January 20-January 26
I'm back to give you the second edition of This Week In Hip-Hop. In case you missed it, last night Kendrick Lamar performed on SNL and the Lonely Island put out a new Digital Short/Music Video called "Yolo" with a feature from him.
Smoke DZA - Gotham Fucking City (feat. Joey Bada$$)
Smoke DZA dropped the visuals for this ode to Harlem off his mixtape K.O.N.Y..
Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (feat. Jay-Z) (Official Lyric Video)
Follow the jump to get a look at photos from behind the scenes of this video shoot.
Evil Nine - The Black Brad Pitt (feat. Danny Brown)
Danny Brown tells us why he's the black Brad Pitt with dark visuals to back him up.
Sol - "Sometime In April"
Seattle native SOL took to the mic to announce his return back to the U.S. ironically enough sometime in April. He's been travelling for 7 months already to experience other cultures in countries like India, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Kenya.
Rockie Fresh - Electric Highway
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Notestoself - Popular Music
Notetoself is a relatively underground artist who reminds me a bit of Chip Tha Ripper.
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