This past Saturday electro-house musician Steve Aoki brought his energetic Neon Future Experiencetour to Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom. Fans lined up for blocks in the Chicago winter, hours before Aoki hit the stage, and the wait was well worth it for the sold-out crowd. And while the line was starting to build at the Aragon, Aoki held a private listening event at Casabar for his Neon Future II project, the highly anticipated second half to his Neon Future album. Neon Future II is scheduled for a May 12th release and features Linkin Park, Snoop Lion, Matthew Koma and more (stream the video for its ‘I Love It When You Cry’ single here). Not only did fans get to experience Neon Future II last night, but Aoki also performed a number of cuts and fan favorites from his entire discography to keep the crowd hyped. Check out our photos below, as The Early Registration was there to capture some of the best moments of the night.
Cashmere Cat has really blown up this past year, and he is showing no signs of stopping. Not only is he currently supporting Ariana Grande on her Honeymoon Tour, but as soon as he is done warming up arenas, he heads to venues to headline a tour of his own. Last night Cashmere performed for a sold-out crowd at The Mirmar in Milwaukee, playing a number of cuts including his new DJ Mustard collaboration ‘Ice Rink’ as well as his highly anticipated Kanye West track ‘Wolves’, the first song on Kanye’s forthcoming So Help Me God album. Check out our photos below, as The Early Registration was there to capture some of the best moments.
We have yet to hear a high quality leak of the track since Kanye West debuted his ‘All Day’ record at the BRIT Awards. However Ye did give the green light to fellow ‘Wolves’ rapper/singer Vic Mensa, to play the track at a recent DJ set of Mensa’s. Listening to the audio of the track gets us even more hyped. Stay tuned for more news on Kanye’s forthcoming So Help Me God album, which should be coming soon, and watch Vic spinning ‘All Day’ below.
Out of nowhere the Lord Yeezus, Kanye West, blessed us with the title and artwork for his highly anticipated forthcoming album. Still no word on the release day for the album, now titled So Help Me God, but expect it real soon. In the meantime get hyped for the album with Kanye’s live performance of ‘All Day’ from the BRIT Awards, below. Classic incoming.
Listen to Ab-Soul’s first taste of new music since last September, as he leaked his own ’47 Bars’ song on Soundcloud. The track, which is produced by The Alchemist, is a tribute to Capital Steez (the Pro Era rapper who died in December 2012). Stream ’47 Bars’ below.
Watch Tory Lanez’ cinematic video for his 2014 standout track ‘Henny in Hand’, off his Lost Cause mixtape. The new video features a dramatic storyline with a surprise twist at the end that you won’t want to miss. The Canadian born rapper/song-writer is definitely one of the more up-and-coming names in rap right now, has written for Justin Bieber, and closes his winter tour tomorrow in Montreal. Check out the Andrew Hines directed video below.
Last time around, Kanye West gave an memorable and empowering interview with BBC Radio 1′s Zane Lowe. Although it was mocked by members of the media, fans could not wait untill Kanye paid the Radio 1 host another visit. And now fans can watch the new emotional interview with Lowe, which even brings Kanye to tears as he began to share a memory about late Central St. Martin British professor of fashion design, Louise Wilson, who passed away last year. “I didn’t know we we’re going to lose her,” said Kanye. Despite it being the first time Kanye was brought to tears during an interview, a BBCsource says that Mr. West was happy for the segment to make the final cut of the edited interview. Check out the full interview below.
Listen to producers RL Grime and Salva’s remix of Travis Scott’s Day Before Rodeo track ‘Skyfall’ ft. Young Thug. RL Grime and Salva continue to blur the lines between electronic music and rap with this rework and you can stream the track below. Also be sure to catch Scott and Thugger on their upcoming RodeoTourwith Metro Boomin, kicking off March 1st in Santa Ana, CA.
This week Chance the Rapper and Donnie Trumpet (of The Social Experiment) stopped by Power 105.1 for their first ever appearance on “The Breakfast Club” with DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee. Its only right that the two Chi-town grown artists paid a visit to The Breakfast Club as the classic John Hughes film of the same name was filmed just outside of Chicago. Check out the full interview below as Chance talks about his come up, getting a phone call from Jay-Z, Obama and much more. Chance and Donnie also talk about their upcoming album Surf and Chance even gives an indirect shootout to The Early Registration for our coverage on his recent Open Mikeevents (around the 32:30 mark).
Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt has announced his “Not Redy 2 Leave” tour with Vince Staples and Remy Banks. The tour kicks off next month in St. Louis and runs until May. This will definitely not be a tour to miss, as Earl is one of the many reasons why Odd Future is arguably the best collective in rap and Vince Staples made quite a buzz for himself last year with his Hell Can WaitEP (one of our favorite projects of 2014). Check out the dates below!
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