French Montana Brings Out Busta Rhymes, Trina, Yo Gotti, Wyclef Jean, DJ Khaled & Uncle Murda [Video]

French Montana brought his Excuse My French tour to his hometown as he took over New York’s SOBs. The show was packed as tickets sold out in record time. Besides running through his known cuts such as ‘Pop That’, ‘Marble Floors’, ‘Straight Off The Boat’, ‘New York Minute’, French also had a few surprises up his sleeve. Busta Rhymes, Trina, Yo Gotti, Wyclef Jean, DJ Khaled, and Uncle Murda joined French on stage to perform their own tracks, much to the enjoyment of the crowd. Here is a recap of the guest performances, shot by David Downer. His debut album Excuse My French hits stores May 21st. Previously: Angie Grills French Montana & Trina About Relationship Rumors, New Video Nicki & More [Video]

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Papoose Interview + Freestyle w/ Montreality [Video]

Papoose freestyles over 50 Cent’s “Major Distribution” and speaks about: – The type of student he was at school (2:00) – Jobs he had as a teenager growing up (2:20) – What he spent his 1st big paycheck on (2:28) – The key to success (2:39) – His passion for literature & favorite books (3:08) – What he would call his book, if he were to write one (3:45) – What he thinks he were in a previous lifetime (4:19) – His favorite cartoon character (5:11) – His favorite videogame (5:29) – Everything about his debut album “Nacirema Dream” (6:36) – The creative process behind “Alphabetical Slaughter” (11:47) – His record with Erykah Badu “Cure” (13:14) – His record with Dj Premier “Turn It Up” (13:50) – Remy Ma’s upcoming release from prison, in 2014 (14:41) – His message to the youth (15:34) Previously: Papoose – Showoff Radio Freestyle [Video]

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GZA Interview @ Chess Forum [Video]

For the lastest edition of FADER and Converse’s Brooklyn Bound, we sat down with legendary Wu-Tang MC, the GZA, who chose Greenwich Village’s The Chess Forum to talk about his love for the game of chess and how he got started playing. He also gave us the inside track on his upcoming Dark Matter album, a concept album he researched through meetings with Harvard and MIT physicists. Check out GZA’s chess-playing origins above and stay tuned for video and an exclusive download from his Converse Rubber Tracks performance.

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