Da$H releases new music via a 15 track mixtape; "V.I.C.E.S." The project features artists such as Ab-Soul, Action Bronson, and A$AP Ferg and Vince Staples. P on the Boards, Thelonious Martin, and Larry Fisherman handle the production. It's streaming inside. Enjoy!
Cornell Jone$, a young mc out of DC brings to you his take on Meek Mills new record "Levels." Stay tuned for more material to surface soon, for now....Take a listen x Tell-A-Friend x Enjoy!
Chance Burny Madoff - High End (So Dope) [prod.Vinny Bucks]
Chance Burny Madoff drops the first record from his forthcoming mixtape "Made In Yonkers"...A mellow track produced by Vinny Bucks about growing up in Yonkers, NY without means and struggling to make something out of nothing.
"As Boston native Kyle Bent puts the finishing touches on his Bent Rulers EP, the 16-year-old decided to rewind time back to his 2012 mixtape New Aquarian Age to shoot an official music video for “Mind Control.” The lyricism on this one is like no other . Expect a lot of power moves coming from Bent this season."
Asher Roth x DJ Drama - The Greenhouse Effect Vol.2
The GreenHouse Effect Vol. 2 is a “celebration of getting back to doing your thing” for Ash. The 23-track project is a collection of freestyles and original tracks which hears the Blonde Bob Saget not only enjoying his craft, but rediscovering his lyrical step. "I’ve decided to stray from the path UMG has laid for me and continue on the scenic route. I prefer to relay my music directly to my fans. Show them what it is I see. Share with them what it is I think. I enjoy letting you hear free-flowing ideas recorded in basements and broom closets. Who cares that they will probably never be heard on the radio? I want to be proactive and not reactive and I would rather nothing get in the way of the relationship I have with my family, friends, fans and my music." said Roth.
Asher Roth x DJ Drama - The Greenhouse Effect Vol.2[!UnseAL!]
Here's some new music that dropped into the inbox today. This serves as the visual to the first single off of CVIRO's upcoming EP entitled; "Elevation." Take a listen x Tell-A-Friend x Enjoy!
Sean reveals a close to the heart record off of his upcoming album; "Hall Of Fame," he brings aboard a few artists he's worked with in the past. Jhené Aiko and Lil Wayne. Take a listen & grab it on iTunes after the jump.
VIBE: I know there was some hesitation from you guys to do a Clipse cover, but the people needed to see this.
No Malice: I thought it was a great idea from the beginning. I think it ends a lot of the rumors that have been going around. A lot of people might have thought there was some kind of dysfunction between Pusha and myself, which has never been the case. I know the fans wanted to see us together publicly over the past couple of years, but we still work together.
You guys both always said there was never beef, but you know how rumors go.
No Malice: I don’t even get where a beef would come from, or how that was perceived in anyone’s minds. There could never be beef.
Pusha T: Clipse rumors? Everything we’ve done has been so on front street, I don’t even know where rumors come from. Malice, you know of any?
No Malice: I’m so distant from what’s going on in the music world.
Pusha T: I don’t know, Mikey, you got any Clipse rumors?
I mean, there’s everything from Malice doesn’t mess with Pusha anymore because he sins on records [Laughs].
Pusha T: [Laughs] Listen, I don’t even hear that. I may have seen some comments, but I don’t know about that.
No Malice: I’m a sinner [Laughs], so I don’t know about that. I think the real fans know what’s up.
I’ve also heard that you guys still owe Columbia another album as a group.
No Malice: We don’t owe anybody anything.
Pusha T: Nothing.
So at this point, is there definitely going to be another Clipse album?
No Malice: We’re going to continue to talk amongst ourselves and work on putting something together. Whatever we decide, we’ll let the fans know when we’re ready. At this time, it’s still between us.
There was an alleged album title thrown out there last year, As God Is My Witness. Was that from you guys?
No Malice: Like I always say, there’s nothing that I want more than to put an album together with my brother. Pusha has been doing the solo thing for a few years so I’m wondering why all the Clipse questions are coming now. We’ve always supported each other in everything that we’ve done. Right now, we’re doing two different things.
I get it. Was there a duo that you guys tried to emulate or mimic when you were first coming up together?
No Malice: Nah. First, it was just me rhyming, and then one day my brother wrote a verse for this song called “Thief in the Night.” It was the first verse that he ever wrote, but it was so perfect and seamless. Right then and there, we became a group. We didn’t even think about it.
Push, I know you said when you first started recording solo you were almost scared at how much more work it was from doing songs with your brother.
Pusha T: I’m very comfortable now with the whole process. I think it was so much easier as a group because you have someone to take that slack. I can cheat and give you a cheap line knowing that he’s going to come with a fire verse afterwards for the greatness of the song. You can do that in a group. You don’t have to go crazy over every word.
No Malice: Right now, I just have such a different message. I have so much to say, where I don’t only want to write one verse. Now I feel like how I did when I first got into rhyming when it was so new and enjoyable. Honestly, for a while I wasn’t even sure if I was going to rapping anymore. I’m finally just having fun again.
Are you a born-again MC, so to speak [Laughs]?
No Malice: That’s safe to say. That’s definitely safe to say.
Where do you guys see the Re-Up gang in five years, as a group, as a label and an entity?
Pusha T: I don’t really know. I mean, Re-Up was born from the Clipse, so without us recording together, I don’t see Re-Up gang as a whole recording together. Everybody as their own respective entity is going to carry on the same criteria to be under the name. It’s one thing at a time.
No Malice: I will say this. I don’t like no other rappers. The only rappers I like is Re-Up gang. I don’t think there’s no better writer than Ab-Liva. I don’t think there’s no better writer than my brother, and I don’t think there’s no better writer than myself. I don’t enjoy none of that stuff that’s going on out there. The kind of rap I like comes from the Re-Up Gang, lyrically. The kind of rappers I like come from the Re-Up Gang. One thing you can count on from the Re-Up Gang is the realness. We come from an era where you had to really be living the life that you were rapping about. Even though my content and Pusha’s content is different now, everything we’re saying is still true. To me, that’s the hip-hop that I enjoy.
What’s each of your favorite Clipse albums?
Pusha T: Hell Hath Have Fury
No Malice: Lord Willin’
Would you guys ever entertain doing a Lord Willin 2?
No Malice: Nah, I tend to think the sequels never come out as good.
Pusha T: Nah, I think Lord Willin might be easier than Hell Hath No Fury, but I wouldn’t even want to go that route.
No Malice: It was two different kinds of emotions. The first one, you’re hungry and you know you’re about this get a record deal. You got these rhymes saved up and everything. But Hell Hath No Fury was built on a completely different energy. It was anger, frustration, the label let down, personal stuff, everything. It wasn’t just sitting back being creative. It was real life.
When and if you guys do get back in the studio, will the creative process be a lot different?
No Malice: We never wrote our rhymes together or anything like that. We would call each other a lot of the phone and say our verses, but the rhymes were written in our comfort zones, so no.
Pusha T: That’s how we did it every time, song for song. We would get the beat, write to them separately.
Are there any Clipse songs that you guys really regret releasing?
No Malice: I can’t think of any…
Pusha T: Uh, yeah there’s a few on Til The Casket Drops that I wouldn’t have dropped [Laughs].
Which ones specifically?
Pusha T: The joint with Keri Hilson…
No Malice: There isn’t a record that we put out that I didn’t like, but that was one of those records where we were trying to cater to what we thought fans would want to hear or a specific audience wanted. The recipe has always been doing what we felt. I guess Til The Casket Drops, we were trying to reach something. Lyrically, I love it, but that record was strategic. It was the radio song.
Pusha T: You don’t regret but you just look back on songs and realize even radio songs need to be executed the right way.
What about a favorite verse from each other?
No Malice: There’s too many, way too many.
Pusha T: Mal’s verse on “We Got It For Cheap” was really, really good. He was so hot on that joint, so angry on that joint, everyone was catching hell. Hov heard it and said, "Oh, he’s got something on his mind. He’s got something on his mind for sure."
But even with all the seriousness and truth you guys put into your verses, the Clipse still had fun. Especially on those We Got It For Cheap mixtapes. Like putting Lauren London on a skit during that time period…
No Malice: That was all him [Laughs].
Pusha T: That’s my homegirl, man.
It was like this guy knows “no chill.”
Pusha T: I just asked for a skit. She said what she wanted to say.
Well, something that was all No Malice was his book. Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind and Naked. Pusha, do you ever think about writing a book?
Pusha T: With my patience, I couldn’t even do it. I tell everybody all the time, that was a Malice stunt, something he know I can’t do. To sit down and write a book, chronologically, from thought to thought, it’s impossible for me. I just couldn’t do it. I ain’t got it in me.
No Malice: I would have never written a book myself. That book came to me. It was my experience. Nobody wants to put their life out into the open like that. I was too busy being cool and even when I was touched by God I would have loved to kept it to myself, but I knew without a shadow of a doubt that this was something I was to share with the same people that was supporting me for all this time. It wasn’t something I chose to do. It was something I had to do. Why would I write a book? I didn’t want to write raps at that time. It’s very near and dear to me.
Do you feel like you owe the fans another Clipse album?
No Malice: I can answer that easily. I don’t feel like I owe anyone anything. And whatever I've given to the fans that supported us, I appreciate all the support. I really do. I hope they enjoy the art of the Clipse and I can honestly say, not even from a fan perspective, but from a world perspective, when I was at my lowest point in life. My very lowest, there was no one to call on but God. And I’ll be very clear about that. There wasn’t a woman, a gold chain, a Porsche there wasn’t nothing that could of have helped me feel better but God. So I know I don’t owe anyone anything. Even with the Clipse albums, it wasn’t that I owed the fans, it was just me showing my art with them, and I would love to that again sometime. Be clear though, I love the fans.
Pusha T: I don’t owe nobody nothing. This game is horrible.
No Malice: I really love the fans because they got it. They understood what was good about the Clipse. The same things that we enjoyed, from the intricate writing, the perspectives, and even the fashion. The people that liked what we liked, those are the reals fans. They still support me now and I really appreciate them. I mean it, I love my fans. Genuinely.
Not far removed from the release date of "Born Sinner" and the critically acclaimed track "Let Nas Down," which displayed an emotional story of J.Cole not receiving approval from one of the MC's he looks up to most; Nas. The QBridge King takes to the track and lets the young rapper know that all is good. Check it out! #MadeNasProud
We can put to bed the questions about what a record between these two would sound like, here it is. PARTYNEXTDOOR plans to release a self titled debut album soon. Stay Tuned & Enjoy.
Last night Drizzy took to the OVO's new website to release new music. A track featuring J.Cole, Sampha (of SBTRKT) and a remix of Migos track "Versace." Take a listen to them all right after the jump. "Nothing Was The Same" - Sept.17th. Enjoy!
Big K.R.I.T. takes his shot at this emotional record that has been preceded by Nas & J.Cole. I'm sure he will do it justice. Take a listen after the jump!
June 18th 2013 serves as a huge day in music. With a quick listen to each project, it seems as though no one disappointed. We have all of our copies. Make sure you support the artists that you love for creating the music that we all need.
"Watching Movies With The Sound Off" - Mac Miller "Born Sinner" - J.Cole "YEEZUS" - Kanye West "Extended Play" - Statik Selektah
Gearing up for the major release of Kanye's sixth studio album; "Yeezus" dropping tomorrow. Ye put together this short film featuring actors Scott Disick and Jonathan Cheban, reinacting the early year 2000 twisted thriller flick starring Christian Bale. If you haven't seen the original we suggest you take your nearest leisure to do so. Hit the jump to see Kanye's interpretation. Enjoy!
As we continue to wait for the much anticipated "BetterOff DEAD" project from the Flatbush trio. They let loose this gem for everyone to rock to. Enjoy!
JAY Z's new album "Magna Carta Holy Grail" comes to Samsung Galaxy fans first. Be among the first million to download the app on June 24th and get the album free July 4th, three days before the rest of the world.
Local hip hop artist/producer from Portland Oregon. Has produced for multiple local acts and is now releasing his first project #BIKElane in August 2013. Packard represents Portland to the fullest with organic sounding beats with an indie influence. Here is his is latest music video. Enjoy!
$$L updates: NOW THAT THE $W@G SUMMER LEAGUE SEASON HAS STARTED THE YOUNG REBELS HAVE decided to post their first & only VINE VIDEO!!!
WONDER WHY!?!!
DAMN MAN, I JUST HOPE I SEE ALL I CAN WITH JUST 6 SECONDS TO SPARE!!! ENJOY!!
This track originally featured on Leak's mixtape entitled; "The Leak." Now he enlists the help of affiliate, Lil Grim for a Cheverly Terrace remix. Take a listen after the jump. Make sure you also download Leak's latest project; "One Man Army," which is out now!
Jayda ft. Vinny Blaq - The Only One (prod.J Browning)
"The second single from Jayda and J.Browning's collaboration album is "The Only One" featuring Vinny Blaq. Jayda hailing from Germany, is now teaming up with another EMT member in Vinny Blaq. Together with EMT producer J.Browning, the 3 have created a very uplifting inspirational song including heavenly vocals from Jayda and two motivating verses from Vinny Blaq. The track will be off the album "Nothing But Me" coming very soon."
Young MC; Timmy Titus out of NJ debuts his new single called "All Night." This one is $ealedIVFreshness approved. You know how we treat new music around here. Listen x Tell-A-Friend x Enjoy!
Nolan The Ninja returns with more new music for the masses! A few weeks ago, DJ Soko spun an unreleased record by the ninja on Beatminerz radio in New York...That unreleased song was "F*ck The Whack"! On the self produced cut, the 21-year old displays more of a mellow yet subtle approach. We've also added his latest visual; "Total Wreck." Check it out & Enjoy!
Getting this one to your ears a little late everybody, but better that than never. Here's a track from Troy Tuesdays: 'Survival of the Hounds,' over the Classic Mobb Deep instrumental. Enjoy.
Joey Bada$$ had to push back the release of this project, so instead of nothing, he gives us another track to bang to. You can hear the pain in his voice on this one. Reminiscing on his late homie Capital STEEZ. Stay tuned for a release date.
D'Banj ft. Snoop Lion x Big Sean - Blame It On The Money
Blame It On The Money" featuring Big Sean and Snoop Lion is taken from D'Banj's forthcoming album "D'Kings Men". Looks like the mainstream may have to get prepared. Take a listen after the jump!
It has been two years since Hong Kong-based fashion
conglomerate I.T. bought
'A Bathing Ape' and this year marks the 20th anniversary of the brand. NIGO sits down with WWD for an interview to discuss A Bathing Ape and its future. NIGO is no longer involved with BAPE, instead
focusing on his own company 'NIGOLD' and several collaborative
ventures. Take a look at what he has to say inside.
Why did you choose to leave A Bathing Ape, the very brand you started? When did you make the decision?
Nigo:
It was about six months ago that I started to think about what I wanted to do next. I guess it’s just me being selfish. It has been 20 years since I founded the brand, and in another 20 years from now I will be 60. I started fumbling around for some new possibilities. What I really want to make clear is that I didn’t fall out with [I.T chief executive officer] Sham Kar Wai. Sham and I get on as more than business associates and we came to a mutual decision. It was simply that I came to the realization that Bape was no longer just my creation and I didn’t renew the contract that I signed two years ago when I sold the company.
Do you think that without you Bape is going to change even more significantly from now on?Nigo: There is a hangover caused by my own time managing Bape. That without me the brand wouldn’t exist is something the people who follow in my footsteps will have to overcome. But I think that I.T is confident that it is going to continue to sell without me. Especially in Asia, Bape is Bape. There are people who are fanatical about the logo alone. Maybe it will have an effect in places in the West like New York where I have an identity as Nigo. As for Japan, I wonder? I have a feeling they will just have to push on. If something goes wrong, maybe they will call me back!
So, where will you go from here? Aside from Nowhere, you have your own company, Nigold, which produces your new clothing brand Human Made. Will this be the second incarnation of Bape?
Nigo: Human Made is a brand that makes the clothes I want to be wearing right now, but I have no intention at all of growing it to the level of Bape. Two years ago, I opened a shop for Human Made in [the Tokyo residential neighborhood] Sendagaya that only opened on the weekends called Cold Coffee. I am in the process of renewing the interior of that and I am going to put on sale some of my collection of vintage items. I want to go back to doing business over the counter the old school way. I rent two or three locations for my collection and gradually have just wanted to let go of it all. I want to make a shop disguised as an art gallery with all of things I have collected on display for sale. I have no intention of going back into high-risk business.
Bam Bam and Harry Fraud finally release their anticipated seven track EP. You can purchase it after the jump for a measly 5.99. Check out the tracklist inside.
TrackList+iTunes
1.2 Virgins (feat. Big Body Bes) 2.Triple Backflip 3.No Time 4.The Rockers (feat. Wiz Khalifa) 5.Strictly 4 My Jeeps
6.Alligator 7.Seven Series Triplets (feat. Prodigy and Raekwon)
Action Bronson x Harry Fraud - SAAB Stories [EP][!UnSeaL!]
Deau X. Boy - #Been #Triil WET OUT HERE mix for Stüssy
The Detroit MC; Deau X. Boy freestyles over #BEEN#TRILL's WET OUT HERE mix for Stüssy. This song will not be featured on the upcoming project "Boy Meets World," which will be out later this year Hosted By DJ Mo Beatz. So this just serves as something for you all to vibe to for the time being. Expect more of these self directed and self edited freestyle videos to hit the net soon.
As of today it was announced that Isabel Marant will be following in the footsteps of Maison Martin Margiela, as the next designer line to link up with H&M for a collaboration. You can expect any young lady who knows anything about fashion to be taking advantage of this new and enticing opportunity. Take a closer look at what is going down exactly, after the jump.
Last night, like most of the prep for Kanye's album he took to the streets. This time he hosted a listening event for his upcoming album; "Yeezus." Close friends, critics, mentors, and the public were in attendance as Ye played for them the album in its entirety. He also acknowledged all of the genius minds behind the creation of the project, from Daft Punk to Rick Rubin and even young rapper/producer, Travi$ Scott. Kanye also took to the microphone to express how he feels about the creation of music and his albums from here on out. He also explained the meaning behind the album title stating that "West was my slave name, and Yeezus is my God name." Take a look after the jump to see some of what transpired. Look for the album on June 18th.
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