[Video] Closed Sessions: 'The Making of Innanetape'
Vic Mensa has been getting press for days since releasing his re-debut to the world as a solo artist, Innanetape, released at the beginning of the month. Since then, he's traveled around the country touring with J. Cole and Wale, went out to New York for CMJs and popped up everywhere there was a camera and a mic, and is gracing the banner and headlines of most every hip-hop site. Before all that, though, he was lounged back in a desk chair at SoundScape Studios with Mike Kolar, DJ RTC and the crew, working on his latest masterpiece. Check out the short doc Closed Sessions put together from their time helping put together Innanetape, shot by Andrew Zeiter.
http://youtu.be/wexOX8NOEcc
[Video] Jay Dot Rain: "Youngest in Charge"
If you've been following RH lately, you've likely heard of Alabama native Jay Dot Rain. The RH First Look artist dropped his latest project, Memoirs of a Young Dreamer, produced by dynamic production team Blockbeattaz, not too long ago and today graces the world with his latest visual from the project for his track, "Youngest in Charge". Alabama is doing it's thing, check out the full video below here.
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[Video] Girl Talk and Freeway Announce Collaborative EP, "Broken Ankles"
Photo by: Andrew Strasser
Girl Talk and Freeway just announced some pretty cool news today as they have teamed up to work on a project entitled Broken Ankles. The collaboration might look a bit experimental at first glance, but both the producer and emcee can really feed off their unique sound without sacrificing their own style. This was proven when they premiered a track off the project in New York and the crowd responded to it with great feedback. The EP will be released this Fall via DatPiff, but in the meantime, you can catch footage of the show below.
http://youtu.be/UMARNvzI6gA
[Video] KSRA Live at The Beat Kitchen
Chicago's own KSRA, who debuted her album Petra last month on RubyHornet, released this exclusive video from her RH-sponsored North Coast after party with whysowhite at The Beat Kitchen on August 30. The girl can flat out perform and does her thing on the loop pedals with her song "Bad Habit" and "Red Letter" in this Skyline Productions video. Watch below and catch KSRA tomorrow with Snowmine and Taught Abroad for a set at The Hideout in Chicago.
http://youtu.be/5oS1_clOq18
http://youtu.be/3Gm6kMpgDC4
[Video] Zane Lowe interviews Kanye West
[Update: The three follow-up parts have been added below.]
Ye' has been everywhere since announcing Yeezus earlier this year and embarking on a media storm and performance binge that culminated last week with the announcement of a tour and a string of sets on late night programming. BBC1 Xtra's Zane Lowe got the plug of the year, earning the opportunity to sit down with Mr. West himself. The video has already made it's rounds on the internet, but give Part 1 a watch below.
http://youtu.be/K2T0fMkZoMo
http://youtu.be/nx3X4r-eCYQ
http://youtu.be/PED4zgjG3Ng
http://youtu.be/GIfUmGxSgpY
[Video] Lucki Eck$: "Love It"
Lucki Eck$ stays winning with yet another great release that will surely have the blogs going bonkers as he unleashes the official video for track number-two off Alternative Trap --which happens to be one of the best projects of 2013--. "Love It" was produced by Plu2o Nash, who really deserves the MVP due to the fact that he also shot and directed the visual. Plu2o did a great job to bring the vibe he envisioned for the record to life, while keeping the Alternative Trap essence intact. Check it out below and while you're at it, be sure to check out our First Look feature on Lucki here.
http://youtu.be/BM_FVwMwsMg
[Video] "Devotion" A Tree Documentary by Closed Sessions
Photo by Virgil Solis
Closed Sessions has always made its name by blending hip-hop with documentary-style video. No one does it better than Andrew Zeiter, responsible for most of the original CS videos over the years. The Tree documentary was shot around Pitchfork Music Festival July 21-23 in Union Park in Chicago where Tree performed for the first time earlier this summer. Closed Sessions has always teamed up with talented local artists, collaborations with the Soul Trap innovator have been well done and the latest coming out of Soundscape Studios is no different. Check out the full video below.
http://youtu.be/vw7cpLCoC1Q
[Video] HYPETRAK TV: Kendrick Lamar – Different Outlooks
Photo by Ben Miller
While in Hong Kong for the Beats By Dre massive Asia tour Kendrick Lamar sat down with HypeTrak and HypeBeast for his first interview in Asia. Kendrick touch on a variety of topics from touring with is idol and mentor Dr. Dre to his thoughts on Asia. He also talked about his debut album good kid, m.A.A.d city going platinum to his appreciation for the fans support.