With all the classic albums Eminem has delivered in the past couple decades, perhaps his biggest hit to date is from the soundtrack for his 2002 bio-pic 8 Mile. The film’s original track ‘Lose Yourself’ changed the way we look at ‘Mom’s spaghetti’ and was Eminem’s first #1 single and the first rap song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Now, with the upcoming release of ShadyXV, we have the original demo version for ‘Lose Yourself’, that Eminem doesn’t even remember recording.
Rapper Freddie Gibbs and the legendary Mike Dean bring us their collaborative track ‘Sellin’ Dope’. The track is fire and Los Santos listeners can find the track in the PS4 and XBox One versions of the new Grand Theft Auto V. Give the track a listen below.
Chicago’s own, R&B singer BJ The Chicago Kid just dropped his new album, titled The M.A.F.E. Project. BJ has recorded for artists such as Chance the Rapper, Kendrick Lamar, Vic Mensa and more, and now comes his newest solo project. Check out the tracklist below and download the project for free now!
Top Dawg Entertainment‘s SZA shares her new track ‘Sobriety’ which features a slew of producers (Chris Calor, Cody, Thundercat, LoveDragon, and Sounwave). In the track SZA beautifully sings about breakups and how they put her sobriety under question, showing that TDE is about much more than just West Coast rap. You can catch her on tour with The Internet for Jhene Aiko’s upcoming Enter The Void tour this December.
It looks like poor Iggy Azalea can’t catch a break when it comes to being randomly insulted by legendary male rappers. First Snoop Dogg, now Eminem. One can’t be too surprised however, since Eminem and Snoop have been working together for years and since Eminem recently threatened to punch Lana Del Rey in a his new cypher.
Thirsty for new music? Then check out Mick Jenkins new video for his track ‘Dehydration’. Chicago’s own, signed with Cinematic Music Group, dropped his latest mixtape The Water[s] in August (so be sure to check it out now if you haven’t already). The video is directed and edited by Nathan R. Smith and co-stars his hometown, Chicago, Illinois.
Odd Future’s Tyler The Creator took to Tumblr to release his new song, ‘Diaper’. According to Tyler the track is a “RANDOM SONG LAYING AROUND THOUGHT WHY NOT PUT IT SOMEWHERE.” Give it a listen and be sure to catch Tyler on tour next month.
Unless you were one of the subscribers to Kicker! Magazine circa the early 2000s, you probably never read Kanye’s interview with the youth soccer publication’s Final SCORE segment.
A couple days ago we broke the news about J. Cole’s new album 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Then came the trailer for the rapper’s junior release. Now J. Cole is giving fans the chance to come to his childhood home (where the album get its name) to listen to the new album. 2014 Forest Hills Drive will not have any single so be sure to stay updated on its December 9th release.
The Early Registration 