Month: October 2012

Justin Credible’s Top 3 Leaks Of The Week Starring Kendrick Lamar (Video)

Justin Credible sits down with Kendrick Lamar and picks 3 of his favorite songs off K Dot’s debut album good kid, m.A.A.d city. Watch as Kendrick breaks down the concepts of each song.

Stream them for yourself if you don’t have them yet.

Gilbere Forte – PRAY (Video)

Philly MC Gilbere Forte delivered an impressive visual for his single “PRAY,” earlier today. The Fiona Apple-sampled beat provided a soundtrack for the worldly backdrops shown in the Qarim Brown & Gilbere Forte-directed video. Dope video and track, kinda reminiscent of Kanye West’s “Power.” Wait, that’s not all. The video also serves as the prescursor to his upcoming short-film, due 2013. If the short-film is as visually pleasing as the video, it’ll be worth the wait.

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Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (The Theorist Piano Cover) (Video)

I’m subscribed to The Theorist on YouTube because I’m a fan of his contemporary piano covers of songs that I actually like and he just posted his latest cover of a song we know quite well. Watch the keyboard guru perform a cover of Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools (Drank)” in the visual above.

Benny Cassette & Chuck Inglish – Angel Dust (EP)

Chuck Inglish and Benny Cassette met once upon a time at their Jewish jeweler’s wedding (cool fact, in case you were itching to know), vibed and decided to work on some new music together. Blending hip-hop, soul, rock and pop, the two crafted “Angel Dust,” an EP produced by Chuck with assistance from Benny and performed by Benny with features from Chuck. If you’re looking for something different to bless your ears with definitely check out Benny Cassette’s tape with one of my personal favorite producers, Chuck Inglish. Chuck’s also dropping his solo debut album, Convertibles, soon so be on the lookout for that.

You can find cool stuff like the stream and download link, after the jump.

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Kurupt – Heavy Chevy Malibu (#LIFTOFF Power 106 Freestyle) (Audio)

Our homie Kurupt laced up this dope intro for the show!! You can hear  The Liftoff  every night from 9p- 11p on Power 106. It’s an honor to have this custom freestyle from one of the westcoast hottest spitters of all time, shout out to Nik Bean for all the love and support.

Listen and download below…

Tito Lopez performs “They Told Me” on #SwayInTheMorning (Video)

On part 2 of Tito Lopez’s visit to Shade 45′s #SwayInTheMorning, he speaks on truly being the voice of the underdog, working two jobs (Barnes and Noble and Applebees), while still pursuing his music dreams. He then humbly talked about being on tour with Big K.R.I.T and working with Dr. Dre!

Ryan McDermott – Paradise (Audio)

Ryan McDermott is the latest artist to be added to the G.O.O.D. Music family tree. With “Paradise,” he gives us his first offering as a Kanye teammate. Video for this record drops tomorrow. We will be teaming up with Ryan to drop his mixtape towards the end of the year. Be on the lookout for it!

Kendrick Lamar – The Jig Is Up (Dump’n) (Prod. By J.Cole & Canei Finch) (Audio)

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For the end of the first week of his debut album, Kendrick Lamar is shootin’ up the charts in his latest leak, produced by J. Cole and Canei Finch, titled “The Jig Is Up (Dump’n).” Could this be the start of the Cole and Kendrick project? Has the ball finally started to roll? Let’s hope so. Congrats to Kendrick Lamar and TDE on debuting at #2 on the Billboard charts! The final first week sales numbers via Soundscan will be in tomorrow but for now he’s over 242k. Cop good kid, m.A.A.d city at your local record store or iTunes today!