Friday, July 27, 2012

Thursday, July 26, 2012

J. Cole-The Cure

Silence from J. Cole for a few months and then he hits us out of the blue with this:



Gotta love J. Cole!

-Photo Chic

Rapsody-Non Fiction ft Raheem DaVaughn and Ab-Soul (audio)




You know we have been supporting Rapsody since her first project with JAMLA dropped, but now it's great to see everyone else getting on board. She really deserves to be recognized or her dopeness. Her album, The Idea of Beautiful, will be dropping August 28th. I can't wait!

-Photo Chic

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Voli-Inferno (music video)



Voli continues to drop hot new tracks and visuals creating a new sound. Check out "Inferno."

-Photo Chic

Childish Gambino-Fire Fly (music video)



Another one of my favorites off of CAMP gets some visuals. Check it out!

-Photo Chic

Strong Arm Steady ft Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul & Jay Rock-Fair Fight (audio)




Strong Arm Steady's, Stereotype, releases August 14 and can be pre-ordered here.


-Photo Chic

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Iggy Azalea-Murda Bizness ft T.I. (music video)



Wow. I love this video. What a creative way to represent this song. Props to Iggy A. for this one.

-Photo Chic

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Talib Kweli ft Curren$y and Kendrick Lamar-Push Thru (audio)


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A track off of Talib's new album, POC (Prisoner of Conscious), coming soon. I approve of this track. Can we talk about how versatile Kendrick Lamar is? Crazy!

-Photo Chic

Stalley-Nike Dream Team Destroyer (commercial)



Look at Stalley! Super fresh. I love this commercial!

-Photo Chic

Monday, July 16, 2012

Dee-1: at it again - 3's Up Freestyle

Yup -- and he just keeps on killin' it cause he's real, righteous and relevant.  Sweet!



peAce,

Network Chic

MURS-Animal Style (music video)



My favorite track on MURS' album. The visuals for this remind me why I LOVE MURS!!!  I'm so happy this song got such an emotional and thought-provoking video to go with it.  Powerful.

-Photo Chic

Kendrick Lamar-Swimming Pools (Drank)



I am highly anticipating this album! October 2nd can't come soon enough!!!

-Photo Chic

BAS-Nothin' is Free (audio)


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Dreamvillain, BAS, releases his latest single, "Nothin' is Free." Check it!

-Photo Chic

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Saturday, July 7, 2012

So Live Saturday: Welcome America 2012

Welcome America 2012 was put on for the July 4th holiday this week. It included a performance from Lauryn Hill and The Roots as well as a freestyle from Common. If you missed the live stream or just want to see the performances again, below are some videos from the show:





                  


                  






-Mixtape Chic

So Live Saturday: Kanye West Performs in Atlantic City

Kanye West was set to perform two shows in Atlantic City this weekend. Here's some video from the first show which included "Mercy", "Way Too Cold", "Runaway" and more:












 -Mixtape Chic

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Miss Special Catches Up With Rapsody

Miss Special caught up with Rapsody after the Kooley High show in Brooklyn last week,the same day that she debuted her song "Believe Me" on local radio. They spoke about the NBA Championship, being nicknamed "The Beat Hoarder" in the studio, and her favorite 9th Wonder samples.

She also spoke about doing songs that are "bigger" and the preparation of her album "The Idea of Beautiful" which releases August 28, 2012. She also says that it is mostly produced by 9th Wonder and The Soul Council, and names the features including: Mac Miller, Pete Rock, Ab Soul, Raekwon, BJ The Chicago Kid, and more.

In addition she mentions working with Chuuwee soon and her upcoming trip to South Africa.





The beat hoarder herself gets interviewed by Miss Special. I love Rapsody.

-Photo Chic

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Childish Gambino-Royalty (mixtape)




Childish Gambino releases his eagerly awaited mixtape today. Check out that list of features!

-Photo Chic

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Voli-The Wall (sampler)




I've been anxiously awaiting a mega-dose of Voli. This afternoon he released a sampler for his project, The Wall. Check it out. Voli is creating his own lane in this hip hop world with his sound. Love it!

-Photo Chic