For the November issue, GQ gets Eminem, Lil Wayne and The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards on the cover with interviews with 43 other artists for their ‘The Survivors’ feature. The interviews can be read here starting with Eminem’s. A new one will be put up each day.
Torae has cameras follow him around for 6 months to document what goes into making an album, creating a business and building a brand in the For The Record docuseries:
“I wanted to document all that went into making an album start to finish, releasing it & the daily grind of an independent artist. The cameras followed me around for the last 6 months during the creation of For The Record, we covered much more than just my life as a rapper, we covered my life. For The Record the album in stores 11.1.11 For The Record the docuseries coming soon!”
For The Record drops November 1st and features production from DJ Premier, 9th Wonder, Khrysis, Marco Polo, !llmind, Pete Rock, Diamond D, Buckwild, Nottz, Large Professor, Fatin as well as himself. Pre-order it on iTunes.
Birdman and Mack Maine, known as White Boyz, get a Drake sample for the hook of their newest joint ‘You Too Fine’. Wonder if their joint project is still happening.