Watch this freestyle session featuring Rock Oh!, HideAndSeekZoo, Mecal, Jayco El Leon, Yenky One, and Epicuro. Video was shot before the cypher shoots at Danny Colonial in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The Cypher Effect | Street Sessions 11 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Kehlani has accomplished a lot already, but ask her and she’ll tell you she’s just getting started. At the young age of 21, the Oakland-born singer already had an impressive catalogue of smouldering R&B hits to her name before releasing the sleek pop assault of her debut album today – You Should Be Here, her 2015 mixtape, was a fire collection of tracks that on hits like ‘Niggas’ and ‘The Way’ (feat. Chance The Rapper) borrowed from TLC, Ciara and more with smart, sophisticated elegance.
SexySweetSavage takes that sound one step further. On the brink of its release, we caught up with the singer in London, documenting a day in the life of the singer and her crew at a sold-out show at Shoreditch’s Village Underground. Watch it above and pick up Kehlani’s debut album SexySweetSavage now. Watch the video above and photos from the show below.
Detroit rapper Boldy James is making a grand return to hip-hop. Following 2015's Trapper's Alley 2, James is sharing The Art of Rock Climbing, an EP detailing his street experiences and dedication to the Motor City. Eager to break his silence in 2017, the project will be followed by a mixtape in February, Boldy James' most personal body of work yet. A collaborative EP with DJ Butter, The Art of Rock Climbing is a nod to the trials and tribulations Boldy James went through during his quiet period away from music.
"The Art of Rock Climbing is about a few different things. The artwork has the four founding fathers of Detroit hip-hop as the heads of Mount Rushmore with me and DJ Butter scaling them. The art can be interpreted as showing how getting out of Detroit is akin to scaling a fucking mountain - don’t too many people make it out: they die, they go to jail. Another interpretation is a nod to my former rock slinging days. Another interpretation is that it’s about chasing dead presidents - that’s what we all after. That’s what we all about in the ghetto: it’s all about the money," Boldy James explains. “Halfway through making The Art of Rock Climbing, I went away for a while. I was on the run for a year and got caught up for 'fleeing and eluding' for a weed violation I got in the suburbs and then everything got caught up to me, I had to deal with a bunch of warrants, probation violations and took a plea but still had to pay fines and be gone for a few months. Once I got out, DJ Butter and I finished it up and here it is."
Boldy James is pairing the EP release with "Skantless," wherein a Lego Detroit depicts a day in the rapper's life as characters run drug deals and a heist from Seven Mile to Ford Field in downtown. "Skantless" has the Nas-cosigned, Mass Appeal Records signee getting down to business as he spits his flow over a funky beat from DJ Butter. Following "Heavy In the Game," his first visual of the year off The Art of Rock Climbing, Boldy James wants the world to know that he's here to stay. The Art of Rock Climbing is available now - stay tuned for Boldy James' upcoming mixtape, due in February.
"The video for 'Cold' is directed by Morgan Cooper and is ultimately a walk through my stomping grounds in Topeka, Kansas. A town of unspoken divisions and unassuming landmarks. From my childhood hangouts to the grocery store where my mother used to ask me to run and grab cornmeal, to the corner of 11th and Jewell in the central Topeka neighborhood we used to hang out at after school. Everyone in the video is an actual friend of mine. I wanted to take everyone to the Kansas I know, hoping to scrub the Hollywood cliches of yellow brick roads, and show you the actual people who love their pit bull and car, just like you." - Stik Figa
The Album: http://radi.al/t9HHDDZ
Stik Figa "Central Standard Time"
feat. Elzhi, Rappin 4-Tay, Homeboy Sandman, Quelle Chris
Prod. by Nottz, !llmind, Apollo Brown, D/Will, Black Milk Exile, Quelle Chris, L'Orange
Mello Music Group, 2017
"Sounds Beautiful Like The Truth"
This game, this world (repeat)
Aint letting a sucker disturb my sleep,
say it to my face if them words is deep,
or I can't even take it personally,
you dealing with issues internally.
He talking so tough wouldn't hurt a flea,
some of them rats even worse police,
got money to make ain't concerned with beef,
got babies and family I work to feed,
you dealing with giants I'm Hercules,
grown folk talk wait your turn to speak,
pull down your skirt take your purse and leave,
and get off my dick, probably hurt your knees.
Put in the work and I earned my keep,
four-alarm blaze emergency,
he ain't getting burn and his verses weak,
so why they be calling him 3rd Degree?
Still sucker free with the sucker repellent,
you ain't the only one in touch with a felon,
big dog in the yard and you tucking you tail in,
you tough as a titty, tough as your nail is.
Man who is you telling? I'm telling the truth,
you tell on your niggas then fail to produce
no XXL but excel in the booth,
beats in the coffin and nails in the roof.
[Chrorus]
These niggas is petty bro,
we fonkin' then let me know,
then back to my schedule,
taking it slow chasin' fetti tho' (repeat 2x)
This game, this world (repeat 2x)
These suckas be lying bout whipping the work,
these suckas be lying bout flipping a bird,
say that they pimping ain't living a word,
say that they balling like Pippen and Bird,
they keep on lying bout this and the third,
these suckas they really just get on my nerve,
you ain't from the bricks and you live in the 'burbs,
claiming these hoods and ain't been to the turf,
boy you need Jesus man get to the church,
boy you need Jesus just get to the church,
it's twenty-sixteen just admit you a nerd,
twenty sixteen just admit you a nerd
Awful Records producer KeithCharles (formerly KeithCharles Spacebar) is one talented individual. After we premiered his latest mix of new music, we now have his episode of Rhythm Roulette.
We went to The Thing, a vintage record shop in Brooklyn, to source his selections and then hit the studio to watch him cook them up. Watch him turn Starpoint’s “Object of My Desire” into a new wave of hip-hop production.
N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN are the Drink Champs on REVOLT TV. In this episode the guys drink it up in Los Angeles with French Montana, T.I. and A$AP Rocky. They cover everything from Donald Trump, Kanye for president, to how to maintain longevity in the industry and a lot more.
#DrinkChampsOnREVOLT The unfiltered and unpredictable talk show features your favorite artists and industry giants throwing back shots and conversing with legendary rapper N.O.R.E. and Miami pioneer DJ EFN. Featured guests include Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Dame Dash, DMX, Snoop Dogg, and more. Get f%$#!d up with the crew as no question is off limits!
Jessie Reyez | Shutter Island | Official Music Video
Song produced by Tim Suby
Video Directed by Peter Huang
Video produced by Mad Ruk Entertainment | http://madrukent.com
Produced with the financial assistance of MuchFACT, a division of Bell Media Inc. | www.muchfact.ca
In Chicago, a young couple’s relationship ignites. After a night of mistakes, embarrassments, and understanding the boy must choose what is right for him and if what's been done can be forgiven.
London-based singer Lyves works to create visuals that will empower women and reveal their strength through vivid portraits in her new video for "Darkest Hour." The song comes from her 'Like Water' EP.
This was supposed to be Shareef O'Neal vs Ron Artest III part 2. It turned out to be the Ira Lee vs Ron Artest III and then....after Crossroads sunk 3 clutch ft's with only seconds remaining, Jason Meraban calmly waited in the corner and fired away. Boom, 3-pointer at the buzzer, crowd rushes the court in one of the best finishes to a game we've been to this year.
Ron Artest III vs Shareef O'Neal Part 2 Gets Upstaged By Game Winning 3 Pointer | Full Highlights
For this episode of Rhythm Roulette, Mass Appeal linked with Philly's own Jahlil Beats.
Jahlil flips a track off of Roxy Music’s Country Life. Watch him add his flavor to it above and then OT The Real spit some bars on top of the finished product.
6LACK, Leaf, Ravyn Lenae, and Twelve'Len all hit the Pigeons & Planes stage on January 17 for the first No Ceilings of the year. The sold out show was rocking as these rising artists put on a memorable show. 6LACK closed out the night with an encore of his hit "PRBLMS."
6LACK Performs "PRBLMS" Live in New York City at No Ceilings | Pigeons & Planes
Starring Laísa Laii & Lando Chill. Shot throughout Northern Arizona by director Malcolm Critcher and Director of Photography Symeon Platts (of Mild West). Meander through Winslow, Flagstaff, and Kaibab National Forest on a road trip with Lando & Laísa capturing the best of what it means to live.
The song is a live band version of Lando's track "Early In The Morning" from his Mello Music debut "For Mark, Your Son." The track provides a glimpse into the sonic direction Lando is moving for his next album which is being created with his group for release sometime in summer 2017.
Lando Chill | Early In the Mornin' | Official Music Video
Director: Malcolm Critcher
Director of Photography: Symeon Platts
A mix that DJ Vadim wanted to highlight the many new school brilliant voices of the last 10 years or so plus one lil remix DJ Vadim did last year of a legend. Pull t up my selector BOOM TUNE!
Here's the Official Lyric Video of B.o.B's new single "4Lit" featuring T.I. & Ty$. They've been getting amazing feedback on this one. Let temem hear what you think.
Over a dope beat by producer Encyclopedia Brown, Chicago MC EddieWilson drops a dope ode to the legendary Boston crew, New Edition, by weaving together a short story using key titles and phrases from the huge catalog of the one and only #NewEdition!