Marcus Flowers | January 13, 2015 When one thinks of D&D Studios, a person should instantly remember “There is where classics were made.” This is the studio were Biggie Smalls created Ready to Die, where a young Nasir Jones carefully crafted the now timeless piece Illmatic and where the G.O.A.T. of rap Jay-Z (non debatable)…
For the CULTURE! Kendrick Lamar is set to produce AND write the official soundtrack for Marvel’s Black Panther movie. The movie is set to hit theaters February 16th. Black Panther: The Album will be produced, written and curated by TDE’s Kendrick Lamar, the TDE roster as well as Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith. The soundtrack will feature…
After about 1 month since his previous release, Smokin On My Own Strain, Scotty ATL has blessed us again with a new tape titled Who Shot Cupid? This time, he brought Drumma Boy with him and the 10 track tape is FIRE! The mixtape is hosted by DJ Scream and also features Kissie Lee, Que,…
Nothing but bangers! 40oz Van and Slim K have dropped 2 mixtape- Side A (Chopped Not Slopped) and Side B (Chopped Not Slopped). Side A is all about those dope tracks and Side B is slowed down R&B classics for the ladies. The internet has been going crazy for he tapes and you can see…
Continuing to keep things “Simple,” Westcoast-based wordsmith Terell Online delivers his first song of the new year titled “Live For,” with help from fellow Virginia native and producer NayG. Strategically centered around how our perspectives on life change as we mature, “Live For” is the perfect record for anyone who has worked hard enough to…
New Jersey is full of talent that is waiting to burst out to the masses. OnlyJahmez is one of those up and coming artists from the Garden State with some promising potential. Today, the artist drops off his new visual offering for “Fvck Rules”. A seven minute visual that will keep your eyes glued as…
Happy Monday and MLK Day from J. Cole! The NC emcee dropped off a track called “High For Hours.” The 4 minute song is nothing but conscious lyrics as Cole addresses politics, Obama, religion, police brutality and more. The track itself is excellent production by Elite and Cam O’bi. J. Cole is so damn hip-hop. Check…
Manny Valle, better known by his street name Faneto, is an independent rapper and song-writer from Delaware. He was raised in Wilmington on 4th street and considers the Ruth Bennett projects in Chester as a second home having resided and experienced most of his dealings between these 2 cities. Faneto digs deep into the process…
Sourmouth is back with #Altrightdelete featuring recently de-platformed white nationalist Alex Jones. #Alexjones, amongst other common right wing trolls, is this music video for the first single off the highly anticipated 3rd full length album from Portland, Oregon hip-hop artist Sourmouth. Inspired by negativity, this joint was the most strategically therapeutic way for Sourmouth of…
Jay-Z is heading to trial. Hov and Timbaland are accused of stealing the flute sample for the classic “Big Pimpin” hit. Osama Ahmen Fahmy is the nephew of artist Baligh Hamdy and the person who is sueing Jay-Z claiming the flute sample you hear throughout the song was stolen from Hamdy. Apparently his legal team…
