BY MATT MONROE
Kendrick Lamar just dropped a new video for the single ‘King Kunta’, which is featured on his latest album, To Pimp a Butterfly. The video initially launched in Times Square on the Jumbotron in collaboration with Beats by Dre. The video depicts Lamar returning to his hometown of Compton and is shot in a 4:3 aspect ratio. Check it out below.
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BY TER STAFF
Before you get too worried, no this is NOT a cruel April Fools Day prank. You read the headline right, as Canadian pop singer Grimes is set to join Lana Del Rey this summer on The Endless Summer Tour. While the tour officially kicks off in the beginning of May in Texas, Grimes will be joining Lana towards the end of May (5/28) in Indiana and will tour with Lana through June. Make sure to get your tickets now before they sell out. With two of pop’s most talented singers on one concert bill, this is not a tour that you’ll want to miss out on.
Check out the tour dates below!
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BY TER STAFF
Things probably got awkward after Drake dissed his OVO Sound artist, Atlanta’s “Tuesday” rapper iLoveMakonnen, on his If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late mixtape. But that isn’t stopping Makonnen, as he just released his new Drink More Water 5 mixtape. This 11-track installment of Makonnen’s Drink More Water series has tracks with Migos, Fredo Santana, Rich The Kid and more. Chicago fans will have two chances to catch some of these tracks live as Makonnen will be traveling to the Windy City on his upcoming “Loudest of the Loud” tour, as well as Pitchfork this summer.
Stream Drink More Water 5 below!
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BY TER STAFF
Following the news of Jon Bellion’s new tour, it looks like a second 2015 rap tour will be kicking off in Chicago’s brother to the north (aka Milwaukee), as Migos just announced their headlining “Young Rich Nation” tour. The Atlanta rap trio will be joined by ‘U Guessted It’ rapper OG Maco, and it will kick off at The Rave in Milwaukee on May 1st and will run through the end of the month. Hitting stops in Detroit, New York, Boston, California and more, the ‘Versace’ rappers won’t be stopping in Chicago, but this is still a tour you will not want to miss.
Check out the tour dates below!
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BY TER STAFF
Fans of singer-songwriter/rapper Jon Bellion will be happy to learn that the Logic-affiliated rapper has just announced his new 2015 headlining tour, and he even dropped a new song to go with it. “The Definition Tour” (named after his 2014 project) will kick off on May 26th at The Rave in Milwaukee and will run through July, where it returns to the Midwest for stops in Detroit and Chicago.
If a new tour wasn’t enough, Bellion also released his new music festival inspired track ‘Woodstock’, featuring additional vocals from Travis Mendes. Bellion describes the track as a “psychedelic musical fiction”, and fans can definitely expect to hear it live this summer.
Check out the tour dates and listen to ‘Woodstock (Psychedelic Fiction)’ below!
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BY DAN GARCIA
Yesterdau, Jay-Z’s new artist-owned streaming service TIDAL held a huge press conference with a lot of star-power. TIDAL describes itself as “the first music streaming service that combines the best High Fidelity sound quality, High Definition music videos and expertly Curated Editorial.” In attendance for the press conference was Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kanye West, Jack White, Daft Punk, and Rihanna (just to name a few). Seeing so many great artists team up for one common goal, we couldn’t help but be reminded of the artists in the room that have made great music together in the past.
Of course Jay-Z has made a plethora of hits with friend Kanye West and wife Beyonce, but a lot of the collaborations in the room are maybe under your radar. So we took the liberty of creating a huge flowchart and guide to help you follow. Check out our flowchart above and hit the jump for a complete guide to learn which TIDAL artists/owners have worked together in the past.
BY TER STAFF
Nardwaur the Human Serviette’s string of SXSW interviews continues this week as he just released his new interview with producer Mike Will Made-It. Nardwuar (as always) brings out the best of the artists with his one-of-a-kind interviews, and not only does he bring a number of records for Mike, the interview even ends with Mike Will Made-It kind of suplexing Nardwuar (all in good fun though).
Watch the full interview below and Doot Doola Doot Doo…
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BY TER STAFF
In promotion of his new debut album, Mr. Wonderful, rapper Action Bronson has announced his new world tour of the same name. The “Mr. Wonderful Tour” will kick off next month (April 20th) in Detroit and will hit a number of stops throughout the U.S. and Canada, until June. Action Bronson always keeps fans entertained through his live shows, so this is definitely not a tour you will want to miss out on. Stay tuned as more dates, locations and supporting acts are announced.
Check out the tour dates below!
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BY TER STAFF
Jay-Z’s new music streaming service “TIDAL”, is coming with a huge announcement in just hours (at 4:00 PM Central), and to get music listeners hyped is a new trailer for the streaming service that boasts about its heightened quality. The official trailer features appearances form Jay-Z, Kanye West, Beyonce, Daft Punk, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Usher and more! As tweeted by Kanye himself, “In five hours history will be made.”
Check out the TIDAL trailer below!
Continue reading Watch the Trailer for Jay-Z’s Streaming Service TIDAL ft. Kanye, Beyonce and More!
BY TER STAFF
Jay-Z’s new music streaming service “TIDAL”, is coming with a huge announcement in just 16 hours from now (at 4:00 PM Central), and Hov may have something big in-store. Correction… Hov WILL have something big in-store, it is just a matter of what. Tidal is described as “the first music streaming service that combines the best High Fidelity sound quality, High Definition music videos and expertly Curated Editorial,” and we will certainly know more in less than a day’s time.
One reasonable theory with a bit of supportis that Kanye West’s highly anticipated forthcoming album, So Help Me God, will be released exclusively through TIDAL. Not only are Kanye and Jay close friends and long-time collaborators, but Kanye is rumored to have a 3% stake in the new service. And how could Kanye help out his big brother and make himself a lot of money at the same time? By a surprise release of his 7th studio album to support TIDAL’s launch, an album that is has been closed to finished for months. Finally, while Kanye could just be showing his support, his new tweet (below) and Twitter icon may foreshadow a surprise release. “Together, we can turn the tide and make music history. Start by turning your profile picture blue. #TIDALforALL”, tweeted Ye.
Let’s keep our fingers crossed!
