JOELL ORTIZ – Q&A
Joell Ortiz cuts loose a new video for the song “Q&A” off of his recently released House Slippers album.
NAS PREVIEWS J DILLA PRODUCED SONG “THE SEASON”
Yes, you read that right. Nas has a song produced by J Dilla that he previewed at a private event for the Killer Mike and El-P Run The Jewels 2 project. The beat may sound familiar as it is “Gobstoppers” off of Dilla’s Donuts. But despite the familiarity of the instrumental, the blessing that Nas gave it will leave your head spinning. No word when or where the full song will drop.
DJ PREMIER AND GAVIN NOLAN TALK SKATING AND HIP HOP
Skateboarder Gavin Nolan and the legendary DJ Premier converse about the similarities between their respective crafts.
DJ PREMIER PROVIDES ORIGINAL TRACK FOR ZOO YORK’S GAVIN NOLAN
It ain’t official unless Preemo’s hands are all over it. Check out the visual and enjoy the new instrumental.
ZOO YORK officially welcomes Gavin Nolan to the family with this ultra smooth, high tech clip featuring an original track by DJ Premier. Born and raised in Boston, now living in Brooklyn, Gavin furthers ZOO YORK’s long legacy of East Coast rippers.
DJ PREMIER TALKS NAS, MC EIHT, GANG STARR & MORE ON GGN WITH SNOOP DOGG
DJ Premier joins Uncle Snoop on GGN to discuss the possibility of getting back in the lab with Nas, working with MC Eiht, Gang Starr and much more.
PRHYME REVEALS WHAT LEGENDARY EMCEE DIDN’T MAKE THE ALBUM
In part two of WatchLoud‘s interview with Nickel and Preemo, the duo reveal what legendary emcee couldn’t make the album and how sample clearances helped the creation of the album.
“The concept was to have somebody who was a wizard with the samples, sample somebody who creates his own music so we won’t have to clear anything,” Royce tells WatchLOUD.com. “And we’ll just have a project that we could put out for the fans. Somewhere along the line it just ended up being an album. I kept having to push Preeme for ‘1 more or 2 more.’ Every time we got to a point that felt like we were somewhere I felt like we needed one more thing to round it out. I started to get more of a vision as we were doing it. The Adriane Young thing was a way for me to work with him and do this project with Premier that I’ve been wanting to do since ’99.”
DJ PREMIER & ROYCE DA 5’9″ TALK PRHYME, ADRIAN YOUNGE & COLLABS ON ALL OUT SHOW
DJ Premier and Royce Da 5’9″ appear on the All Out Show with Rude Jude and Lord Sear to discuss the concept behind PRhyme, the only artist that Premier samples on the project, how the guests were selected and more.
MC LYTE FEATURING COMMON – DEAR JOHN
MC Lyte and The Artist Formally Known as Sense drop visuals for this powerful anthem for #EducateOURMen. Salute to these two living legends.
MC Lyte’s new track, “Dear John” f/ Common & 10Beats, is the anthem for #EducateOURMen, which is the signature scholarship initiative of MC Lyte’s Hip Hop Sisters Foundation, which has presented two $100,000 university scholarships during the Soul Train Music Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show each year since the organization’s founding. This year, the foundation will present dozens of scholarships earmarked to send men to HBCU’s. Russell Simmons, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jada Pinkett Smith and Faith Evans are just of the few celebrities who support the foundation’s movement (EducateOURMen.info).
9TH WONDER, PHAROAHE MONCH & TALIB KWELI FORM NEW GROUP
Are you ready for your head to explode? Well, Pharaohe Monch, Talib Kweli and 9th Wonder have joined forces to form the supergroup “Indie 500.”
Are you done going “oh sh*t” yet? Okay, now go ahead and watch Okayplayer‘s video that explains how these incredible artists connected.
PRHYME (DJ PREMIER & ROYCE DA 5’9″) – U LOOZ
After teasing us with a snippet, the full video of Royce and Preme’s “U Looz” is out to knock your brains around with vicious lyricism and neck snapping production. It may be the shortest song on PRhyme but you cannot complain about more Nickle and Preme collaborations. Oh yeah, you also get to hear DJ Premier’s debut as an emcee.
Don’t forget to pre-order PRhyme right here.