For months it could only be speculated who the special guest would be for Common’s upcoming “Glory” Fundraiser. Of course though, the hint was all in its name, and today the Common Ground Foundation announced that John Legend would be joining Common in Chicago this weekend for a very special performance of ‘Glory’. The fundraiser will take place this Saturday, March 21st from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Perillo Rolls Royce (834 N. Rush St.). Tickets come with a $1,000 donation, but space is very limited and its for a great cause. Common’s official foundation serves Chicago youth in some of the city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods, focusing on character development, creativity, nutrition and money management. Get your tickets now before its too late.
Get ready, because Ventura rapper/singer Kyle is bringing his headlining King Wavy Tour, named after his G-Eazy collaboration of the same name, to the U.S. this spring. Yesterday we had the release of Kyle’s new video and today we have his new tour. We only have a few dates so far, including Sunday May 3rd, at the Subterranean (Sub-T) in Chicago, but more will surely be announced soon. Tickets (for Chicago) go on sale March 19th and get them soon because Kyle always brings the maximum amount of energy to his performances. Peep the promotional tour poster below and stay tuned as more dates are announced.
Soon after his surprise sophomore album, I Don’t Like S***, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt, appeared on iTunesfor pre-order, Earl Sweatshirt blowed off some steam towards Sony Music. We aren’t sure how mad he actually was or if he was just mocking the similarly-worded tweets sent that week from Top Dawg Entertainment‘s CEO, but either way Earl blessed fans with the official video for his forthcoming LP’s first single ‘Grief’. Check out the video below and if you live in the Chicago area, be sure to enter our ticket giveaway for Earl’s upcoming concert in Chicago.
Appearing out of nowhere and with no formal announcement, Earl Sweatshirt’s highly anticipated sophomore album is set to release in just a week (check out a tracklist and more details here). You can preorder Earl’s new album, titled I Don’t Like S***, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt, now on iTunes, and if you live in the Chicago area, be sure to enter our ticket giveaway for Earl’s upcoming concert in Chicago. And while you wait out the next week until its release, you can stream its first single ‘Grief’ below (while it’s still up).
Out of nowhere and with no announcement from the man himself, a new album from Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt appeared on iTunes. The sophomore LP and followup to his debut album Doris, titled I Don’t Like S***, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt. is set to release in just one week on March 23rd. The 10-track album will feature Vince Staples, Wiki, Dash and Na’kel and you can check out the full tracklist below. Preorder I Don’t Like S***, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt and download its first single ‘Grief’ now on iTunes, and if you live in the Chicago area, be sure to enter our ticket giveaway for Earl and Vince Staples’ upcoming tour stop in Chicago.
Off his forthcoming LP Ludaversal, we now have Ludacris’ collaboration with rapper/producer Big K.R.I.T. Ludaversal is set to release on March 31st, and will have features from John Legend, Rick Ross, Usher, Cee Lo Green and more. Stream ‘Come and See Me’ below and pre-order Ludaversal now on iTunes.
After the loss of his grandfather, Ventura rapper/singer Kyle shared his grandfather’s memory through his powerful song ‘Wait On Me’. Check out its official video, directed by James McCloud, below!
With the NCAA men’s basketball tournament starting in just a couple days, Atlanta rapper/singer Future has released his new track ‘March Madness’. We don’t know who will basketball’s March Madness this year (our pick is Duke or Wisconsin), but if you were to bracket Atlanta rappers right now, Future would definitely be a one seed! ‘March Madness’ is produced by Tarantino and you can stream it now, below.
During Fools Gold’s“Holy Ship” rap party last year, Pharrell played an unreleased (what sounds like) Fabolous track which can now be identified as having the same instrumental as Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly track ‘Alright’, where Pharrell has a production credit alongside producer Soundwave. You can check out a snippet of the Fabolous track in the video below (at the beginning) and compare it to Kendrick’s ‘Alright’, which is available now on iTunes. Although this isn’t a totally uncommon practice in rap, both tracks share a beat and hook, so let’s hope that Fabolous had no legal rights to the track, or Pharrell’s bank account may take another hit.
Well he didn’t quite “pull a Beyonce”, but Top Dawg Entertainment‘s Kendrick Lamar surprised us all as he just dropped his critically acclaimed sophomore LP To Pimp a Butterfly (the follow-up to King Kendrick’s good kid, m.A.A.d city album) a week ahead of schedule on iTunes and Spotify. Don’t wait until March 23rd, download the 16-track project now which has features from Thundercat, Snoop Dogg, and more (and stay tuned for our album review when we can soak it all in). Download To Pimp a Butterfly now on iTunes and stream its explicit version on Spotify.
[Update: Perhaps Interscope wasn’t supposed to release the album, as TDE CEO tweeted “I WOULD LIKE 2 PERSONALLY THANK @Interscope FOR FUCKING UP OUR RELEASE… SOMEBODY GOTS 2 PAY 4 THIS MISTAKE !!!!”]
The Early Registration 