MAVERICK SABRE FEATURING JOEY BADA$$ – WE DON’T WANNA BE
London’s Maverick Sabre connects with Joey Bada$$ for the politically charged video for “We Don’t Wanna Be.”
JAY ELECTRONICA – ROAD TO PERDITION
You know how scarce a Jay Electronica drop is, right? So when Jay Elec decides to liberate new music it’s usually some sort of celebration. “Road To Perdition” features the ad libs from Jay Z’s “Success” and finds Jay Electronica dropping wicked bars over head snapping production.
GANGRENE (ALCHEMIST & OH NO) – PLAY IT COOL
Alchemist and Oh No release the first single from their upcoming Grand Theft Auto V inspirted project The Alchemist and Oh No Present: Welcome to Los Santos.
JOEY BADA$$ EXPLAINS HOW FRUITVALE STATION INSPIRED THE LIKE ME VIDEO
Joey Bada$$ hits Revolt to explain how the Oscar Grant film “Fruitvale Station” and the deaths of young black men inspired the visuals for “Like Me.”
WATCH NOT AFRAID: THE SHADY RECORDS STORY
The good folks at Complex put together this excellent 30-minute documentary that chronicles the rise of Eminem and Shady Records.
This documentary is an in-depth look into not only Eminem’s career, but also the careers of the all the artists’ who graced the label over the years. First and foremost, we spoke to Em and Paul, whose partnership and unique friendship is what made the label possible. But we also spoke to the man who helped turn Em into a superstar, Dr. Dre, and the man who Em helped turn into a superstar, 50 Cent. With additional interviews from Mr. Porter and Royce Da 5’9″, this documentary is the definitive look into what how one of the rap’s greatest juggernauts came to be.
WATCH ACTION BRONSON AND MARK RONSON MAKE BABY BLUE
Action Bronson gives us a behind the scenes look at the creation of “Baby Blue” in the studio with Mark Ronson and Zane Lowe.
ACTION BRONSON APPEARS ON ESPN’S HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE
Action Bronson joins ESPN’s Highly Questionable to discuss the thought process on “Easy Rider,” going from chef to emcee, getting physical with fans and has a battle of the bellies with Papi.
EL GANT FEATURING RAS KASS – RAZOR RAMON
El Gant rocks with Ras Kass on “Razor Ramon” as their tour gets underway with the remaining dates below.
• 3/05 Spokane, WA: The Pin
• 3/06 Bozeman, Montana: The Zebra
• 3/07 Missoula, Montana: Stage 112
• 3/08 Jackson, Wyoming: Town Square Tavern
• 3/09 Salt Lake City, Utah: Bar Deluxe
• 3/16 Houston, TX: Numbers Nightclub
• 3/19 Austin, TX (SXSW): Karma Lounge
• 3/20 Austin, TX (SXSW): Krave (Day)
• 3/20 Austin, TX (SXSW): Sugars (Night)
• 3/21 Dallas, TX: The Boiler Room
• 3/22 Dallas, TX: The Boiler Room
BIG SHUG – THE REASON
Big Shug drops another jewel off of his upcoming Triple OGzus album (which you can pre-order right here). “The Reason” is produced by Gem Crates and the album drops on March 17.
ACTION BRONSON TALKS WITH BOOTLEG KEV AT NEW YORK YANKEES SPRING TRAINING
Action Bronson catches up with Wild 94.1’s Bootleg Kev in Tampa during Yankees Spring Training to talk about a plethora of topics over the course of 20 minutes. Bootleg Kev’s recap is below.
I got to sit down with Action Bronson live at Yankees Spring Training in Tampa. We speak on a ton of subjects including his the direction of his new album Mr. Wonderful, working with Mark Ronson on the “Uptown Funk” remix, taking his “Fuck That’s Delicious” food show to cable TV potentially, announcing the release of Blue Chips 7 w/ Party Supplies, doing a whole project with Alchemist, how he feels about his buddy Riff Raff training with Hulk Hogan to be a wrestler, and tons more!