Special Education w/ SZA [Video]

In the third episode Special Education, Special battles T.D.E.’s own SZA about her music. We learn that “Aftermath” was the easiest song for her to write, she breaks down how her tracks with Isaiah Rashad happen, gushes about how excited and finally not afraid she is about a new project with her upcoming “A”, calls 3rd graders terrifying, says Kendrick is her favorite person to learn from, and so much more.

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Action Bronson Is “Mr.Wonderful” And “Fuck That’s Delicious!” Will Now Be On TV [Video]

Action Bronson is gearing up to release his debut album, Mr. Wonderful. The rapper shared the Bloodsport-inspired cover art yesterday, which followed up the release of the tracklist. He also popped up on Mark Ronson’s remix of “Uptown Funk”, and as we learn during our interview, the relationship extends beyond that. Ronson also handles some production on Mr. Wonderful. In between doing dabs, Bronsolino spoke on coming up with his animated cover art , as well as the inspiration behind his album title (his mama). He also talks about connecting with 40 for the track “Actin’ Crazy”, revealing that 40 was the one who really wanted to work with him. 40 knew off the bat which beat Bronson would want, apparently. He also breaks down “Thug Love Story 2017”, revealing it’s three songs put together. He says, “It’s three pieces of music put together. There’s a song called ‘City Boy Blues’, there’s a song called ‘Light In Attic’, and there’s a song with me and Chance [The Rapper] called ‘Baby Blue’, that joint is produced by Mark Ronson.” Watch the full interview above. Stay tuned for Mr. Wonderful.

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Denzil Porter feat. Swerve Mitch – AmbidEXtrous [Stream x Download]

Denzil Porter teams up with producer/artist Hannibal King to create a classical hiphop sound for “AmbidEXtrous”. With its soul strumming baseline, cozy hiphop drums, and nostalgic sample, Porter approaches the record similar to his release “Kanye West”. Porter uses his straight forward, humorous style to compliment a story of “why you can’t live with em, but, yet you can’t live without em…”.

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Lil Herb: “I’m Staying Indie Until I Learn My Worth As An Artist” [Video]

Lil Herb spoke on what’s happening with his music career during a recent chat with VladTV. While he’s already dropped a couple of mixtapes and has another one in the works, the Chi-Town spitter says he’s not anticipating releasing an album for the time being, as he wants to get his buzz a little higher through touring and shows first. However, Herb feels like there are songs on his upcoming mixtape “Ballin’ Like I’m Kobe” that make it feel like an album.

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