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Nitty Scott joined Sway in the Morning today and dropped a dope new record. A catchy track called “Negrita” off her upcoming project ‘Creature,’ due February 2016. Listen to the bouncy record below and don’t fight it – let it get stuck in your head.
Read moreA guest spinner on Q-Tip’s Beats1 show Abstract Radio, Justin – perhaps inspired by Hot 97’s tribute mix to he and Kanye West earlier in the week – went virtual crate digging for his takeover and played a wealth of unreleased tracks from his expansive hard drives as well as his more-known singles. These are just some of the many, many songs he played: * Joe Budden’s “Pump It Up (Remix)” with Busta Rhymes * An alternate version of Freeway’s “Flipside” * An alternate version of Kanye West’s “Touch The Sky” with Robert Glasper * An alternate version Cam’ron’s “I Really Mean It” with Juelz Santana and Jim Jones * An alternate version of Drake and Rick Ross’ “Lord Knows” via 2DBZ
Read moreLegendary lyricist KXNG CROOKED joins Arts and Raps and discusses why he doesn’t like hip hop anymore. See how it all goes down in this week’s’ episode of All Def Digital’s Arts and Raps.
Read moreVirginia native D.R.A.M. returns with a new track titled “#1HappyHoliday”. Hear it below.
Read more“A lot of my music is very conversational,” Amir Obè told Billboard. “Most of my songs are just thoughts and emotions and everybody has thoughts and emotions, so they can relate no matter who they are… I think they’re gonna get a real authentic, progressive, real melodic project. I did a lot of experimenting on this project, so I just discovered new ways to approach songs. It’s still very conversational. It’s still very me as far as my personal experience but I think this is gonna be a real solid body of work.”
Read more“My first project (Happy Belated) was about my personal struggles and things I’ve been through. This time around I wanted to speak to the struggles of my fans and people who stumble across my music by addressing the struggles I feel like we all go through,” says Chaz French. “Everybody has some type of struggle and that’s what shapes us as people. We gain strength as we endure the struggle. Just know that the struggle isn’t forever and it takes a little longer to get there when it’s real. All of our blessings are coming… These Things Take Time.” – Chaz French
Read moreChicago’s Goodbye Tomorrow returns with a new joint called “Mesmerizing”. Check it out below.
Read moreYonkers MC Genovese pays tribute to Frank Sinatra.
Read moreR&B singer Lyrica Anderson is in the holiday spirit and releases her first ever Holiday themed project, “Christmas Baby”, a four-track EP that includes original holiday songs and covers with a special collaboration from Timbalnd on “Drummer Boy”. Take a listen below and hit iTunes for a download.
Read morePusha T talks to Zane Lowe about being the new president od G.O.O.D. Music, new collaborations, and what’s coming in 2016.
Read moreWe’ve been a fan of Nitty Scott for a long time at Sway’s Universe. Never afraid to speak out and stand up for what she believes in, it was a pleasure to have her in the studio this week to give us an update on things. Taking an almost 8-month break to re-build her brand from the ground up to put more responsibility on herself, Nitty Scott speaks on learning from mistakes. So often just being branded as a female MC, Scott elaborates on how sexism has creeped into music. She emphasizes that no woman should need a male co-sign before she breaks out into a dope freestyle. Check out the interview and look out for her upcoming project, “Creature,” which is due out in February.
Read moreOn Dec. 10, Charles Hamilton visited the XXL studio in New York City to do a freestyle livestream style. Fresh off the release of his new EP, ‘The Black Box,’ watch the Harlem rapper spit for more than 30 minutes.
Read moreT.I. performs “About The Money” off his “Paperwork” album live on SKEE TV.
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