Ab-Soul will be headlining his first New York set June 21st at SOBs. You can click here to purchase tickets.

The homie Sermon caught up with the TDE camp in Seattle on Sunday and filmed some performance footage. Above we see a clip of Ab-Soul performing his single “Pineal Gland” from his new album Control System.

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Chris Brown gets the sheets wet (literally) in his new visuals for “Sweet Love.”

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I love freaky bitches. Who doesn’t? So, I investigated farther and arrived at a private YouTube video of what I presumed was a black dude wearing his own 2012 version of an Aladdin Sane getup as he sang over a beat so cacophonous and funky it sounded like it was 12 different Funkadelic songs being played at the same time. Not to mention the entire time he was surrounded by seven really bonerable alien-looking freaky bitches with killer curves and face paint. The video and music blew me away. It was one of the strangest and genuinely fun things I’ve come across this year in terms of hip hop, which is saying a lot considering I spent a entire day with the Flatbush Zombies back in January.

Detroit quartet Clear Soul Forces channels Dead Presidents for the visuals of their song “Stick ‘Em.” Serving as the second single from Detroit Revolution(s), you can check out their first video for “Get No Better” after the break.

This is my first hearing of the collective, but they instantly drew me in with their grass-roots style of hip-hop. While the whole boom-bap steeze has run its course, I like how they keep a classic authenticity without being corny and dated.

I’ve really been sleeping on GhostWridah, but that stops now with the release of his new LP Downtown Lights. Presented by the good folks at DJ Booth, the project dropped in conjunction with the relaunch of Wridah’s website. The offering gives us 12-tracks, including an intro, with features from a few new names as well. I can’t help but hear J. Cole in some of his tracks…is it just me?

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Yes, proof that this collaboration is actually happening. J.Cole published several photos of himself in the studio with K.Dot via his blog.

Yuna releases some dreamy visuals for “Sparkle,” off of her self-titled album. This woman has such a lovely voice, how can you not help but melt at the sound of it?

Childish Gambino’s Camp Tour will be stopping at two of New York City’s largest parks next month, Manhattan’s Central Park and Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, with ScHoolboy Q and Danny Brown also on the bill. The show in Central Park is sold out, but you can still grab tickets to the one in Brooklyn.

Action Bronson joins an unlikely trinity with Riff Raff and Dana Coppafeel in the visuals for “Hot Shots Part Deux.”

Based in Los Angeles, Leonard Friend was born from the ashes of Brooklyn Indie band The XYZ Affair. You may remember him from his video “Serious Music.” Now we get a new track from the crooner, with a slowed down, melancholic backdrop.

TDK speaks with brandUn DeShay about his stance on going to school, his love for The Smiths, and more. The Chi-town MC recalls early memories of recording Eminem on cassette tapes, and talks about the role of technology during his upbringing.

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Kendrick Lamar stopped by Streetz Iz Watchin’ on Shade45 with the Aphilliates last Friday. He speaks on who he’s listening to at the moment, his previous situation at Def Jam, staying true to himself as an artist and focusing on his debut album. — Drama Like The DJ