Fonzworth Bentley: "Greener" Video
Going in the complete opposite direction from my last post of Sean Price, we have a new Fonzworth Bentley video for "Greener". There are some beautiful women in this clip, and the song's not too bad either. Check it after the jump.
Sean Price: "Shut The F**k Up" Video
Can we get grimey for a second? Sean Price hits us with a video for "Shut The F**k Up"... Check it out below.
Curren$y: "The Hang Over" featuring Mikey Rocks
Introduced with "Family Ties" style pianos, Curren$y and Mikey Rocks recount a party of new music, drinking and of course, lots of weed. "The Hangover" will appear on Curren$y's Def Jam debut, Pilot Talk dropping July 13th. Grab it after the jump.
Black Sheep: "Come Back Home" + "For The Record"
Here is a double dose from The Black Pool of Genius... Black Sheep drops of a new track in "Come Back Home", as well as a video for "For The Record". Both can be found after the jump. The full LP is out today and can be purchased here.
Freddie Gibbs: "National Anthem (F**k The World)"
Nice. Decon lets go of the clean version of Freddie Gibbs' new joint, "National Anthem (F**k The World)". Gibbs will be releasing two project within the next 6 weeks, as XXL will be dropping a new mixtape (Str8 Killa No Filla) on July 29th. A few days later on August 3rd Decon will release the EP Str8 Killa, which will be 8 songs and available for purchase. Donnis recently announced something similar with the Fashionably Late EP/Mixtape, but we have yet to see the Atlantic Records EP come to fruition.
Getting back to Gibbs, "National Anthem" follows in the same vein as Gibbs' last release, "The Ghetto". In both songs, Gibbs places himself and his rap career in the context of the physical and social environment that pushed him towards music, while narrowly escaping the lure of the streets. Gibbs' commentary fills a necessary void in Hip Hop today, and it's his simultaneous multi-tasking of saying "f**k the system", explaining why it is f**ked up, and then offering some sort of methods out that makes Gibbs a rising star. Plus, the dude can rap.
Lastly, we're also very proud to announce that Gibbs will be hosting our next Digital Freshness event on July 15th. Details will follow, but there's an early warning for you... Track after the jump.
Mic Terror Tee Release
Mic Terror's new tee drops on July 3rd via Jugrnaut, and they are having a release party with the man the himself. Details in the video after the jump.
Three Artists. One Song: Rostam Batmanglij
The third and final video from Converse's "3 Artists One Song" campaign turns the attention onto Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij. While the videos on Kid Cudi and Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast followed each artists on some sort of journey, this look at Batmanglij takes viewers into his song writing process. Check it out below... I'm prepared to eat my words, but I just don't expect this song to be that good...
Mike Schpitz: "We On Fire" (prod. by Rob Bates)
Chicago's Mike Schpitz is readying yet another project, this one titled Stanley Ipkiss: Year of the Nice Guy. As Mike tells it,
"The Mask-inspired EP features 8 tracks and 3 skits with production from Rob Bates(Red Bull Big Tune Finals participant), QB and Nascent(50 Cent's Strong Enough and RedRum) and Chicago newcomer, I'm Trumaine. Stanley Ipkiss will be released through Block Starz Music on August 3rd via iTunes and other online retailers."
Mike sent over the first leak, "We On Fire", which is produced by Rob Bates. Grab it below.