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Juicy J Speaks On His Stay Trippy LP, Taylor Gang Compilation (Video)

2013-05-21T12:54:00.002-04:00

For the latest episode of Karmaloop TV’s That Life series, Juicy J speaks on his upcoming Stay Trippy Album, and the upcoming Taylor Gang Compilation.

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No Malice - Hear Ye Him Album Trailer (Video)

2013-05-21T12:53:00.002-04:00

Trailer for No Malice's upcoming album LP titled Hear Ye Him, dropping on July 2nd.

Previous: No Malice - Who Got B.A.R.S.? Freestyle (Video)

Thurz - "Third Eye" (In-Studio Video)

2013-05-21T12:51:00.004-04:00

An in studio video of Thurz' track "Third Eye".

Previous: THURZ - LA Riot (Free Album)

Daz Dillinger & WC - "Late Nite" (Official Video)

2013-05-21T12:51:00.003-04:00

New visuals from Daz Dillinger & WC.

Previous: Curren$y ft. Daz Dillinger - “Fast Cars Faster Women” (Official Video)

Fabolous Announces New LP Release Date, Speaks On Loso’s Way 2 Features (Video)

2013-05-21T12:02:00.002-04:00

Fabolous announces a new release date time frame for Loso's Way 2, and features that will Trey Songz, Future, 2 Chainz.

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Usher Gets Interviewed By Pharrell (Video)

2013-05-21T12:02:00.001-04:00

Pharrell interviews Usher for ARTST TLK.

Usher and Pharrell Williams sit down to talk about everything from the beginnings of his career to what makes him a magnetic performer and now his continuing roll as mentor to Justin Bieber. Then Pharrell introduces his protégée, Leah LaBelle, and they discuss the intuition that artists and producers must have to make great music.

Previous: Daft Punk x Pharrell - "Lose Yourself To Dance"

AZ - "We Movin" [Prod. Statik Selektah] (New Music)

2013-05-21T12:02:00.000-04:00

New Statik Selektah produced track from AZ.

Previous: AZ - "Thank You" (Official Video)

Robin Thicke - "4 The Rest Of My Life" (New Music)

2013-05-21T12:01:00.001-04:00

Robin Thicke's latest single hit the net, off His upcoming album Blurred Lines.

Previous: Robin Thicke & Pharrell Perform "Blurred Lines" On Ellen (Video)

Wale - The Gifted (Album Tracklist)

2013-05-21T11:50:00.003-04:00

Wale's The Gifted is now up for pre-order, and here is the official tracklist for the project.

1. The Curse of the Gifted
2. LoveHate Thing (Ft. Sam Dew)
3. Sunshine
4. Heavin In the Afternoon
5. Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)
6. Vanity
7. Gullible
8. Bricks
9. Clappers
10. Bad (Remix)
11. Tired of Dreaming
12. Rotation
13. Simple Man
14. 88
15. Black Heroes
16. Bad (Ft. Tiara Thomas)

Previous: Wale - “Love Hate Thing”

Hit-Boy x 2 Chainz - “Fan (Remix)” (Official Video)

2013-05-21T11:50:00.002-04:00

New visual to Hit-Boy's collab with 2 Chainz.

Previous: Statik Selektah ft. Styles P, Bun B, & Hit-Boy - "Funeral Season" [No Tags/CDQ]

The-Dream Ft. Big Sean x Pusha T - “Pussy” (New Music)

2013-05-21T11:50:00.001-04:00

Stream the new single from The-Dream featuring G.O.O.D. Music artists Big Sean & Pusha T. Below, watch Dream perform his track with Kelly Rowland.

Previous: The-Dream - "Where Have You Been" ft. Kelly Rowland

Lupe Fiasco - “Animal Pharm” (New Music)

2013-05-21T11:50:00.000-04:00

New Lupe Fiasco music, released late last night.

Previous: SNDCLSH (Lupe Fiasco & Sky Gellatly) - "Thieves"

Sir Michael Rocks Ft. Ab-Soul x Dash “In A Minute” [prod. Larry Fisherman] (New Music)

2013-05-21T11:49:00.000-04:00

New track from Sir Michael Rocks featuring Ab-Soul & Dash, off of his upcoming project While You Wait...

Previous: Sir Michael Rocks - "Money Came"

NBA Final Four & Finals Predictions

2013-05-21T11:47:00.000-04:00

Written By Eric Brantley
Now that we know who the last four teams are that are fighting for a championship, let's take a look at their chances and what it will take for them win the title.

San Antonio Spurs - 10%
The Spurs have the most experience of any of the four playoff teams. Unfortunately with that experience comes age, which is the main reason I only give them a ten percent chance of winning the championship. Of the last four standing the Spurs have the worst defense, not that that's a knock on them. The Grizzlies, Heat, and Pacers have top-notch defenses. Yes the Spurs have a 1-0 lead on the Grizzlies, but the Grizz have lost the first game of each series so far and are still here. If they were to make it past the Grizzlies, which is very possible for a resilient Spurs team, they're going to be banged up and fatigued going into the finals. The only way I see the Spurs knocking off the Grizzlies is to get off to a fast start and win both of their opening home games. In the finals they will face off against either the Heat or the Pacers. Both teams will pose problems for the Spurs athletically. Lucky for the Spurs their best defender, Kawhi Leonard, will be guarding either team's best player, LeBron James and Paul George. They won't be able to blow out the Heat, and the Pacers don't get blown out very often (30-2 Knicks Game Two run in the Garden aside), meaning that they'll have to win games down the stretch. They've proven before that they can do this, which is why I gave them a chance at all, but it's not likely that they can win two more series this post season.

Indiana Pacers - 11%
The Pacers should feel good coming out of their series victory over the Knicks. Their defense is where it needs to be after limiting a Knicks team that averaged 100 points per game (ppg) during the regular season to just 89.5 ppg during the second round. The Heat are a different offensive machine than the Knicks give-the-ball-to-Tucker offense with Carmelo and J.R. Smith. There are shooters everywhere on the court, and that now includes LeBron. The truly only knock against him during his career was his ineffectiveness with his long-range shooting, and the perceived incompetence in the clutch, but that's for another day. The offensive prowess of Miami along with their stingy defense create a much bigger problem than the Knicks did. Another concern I have has been the inefficiency of Paul George shooting the ball. In the Knicks series he shot a miserable 37-99 (37.4%) from the field and an even more unflattering 12-45 (26.7%) from behind the arc. He'll need to improve upon those numbers to give the Pacers a better chance. Their only real advantage against the Heat is their front line, but David West and Roy Hibbert are not consistent scoring threats. To win this series they'd need to keep the heat under 90 points as they did against the Knicks (good luck with that). I have them a one percent better chance at winning the title than the Spurs merely because I think they would beat the Spurs if they were to meet in the finals. The Grizzlies would be a different story. They are even more stacked up front than the Pacers. Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol would outwork the Pacers bigs and I wouldn't be surprised if the Grizzlies beat the Pacers in five games. If the Pacers were to beat the Heat and eliminate the best team in basketball, that would definitely give them the confidence they need to win a championship. But that is a gigantic if, even though the Pacers won two of three in the regular season (Key Words: regular season).

Memphis Grizzlies - 24%
The Grizzlies are the Heat's biggest threat to repeat this year. Again yes they are down 0-1 to the Spurs, but they have two of the three best big men left standing, Tim Duncan in that mix also, and their defense is tenacious. You cannot beat the heat in a series unless you play great defense, dominate in the paint, and don't turn the ball over. Tony Allen is the best perimeter defender in the NBA. Combine him with veterans Zach Randolph and Tayshaun Prince who have been solid defenders for years, and the Defensive Player of the Year, Marc Gasol, the Grizzlies are in prime shape. Let's also not forget that Mike Conley was third in the league with 2.2 steals a game. The Heat's biggest issue this season was rebounding, they were dead last in the entire league. The Grizz came in at 11th in rebounding and should look to be very physical with them. Yes Durant averaged 30 points a game against the Grizzlies, but if you look at his fourth quarter numbers, he was clearly fatigued and roughed up by that point in the game. They will try to do the same thing to LeBron, again, good luck with that. LeBron is much tougher than KD and he's used to being hammered game in and game out. Now to the tournovers, the Grizzlies were seventh in the league in fewest turnovers, taking good care of the ball, which would limit the Heat's fastbreak chances. I believe the Grizzlies will get past the Spurs with their powerhouse style of basketball and make it to the finals where they will have their hands full in South Beach.

Miami Heat - 55%
The almighty Heat have shown that you don't need a truly dominant big man to win in the NBA. All you need is a LeBron James and you'll do just fine. I said at the end of the season last year that the Heat should repeat this year and I'm sticking with it. Little did I know at the time that they would not only bring in Ray Allen, Rashard Lewis, and Chris Anderson, but that their biggest threat in the Oklahoma City Thunder would get weaker by trading away James Harden. The Heat are clearly the best team in the league by far, hence such a high percentage in winning it all for the second year in a row. How do you defend these guys? Pressure the shooters, you let Lebron and company have walks in the park on the way to the basket. Clog the lane, then you allow Lebron to slash towards the basket and dish it out to one of their many shooters. There is no formula to stop the heat. Maybe one of these teams should bring in Jim Boeheim to teach his ferocious 2-3 zone that has made Syracuse such a defensive force for years. The only real concern I have is with Dwayne Wade's health. He looked better in game 5 against the Bulls going 7-13 for 18 points, 5 boards, and 6 assists. As proven last year, LeBron may need Dwayne to raise his level of play once or twice a series to pull out a win. I think he can still do that and I think the Heat obviously have the best chance to hang a 2012-13 banner.

Series Predictions

Eric Brantley:

Western Conference Finals: Spurs vs. Grizzlies - Grizzlies win in 7
Eastern Conference Finals: Heat vs. Pacers - Heat win in 6
Finals: Heat vs. Grizzlies - Heat win in 6

Baz:

Western Conference Finals: Spurs vs. Grizzlies - Spurs win in 6
Eastern Conference Finals: Heat vs. Pacers - Heat win in 5
Finals: Heat vs. Spurs- Heat win in 5

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Nipsey Hussle - “Face The World” (New Music)

2013-05-21T10:25:00.002-04:00

Nipsey keeps the new music coming, with another release, this one titled “Face The World”.

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French Montana In Store Album Release Party (Video)

2013-05-21T10:23:00.003-04:00

Footage of French Montana's album release party at Best Buy in NY.

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EME

T.I. x Lil Wayne - “Wit Me” (Official Video)

2013-05-20T22:46:00.002-04:00

T.I. drops his new video for his single with Lil Wayne.

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Kendrick Lamar Speaks On Kanye West's Promo & Yeezus (Videos)

2013-05-20T20:03:00.007-04:00

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Hangout Music Festival

Kendrick Lamar gives Sway his thoughts on Kanye West's genius marketing plan, and his Yeezus album.

It sounded crazy," he said of the tune. "That whole marketing scheme is crazy. It's very inspiring. After a while you get to a point in hip-hop where certain tactics get watered down. How much music can you release on the Internet to get it hot? How many singles can you put out? How many videos can you possibly do?"

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Hangout Music Festival, Kendrick Lamar

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Jay Electronica - The Complete Discography: As Of May 2013 (Mixtape)

2013-05-20T20:03:00.006-04:00

Jay Electronica has yet to release his extremely anticipated LP, but the people over at No-Buzz release an entire compilation of Jay Electronica's music up to May 2013. Pretty cool.

It consists of 93 total tracks, including 68 solo tracks and 25 features. The 68 solo tracks also include some rough quality releases, a couple freestyles, and abridged versions of Act I, broken down in several ways as you will see in the tracklist. The 25 features also includes abridged versions of many tracks, where I’ve cut the song to only have Jay Electronica’s verse and the chorus to the track, for people like me who only want to hear Jay Elect.

Download, and full tracklist below.

Download: Box

Solo Tracks:

Jay Electronica – @FatBellyBella

Jay Electronica – 2 Step

Jay Electronica – A Million in the Morning

Jay Electronica – A Prayer for Michael Vick & T.I (Prod. J Dilla)

Jay Electronica – Abracadabra (Prod. J Dilla)

Jay Electronica – Act I Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) [Abridged - Verses Only]

Jay Electronica – Act I Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) [Full 15-Minute Version]

Jay Electronica – Act I Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) [No Intro]

Jay Electronica – Act I Intro

Jay Electronica – Act I Part 1 – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Jay Electronica – Act I Part 2 – …Because He Broke the Rules

Jay Electronica – Act I Part 3 – Voodoo Man

Jay Electronica – Act I Part 4 – FYI

Jay Electronica – Act II (Rough Demo Version)

Jay Electronica – Annakin’s Prayer

Jay Electronica – Attack of the Clones

Jay Electronica – Be Easy

Jay Electronica – Bitches And Drugs (Prod. J Dilla)

Jay Electronica – Call of Duty MW3 feat. Prodigy

Jay Electronica – Candy Man

Jay Electronica – Colors

Jay Electronica – Dealing

Jay Electronica – Dear Moleskine (Prod. Just Blaze)

Jay Electronica – Dear Moleskine (Remix) feat. Kendrick Lamar (Prod. Just Blaze)

Jay Electronica – Defcon 4

Jay Electronica – Departure

Jay Electronica – Dimethyltryptamine (Prod. J Dilla)

Jay Electronica – Exhibit A [Transformations] (Prod. Just Blaze)

Jay Electronica – Exhibit B (Exhibit A Remix) feat. Mos Def (Prod. Just Blaze)

Jay Electronica – Exhibit C (Prod. Just Blaze)

Jay Electronica – Exhibit C [Rewind Version] (Prod. Just Blaze)

Jay Electronica – Extra Extra

Jay Electronica – Forever

Jay Electronica – Get ‘Em feat. Guilty Simpson & Mr. Porter

Jay Electronica – Girlfriend

Jay Electronica – Glass Everywhere [FYI] (Act I Encore)

Jay Electronica – Googly Eyes (Live)

Jay Electronica – Hagler Demo

Jay Electronica – Hard To Get feat. Mr. Porter

Jay Electronica – I Feel Good

Jay Electronica – Jazzmatazz (Prod. DJ Premier)

Jay Electronica – My World (Nas Salute)

Jay Electronica – Not a Disturbance

Jay Electronica – Not Too Far From Nothing

Jay Electronica – Prelude To A Freestyle (Rough Quality)

Jay Electronica – Renaissance Man (Prod. J Dilla)

Jay Electronica – Retro Electro

Jay Electronica – Roadside Freestyle in Nepal

Jay Electronica – Scenario 2004

Jay Electronica – Shiny Suit Theory feat. Jay-Z

Jay Electronica – So What You Sayin’ (Prod. J Dilla)

Jay Electronica – Something To Hold On To

Jay Electronica – Spark ‘Em Up

Jay Electronica – Stay Dougie Freestyle

Jay Electronica – Suckas (Prod. J Dilla)

Jay Electronica – Swagger Jackson’s Revenge

Jay Electronica – The Announcement

Jay Electronica – The Cauldron

Jay Electronica – The Ghost Of Christopher Wallace (Abridged)

Jay Electronica – The Making of Act II (Preview) feat. LaTonya Givens (No Verse)

Jay Electronica – Trolley Stop

Jay Electronica – Untitled (Ruff Act II – Unreleased) feat. Muhammad Ali

Jay Electronica – Uprock

Jay Electronica – Uzi Weighs a Ton

Jay Electronica – Victory Is in My Clutches feat. Tone Treasure

Jay Electronica – Walk With It feat. Lil Flip

Jay Electronica – When the Levees Broke

Jay Electronica – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul feat. Gnarls Barkley

Features:

Jay Electronica – Atom Anthem feat. D-Prosper

Jay Electronica – Close Your Eyes feat. The Bullitts & Lucy Liu (Abridged)

Jay Electronica – Cool Relax (Original) feat. Naledge

Jay Electronica – Cool Relax feat. Naledge (Abridged)

Jay Electronica – Cool Relax feat. Naledge

Jay Electronica – Hail Mary feat. CETO

Jay Electronica – Higher (Abridged – Verse Only)

Jay Electronica – Higher feat. Game & Swizz Beatz

Jay Electronica – Holiday feat. Mos Def

Jay Electronica – Just Begun feat. J. Cole,Talib Kweli & Mos Def

Jay Electronica – Live It feat. Paul Wall, Raekwon & Yelawolf

Jay Electronica – Live It feat. Yelawolf (Abridged)

Jay Electronica – Love Czars II feat. Sa-Ra & Ta’Raach

Jay Electronica – Love Czars II feat. Sa-Ra (Abridged)

Jay Electronica – Posers feat. The New Royales (Abridged)

Jay Electronica – Posers feat. The New Royales

Jay Electronica – Prowler 2 feat. Ski Beatz, Jean Grae, Joell Ortiz & Mos Def

Jay Electronica – Run & Hide feat. The Bullitts [Abridged]

Jay Electronica – Shucken’ An Jivin’ feat. Big Dame & Tone Treasure

Jay Electronica – Shut Shit Down feat. Orianday & Big Dame

Jay Electronica – The Day feat. Curren$y & Mos Def (Prod. Ski Beatz)

Jay Electronica – The Day feat. Mos Def (Abridged)

Jay Electronica – They Die By Dawn feat. Yasiin Bey (AKA Mos Def) & The Bullitts [Abridged]

Jay Electronica – Walking (J. Period Remix) feat. Nneka & Nas

Jay Electronica – Walking (J. Period Remix) feat. Nneka (Abridged)

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ODB & Busta Rhymes Freestyle In 1994 (Video)

2013-05-20T20:03:00.005-04:00

DJ Tony Touch will be releasing a new vintage video of something hip-hop related for the next fifty days. The promotion is called #50DaysToThe50MCs and it will lead up to the release of The Piecemaker 3: Return Of The 50 MCs, set to drop on July 9th. The above is a video of Busta Rhymes freestyling with the late ODB of the Wu-Tang Clan. Expect more to come for the next forty-nine days.

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Will Smith Speaks On Working With Kanye West (Video)

2013-05-20T20:03:00.004-04:00

In the above clip, Will Smith speaks on being in the studio with Kanye West. I wonder what project that collab could land on?

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Musical Masquerade ft. Mavado & Jadakiss - "Just Like Magic" (Lyric Video)

2013-05-20T20:03:00.003-04:00

Musical Masquerade drops a lyric video to his single with Mavado & Jadakiss.

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Gangsta Boo - It’s Game Involved (Official Mixtape)

2013-05-20T20:03:00.002-04:00

Gangsta Boo drops a new mixtape. Download and stream it below.
Download: LM

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Kurupt - "Caviar & Champagne" ft. Dr. Zodiak & King Lil G (Official Video)

2013-05-20T20:03:00.001-04:00

Latest visual from Kurupt off of his Money, Bitches, Power tape.

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Krayzie Bone - "Another Level" (Offiical Video)

2013-05-20T20:03:00.000-04:00

Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs drops a video for his "Another Level" track.

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