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Premiere: Skinn Debuts LP “Rêves”
Still at the early stages of his career, Skinn’s music is already well received among the Nigerian online community and radio stations in Nigeria. Skinn has already shared stages with well-known names in the Afro-beat scene ranging from Fuse ODG to Sean Tizzle and Wande Coal. Ahead of debuting Rêves, Skinn released 2 promotional singles, [continued]
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PressPlay Picks The Best of 2015
The PressPlay team reviews the year in music with our favorite singles and albums from 2015. Top Ten Singles Will Cua’s Picks 10) “SMUCKERS” – Tyler, The Creator feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne 9) “Bitch Better Have My Money”- Rihanna 8) “All That” – Carly Rae Jepsen 7) “Really Love” – D’Angelo & The Vanguard [continued]
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Watch Pusha T’s Film For “Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude”
Along with a 22 minute film, Pusha T today released his new album Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude on Spotify stream. Pusha T –Darkest Before Dawn film The film, also titled Darkest Before Dawn, centres on Pusha and two of his friends. As the movie progresses, Push finds himself alone, battling the forces of the devil himself who’s darkness and [continued]
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News: Watch Episode 1 of J.Cole’s “Road To The Homecoming” Mini Series
J. Cole: Road to the Homecoming – F**k Money, Spread Love (Episode 1) from HBO on Vimeo. On January 9th, J. Cole‘s documentary 2014 Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming will be air on HBO. However, Cole has just released a new mini-documentary series as a run up to the premiere show. You can watch Episode 1 below. Road [continued]
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Watch Kanye West’s Full Lecture From The Oxford Guild Society
Watch Kanye West‘s full lecture at the Oxford Guild Society Below. In March of this year, Kanye West shared his thoughts and opinions in a lecture at the Oxford Guild Society. Up until yesterday, only a few short clips have been accessible to watch — however, the full-length lecture has finally surfaced online. Taking a [continued]
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J. Cole Surprise-Releases Revenge of The Dreamers II
Having dropped hints over the weekend, J. Cole surprised fans with the release of Revenge of The Dreamers II. After giving away the first downloads to a lucky few on Twitter, Cole made the 9-track compilation project available to stream and download via iTunes on Monday night (7th Dec). Revenge of The Dreamers II, sequel to the 2014 [continued]
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News: Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming Trailer – J. Cole
Watch the trailer for J.Cole‘s upcoming HBO documentary Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming below. During his Crown Coliseum show in August, J. Cole in Cole fashion surprised his Fayetteville, N.C fans by bringing out Jay-Z, Drake and Big Sean to perform with him. On the 9th of January, we will all be able to re-experience the night [continued]
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Star Wars X Notorious B.I.G. Essentials: Life After Death Star – Otaku Gang
Ahead of the upcoming release of the new Stars Wars film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, underground Hip Hop group Otaku Gang have made available for free download Life After Death Star. Created from Biggie Smalls‘ Life After Death vocals and sampled Star Wars theme music, Life After Death Star, although a risky concept is a well produced project. Consisting of billboard-charting [continued]
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ESSENTIALS: “Black Friday (Freestyles)” – J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar
The prayers of J. Cole and Kendrick fans may have at long last been answered. Exchanging instrumentals from their latest critically acclaimed albums, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar have just collaboratively released a pair of “Black Friday” freestyles via their respective label’s soundclouds. While Cole spits over Kendrick’s “Alright” instrumental, Kendrick tackles “A Tale of 2 Citiez”. Listen to both tracks below. [continued]
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Essentials: “Standard” – Stormzy
Teaming up with Not That Deep producers HeavyTrackerz for a second time, Stormzy makes getting 150k+ views in 24 hours look easy as he drops the music video for his latest banger “Standard”. Follow Stormzy: Twitter / Facebook / Soundcloud [continued]