DAVE EAST – TIM WESTWOOD FREESTYLE [VIDEO]
Dave East pays tribute to the late, great Nipsey Hussle with his freestyle on Tim Westwood. It’s an emotional tribute to the rapper who made a difference beyond his rhymes.
TERMANOLOGY & DAME GREASE FEAT. SHEEK LOUCH, WAIS P & LIL FAME – BLACK MASK
Termanology and Dame Grease are the latest to announce a collaborative project as the duo will drop Set in Stone on September 13th. They kick things off with Sheek Louch, Wais P and Lil Fame adding some verbal assistance to “Black Mask.”
BENNY THE BUTCHER – TOOK THE MONEY TO THE PLUG’S HOUSE [VIDEO]
Still rolling on the strength of “Tana Talk 3,” Benny the Butcher drops another set of visuals from the project with “Took the Money to the Plug’s House.”
“The video depicts my transition from being incarcerated and separated every day to what is important to me, to now being very visible and on a very large platform where fans rap along with my songs word for word—and I feel that energy during my shows” Benny commented to Complex. “This has truly been a journey and I now truly feel like I ‘Took The Money To The Plugs House.”
JAMAL GASOL – STAY ON YA DEEN [VIDEO]
Representing Niagra Falls, Jamal Gasol drops a video for “Stay On Ya Deen” from his No Joy Without Pain 3 project. Produced by Quis Star, Gasol laments about survival and the significance of the mighty dollar.
SIR FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR – HAIR DOWN [VIDEO]
And the end of August, TDE’s SiR will release his Chasing Summer album. To kick things off, the Inglewood crooner gets the new papa known as Kendrick Lamar to bless the feel good groove and drops a video to accompany it.
J. COLE, EARTHGANG, SABA & SMINO – SACRIFICES [VIDEO]
Fresh off of Revenge of the Dreamers 3 comes the video for “Sacrifices.” J. Cole, Earthgang, Saba and Smino all represent on
BENNY THE BUTCHER FEAT. INDIA – 5 TO 50 (PRODUCED BY ALCHEMIST) [VIDEO]
Benny The Butcher squeezes another clip from “The Plugs I Met” EP with a video for the Alchemist-produced “5 To 50.”
“Just like the track, the” 5 to 50” video is inspired by real-life events. It’s my side of the story, along with India’s side of the story; and it depicts how those stories collide” Benny recalled. “I bring you to Montana Ave; the block where I am from and illustrate my lifestyle and how some of those lifestyle choices affected India. This was our life and it captures both perspectives.”
Oh, and Benny also signed a deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation.
Ain’t no games being played by Griselda.
RAPSODY FEAT. GZA & D’ANGELO – IBTIHAJ [VIDEO]
Rapsody is coming for necks with her next album. Following up the stellar Laila’s Wisdom, the North Carolina emcee is preparing to drop her next album Eve later this month. She drops off the lead single “Ibtihaj,” which pays tribute to Ibtihaj Muhammad. A member of the United States national fencing team, Ibtihaj became the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing for the US in the Olympics in 2016.
With production from 9th Wonder, guest spots from GZA and D’Angelo, along with cameos from Roxanne Shante and Mary J Blige, check out the stellar video for an album that is surely going to stake its claim when it drops in a few weeks.
GHOSTFACE KILLAH – PARTY OVER HERE [VIDEO]
Ghostface celebrates a completed heist with the homies in the video for “Party Over Here” From the album Ghostface Killahs dropping in August.
NAS TALKS ILLMATIC, BIGGIE, PRINCE, THE FIRM ON DRINK CHAMPS [VIDEO]
N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN know how to get people to tell previously unheard stories. With Nas’ 25 years in the game, a little bit of liquor and weed get the Queensbridge living legend to tell all on Drink Champs. This is worth your time.