Hours after temporarily allowing fans to hear his track ‘Cold Stares’, which Chance has since took off the internet and asked fans to not share (which we will not), Chance the Rapper took to his Twitter to share the music of a hip-hop influenced gospel artist who he met just today. Check out the Chicago singer/producer and Chance the Rapper co-sign IsH-iLLa and his track ‘Life After Pain’ below. Sometimes it pays off to give rappers your mixtape!
Soon after one of the biggest snubs of the 57th Annual Grammy Nominations, as Lana Del Rey’s album Ultraviolence received no nominations, Lana today received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for a Motion Picture for her track ‘Big Eyes’ used in the Tim Burton film of the same name. Also receiving nominations in the category include John Legend, Patti Smith, Greg Kurstin, and Lorde for her ‘Yellow Flicker Beat’ track used in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. Check out the full list of nominations for the music categories below and find out who wins on Sunday January 11th at 8PM ET as the 72nd Golden Globe Awards air on NBC.
Last night, J. Cole performed ‘Be Free’ on The Late Show with David Letterman, a track written in response to the tension and incidents in Ferguson, MO. Although the track was not included in J. Cole’s new album 2014 Forest Hills Drive, Cole’s performance was emotional and contained a brand new verse. Check out the performance below and buy Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive now on iTunes.
Why should we care about Eric Sean Nally? Straight from his mouth, he considers the band he plays in as “the rabble-rousing pack of fucks called Foxy Shazam, AKA the Michael Jordan of Rock N Roll.” If you’ve seen them live, that quote is as damning as ever. Eric will swallow his microphone, dress in elaborate, Queen-esque costumes, yowl incessantly, and eat lit cigarettes on stage. A YouTube video shows him crawling on the side walk, banging his head non stop for it’s entirety. Foxy Shazam are a rebel rousing pack of fucks indeed, and they are here to destroy your conservative notions of what constitutes as rock n’ roll.
Earlier this year, Lil Dicky put out one of the funniest rap videos in a long time with ‘Lemme Freak‘ and it was pretty much amazing. Today we have Dicky’s new video, for his track ‘White Crime’. Download the single on iTunes and check out the Phillip Lopez directed video below.
Check out the video for one of the stand out tracks on today’s release of J. Cole’s new album 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Buy the album now on iTunes and watch the video for ‘Apparently’ below.
OVO‘s Majid Jordan (Majid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman) recently released their A Place Like This EP earlier this year, and today we have their video for their track ‘Her’ (directed by Common Good). Enjoy the video below.
Check out rapper Tyga’s new video for his track ‘Make It Work’, which features an appearance by Drake’s ex-girlfriend Dollicia Bryan. This should come as no surprise as Tyga recently expressed his dislike for his former label-mate Drake. Look out for Tyga’s new album The Gold Album soon, which will be put out independently and not through Cash Money Records after a much publicized feud between Tyga and his label affiliates.
Last night, legendary alternative rock band Wilco performed the second night of their 6-night stand at The Riviera in Chicago, IL. Celebrating their 20-year anniversary, Wilco is in the middle of their tour, performing a week’s length of shows in Chicago until the 12th. With different openers and different setlists each night, last night American folk singer Sam Amidon took stage for the sold-out crowd to set the mood for Wilco’s 30-song setlist (complemented with two encores).
Although the remainder of Wilco’s U.S. tour is sold-out, check out Sam Amidon tonight at The Hideout, download his new album Lily-O and enjoy our photos of Wilco and Sam Amidon’s performance below.
