Archive for April, 2011

A-Trak x Clipse x Magic 8-Ball NYC Contest

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

A-Trak is out on the Magic 8-Ball tour with Kid Sister and Gaslamp Killer and Clipse have been added to the bill for their NY show this weekend (April 30th) and we have two pairs of tickets to give away.

The first two people to answer the following correctly will win a pair.

How old was A-Trak when he won the DMC world championships?

E-mail nah.right.contests[at]gmail[dot]com with the correct answer.

UPDATE: Contest closed, but you can still buy your tickets here.

DATE: SAT APRIL 30
VENUE: TERMINAL 5
ACTS: A-TRAK, CLIPSE, KID SISTER, THE GASLAMP KILLER
DOORS: 8pm / SHOW: 9pm
AGE: ALL AGES

Video: XV x Just Blaze x Seven x Life + Times

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011


XV and his producer let Jay-Z’s Life + Times website document the making of a track (“When We’re Done”) and them kicking it back with Just Blaze at StadiumRed/Rebel Base.

Previously: XV – Watch Me Go (Prod. by J. Cole) | Zero Heroes (Mixtape)

Video: Freeway – Diamond In The Ruff (Teaser)

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Previously: Freeway – HAM Extreme (Video)

Video: Prodigy on His Beef with Saigon

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

P sits down with Maya the B for ThisisBooBoo Radio. He goes into detail of the night he beefed with Saigon and calls him a “flea” and a “nobody”, talks about the new Mobb Deep album, the Illuminati and more.

This is actually part 3 of the interview, peep parts one and two here and here.

Clyde Carson ft. Wyclef – Where Doves Fly

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

New Clyde and Clef off Clyde’s upcoming free mixtape, Something To Speak About, due out in May.

Download: Link | Mirror

Previously: Clyde Carson – What Would I Do (Video)

Video: N*E*R*D x New Era

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

New Era announced that N*E*R*D will be their new flagbearers. The behind the scenes video also showcases some new BBC fitteds that Pharrell’s line will be carrying now.

Cam’ron & Vado on Juan Epstein

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Another epic episode of Juan Ep. Cam shows up about 22 minutes in and they get into his relationship with Big L, him and Ma$e driving around QB trying to get on, rappers he used to listen to coming up, Rich Porter, Azie and Mobstyle, Cam’s history with Biggie, Un and Ma$e, Cam’s college basketball career and NBA ambitions, his absence from rap a couple years ago, an in-depth analysis of him and Dame vs. Bill O’Reilly, his relationship with Will Smith, shooting at crackheads with Big Pun and the conflict and reconciliation with Jimmy.

Download: Cam’ron & Vado on Juan Epstein

Video: DJ Khaled ft. Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Mavado, Twista, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Bun B, Game & Waka Flocka – Welcome To My Hood (Remix)

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Download: DJ Khaled ft. Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Mavado, Twista, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Bun B, Game & Waka Flocka – Welcome To My Hood (Remix)

Previously: DJ Khaled – We The Best Forever (Artwork)

Video: Grafh – 6’7 Freestyle

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Previously: Grafh – 6’7′ Freestyle

Video: Tupac’s ’96 Photoshoot w/ David LaChapelle

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

This is very ill. Ffiteen minutes of super rare footage of Pac’s infamous bathtub photo shoot with renowned photographer David LaChapelle shortly after his release from prison.

Here are some of Lachappelle’s comments on the shoot:

DM: I feel that a lot of your work emphasises on beauty in people, regardless of colour or size. One of my favourite pieces of your work is “Becoming Clean” with Tupac Shakur amongst others. How was it like work with him?

DL: Tupac was great, he was very sensitive and is truly a good person. I wrote to his mum when he died and she sent me flowers and gave me his last song, “Ghetto Gospel.” When we did the shoot, he had just come out of prison and every shot has a reason, it’s never random, so this was the idea of the photo shoot, him becoming clean. He had given this interview when he was still in prison and he really opened up and was so honest. I had read it and thought it was so truthful so for the work I did with him, there was this idea of washing away and rebirth. And we did another shoot where he posed as a slave on a cotton field. They traced rapping and rhyming to “call and repeat” during slavery time in sugar cane and cotton fields to pass the time. It’s on the Hotel Lachapelle book. Tupac came to the shoot 2 hours early, which was very unusual for a rapper. So I wasn’t ready for the shoot and he didn’t care. He reminded me of my black friends whom I went to art schools with, he was so cool, open-minded and chill. He wasn’t judgemental. Then later on, I found out that he had gone to an art school. He left behind a big bag of socks and underwear because he had just come out from prison and never picked it up. He died shortly after. I still wear his socks sometimes (laughs).

Spotted: Urban Empire via RR