• Chance The Rapper Talks Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment, New Album 'Surf,' The Chicago Hip-Hop Community & More In The Fader Cover Story

    Chance the Rapper's upcoming album with his band The Social Experiment, titled Surf, was slated for release in 2014, though it never ended up coming out. Save for a censored tracklist posted to Instagram and an interview with Billboard three months ago, the Chicago rapper has remained mostly silent about the new project until yesterday, when he unveiled a teaser video starring supermodel Cara Delevingne. Now he and his band are featured on the latest cover of The Fader. In their cover story, Chance clarifies that Surf is not a Chance the Rapper album, rather it's a Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment project. Chance is just another member of the four-member group. The rapper also dishes on his come-up, why he hasn't signed with a label, the Chicago hip-hop community, and his band's approach to making music, among other topics. Here some things we learned:

  • Chance the Rapper & The Social Experiment Share 'Surf' Trailer Starring Cara Delevingne [WATCH]

    Chance the Rapper's upcoming album with his band The Social Experiment, titled Surf, was slated for release in 2014, though it never ended up coming out. Save for a censored tracklist posted to Instagram and an interview with Billboard three months ago, the Chicago rapper has remained mostly silent about the new project. Thankfully more information has now surfaced in the form of a teaser video starring supermodel Cara Delevingne.

  • Skrillex & Bonnaroo Share Superjam Documentary Teaser Featuring The Doors, The Grateful Dead, Zedd & More [WATCH]

    Skrillex likes to do things differently. Whether it is building crazy spaceships, creating new sounds that everyone will copy or playing superjams at Bonnaroo with a ridiculous array of guests, the "Dirty Vibe" producer is always looking forward. This past summer, in 2014, he hosted one of the infamous "Superjams" at Bonnaroo where he brought out a myriad of guests ranging from artists in hip hop, rock and soul for one of the most varied and eclectic jams the festival had seen in quite a while. Skrillex even stepped out from behind the DJ booth to pick up his guitar and play some notes, as he has been known to do at other performances and as a part of his former band, From First To Last. Bonnaroo and AT&T have teamed up to put together a new documentary about the superjam and they have just released the trailer for it.

  • Action Bronson Shares New Song 'Actin Crazy,' Details New Album 'Mr. Wonderful' [LISTEN]

    Queens rapper Action Bronson has shared a new track titled "Actin Crazy" from his upcoming album "Mr. Wonderful," which you can check out below — you can check out the insane yet incredible cover art above. The track, produced by 40 and Omen, is a refreshing change of pace from the typical trap beats you hear in modern hip-hop, with a woozy, constantly swelling sound reminiscent of something that MF Doom or Madlib would have done on "Madvillainy" — in simpler terms, it is great.Though Bronson shared the tracklist for "Mr. Wonderful" late last month, "Pitchfork" reports that he has revealed the featured artists on the album, which include Chance the Rapper, Meyhem Lauren, Big Body Bes, Party Supplies and Chauncey Sherod. In addition, Mark Ronson, The Alchemist and Noah "40" Shebib are among those contributing production.You can check out Action Bronson's "Actin Crazy" here:

  • Action Bronson Reveals Tracklist for Upcoming Album 'Mr. Wonderful'

    Queens rapper Action Bronson has revealed the tracklist for his upcoming studio album "Mr. Wonderful," which you can check out below. Bronson took to his Twitter acount to post each track title one by one after assuring fans that any tracklists that may have already been circulating were fake.You can check out Action Bronson's original tweet right here:ANY TRACKLIST FOR MR. WONDERFUL THAT IS OUT THERE IS FAKE. — #BRON2ON (@ActionBronson) December 24, 2014You can check out the tracklist for Action Bronson's "Mr. Wonderful" here:01. Brand New Car 02. When I Rise 03. Terry 04. Actin Crazy 05. Falconry 06. City Boy Blues 07. A Light in the Addict 08. Baby Blue 09. In Those Jeans 10. Only in America 11. Galatic Love 12. The Road 13. Easy Rider

  • 10 Best Cover Songs Of 2014: Lorde, Sam Smith, Miley Cyrus, And More [LISTEN]

    Because cover songs don't garner nearly as much traction on the radio or the charts as they once did, artists these days treat them more like fun little experiments, where they can try out things they normally wouldn't on one of their albums or original singles. This has resulted in plenty of inventive and fascinating covers, especially this past year. Here are the year's 10 best cover songs (in no particular order).

  • Chance the Rapper Leaks New Song "Ish Illa (Cold Stares)" Off Upcoming Album 'Surf' [LISTEN]

    Chance the Rapper has accidently released a new song with his group The Social Experiment called "Ish Illa (Cold Stares)" for his upcoming album Surf, due out by the end of 2014. According to Reddit, Chano is asking for anyone who has ripped the three-minute track to take it down. Unfortunately once something is on the Internet, it's hard to make it disappear, and apparently this song was only meant to be shared with his group.

  • Chance the Rapper & The Social Experiment Star In Short Film 'Sox Day' Ahead of 'Surf' Release [WATCH]

    Chance the Rapper has shared a new short film called Sox Day: A Day in The Life of Chance the Rapper & The Social Experiment. The 11-minute project was directed by Austin Vesely and shows Chance, Donnie Trumpet, Peter Cottontale, Stix, Nate Fox and Macie Stewart and others hanging out in the tour bus, singing along to Michael Jackson, watching a soccer game, playing football, going to sound check, riding around on a scooter, popping a bottle of champagne in the green room, going to dinner, warming up for the show, running away from the camera, performing on stage, speaking at a press conference, recapping the day with his crew, dancing, and just goofing off in general in their "Social Experiment" letterman jackets.

  • Madonna 'Rebel Heart' & 'Wash Over Me' Leak Online

    Madonna's upcoming album appears to have spring a leak. Two songs with apparent titles "Rebel Heart" and "Wash All Over Me" have leaked in full online. Madonna has been using the hashtag #RebelHeart quite often on her social media to get fans excited for what was rumored to be an upcoming single. According to Billboard, "Rebel Heart" is a production alongside Swedish superstar Avicii, while "Wash All Over Me" has the hallmarks of an Avicii production. "Wash All Over Me" sounds like a follow up to their first 2012 collaboration "Girl Gone Wild," which caused a stir when it was premiered by both artists like at Ultra Music Festival.

  • J. Cole Dropping New Mixtape, EP In Addition To '2014 Forest Hills Drive'? Instagram Post Ignites Rumors [PHOTO]

    J. Cole is set to drop his third LP, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, on Dec. 9. The album is named after the last home he lived in as a child in his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina. No singles or videos will precede the release, though some lucky fans will get to hear the album early at Cole's childhood home. However, that isn't all Cole has up his sleeve for fans. The Roc Nation rapper gave fans a sneak peek of his iTunes library in a photo posted to Instagram, revealing that he already has songs recorded for his EP series Truly Yours and a sequel to Dreamville's last mixtape titled Revenge of The Dreamers. The photo is also starting rumors of potential Chance the Rapper and Wale collaborations, stemming from playlists titled "wale" and "a cole chance."
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