Kanye West just got done speaking to students at Oxford University (United Kingdom) and it seems like he gave a speech full of quotable that can even top the public speaking that Lil B The Based God brings to college campuses. Check out some of our favorite quotes below, some deep and some funny, as transcribed by Oxford University’s newspaper The Tab.
Eat Pray Thug, the anticipated debut solo album from Heems (formerly of Das Racist) is available now for streaming. Check out the entire LP at NPR First Listen, and get yourself a copy next Tuesday, March 10th on Megaforce Records.
Check out Wale’s premiere of his brand new single ‘The Matrimony (Making Plans)’ featuring Usher. The new track marks the first single off the MMG rapper’s upcoming studio album, The Album About Nothing, which is schedule for a March 31 release. Listen to ‘The Matrimony’ below.
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.