Day: September 20, 2011
Trey Songz on The Evolution of R&B-Rap [Video]
Chris Brown’s doing it, Brandy’s doing it, even Mary J Blige is doing it. If the ’90s was the era of Hip Hop-Soul, we now appear to be in the age of R&B-Rap. With his impending double mixtape release — LemmeHolDatBeat 2 and Anticipation 2 — on the way in November showcasing both his emcee and slowjam skills, SoulCulture TV [subscribe!] recently sat down with R&B heartthrob Trey Songz at Atlantic Records’ London HQ for a chat about his skills on the mic, the evolution of R&B-Rap and today’s genre-merging trends.
Read morePharrell Talks About The State Of Music & Praises Rick Ross
“If you notice every five years music changes and every ten years the decade previous is completely unrecognizable,” P says on the state of music. “Everything is cyclical.” Pharrell names Rick Ross as one of hip-hop’s current MVPs. “The way Ross is killing it right now. It’s been a minute since the last time we had somebody like him to come out and do what he’s doing or like a Wayne,” Pharrell tells VIBE. “It’s just completely authentic. [Ross] knows what he wants to do —knows his sound, has a style, has a definitive position, has a perspective on the game and what he adds to it and how he’s gonna change it,” he continues. “So music is in a really, really good place now and I’m watching it. I’m in the studio and everything is changing.” via VIBE
Read moreJ. Cole Talks Sex Tape, Working with Jay-Z, Going at Lil Wayne, The Lesbian Question, “Cole World” and more [Audio]
J. Cole hit up DJ Whoo Kid on Sirius XM’s Shade 45 Saturday (Sept. 17) to talk about his upcoming album “Cole World: The Sideline Story” and more! Is J. Cole involved with the Jay-Z/Lil Wayne beef? Does J. Cole produce all of his own beats? What does J. Cole think of the rumors that Jay-Z was upset with him? Will you get a free copy of J. Cole and Rihanna‘s sex tape with the purchase of his album?! LOL! Does the sex tape exist at all? Why does everyone want to know if J. Cole loves lesbian?! Who gets more women, Tyson Beckford or J. Cole?
Read moreThe Check-In w/ Freddie Gibbs [Video]
The Check-In gives catch up with Interscope Records rapper Freddie Gibbs at 2011’s Rock The Bells.
Read moreKendrick Lamar Performs “HiiiPower” + Interview [Video]
Rapper Kendrick Lamar explain what being dubbed the new King of the West Coast means and the gets the What’s Trending crownd throwing up 3’s as preforms his single HiiiPower.
Read moreCurren$y: Raw Sessions 1 [Video]
Raw Papers & Thesmokersclub presents Curren$y’s Raw Sessions. Hilarity at it’s finest! Spitta Discusses someone who tried to fake the funk & give him some “Lavendar kush”…. Note to Weed dealers please stop making names up for your weed. That ain’t the move Smokers Club will be in a city near you starting Oct 12th. Please bring only your finest greenery GoodTalk – Jonnyshipes
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