Kanye West is a master at stirring up controversy while also making us take a good look at society. That’s exactly what Yeezus is centering around. There’s still plenty of mystery surrounding the album, but we’ve heard a couple songs to grasp the direction he’s going in, and he certainly isn’t holding back his feelings. [...]

We’ve come to expect a Kanye West rant at his live shows, and last night he didn’t leaving us hanging. At the Roseland Ballroom in NYC for Adult Swim’s upfront party, Yeezy addresses his recent run-in with paparazzi, not wanting to do any SNL skits that would “humanize” himself and more issues dealing with fame. It [...]

Last night, Schoolboy Q decided to debut a new song off his debut album, Oxymoron, at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA. While a title has not been confirmed, from the sound of it looks to be “Gangster.” It sounds pretty tough too. The production is a instant stand out. Hopefully this might be the [...]

On the smoker’s holiday, Jim Jones and Philthy Rich were one of the many artists out here in Seattle. They performed at the legendary Crocodile venue downtown and were met with a pretty packed crowd. The men who put on the show also constructed this three minute highlight video. Previously: T. Rone Ft. Juicy J, Jim [...]

Lupe Fiasco isn’t your friend until he’s been over at your house and ate a meal. Dee-1 is one of the rappers who has done that. Although he didn’t cook, Mia X (of No Limit fame) handled that. At a recent show at LSU in Baton Rouge, Lu brought out Dee to perform “3′s Up.” [...]

This past Sunday, Problem and IAMSU! stopped in Seattle on their Million Dollar Afro tour at Neumos. If you’ve never seen either perform, this highlight video will give you an idea of what to expect. They did collaborative joints as well as having their own solo time to do records from Welcome To Mollywood, $uzy [...]

Ever wonder how much goes into a Tech N9ne tour? While we don’t see the entire behind the scenes stuff, this video helps in showing the fans how he and his Strange Music crew prepare, including rehearsing and a sit-down meeting at the Strange warehouse. Then, we get to see various footage of meet and [...]

“I’m not popping a Molly and sweating, fuck that. I’m popping a motherfuckin’ viagra and woo woo” Lil B loves to tag everything he does as #RARE, but this right here is a truly rare moment. Despite being able to probably sell out damn near anywhere, we are not treated to Lil B tours and [...]

Everytime that Nacho Picasso graces Neumos’ stage, the crowd is always very dense and close to, if not, sold out. On March 8, he and The Moor Gang (Jarv Dee, Thaddeus David, Gift Uh Gab, Steezie Nasa, D. Carter and more) had one of Seattle’s best venues jumping. In this clip, we see various footage on and [...]

While we eagerly await news about OMFGOD, the artist formerly known as Mos Def blessed the fans of The Shrine in Chicago with an unreleased song he did in 2006. “The Light Is Not Afraid Of The Dark” was produced by Kanye West and meant to be on True Magic. He doesn’t cite a reason [...]