Coodie and Chike's Ozah's triumphant Netflix doc, jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy trace's the journey of an ambitious Hip-Hop upstart named Kanye West to a global phenomenon.
The good folks at Billboard rolled out content to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Kanye West’s critically acclaimed debut album, The College Dropout. Here, we see unreleased footage from the MC’s early days courtesy of Coodie Simmons and Chike Oza, who are masterminds behind Creative Control and responsible for directing “Through The Wire.”
Wale might have outdone himself (see “Back 2 Ballin”) with the visual for “Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)” from his third studio album, The Gifted. On the track, the MMG affiliated lyricist rhymes from the perspective of a souped-up chain.
Most artists dream of working with just one of their idols. Joey Bada$$, on the other hand, has been fortunate enough to work with two in a matter of months. Preceded by the DJ Premier-produced track “Unorthodox,” more in-studio footage surfaces of the Pro Era rapper collaborating with the legendary Pete Rock.
Joey Bada$$ ditches the beef and returns to the music in possibly the best way imaginable on a new track, titled “Underground Airplay.” Joined by Smokers Club affiliates, Smoke DZA and Big K.R.I.T., the young rapper ups the ante on his 90s revivalist sound on this slight posse cut.
Mike Jaggerr drops a video for “Away” off of his The Eleventh Hour mixtape. The track will also appear on the Delaware repping up and comer’s forthcoming Eleven30 project, due out in June. Jaggerr himself explains: “Last year, when I released my first mixtape, The Eleventh Hour, this song, “Away,” was the first thing we sent […]
Photo Credit: Evan Brockett Considering the fact that a Massillon, Ohio MC by the name of Stalley has managed to work with some of Hip-Hop’s biggest heavyweights in a mere two year proves that raw talent and raw passion can’t be remissed. Moving on from a college scholarship and a basketball injury, a young Stalley […]
Curren$y is continuing his reign as one of the biggest names in underground rap. After making the wise decision to leave Lil Wayne’s Young Money imprint in ‘07, the New Orleans MC has managed to stay afloat on his own, allowing his music to speak for itself. Solidifying his fan base with mixtape after mixtape […]
