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A$AP Rocky had an unfortunately quiet 2014. The good news is that this hopefully means we will get a bunch of new music from “the pretty motherf*cker” in the new year, and to give fans a preview, today Rocky ended his 2014 by giving fans the sequel to one of his first big tracks ‘Pretty Flacko’, simply titled ‘Pretty Flacko 2’. Stream the Nez & Rio produced track below.
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2014 has been G-Eazy’s best year yet, and he is showing no signs of stopping. After a number of mixtapes and EPs, G-Eazy released his debut label studio album These Things Happen, debuting at number three on the Billboard charts. Followed by his From the Bay to the Universe tour (now on it’s second leg), G-Eazy has now given fans another treat to cap off his amazing year, three new songs. The tracks include ‘Show You The World’ ‘I Might’ and ‘Why Thank You’, and contain features from Too Short (among others). Check out all three tracks below.
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In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Nicki Minaj addressed the chocking and death of Eric Garner by a NYPD officer and her opinion on why black artists sometimes choose not to speak out against racial injustices. Specifically Minaj cited the backlash Kanye West received after his famous “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” quote, when addressing a televised audience during the destruction of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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Earlier today, Hot 97‘s “Ebro in the Morning” hosted rapper Macklemore for a great discussion on race and white privilege (specifically in the music world). Among many topics, Macklemore addresses police brutality and whether he believes that his music is embraced by white radio and the Grammys because of his skin color. Macklemore also talks about the new J. Cole album and his text apology to Kendrick Lamar. Watch the hour-long and thought provoking interview below.
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Every since the rap world was introduced to the Mississippi-natives Rae Sremmurd, the duo has been hitting the ground running with their very successful tracks ‘No Flex Zone’ and ‘No Type’. Now we have the group’s debut album SremmLife which is 11-tracks and features appearances by Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, and Young Thug and production by Mike Will Made It.
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Earlier this week, Wale gave fans his Festivus mixtape in anticipation of his upcoming The Album About Nothing. Today we have the video for the first single from Wale’s new album, titled ‘The Body’ with Jeremih. Check out the video below and catch Wale on tour (kicking off January 1 in Maryland).
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Check out the first N.E.R.D. (Pharrell, Chad Hugo, Shay Haley) song in 5 years, as the legendary trio joins for their track ‘Squeeze Me’, off the upcoming Spongebob Squarepants movie (not a typo). Stream the new track of the movies upcoming soundtrack below.
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Get ready to catch Raury in a city near year. Earlier this week, the acclaimed up-and-comer announced part one of his tour, kicking off January 6th in Alabama. Raury will be accompanied by Tay Jasper and 6lackbear. Stay turned for more dates and check out the tour dates and the tour’s trailer below.
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Check out the collaborative project by Wale and A-Trak, titled Festivus (staying consistent with Wale’s Seinfeld theme). The project features 11 tracks and recruits the likes of Chance The Rapper, Ab-Soul, A$AP Ferg, Pusha T and more. Festivus will certainly get fans excited for Wale’s upcoming, The Album About Nothing (coming March 31).
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Last night singer Jhene Aiko performed at Chicago’s legendary House of Blues, accompanied by Odd Future‘s The Internet and TDE‘s SZA as part of her Enter The Void Tour. Jhene performed a beautiful set for the sold-out crowd, closed by her Sail Out single ‘The Worst’. Coming off a recent Grammy nomination for her debut album Souled Out, Jhene is definitely having one of the best years in R&B. Check out our photos below!
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