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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Lupe Fiasco Talks Lasers (Video)

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Lupe Fiasco talks about his upcoming LP, Lasers. He mentions who's featured on the album, who's producing the album. He also said there's a club banger on the album... interesting. That and more in this interview with Prolifik. Be on the lookout for the 2nd single, Words I Never Said debuting February 1st.

Wiz Khalifa Brings Amber Rose Out On Stage (Video)

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Wiz Khalifa performed at The Rave in Milwaukee last night and brought out Amber Rose. Also Wiz Khalifa sat down with Muzik’s My Life after his recent show in Detroit, Michigan. He speaks about the success of his chart topper “Black & Yellow”, his new fans vs. old fans, his upcoming film with Snoop Dogg due on 4/20, the album, and more. The performance and the interview all available after the jump!

Big K.R.I.T. Interview w/ True Stories Radio (Video)

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True Stories Radio’s funny-man Dutch catches up Mississippi’s finest Big K.R.I.T. He speaks on the origins of his name, how the internets assisted his rise to fame, touring with Wiz Khalifa on the Smokers Club tour, his musical direction, and porn-star Kapri Styles being a fan of his music. There’s also some talk about T.O.’s bombastic greenery, which of course, I feel like I’m missing out on. Smoke DZA also spoke highly on that sticky icky greenery over in Toronto. (via Yk2)

J. Cole Recalls Making a Beat in Tribute To Aaliyah (Video)

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J.Cole spoke with SoulCultureUK about his tribute to Aaliyah when she passed away. “I made a beat called ‘Aaliyah’ when she died...I had such a crush on Aaliyah. It was like a little boy crush but it was a true crush.” J. Cole said reflecting on the late great Aaliyah.

Joe Budden Talks Slaughterhouse Signing w/ Eminem's Shady Records (Video)

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Joe Budden speaks on Eminem & Shady Records signing Slaughterhouse. Joey also discusses the next album and the difference the label is going to make in their future.

Previous: Shady Records Takeover: Signs Slaughterhouse & Yelawolf

J.Cole Interview w/ Claira Hermet (Video)

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J. Cole sat down with Claira Hermet from Grime Daily recently to discuss his music, his affiliation with Jay Z (they always ask him about Jay Z), basketball, and she even challenges Jermaine to a game, all this plus more. Check out both part 1 and 2 of the interview after the jump.

Lupe Fiasco Interview + Freestyle on The Morning Crew (Audio)

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Lupe Fiasco visited The Morning Crew on Hot 93.7 yesterday in an effort to continue promoting his upcoming album Lasers which hits stores March 8th. They talked about numerous things including the revelation of some track records, their producers, joining N*E*R*D, and much more!

Update: Sean from LupEnd comes through with a separate stream for Lupe's Ten Crack Commandments Freestyle.

Download Here: Lupe Fiasco - Ten Crack Commandments Freestyle (freestyle)

Video: Big Sean Interview w/ HardKnockTV

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Big Sean stopped by the Hard Knock TV Studios for an interview with Nick Huff Barili and Mark Jenkins. In this segment Big Sean tells us the story of how he got Kanye’s attention but then struggled to survive for a couple years before he got signed. Everyone in his hometown thought he was already signed so he couldn’t just go get a 9-5 at the mall and was having trouble just getting enough money to eat. Sean goes on to talk about how his relationship with Kanye has evolved and how Kanye put him on the spot to rap in a cypher with Pharrell, The Teriyaki Boyz, Nigo, etc during Bathing Ape photo shot in Japan.

J.Cole Interview w/ SB.TV (Video)

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SB.TV catches up with one of the finest lyricists: J. Cole to talk about the development of his much-awaited new album. They talk about his profound approach to his blossoming career and his views on the current state of hip hop. Check out the in-depth interview above.

J.Cole Freestyles on Grime Daily (Video)

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UK based Grime Daily met up with J. Cole for a quick interview & freestyle.

J.Cole Interview with DJ Semtex (Audio)

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While over in London for his European tour with Drake, a hoarse sounding J.Cole stopped by DJ Semtex’s show where he dropped a little more details about his long awaited debut album (stating his next single will be with Trey Songz), speaks on the difference of the UK fans as opposed to the ones stateside, whether he’d follow suit in Ye’s Good Fridays series, how he best defines his “success”, and takes a few questions from some fans (like: his favorite verse, female fan-base, etc.) Audio courtesy of DJ Semtex’s home. (via Yk2)

Joe Budden On Soulja Boy Record Sales (Video)

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Jump-Off TV’s lounge crew brought up the topic of Soulja Boy’s 13k copies sold of his latest effort: The DeAndre Way. Is 13k a flop with over 2 million Twitter followers, millions of YouTube hits, millions of ringtones sold, or does it even matter when Soulja Boy is already richer than you and me (combined) and probably earns income elsewhere? Watch as Joe & company discuss this topic.

N.E.R.D. Interview w/ Time Westwood (Video)

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Pharrell & Shay from N.E.R.D. talk to Westwood about clothing, new music, Nicki Minaj & Lil Kim.

Nas Plans To Release ‘Lost Tapes 2′ w/ Next Album (Video)

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Nas fans have been patiently waiting for The Lost Tapes 2, now we finally have an update on whether or not Nas'll drop the album. He tells MTV that the plan is to release the tape along with his next album that he’s working on right now. Who knows maybe this track we posted earlier is on this new album? We'll keep you updated.