Goapele appears as a statuesque Victorian goddess on the set of her upcoming video for “Tears On My Pillow,” a stand-out track from her recently released album Break of Dawn. The Bay Area singer re-enlists John Mazyck to direct the clip.
View more photos of the svelte soulstress on set below…
Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller is showing no love to haters and naysayers on “Death of the MC,” a song featured on DJ Whoo Kid and Mr. Peter Parker’s forthcoming mixtape Frat Rap. For those who don’t know, “frat rap” is a growing subgenre of Hip-Hop that primarily focus on the lifestyle of college attendees.
The irony of it all is: Mac never attended college; however, the Taylor Allderdice High School graduate is a firm supporter of education. So much so, he is literally lending his voice to the Get Schooled! initiative. If you have trouble getting up in the morning and would like to receive a phone call from Mac himself, go here and fill out the form.
The black hippie that gave hus “Hands On The Wheel” featuring A$ap Rocky has released a new video, “NigHtmare on Figg St.” The mentioned black hippie is ScHoolboy Q, and the track is lifted from Habits & Contradictions. Jerome D, invest in better lighting equipment.
R&B veteran Carl Thomas enlists Rap veteran Snoop Dogg for their feel-good tune “Don’t Kiss Me.” Erik White maintains the classiness of the smooth jam by setting it in a swanky nightclub. Carl’s Conquer is in stores now.
Lil’ Wayne teases fans with a 30-second video preview for one of the few songs on Tha Carter IV, the Bruno Mars-assisted “Mirrors.” In the clip, Wayne frantically paints a mural, which may represent his struggles.
The gem had quite a journey before falling into the inbox of Wayne. Ramon “REO” Owens, the producer, revealed: “Kanye heard it, Drake heard it, and it already had the Bruno [hook]. Basically, Nas had it for a while, and it just ended up in the hands of Wayne and he loved it.”
Coldplay has unveiled the single cover for “Princess of China,” lifted from their album Mylo Xyloto. Similar to their other artwork this era, the cover is made up of graffiti with thin white writing. International superstar Rihanna is featured on the song and will share the stage with Chris Martin and the boys at the GRAMMYS to perform it.
Thoughts On The Cover?
Mariah Carey is scheduled to release the follow-up to Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel sometime this year. Last night, “We Belong Together” producer Jermaine Dupri posted photos of himself and MC in the lab, crafting hits similar to “Always Be My Baby.” He tweeted,”I said MC they don’t expect you to be camera ready, she said ‘Yes they do LOL!!’.”
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After performing for a crowd of enthused, gutter-lovin’ Alabamians, I’m sure Webbie had no idea that he’d be answering questions about a possible connection to an untimely murder in a Dothan nightclub. The Louisiana-native tells TMZ he was at Primetime nightclub to perform and he did just that…only.
Following the incident, Webster “Webbie” Gradney was questioned by the police because they felt he may have known why the killing occurred. The rapper didn’t know much of anything and was subsequently set free without being arrested or charged with anything.
Yesterday made 12 years since the release of one of D’Angelo’s most notable albums, Voodoo, and he took to the stage to perform a funky, roused, extended version of “Chicken Grease“. After the nostalgic number, D’Angelo brought it back to the future with the premiere of “Sugar Daddy“. Peep the clips below…
