(AllHipHop News) Kendrick Lamar resurrected old Tupac Shakur vocals for the final track on his To Pimp A Butterfly album. K. Dot’s “Mortal Man” sampled audio from a 1994 Pac interview with Sweden’s P3 Soul. The power of the Internet has provided the world the chance to hear the full conversation.
Could not have done the pac interview better myself @kendricklamar . Much respect. /Mats
(AllHipHop News) Earlier this month, Kanye West announced the video for his latest single “All Day” would be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Steve McQueen. The Chicago native surprised fans yesterday when he released his Brit Awards performance of the track as the “first official” video.
Ye has a history of creating several visuals for one song. His breakout hit “Jesus Walks” had three different versions. Kanye also film three “Flashing Lights” videos. Two of those clips were leaked to the Internet without West’s approval.
(AllHipHop News) DJ Quik is a legendary representative of West Coast Hip Hop. The “Born and Raised In Compton” rapper did an interview with Montreality where he discussed other famous Californians connected to the culture. One of those stars was the late Tupac Shakur. Quik was asked about the ongoing conspiracy theories surrounding 2Pac’s life and death.
“There’s no conspiracy when it comes to 2Pac. The reality is 2Pac had got disillusioned with the way business worked, not getting his full respect, not getting the money that he knew he deserved,” stated Quik. “He was like a business magnate and mogul in and off himself. But he was signed to somebody, so he couldn’t really shine the way he wanted to shine… I just don’t think Suge took care of 2Pac the way he could have.”
Quik went on to add that once Pac joined Death Row Records he became angrier and disconnected. While he placed some of the blame for Pac’s downfall on his association with Death Row, Quik did defend the label’s co-founder Suge Knight who is currently facing a murder charge for a hit-and-run incident.
“This seems like the time where everybody wants to be down on him, smash him, and [say], ‘Good for him,'” said Quik. “But this is the time when we shouldn’t. Obviously, he’s going through something physical and mental. This is when you embrace people.”
Death Row’s other founding leader Dr. Dre was part of Quik’s conversation as well. Last year Quik expressed being upset with Dre’s Beats Music when he thought his music was intentionally left off the streaming service. He later retracted his critical tweets and now has only positive things to say about Dre.
“I kind of lost my spirit when I lost my record deal,” Quik revealed. “I called Dre. He knew my situation. Dre don’t judge. Dre let me come to the studio and rock out with him.”
According to Quik, the two producers began working together on several projects including 50 Cent’s mega-smash “In Da Club” and Eminem’s Encore album.
(AllHipHop News) Kendrick Lamar’s second major label album To Pimp A Butterfly hit digital stores this week, and most of the Hip Hop world has been commenting on the project ever since. Several stars of the culture, including TPAB featured artists Snoop Dogg and Rapsody, took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the LP.
Although Day 1 of Buku Music + Art Project was turnt in its own right, Day 2 was doper. Raury started the day off with a euphoric set featuring a live band. Following the ATLien was BadBadNotGood x Ghostface Killah with one of the coolest jazz/hip hop performances in recent time. BBNG performed a classic Isaac Hayes track before Ghostface hit the stage to perform some tracks off of their recent project Sour Soul. Hours later, Lil B hit the stage in a very odd fashion. The Bay rapper arrived with nothing but a himself, a white towel, and some water. Several fans sang hits including “Wonton Soup” and “Ellen Degeneres”, but the B continued to rap about how he was in New Orleans while shouting out several NOLA legends like Juvenile, BG, Wayne, the list goes on. The headliner this evening was EDM act Bassnector, who didn’t shy away from impressing hip hop fans and listeners by playing Erykah Badu’s “On & On” before throwing it into an extreme mix. Later, G.O.O.D. Beats producer Hudson Mohawke performed a DJ set featuring tracks from himself, Kanye West, and TNGHT: HudMo’s acclaimed collaboration with Canadian producer, Lunice. One of the final acts to perform was “Tuesday” star iLoveMakonnen, who performed several hits from “Don’t Sell Molly” to “Tuesday”. Makonnen also performed a new song on stage as well. Check out some of the photos and clips from Day 2 of Buku!
Yeezzz more details about KimYe’s sex life!. Kim K didn’t hold anything back on a televised conversation with her sisters on the new season of their Keeping Up With The Kardashians show Sunday.
According to Daily Mail:
Kim Kardashian was exhausted on Sunday’s premiere of Keeping Up With The Kardashians as her frequent attempts to get pregnant with her second child began to take its toll. The 34-year-old reality star n was trying so hard to get pregnant with husband Kanye West that she left herself moody and ‘exhausted’. Kim said she was ‘desperate’ to conceive a sibling for baby North – to the point where she and Kanye were having intercourse multiple times per day. ‘The doctors said I have to lie down for 1- minutes after sex…and I had sex just before you got here,’ Kim said as her sisters groaned in disgust. Kim during a naked photo shoot called Kanye and made him come to the studio shoot so they could have sex while she was ovulating. ‘You’ve got to get it in, when you can get it in,’ she said, after admitting they had sex in the bathroom.
“Literally I’m so exhausted, I’ve been having sex like 500 times a day,’ Kim sighed to her sisters, as she collapsed onto the bed at home. Kim also told Bruce Jenner on the show, “It’s like so frustrating, I’m exhausted and…I think I’m forcing it,’ she noted to the camera before deciding to try and ‘go with the flow’ a bit more. Kim even visited a fertility doctor.
Kanye and Kim are two of the most vain people ever. Do they really need to bring another baby into the world? Lol.
With the controversy going on at Universtiy of Oklahoma involving fraternity SAE for a racist chant caught on video. John Forte releases a powerful message with his latest track “Dawn”.
Future releases new track “March Madness” for his #MONSTERMONDAY series and of course just in time for NCAA’s March Madness Tournament. Produced by Tarentino. Check out Future’s latest projects “Monster” & “Beast Mode”. Stream “March Madness” below.
After releasing his recent effort “L I G H T S P E E D”, which lives on his new project “Pack Light: Energy Is”, Miami native Jedi Nemesis returns with his second single titled “King Kelly.” Produced by M Slago, the song showcases the same exuberant energy that can be found on his project.
With SXSW kicking off tomorrow, CJ Fly (of Pro Era) decided to release a brand new track titled “Run 2”. Produced by Toronto emcee/producer Devontée. CJ is working on his next project which will release this year but project title and release date are still not announced. This is the first track CJ is putting out since the release of his debut solo project, Thee Way Eye See It in October of 2013 (with the exception of his OT Genasis “CoCo” remix, “Dope Smoke”). Stream “Run 2” below.
Many spots may claim that their streets are no joke, but Brooklyn holds the crown when it comes to birthing intelligent hustlers. It’s a borough that has continued its “keep on taking it” ethos through its bevy of corner store soldiers and stick up kids. While some play up the facade in order to flex and live a lifestyle that isn’t theres, Saga certainly isn’t in that league. A street wise cat that you’d be a fool to test, he’s the perfect mix of lyrical talent and tenacity, which makes him an ideal candidate to represent the “City Streets”. Alongside the always thorough Roc Marciano, the duo speak truth over a foreboding instrumental composed by, Marco Polo. Visually, the emphasis of light contrasted with the heavy, tones throughout the various scenes display the shifty dynamic of the Brooklyn streets. “City Streets” is the debut leak taken from Saga’s, From Out of the Shadows FreEP, which is produced entirely by Marco Polo, and set to drop on March 31st…stay tuned!
New single from DJ Spinatik “Keeper 2.0” featuring Rich The Kid, Woop & Yung Dred. Spinatik’s new Came From Nothin EP drops April 8th on Live Mixtapes.
With probably the hottest song on the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack, the Weeknd is one of the most popular artists out. With is OVO beef in the past and big time sales going through the roof, Able drops a gem at the Juno awards.
Maejor drops his lyric video for the viral hit “Me And You”. The song has a 90’s dance feel with smooth R&B undertones for our Alternative Pick of the day. MAEJOR has written and produced songs for several prominent artists which include Trey Songz, Justin Bieber, Tinie Tempah, Keri Hilson, LeToya Luckett, Ciara, Chrisette Michelle, T-Pain, Wiz Khalifa, Tiesto and Iggy Azalea amont others. He has also produced music for national campaigns including Pepsi and the Boston Celtics. Film credits include scoring soundtracks for Bratz: The Movie (2007), The Princess and the Frog (2009) andThink Like a Man (2012).
St. Louis standout Indiana Rome says his swag is on no limit in his latest record, “Master P.” The rapper teamed up with director Louis Quatorze for the gritty visuals for his rugged street anthem, which proves to be as catchy as it is well-executed.
Indiana Rome’s previous freshman debut, Who the Hell Left the Gate Open, found him working with fellow “Force” collective members Rockwell Knuckles, Tef Poe & Corey Black. His latest project, #StLTape, dropped 3/14, in anticipation of his upcoming Dope Dealer II.
The song’s title doesn’t really equate to what you initially see in this video, yet somehow Big Mont seems to make it all work! Make sure to check out this video all the way to the end because it will shock you.
Al Tariq (aka Kool Fashion) of Beatnuts fame is launching Big City Musik, and one of his first artists is up-and-coming New York lyricist Big Mont. After introducing himself on the Lords Of The Underground remake “New Chief Rocka”, Mont is back with his debut music video “Givenchy”off his upcoming album Communion. Channeling Illmatic-era Nas and AZ, the track finds Mont exploring the meaning of “Life’s A B####” in the context of his own journey.
SFPD Bayview division police arrested more than 20+ Black males during the filming of a rap video shoot for Bay Area rapper Young Lott. The videographer, Brian Storm, kept the film rolling when the shoot was stopped and what you will see is shocking, including police celebrating that there were parole violations.
Brian Storm filmed altercation and this is what he had to say…
“Young men in a poverty stricken neighborhood, purposely staying busy to stay out of trouble, gathered together to do something positive, creative, and productive and ended up being violently stereotyped and prejudged. When there are many murders in San Francisco, is something as harmless as young men shooting a video something almost the entire sfpd needed to be in one place, armed for? If this is the response for that, why is it that when we in poverty stricken neighborhoods need and or call on the sfpd, they do not show up? Food for thought.”
