Fashawn: "Bart Simpson" video
Just when I'm about to leave the office, some new Fashawn hits my inbox... This is the official video for "Bart Simpson", which is off Fash's recent mixtape with DJ Skee entitled Grizzly City Vol. 3. The song was produced by pro skater Danny Mayer, who also makes a cameo in the video alongside fellow pro skater Pierre-Luc Gagnon. Check it out below.
Cage: "Captain Bumout" video
Very dope new video from Cage. This is pretty much what being at whack cluby spots feel like to me as well. In fact, if I had to put my experiences into a music video, it would be like this almost frame by frame, except there would be less blood and the girl would have brown hair... Props to director Stephen Reedy and Mr. Palko.
Read our interview with Cage.
Jay-Z Talks Decoded, Watch The Throne, and Axl Rose w/Tim Westwood
If you've got 17 minutes you're looking to fill, this maybe just the ticket. Jay-Z and Tim Westwood go in-depth about Jay's book, "Decoded", his role as an ambassador of Hip Hop, the greatest battle of his career and more. Check it out below.
Big K.R.I.T.: "I Ain't S**t" video
Self-deprecation sounds great when it comes from Big K.R.I.T. in the form of his new video for "I Ain't S**t". Over the same smooth sample used in "Something New", K.R.I.T. talks women not wanting to have his baby, as well as watching MTV Cribs... Pretty dope if you ask me.
Cloud Nothings: "Understand At All"
I posted a track from Cleveland's Cloud Nothings a few weeks ago, and today have the first official track from their forthcoming self-titled LP. The album will be released on January 25, 2011 via Car Park Records. The album will be more polished than the home recordings that first caught the ears of fans and critics. Much of the album was recorded with Baltimore's Chester Gwazda at the city's famed Copy Cat Building. How do you like them apples? Listen to "Understand At All" below.
Swizz Beatz: "King Tut" featuring Rakim
"Did you get the message? Hip Hop is back."
Swizz Beatz join the "I'm going to drop a new song every week, and name it something...." train with Monster Mondays. This week he gives us "King Tut" featuring none other than Rakim, who delivers nothing less than expected. The beat is cold, but I'm not a big fan of Swizz on the mic, and would have rather had two verses from The God emcee. But, it is what it is. Grab it below.
Curren$y: "Michael Knight" video
We saw a trailer, we had the mp3 drop, now we have the official video for Curren$y's "Michael Knight". The song is off the forthcoming Pilot Talk 2, and the video is directed by Curren$y's personal music video wrecking crew of Creative.Control.
Scheme: "Maintain"
Scheme asks a higher power to give him to strength to hang on his latest video "Maintain". The video was directed and edited by RubyHornet's Tony Shane, and the song will appear on the deluxe edition of Scheme's Same Rebel, New Cause. The deluxe edition will be released on November 9th via Scheme773.com. Check out the new video below.