NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – SKY’S THE LIMIT (COOKIN’ SOUL REMIX)
Cookin’ Soul goes to work on Biggie’s classic “Sky’s The Limit” and give it an upheaval with this slick remix.
D.I.T.C. (A.G.) – CHAIN GANG (PRODUCED BY BUCKWILD)
For this week’s D.I.T.C. installment, Andre The Giant flexes on Buckwild production with the vicious “Chain Gang.”
PRHYME FEAT. LOGIC – MODE (ANIMATED LYRIC VIDEO)
DJ Premier, Royce Da 5’9″ and Logic get animated for the lyric video for “Mode.” It’s pretty much like watching a hip hop version of South Park. Be sure to pre-order the new solo project from Royce Da 5’9″ Layers dropping on April 15.
RUN THE JEWELS PREVIEW VIRTUAL REALITY VIDEO FOR CROWN
Killer Mike and El-P continue to try new and innovative concepts. This time, the duo connect with the NY Times for a Virtual Reality video for “Crown.” If you have a VR device, you can download it here but if not, you can get to experience a little bit of it in this 40 second clip.
JUST BLAZE PLAYS UNRELEASED JAY Z, SLAUGHTERHOUSE, JAY ELECTRONICA & MORE ON ABSTRACT RADIO DJ SET
Just Blaze has a ton of exclusives in his vault and the producer/DJ took to Q-Tip’s Beats 1 Radio show, Abstract Radio, to unleash a plethora of them during a one hour DJ set. You’ll get to hear Jay Electronica’s “Exhibit G,” an unreleased Slaughterhouse instrumental, a Blueprint 3 instrumental that wasn’t used and so much more.
PLANET ASIA & DJ CONCEPT FEAT. SEAN PRICE – THE FESTIVAL
More verses from Sean Price prove that the emcee was one of the hardest working out there. This time we get to hear Sean alongside Planet Asia on “The Festival.”
ROYCE DA 5’9″ TALKS SOBRIETY, LAYERS, DR. DRE, EMINEM AND MORE WITH COMPLEX
Royce 5’9″ stopped by the Complex offices to sit down with our Editor-in-Chief Noah Callahan-Bever to speak in-depth on his career, getting sober, and more. The inimitable Detroit rapper is currently gearing up to release his next album, Layers, next month, and spoke on the journey towards his new album, which includes his decision to get sober back in 2012. “I just woke up one day and I felt like I was up,” he says. “I made the necessary phone calls. I called Marshall [Mathers] and said, ‘Yo, I’m stopping drinking.'”
DJ PREMIER – LIVE FROM HEADQCOURTERZ PLAYLIST (3/4/16)
DJ PREMIER–LIVE FROM HEADQCOURTERZ RADIO SHOW FOR MARCH 4th, 2016
ON SIRIUS/XM SATELLITE RADIO–(HIP HOP NATION) CHANNEL 44—FRIDAY NIGHTS
FROM 10pm-MIDNIGHT (EASTERN TIME)
GUEST: OUR FIRST LOYAL LISTENER TO THE THE SHOW…(CHRIS BIV)
HE LISTENS EVERY WEEK AND WE WERE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM HANG WITH THE CREW LIVE ALONG WITH HIS HOMIE SERCH (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MC SERCH)
1. Jakk Frost–Darkest Light
2. Royce da 5’9″–Tabernacle
3. Koache (f. Xzibit)–Turn Me Back
4. N.O.R.E. (f. Fat Joe, Jadakiss & Capone)–Still Gettin’ Money
5. Kendrick Lamar–untitled I 2014-2016
6. D-Stroy & Q-Unique–Born in ’87
7. Ill Dose–Bastard Child
8. Truth (f. A.G. & O.C.)–Right What I Write
9. Statik KXNG–Stop Playing
10. Kanye West–I Love Kanye (T.L.O.Preemix)
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11. Big Daddy Kane (f. Nice & Smooth)–Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy
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12. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (f. Krs-One & DJ Premier)–Buckshot
13. Evidence–Old Habits
14. Nutso (f. Ea$y Money & Termanology)–Sum Otha Shit
15. O.G.ology–Tequila
16. Blackface & Sean Wyze(f. ILLa J)–Slow Down
17. PRhyme (f. Black Thought)–Wishin’ 2
18. Jakk Frost–Neighbor Favor
19. Planet Asia & DJ Concept–Gold Vases
20. Conway–(f. Westside Gunn)–Air Holez
21. Willie The Kid (f. LiL Eto, Westside Gunn & Conway)–Stand Tall
22. Tru Trilla (f. Prince AK & Fly Kwa)–Stop Playing
DJ MISTER CEE – BIGGIE BLENDS 2016
In honor of the passing of The Notorious B.I.G. on March 9, DJ MistEr Cee dropped a mix of Biggie vocals over some of today’s beats. It’s interesting to listen to how these sound. Obviously, some are better than others but it’s definitely worth the listen. #RIPBIG
R.A. THE RUGGED MAN VS. MARCELLA PUPPINI – THE GREATEST [VIDEO]
R.A. plays up to his Gangster image in a war of words with Marcella of The Puppini Sisters fame. Shot at the Youtube Space Speakeasy, London.