The Fader caught up with 2 Chainz at South By Southwest and he talked about leaving Ludacris’ Disturbing tha Peace label and announced the new title for his upcoming album. In Texas for SXSW, 2 Chainz graced the stage and performed his hit “Spend It.” This track never gets old. T.R.U.
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On a dope production from the late Heavy D, and co-produced by Salaam Remi & Da Internz. This gift came out a few hour after the cover-art surfaced on the internet, leaving us fans thirsty for more. Even though this is the second track off Nas’ tenth studio album “Life Is Good”. Is Nasty Nas definitely back?
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We’ve all been waiting and finally Brooklyn’s very own Flatbush Zombies have released their new video, Pay attention to the Man spazzing on the piano, watching him makes you wanna break something. Flatbush Zombies Provide another great performance in a well-directed and edited video by The Madburry Club.
After a successful show at Art Basel in Miami, Reebok Classics teamed up again with photographer / director Jonathan Mannion to take his “CLASSIC” exhibition to Los Angeles during Grammy week. Another 17 images were carefully selected to add some west coast flavor, a female dimension and an R&B presence to the show. The expansion yielded a total of 52 prints on display. Continuing his collaborative series with artists, Mannion showcased the visual contributions from Nipsey Hustle, Pharrell, DJ Quik and Big Daddy Kane on their respective images.
Drake is living the high life. He met up with Claire Hoffman and she waste no time as its gets up close and personal with the rising hip-hop sensation, She describe Drake as a well-built man but the dodgy eye contact of a teenager. (At first, anyway.) He awaits me on a couch with more chintz pillows than I can count, wearing baggy jeans and Jordans, his simple gray T-shirt accentuated by two long diamond-rope necklaces, lest I forget that he is 25 sittin’ on 25 mil. At the ready are a bottle of chilled white wine and a pitcher of ice, for tonight we shall drink wine spritzers, his favorite beverage and also mine. Read More on GQ
An original painting by Keith Haring covers the lobby at Germano Studios in downtown NYC, the artist’s trademark exclamatory lines and dancing figures conveying a frenzied, emotive experience. On Monday night, that same feeling poured out of a cozy back room in one of the building’s studios, where The-Dream, clad in head-to-toe Chicago Bulls gear and glistening diamonds, previewed his upcoming Love IV MMXII album. The singer-producer’s first LP in two years (in an act of defiance against his label last summer, he released a mixtape, 1977, under his given name Terius Nash) is still missing a release date, and many of its tracks are in flux. But The-Dream was palpably eager to share the music that’s been brewing.
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