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DJ Felli Fel, Lex Larson and Louie Rubio a/k/a The Americanos return to ride out the rest of summer with “In My Foreign” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, French Montana and Lil Yachty. This follows the group’s last single “BlackOut” which featured Lil Jon, Juicy J and Tyga, heard on the soundtrack for “We Are Your Friends”, the soundtrack for “Keanu”, and the latest Season 2 trailer for HBO’s “Ballers”!
Read moreRockie shares the official music video for “Your Life (Remix)”, which is taken from the iTunes version of his latest release “The Night I Went To…“.
Read moreJust as promised, Ace Hood liberates the 5th installment of his “Starvation” mixtape series. The 18-track tape comes with features from Rick Ross, Fabolous and Bruno Mali. Production is handled by London On Da Track, Scott Styles, The Mekanics and more. Stream/download below.
Read moreTy Dolla $ign hits us with the title-track off his upcoming project “Campaign”, which is set to drop before his next album, “Beach House 3”. Press play below.
Read moreJamila Woods shares her new album, “Heavn”. Says Jamila: “‘Heavn’ is about black girlhood, about Chicago, about the people we miss who have gone on to prepare a place for us somewhere else, about the city/world we aspire to live in. I hope this album encourages listeners to love themselves and love each other. For black and brown people, caring for ourselves and each other is not a neutral act. It is a necessary and radical part of the struggle to create a more just society. Our healing and survival are essential to the fight.” Stream or download the 13-track effort below.
Read more“Scars to Your Beautiful” is taken from Alessia Cara’s debut album “Know-It-All”, which is available now.
Read moreDe La Soul is back with a new track called “Action!”. Listen below.
Read moreCam’ron goes Sneaker Shopping at Stadium Goods in New York City with Joe La Puma, says he doesn’t need Nike to validate him, and talks about his next Reebok sneaker.
Read moreSadat X’ “Agua” LP drops July 15th. Pre-order here.
Read moreLegendary pioneer rapper Kurtis Blow spoke with VladTV about witnessing the start of hip-hop in New York, and how James Brown and other artists of the 60s and 70s were heavy influencers of the genre. He also detailed how he and his friends would go through their mother’s record stash in the 70s to search out specific funk songs to use for their b-boy songs. During the conversation Kurtis also spoke about how DJs were initially the focal point of hip-hop, adding that emcees were a “dime a dozen” during this time. It wasn’t until Grandmaster Flash started developing modern hip-hop beats by extending the break and playing it on repeat for five minutes. Check out more of what he had to say in the above clip, including how he’s trying to unite hip-hop churches around the world.
Read moreCraig G reminisces about the mid-80s when he was 12 years old, recording with Marley Marl. He distinctly remembers how people were excited simply to have made records, regardless of any success. In 1989, he was signed to Atlantic Records and saw the political motives in the music industry at an early stage. Craig left the label and took a 5-year hiatus until the independent Hip Hop scene emerged in the 90s with the success of 12″ singles and boutique record companies. His latest album in 2016 is called I Rap And Go Home, produced by Big Earth of VaporWorldz. Purchase “I Rap And Go Home“, with features from Kool Keith, Buckshot, Ras Kass, Rockness, Jarobi (A Tribe Called Quest), and Canibus.
Read more2 of Compton’s finest, AD and YG, link up on the music video to AD’s single “THUG.” Directed by Born Original Productions. Produced by Sorry JayNari of the League of Starz.
Read moreJuicy J stays busy and blesses his fans with another new project, “Lit In Ceylon”. The 16 track project includes limited features and production from the normal cast of characters like TM88, Southside, Tarentino as well as self production from Juicy J himself! Download or stream now exclusively on DatPiff! Check the video for “Blue Bentley” after the break.
Read moreIn this second clip from our recent interview with ScHoolboy Q, the rapper tells us about the possibility of a Black Hippy album– which is still very much an uncertainty. Although we shot this interview prior to the “THat Part” Black Hippy remix surfacing, it sounds like there will be more one-off Black Hippy collaborations in our future.
Read moreSwizz Beatz is very vocal about issues that plague our community, so it was only right that Angie Martinez get him on the line to discuss the uproar our country is currently in over police brutality, social injustice and the murder of five police officers in Dallas, TX.
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