Battle rap is filled with moments that make you go, “WTF?” Sometimes, this can be indicative of a good performance. “WTF? How did he come up with that?” But often times, “WTF” alludes to some horrible, embarrassing stuff. In battles, this includes absurd punchlines, ridiculous punches, and incredible moments of brilliance and idiocy. These moments include a man urinating on himself after asking his opponent to be his boyfriend, a man acknowledging that his “penis is kinda small,” a man confusing surrogation and segregation, and a woman offering her opponent Monistat and Vagisil. These moments may also include a man who dresses as Batman to battle a blind opponent, gets naked in another battle, and dresses as…
Video: Lucki Eck$ – “Boomin’”
Lucki Eck$ makes a hypnotizing kind of hip-hop. His music feels hazy, disconnected, and euphoric, and this video matches the vibe of Plu2o Nash’s beat and Lucki’s sedated flow nicely. Look out for more new music from Lucki soon, and if you haven’t downloaded his Alternative Trap mixtape yet, get it here. THE BEST NEW ARTISTS The post Video: Lucki Eck$ – “Boomin’” appeared first on Pigeons & Planes.
50 Cent Leaves Interscope Records
After 12 years of being a staple at Interscope Records, 50 cent and Jimmy Iovine & company have parted ways; 50 also announced that he has signed with Caroline/Capitol/UMG and will release his upcoming album Animal Ambition on June 3rd. 50′s departure makes him an independent artist again for the first time in 13 years. Sources say that there was an ongoing feud at the top of Interscope Records, and that the latest incident — where 50 Cent was left off of the recent XXL cover and replaced with Jimmy Iovine — was the last straw. Eminem had this to say about the situation: Both myself and Shady Records are grateful to have had the chance to play a part in 50′s career. Shady…
NEW MUSIC: Rick Ross – Nobody f. French Montana (produced by Diddy)
Rick Ross released a new track titled, “Nobody.” It was at first rumors that P. Diddy was producing Rick Ross’ album. Now we get the truth as we receive this new song from Rick Ross titled “Nobody.” Rick Ross grabs help from French Montana and it will land on Rick Ross’ upcoming album, Mastermind, which is dropping on March 4th. @JohnEmmanuelTCD |@CollegeDJ | Facebook Share this: Related Posts:French Montana Releases “Shot Caller (Remix)”…French Montana “Pop That” Video ft. Drake, Lil…New Audio: Chinx Drugz ft. French Montana, Rick Ross, &French Montana Releases “Pop That” Featuring…NEW MUSIC: Rick …
Billy Van releases second of 12 EPs in 2014, Flipswank, with JT Roach: #AYearOfSongs
This year Billy Van is embarking on #AYearOfSongs journey to create 12 unique EPs with 12 different artists. Following up his first installment in the project, Convergence, which was an orchestral dubstep collab with film composer Danny Olson, the second EP of the year, done in collaboration with singer/songwriter JT Roach. Flipswank is all swagger. Each of the four tracks has a decidedly sunny sound, with a nu-disco feel through half the EP. Before descending into house madness, future funk and plenty of slap bass dot these colorful creations. The dubstep that Van is known for enters the picture with the closer–and boy does it …
Summer Set Music Festival (Aug 15-17 – Somerset, WI) sells out early birds
By: Anand Harsh Summer Set Festival is returning for its third year to Somerset, WI August 15-17, 2014. Early bird tickets sold out in about a half hour for loyal fans who received direct email alerts. Past lineups have boasted Pretty Lights, STS9, Zeds Dead, and the late summer festival in northern Wisconsin is looking to go even bigger this year. More information can be found at summersetfestival.com.
Diego Slim – Be Mine
Stoney Roads presents seven exclusive, hand picked tracks that embody the true essence of house and techno in Australia. Supported by our friends at Red Bull and Zanerobe. Sydney placed Diego Slim has an ear for insatiably hook-driven melodies and ‘Be Mine’ embodies this statement. Accompanied with an unabashedly joyous kick and body bobbing shuffled percussion, this uptempo classic house toned track has the ability to liberate any bad feels you may harbour and take you to a happy place. This track is available for free download as part of Stoney Roads: Volume Two that includes several exclusive originals from budding Australian talent.
Stoney Roads Presents ‘Volume Two’ – Free Compilation of Australian Dance Music
Stoney Roads presents ‘Volume Two’, a selection of seven exclusive, hand picked original tracks that embody the true essence of house and techno in Australia. Supported by our good friends at Red Bull and Zanerobe. Shedding light on the future of Australian dance music, Volume Two offers a selection of works meticulously curated to signal the exciting trajectory of emerging experimental artists. Irrelevant of the fact that artists featured developed in such diverse locations – from Melbourne to Newcastle, Sydney to Brisbane – each artist plays with genre and form, creating original tracks that reflect a global direction of dance music in 2014 and beyond. With intentions to bring awareness to the grassroots movement of dance music, Volume Two aims to bridge the gap between artist …
Routine: Skratch Bastid & DJ Izn: “Cold Cut”
DJ IZN is back with another routine, this one a collaborative bit with Canadian DJ Skratch Bastid. The two styles blend really well together, with Skratch Bastid cutting on top of IZN’s controllerism melody triggering on a Maschine and Kontrol F1.
MixEmergency 2.4: Serato DJ Compatibility
Short and sweet: video DJing software MixEmergency is rolling out a new version that is compatible with the 1.6 version of Serato DJ, released earlier this month. Serato’s release of a new unified codebase under the DJ moniker means that many Scratch Live users will be migrating to the new software in the coming months. Since […]
Ashanti Feat. Beenie Man – First Real Love (Full Version)
Less than two weeks away from the release of Ashanti’s upcoming “Braveheart” album & she drops off her new song “First Real Love” featuring Beenie Man. She first previewed it on Shade 45 with DJ Whoo Kid. Album hits stores March 4th & will also feature Rick Ross, French Montana & Jeremih.
Pitbull Feat. G.R.L – Wild Wild Love
Pitbull releases his new single “Wild Wild Love” featuring G.R.L. It’s produced by Dr. Luke.