Every year, MTV sends a whole bunch of A-list rappers into paroxysms of rage when it reveals its Hottest MCs In The Game list . The list hasn't even been completely unveiled yet, but rappers are already getting heated about their placement - so much so that one Kanye West, #7 on the list, offered a rare, cryptic public comment on the thing. Kanye recently called Hot 972s DJ Enuff to discuss the ranking: "What happens with these type of judges and people who are viewers, when you come in, I had the pink Polo and the backpack, then [...]
Last night on Hot 972s Angie Martinez Show, DJ Enuff played a recorded call with Kanye West, where West begrudged his number seven spot on this year's MTV Hottest MCs list. After touting the merits ... read more
Naughty J , le Dj officiel du groupe emblématique NTM , nous délivre son nouveau projet Trust the Trap Buzz en collaboration avec Trust the Buzz . Cette nouvelle mixtape où la Trap music flirte avec le hip hop, est disponible en téléchargement gratuit durant 3 semaines. De quoi faire monter la pression jusqu'au 5 Mars prochain, pour une Trust the Buzz Party au Social Club dont Naughty J sera une fois de plus l'invité d'honneur ! Tracklist: 1. Intro 2. Mind Blow – Future ft 2 [...]
And voila it's 2013. It seems like only yesterday Cloud Nothings' then new album Attack on Memory was fueling my jog through the cold, wintry streets of Chicago, yet today it's time to look ahead to another year brimming with anticipated releases. So, what does 2013 have in store? In the pages that follow, we've highlighted the 60 albums worthy of your excitement. Not all of them are a sure bet - ahem, Daft Punk, The Avalanches - but with names like Arcade Fire, Pearl Jam, Atoms For Peace, Earl Sweatshirt, Nick Cave, and The Knife, even [...]
Welcome to the end of 2012. And possibly the world as a whole if you're so inclined to believe. Once again, we've taken the stray thoughts that fell through the cracks in our Annual Report and compiled them into one (hopefully) comedic list. As my esteemed colleague Jeremy Larson wrote last year , "Year-end summaries, lists, recaps, and reports are just study guides for an exam that’s never happening, you guys ." True, but by listing things and poking a little fun, we're doing our part to remind you that the music industry can be [...]
Yesterday, we brought you our first 50 picks of the year's best songs . And today, we're wrapping up perhaps the most difficult list we have had to create. There are have been so many great singles, non-album tracks, loosies, leftovers, etc... in the past 12 months. But still, we dug through our posts and iTunes libraries to compile what we believe are the best tracks to drop this year. You will find plenty of Potholes favorites—from Kendrick Lamar to TNGHT to BADBADNOTGOOD —populating our choices along with a few artists that might surprise you. [...]
Toute l'équipe de We Are The Mascotte vous a concocté une sélection des meilleurs clips de cette année 2012. Une année très chargée avec un record de vidéos publiées sur le mag, ce qui ne fut pas simple pour émettre un top 5 (6/7) mais nous espèrons que vous vous retrouverez dans nos choix, sinon n'hésitez pas à partager vos coups de coeur pour cette année. Un petit clin d'oeil à certaines vidéos qui on fait le buzz cette année sans que cela entre en jeu dans notre ligne éditoriale, mais un peu de LOL ca ne fait [...]
RZA / Various Artists - The Man With the Iron Fists Stone Temple Music: 2012 It’s almost a surprise that it hasn’t happened already: what with his affiliation with Quentin Tarantino, his numerous gigs scoring movies, and of course Wu-Tang’s famed love affair with low budget Chinese martial arts flicks, it was probably only a matter of time before RZA decided to helm his own kung-fu film. The Man With the Iron Fists is sure to be interesting in and of itself, (it’s set in 19 th century China [...]
From the day I heard RZA was directing a Kung Fu film with Quentin Tarantino having a hand in it, I went bonkers. And then I saw the tracklisting for the soundtrack and I lost it. I was lucky enough to attend a private screening of the film,The Man with the Iron Fists, and it was visually stunning and had a great plot. The storytelling was a bit lacking but the main points were presented in an entertaining manner. The most impressive aspect of it was how the movie preserved elements of older Kung Fu films and still had a [...]
After weeks of teasing, RZA has finally put his Man with the Iron Fists soundtrack up for everyone to hear. The 16-song soundtrack features contributions by everyone from Kanye West to Wu-Tang Clan , Danny Brown to The Black Keys . Everything was, of course, overseen by Wu-Tang head honcho, master producer and now director, RZA . Stream the soundtrack's first ten tracks below, and [...]
It's not often that a movie soundtrack generates as much interest and buzz as The Man With The Iron Fists OST has, but then again most soundtracks aren't creatively overseen by a legendary producer like Rza . Thus far we've clamored over tracks like The Black Keys collaboration, "The Baddest Man Alive," and Kanye West 's soulful "White Dress," but today all bets are off as we get our first listen to the rest of the soundtrack in its entirety. In addition to those cuts mentioned above, Wu-Tang and Kool [...]
At the end of summer, Dyl’s come back from the YACHT show; he keeps checking himself saying he knows it’s crazy but he felt so sure that everything they were saying was in line with the Illuminati shit his corners of the internet talk about.
If there's any time during the year musical connections are made, it's during Summer. With an abundance of music releases highlighting both the highs and lows of life, a song that you fell in love with during the Summer can resonate with you forever. By creating this playlist, not only did I want to expose you to recent music releases, [...]
1. "New God Flow" - Kanye West & Pusha T. Kanye performed his then-unheard verse live at the BET Awards, and the full song dropped the next day. This song is absolute damage, with some of the best production we've heard this year. It was produced by unknown producers Tapez & Boogz, but they absolutely kill it with this beat. Pusha T is in contention, if not in the lead, for the artist of the year, and he continues his tear with two sick verses here. Kanye ends it with a verse of his own. Kanye West & [...]
This week for videos just fucking absolutely ruled , so before we get into what made this list, let's take a moment for all the videos that missed the cut. Among the casualties: Two eye-grabbing clips for A-list indie anthems, a mind-warping and visually sumptuous CocoRosie clip , a great bare-bones performance video , a legitimately funny minute-long sketch , a fun-to-watch fantasy/empowerment thing , a typically-engrossing ASAP Rocky video , a visually gorgeous and kinda-racist treatment of a massive pop-star duet, and a Willie Nelson video [...]
Stereogum This week for videos just fucking absolutely ruled , so before we get into what made this list, let's take a moment for all the videos that missed the cut. Among the casualties: Two eye-grabbing clips for A-list indie anthems, a mind-warping and visually sumptuous CocoRosie clip , a great bare-bones performance video , a legitimately funny minute-long sketch , a fun-to-watch fantasy/empowerment thing , a typically-engrossing ASAP Rocky video , a visually gorgeous and kinda-racist [...]
Damn son! Trend-setting music blog Live for the Funk just dropped a brand new Flosstradamus mix and as expected, it goes hard as a muthaf***a. Clocking in at 34 minutes and 7 seconds, this exclusive mix consolidates some of the best hip-hop tracks of 2012 along with fresh cuts from Flosstradamus themselves. The Chicago duo lead things off with "Roll Up", also the opener of their Jubilation 2.0 EP, released last month. Subsequently, "Roll Up" blends into TNGHT 's "R U Ready" which is then followed by a new Flosstradamus track: "Jehovah". The mix really takes off at [...]
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." -Willy Wonka Beach House – “Lazuli” There are a lot of supernatural elements to Beach House's latest LP, and director Allen Cordell picked up on 'em, at least if his latest piece of work is any indication. Beast Make Bomb - "Dream Boat" Not your average beach day. Body Language - "The First" Remember getting excited (or legitimately pissed off) at seeing the headlights of [...]
SAMPOLOGY is an audio- visual DJ. That's right, an audio-visual DJ. He mixes film and music in a cosmic symphony of pop culture and satirical chaos. Take a step back. Breathe. This is the future we live in. We had a chance to have a quick 10 question chat with him ahead of his set at this week's CANT SAY Melbourne event... •••••••••• •••••••••• •••••••••• •••••••••• •••••••••• •••••••••• •••••••••• •••••••••• •••••••••• •••••••••• ••• Purple Sneakers: What’s the most rewarding thing for you when playing? [...]
As the rainy season began to subside, April came and went: ushering in the next few months of warmth, sunligh, and barbeque weather. The gloomy skies have been replaced with [...]
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