports Center. Sick!

Rihanna Covers UK "GQ" Magazine


She always managed to work whatever hair/cut/color she's rocking. Fashionista. I. want. to. go. to. there.

Derrick Rose Crossover On Tyreke Evans



"What's your prognostic Doctor?" - "I believe the subject is suffering from an acute case of 'ankle-breakanisis;. His ego won't recover from the embarrassment for a long time."

Crossover good!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Video: Soulja Boy "Speakers Going Hammer"



I'm getting a sudden feeling of deja vu (No celeb' cameos though), remember this:

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Lloyd Banks, Swizz Beatz, Ryan Leslie, Fabolous & Pusha T Perform "Start It Up"



Great seeing NY cats and other rappers supporting each others. Obviously they didn't have to show up since Kanye was also holding his album release concert in NY later that night. Great support.

Recap: Kanye West Album Release Concert in NYC - The Performances.


Mr. West brought out the big guns for this one. Kanye performed the whole album in it's original sequencing with special guest dropping here and there. We're talking Teyana Taylor, Bon Iver, Mike Dean, nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, John Legend, Pusha T and Cyhi Da Prince.















And of course Kanye closed out the show with  a 10-minute rant aimed at Bush and Taylor Swift. He also thanked the fans and bragged a lil bit. Gotta love him.

T-Pain Show-Off His New Bugatti



The newest edition to the Bugatti Boyz (Diddy, Ross, Wayne, Scott Storch). A 2008 model though.

Video: T-Pain ft. Rick Ross "Rap Song



Very creative visual. 50 Cent used the style for the intro of his "Ok, You're Right" video, but T-Pain took it to another level..

Bonus tracks:

T-Pain - Black & Yellow [Freestyle]
T-Pain - No Hands [Freestyle]
T-Wayne ft. Smoke (Field Mob) - Hoes & Ladies 

Jay Pharaoh Interview On David Letterman




Talking about his audition process for SNL and his favorite impressions (Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Obama...)

Monday, November 22, 2010

T.I Covers "Vibe" Magazine


Bonus: T.I ft. Kanye West & kid Cudi - Welcome To The World

Lloyd Banks & G-Unit in Nigeria



Bonus:  Lloyd Banks ft. Eminem - Where I'm At

Kanye West Covers "Complex" Magazine


Check out the full interview here and the behind the scenes interview and studio sessions in Hawaii (studiogallery here. Go get your your copy of "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy", in stores now.

Here's a bonus track:

Kanye West ft. Jay-Z - That's My Bitch

I believe this track is meant for his collaborative album with Hov': "Watch the Throne".

Last but not least here's a promo video, courtesy of ItsTheReal.com "H.O.O.D Fridays"



Lmao @ all these monikers they came up for 'Ye.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Booba "Lunatic" Album Cover & Bonus Tracks


It's that time again where we cross the pond and land in France to check out some local Hip Hop. I posted a video of Ryan Leslie studio session with Booba a while back, click here.

Booba ft. Ryan Leslie - Fast Life



Booba ft. Akon - Lunatic

Vlog: Living The Life - Nelly's Album Release Pary



Performance by Chris Brown, Too Short and of course Nelly himself. JD was on the 1's and 2's.

SNL Recap: Jay Pharoah's Thanksgiving Rap



What if Jay-Z, Drake and Biggie could make a rap song about Thanksgiving?

Blake Griffin Dunkfest On The Knicks





3 virulent, earth-shaking dunks. The most highlights The Clippers have got all year (Ha!). Can we say rookie of the year already for Blake? More than likely.

Video: TBJ "Like A Bosh" [Spoof]



Like a Bosh... You thought it was gonna be awesome, you get it than it sucks. It doesn't do anything, it doesn't even staple... Like a Bosh

Slim Thug is somewhere proud.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Video: Flo Rida "Turn Around (5,4,3,2,1)"



Hate him or love him but Flo sure deliver on the visuals for this track. Flew the crew to Brazil and recruited an array of Brazilian vixens shaking their derriere to the rhythm of Samba. Don't be surprised if this get banned for TV.

Let me watch this again for a more thorough review, for "professional" purposes of course, it's a dirty job and somebody gots to do it

Friday, November 19, 2010

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Video: Clinton Sparks ft. Mike Posner & Big Sean "Ambiguous Girl"

Video: Diggy Simmons "Shook Ones" Freestyle



So dope on so many levels.

Lloyd Banks & Ryan Leslie in The Making of "So Forgetful"



Don't recognize the work of RLes editing team here. Can't wait for him to release his own version of the studio session.

Video: Cyhi Da Prince "Living Wonderful"



Off the "Royal Flush" Mixtape. Still on heavy rotation.

Jay-Z Interview On The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart



I'm going to have to book this book eventually. The promotion is awesome, almost overload but still.

Bonus: Check out his interview w/ Michael Dyson here.

Waka Flocka Flame Covers "Respect" Magazine


The O.G Elliott Wilson (Rap Radar) is back on his Editor duties, formerly at XXL mag, now at "Respect" magazine. So for his first cover he obviously went against the grain and picked, Summer anthem extraordinaire Waka.

Many of you will disagree with his choice. Sure Waka was deserving of a cover this Summer but now I'm not too sure. He had to overlook Kanye, Jay and Nicki, tough pill to swallow. Anyways, on a business standpoint, if you want to sell, you gotta make the streets talk and for that you gotta create a controversy.

Mission accomplished. The streets are buzzing. Can't wait to read his editorial, his shit talking was the reason I subscribed to XXL while he was there. Brilliant writer.

Nelly Performs Live On Jimmy Kimmel





He performed "Just A Dream" and "Move That Body".

Keri Hilson Covers "Jones" Magazine


Word on the tweets is Keri is the first non-professional model to grace the cover of Jones. (Saw what I did there? Get it? Grace, Jones? ha! ha!)

Keyshia Dior Covers "Smooth" Magazine


Meet XXL Magazine 2010 Video Vixen of The Year

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Dr. Dre Covers "XXL" Magazine [Dec/Jan Issue]


XXL got an exclusive interview from the Doc and obviously they talked "Detox" which has become an Urban Legend, I'll believe it when I see it. Meanwhile of bunch of unfinished tracks keep leaking all over the web.

Dr. Dre ft. Eminem & Skylar Grey - I Need A Doctor
Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg & Akon - Kush

The magic was gone a few years back when Dre didn't delivered "Detox". The fans stopped caring a long time ago. Your move Dre.

Catch a few excerpts from the interview here.

Video: B.o.B "Don't Let Me Fall"



Great concept.

T.I "No Mercy" Album Cover


Renaming the album doesn't cu it for me. He should shelve it and remake another one. Oh wait he's in jail, never mind then.

Drake Covers "GQ" Magazine [Man Of The Year Issue]


After making the "Man Of The Year 2010" list, Drake announced the title of his next album "Take Care". He's gracing one of the 5 covers.

... featuring Eminem



Royce Da 5'9'' ft. Eminem - Living Proof

I believe the track is featured in the "Skyline" movie soundtrack.

T.I ft. Eminem - All She Wrote

Trey Songz On Chelsea Lately



He came bearing gifts.

Bonus performances on Jimmy Kimmel:



Jay-Z & Rihanna on Letterman



Jay still on his book promo tour, and Rihanna doing some cross-promotion. Roc Nation bitch!

Video: Soulja Boy ft. 50 Cent "Mean Mug"



Why am I liking this all of a sudden? SB still has the worst vocals on it but you gotta admit it's tough track.

If you don't like it, Fuck your mean mug then!

R. Kelly ft. African All Stars "Hands Across The World" [One8 Project]



Uncle Kellz teamed with African brightest stars, artists like 2Face (Nigeria), 4×4 (Ghana), Alikiba (Tanzania), Amani (Kenya), Fally Ipupa (Congo), JK (Zambia), Movaizhaleine (Gabon) & Navio (Uganda), for a charitable cause.

Props to Bougard

Monday, November 15, 2010

Jay-Z "Decoded" Radio Promo Tour


Jay-Z On The Juan Epstein Show
Jay-Z O The Howard Stern Show

Video:Jazmine Sullivan "10 Seconds"

Video: Bun B ft. Drake "Put It Down"



Whoever the vixen in golden/tan tight pants is, holla at a brotha'! PLEASE!!!! Wow!!!!!

ItsTheReal: "Jay ElecLeBronica"



Spoofing the Lebron Nike commercial.

Jay-E and Puff just squashed their "beef" on Twitter after Diddy made some allegations of betrayal in the eve of the announcement of Jay Electronica joining Jay-Z' Roc Nation. Speaking of announcemnt, check out this new gem:

Jay Electronica ft. John F. Kennedy - The Announcement

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Jay-Z Announces New Roc Nation Signee: Jay Electronica



The Roc' is in the building. Throw your diamonds up. Great addition to the Roc Nation roster (Wale, J. Cole, Willow Smith...). Well deserved.

Now can we get the visuals to "Exhibit C"?

J-Cole "Friday Night Lights" Mixtape




Download: J. Cole - Friday Night Lights [Mixtape]


I suggest you don't waste anytime and enjoy the listening session.

Video: Rihanna ft. Drake "What's My Name"



On their lovey-dovey ish!

Nicki Minaj Covers "Billboard" Magazine


Ha! at the tag line "The First Lady (GaGa) of Hip Hop". So fitting!

Rondo High Flying Dunk in Miami



Holy smokes! How did he get this high?

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Video: P-Square "Gimme That"



Naija stand up!

Kanye West On"The Today Show" w/ Matt Lauer



Last night Kanye went on a Twitter rant and lashed out at Matt Lauer for a poor lack of professionalism during the interview he gave him.

Mr. West felt ambushed and cornered when Matt insisted that Kanye looks at Bush's face on the monitor screen and expresses his remorse also when asked about the MTV/Taylor Swift incident, Kanye wasn't too fond of the producers running the clip over and over again while he was answering the question.

Kanye and his management team will no longer grant interview requests until the end of his promotional tour to focus solely on the Music.

Yeezy is currently working on a collaborative album with Jay-Z "Watch The Throne", coming out next year.

Video: Birdman "Fire Flame"



Bugatti Veyron, huge mansion, chopper, vixens dressed in red... He went all out, what's a budget when you're the Boss?

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Video: "The Sexy Women Of Entourage" w/ Gary Busey [Spike TV]



Hilarious! All the girls that were screwed, literally and figuratively, on "Entourage" get their revenge in this hilarious music video.

Cameo by a naked Rosa Acosta.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Nardwuar Vs. Yelawolf [Interview]



You Hip Hop journalists ain't got shit on Nardwuar. Where does it dig up all this stuff?

Youtube Sensation Keenan Cahill on Chelsea Lately



The 15 year old kid from a Chicago made a name for himself for lip synching popular songs on Youtube. So of course Chelsea had to hook him up w/ 50 for his latest upload: Jeremih "Down On Me".

Full video:

Pharrell Covers "Paper" Magazine


Eminem Covers "Rolling Stone" Magazine


VEVO Go Shows: Nelly "Move That Body"



Nelly teams up with VEVO to perform for a small crowd in his hometown St. Louis. His fans got the chance to see him up close & personal.

Now Go Move That Body.

Video: Chrisette Michele "I'm A Star"



They went for the 50s look, I would've made the video in black and white and let her be the lone star shining in the video. But hey what do I know I'm just a "blogger" right?

Video: Pitbull ft. T-Pain "Hey Baby (Drop It To Thr Floor)"

Monday, November 8, 2010

Dollicia Bryan Behind The Scenes Photoshoot w/ "King" Magazine



*bites bottom lip*

Kobe Bryant & Jimmy Kimmel in "Call Of Duty: Black Ops" Video Game Commercial

Cleveland Fans Answer Lebron's Questions



During his latest Nike commercial, Lebron was asking himself some rhetorical questions but Cleveland fans felt obliged to answer them. Hilarious!

Video: Steph Jones "Beautiful"



Co-starring the beautiful and sultry Claudia Jordan.

Artist Spotlight: Big K.R.I.T "I Ain't Shit"



Mixtape "Curve your Enthusiasm" dropping in December.

Kanye West Surprise Performance @ The EMAs



'Ye crashed 30 Seconds To Mars "Hurricane" set to perform "Power" at the 2010 Europe Music awards that took place in Madrid.

Lil Wayne Homecoming Party in Miami



Of course at stripper Land "King Of Diamonds". Welcome Home Sir, I hope you don't partake in this musical chair game Hip Hop been hosting with T.I, Gucci Mane and DMX.

Stay Sucker Free

Video: Rick Ross ft. Gucci Mane "Mc Hammer"

Swizz Beatz ft. Rakim "King Tut"




Swizz Beatz ft. Rakim - King Tut


Part of "Monster Mondays" Swizzy unleashes this raw Hip Hop gem. Enjoy!

And in case you missed it, here are other tracks from "Monster Mondays":

Swizz Beatz ft. Pharrell & Pusha T - Bang Bang
Swizz Beatz ft. Estelle - DJ Play That Beat

All Fire!!!

Video: No I.D ft. Jennifer Hudson, Common & Lupe Fiasco "We Can Do It Now"



No I.D on the track now let the story begin. I believe this was produced to become the soundtrack or theme music of the Fox Sport Network show "Replay The Series" seson 3.

ItsTheReal: "Lil Kim Total Recall"



Their 5 cents on the Lil Kim/Nicki Minaj so called beef.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Artist Spotlight: Meet Nitty Scott MC



The 19 year old femcee was born in Detroit, raised in Florida (Orlando area) and graduated High School in Brooklyn, NY. Pretty nice flow. Now let the Nicki Minaj comparisons begin...

Here's the freestyle she was referring to at the beginning of the interview:



I don't care what she says, that was a shot at Nicki.

Ryan Leslie Offers 1 Million Dollars Reward for Stolen Laptop



What is so valuable in this laptop worth that much loot? Hmmm... I wonder *rubs chin and books flight to Europe*

Good luck on the tour though, way to stay committed to your prior engagements and your fans.

50 Cents Stacks Money in The Trunk Of His Lambo



Stunt 101! Mayweather is posting a video in 5,4,3,2,1...