Big Sean Talks Festivals, Inspiring Others & Giving Back, The Sean Anderson Foundation & More [Video]

Big Sean returns to SKEE TV for a couch interview with DJ Skee from Soundset 2015. Sean talks about how essential music festivals are in all cities, because it gives artists a chance to rep and embrace their hometowns. He also touches on the importance of giving back to our communities, explaining that through his foundation, The Sean Anderson Foundation, he is able to be a positive role model to kids and inspire them to do better. Sean explains that he will be touring for the rest of the year, but makes it clear that he’s in his home studio every chance he gets.

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G. Dot & Born feat. Masta Ace – Ghetto Survivor [Stream]

Those who live comfortably behind white picket fences, are often quick to judge the lifestyle and culture of those raised by the corners. As block boys turned emcees, Boston’s G dot & Born, have studied the game and have taken their experiences from the streets to the studio, as exemplified on their latest leak, “Ghetto Survivors.” Production wise, Ben Hedibi crafts a soulful, slap heavy instrumental, laced with a well composed scratch hook courtesy of, DJ Technic, that takes it back to the bare bones fundamentals of MPCs and SL-1200s. And if Edo G was first to roll out the record carpet for the revivalist duo, than Masta Ace will help them to continue their ascend, with his proficient raps that detail the ‘dos and dont’s’ of ghetto survival…”don’t try to have the whole block scared of you, you never know what the scared are prepared to do.” “Ghetto Survivor” is available on iTunes.

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