If you’re a fan of rapper Consequence, there is a good chance it may be due to his work with Kanye West. From TheCollege Dropout track ‘Spaceship’ to their critically acclaimed ‘Gone’ on Late Registration, the two could always produce a great track. However after Kanye’s focus began to shift on other artists, Consequence was unhappy and felt that his career was put on the backburner. Eventually Consequence began to publicly speak on the end of his friendship with Kanye, eventually telling Power 105.1‘s “The Breakfast Club” about how Kanye did not reach out after the birth of Consequence’s son (despite the end of their friendship). “I didn’t never want no money from Kanye as far as my son was concerned. It’s just a matter of, ‘Yo congratulations; your life is changing.’ That’s a friend, so when you’re not my friend no more and I ghostwrote for, I’ma tell everybody.” It may be some time later, but it appears now that things are better, as the two were recently seen together at John Legend’s 36th birthday party this past weekend. Check out the photo below, and who knows, maybe we will see the two combine for another great track one day.
The best and brightest of this past week in music, as well as a throwback track! Hopefully you can bump these tracks on your way to work to brighten up your Monday mornings. This week we have new music from Childish Gambino, iLoveMakonnen, Kyle and more! Continue reading Songs of the Week ft. Childish Gambino, Heems, Kyle and More!→
Yesterday Detroit’s own Big Sean traveled to his sister city of Chicago to speak to aspiring artists at the Chicago Cultural Center, in an event held by Donda’s House (Kanye West’s nonprofit, named in honor of his late mother, Dr. Donda West). The “Behind The Mic” event consisted of a number of local performances, followed by a Q&A session where fans and the program’s hosts (including the Grammy Award winning Rhymefest) asked Big Sean a number of questions. Throughout the night, Sean gave advice to the young crowd, talked about his upcoming album and payed tribute to his late grandmother. After the event we met with Big Sean to discuss a number of topics, including the sound of his new album, Cruel Winter, a new “G.O.O.D. Fridays” and Kanye’s latest addition to the G.O.O.D. Music team, singer Kacy Hill.
Yesterday Donda’s House and The Chicago Track hosted rapper Big Sean and his Sean Anderson Foundation for their “Behind The Mic” Q&A series. For those who may not know, Donda’s House is Kanye West’s nonprofit organization, named in honor of his late mother, which devotes its time and efforts to supporting young aspiring artists in Chicago. From hosting the community portion of this year’s inaugural AAHH! Fest to hosting this Q&A with Sean, and for the great amount of small events that the organization hosts throughout the city all year,Kanye and the Donda’s House team are continuing Dr. Donda West’s love for education.
Last night Bay Area rapper G-Eazy made his second Chicago stop for his From The Bay To The Universe tour at the sold-out Concord Music Hall. G-Eazy performed a number of tracks from his latest These Things Happen album, as well as a selection from his earlier projects. Also to show his love for the city, G-Eazy brought out Chicago’s own Chance the Rapper, Rockie Fresh and Vic Mensa to help rock the sold-out crowd. Check out our photos below, as The Early Registration was there to catch some of the best moments from last night.
Throughout television and cinema we are constantly introduced to singers, bands and rappers whom we desperately wish were real, but usually the best we can hope for is a sequel. Most recently we have Fox and Terrance Howard’s new series Empire, which follows rapper turned label head Lucious Lyon. Next up we will have Donald Glover’s (Childish Gambino) upcoming FX comedy Atlanta, which will follow two cousins who have very different views on how to rise up in the Atlanta rap scene. To help build the anticipation to these two series, and to get nostalgic on past fictional artists, have comprised a list of the best, most swagged out, and absolutely awesome musicians whom we wish were real (and even one who kind of is).
In a recent interview with Billboard, rapper Kendrick Lamar gave a number of comments on policy brutality and race. Specifically, Kendrick explained “I wish somebody would look in our neighborhood knowing that it’s already a situation, mentally, where it’s f—ked up. What happened to (Michael Brown) should’ve never happened. Never. But when we don’t have respect for ourselves, how do we expect them to respect us? It starts from within. Don’t start with just a rally, don’t start from looting, it starts from within.” While many may agree with King Kendrick, rapper Azealia Banks did not, engaging in a number of tweets which sound off against Kendrick’s comments and calls his remarks “the dumbest sh*t I’ve ever heard a black man say.” Check out Kendrick’s full interview here, where he also pays respect to Iggy Azalea (who had a recent feud with Banks), and check out Azealia Banks’ full comments on her Twitter below.
Earlier this week Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) tweeted and soon deleted a link to a mysterious countdown that was set for 2:00 a.m. on January 9th (Central time). The countdown link was all-black, sleek and simply showed the counter in the bottom right of the page with no information as what it was for. While we could only speculate what it is was for, the wait is now over.
THC is the Grammy nominated production team behind some of your favorite Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and Chris Brown tracks and now they have added Childish Gambino to their list of collaborators. Check out their new track ‘Perfect’ with Gambino and OverDoz’ frontman Kent Jamz. Stream ‘Perfect’ below.
In 2011, rappers Das Racist came out of nowhere and instantly made a name for themselves in the New York rap scene. Although the group has since parted ways, their music lives on and now Das Racist founder Heems is pursuing a solo career. To kick off his solo work, Heems will be releasing his debut LP titled Eat, Pray, Thug, which is set for a March 10th release.
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