Curren$y - King Kong

Here are the Jonah Schwartz shot visuals for Curren$y’s lead single for Pilot Talk, King Kong; Pilot Talk, drops June 15^th.

CurT@1n$ - Letter To The People Pt. 2

Here are the visuals for CurT@1n$ well penned Letter To The People Pt.2…keep truckin’ homie f*ck zhe haters…

Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - Nobody

Here is the Todd Angkasuwan directed video for the Marco Polo’s & Ruste Juxx’s Nobody. Despite the video’s shoddiness there are several hilarious shots; peep the 2:47 mark…

Greg Nice - DYWCK

Greg Nice, ½ of Nice & Smooth, took the stage at LA’s AFEX party with DJ ADAM 12 to perform Gangstarr’s classic DWYCK in honor of the late Guru…On another note f*ck Solar.

Freddie Gibbs - The Ghetto

Whether Freddie Gibbs out of Gary, Indiana warrants comparisons to Tupac is still up for debate. Nevertheless, I was completely in awe, but more importantly impressed with his single and video for The Ghetto taken from his forthcoming mixtape, Str8 Killa No Filla. As the title suggests, the track finds Gibbs shedding some light about the ghetto over an instrumental previously blessed by the likes of Milkbone and Big L.

Machete

After years of playing smaller, insignificant roles, Danny Trejo (you may remember him as Johnny 23 in Con Air) finally gets his big payday in his first lead role in Robert Rodriguez’s Machete. The action-packed film also stars Cheech Marin, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Steven Seagal( I enjoy how the likes of Rodriguez and Tarantino effortlessly resurrect the careers  of those who would be otherwise forgotten less they become fixtures on the news)  and Lindsay Lohan. 

Sha Stimuli - The Smelly Cat Song

The track The Smelly Cat Song,(Sha probably drew inspiration from Phoebe Buffay [Friends] Smelly Cat) and its video detail occurrences that all too familiar to the male specimen; Sha Stimuli offers a means to help you tell a pretty young lady that her coochie smells – cue this track… hilarity and frankness to the nth degree.

M.I.A. - Born Free

M.I.A.’s new video for Born Free is clearly causing some uproar, as evidenced by YouTube removing the video from its Website. Directed by Romain Garvas, the video which draws inspiration from Children of Men and Apocalypto is not for the faint of heart, but given our present political climate it becomes even more significant. Music aside (I watch in mute till about the three-min mark because the music isn’t exactly my cup of tea) it does not take the brain of Stephen Hawking to discern that this video, art in motion, is clearly an analogy which cannot help but conjure up images of a police-state, the plight of many disenfranchised citizens of the world and what could be the end result of the recent Arizona immigration law. 

Curt@!n$ - Letter to the People Pt. 1

Here are the visuals for Curt@ins, Letter to the People Pt. 1, a track that finds Dope Boy C venting over 9^th Wonder’s instrumental for Memphis Bleek’s Alright. On another note did I detect a jab at Tyga (imjusayin)

Tanya Morgan - Bang & Boogie

Directed by Berman Fenelus, here is a video from the trio of Hardcore Gentleman, Tanya Morgan, for Bang N Boogie (For me the album[Brooklynati] picked up at this very track; I could have done without tracks 1 – 3) The video was shot in sections of Brooklyn (McDonough and Throop I think?, Whaddup Doe [J-Boogie]!) and Manhattan (Gray’s Papaya to be exact) while depicting younger versions (in spirit not in the physical) of Von Pea, Donwill and Illyas.  Von Pea explains, "We all decided to just tell the story this time and stay away from costumes and comedy." Be on the lookout for Von Pea's solo album, Pea's Gotta Have It, available this summer via Interdependent Media.

Lil Wayne - Single

Lil Wayne… I know, I know, I have not checked for him since just before The Carter II and shortly thereafter; but I am single so….

Dreams were those pipes

She swear I was never her type

Wore humility like a garment

Had a short-run like Fox's Human Target

Little Brother - Curtain Call (Uncesored Version)

Directed by Matt Koza  and featuring cameos from the likes of Chaundon, Big Dho, Jozeemo and Joe Scudda; here is  the uncensored version for LB’s aptly titled single Curtain Call (Khyrysis on the beat). Little Brother's fourth and final album, LeftBack, is out now via Hall Of Justus.

(Uncensored…Why?)

Comic Relief

Ever since his release from Clinton Correctional, attentive listeners have been in awe of Shyne's return-unfortunately not for reasons he would have hoped for. Anybody with sense questioned how Def Jam could frivolously shell out a million dollars to a rapper who had lost the very voice that garnered him so much attention (whether good or bad). Upon his much publicized release, particularly because most listeners sympathized with his plight, he made his aspirations public through a slew of freestyles that had us [listeners] scratching our heads...Damn homie when [I] was in high school you was the man homie/ What the f*ck happened to you? Case in point, his forgettable Un-Thinkable freestyle where Shyne, channeling his inner Jigga(I'm about a dollar, what the f*uck is 50 cents?) berates Fiddy; I need a couple of million/ f*ck 50 cents (really though?). Anyway the people over at ItsTheReal.com suggest a what if scenario through the wonders of Nintendo's Mike Tyson's Punch Out.

U-N-I - Pulp Fiction Pt. 1

 Pulp Fiction Pt. 1 is one of my favorite tracks from the duo hailing from the Land of the Kings; U-N-I. Taken from their album, A Love Supreme 2.0 and featuring Cali’s new favorite son, Fashawn, the video borrows from one of Tarantino’s classics of the same name, Pulp Fiction. The lyrics are so picturesque, as all three emcees seamlessly feed off each other as if involved in the three-man weave.

Masta Ace & Edo G. - A&E's

With the baseball season in full swing, and the Yankees and the Red-Sox renewing their historic rivalry, Brooklyn emcee Masta Ace and Boston representa-by way of Roxbury- Edo. G keep creating visuals for their album, Arts & Entertainment. Case in point, A& E’s, a cheesy video (it diminishes the track) that features the vocal stylings of Marsha Ambrosious.

Aloe Blacc- I Need A Dollar

Anyone familiar with HBO’s new series, How to Make It in America, has already gotten wind of its intro, well here is the official video for Aloe Blacc’s I Need A Dollar (You & me both brotha man…Lord run come save me).

Chi King feat.Fredro Starr

Looks like white & black vids are the new black; Brooklyn Zu, Wu-Tang affiliate teams up with Fredro Starr of Onyx fame for a head-nodding video for Chi’s Big Heist mixtape. This track has all the staples of a well-fortified Wu-Tang diet, beat-wise that is.

SAS feat. Phonte - Best of Times

Here are black & white visuals for one of the many standout tracks from Strong Arm Steady’s sophomore LP, In Search Of Stoney Jackson. 

Say It Ain't So 9th

Following an impromptu exchange on twitter between 9^th Wonder and Phonte, Phonte chose to air out some grievances, or set the record straight as he sees it. His video sheds some light into Little Brother’s storied breakup or falling out; however, it should be noted that there are two sides to every story; here there might be three. In either case we should allow 9^th to retort before passing judgment, even though Tigallo’s remarks paint 9^th in an unmistakable dark light.
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Richy Pitch feat. M.anifest - Blackstar

Alas, the masses can finally breath a collective sigh of relief – there is still hope for hip-hop videos. London’s own Richy Pitch enlists Ghanaian native M.anifest for the track, Blackstar, from his upcoming LP which is set to feature some established artists in and around Accra, Ghana. As for the video, enjoy an 8-bit trip down memory lane.