B-REAL INTERVIEWS NOAH ’40’ SHEBIB ON THE SMOKEBOX
Music producer from Ovo Sound, Noah “40” Shebib, joins B-Real for a rare interview on the Smokebox. The two discuss musical influences, basketball, cannabis in Canada, & more.
STATIK KXNG – FEBRUARY 12TH PART 2
KXNG Crooked and Statik Selektah deliver part two of their three part “February 12th” series before Statik KXNG drops next week. This one is just as vicious as the last.
ACTION BRONSON’S ‘F*CK THAT’S DELICIOUS’ HITS JAMAICA [VIDEO]
As Action Bronson’s presence in the “Food World” becomes more permanent, new and diverse opportunities are popping up for the self proclaimed Human Highlight Reel. This time it popped up in the most beautiful location possible, Goldeneye Resort in Oracabessa, Jamaica. The event was entitled Nyam Jam, and even before Action knew exactly what it was, he agreed to attend. As stated in the video, there was not a single bad bite of food, and if you love hot sauces and various pepper spreads, then you really couldn’t do much better. Mr. Bronson honed in on a calabasa slaw prepared by visiting Puerto Rican chef, Jose Enrique and a smoked chicken sandwich from Jamaican grill master, Gariel Ferguson. His experience at Nyam Jam inspired him so much, that upon his arrival back in New York, he immediately got cow foot stew and ate in the parking lot of Home Depot. One love.
ANDERSON .PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS PERFORM SILICON VALLEY & CARRY ME ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT [VIDEO]
Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals took to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to perform a pair of songs off of .Paak’s recently released Malibu album. He starts off with “Silicon Valley” before getting behind the drums to pull double duty for “Carry Me.”
TIM WESTWOOD RELEASES 2004 KANYE WEST FREESTYLE
As we close in on the release of Kanye West’s next album, Tim Westwood unearths a freestyle from back in 2004 where the Chicago emcee/producer rhymed over “Slow Jamz” & “Change Clothes.” You may be familiar with the verses that he spits from spots he did with Slum Village, Dilated Peoples, Talib Kweli and Jadakiss but it’s dope to see nonetheless.
YOUR OLD DROOG ON REAL LATE WITH PETER ROSENBERG [VIDEO]
After dropping the video for “42 (Forty Deuce)”, Your Old Droog drops by the “Real Late With Peter Rosenberg” show and discusses the single before slaying the mic.
EMILIO ROJAS – REAL FRIENDS FREESTYLE
Emilio Rojas’ take on Kanye West’s “Real Friends” takes a personal turn as he bleeds emotion over a friend who attempted to commit suicide earlier in the week.
STYLES P PRESENTS ’22 CONVENT’ (MONEY CHANGE YOU/MY PARTY FEAT. JADAKISS) [VIDEO]
Styles P drops a mini movie on our heads that features the songs “Money Change You” and “My Party” (featuring Jadakiss) that fit into his narrative of partying, the setup and ultimately, the come up.
DJ BIG KAP PASSES AWAY
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of DJ Big Kap (real name: Keith Carter) at the age of 45. Known for being a very influential in the New York Hip Hop scene, Big Kap may best be known by mainstream audiences for his collaborative album with Funkmaster Flex The Tunnel back in 1999.
Kap was scheduled to perform today (February 3). Details surrounding his death are unclear at the moment.
His death is being mourned throughout the hip hop community.
Rest In Power Big Kap!
You can check out this interview with Big Kap on This Is 50 where he discusses deejaying for The Notorious B.I.G.
USHER FEAT. NAS & BIBI BOURELLY – CHAINS [VIDEO]
Usher continues to tackle social injustice with his latest video for “Chains” that features Nas and Bibi Bourelly.
“‘Chains’ is my way of spreading light on the issues we face in our social injustice system. As artists we have to use our platform to spread awareness and inspire action. Please visit chainshub.org and @sankofadotorg to learn how you can get involved and build a more effective social movement.” – Usher