Month: July 2012

Joey Bada$$ – Waves (Video)

Follow Joey Bada$$ as he rolls through his high school and the rest of the city in the newest clip off his mixtape, 1999. Directed by Vashtie, the video for “Waves” captures out the relaxed feeling that the jazzy Freddie Joachim-produced track gives. Ahem, just in case you wanted to know, “Waves” is my favorite track off 1999. Watch the video above.

Nas ft. Large Professor – Loco-Motive [Prod. by No I.D.] (Audio)

New day and a new leak from Nas. “Loco-Motive” features ad-libs from Large Professor and a piano-heavy beat provided by No I.D. If you feel any type of nostalgia after listening to the new track, that’s just what Nasir was aiming for. The Queens rapper closes out the track with a dedication, “for my trapped in the 90s n*ggas.” Life Is Good and it’ll get even better when the album drops July 17th.

Pusha T ft. Kanye West – New God Flow (Audio)

After making it’s debut at this year’s BET Awards, G.O.O.D. Music’s new single “New God Flow” has finally made it’s way on to the net for your listening pleasures. New God Flow? In an interview with VIBE, Pusha T discussed the new single and said, “it’s just my way of saying that my level hip-hop and level of lyricism is just Godly.” Oh, if God was rapper. Catch “New God Flow” on the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music compilation album Cruel Summer dropping August 7th.

Wale & Meek Mill ft. French Montana – Actin’ Up (Video)

After a series of videos, the official visual for “Actin’ Up” features MMG troopers Wale and Meek Mill and Bad Boy/MMG rep French Montana posting up in the alley actin’ up with the rest of the crew. Watch the video above.

Directed by Mr. Boomtown.

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LRG Presents For The Record: Beat Junkies (Documentary)

The World Famous Beat Junkies, comprised of members J-Rocc, DJ Babu, D-Styles, DJ Rhettmatic, DJ What?!, Mr. Choc, Icy Ice, Curse, DJ Shortkut, Melo-D, Symphony and DJ Havik have been putting in work since 1992. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the legendary Beat Junkies, LRG presents For the Record – a short documentary profiling the collective with contributions from the likes of A Trak, Q Bert and Peanut Butter Wolf – with DJ Jazzy Jeff commenting that “there are no DJ’s out today that have not been influenced by the Beat Junkies at all.”

For another great documentary on DJ culture, check out Scratch.

Society x L.A. Leakers #SocietyDimDowns Giveaway

Society Original Products has teamed up with the L.A. Leakers to help you step up your wardrobe with a new giveaway this month. As you can see from the flyer above, we are giving away a pair of Society’s Dim Down sweatpants (available for pre-order in camo, black, grey) to one lucky winner. All you have to do is follow the steps listed below.

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