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The Release of Prima Donna
According to a recent press release, Vince Staples will release his upcoming EP, Prima Donna, on August 26th. It will feature production from James Blake, No I.D., DJ Dahi, and it will include guest appearances from A$AP Rocky and Kilo Kish.
Furthermore, it was announced that the six song EP will be released with an accompanying short film directed by Nabil, the director of videos for artists such as Kanye West, Frank Ocean, and FKA Twigs. Information regarding the content of the film has not yet been made available.
Beginning on August 19th, the Long Beach emcee will begin taking preorders on his website for a special vinyl edition of the EP. Only 5,000 copies of the special edition will b
Read moreYG, G-Eazy, Macklemore have more to say about Donald Trump
YG is back with another Donald Trump protest song, and this time he's brought G-Eazy and Macklemore along.
Entitled "FDT (F*ck Donald Trump) Part 2," the new song features YG taking the Reoublican presidential candidate to task. Filmed at an anti-Trump rally, the video features Americans of different backgrounds flipping off the camera while the trio of rappers proudly declare "F*ck Donald Trump."
The original "FDT" was released last March and also features Nipsey Hustle. The song appeared on YG's latest album, "Still Brazy," which was released earlier this summer and debuted at number 6 on the Billboard charts.
Two songs apparently weren't enough to contain YG's hatred for Donald Trump, as the Compton
Read moreNetflix’ The Get Down Honors Latinos’ Hip Hop Heritage
Commended as perhaps the most anticipated series in hip hop culture, Netflix original series The Get Down, rekindles one obscure yet fundamental aspect grounded in history of HipHop.
The show features protagonist Ezekiel “Books” Figueroa, portrayed by Justice Smith, integrating an interesting duality in a culture strongly tied to African American movements. “One of the main reasons we made the character… is because we wanted to play on that duality,” remarked project producer Nelson George, “New York culture of the 70’s and 80’s was very much a mix of southern black, Latino primarily in Puerto Rican and Jamaican—and those three elements played a huge part [in] the creation of what we call hip-hop.
Read moreKanye now has more hits than Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson may be the king of pop, but Kanye West is gunning for the throne, as he recently scored his fortieth Top 40 hit, usurping Jackson's spot on the list of the top 10 male artists with the most hits.
Chi-town's Finest surpassed Michael Jackson's record when Schoolboy Q's latest single, The Part, which West is featured on, made it to Billboard's Top 40. The Part is the fortieth Top 40 single that Kanye has appeared on. His debut solo single, Through The Wire, which West recorded while his mouth was wired shut following a car accident, peaked at number 15 on Billboard's Top 100. Since then, the Chicago rapper/producer has become a multi-platinum artist, and despite being involved in frequent scand
Read moreHuman fly climbs up Trump Tower
The unnamed Virginia man spent almost three hours clinging to the side of Trump's New York skyscraper. A large crowd gathered to watch him climb, while an audience of thousands watched multiple livestreams throughout the internet of the incident. The man was reportedly trying to earn a meeting with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, but his ascent was cut short when New York City police officers pulled him inside the building from an open window. Previous to his capture, the man was forced to change his climbing route multiple times to avoid attempts by police and security officials to grab him. The man
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