Bling47 Breaks Dilla Edition: DJ Dez – The Hustle [Audio]

Oh my god, Oh my god, Oh my god. Whaaaaattt!!! Who the hell starts a song like that!?! Only Detroit’s best rap group in history. Slum Village was a cornerstone of style for too many emcees to name. “The Hustle”, was one of the many tracks they displayed this effortless swag. DJ Dez was the DJ for Slum for many, many years. Despite his recent fallout with the group, he was the perfect person to breakdown this classic bootleg. Enjoy! – Jeedo Previously: Bling47 Breaks Dilla Edition: Waajeed – No [Audio]

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D’banj Speaks On Kanye West & G.O.O.D Music [Video]

We recently caught up with G.O.O.D music’s recent recruit D’banj in London. The Nigerian superstar who is releasing his single ‘Oliver Twist’ in the UK this week spoke to us about working with Kanye West and his new G.O.O.D music family. On working with Kanye, he revealed: “I wouldn’t of wished for a better person to introduce me. I met Kanye in Dubai and since then it’s been great. He’s so involved in my music, we’ve done so many so songs together and I don’t know which of them are going to come out, that’s how we work. I’ve done over twenty songs with him all ready. I don’t know how many of them will make the album. I know that he likes what he’s heard and he likes how original that I am and he doesn’t want to change anything about me which is my prayer and my fans prayer back home”

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TrackBlasters Radio: 14.05.12

Da More Fire Monday – The Correct Flava To Start Your Week Host: DJ P.R. New DJ Drama, Ab-Soul, Showbiz & A.G., Slim The Mobster and Angie Stone. Enjoy! Record Of The Day: Ab-Soul feat. ScHoolBoy Q – SOPA Playlist DJ Drama feat. Future & Drake – We In This Bitch v1.5 Wiz Khalifa – Work Hard, Play Hard **Record Of The Day** Ab-Soul feat. ScHoolBoy Q – SOPA ASAP Rocky – Goldie Odd Future – Lean Odd Future – P Showbiz & A.G. – That N*gga Crazy Showbiz & A.G. feat. OC – Berry Love Showbiz & A.G. feat. OC – Wolves Kendrick Lamar feat. Dr. Dre – The Recipe Slim The Mobster feat. Sly – Last Time Prodigy feat. Esther – Gangsta Love Angie Stone – Do What You Gotta Do **Throwback** Guru Keep feat. Angie Stone – Your Worries De La Soul feat. feat. Chaka Khan – All Good Kanye West – Hey Mama [audio:http://www.trackblasters.com/radio/shows/radioshow 14.05.12.mp3] Download here

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Jay-Z Headlining, Curating Live Nation’s “Budweiser Made In America” Music Festival

This explains the mysterious Made In America video teaser that Life + Times released two days ago. Jay-Z and Budweiser are expected to announce Monday their partnership to bring a two-day music festival, “Budweiser Made In America,” to Philadelphia over Labor Day Weekend. Jay-Z will headline as well as curate the lineup for the event, which is produced by Live Nation. A portion of all proceeds will benefit United Way, a charity Jay-Z previously partnered with for his pair of historic concerts at Carnegie Hall earlier this year. Philly’s Ben Franklin Parkway in Fairmount Park has been named as the venue for “Budweiser Made In America,” which will be held Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2. Nearly 30 acts will perform at the festival, spanning rock, hip-hop, R&B, Latin and dance genres. The full roster will be announced separately on May 21. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, May 23 at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. Budweiser Facebook fans will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday, May 22 via www.facebook.com/Budweiser. The event is also expected to be viewable by live-stream, with details forthcoming. Read the full story here.

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50 Cent Addresses Lloyd Banks Rumors & Breaks Down “The Lost Tape” [Video]

Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller interviewed 50 Cent for the very first time! Check out part 1 where he discusses why he doesn’t jump on other peoples tracks anymore, the future of G-Unit, Lloyd Banks rumors, 2 Chainz, his new mixtape “The Lost Tape” with DJ Drama that is scheduled to be released on the 22nd & much more. Previously: 50 Cent Pushes Back “The Lost Tape” To May 22nd; Says It Will Feature 13 Tracks [Video]

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