JT - Take Back The Night (Video)

Here's the video to the song Mr.Timberlake was teasing his new album with. "Take Back The Night" will be on his upcoming album in September.

 

Rizzle Kicks - Lost Generation (Video)

Posting pop music? How dare I? It's pop music because it's popular. Funny how that works.

Anyway, here's the new video for Rizzle Kicks single "Lost Generation" from their upcoming album "Roaring 20's". No doubt this will get stuck in your head like a lot of their songs seem to do.

I'm also a little biased, as it's produced by hip hop's most hip hop, Pete Cannon. If you don't know about him (!?!), have a read of what Enlish had to say on his site. He writes it better than I ever could!

Check the video below.

Talib Kweli on The Combat Jack Show (Video)

Talib Kweli sits down with Combat Jack, Dallas Penn, Premium Pete and DJ BenHameen for the latest edition of The Combat Jack Show. In the first episode, he talks about how he got started and what made him choose hip hop as a career over the usual 9 to 5.

Catch part 1 below. Other parts will be added when released.

*Part 3 added*

The Kid Daytona - Picasso Baby Freestyle (Video)

The Bronx own, The Kid Daytona, drops visuals for his latest freestyle. This time he goes in over Hov's "Picasso Baby". Shot in St. Emilion, France, he lets a few of the locals get a little camera time.

See the video below. Also listen to a recent collaboration with France's DJ Cut Killer, who you might remember from his appearance in "La Haine" as he DJ'd from his project window.

Kevin Couliau: The Soul Of Silence

Kevin Couliau, photographer and co-director of "Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, New York City", put together a small tribute to the city's playgrounds from his time filming there in 2010 and 2011.



This and more of Kevin's work can be seen on his site, KevinCouliau.com

"Doin' It In The Park" is available here. Watch the trailer below.

Prodigy - Gangsta Love feat. Esther Seems (DJ Q Garage Remix) (Audio)

Something a little bit different, especially if you're a Mobb Deep fan.

Last week on Twitter, Prodigy expressed interest in hearing a remix of one of his old songs. UK producer DJ Q obliged and came up with the garage alternative you can hear below. It sounds OK to me. Takes me back to the late 90's/early 00's, so not a bad thing. I expect mixed reviews though.

The remix and original video are beneath.

Tech N9ne - So Dope (They Wanna) feat. Wrekonize, Snow Tha Product & Twisted Insane (Video)

Tech N9ne drops off his new video for "So Dope (They Wanna)" with a little help from Wrekonize, Twisted Insane and Snow Tha Product. Iggy who? Nicki who? Azealia who? Snow Tha Product's next.

The album, "Something Else" is released on the 30th.



Also. Winning.

TLC Movie Teaser Trailer

I'm not too sure how I feel about this one. On first glance, there is an eerie resemblance to TLC and the recreation of the music videos look exactly the same. There's just something about it that doesn't feel right to me.

Anyway, take a look at the teaser trailer for VH1's "CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story".

Throwback Thursday: Wu-Tang Edition

With the Wu-Tang Clan being in Manchester today, it was only right that I start a whole new segment; Throwback Thursday.

In addition to the nine original members (ten with Cappadonna), there are many other affiliates under the Wu umbrella so their back catalogue of music is both awesome and exhaustive. As you can imagine, it's difficult to only pick a handful of videos. To narrow down the pool of music to choose from, I've decided to dig in to the soundtrack and compilations they've featured on that often get overlooked.

Check a selection of videos below and also details of Wu shows happening in Manchester tonight.







 
 This one's from Ghostface's "Supreme Clientele" but I had to include it.




Wu-Tang play at the 02 Apollo, Manchester tonight. Tickets here.

And afterwards, make your way to this...

Will Not Be Televised presents Wu-Tang Aftershow Hosted by Raekwon

Bodega Brovas - Believe In Bodega EP (Free Download)

Bodega Brovas are here with their new EP, "Believe In Bodega"! Travii, HeadKrack and Keynote are back with a little treat for the fans. With appearances by Brown Bag AllStars' Koncept and Disturbing The Peace's 4IZE to name a couple, this is something you need. And there's no excuse not to as it's FREE. Get it downloaded and check the new video for "Getting It" while you're waiting.

Make sure to check the Bodega Brovas website too.

Rap Radar's Elliott Wilson Interviews Jay (Video)

Another week, another Jay-Z interview.

After last week's great discussion with Zane Lowe , next up is Rap Radar's Elliott Wilson to see what he can get out of Jay-Z. Check the two part video below.


 

Statik Selektah on Mass Appeal's Rhythm Roulette (Video)

Statik Selektah is the lastest to make an appearance on Mass Appeal's series "Rhythm Roulette". The premise is for a producer to go to a record store, be blindfolded, randomly select three records and then see what can be cooked up in the studio.

Here's Statik's attempt.



Statik Selektah's album "Extended Play" is available now.

Spike Lee Launches Kickstarter Campaign

The current climate for independent filmmakers is tough. Ask Spike Lee. Yes, Spike is an independent filmmaker and he's been doing it for the best part of 30 years. The problem is, being backed and getting the money behind a project isn't that easy. Unless, of course, you're making a superhero sequel.

That being said, Lee has turned to the people to hopefully fund his "Newest Hottest Spike Lee Joint". His remake of "Oldboy" is wrapped and will be with us shortly but he already has the next movie planned. Yesterday he launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise the money needed to produce the next addition to his brilliant catalogue.

Watch his campaign video below and read his letter to the "Faithful" here.  
If you're unfamiliar with Kickstarter, visit their site.

P-Money - The Professional feat. Roc Marciano (Video)

P-Money drops his second video in a month from his current album "Gratitude". This time he's joined by Roc Marciano on the track "The Professional". Look out for Roc's own album, "Marci Beaucoup", coming later in the year.

"Gratitude" is out now on iTunes.

J-Zone Announces New Album (Video)

So J-Zone is actually releasing his latest solo album after a nine year gap. He's still been around doing production here and there, releasing his first book, "Root for The Villain: Rap, Bullshit & A Celebration Of Failure" and on top of this, trying to make a living outside of the music business.

Thankfully he's back and he caught up with Rob from Unkut to speak on the new album, why he's returned and growing old as a hip hop head. Watch the interview below. 



Check out Zone's own website here.