Earl Sweatshirt feat. Vince Staples & Casey Veggies - Hive [Video]

And now I have yet another reason to be hype for Doris. Earl Sweatshirt has released visuals for his latest single, the Vince Staples and Casey Veggies assisted, Hive. Not only that, but Earl also confirmed the new release date and final tracklist for Doris, due August 20th. I shouldn’t have to say much more to get you excited. The video has a familiar look and feel because it was directed by Hiro Murai, who also did the video for . Check out the video for Hive and the tracklist for Doris.

DORIS AUG 20th pic.twitter.com/Uu853qpkcR

— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) July 12, 2013

Whew. Can't wait.. Shout out to Young Modele for the heads up.

You can also preorder Doris on iTunes.

Action Bronson - Strictly 4 My Jeeps [Video]

Bronson + Goldwatch. Epic combination.

At this point, what shouldn't we expect from these two? This video features a large rapper, large cars and....a few very large women. And some bad ones, too. And of course it's hilarious.
Bronson and Harry Fraud are set to drop the joint album Saab Stories this June.

Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe [Video]

It's about time we got some visuals for Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe. Fresh off of his Sweetlife Festival performance this past weekend, the Compton artist released the video for the fourth single from Good kid, m.A.A.d city. So far, the video contains a Mike Epps cameo, a funeral/party and several noteworthy snooks. Sounds about right.

Kendrick continues his World Tour on May 17th, heading out to the Sun God Festival out in California.

Pharrell Turns 40 + The Top 5 Pharrell Hooks [Videos]

In recognition of the 40th birthday of everyone's favorite genius producer not named Kanye [or Timothy], here is list of the Top 5 Pharrell-assisted hooks——in no particular order——as determined by me, my iTunes and embedding-enabled YouTube videos. I went with hooks because there are way too many beats or songs by the Neptunes/Pharrell to narrow down into a readable list. I even threw in the song from way back that started it all. Check these out and bump some N.E.R.D. today for God's sake.

1. Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell - Beautiful
Beautiful really ushered in the musical partnership between Snoop and the Neptunes that would ultimately bring us classics such as Drop It Like It's Hot, From tha Chuuuch to da Palace, Pass It, Pass It and...

2. Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell - Let's Get Blown
This is definitely my favorite Snoop/Neptunes track and I doubt it'll ever leave my iTunes despite having background vocals from.......Keyshia Cole? Sorry, I hope that doesn't ruin the song for you because it definitely almost did for me.

3. Jay-Z feat. Pharrell - Excuse Me Miss
Say what you want about The Blueprint 2 but I enjoyed it [a lot, actually]. Pharrell definitely left his mark on the album with four Neptunes-produced songs, with Excuse Me Miss being the best of the group. No matter where you are when you hear this song, this is a hook that you just have to sing along to. Incredible hook. Oh, and the rest of the song is cool, too.

4. Clipse feat. Pharrell - Gangsta Lean
Gangsta Lean was probably my favorite song on Lord Willin', even above Gridin'. While the better song might be debatable, what cannot be argued is the fact that this is one of the great Pharrell features in history. Random sidenote....Where are Philly's Most Wanted these days? Anybody?

5. Clipse feat. Pharrell, Ab-Liva & Rosco P. Coldchain - Cot Damn
I still think this is one of the most underrated Clipse songs of all time, not saying that there are many, but still. Pharrell's hook is what sticks out initially but this is just a dope song overall. Even WITH Ab-Liva and Rosco P. Coldchain, and that's saying a lot. Check that out, my blog's first Roscoe P. Coldchain reference. I'm distinguished now.

Bonus: Ma$e feat. Puff Daddy - Lookin' At Me
Okay, so I realize that it's not technically Pharrell singing this hook but this is the song that started it all. Plus, the Neptunes did the beat and in hindsight, wouldn't you much rather have had Pharrell on this hook instead of Diddy? Yeah, me too.


Also, Complex put out a list of the Top 25 Pharrell Hooks a couple years back but I didn't actually read it, though. Because, you know, slideshows are annoying.

Happy Birthday, P.

Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake - Poetic Justice [Video]

Finally, some visuals for Poetic Justice, the Janet Jackson-sampled single from Kendrick Lamar's amzaing debut, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City.). Oh yea, and a not-so somber Drake is on it. The clip opens up with the familiar Sherane... skit and the video gets moving from there. Is it just me or did this video take about a month or two too long to drop? Either way, check it out:

(Spotted at HHNM & Miss Info)

Another dope visual from Kendrick. And not a minute too late.

[Young] Kanye West - Way Too Cold [Video]

This is so trill. Like seriously.

How did I possibly miss this shit??

Big K.R.I.T. - Boobie Miles [Video Dir. by Va$htie]

Fresh off the release of the most talked-about mixtape of the year other than Rich Forever, Big K.R.I.T. has released visuals for Boobie Miles—clearly one of the dopest songs off of 4Eva N A Day. The visuals are brought to us by none other than Snookup Extraordinaire Va$htie Kola. Also known as my wife. Check it out.

Bon Iver at AIR Studios [Video]

This is golden. 25 minutes of an in-studio performance from this year's Best New Artist, Bon Iver. Man, oh man.
Set List:
1. Hinnom, TX
2. Wash.
3. I Can't Make You Love Me
4. Babys
5. Beth/Rest


I sat through the entire video and loved every second. You probably should/would too.

Black Keys European/North American Tour Dates Announced + New Album Released

The Black Keys kicked off their winter tour last night in New York and will be going strong though the third week of March. They've also released their seventh album El Camino today. Check em out when they're in your area, I know I will. Tour dates below:

• 12-05 New York, NY - Webster Hall
• 12-11 Los Angeles, CA - KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas
• 01-23 Antwerp, Belgium - Lotto
• 01-24 Lille, France - Zenith
• 01-25 Paris, France - Zenith
• 01-27 Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle
• 01-28 Berlin, Germany - Arena
• 01-30 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
• 01-31 Zurich, Switzerland - Maag Hall
• 02-01 Eindhoven, Holland - Klokgebouw
• 02-03 Nottingham, England - Capital FM Arena
• 02-04 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
• 02-06-07 Manchester, England - O2 Apollo
• 02-09-10-11 London, England - Alexandra Palace
• 03-02 Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena *
• 03-03 Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena *
• 03-04 Columbus, OH - Jerome Schottenstein Center *
• 03-06 Portland, ME - Cumberland Co. Civic Center *
• 03-07 Boston, MA - TD Garden *
• 03-09 Washington, DC - Verizon Center *
• 03-10 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center *
• 03-12 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden *
• 03-13 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre *
• 03-14 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre *
• 03-16 Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse *
• 03-18 Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena *
• 03-19 Chicago, IL - United Center *
• 03-20 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena *
• 03-23 Norfolk, VA - Constant Convocation Center *

* with Arctic Monkeys


DC on March 9? I know where I'll be.

Denzil Porter - Kanye West [Video & mp3]

You'd have to be a pretty new reader of this blog not to know how big a Kanye West stan fan I am. So you can imagine that I was pretty curious as to why rapper Denzil Porter named his new single Kanye West. Once I heard the hook [Why you gotta be such an assholeeee???] it was quite clear. This is a funny ass song with a pretty decent video. I wonder if Kanye's heard it yet. Check out the video and get the mp3 right after.

Denzil Porter - Kanye West



And yo, is it just me or does dude look like Austin??? haha

Fucked Up - The Other Shoe [Video]

I'm pretty new to the Toronto-based band Fucked Up but upon first listen I could tell there was something special about their song, The Other Shoe. First off, I can't even remember where I came across them in the first place, but I somehow found this song, copped the CD and it's been history ever since.

Their album is called David Comes to Life and it details the relationship between the protagonist, David and his lady friend, Veronica. The Other Shoe brings us into the point of the story where everything seems to be fine between the two and then issues bring the relationship to a crossroads. [ex: "Right on time, here's the other shoe/Clouds overhead, start to loom."]

I'll be the first to admit that their music is a little more "screamy" than I'm used to but the album really sticks to the theme and somehow this really works. And strangely enough, the lyrics aren't too difficult to decipher.

I'm positive that this is pretty different from anything I've posted in the past but let me know what you think. And let it get to the 2:40 build up before you make a decision:

Oh yea, and try not to have "Dying on the inside" stuck in your head the rest of the day.

J. Cole feat. Trey Songz - Can't Get Enough [Video]

So yea, I'm not the biggest fan of having Trey Songz on my blog but this new J. Cole video really can't go unmentioned. After his hype has somewhat gone down--mainly due to impatience by fans [myself included]--I'm actually feeling this new effort from Cole. Trey Songz and all. Shouts to my man Justin for the heads up because I definitely almost missed the premiere last night:

Just a couple weeks until the album drops. Let's see how this goes.

Kendrick Lamar x Va$htie x Rocksmith - ADHD [Video]

Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar has a new Va$htie-directed video for ADHD off of his Section.80 album. More heat from him as he continues to gain popularity on the East coast. Shouts to my man Modi for putting me [and most of DC] on.
Dopeness.

Oh, and Va$htie is still the snooks.

OnCue - Feel Tall [Video]

I can't front, after 10+ years of listening to Eminem, the whole Asher Roth experiment of 2009 and semi-drunken freestyles with my man Johnny C., there's not much room on my musical plate for another white rapper.

I'm kidding....but I'm only kinda kidding. Then outta nowhere comes this kid OnCue out of Connecticut. At first glance, he's nothing different: Supreme snap back, frat boy look. Basically the same thing we've seen the last few years. But after stumbling across his video for Feel Tall this weekend, I was immediately hooked. So hooked, in fact, that I even risked the inevitable short jokes from my friends due to the song title. Check out the video and the download link underneath.


OnCue - Feel Tall [Produced by CJ Luzi]


I mean, he's no savior to hip-hop but this is a pretty dope song. If we let Drake get away with singing on all his hooks, we might as well let this kid.

Kid Cudi - No One Believes Me [Video]

"Damn asamp was right, Where the hell you been??"

Finally back after a brief hiatus. Between work, more work and Watch the Throne's release last week, I haven't had much time to scour the internet for new music. I did, however, happen to come across Kid Cudi's new video for his song on the Fright Night Soundtrack. I mean, the movie looks pretty terrible but the song and video are dope:

Unh. New Coodwah.

Eli Porter's People's Champion: Behind The Battle Documentary [Video]

We all know about Eli Porter but until now, we haven't gotten the behind the scenes story. Well thanks to Walker Warren & Trent Babbington, here's the truth behind the Eli Porter story. Surprisingly, it's 35 minutes very well spent. The actual battle rap video is broken up throughout the documentary, but you can check it in its entirety here.

Best quote from the video: "Y'know, I didn't tuck my fuckin shirt in. [9:26]

They even discussed cuddling, the half-tuck, Envy's Boosie fade, "dent on da grill" and gay parades in full detail.

And shouts to my man Modi for making a solid contribution.

Well done, fellas. You deed it.

[Note: I'm pretty sure like three of the guys being interviewed were in the Virginia Highlands neighborhood of Atlanta during his interview. Hands down best part of Atlanta. Swag.]

Pusha T x Tyler, the Creator - Trouble On My Mind [Video]

So, it's finally here. Pictures for Trouble On My Mind have been out for a few weeks and the video definitely lived up to the hype. Check out the video from Pusha-T and Tyler, the Creator, the most unlikely duo since....I don't know. Somebody else that nobody else thought of before it happened. Shouts to my man Jinx, DECON and the Director, Jason Goldwatch.

Yo....

...they fucked that hotel room WAYYY up.

Ratatat - Neckbrace [Video]

Aight a new video from Ratatat. It's not exactly new per se but I'm just now getting around to posting it. It's kinda weird but rockin nonetheless. At least it's nowhere near as weird as the video for Drugs. Check it out:

Man, it's about time for some LP5 type shit.

Pusha T x Tyler, the Creator - Trouble On My Mind [MP3]

THANK YOU BASED MUSIC GODS.

After about two or three weeks of anticipation, the first official collab between Pusha-T and Tyler, the Creator has been released. My man Jinx hooked me up with a link for Trouble On My Mind yesterday afternoon and it clearly made my weekend. All of this came from this photo from the My God video shoot surfacing months ago. Check it out....if you haven't heard it by now.

Pusha-T & Tyler, the Creator - Trouble On My Mind


Oh yea, and flicks from the upcoming video look insane.

Black Moon - Who Got Da Props [Video/MP3]

This is definitely one of my favorite songs from childhood. Hip-hop just hasn't been the same since the oringinal Rap City went off.
Black Moon - Who Got Da Props