New Luv is the first leak off 24Kt Smoke, the upcoming solo album from TEK of Smif-n-Wessun. New Luv is produced by Drawzilla and also features Drawzilla on the hook. TEK is putting the finishing touches on 24Kt Smoke. The album release date should be set very soon, so stay tuned for that and the tracklist. The album features TEK’s PNC Steele, Smoothe Da Hustler, Trigger Tha Gambler, Freeway, Jakk Frost, and more. 24Kt Smoke will also feature production from the likes of Drawzilla, Cookin’ Soul, Don Notz, S-Type, Gsus187 and more! Continue Reading.
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Joell Ortiz and Styles P collaborate on We Can Do It. Free Agent is coming soon, but for now, We Can Do It is definitely a must download. Don’t forget that Joell Ortiz has an EP dropping this month as well!
Download: Joell Ortiz featuring Styles P – We Can Do It
Eminem has released the official music video for his well received song, Beautiful. Beautiful is the fourth single off his Relapse album, and has been considered to be incredibly inspirational. The music video for Beautiful presents some dope visuals, and should be a solid success for Eminem. Continue Reading to Watch the Official Music Video for Beautiful by Eminem.
And here it is. The official video for Best I Ever Had by Drake. Expect Best I Ever Had to reach the top of all the video countdowns in the coming days. Drake’s Thank Me Later may just be released towards the end of 2009. The video for Best I Ever Had was directed by Kanye West. Continue Reading to Watch the Official Video for Best I Ever Had by Drake.
Drake sat down with MTV for an interview after signing his record deal with Young Money. In the interview, he speaks on being an independent artist, and the need to have at least somewhat of a major label backing in order to reach the masses. Check below for a summary of the article from MTV. Continue Reading to Watch the MTV Interview With Drake.
Raekwon has announced today that Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II has been pushed back from August 11, 2009 to September 8, 2009. The reasons cited for the push back were issues with sample clearance, and the leak of the track named Surgical Gloves. Continue Reading about Raekwon pushing back the album release date for Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II.
Inspired by Philips Cinema 21:9’s award winning film entitled The Carousel, 50 Cent has dropped the video for Okay, You’re Right, his first single off his EP, War Angel. Dan The Man and Chris “Broadway” Romero are behind the direction. The principle behind the video is to parallel the awarded winning commercial that depicted a single-shot frozen-in-time robbery and ensuing shootout between clowns and cops. 50 Cent rocks a clown suit for part of the video, which actually works well for Okay, You’re Right. 50 Cent is on the right track with Okay, You’re Right, and hopefully is just a sample of whats to come with Before I Self Destruct. Continue Reading to Watch the video for Okay, You’re Right by 50 Cent.
Consequence has unleashed the first single off his upcoming album, Cons TV (formerly known as You Win Some, You Lose Some), which will be released October of 2009. The first single is Whatever You Want, which features Kanye West and John Legend. Consequence has made both the explicit and clean versions available, so hit the download!
Download: Consequence featuring Kanye West and John Legend – Whatever You Want
This is the second video this past week that showcases exactly how a video can be shot with a fairly low budget, and still be absolutely crazy. Rapper Big Pooh flips the concept lyrically, and the video follows suit visually. Rear View Mirror speaks on what many Little Brother fans may have questioned, and the video really brings it back with photos and video clips. Continue Reading to Watch the Official Video for Rear View Mirror by Rapper Big Pooh.
Drake speaks on his knee injury, the courting process of the various record labels that had hoped to sign him, his official acknowledgement of his signing to Young Money / Universal. They also show a video clip of Drake’s Best I Ever Had video, directed by Kanye West. Props to RapRadar. Continue Reading to Watch Drake’s Interview with Alexa Chung.
Torae and Marco Polo continue Double Barrel Tuesdays with this video of them at the HeadQCourterz with DJ Premier. Shout out to Torae and Marco Polo. Double Barrel is a crazy album. It must be an incredible feeling to not only hear but see DJ Premier, one of the greatest of all time, spinning your records live on radio. Not only spinning the records, but bigging up your records on air. DJ Premier speaks on the importance on making an incredible record, and being able to bring a dope live show to the table. This is a great look for Torae and Marco Polo. Continue Reading to watch Torae and Marco Polo on Live From The HeadQCourterz.
