Posts Tagged ‘Hip Hop’

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

Lil Wayne’s genius has taken a more vulnerable, sensitive approach lately, and I freakin’ love it! With his recent emotional smash How To Love, to his just-released video with crooner Bruno Mars, Weezy is letting us into the heart that lies behind his hard, tattooed exterior.

The brand spankin’ new pairing with Mars, on the track Mirror, is fresh to death with genuine real talk. The 29-year-old rap prodigy reflects on his life while splashing paint, revealing a self portrait in the end.

Watch the diamond-grilled rapper get all touchy-feely below.

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

Chris Brown has dropped his first single off his much anticipated new record, Fortune, and the track definitely bangs the club. Properly labeled Turn Up The Music, the release is an infectious party jam that demands us to crank the volume, bitch!

Written and produced by The Underdogs (the pair that brought us Breezy’s sexy Take You Down), Turn Up The Music is heavily influenced by synth and electro jungle beats; comfortably at home in the center of the dancefloor.

Check it!

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

For making this God-awful video! This is just a pain to watch. The song is definitely not her best effort either. It sorta sucks balls. Sorry for the college frat boy review, but seriously, my brain is fried after watching this shiz.

On the plus side…

Actually, there isn’t a plus side.

Watch at your own risk, suckas!

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

The countdown to the Grammys has begun, and Fuse wants to send one lucky winner + a friend to the 2012 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on February 12th! Not only will you go to the Grammys, you will get to walk the red carpet and attend the official Grammy after party! If that’s not good enough, every week a Grammy Nominee Music Pack will be given out as well!

In order to do this Fuse has introduced Grammy Takeover Monday’s. Tune in to Fuse every Monday to see an all-day takeover for a 2012 Grammy nominated artist. Takeovers will feature artists from Hip Hop legends Lil Wayne and Eminem to R&B goddesses Nicki Minaj and Rihanna. While watching look for the special code at the bottom of the screen, once the code is presented go to http://Insider.Fuse.tv to enter that code for your chance to win!

The next “Grammy Takeover” will air Monday, January 30th starting at 6AM on Fuse TV. With artist Chris Brown as the focus this week, this is one takeover you won’t want to miss.

Enter every week to increase your chances of winning!

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

At less than a week old, Blue Ivy Carter is already making chart history, thanks to a slick feature on daddy Jay-Z’s Glory. (Some kids have all the luck.)

According to Billboard, Baby Blue (or B.I.C., as Beyonce/Jay-Z’s daughter is credited on the track) is the youngest person to ever land on the chart in history. The track is currently sitting at #74 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Since Blue Ivy was born late on Saturday, it is likely that she was only hours old when her voice was recorded for the song.

The heartfelt song about fatherhood was produced by Pharrell.

With references to Bey’s previous miscarriage and his own absent father, Jay-Z doesn’t hold back the heartbreak on the otherwise joyous tune.

Personally, I find this vulnerable side of Jay-Z to be completely refreshing!

Congrats to Beyonce and Jay-Z on the birth of their baby girl!

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By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

This is my jam!!!

Before B.o.B exploded all over radio, back in the early mixtape days, the rapper drew comparisons to hip hop prodigy Andre 3000 — and finally, on B.o.B’s latest single, Play the Guitar, you can hear the two forces collide.

Sampling Bob Marley’s 1973 classic I Shot the Sheriff and T.I.’s verse on Drake’s Fancy, the rambunctious track (produced by Salaam Remi) is pure gold. The song was recently released on iTunes and is the next single off of Bobby Ray’s upcoming Strange Clouds LP.

And to finalize the glory of this tune, while keeping it brief: 3000 got a big ol’ rap d*ck. (Listen to the song, people. Only then will this make sense!)

Play. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

Fresh interview + official audio following.

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

Today marks BTB’s thousandth (yes, thousandth!) post! So to celebrate, I thought it felt necessary to post something that would mesh with what inspired the site’s creation to begin with, and that is shining the spotlight on quality independent artists.

Also, since it’s a mini celebration, it kinda helps when there’s free music involved…

Sexy Jersey pop prodigy, KDrew, has dropped his Free Volume 2 EP for FREE mp3 download. The second of seven consecutive self-produced EP’s, Free Volumes 1-7 presents KDrew’s swagger as singer/songwriter, producer, and performer.

He will be releasing five more EP’s on the first of each month through May 1st of 2012.

His music is like Pringles… once you pop! Lame description but whatevs.

Freakin’ love some KDrew!

Oh yeah, check out my exclusive interview with the dude himself, HERE.

KDrew Free EP Vol. 1&2 by KDrewMusic

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

Get yo ass back home!

After hit single Stereo Hearts featuring Adam Levine, Gym Class Heroes have continued the winning collaboration streak with Neon Hitch in Ass Back Home, the second single off the boys’ latest album, The Papercut Chronicles II. The song/video speaks on that bitch we like to call “long-distance relationship”. Yeah, you know the one!

In his own words: “‘Ass Back Home’ is all about trying to keep a relationship going while we’re all out on the road all the time. The song was actually inspired by Matt’s [Gym Class Heroes' drummer] relationship with his girlfriend and realizing why he is so zen on the road.”

This track’s golden. Watch the just-released video below.

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

Just cuz.

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

Cheers to the freakin’ weekend!

The #FreeMusic campaign, featuring YungNate & El Prez, have dropped a video for single Hands Up High, taken from their forthcoming EP. The album will consist of new material + previously recorded collaborations.

As usual, we here at BTB are proud to support real independent music. And personally, this video is fun and catchy as all get out! Get into it!

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

“This song is about standing up for whatever it is you believe in. For me it’s music. For a lot of the people in this video, it’s freedom. Freedom of equal rights, of religion, of peace or of speech. I went to the protests downtown LA and watched the footage online of similar protests around the world and it inspired me. As an artist navigating your way through the music industry there are so many things standing in your way. Time and time again I have had to fight for the things I believe in. When I first moved to New York from Toronto I would play guitar and sing in lobbies of record companies, on the streets and in subways. Little did I know getting signed was just the beginning. Since then I have been pushing for everything from the music I want to making the artwork on this single, to keeping this song on my album. These videos struck a chord with me because the passion I saw resonated with my own. No matter how big or small the cause, passion is passion. I am in no way promoting anarchy or violence. I’m simply in awe of the human spirit and the lengths people will go to stand up for they believe in… stand behind the music.”

–Anjulie

Stand Behind The Music is available on iTunes on December 13th.

[Related Post: Protestin' Like A Boss!]

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

“You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.”

-THE GZA, Wu-Tang Clan

This picture was snapped with my iPhone in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan. From a distance, the first thing that caught my eye was Gaga’s overexposed horn-face. But then I looked closer…

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought this photo would stand the test of saying something heartfelt and lasting; something powerful.

It’s time we all give a little more. Be a little more. Feel a little more.

Count your blessings while your stuffing your face with pumpkin pie. And remember that not everyone has the option.

Real talk.

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

As you’ve probably already heard (since it’s like groundbreaking news and all, obvi), People has named Bradley Cooper the new ‘Sexiest Man Alive’. Nothing wrong with Coop Scoop, but these lists are predictable, boring and need to diversify stat! As usual, it’s 98% white dudes. Only one man of flavor. I know it’s a stupid list that has no merit but People seriously needs to get with the times. For crying out loud, would it kill them to throw some spice into the mix?

I know there’s some ludacris protestors outside of People’s headquarters for Ryan Gosling, but personally my vote goes for this man.

Unlike Kanye, the only bling Drake needs is his pearly whites au naturale.

Diamond smile FTW!

[Related Post: That Fine Piece Of Canadian Bacon (Drake) Drops Vid For 'Headlines']

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

NY rapper Outasight is out with the music video for his debut single Tonight Is The Night. The energetic track is currently being featured in Pepsi’s “Who’s Next” campaign, which will later feature the winner of The X Factor.

Directed by Dori Oskowitz, the video depicts Outasight smack dab in the middle of a crazy night out in New York City. What what!

This track is undeniably fun!

Download Outasight’s brand new mixtape, Get It Together, for free, HERE.

Just-released video + recent performance via X Factor below.

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

Seriously, Jay-Z? SMDH!

“Jay-Z, as talented as he is, has the political sensibility of a hood rat and is a scrotum. To attempt to profit off of the first important social moment of 50 years with an overpriced piece of cotton is an insult to the fight for economic civil rights known as #occupywallstreet.”

-GRIM / Occupy Wall Street Leader

[On Jay-Z profiting from Rocawear's OWS t-shirts, in which the rapper donated zero percent of the proceeds to the cause]

BTW, the video below is jawesome.