My boy Redhead always delivers when it comes to finding the right balance between hip-hop, jazz and soul in a way that’s still modern and relatable. Check out his latest video “Aim to Please.”
“Aim to Please” is his newest single from his latest project entitled The Schemata, which can be downloaded here.
This is the latest vid from The Real Jay Mills, who channeled all things warm weather and awesomeness for the song. I usually feel like this on Fridays, so here you go. Enjoy your weekend!
The title of this post is ironic considering that my name is “GangStarr Girl” and that I originally started this blog as a way to showcase female talent, particularly in hip-hop. But it’s true. I’m over music. I don’t want to be but it is what it is right now. I’ve been in the entertainment industry long enough to be effectively jaded. Growing up, I was a music hoarder. I loved listening to different genres and finding tunes that made my ears swoon. I loved listening to music as I leisurely created collages filled with pictures that inspired me (they’re called vision boards these days, thanks to Oprah). I grew up when CD’s were hot in these streets and I amassed a huge collection, like, ridiculously huge. Back in high school, a performing arts high school (the Fame school) where I was a vocal major, my good friends and I couldn’t wait to go to Disc-O-Rama, Tower Records or Coconuts after school to get new music for cheap. We bought music by artists we loved, of course, but we weren’t too good to browse other sections, even the world music section to see what else was hot or what had potential.
I’ve been away from hip-hop for a while but I gotta tell you, Bang Boogie is what’s up. Check out her latest freestyle “Just Chill.”
Bang Boogie – Just Chill (Freestyle)
If you like what you heard, she’s got more going on over at BoogieDownNow.com. Show her some love.
Ladies are doing it for themselves! Check out Likwuid’s new joint, ‘Likuidation Repirse.’ It’s a powerful song and video so brace yourselves…
I’ve always been a fan of her use of similes and metaphors (#NerdAlert). Seriously, Likwuid is one of the smartest women that I know and this video just proved that. For me this song and video represents how people try to silence those who are truly gifted, unique and actually speak their truth from a genuine place. Liquidation. She makes me inspired by hip-hop again. But anyway, I’m done geeking out.
In other Likwuid news…
Rocawear has been celebrating years of being one of the top fashion brands with their viral campaign, “That’s Rocawear,” which features various performance artists who are generating buzz on the streets and in the industry.
The following video is the third installment in the series, which features Brooklyn based rapper L.A. She has been featured on MTV, Fuse, DJBooth.net and more. Watch her flow over and murder several Jay-Z beats.
Nola Darling has released the video for their latest single, “STFU (Start The Riot), ” and they look and sound hot! The hip-hop afropop infused track was produced by Kwamé and the video was directed by BangPopLa. Check it out!
This is a super duper last minute post on my part and for that, I apologize. But…if you are as funky, and fierce as Raye 6 then you will be able to enter her contest and rock it out for a chance to win a cameo in her next video, which will tape on September 8 during Fashion’s Night Out. Hit the jump for more details.
Most of the time I don’t even want to entertain ratchetness like this because I refuse to contribute to SEO or publicity. However, sometimes we have to speak up. Kreayshawn and her White Girl Mob have become viral and subsequently, music industry hits. Yep, this is the type of stuff that some of the people I work with (in the industry in general) cosign (and exactly why I’m moving away from music). And sadly, it’s not just the people I work with, it’s some of you out there reading this. There are enough people like it so much that Kreayshawn has a record deal.
Conversely, I have a few other colleagues like Bené Viera and Timmhotep Aku who wrote well thought out succinct editorials about why Kreayshawn of “Gucci Gucci” fame sucks, so I won’t do that here (click on their names to read their respective articles).
But after watching this video of White Girl Mob crew member V-Nasty “defending” her use of the “n-word,” I had to post a brief dedication to the suckery that is hip-hop and internet rappers. But first, watch this compelling argument made by V-Nasty:
We’re all lurkers and stalkers at some point online, whether we admit it or not. Idle Warship’s “System Addict” explains it best. Talib Kweli asked some ladies to be a part of the video to capture the essence of the internet troll in all of us. Check it out:
Shout out to Nola Darling, I scenedit you ladies!
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