[Video] GLC: "Reach For The Top"
GLC dropped his latest music video off of Eternal Sunshine of the Pimpin Mind. "Reach for the Top" was directed by Terrence Jones and is a visual memoir for an artist whose career has been long and full of experiences. The music itself reflects the diversity of these experiences and the video strengthens the story, providing some visual insight into the mind of what very well may be a younger Ism. Watch it below and make sure to check out his latest mixtape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=39l3TYuDL9E
[Video] Raekwon: "Just A Toast" featuring JD Era
Raekwon linked up with CartelFilms for the visuals for "Just A Toast" off of his Unexpected Victory mixtape. The video is a fitting for the likes of The Chef himself, with a classy black tie theme accompanied with plenty of bubbly. The track also features Canadian emcee JD Era, who I hadn't heard of before but lays down a verse that stands up to Rae's. Here's to Raekwon, who throughout the years has stayed as sharp as ever and is a true OG.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Pj6sssPN9S4
[Video] STS: "Great Mood" featuring A$AP Ferg
Sugar Tongue Slim can spit, no doubt about it. For the past month or so, the Money Making Jam Boy has been flipping various tracks in his march towards the release of his Gold Rush album. "Great Mood" takes Wale's "That Way" and reworks it, with Rick Ross providing the simple chorus line and a dope feature from A$AP Ferg. The video shows the artists in the studio, partaking in all the various activities that are so damn good for creativity. Look for the album to drop on February 29th and head to his website where you can grab the MP3 of this latest track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5V-rYFCpunw
[RH In-Concert] A$AP Rocky Live from The Middle East
While the Boston and Cambridge area was the last stop before the A$AP Mob returns to their beloved city of New York, they did right by the fans and put on one hell of a performance. From the beginning, when Rocky stormed the stage with his latest banger "Pretty Flacko" until he ended with "Peso", Rocky had everyone on their toes. Blow Hip Hop TV was on hand to catch one of the crowning moments of the night , as Rocky made sure that crowd surfing fans wouldn't get ejected from the venue. Rocky didn't stop giving back after that either, at one point in time he cut the lights and pronounced that it was time to "get lit". A$AP knows how to throw down.
The Middle East's downstairs is a tiny venue, more reminiscent of a dorm room than a concert hall, and the energy level was off the charts the entire time. As fans filtered out after the compact set, some complained about the brevity of the show, but in in reality it was perfect. He went through the majority of LiveLoveA$AP and kept it live the whole show. So to those complaining, I say count your blessings. It is unlikely that I'll be able to see any A$AP performance a setting like this.
Morale of this article: A$AP gets it live and if you have a chance to see them, do it.
A$AP ROCKY STOPS SHOW + SAVES FAN - "WASSUP" BOSTON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Vk_dQr-FZHA
LRG Education Through Imagination: Freddie Gibbs
Freddie Gibbs is an artist we know well over here at RH and is part of the family. Now his affiliation with Lifted Research Group has landed him a quick episode in their series Education through Imagination. Check out what Freddie feels the phrase means and if you haven't already, make sure to read our recent article Two Days In Hell, profiling his time spent in his hometown shooting promo videos for Cold Day in Hell.
"The Artists that LRG supports have gained their success by being visionaries and pursuing their dreams, by moving against the crowd. As we support the independent and underground culture, in 2012 we are spreading the influence of innovative essence to our supporters. We are taking what LRG artists and riders have used to get where they are today and giving you an Education through Imagination." - LRG
http://vimeo.com/35772919
King Louie & Chief Keef: "Winning"
Thanks to DJ Hustlenomics we get this latest track from King Louie and Chief Keef. Produced by Young Chop, this one's a certified banger. Check out Louie as he joined Rockie Fresh at the Driving 88 show at Reggie's and listen to "Winning" below.
Supreme Regime: "American Pastime" & "Lisa Frank"
Chicago's youth is really wil-n-out these days. You've seen the likes of The Village, 2008ighties, and Savemoney represented well on RH, but you might not have heard of Supreme Regime. The 5 man groups work interchangeably, with three emcee's and two producers, they have a good range. As they continue to evolve and grow they've released a steady stream of singles, the latest two being "Lisa Frank" and "American Pastime". Check these them out and look for their debut mixtape sometime this spring.
[Video] Tyler The Creator and BADBADNOTGOOD: "Orange Juice"
Toronto based jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD have created quite a buzz for themselves with their live instrumentation covers of some of hip hop biggest tracks. Recently Tyler The Creator linked up with the group to perform his track "Orange Juice". The track steals Gucci Mane's infamous "Lemonade" and originally featured the currently MIA Earl Sweatshirt. This latest cover could be the groups best, largely because their dope abilities on instruments are matched with some vocals for once. Great track and cover, plus Tyler in wil-n-out per usual, lets hope for more of these videos to come
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SF8Cibn2P9w