[Video] Scoolboy Q, Vic Mensa & Vado on 'RapFix Live'
Wednesday might as well have been "Come Up Day" over at the MTV RapFix studios in New York City. I say that because Sway, wearing a SaveMoney sweatshirt nonetheless, found himself flanked by two of the most aggressively progressive artists in hip-hop today in Vic Mensa and Schoolboy Q who were also joined by Cam'ron protege, Vado. The four men chopped it up between the couches with Sway, touching on what's come, what's gone and what's on the horizon. Schoolboy Q, whose album, Oxymoron is about ready to explode from anticipation leading up to the February 25 release date, showed up looking like he stole a page out of Pharrell's style book with a full brimmed hat capping off an ensemble that included a full-length grey trench coat and pink 'TDE' sweatshirt. Anything goes I guess when you're the 'Hood Pope'. Vic joined Schoolboy on the couch, rocking a matching sweatshirt to Sway's and giving the pink 'TDE' piece a run for its...money? Anyway, check out the full episode, streaming below courtesy of MTV.
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[Video] Schoolboy Q calls Kendrick Lamar with Sway
The Black Hippy crew caught some heat after Kendrick's verse mentioned Drake in a not-so-flattering way. Sway has seemingly installed a turnstile in front of his set in New York for CMJs and asked Schoolboy Q whether the TDE cypher at the BET Hip Hop Awards was directed at Drake. Sick of talking about it, Q simply gave Kendrick a call to settle things. Watch what happens next.
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[Video] Vic Mensa freestyles, talks with Sway
Chicago's own Vic Mensa is riding the wave he has created since releasing his latest solo project, Innanetape, at the end of September. Out in New York for CMJs, Mensa linked up with the legendary Sway, who has had quite a bit of Chicago flavor on his shows recently. Vic chops it up with Sway about the making of Innanetape, his musical influences and even took some time out of a busy schedule out east to kick a freestyle for the former MTV VJ. Check it all out below.
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[Video] Sway's Underground interviews Tree
Photo by Virgil Solis
Earlier this week we posted several interviews Sway did with local artists as part of "Chicago Week" on his web series "Sway's Underground". Yesterday an interview with Mr. SoulTrap himself, Tree, was released. While sitting in the New Era store on south State Street Tree discussed the state of the Chicago scene, the Soul-Trap movement and offers a few bars off the cuff as well, check out more below.
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