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NATURE FEAT. ROYAL FLUSH & PRODIGY – THIS IS EASY [LYRIC VIDEO]

Long Island producer BP delivers an equally slick and grimy new lyric video for “This Is Easy,” a gully, NYC-as-f*ck track featuring East Coast stalwarts Nature, Royal Flush, and Prodigy.

Given their respective rap pedigrees, these three are bound to body any track they appear on—but together? “This Is Easy” is a prime example of why heads still look to Queens cats to provide gritty, uncompromising Boom bap. But it’s made that much more potent when driven through the sonic lens of BP, whose beat hits like a well-placed slap upside the head.

The raw production comes as no surprise to those who have heard BP’s previous collaborations with the likes of Killah Priest, Diabolic, Shyheim, and 9th Prince, among others. “This Is Easy” stems from the recently released ‘Target Practice,’ a Nature album produced entirely by BP and fueled by Hip-Hop made for mean mugs and head nods. In addition to Royal Flush and Prodigy, the album also features Tragedy Khadafi and the up and coming LI-based, John Jigg$.

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WATCH PRINCE AND KENDRICK LAMAR’S JAM SESSION FROM 2014 [VIDEO]

Back in 2014, Prince invited Kendrick Lamar to jam out with him on stage at a special concert to celebrate the release of Art Official Age (with 3RDEYEGIRL) and PlectrumElectrum at the Paisley Park Studios in Minneapolis. The much talked about performance was never really seen as Prince’s team took down any footage of the performance. But in the wake of The Purple One’s passing, his estate has cleared the video footage for everyone to see. Unfortunately, the two would never formally collaborate although they nearly did on Kendrick Lamar’s “Complexion” off of his Grammy award winning album To Pimp A Butterfly. Check out the performance in the video above.

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ANDERSON .PAAK TO EMBARK ON MALIBU TOUR

In support of his excellent Malibu album, Anderson .Paak is set to hit the road and perform with The Free Nationals. Check out the dates and head to Ticketmaster and get your tix for the show.

05/06 Durham, NC – Art of Cool Fest
05/13 Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
05/14 Orlando, FL – Amway Center
05/29 Saint Paul, MN – Minnesota State Fairgrounds
06/03 Toronto, Ontario – TD Echo Beach
06/04 Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing
06/12 Detroit, MI – Saint Andrews Hall
06/17 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
06/18 Forest Hills, NY – Wild Life Festival
06/21 Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
06/22 Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
06/27 Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
07/09 Rotterdam, Netherlands – North Sea Jazz
07/-12 Grimstad, Norway – Skral Festival
07/16 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
07/21 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
07/22 Toronto, Ontario – The Phoenix Concert Theatre
07/29 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas
08/01 Ventura, CA – The Majestic Ventura Theater
08/02 Phoenix, AZ – Livewire
08/03 San Diego, CA – House of Blues