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Kendrick Lamar x BBC Radio 1′s Annie Mac (Interview)

BBC Radio 1′s Annie Mac interviews Kendrick Lamar, discussing everything from the studio sessions for Kendrick’s career defining "To Pimp A Butterfly”, to being a kid and seeing the legendary Tupac Shakur shoot an unreleased version of "California Love” in Compton. Watch part 2 here.

Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise (Documentary)

Behind the scenes studio footage of the making of Big Sean’s critically acclaimed album “Dark Sky Paradise”. Shot by Zeno Jones, and features appearances from Jhene Aiko, Travi$ Scott, John Legend, Diddy, DJ Dahi, and DJ Khaled.

Count Counsellor - Cloud Calls

London’s Count Counsellor releases this vibrant record called  “Cloud Calls”, the first single to the debut EP dropping 7/24/15.

Snoh Aalegra x Vince Staples - Emotional (DJ Dahi Remix)

Snoh Aalegra releases a video for the remixed version of her soulful record “emotional”. Produced by DJ Dahi, featuring a verse from Vince Staples. You can check out the original version, and video here.

Golden Rules x Yasiin Bey - Never Die (Lyric Video)

Producer Paul White, and Rapper/Vocalist Eric Biddines have joined forces to create a collaborative album under the moniker “Golden Rules”. I am truly excited for this project. Two completely unorthodox, and eclectic creators, coming together to create an album that is sure to be on another level. This dope lyric-video features Golden Rules lead single for their upcoming album “Golden Ticket”.  Eric Biddines and the ever reclusive Yasiin Bey trade lyrically potent verses over jazzy, yet eerie production. Golden Ticket is set for release August 7th.

Vic Mensa x Kanye West - U Mad (Official Video)

Vic Mensa returns with new visuals for the Kanye West assisted ethereal banger, “U Mad”. The ominous record serves as the lead single off of Vic’s forthcoming debut album “Traffic”, which is set to be released later this year.

Watch Vic and Kanye rage in “U Mad” above.

Drake Curates Sotheby’s Art Exhibition

In collaboration with Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Department, Drake peruses the ubiquitous connection between art and music; via an exhibition he curated personally called “I Like It Like This”. The conception of the collaboration is to align the illustrious and sometimes reclusive art world, with the youth movement behind modern-day music and culture. The exhibit features prominent African-American contemporary artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kara Walker and a plethora of others. Each individual piece is accompanied by iPads, with music selected by “The Boy” himself to culminate a full audio/visual experience. Watch Drake speak on it in the video above, and if you wish to to check out the exhibit; it is open to the public at Sotheby’s New York until June 12th.

R I T U A L - Low Season

UK group R I T U A L release a very minimal, and calming record from their upcoming EP “From The City To The Wilderness”. 

“The title itself describes the atmosphere and backdrop on which we make our music. The noise and pollution of the city where we live, the constant roar of modernity set against a stillness - the quiet of an intact and natural environment. This has had a big influence on the songwriting - our voices and instruments coming up against our computers and the noise of machines, is an essential theme of R I T U A L”.