Not my first choice for a collaboration, but when I heard about this on twitter over the past few days it certainly struck my attention, two of the most influential artists on the planet right now working together, both with a relatively big ego and understanding that they’re good at what they do. The outcome,
Hoodie Allen has just released his first official music video, directed by Zach Goldberg, for his hit song “You Are Not A Robot”. Sampling the Welsh siren, Marina & The Diamonds, this was the lead single for his recent EP Pep Rally, and helped propel the artist to the heights he has reached when it
Perhaps I’m being naive but every time I think a festivals reached the pinnacle (Projekt Revolution lastyear) there seems to be another that tops it out of nowhere, Bonnaroo is held in Tennessee and just today the headlining acts have been announced, chiefly Lil Wayne, Arcade Fire & Eminem. Among other acts; Big Boi, Wiz
Darwin Deez has just released a new hip-hop focused EP, featuring a wide variety of artists, including Xaphoon Jones, Das Racist, Dev Hynes (Lightspeed Champion), Scary Mansion and more. This is a concept release, revolving around the 1971 film Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, with every track sampling a song from the original soundtrack.
It’s that time of the week once again, so get your game face on because it’s time for the weekend. Chiddy Bang have graced us with a new track this week, intentionally leaked by Xaphoon on Twitter. “Rebel” is a classic Chiddy track, with a heavy bassline from Xaphoon and some clever lyrics from Proto.
TreeJTV have set up, in essence, a mirror of Khalifa’s Day Today featuring none other than my favourite rapper Mac Miller. The first episode sees the start of the tour, with Mac adding to his sleeve, partying with about 30 girls with the MostDope crew amongst a bunch of other stuff. Video is below, it’s
Kanye west is the hipster Holy Grail (See Pete. And Felix), and he appears this season on the cover of VMAN where they have placed one dollar in the mouth of Kanye in 1 of every 10 issues. The title of the feature is “No Risk No Reward The Thrill of the Game” and is
Addiction 117 is here, and it’s on time! We’ve got quite an eclectic mix of tracks here this week, with Lupe Fiasco’s new one heading the pack. This is the second single from his upcoming album, Lasers, and it’s quite different to it’s predecessor, The Show Goes On. This pack also sees the return of
Today is an exciting one for me. By now, I’m sure you’re all aware of my Marina & The Diamonds Obsession, and today two of her new songs have been released. Her debut release was one of the best albums of 2010, and the follow up is due in October of this year. She has
Macklemore has just released his newest track, Wings. This is the first drop off of his upcoming album which remains untitled, and is due to be dropped sometime this year. Macklemore is one of those artists that just possesses an unbelievable amount of charisma, as if the lyrics he spits take more meaning than other artists purely
