Kids Wasting Time

J. Cole Unveils Born Sinner Album Covers, New Release Date

2013-05-20T21:44:00.004-05:00

What a great weekend it's been for hip hop music. To top it all off, though, Jermaine took to Twitter to announce not only Born Sinner's two album covers (regular and deluxe), but also to unveil he'd be pushing his sophomore LP's release date forward one week to June 18th. Date sound familiar?

Correct you are. Once again inspired by Kanye, Cole decided to coincide Born Sinner's release with Ye's sixth studio album Yeezus's. June 18th just became rap Christmas. Up top you'll see the album cover for Born Sinner, while after the jump the deluxe artwork can be found. Cole World.

Action Bronson - "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" (Video)

2013-05-20T21:31:00.001-05:00

Bronsollino and La Musica De Harry Fraud's first look into their collaborative effort Saab Stories now exists in visual form. Bam Bam and everyone's new favorite producer are putting the final touches on the project as we speak, and an early June release is imminent. Dopeness.

Hassani Kwess - "Kick The Bass, Chuck" (Video)

2013-05-17T23:04:00.002-05:00

The DC Young'n's Cool Kid produced Ruthless standout receives the much anticipated visual treatment. Watch on as Hassani and Chuck create their slice of dopeness at See Music Studios in Chi-Town.

While we anxiously wait for The Kwess Never Sleeps, be sure to revisit the KWT hosted Ruthless to hold you over.

Kanye West Debuts "New Slaves" Video at 66 Worldwide Locations

2013-05-17T22:34:00.001-05:00

After mysteriously tweeting the words "June Eighteenth" a few weeks back, Yeezy fans everywhere were positive a release date had been set for his yet-to-be-titled fifth solo LP. In typical Kanye fashion, he stayed quiet regarding the tweet and the album until tonight, when he once again got the ball rolling, but this time with some much more concrete news.

Mr. West announced that the visuals for his new album's first single, "New Slaves" would be projected onto iconic buildings in ten cities at 66 worldwide locations, including hot spots in Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, and LA. Head over to Kanye's website to check the official venue and time listings, and be sure to check back to KWT often for video updates and, hopefully, the eventual official video and CDQ audio. Update: After thousands of follower-thirsty Viners resulted in countless six second clips of "New Slaves," a logical dude finally filmed and uploaded the entire visual, which can be seen after the jump. As always, people are going to hate on this, but the new Ye sounds like a game changer. Incredible.

Kendrick Lamar - "B*tch Don't Kill My Vibe" (Video Premiere)

2013-05-13T13:53:00.000-05:00

K. Dot and family come together to give their condolences to...Molly? Finally we get a visual to a personal favorite of mine and it carries a dope concept. Let the church say Amen, ya bish.

Russ - "Yung Pacino" (Video)

2013-05-04T19:15:00.002-05:00

DIEMON's own Russ, one of the game's most talented and slept on producer/rappers, breaks his recent silence in a big way with the visual for his self-produced "Yung Pacino." In his first drop since October 2012, Russ channels his inner Tony Montana, warning hip hop that he's here to stay.

Expect Russ' next endeavor, The Edge, to drop soon, cause we all know dude cranks out hits like no other.

J. Cole - Truly Yours 2 (FreEP)

2013-04-30T20:10:00.004-05:00

Following his release of "Cole Summer" last night, Jermaine took to Twitter to announce that we, the fans, deserved another installment of Truly Yours, a FreEP full of loosies the Roc Nation young gun recently released. As always, Cole comes through, this time with a quickstrike, six track project dubbed Truly Yours 2.

J. Cole knows June 25th can't come soon enough, and he's doing all he can to make the wait easier. Download below, and just as Cole says, see you June 25th.

Download: Truly Yours 2 (FreEP)
Previous: J. Cole - Truly Yours (EP)

KWT Clock Stickers Now Available!

2013-04-30T18:16:00.003-05:00

The newest piece of merchandise to hit our official KWT Store are our clock stickers, which are a perfect way to show your support and pride for Kids Wasting Time. Coming in at 2.5" in diameter, we've got 500 of these water/weather-proof stickers for you to slap up on your stomping grounds.

Hit us up at KWTblog@yahoo.com with your mailing address, follow us on Twitter at @KidsWastingTime, and we'll send a few your way free of charge. If you're looking to support the movement, click the "shop" tab up top and purchase a few! Thanks.

Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap (Mixtape)

2013-04-30T17:41:00.001-05:00

After much anticipation, Chicago product Chance The Rapper's sophomore effort Acid Rap has finally arrived. With guest slots from BJ The Chicago Kid, Ab-Soul, Action Bronson, Twista, Childish Gambino and more, this 13 track project is bound to be our soundtrack for the coming months. Grab the free download below.

Download: Acid Rap (Mixtape)

Previous: Chance The Rapper - "Smoke Again" (feat. Ab-Soul) [Video]

J. Cole - "Cole Summer"

2013-04-29T22:48:00.001-05:00

On his newest release "Cole Summer," J. Cole's first words are "this here's not a preview of what the album's gonna bring you," but this Lauryn Hill sampled gem is doing nothing but hyping us up for June 25th's Born Sinner. Jermaine rhymes effortlessly over his own typical, smooth production, prepping us for a summer that's about to be chalked full of new J. Cole jams. Listen and download below.

Download: "Cole Summer"
Previous: J. Cole - "Power Trip" (feat. Miguel) [Video]

Chance The Rapper - "Smoke Again" (feat. Ab-Soul) [Video]

2013-04-28T22:01:00.004-05:00

Chicago's own Chance The Rapper grabs TDE go-hard Ab-Soul for the official visual to his Blended Babies produced "Smoke Again." Directed by the Chi-City homies at illRoots, expect this ridiculously dope joint to land on Chance's Acid Rap project, which is slated for a release this Tuesday.

Ab-Soul - "The End Is Near" (feat. Mac Miller)

2013-04-24T17:29:00.001-05:00

TDE and Mac Meezy have been collaborating quite a bit lately, and that trend continues in Ab-Soul's Mac assisted and produced joint, "The End Is Near." While Soulo has always been fire to me, Malcolm's raps and his alter ego Larry's beats has been impressing me as of late. This one's dope.

Chance The Rapper - Acid Raps (Artwork)

2013-04-23T21:29:00.000-05:00

With his Acid Raps project dropping a week from today, young Chicago upstart Chance the Rapper links up with illRoots' own Mike Waxx and Mike Carson for the cover artwork. Expect a tracklist to surface between now and next Tuesday, but until then, rock to 10 Day and "Acid Rain."

KYLE - "Pickle" (prod. Swiff D)

2013-04-23T16:45:00.003-05:00

Formerly known as K.i.D, KWT favorite young gun KYLE has been putting out some jams right under our noses while steadily climbing the hip hop ranks. Back on the bandwagon, ya'll can expect new SuperDuperKyle to be plastered up around these parts the minute it drops. Anyway, despite this track being a week or two old, we had to throw this Swiff D produced cut of KYLE's up. An ode to his two year old brother "Pickle," this track combines KYLE's usual dopeness with a touch of personal love. Show some of yours in the c-section below and stream/download the track down bottom.

Download: "Pickle" (prod. Swiff D)
Previous: K.i.D - "Go Outside" (Video)

Ant-Live - "Act Up" (Prod. JayShad)

2013-04-23T15:05:00.000-05:00

Ant-Live making his KWT debut with this darker sounding record. The 18 year old definitely shows some promising signs. We look forward to more. For now I'll let the record speak for itself. Leave your comments below.

Jimmy Astro - "Words From A King" (Video)

2013-04-18T12:24:00.002-05:00

My favorite KWT artist puts down on my favorite cut from Nas' Life Is Good. This one coming from Jimmy's The Birthday Tape. Make sure to grab the tape and watch the newest.

Common - "Open Letter, Pt. II" (feat. Jay-Z)

2013-04-16T00:59:00.001-05:00

Don't get too excited. Feeling inspired by Jigga's controversial "Open Letter," ComSense tacks a politically charged verse of his own to the end of the Swizz Beatz and Timbaland produced cut.

Drake - "Girls Love Beyoncé" (feat. James Fauntleroy)

2013-04-16T00:52:00.001-05:00

A few days ago, Champagne Papi called into EVR Radio to speak with RapRadar's own Elliott Wilson, where he proceeded to not only ether Chris Brown, but also promise two new tracks were on the way. Late Monday night, Drizzy delivered with part one in the James Fauntleroy assisted, Destiny's Child sampling "Girls Love Beyoncé." The soft, bedroom-friendly joint doesn't disappoint, as Drake continues his onslaught of everything en route to his third studio effort, Nothing Was The Same.

Download: "Girls Love Beyoncé" (feat. James Fauntleroy)
Previous: Drake - "5AM In Toronto" (prod. Boi-1da)

GhostWridah - "Prescription"

2013-04-15T19:57:00.001-05:00

The slew of recent dope hip hop releases inspired Miami's own GhostWridah to drop a little something of his own while we patiently wait for his Flu Game LP to hit on May 27th.

Big K.R.I.T. - King Remembered In Time (Mixtape)

2013-04-10T21:01:00.001-05:00

The Krizzle Man finally breaks his recent silence with the release of his star studded and self produced mixtape, King Remembered In Time. Featuring the likes of Wiz Khalifa, Bun B, Trinidad James and Future, this 17 track freelease marks the first we've heard from K.R.I.T. since his 2012 LP Live From The Underground.

Hit the jump to stream the project in its entirety, and click the link provided below for a free download to Krizzle's latest.

Big K.R.I.T. - "Shine On" (feat. Bun B)

Download: King Remembered In Time (Mixtape)
Previous: Big K.R.I.T. - "Shine On" (feat. Bun B)

Chance The Rapper - "NaNa" (Video)

2013-04-10T20:47:00.002-05:00

In a time when independent artists across the globe are scoring record deals based on freestyles over recycled beats and music videos with paper thin budgets, a $5K music video per diem should result in some outrageous display of visuals, right? That's exactly what happened with underground Chicago spitter Chance The Rapper and director Hannibal Burress, who were handed five grand to direct and shoot a music video for Chance's joint "NaNa."

Watch the visual above to see just what these two could come up with given $5000.

Miguel - "How Many Drinks?" (Remix) [feat. Kendrick Lamar]

2013-04-10T20:33:00.000-05:00

Everyone's favorite new R&B crooner's Kaleidoscope Dream standout receives a re-up courtesy of TDE frontman Kendrick Lamar. This one's a definite must-add to the bed-rockin' playlist, as K.Dot even gets in on the smoothness and takes a shot at singing. Not bad, fellas, not bad at all.

~~Download~~ Buy: Kaleidoscope Dream (Album)
Previous: Kendrick Lamar - "B*tch, Don't Kill My Vibe" (Remix) [feat. Jay-Z]

Action Bronson - "Live From Kissena Blvd." (prod. Statik Selektah)

2013-04-10T20:22:00.001-05:00

Bam Bam hops on a dope Statik Selektah soundscape for the first leak from Funkmaster Flex's compilation mixtape Who You Mad At? Me or Yourself?, which is slated for release next week. Just as any time Bronsollino and Statik hook up, the message is simple: put on for the northeast.

Download: "Live From Kissena Blvd." (prod. Statik Selektah)
Previous: Action Bronson - "Morey Boogie Boards" (prod. Harry Fraud)

J. Cole - "Power Trip" (feat. Miguel) [Video]

2013-04-09T14:38:00.001-05:00

Frequent collaborators Cole and Miguel aren't so close in the newly released official visual for Born Sinner's hit single. Long story short, don't get on Jermaine's bad side.

Expect his sophomore LP to drop June 25th via Roc Nation.

Theophilus London - "Rio" (feat. Menahan Street Band)

2013-04-09T14:26:00.001-05:00

Back in 2010, Last Name London took a trip to South America and left the capital city, Rio De Janeiro, energetic and inspired. The result? A laid back, Rio influenced joint featuring the New York City instrumental group, Menahan Street Band. In a world where hip hop artists exploring experimental genres usually doesn't go too smoothly, Theophilus seems to have it down pat. Expect "Rio" to hit iTunes on April 16th and a new project to drop sooner than later from the Brooklynite.