Stromae feat Kanye West & Gilbere Forte

Gilbere Forte on a song with KANYE WEST! Let's GOOO! Download NOW!
Stromae feat Kanye West & Gilbere Forte

Wiz Khalifa- Black & Yellow

Wiz Khalifa drops a new song "Black & Yellow" as promised via twitter. Follow @RealWizKhalifa
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BIG SEAN-FINALLY FAMOUS VOL. 3

FINALLY ITS HERE!!! FFV3
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Big Sean- Meant To Be & Almost Wrote You A Love Song

Big Sean has been releasing tracks from his highly anticipated mixtape "Finally Famous Vol.3". Here are two tracks from the mixtape!

Big Sean- Meant To Be
Big Sean- Almost Wrote You A Love Song

Kanye West, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj-MONSTER

Kanye Keeps his promise by dropping a song ever friday. This is the first MONSTER
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SpaceCAMP EP Promo MIX 9.11.10

Paris Artelli drops an mix of the tracks on his Space Camp Ep due to be released 9.11.10
SpaceCamp EP promo mix 9.11.10 | www.ParisArtelli.Blogspot.com by ParisArtelli

Diggy- Oh Yeah feat Pharrell & Lupe Fiasco

Guess I'm anticpating this Airborne mixtape! He got Pharrell to rap on his track and he didnt even produce it! Wow! Stay tuned....AIRBORNE
Diggy- Oh Yeah feat Pharrell & Lupe Fiasco

Big K.R.I.T.- My Intepretation

Mississippi’s finest defines his come up with this track found on the Potholes In My Blog and Prefix’s compilation project, Summer Sampler. It’s worth a listen. Pay attention.
Big K.R.I.T. - My Interpretation by apartmentk

Big Sean- Supa Dupa (Video)

Big Sean - Supa Dupa (Official Video) from Roger That on Vimeo.

So all this Big Sean material is coming out the woodworks...wonder when Finally Famous Vol. 3 is coming out...STAY TUNED

J. Cole & Dom Kennedy- Bun B for President

Dom kennedy gets inspired and goes in over J. Cole's track "Bun B for President". "I felt kinda obligated to do this being that Bun B has been quick to embrace alot of new and talented up and coming artist. I had the pleasure of meeting Bun about a year ago and I remember having that overwhelming feeling of being recognized by a legend. When I listened to what J.Cole did with the song I felt like I understood the motivation behind it."
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Big Sean- I Go Hard feat Pat Piff

Finally Famous Vol. 3 coming soon!
Big Sean- I Go Hard feat Pat Piff

Paris Artelli- Realshit HOMIE feat Dj Sylo

Paris Artelli links up with Dj Sylo for a monster track! REALSHITHOMIE!
ParisA-"RealShXtHOMIE" ft. DJ SYLO by ParisArtelli

This is Rosewood Starring Kanye West & John Legend

This Is Rosewood: Starring Kanye West & John Legend from the.LIFE Files on Vimeo.

Here is some exclusive footage of performances by Kanye West and John Legend the at The Box New York City. John Legend joined Kanye on stage while members of the G.O.O.D. music family such as Kid Cudi, Mr. Hudson and Estelle looked on.

Perajok & Kanye West Present: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape

As previously announced, Perajok serves the official G.O.O.D. Music mixtape which boasts up to 30 tracks by the G.O.O.D affiliates CuDi, Big Sean, Common, Consequence, Pusha T, Mr. Hudson, Tony Williams and many more. This clearly serves as an adequate appetizer for the upcoming releases of Kanye’s camp. Enjoy!
via:hypebeast
Perajok & Kanye West Present: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape by Hypetrak

KiD CuDi- Mr RAGER

KiD CuDi- Mr. Rager mp3

KiD CuDi & Kanye West- Wylin Cause I'm Young

Dope track off the G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape that drops on Monday
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N.A.S.A. feat Hollywood Holt, Kanye West, Lykki Li & Santigold- Gifted (Remix)

N.A.S.A. released a great album awhile back. By far the most popular song “Gifted” featuring Kanye West, Santogold, N.A.S.A. and Lykki Li has been remixed by Hollywood Holt. The Album was so dope that Hollywood Holt will be releasing a mixtape titled These Are The Songs That Didn’t Make The Album But Are Still Cold As Hell So Shut The F*** Up Vol. 1 which is due out on August 28th. Download track HERE

Kanye West-See Me Now feat Beyonce & Charlie Wilson

Kanye West-See Me Now feat Beyonce & Charlie Wilson

The Cool Kids – Freak City [Live At Lollapalooza]

The Cool Kids - Freak City [Live] from illRoots.com on Vimeo.

Source:illroots.com

Lupe Fiasco "Go To Sleep" (Snippet)

Lupe leaked a snippet of this crazy new track on Twitter last night. The album tag says it’s off Food & Liquor II. Hmmm....Really?
Lupe Fiasco- Go To Sleep (Snippet)

Andre 3000- I Do

Andre 3000- I Do mp3

Wiz Khalifa- Never been

4th video off Kush and Orange Juice

Profile: IBN JASPER

Profile: Ibn Jasper from illRoots.com on Vimeo.

Barber, Skater and Chicago Native known for his relationship with Kanye West. Ibn Jasper is probably one of the most talented barbers in the game. In this interview Ibn opens up about how he got started as a barber and life in LA. Enjoy

Directed by: Mike Carson
Produced by: Mike Waxx
Production Assistant: Darnell Williams

Shyne on Film

Shyne Trailer #1 from Team Satten on Vimeo.

He's back! SHYNE. Cop the issue XXL Mag hitting stands August 10th.

Trilly & Truly 2010 “Basic Info” Collection

Trilly & Truly 2010: Basic Info from RSVP Gallery on Vimeo.

From his familiar role as a music star, Lupe Fiasco sets his eyes on a different creative medium with this video unveiling of his fashion brand, Trilly & Truly. Fiasco personally speaks about what this collection dubbed “Basic Info” entails and the overall representation of his brand Trilly & Truly. Look for the collection to hit select retailers including Chicago’s RSVP Gallery.
via:hypebeast.com

Kanye West's Tweets Matched With New Yorker Cartoons (PICTURES)

Here are a few of the pictures Kanye West's tweet have been matched with. They're pretty funny. For the full article click HERE. Enjoy

Dj Sylo Presents...The Bill Cosby Experience HOUSExDUBSTEPxMOOMBAHTON

Dj Sylo brings you 3 separate mixes for your listening and raging pleasure. House music to dance to. Dubstep music to wile out to. Moombahton to get sexy to. Throw this on at a party and see what happens. Big shoutout to Bill Cosby for being that dude. Enjoy.
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via:DjSylo.com

Wale-More About Nothing Mixtape

Wale- More About Nothing Mixtape (mixed by Dj Omega)
Mixed by Dj Omega in association with Roc Nation Wale's More About Nothing continues the Seinfield influenced skits from his Mixtape About Nothing. The DMV native will be passing out hard copy's of the mixtape in DC today at Common Wealth, make sure you stop through. Enjoy

Kanye West On The Set of RoboCop

Kanye West/ Hype Williams - Behind the Scenes from Rashad El Amin on Vimeo.

The video was shot a little while ago. Don't know if he'll actually release it but here is a short interview.

Wale "Black & Gold"

Wale- Black & Gold
More about nothing drops tomorrow! Get Ready!

Chip The Ripper- Whoa

Chip Tha Ripper - Whoa from illRoots.com on Vimeo.

Chip hits us with another video for his track off of "The Cleveland Show". The track "Whoa" is sampled by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Rich" in-case you didn't know. Enjoy!

Interview Magazine: Pharrell Williams

A recent Interview Magazine feature focuses on Pharrell Williams in a topic never actively discussed among the superstar musician. as it speaks about Williams’ fascination with science. A comprehensive set of questions focus on his current relationship with Dr. V.S. Ramachandran, a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California. Pharrell talks about his fabric company, what notions have been spawned by his experiences with NIGO and his interest in the sciences. The entire feature can be seen here.

DIMITRI EHRLICH: Dr. Ramachandran, let’s begin with you. I’m assuming Pharrell’s music is not on the playlists of the majority of your colleagues in neuroscience. How did you first become aware of him?

DR. V.s. RAMACHANDRAN: Through my son, Jaya. He showed me some videos on YouTube.

EHRLICH: And Pharrell, how did you first become aware of Dr. Ramachandran and what drew you to him?

PHARRELL WILLIAMS: I think my first time seeing him was probably also on YouTube. But I’d seen him on the Discovery Channel a couple times before, and I was just so intrigued by the way he approached neuroscience. Sometimes when you’re listening to a neuroscientist, they have a tendency to use a particular type of jargon that works in their world perfectly but that would lose the average layman. And while I can keep up with most of them, he just had an eloquent way with his words and I understood it. I mean, it was like listening to [the late astronomer] Carl Sagan or [astrophysicist] Neil deGrasse Tyson. Both of those guys just have this thing, and that’s why they’re rock stars in my opinion, because they have the ability to translate genius to the masses. What we all do is art, you know? We are noticers, we’re sensitives, we notice the rhythms in certain things and we identify them, and then we coin terms for them, and most of the world is not able to keep up. But some people just have that innate thing that allows them to express themselves in a way the majority can follow. That’s when you’re affecting culture.

EHRLICH: A couple of years ago, Pharrell released an album with N.E.R.D called Seeing Sounds [2008] which was loosely organized around the concept of synesthesia—the mixing of sense consciousnesses, like “hearing” colors and so forth. Dr. Ramachandran, you’ve also done some experiments in the field of synesthesia, right?

RAMACHANDRAN: Yes, I’ve long been interested in the creative process, whether in art or in science. People think of art and science as being fundamentally opposed to each other, because art is about celebrating individual human creativity, and science is about discovering general principles, not about individual people. But in fact, the two have a lot in common, and the creative spirit is similar in both. It’s about seeing hidden links, which nobody else has discovered before. And in synesthesia, what’s going on is the brain sees all these amazing links, which you and I can barely glimpse. With grapheme-color synesthesia, every time a person sees a number, a letter, or hears a note, he sees a particular color. For most of us, that doesn’t happen. But some people, maybe one in a hundred, have this ability. And it’s been believed to mean that you’re crazy. But now we’ve shown in our lab, using brain imaging, and also by doing psychological testing, that, in fact, it’s a perfectly real, legitimate phenomenon, and it’s also eight or nine times more common among artists, poets, and novelists than in the general population. The question is why does that happen? Well, it turns out that synesthesia is caused by excessive cross-wiring in the brain. In the fetus, or a really young child, all the different brain areas are connected to each other, diffusely. And as the brain develops, the excess connections are turned off, so you get very specialized areas. So most people have really specialized talents. What happens in creative people is this pooling doesn’t take place. This creates a propensity to link seemingly unrelated things, like tones and colors. But also, because of the excess links, it makes them see hidden connections, made just between things that are seemingly unrelated to most of us. Like when Shakespeare says, “It is the East, and Juliet is the sun.” That’s a beautiful metaphor. You think, She’s radiant like the sun, she’s warm like the sun, she’s nurturing like the sun. Shakespeare’s brain probably had more of these connections that enabled him to make these amazingly, hauntingly beautiful connections, which most of us can’t. So my interest in synesthesia is trying to find the link between art and science, and trying to get a scientific understanding of things like creativity and artistic talent. I was invited to watch Pharrell work in the studio, and I was absolutely mesmerized—Pharrell, fill him in on it.

WILLIAMS: Well, he just kind of watched me make a song and how, as a musician, we react to something being right, how we react to something being wrong, and we go searching for it out of what’s seemingly thin air. But for us, we’re noticing rhythms, we’re catching something. My explanation is that curiosity illuminates the correct path to anything in life. If you’re not curious, that’s when your brain is starting to die. And discovering, I think, that’s what separates us from the rest of the other species. It’s that we discover and pioneer, we don’t forget from whence we came. My parents played a lot of Earth, Wind, & Fire, and the lead singer, Maurice White, was part of the Ramsey Lewis Trio, so he had an extensive jazz background, and so all of the songs had very interesting changes that I was privy to as a child. But at the same time, I used to see those colors as a kid. I thought everyone saw music in that way: That’s kind of burgundy, or, This is baby blue! But you start to notice when your friends are like, “Okay . . .” I just kind of blew it off, but what Dr. Ramachandran witnessed with me in the studio was, I’m just the average musician but I was just allowing my GPS to do what it does.

Pharrell William for Harley Davidson

Pharrell Spot For Harley-Davidson from Team Satten on Vimeo.

Pharrell Williams consistently shows us his eclectic taste as he fills us in with the story behind his own customized Harley Davidson motorcycle. The video was directed by Travis Satten. Enjoy!