Ever since it was announced yesterday that Lady Gaga was pulling out of her upcoming "Fame" tour with Kanye West the internet has been ablaze with speculation. Well, thanks to a source deep inside Lady Gaga's camp, I've got the inside information on why Gaga really canceled. As always, it's all about business.
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It's Friday, you ain't got a job, and you ain't got nothin to do. Or if you have a job, you're already counting the minutes until the weekend. Either way there may be no better use of your Friday than spending a few minutes watching True 2 Life Music's new video "Who the F**k Is This?" Featuring the infamous Biggie sample of the same name, "Who the F**k Is This?" is one of the most entertaining videos to hit my eyeballs in a while. Check out more to watch and download True 2 Life's "Larger Than Life" mixtape.
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Each week our resident production expert Richard - he just goes by one name, like Prince - will take a track and break it down, digging into the often ignored sonic backdrop of a hip-hop track. This week he visit's "Wildflower," a track from D.C. duo Fly Gypsy that features some as out-of-the-box, left-of-center, and just plain unusual samples we've heard in a minute. Can you mix hip-hop and Puerto Rican guitar legend Jose Feliciano? Yes, yes you can.
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Honesty, the bulk of what I know about Baltimore comes from watching "The Wire." But I've heard rumors of their unique hip-hop style for years, and while Black Sunn may not be your typical B-More rapper (he may not be your typical anything) his new Black Sunn EP certainly does the city proud. Produced entirely by Damu, The Sunn is Black has a dark, cerebral sound that could only come from one man's mind. See more to listen and download.
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Next Tuesday, OkayPlayer will be presenting The Noisettes vs. Kanye project, 'Wild Young Heartbreaks," along with Mick Boogie and Terry Urban. For all you impatient mofos out there, here's another leak off the project, "Never Bad" featuring Esso and nVME on the production. How can I put this? Download it. Just do it.
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It's easy to look back at the music we bumped when we were kids growing up in the '80s (at least that's when I grew up), but although the ridiculous demin jackets and epidemic of mullets may be what history remembers about the decade, it's easy to forget some f-ing dope music also got made, starting with Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It." More than just some nostalgic old-school jam, "Push It" might just be the best party anthem in hip-hop history. And no, I'm not kidding. Remember when...
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Take out your coats, scarves and hats and bundle up! PHZ-Sicks is back with the highly talked about new mixtape “Less Than Zero.” A cinematic tale that tells the story of “Kristofer Williams” as he goes through the ups and downs of life, envy, the music industry, and relationships, "Less Than Zero" is a breath of fresh air in the often stale mixtape game. Check out more to download...
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To tide over fans waiting for the upcoming release of his upcoming album "Vision," Jern Eye has released a free mixtape titled "The Eye Exam." Comprised of 20 tracks including album cuts, remixes, and never before heard songs and mixed by The Pharcyde's official DJ, Icewater, "The Eye Exam" gives current fans and virgin listeners a small taste of what to expect from Bay Area MC's forthcoming album.
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Some shocking news from the Associated Press today. Despite initial reports that the prescription medications that lead to Michael Jackson's fatal overdose were intended to treat a range of serious health ailments, a newly released report from the LA coroners office shows that he was in relatively good health. Far from the sickly man the press made him out to be in the wake of his tragic death, it now appears that MJ's addiction to prescription drugs was solely abusive. Read more...
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The world's best live hip-hop group The Roots are gearing up the release their new album "How I Got Over," but first they've dropped a video for the album's lead single of the same name. Despite the supremely dark tone of their last album "Rising Down," their new work is reportedly much more optimistic. If the new album's anything like this video, it might be their best work since "Things Fall Apart." Check it out...
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