The Hateful Eight (Official Teaser Trailer) [Video]

Quentin Tarantino’s long-awaited Western film “The Hateful Eight” will hit select theaters on Christmas Day and everywhere on January 8th, 2016! Synopsis: In THE HATEFUL EIGHT, set six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth (Russell) and his fugitive Daisy Domergue (Leigh), race towards the town of Red Rock where Ruth, known in these parts as “The Hangman,” will bring Domergue to justice. Along the road, they encounter two strangers: Major Marquis Warren (Jackson), a black former union soldier turned infamous bounty hunter, and Chris Mannix (Goggins), a southern renegade who claims to be the town’s new Sheriff. Losing their lead on the blizzard, Ruth, Domergue, Warren and Mannix seek refuge at Minnie’s Haberdashery, a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass. When they arrive at Minnie’s, they are greeted not by the proprietor but by four unfamiliar faces. Bob (Bichir), who’s taking care of Minnie’s while she’s visiting her mother, is holed up with Oswaldo Mobray (Roth), the hangman of Red Rock, cow-puncher Joe Gage (Madsen), and Confederate General Sanford Smithers (Dern). As the storm overtakes the mountainside stopover, our eight travelers come to learn they may not make it to Red Rock after all…

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Method Man feat. Hanz On & Street Life – The Meth Lab [Stream]

Wu-Tang legend Method Man liberates the title track from his upcoming full length project, “The Meth Lab”, hitting stores August 21 via Tommy Boy Entertainment. The single is available on iTunes now. Says Method Man: “I kept it real and low-key, like I do in my studio. I know a lot of artists that have reached out, but I wanted to save those artists for my last Method Man album. I wanted this one to be a platform for more Staten Island artists to be heard that aren’t getting heard, because you know if it isn’t Wu Tang–I mean, we never blocked anyone from trying to get a record deal. I mean the way the record industry works is, if something’s not broke, don’t fix it. Bottom line is there’s a lot more talent to be heard from Staten Island outside of Wu Tang artists, and these kids are dope. I wanted to just give them a platform to be heard. I’m on every song, but I’m not exactly on any songs by myself, with the exception of one.” Check out the animated trailer for the LP after the break.

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Will Sessions – Mix Takes 3 & 4 (Trailer) [Video]

Will Sessions are Detroit’s foremost funk ambassadors, and once again they’ve masterfully recreated some of their favorite records as part of their Mix Takes series. A full 10-piece band faithfully covers classic funk and breaks, and it was all recorded and filmed live for “Mix Takes 3 & 4,” which will see full release on June 23 via Fat Beats Records. Includes guest appearances by Motor City legends Dennis Coffey and McKinley Jackson

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Straight Outta Compton (Trailer) [Video]

In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.

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D’Angelo To Release New Album “Black Messiah” On December 16 [Video]

After sooo much waiting, doubt, and what felt like false hope, the prayers of fans everywhere will finally, finally be answered! In an almost surprise release, D’Angelo will in fact be dropping his long awaited third album before the end of 2014, and it fact it will land in stores on December 16! The project, titled ‘Black Messiah,’ will be released under the name D’Angelo and the Vanguard, marking the enigmatic singer’s first album in 14 years. While no official announcement has been made, a short promo video has been released to YouTube, while some lucky folks already got their hands on physical copies, and certain press have been invited to a private listening session on Sunday in New York City. Earlier this year, D’Angelo’s manager Kevin Liles said that a new album was “definitely” coming in 2014. D’Angelo has also announced dates for a European tour called “The Second Coming Tour” for early 2015. via

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