Childish Gambino x David Letterman

The other night, Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino, made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. This guy here is very talented. I encourage to take a listen. Wanna laugh also? Click here. 

Performing "Heartbeat", off his latest project Camp.

Nneka - "My Home"

   

I love Nneka. 

This is a new track released from her, which is featured on Soul is Heavy.

Take a listen, and I'm pretty sure you'll become a fan. She should be featured in next year's National Stop Rapping Week (NSRW).

MellowHype - 67

Yesterday, Hodgy let loose a new sound from his Twitter page and Tumblr. The track is titled "67". It will be featured on the new MellowHype project, Numbers. Be on the look out, and take a listen below.

Main Attrakionz – “Take 1″ Ft. ASAP Rocky (Prod. Clams Casino)

I'd like to first stop off this post saying this beat is dope and smooth af. On this Clams Casino produced beat, you can find Main Attrakionz along with my boy ASAP Rocky.

You can download Main Attrakionz new FREE album here.

Interview Magazine: Beastie Boys Interview

Just like all good music, Beastie Boys music will leave on forever. After just dropping their new album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, you can catch an interview featuring them in Interview Magazine.  Below we have a few excerpts. 

DIEHL: Beastie Boys records seem to come out at these strange, cosmic times. Two days before Hot Sauce Committee Part Two came out, it was announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed, which made me think of how much September 11th influenced your previous album, To The 5 Boroughs [2004]. And then recently the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles opened Jeffrey Deitch’s first major show, “Art In The Streets,” which featured street art from Fab 5 Freddy, Lee Quiñones, RAMMELLZEE, and others from the ’80s cultural moment that launched the Beastie Boys . . .
DIAMOND: Things that make you go, “Hmm . . .”
HOROVITZ: Go figure.
DIAMOND: Yeah . . . It is weird. Actually, if you put those events in chronological order, first Jeffrey Deitch curated “Art In The Streets” at MOCA, then Bin Laden was killed, and then the Beastie Boys released Hot Sauce Committee Part Two. Deitch is actually on the album— he raps on the record. But you know . . .
DIEHL: In any case, Hot Sauce Committee seems connected in some way to the spirit that you guys had when you were starting out.

HOROVITZ: I get that, because the last record we put out [The Mix-Up, 2007] was an instrumental record— which is not what we used to do. And then the record before that was To The 5 Boroughs, which is misunderstood, in a way. That was supposed to be our serious political album.
DIAMOND: Well, people labeled it as such. There is an overall seriousness in tone that pervades To The 5 Boroughs. We’re downtown New Yorkers and had very close proximity to the events of September 11th. Like everybody on the island of Manhattan, we were impacted by it in so many ways in terms of what we saw, what we felt, what our daily experience became in the wake of it. I was close to it that day. At the time, I was living pretty close to Ground Zero. I had to grab some necessary equipment, put it in my backpack, and flee the immediate proximity on my bike.
HOROVITZ: Also, maybe To The 5 Boroughs just wasn’t that good. I mean, we thought it was great, but looking back on it, there were some duds on there, so maybe that’s what it is.
DIAMOND: It definitely could be that. The thing about being around for a frickin’ long time is that you’re not gonna knock it out of the park every time. One time an older Jewish manager-man came out of a cave and said to me, “What you guys do, you’re doing as a career over a lifespan.” Take Neil Young: he might make a couple of albums like Trans [1982], which is a great album, but a lot of people didn’t feel it at the time it came out. But then he comes back with Everybody’s Rockin’ [1983], and people loved that. So you go through that. But people are saying Hot Sauce Committee reminds them of what they like about what we do.

DIEHL: You announced that vibe with the video for the album’s first single, “Make Some Noise,” which is totally epic. Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, and Elijah Wood play the ghosts of Beasties past, and Will Ferrell, Jack Black, and John C. Reilly, the ghosts of Beasties future. How did all that come about?
DIAMOND: The idea for that video is really a couple of years old now. It came about when we were finishing the record the first time around. Pretty soon after, we were flying to England and ran into Danny McBride on the airplane. Then it became a reality . . .
DIEHL: The video directly references your infamous “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)” video, and the Beasties’ more politically incorrect early era. That was surprising. For years it’s seemed like you’ve tried to disavow that time.
DIAMOND: Yeah, yeah . . . I know.
HOROVITZ: The obvious question is, why now?
DIAMOND: It’s a good question. I didn’t even think of that. I just don’t know why we’re now comfortable riffing on this video that we made 25 years ago.
HOROVITZ: My friend Sam told me last night that he was very pleased with the video. He said, “Wow, that was really good! You kind of took your greatest liability and turned it into an asset.” I thought that was cool.

For more of the interview, click here.

Lil Wayne & Drake Collaborative Album

Looks like Drake and Wayne wants to fire back an Jay-Z and Kanye. They are in the works of putting out a joint album, such as Watch The Throne. Watch The Throne is still doing numbers. Weezy's Carter 4 is set to drop later this year. Drake is also dropping his Take Care, soon. So the collaboration should be after these two drops. 

Drake had this to say to XXL:

“Wayne and I recently talked about [the Weezy/Drake collabo album]. That’s definitely going to get done. It’s older versus younger. I listened to a few songs [off Watch The Throne] and it feels like an older feel to me. I think with Drake and Wayne, they young. They young cats. You got 23 and 28. Then you got Jay-Z and them, who are older and really on their way out the game. Then you got Wayne and Drake and them, who are still youthful to the game. So, it’s two different types of music all the way across the board.

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV (Official Track List)

01. Intro
02. Blunt Blowin
03. MegaMan
04. 6 Foot 7 Foot (feat. Cory Gunz)
05. Nightmares Of The Bottom
06. She Will (feat. Drake)
07. How To Hate (feat. T-Pain)
08. Interlude (feat. Tech N9ne)
09. John (feat. Rick Ross)
10. Abortion
11. So Special (feat. John Legend)
12. How To Love
13. President Carter
14. Its Good (feat. Drake & Jadakiss)
15. Outro (feat. Bun B, Nas, Shyne & Busta Rhymes)

Forbes: Hip-Hop's Top Earners

Forbes did a little list of whose on top, money wise, in the Hip-Hop world. Jay-Z tops the list, earning $37 Million this past year.

Full list below.

The success of hip-hop’s top earners shows just how powerful the genre has become as a commercial force. The top 20 on our list combined to earn $271 million; 13 different artists earned $10 million or more, taking home cash from live shows, recorded music, endorsements and a wide range of other entrepreneurial ventures. The top five combined to earn $118 million in 12 months.

1. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, $37 million;
2. Sean “Diddy” Combs, $35 million;
3. Kanye West, $16 million;
4. Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter, Bryan “Birdman” Williams, $15 million (tie);
6. Marshall “Eminem” Mathers, Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus, $14 million (tie);
9. Aliuane “Akon” Thiam, $13 million;
10. Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges, $12 million;
11. Cameron “Wiz Khalifa” Thomaz, Aubrey “Drake” Graham, $11 million (tie);
13. Pharrell Williams, $10 million;
14. Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley, $7 million;
15. Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean, Onika “Nicki Minaj” Maraj, $6.5 million (tie);
17. William “Rick Ross” Roberts, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Armando “Pitbull” Perez, $6 million (tie);
20. Faheem “T-Pain” Najm, Bobby “B.o.B” Simmons, Jr., $5 million (tie)

Watch The Throne, Album of the Year?

My review for Watch the Throne is, "Go buy 2 copies of that shit! One for you, and one for your unborn child!" That's how good it is, in my opinion. I expected nothing less than greatness from the two. This goes down in history , for not being leaked before actually release.

I was thinking about streaming it, but nah. But if you're "like me", hit the contact, and I'll hook you up.
Available for download from iTunes in the sidebar.
More review of the album throughout this week. Album art below.

Nicki Minaj In The New Ice Age Movie

Nicki has been known to do multiple voice, along with her many personalities. Nicki will make an appearance in the new Ice Age movie, Ice Age: Continental Drift. More appearances will be made from Joy Behar, JB Smoove, Queen Latifah, Aziz Ansari, Jennifer Lopez, Wanda Sykes, and also Drake.

Here's a performance from Goodmorning Amercia.

If you would like to SEE some more goodies pertaining to Nicki Minaj, click here.

:) Today was a good day.

Machine Gun Kelly Signs With Bad Boy (Take That)

MadeMonarchs snap pics of MGK at SXSW 2011

Say hello to Bad Boy's newest signee, MGK. If you aren't fammiliar with MAchine Gun Kelly, by the end of this post, you will.

The Cleveland emcee can really the rags to riches story. Starting from a friends basement, to performing at SXSW 2011.

“MGK is a great addition to the Bad Boy team. He speaks for a generation of kids who are just like him. Fans relate immediately to his lyrics, his flow and his energetic live performances.”

:Says the label.

MGK has two DJ E-V hosted mixtapes out. My favorite would be Lace Up. 

A couple tracks below.

Prince Ea Has Something to Say

Lately, Prince Ea has been creating a lot of buzz for himself, at the same time promoting the "I Make Smart Cool" movement, which we are 100% behind him with. From winning a Ludacris hosted contest, to I believe also a Juicy J contest, Ea has been cooking up some plans for the future.

Prince Ea says he has the video of the year. Watch him elaborate, and his plans for August 8.

HOW CAN YOU HELP? 
1. Change your birthday on Facebook to August 8th. This is for Pre-promotional purposes. When people come to your page and wish you happy birthday, they will see the video. Trust me, the Ends will justify the MEANS.
2. INVITE ALL of your Facebook Friends to this Event. This is a CRUCIAL STEP! If you do nothing else, please do this!http://www.facebook.com/PrinceEa#!/event.php?eid=249081698444573

3. Follow me on twitter @PrinceEa. Send DM's to ALL OF your Twitter Followers. Ask them for a favor: on August 8th at 9am, when the "BACKWARDS RAPPERS" video drops get them to retweet it.
BUT The question remains: Do you even want to help? Will you continue to complain about the state of Hip Hop and the media but not do anything? Will you say to yourself "ehh I don't want to ruin my reputation or look silly by supporting this"..... It is TRULY up to you, but if you do that...THEY WILL WIN. You have a lot of power in your hands, and together we can change the world.

Theophilus London Fall Tour

My boy by way of Brooklyn announces that he will be going on tour this fall. I'm guessing most of the songs performed will be off his latest project "Timez Are Weird These Days", which is available in the sidebar.

Dates are below.


Theophilus London 2011 Tour Dates:

08/11 – New York, NY @ Opening Ceremony $ 
08/11 – New York, NY @ Rumsey Playfield (Central Park Summer Stage) #

08/20 – Austin, TX @ Noisey X Dell and Intel 08/26 – Brisbane, AU @ The Trivoli Theatre %

08/27 – Newtown, AU @ The Enmore % 08/31 – Sydney, AU @ Oxford Arts Factory %

09/01 – Melbourne, AU @ Roxanne Parlour % 09/02 – Norhtbridge, WA @ Metro City %

09/16 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits 09/16 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Outside ^

09/21 – Johannesburg, RSA @ Alex Theatre 09/24 – Johannesburg, RSA @ The Gearbox

10/04 – Carrborro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle * 10/05 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel *

10/07 – Atlanta, GA @ The Loft * 10/08 – Orlando, FL @ The Social *

10/11 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa * 10/12 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater *

10/14 – Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse * 10/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia *

10/18 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom * 10/19 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune *

10/20 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop * 10/22 – Chicago, IL @ Metro *

10/23 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre * 10/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *

10/26 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 10/27 – Boston, MA @ Paradise

$ = w/ Solange Knowles

# = w/ Nas and Damian Marley % = w/ Big Boi

^ = w/ Twin Shadow * = w/ Friendly Fires

Shoutout to HypeTrak for the heads up.

Frank Ocean - "Let Me" ft Kyle Christopher

New from Frankie. Might be some unreleased work. Sounds unfinished to you? Or is it just me..? Either way, new Frank Ocean. 

Previous: "Thinking About You"

Drake - "Headlines"

Here's the first official single off Drake's upcoming Take Care.

Game – Hood Morning (No Typo): Candy Coronas

I'm a Game fan. Been like that sing the Documentary. I was really inpressed by his Purp & Patron x The Hangover mixtapes, so I'm looking forward to his tape dropping the beginning of next month. 

Hear his "Uncle Otis" after the jump.

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Frank Ocean – “Thinking About You”

New song from Lonny Breaux. It was posted on Tumblr, but quickly taken down, *shrugs*. I'm not sure how I feel about the track, I just know I like it. I'm really looking forward to see what his features on Watch the Throne are like.

MTV VMAs 2011 Nominees

Here we have this years VMA Nominations See if your favorite artist made the cut. Katy Perry leads with nine nominations, including Best Pop Video, Best Collaboration, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, and 

Video of the Year for “Firework.” Adele & Kanye going for 7. Bey, Gaga, and Nicki are in for 3.

The 2011 MTV VMAs airs live Aug. 28 at 9 p.m. ET. 

Nominations after the jump.

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@DamselN_Success - Trust Issues (Violin Cover)

As much as I like this song, I like it even better with the violin cover, or any song for that matter. Cover done by @DamselN_Success, and she does it well.

Beautiful.

Mac Miller - "Best Day Ever" (Video)

I think a lot of people sleep on Mac Miller, for a good reason though. You look at him, and see a caucasian Wiz. That's why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. I too was a personal that slept of him because I thought the same, but I listen too all music, good and bad. Now, "Best Day Ever" is one of my favorite mixtapes to listen to. Here is some visuals for his opening track on his last project.

#ThumbsUp

Previous: Nardwaur vs. Mac Miller

ASAP Rocky - "Peso"

I always felt like "Purple Swag" was an incomplete track, but with this new joint, I picks up right with the change of music in the song. Has the same feel. Mixtape Live.Love.A$ap drops next month. 

Previous: ASAP Rocky - "Wassup"

I still want the snowbunny.