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Video: Kendrick Lamar Joins The Breakfast Club; Discusses Album, Tupac, Killer Mike, & More

9 years ago view-show 2,065,338
During his day in New York, Kendrick Lamar hit the press circuit. One of his stops was to The Breakfast Club to talk about his sophomore album To Pimp a Butterfly (read our review here,) his relationship status with Whitney Alford, his thoughts on having a classic album, respecting fans, rapper Killer Mike, Tupac, future collaborations with J. Cole & Dre. Check out the full interview with The Breakfast Club after the jump.
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Video: Rob Markman & Cannibal Ox Discuss The Cold Vein, BILL COSMIQ & Their Creative Relationship

9 years ago view-show 3,798,333
In this exclusive interview, Rob Markman (MTV, Sway In The Morning) sits down with heralded New York hip-hop duo Cannibal Ox to discuss the difference between the group's 2001 seminal debut album The Cold Vein and their latest release Blade of the Ronin (which is currently available for purchase via iTunes here.) Vast Aire and Vordul Mega open up about linking with producer BILL COSMIQ for Blade of the Ronin and also their creative relationship with one another. Check out the exclusive interview after the jump.
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Video: Kanye West Discusses Drake, Watch the Throne 2, Life, Race, & More

9 years ago view-show 1,697,949
In a recent interview with French media outlet Clique TV, Kanye West discussed many of his usual talking points; race, class, fashion, corporations, Drake, the state of pop and rap music, the quality of North West's toys, etc. As usual, it's worth a listen. It's over a half hour, so go make yourself a sandwich and sit back comfortably. Check out the full interview after the jump.
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Kanye West Says New Album is 80 Percent Complete, Will Drop Unexpectedly, & Talks Drake Collaboration

9 years ago view-show 675,378
Kanye West stopped by Power 105.1's Breakfast Club for an hour long interview. During his hour long sit down with the Breakfast Club crew Kanye discussed his Grammy incident and divulged some pretty juicy details regarding his currently untitled Yeezus followup. According to Kanye himself, the album is about 80% complete and will comprise of "bars, songs, [and] cookout music that just feels good". He explained, "My last album was a protest to music, I was like 'I'm gonna take my ball and go home'...This album is embracing the music, joy. Being of service to the people. I just hope people like it and enjoy it." But, in typical Kanye fashion, he didn't confirm a release date. In fact, 'Ye is completely over release dates and plans to drop the album as a surprise a la Beyonce and Drake. While discussing the forthcoming album, Kanye also touched on the track "Wolves" featuring Vic Mensa and Sia, which he premiered during his adidas fashion show. Apparently the track came from a Drake collaboration which, sadly, fell through. "The song came from a conversation me and Drake had where we were supposed to do an album together—it was supposed to be called Wolves...we said we was gonna do it, he was sending beats back and forth," said 'Ye of "Wolves." "I got this one record with Young Thug that I'm gonna put on the Rihanna album...It might happen because I threw that out there, but he [Young Thug] probably be mad that I mention it on your show because he dislike y'all so much." Check out the full Kanye West interview after the jump!
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Video: SD Discusses GBE Status & His Decision to Avoid Guest Appearances on New Album

9 years ago view-show 12,133,341

In the second part of this interview series with Chicago's SD, Rob Markman (MTV, Sway In the Morning) sits down with SD to discuss the rising rap star's status with GBE. The veteran hip-hop journalist also salutes the young rapper for his bold decision to omit features from his new album Truly Blessed in the "features obsessed" era of rap. Watch part one of the interview here and purchase SD's Truly Blessed album from iTunes here. Watch part two of the interview after the jump!