Whoa! Ok, hip hop world... nay, music world... if you didn't have a song to look forward to before clicking this post, you do now. This pic hit the web today as Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, new TDE signeeIsaiah Rashad, and Royce Da 5'9" are all seen in the studio.
Any other thought besides, "I want to hear this collab!"?
More fallout from Summer Jam includes the announcement of TDE's new artist: Isaiah Rashad. Kendrick Lamar revealed the info to Miss Info in an interview last night at Summer Jam and Power 106's Rikki Martinez broke the news on Twitter, congratulating Isaiah. So, the natural next move is to hear some of Rashad's music. Here's his most played song on Soundcloud, "Hurt Cobain", and a video for "Gusto". Pretty solid, he definitely fits the TDE vibe.
Summer Jam was last night and took over your social media streams if you weren't out in NYC seeing Hot 97's 20th installment of the festival. Here is a quick-hitting summary of some of the highlights, beginning with 2 Chainz premiering his new single "Feds Watching" above and performs with Nicki Minaj here.
What did you guys think of Summer Jam XX? Did it live up to the hype? And is Summer Jam in the pantheon of hip hop's biggest concerts/tours this year?
Fabolous brought out Lil Kim:
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Mariah Carey joined Miguel for "#Beautiful":
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French Montana brought out Lil Wayne:
Kendrick Lamar & TDE's full set:
A$AP Rocky's full set:
And the talk of Twitter (somehow), Papoose's seemingly surprise performance after Kendrick/TDE (more details in a new post coming...)
ASAP Ferg f/ ASAP Rocky, French Montana, ScHoolboy Q & Trinidad James
Work RMX
PRODUCTION Chinza/Fly
SUBMITTED BY DPK
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A$AP Ferg finally drops the remix to his hit "Work," on which he features his comrade A$AP Rocky, among others. In a reinvention of the track, all five artists lay down hot verses, showcasing an infectious Chinza/Fly instrumental (which was purportedly made in fewer than ten minutes, while the duo was cooking bacon). Be on the lookout for Ferg's debut mixtape, Trap Lord, which is rumored to drop on Memorial Day.