When I was first told to check out WebsterX from a friend of the site, I was skeptical, solely because the young MC hails from Milwaukee (which I admit isn’t fair). Sure, Milwaukee is my hometown and is less than 100 miles away from one of the best (if not best) music hubs in the world in Chicago, but let’s be real…Milwaukee has not historically been the best city for rap. Hell, the biggest rapper to ever come out of Milwaukee is Coo Coo Cal. And while ‘My Projects’ did reach the number one spot on the Billboard rap charts, that was just one song and well over a decade ago. ‘My Projects’ was an awesome track, but Cal was definitely not an artist that could put his whole city on the map. You would think that the city that boasts the “World’s Biggest Music Festival” would have at least a few worthy artists in the world’s best genre of music right now. But so far, it really hasn’t.
A couple of things Wale is passionate about is basketball and his hometown of Washington D.C. A couple of things Kanye West is passionate about is design and creating. Mix it all together and we just may have brand new uniforms for NBA’s Washington Wizards. In a recent interview, Wale told ESPN that he is in talks with Kanye to design the Wizard’s new uniforms. Let’s hope that something leads from this, as those uniforms would be the freshest on the hardwood.
“Used to ask for a verse, they said $500. Now they want to do a record, n*gga f*ck your budget”, raps Miami-native Bizzy Crook on the title track for his newest mixtape No Hard Feelings. While these lines may come off as vengeful and a contradiction to his “no hard feelings” mentality, it really isn’t. Rather Bizzy Crook, like all great rappers should (but who often don’t), raps about his real life and true experiences, to a more personal level than most rappers ever touch. Whether he is writing about rappers who wanted to charge for a verse who later had a change of heart when Bizzy began to create a buzz, or even the darker moments of his life when he used to battle suicidal thoughts, Bizzy Crook keeps things authentic. And his name is no coincidence, as Bizzy stays busy as well, now touring with Wale as part of the MMG rapper’s Simply Nothing Tour. Fortunately though he was able to sit down with us after he rocked the crowd on his Milwaukee stop of the tour, to talk about his No Hard Feelings project, working with artists and producers like Pharrell, Nelly and Boi-1da, Chicago influences and more.
Lil Wayne is very sorry for the wait yet again, as he has given fans another mixtape in anticipation of a forthcoming and delayed album. We don’t know when Tha Carter V is coming, as it was originally scheduled for a 2014 release, but at least we have Sorry 4 The Wait 2 to tide us over. S4TW2 features Weezy rapping over songs like ‘Coco’ and ‘You Guessed It’ and has features from Drake, Christina Millian, 2 Chainz and more. Download the full tape here.
Everyone loves a smart rapper, whether it shows through the quality of their lyrics or the way they promote their brand and music, intelligence in the rap game is very valuable. In a new video, fans now know just how smart and “logical” that rapper Logic actually is, as he solves a Rubik’s cube in under a minute. Not only does he solve the Rubik’s cube super fast, he does it in the middle of rehearsing for his upcoming world tour. Impressive to say the least.
The Under Pressure Tour kicks off in just over a week in Indiana and makes it way throughout the U.S., Canada and Eurpore. Fans can find ticket information and dates on his official website and be sure to check out Logic solving the cube for yourself below.
Check out Toro y Moi’s new single ‘Empty Nesters’, off Toro y Moi’s forthcoming album What For?. The new album is expected to release April 7th on Carpark Records, less than a year after the release of Chaz Bundick’s Les Sins album Michael (one of our Top Albums of 2014). Pre-order What For? now oniTunesand listen to ‘Empty Nesters’ below.
Earlier today we released our 30 Most Anticipated Albums of 2015 list and to top our list was Frank Ocean’s upcoming sophomore release, the follow-up to his critically acclaimed and Grammy winning debut channel ORANGE. Frank will certainly be in good company this year as our list also included the likes of Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Chance the Rapper, Adele and more, who are all expected to release new albums in 2015.
Rap fans know producer Emile Haynie from his work with Kanye, Kid Cudi and Eminem but many know him for his contributions on Lana Del Rey’s debut album Born To Die, producing some of its best tracks like ‘Blue Jeans’, ‘Born To Die’, ‘Off to the Races’ and more. Now he is putting out his debut solo album, We Fall (scheduled for a February 24th release), and is having artists return favors to help contribute to the album. Today we have We Fall‘s third track, titled “Wait For Life” which is a beautiful track where Emile again teams up with the lovely Lana Del Rey. Stream the track below and check out the full tracklist for We Fall, which will feature Lykee Li, Randy Newman, Rufus Wainwright and more.
Last night Wale, Bizzy Crook and Audio Push made another stop on the Simply Nothing Tour, this time for a great Wisconsin crowd at The Ravein Milwaukee. After Bizzy Crook and Audio Push put on great opening sets to get the crowd hyped, we sat down with Bizzy to discuss his newest project (interview coming soon), moments before Wale gave fans an energy filled performance. Check out our photos below, as The Early Registration was there to catch some of the best moments from last night.
In anticipation of his upcoming Sorry 4 The Wait 2 mixtape, which is being released due to a publicized feud between Wayne and his Cash Money label over the release and direction of his next album (Tha Carter V), Weezy has released a new video and song teaser for ‘I’m So Sorry’. At the close of the video is the release date for S4TW 2, now scheduled for Tuesday, January 20th. Check out the video and the mixtape’s ‘Sh!t Remix’ track below.
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