Sabi will be getting a lot of attention today in the blogosphere as she appears as the leading lady in Wale's "Sabotage," which also premieres today. Check out the pop vocal powerhouse in the visuals to "Wild Heart," a song I've periodically had stuck in my head since I heard it in August.
The 23 year old singer overlooks the LA skyline in this music video for her Warner Bros. debut album, which is set to hit stores in the fall.
It's finally time for this year's selection of XXL Freshmen to show why they were chosen and lay down some freestyles. First up in this round are Hopsin, Roscoe Dash, Machine Gun Kelly, Future, and Danny Brown. I know who I expect to kill it, but let's see if anyone actually does.
Rick Ross won't let us forget about Rich Foreveras he drops another set of visuals from the album quality mixtape. "Swear To God" is one of the tape's street anthems and he stays true to the nature of the song by rapping in an alley with a beautiful old school whip. Keep watching and you'll see a preview of the "Party Heart" video! This MMG branding is genius. Self Made, Vol. 2 is on the way!
Nicki Minaj's Roman Reloaded collaboration with Chris Brown is one of the most anticipated tracks from her April 3rd release, and it's now available for stream. Now if we could only hear this Nas, Drake, and Jeezy featured joint...
Update: (3/24): Honey Cocaine Talks About Shooting:
Update (3/22): Tyga called into Power 106 to discuss the Omaha shooting:
Yesterday Tyga's Careless World Tour stopped through Omaha, Nebraska, where things got really out of hand. Watch the altercation that took place on stage where Tyga closed out the show with "Rack City" before promising to meet the guy who threw something onto the stage immediately after.
Following this argument and the concert, gun shots were fired as Tyga's tour bus was exiting the venue, injuring Tyga's artist Honey Cocaine and another unidentified person. Thankfully, Honey's injuries were minor and she's doing fine.
Drake, GQ Magazine's April 2012 selection to grace the cover of its Style Bible issue, gave the magazine a few free bars for their online feature. Check out the video to his "A Little Favour" freestyle below, and hit the jump for the download!
The journey on the road to B.o.B's Strange Clouds is coming closer to its destination as more of the project reveals itself before its May 1st release. The album's latest single "Where Are You" is a personal track that addresses those who claim he's changed since becoming famous. If you enjoy the battle between B.o.B and Bobby Ray below, purchase the track on iTunes.
Slum Village links up with another legendary crew on the De La Soul featured "Turning Me Off," the lead single from their mixtape Dirty Slums presented by Mick Boogie. The project is set for a March 27th release and will feature Rapper Big Pooh, Phonte, Phife, Big Sean, Skyzoo, Joe Scudda, and more.
Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday April 6, 2012 at 10 AM ET. The venue, designed by Cirque du Soleil's Scèno Plus, is very intimate despite its 5,050 person capacity, due to its sound system and ability to give each seat an unobstructed view of the stage.
Nicki Minaj's track list for Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded revealed the project's many interesting features, but the song "Champion" featuring Nas, Drake and Young Jeezy easily evokes the most curiosity. Watch the short clip below as MTV asks Nas about his decision to hop on the track.
Dawn Richard was among the many performers at SXSW, but I'm sure she gained a number of new fans when she blended her new song "Change" with Prince's "I Would Die 4 U" and performed her remix of Frank Ocean's "Novacane." at Cielo. Dawn's new EP Armor On is set to hit iTunes on March 27th!
Jaguar Kash offers up the first set of visuals from his upcoming project Spanish Mafia, Vol. 1 as he hits the streets to rhyme about his favorite white girl. I'm sure you've heard these types of references before, but Ricki Lake takes the cake as one of the funniest. Watch below as J Kash, Yung Sosa and Mo Pain pay homage, and get ready for the mixtape which is set to drop later this month!
WVU sophomore Huey Mack links up with fellow RLES citizen Scolla and Rhode Island's Mike Stud for the first listen from his upcoming project A Boy Named Hue, which he calls his "most impressive piece of work to date." Listen to "Nothing Back" below, and hit up the comments with your thoughts on the track!
Skyzoo's main priority may be his upcoming September release A Dream Deferred, but he's still giving The Great Debaterthe attention it deserves by continuing to give the project's best songs the visual treatment. Check out the Cam Kirk directed music video to "Rap Like Me" below, which features footage of his trip to Austin for SXSW. Quick work!
If Albert Pujols had "Have a song named after me" on his bucket list, he can cross it off now. As one of STL's former residents this new song from Wale had me hype as soon as it came on. Not sure which project this new collab with Rick Ross and Fabolous will land on, but enjoy regardless!
As the May 1st release date for B.o.B's sophomore album nears, the Grand Hustle provides larger glimpses of Strange Clouds. Today he revealed the official album cover for the project, and on Wednesday the full video for "So Good" will premiere. What do you think of the album art?
Last weekend, A$AP Rocky and the rest of the A$AP Mob performed at the VICE Loves Texas showcase in Austin. Things were going great until one of the members had a green bandana stolen from his head. Moments after the rag was returned, something was thrown at the stage hitting another member of the crew. Rocky kept his cool until another fan threw a bottle onto the stage, launching the whole crew to come off the stage.
Fuse TV caught up with Kendrick Lamar who performed all over SXSW last week and got the Compton hero to address everything going on with his career. Watch below as he explains the details behind TDE's merger with Aftermath, talks producers on his major label debut Good Kid In A Mad City, and discusses his relationships with Game and Drake.
Wale continues to produce hits from his latest album Ambition as he prepares to release the Asher Levin directed video to "Sabotage." Watch below as he and Lloyd shoot the video along with leading lady Sabi, and make sure to catch the premiere of the video tomorrow (3/20) on BET's 106 & Park!
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