Officer Ross found a new job as head honcho of his own label ‘Maybach Music Group’. Does the self-styled don have another hit on his hands or will the Illuminati not let him strike out on his own? The TRU Brain Trust went in to investigate.
Earlier in October, Asher Roth launched a website to galvanize support for Prop 19. Add Wale to the list of MCs who’ve gone public with their opinion on the issue as we approach Election Day.…
Recap of Wale’s Highline Ballroom concert with J Cole, Diggy Simmons, and Tiara Thomas.
The man who gave us A Mixtape About Nothing is back with More About Nothing. Treat yourself to a copy below.
Aside from Jake One, Statik Selektah is hip-hop’s ultimate matchmaker. I’m guessing he makes certain tracks with people in mind and then calls them up to do the feature. And Rik Cordero is very good at rendering the visual interpretation of any song, as evidenced in this video for “So Far So Close.” No, really, I only blogged this because Bun B is in it.
There’s a small window of opportunity for newcomers like Freddie Gibbs and J Cole and they must act on it. You can’t flip a light switch and automatically gain momentum in today’s music industry. If you fail to capitalize on your buzz while people still care, you may be looking at an oustanding career as a “mixtape maestro” and nothing more.
The indefatigable Rik Cordero teams up with Wale to bring the latter’s “Diary” to life. A rare moment of brilliance on Attention Deficit. [OnSmash]
Directed by the incomparable Rik Cordero. Whoa, hey! Whale finally makes a video worth giving a rat’s derrière about. He needs to hang out with Rik more.
How Wale went from this to “Chillin’” in less than a year is beyond grasp. Then again, it’s not like he had a choice.
“Ain’t Heard It From Me” Scram Jones whips up a jazz-rap special, while one of DC’s finest trades rhymes with one of Chicago’s finest. Good to see that Fest’s sense of humor is still intact:…