Last month Chicago rapper Towkio released his collaboration with his SAVEMONEY affiliate Vic Mensa on his song ‘Involved’ and his Social Experiment collaboration ‘Free Your Mind’, in anticipation of his forthcoming .wav Theory project. Today we have the official video for ‘Free Your Mind’. Check out the new music video below, which was directed by Peter Collins Campbell and co-directed by Towkio himself.
For those who have yet to hear, producer Nigel Holt (HOLT) is Kanye West’s newest artist on G.O.O.D. Music. And while the The Treated Crew artist (formerly “Hollywood Holt”) has been making music for a number of years before getting his big break with Kanye, we now have a first taste of his new music. Check out HOLT’s self directed music video below for ‘Nightcall’ (with Emily Morse), a cover of Kavinsky’s ‘Nightcall‘ from the 2011 film Drive. This track is definitely a good indication of his album to come, where there will be no rapping, only singing and some GOOD beats.
It was reported that last night Kanye West’s laptop was stolen in Paris, although sources from Def Jam have since dispelled such rumors. Stolen or not, amidst the reports, a new Kanye West song dedicated to his wife, Kim Kardashian West, has surfaced. This one is titled ‘Awesome’, and stream it below while you still can.
Last night Skizzy Mars brought his 2015 headlining tour to The Rave in Milwaukee. Performing a number of tracks off his new EP,The Red Balloon Project, Skizzy rocked the sold-out Milwaukee crowd, with opening performances by Skizzymack and Prelow. Check out our photos below, as The Early Registration was there to catch the best moments of the night. If Skizzy is coming to a city near you do not miss out!
A jury today found that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams got to give it up (it being roughly $7.4 million dollars), as they decided that Thicke and Pharrell’s track ‘Blurred Lines’ infringed upon Marvin Gaye’s 1977 ‘Got To Give It Up’ record. After weeks in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, the jurors awarded over $4 million in damages to the Gaye family, deciding that the infringement was not innocent (but also not willful). A crucial piece of evidence were interviews of Thicke and Williams saying they were inspired by Marvin Gaye and that they wanted to channel Gaye’s ‘Got to Give It Up’. Today may not only be a big loss for Thicke and Pharrell’s bank accounts but also for producers everywhere who want to blur the line between permissible and impermissible sampling of records. Compare the two tracks below.
We told you Charles Hamilton is back! After recently signing with Republic Records, Charles Hamilton has now released his latest single ‘NY Raining’ featuring the lovely Rita Ora. The song is featured on soundtrack for Fox‘s new hit TV show “Empire”, and you can catch Hamilton and Ora performing the track on its season finale. Stream ‘NY Raining’ below.
No, he didn’t skip out because he was salty about losing to Macklemore. Earlier this morning, Kendrick Lamar sat down with radio personality Big Boy and revealed the real reason that he didn’t attend the Grammys this year to accept his awards in person. “I had to turn that album in,” Kendrick explained. “I was on a deadline, on the clock. It’s crazy, as a kid I never thought of no Grammy… writing raps that was way over my head. Just to be accomplished with any award it can be BET Awards or anything, it’s a compliment to me.” As Big Boy’s first guest on his new show, Kendrick also took time to spit a few bars on some Biggie beats. For those who have yet to hear, Kendrick’s new album will be available on March 23rd, and despite rumors, the title of the LP will not actually be called Untitled. We are still awaiting its official title, as Kendrick can’t reveal it because “Tod Dawg (Entertainment) will kill (him)” if he does.
Last month we speculated whether Big Sean was planning a new tour in promotion of his new Dark Sky Paradise album. Now today, about a month after the first date was announced in Milwaukee and weeks after the announcement of his tour in support of J. Cole, Big Sean has announced a number of dates for a 2015 solo tour. The tour will hit a number of stops throughout North America and will run from March until May, with more dates to be announced in the future. Check out the confirmed dates below!
No two artists quite have the pipes and song-writing talents of John Legend and Sam Smith. And in support of the charity Comic Relief, the two combined talents for a brand new recording of Smith’s single ‘Lay Me Down’. Check out the charitable duet below and buy it now on iTunes. 100% of the profits go to Comic Relief, which aims to change the lives of the poor and vulnerable in the U.K. and Africa. Both Smith and Legend graciously opted-out of receiving any royalties from the proceeds on this one and you can also watch the two perform the track live (for the first and only time) on Friday, March 13 on Comic Relief – Face the Funny via BBC One.
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