Trying to be cool, The Huffing Post posted an article on the Supreme Court and described them as giving a ‘Kanye Shrug’ to gay marriage. Nothing wrong with a good Ye reference, but they made one big mistake.
Since 2012’s mixtape “Nehruvia” and hype from the likes of HOT 97’s white boy-famous Pete Rosenberg, Rockland County native Bishop Nehru, unqualified or not, has been deemed the prodigal harbinger that will spur hip-hop’s retrograde back to the wistful golden age. Much like his 90’s-resurgent “quasi” contemporaries Joey Bada$$ and much of the Beast Coast movement, lyrics that lack in coke price references and lust-crazed nightclub scenes are made up for in Nehru’s slick wordplay and syncopated delivery over DOOM production. Common to many prophecies of second-comers, the expectations bestowed unto the promised one are near impossible to fulfill. These expectations are exacerbated by a herd of rumor-grazing sheep, drum beating their follower to a platform of unattainable enlightenment. Mention an MF DOOM sighting, and total pandemonium ensues.
He promised us that he would drop his newest song ‘Bobby Bitch’, when he hit 100,000 followers on Twitter, and he delivered at midnight (with cover art) just before his appearance on The Tonight Show. Check out the ‘Hot N*gga’ rappers newest track at the jump.
If you have been tweeting Earl Sweatshirt to drop some new music, then stop. According to the Odd Future rapper, his second studio album is done, and has been for months. All we are waiting on now is for management to drop it, but with no tentative release date at this point, don’t expect it real soon.
Tyga went on Twitter, to express his frustration with his label, Young Money, and according to Tyga, he won’t be there long. Check out the tweets at the jump.
In honor of hockey returning this week and the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 overtime win tonight against the Dallas Stars, we have compiled a list of some of your favorite rappers and singers rocking some Blackhawks swag. Not sure how many are die hard fans or how many just enjoy the style of the sickest jersey in sports, but either way, enjoy.
Top Dawg Entertainment singer SZA and half of the legendary Outkast, rapper Big Boi, were the studio together. No word yet on what music will come from this, but this would definitely make for a great collaboration. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.
A few weeks ago Big Sean dropped 4 new songs, featuring production by Kanye and more. Today Sean released the video for the MikeWillMadeIt produced ‘Paradise’.
Toronto jazz post-bop instrumental (whatever you want to label them as) trio BADBADNOTGOOD released their new song ‘Velvet’ today. Check it out at the jump.