King Mez gets straight to the visuals for his second single,”Reign,” off his upcoming debut album, My Everlasting Zeal.” Much like the young spitta’s J. Cole-produced lead single, “The Allure,” Mez serves up some food for thought here and let’s you know he’s gunning to rank among the elite in this rap sport. My Everlasting Zeal should bring further proof of the North Carolina emcee’s talent when it arrives later this month.
Many moons after the release of his critically acclaimed album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West decides to bring us visuals for “Lost In The World.” As always, expect a not-so-typical rap video from Mr. West. Directed by filmmaker Ruth Hogben.
We just came across this kid, and he’s pretty fire! BABY E is a genre buster out of Pensacola, Florida that is making headway in the music scene. His debut buzz record, “One More Time”, was produced by hitmakers Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco & Cirkut. And we hear that Dr. Luke recently signed him to a major publishing deal. Word on the street is that there’s a bidding war for the record deal portion, but he’s leaning towards signing to Island Def Jam. Check back for more updates on BABY E. This kid is gonna go.
KarmaloopTV premieres David Banner’s dedication to BK featuring a guest appearance from the borough’s native ruffian emcee, Maino. According to KTV, the video was shot With one day’s notice and zero budget.” Guess they pulled it off on some Brooklyn bullsh*t. Directed by Corey Smith & Shomi Patwary.
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Queens emcee T.Shirt drops off an entertaining new music video for “Success To Me” from his latest project, The F*ck. In the Hot Mop Films-directed visual, Shirt enlists the “Godfather Of Streetwear” aka Jeff Staple to deliver some of his rhymes and rides out on the Williamsburg Bridge in a Land Rover with no doors in a truly gully fashion. Anybody that knows me, knows that I don’t endorse most of the weak music videos in today’s rap game but this sh*t right here gets the cosign.
A$AP Rocky lets go of his lead single’s music video, making a withdrawal from his $3 million record deal money to pull out all the stops on set in Paris. Rocky and his ace boon ASAP Yams give the visuals for the Hit-Boy-produced single, “Goldie,” the Midas touch and paint the town gold. Rocky’s debut LP, LiveLoveA$AP, looks to have you do anything but Comme de f*ck down when it arrives this summer.
Maybach Music puts a cap on all the attention their press conference got today by unveiling the visuals to the first single off of Self Made Vol. 2, “Bag Of Money” featuring T-Pain. With the release of the group’s sophomore compilation (June 26th) as well as Rozay’s God Forgives, I Don’t (July 31st), and Meek Mill’s debut Dreams & Nightmares (August 28th) the summer is looking like a bag of dead presidents for the MMG camp.
Neighborhood and Dom Kennedy connect for the West in the video for their collab, “I Need That.” The visuals for the track off of Nipsey’s The Marathon Continues mixtape are filled with plenty of big booty broads with very lil’ clothing. This one should get more than a few spins. #AfternoonDelight
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Q-Borough upstart Bryant Dope gives his mixtape’s introductory cut “Hillside” the visual treatment to keep his healthy buzz on the rise. You can check out more joints from young Dope on his latest project, Queens Kids. Directed by Max Goodrich and Kevin Caldwell.
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Following his appearance on the G.O.O.D. Music remix of Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like,” Jada jumps in front of the lens for “Without You” off his new mixtape, Consignment. The track is an ode to Kiss’ ace boon, Kay, who’s currently locked up.
