Kendrick Lamar: "Art of Peer Pressure"
Although at the moment we're uncertain if this new leak by Kendrick Lamar will be on good kid, m.A.A.d city, nonetheless, I'm pretty sure most of us won't be doing any complaining. Clearly influenced by Outkast's classic record, K. Dot tells a palpable personal account of a night when he succumbed to peer pressure and didn't end on a positive note. good kid, m.A.A.d city'drops October 22nd.
[Album Stream] Flying Lotus: Until The Quiet Comes
Producer extraordinaire, Flying Lotus, will be releasing his highly-anticipated LP 'Until The Quiet Comes" next week on October 2th, but the good people over at NPR have put up a stream of the complete opus, for those fans out there that just can't wait! With guest-appearances by Erykah Badu, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood, and Thundercat, FlyLo shows us a more calmer side to his instrumentals in 'Until The Quiet Comes" while also keeping the mystical aura people love hearing from him.
[Video] Brother Ali: Mourning in America Tour
Brother Ali has been touring around the country, supporting his latest release 'Mourning In America' and below we have a short video of Ali performing at several venues off the tour plus a list of the ones to come. Hit the jump to watch.
Martin $ky: "Elevator$"
With the steady stream of records released by Martin $ky in the past few months, it's been almost impossible to keep up with all the leaks. This new joint entitled "ELEVATOR$" almost slipped through our radar, luckily we were able to listen to it in the weekend and will help us get through Monday. The production is handled by The Fortified Sounds and Doc Da Mindbenda, and the record is off Martin's forthcoming ELOPE.
[Video] Macklemore: The Back Room Freestyle
The always eccentric, Macklemore, stops by BET's 106 & Park and spits a quick sixteen over a Beatlock Productions beat while rocking a Hungarian Tiger possum fur jacket. 'The Heist' drops October 9th.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFfL16SwtS0
[Video] Asher Roth: "Bastermating" & "In The Kitchen" Live @ Sway In The Morning
Asher Roth hit the Shade 45 offices this past Friday to do a live performance of his singles "Bastermating" and "In The Kitchen" for Sway In The Morning off his latest mixtape Pabst & Jazz. The emcee also addresses the situation behind the delay of his sophomore album at the beginning of the video, which you can watch below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMHwu8VPNsM
Juvenile: "Picture Perfect" Feat. Lil' Wayne & Birdman
Great news for all of the people out there reminiscing on the original Cash Money empire as Juvenile, Lil Wayne & Birdman link up for this new joint entitled "Picture Perfect", plus Mike Will Made It. Apparently the Hot Boys hit the studio and were able to record a couple more collabs, lookout for those soon! This knocks.
[EP] Bruiser Brigade: Bruiser Brigade EP
Danny Brown and his Bruiser Brigrade crew are currently working on a full-length project and yesterday, Scion A/V's released a teaser of what's to come with a four-track EP, with half of the songs being brand new and the other two remixes from Ryan Hemsworth and Lockah. The Detroit conglomerate is made up of Brown, Dopehead, CHIP$, Chavis Chandler, TrplBlk Mandingo, Zelooperz, and in-house producer SKYWLKR, each bringing their own unique style to the table and mixing it with the others. Stream the EP below and stay on the lookout for more info on the album.