This year's Rock The Bells music festival marks its 10th anniversary with a jam-packed lineup, including "virtual performances" by two deceased artists, Ol' Dirty Bastard from the Wu Tang Clan and Eazy-E, who will be performing with the ongoing reunion of Bone Thugs N Harmony. The MC Supernatural actually freestyled the all-star line-up earlier this evening. In full, here's what the lineup looks like: Big K.R.I.T., Black Hippy (Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, and Schoolboy Q), Bodega Bamz Bone Thugs N Harmony, Brother Ali, Chase and Status, Common, Curren$y, Danny Brown, Dilated Peoples, Dizzy Wright, Dom Kennedy, E-40 and Too Short, [...]
If ScHoolboy Q 's recent interview with XXL is anything to go by, it looks like a new rap super goup might be on the cards. "Pharrell gonna be on [Oxymoron] if he don’t charge me $2 million. A$AP Rocky’s on there, he did his verse already. Danny Brown did his verse already. Ab-Soul did his verse already—that's one [thing] I can tell you, everybody knows that. We’ve got a 'Druggys Wit Hoes Part 3'—'Druggys Wit Hoes Trois'. I'ma make one of them [records] forever, as long as I’m rapping. [...]
We've seen a lot of the top up-and-coming rappers form an alliance, frequently collaborate, perform, and hang out together, but according to ScHoolboy Q , things may get even more official. In an interview with XXL , the TDE rapper said he wants to do projects with some of his rapper friends, and reveals that he and a few others may even team up for a group project. “Pharrell gonna be on [ Oxymoron ] if he don’t charge me $2 million. A$AP Rocky’s on there, he did his verse already. Danny Brown did his verse [...]
XXL Freshman ScHoolboy Q made a pretty huge announcement today in an interview with the magazine. While it mostly centers on his OxyMoron debut, there's also a piece about an apparent super-group that just might come to fruition. OK, I'm going to try my best to just be objective here ... but holy shit: Q said that he, Danny Brown , A$AP Rocky , and Ab-Soul have talked about doing a project together. Apparently Q and Rocky are talking about doing something, too, though I think I speak for everyone when I [...]
While Danny Brown is currently gearing up for his tour run with Bauuer that departs in April with his full North American tour running through [...]
Rapper Rakim Mayers (pseudonym A$AP Rocky) had one primary goal for his debut studio album: to expand his fan base. Long.Live.A$AP , the much-hyped product of A$AP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records, drew increasing interest as it kept being pushed beyond the original September 11 release date. It was finally released months later, on January 15, with singles “Goldie” and “F**kin Problems” having teased listeners since April and October, respectively. The result: a tasteful and aesthetically gratifying album that, aside from occasional and overlookable lyrical shortcomings, triumphs [...]
The votes are in! Mumford & Sons, along with a newly-reunited Postal Service, will headline the 12th annual Sasquatch! Festival in George, Washington May 24-27. The lineup is yet again a full palate of musical goodies for fans to revel in, from tumblr upstart and techno princess Grimes to the inimitable Cake. No virtual performances à la Coachella though-don't expect another Tupac resurrection this year. Here are some things to look out for during the fest-other than potential Squatch sightings: 1. Azealia Banks' Twitter account: After throwing repetitive, slightly catchy combo punches at [...]
For the first episode of Noisey Raps, Noisey host Wilbert L. Cooper got unreal access to the LONGLIVEA$AP Tour, featuring performances by A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, and Danny Brown and interviews with DJ A-Trak, Action Bronson, the Flatbush Zombies, and the Underachievers.
Last year, A$AP Mob hosted the Long Live A$AP tour with two of hip-hop's finest, Danny Brown and ScHoolboy Q , as the supporting acts. And when they went through NYC, Noisey was there to document what goes on before, during, and after the show. They spoke with the three performers, especially Danny and Q, and also got the chance to interview the Underachievers , A-Trak , Action Bronson , and Flatbush Zombies . Check it out below.
A$AP Rocky is not perfect but he's constantly pushing himself. When his debut mix-tape LiveLoveA$AP dropped in 2011, it was easy to write off Rocky as a one-dimensional lyricist who used a basic formula encapsulated by drunken and drugged-up swag rap, over lush, experimental production credited largely to Clams Casino . Though he mildly pushed the boundaries of his genre, the mix-tape proved unforgettable due to Rocky 's sub-par lyrical and rapping ability. After a six month delay, A$AP Rocky returns with a [...]
Now that our best of 2012 lists are completed and behind us, it's time to look to the coming year. Welcome to our roundup of the most anticipated albums of 2013, which features a nice mix of albums both confirmed and rumored to drop. Of course, we tried to keep the latter of those to a minimum, but we couldn't pass up making some comments about, say, Jay Electronica's probably-never-being-released Act II . We couldn't fit all of those rumored releases on here, however, because then we would just be going on and on about albums [...]
Day 4 of our 4-day countdown of the best of the year. Part 1 (80-61) can be found here . Part 2 (60-41) can be found here . Part 3 (40-21) can be found here . To recap: AlbatRoss and I had 2 guidelines that we stuck to in compiling this list: 1) it had to be rap (meaning no R&B - Frank Ocean and Miguel had killer years but they won't be found on this list) and 2) one song per project on the list. We did this (including honorable mentions, of course) to make sure we brought a [...]
Gluttony Is The New Black x That’s Deck Present: Best of 2012 Mix “Hey dude, so uh, I really like your blog…” “Thanks boo, I uh, think yours is pretty cool too…” Two blogs that have been exchanging tracks and tripping over each other’s posts in admiration all year long, finally decided to succumb to those urges, and give you all what you really want. That’s right, That’s Deck and GITNB got together to bring you a mix of everything that was exceptionally good in 2012. We [...]
The gawd Danny Brown is here to clear up any and all rumors surrounding his upcoming follow-up to last year's brilliant XXX . In an interview with Pitchfork , the Detroit rapper explained that the new album is actually called Old —and not ODB as was previously reported. He also revealed that TNGHT will not make appearance, though you might recall that they were chillin' together in a studio earlier this year. Apparently they never sent him any beats. But that's OK! Because the producers he's listed for Old [...]
After releasing mixtapes and videos on YouTube under hiphop collective A$AP Mob, cacophonic rapper, A$AP Rocky will be releasing his debut album, Long.Live.A$AP , on January 15. A great deal of rumors over Long.Live.A$AP have surfaced and the rapper's camp finally confirmed the details over his long awaited album. The 16 track catalogue will boast the ubiquitous names of other rappers and songstresses like Kendrick Lamar, Danny Brown, Schoolboy Q, Santigold, and Florence Welch. [...]
ASAP Rocky has recruited quite the cavalcade of guests for his forthcoming solo debut, LongLiveASAP . The 16-track effort promises cameos from Kendrick Lamar , Drake , Santigold , ScHoolboy Q , Pharrell , and Gucci Mane , along with a massive posse track called "1Train" featuring Kendrick, Danny Brown , Action Bronson , and Joey Bada$$ . I'm also happy to report that Florence Welch makes an appearance on the track "Like I’m Apart", meaning Mick Jagger and ASAP Rocky are just two [...]
L'incontournable A$AP Rocky sortira le 15 Janvier prochain son tout nouvel album intitulé Long Live A$AP . Un disque très attendu dont l'artiste nous dévoile enfin la tracklist des dix sept morceaux parmi lesquels on retrouve un grand nombre de collaboration avec notamment Kendrick Lamar , Drake , 2 Chainz , Gucci Man , Pharrell , Danny Brown ou encore plus surprenant Santigold , Yelawolf et Florence Welch . Une bien belle sortie en apparence qu'il nous tarde d'écouter plus en détail. [...]
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 [...]
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