• Nas Performs 'Made You Look' With Run The Jewels at Northside Festival

    Last night a special hip-hop moment happened. One of the very best to ever pick up a mic, Nas appeared on stage with Run The Jewels -- one of the hottest up-and-coming duos in hip-hop right now. Run The Jewels were scheduled to perform as the headliner at 50 Kent, the main outdoor venue at the Northside Festival in Brooklyn, and they had a very special trick up their sleeves. The Illmatic rapper showed up as a surprise guest to perform his 'God's Son' track "Made You Look" at the end of RTJ's set and your author was on hand to capture the action on video.

  • Kurt Vile Announces New Album Title, World Tour Dates for Late 2015

    Kurt Vile has been speaking about new music for some time and now the guitarist has confirmed a new album from himself and the Violators titled b'lieve i'm goin down to be released during the Fall. A specific drop date hasn't been announced but perhaps it will come in September, before his world tour—which was also newly announced—will kick off on October 1.

  • MC Supreme, West Coast Rap All-Stars Member, Killed in Car Crash

    MC Supreme, a Los Angeles hip-hop performer best known for his 1990 single "Black In America," was killed in a car crash over the weekend. The emcee had pulled his car over to the side of the Pacific Coast Highway, where it was struck by a man driving a pickup truck. Supreme was pronounced dead at the scene and his female passenger was transported to a local hospital. The other driver was arrested on suspicion of a DUI.

  • Janet Jackson Announces 'Unbreakable Tour' in Support of 2015 New Album

    Janet Jackson has announced her first tour in more than four years as she prepares for the release of new album later during 2015. Although the album has yet to be formally named (the title JANET was a rumor), perhaps the name of the tour—"Unbreakable"—might also provide a hint as to what the album will be called.

  • Lil Wayne's 'Deal' with Jay Z Just TIDAL Promotion; No Roc-A-Fella

    Lil Wayne announced over the weekend that he had "signed a deal" with Jay Z, which had many predicting that Weezy's next chapter would be with Roc-A-Fella Records, once the current Cash Money lawsuit fiasco blows over. Alas, the rapper's manager clarified the comments on Sunday, noting that Wayne had signed a deal with Jay's TIDAL streaming service...in other words, something the world already knew.
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