H/t The Masked Gorilla for this, the lead single from the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Wiz Khalifa and Ty Dolla $ign add their cowabunga Taylor Gang surfer swerve to this soundtrack song. Juicy J also “got your back like a turtle shell.” Good to know. Check the video for the reptile movie after the jump.
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More Guwop heat. He believes in the 2nd Amendment and all of its protective abilities…cuz he keep that choppa ready.
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This seems like a preview verse from something to be released in the near future. The Mensa Mind is on full display on this Warm Up session. Check the expert free after the jump.
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Apollo Brown’s latest project will give the backdrop to some of the best and most thoughtful lyrics in the game right now. This video is from his Thirty Eight. Check it after the jump.
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The kick and the snap on this one makes it the ideal blend of ATL crunk and Bay Area bounce. This duo could put out an album of only these and we’d be cool. Rich Homie is a revivalist in this unique way, finding a groove where his melodies fit and sticking to it. Check the fraternity stepper inspired video after the jump.
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As if this headline weren’t ridiculous enough, watch the footage of Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino acting…well, childish. This is all part of a performance meant to hype a crowd in Sydney, Australia and to live precisely in a moment. But, the actor-turned-rapper is often so caught up in his own internet self-awareness (i.e. titling last year’s proper debut Because The Internet) that it’s hard to believe this was all spontaneous. What does he stand to gain from name-dropping? Check the video after the jump.
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From Retro Hash, here is a hippie Asher Roth with a soul infusion from ZZ Ward. This is a better look for him than the smug frat boy ethos of “I Love College” and that era. The grainy filter and hazy images give light to already sparkling harmonies in a full musical experience unlike AR’s previous stuff. Check it out after the jump.
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Like a dad with weekend rights, he hasn’t left the kids for long. Joey Bada$$ provides some more hype for his upcoming album debut after two years of touring his mixtape. Tim Westwood lets him flex over this summer’s standout tracks. Video after the jump.
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Donwill drops off this loopy, heartbreak track. Great production and feel to the Cincy native’s ode to recollection and lost nights celebrating. Check the track after the jump.
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Cormega and Large Professor teamed up for Mega Philosophy, a kind of manifesto on the music today and the wheres, whys, and hows of its significance. “Industry” in particular is a great lead-off to these themes, both praising the genre for its ascendant ethos and offering some criticism of its contradictions. H/t to Drew Millard at Noisey for putting the light on this.
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Freeway & the Jacka are the latest in a duo series the Philly gangster rapper has formed. His works with JakeOne and Girl Talk, respectively, were solid. Of course his State Property team were the best almost-legends that never were. “Cherry Pie” features Gibbs and singer Jynx trotting through broken ghettoes, singing a hustler song through smoke plumes. Check it after the jump. H/t Miss Info.
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Neako appears from the acid-scape with this trailer for “I Am Very Very Lonely,” maybe a break-up song but also maybe a comment on generational loneliness. Either way, this is an explicit but SFW video. Check it after the jump.
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The rapper formerly known as Common Sense is no longer common. He’s on his dime album, recruits young upstarts like Vince Staples to keep him “real,” and gets burn on the late night circuit like he’s a Roots member. Check the video of his performance last night after the jump.
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Think of the Strip Club All Stars in rap music. Got some dollar-sign rap names in your head yet? Ok. Now put them all on the best booty tune of the summer. I present to you “She Twerkin” remix. Rock your fists in the air. Hit your nay nay. It’s whatever with this banger. Check the track after the jump.
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Put it on “Everything” that the MikeWillMadeIt sound ain’t going nowhere. This group from the A, Two-9, are the latest to be blessed with that golden touch. Their video of spooky factory scenes and barrel fires gives an outstanding accent to a clashing beat. Check the vid after the jump.
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