The official video for Applying Pressure, track number four on J. Cole‘s new album The Off-Season, is out now. In both the audio and visual Cole separates himself from what he refers to as fraudulent rappers that are not on his level.
Click here or on the image above to check out the visuals and remember to like, comment and share.
On May 20th, hip-hop lyricist Sa-Roc shared the official video for Wild Seed. The track is featured on her album, The Sharecropper’s Daughter – Deluxe Edition, which became available on all digital music platforms a day later, on May 21st.
The simple but captivating visuals were directed and edited by Aliza Brugger. Click here or on the image above to check it out, and remember to like, comment and share.
Hip-Hop For Change will be hosting the fifth annual Environmental Justice Summit on Thursday, May 20th. The entire event will live stream via zoom and Facebook starting at 2PM PST.
In addition to the panel discussions and keynote speeches, there will also be live performances by Black Thought (from The Roots), M1 (from Dead Prez), Sa-Roc, Eastshore Highway and others.
On June 25th The Roots‘ major label debut, “Do You Want More,” will get the deluxe vinyl reissue treatment. It will be re-released in a limited 4LP set. The package comes complete with a booklet featuring never-before-seen photos and stories, all curated by Questlove.
The 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which will take place on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, will see its most diverse list of inductees in the history of the organization. This year’s inductees are:
Performer Category:
Tina Turner
Carole King
The Go-Go’s
JAY-Z
Foo Fighters
Todd Rundgren
Early Influence Award:
Kraftwerk
Charley Patton
Gil Scott-Heron
Musical Excellence Award:
LL Cool J
Billy Preston
Randy Rhoads
Ahmet Ertegun Award:
Clarence Avant
The live show will simulcast on SiriusXM’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Radio channel 310; and the full Induction Ceremony will air at a later date on HBO and stream on HBO Max.
Timbaland‘s Beatclub company has joined forces with Native Instruments to create a limited edition of 150, uniquely branded Komplete Kontrol M32 keyboards.
It is now being announced that Beatclub and Native Instruments have launched a producer competition on metapop dot com. Timbaland will be judging entries and announcing the winner live on Twitch, with the top 10 receiving the limited-edition keyboard. The competition kicked off on April 27th and all entries are due by May 27th.
Fans and supporters of J. Cole were given a sneak peek into his state of mind as he gets ready to share his new album, The Off-Season. In a just released documentary, the American rapper explains what drives his creativity, while outlining the inspiration behind the upcoming project.
The film, which is only twelve-minutes and thirty-one seconds, was uploaded to his YouTube channel on Monday. Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
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