For his performance of ‘Kingdom’ tonight at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, Chicago’s own Common brought out West Coast newcomer Vince Staples as well as Roc Nation’s Jay Electronica for a moving performance. At the end though, was the nights most sentimental moment as Common brought out the parents of slain teenager Michael Brown for a moment for silence.
DJ Premier & Royce Da 5’9″ – “PRhyme” [Trasklist]
Well this is great – DJ Premier and Royce will be dropping the highly anticipated, PRhyme on December 9 and it features some artists that are sure to go bananas on the beat. The tracklisting for the upcoming LP includes, Jay Electronica, Ab-Soul, Slaughterhouse and more. Hit the jump for the details.
(Photos) Jay-Z, Jay Electronica, & NO I.D. Hit The Studio
Although the mysterious Jay Electronica album doesn’t actually exist, he’s still working on various music projects. And he’s showing us that he’s not the only one working on some new music.
#DJFunkFlexApp New Music: Common ft. Jay Electronica & Vince Staples – Kingdom (Remix)
Common links up with Jay Electronica and Vince Staples for the remix of “Kingdom.” Listen below.
(Video) Jay Electronica Says He Has Enough Material Recorded For ‘Many’ Albums
Jay Electronic has enough material for multiple albums. However, fans are going to have to wait a little while longer as Jay Elect still not comfortable enough to whittle the material down into one project for release.
REVOLT Documents The 1-Year Anniversary Of Big Sean’s “Control”
Can you believe it? It’s been 1 year since one of hip-hop’s most influential songs dropped right here on IFWT; Big Sean’s “Control” featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. If you all recall, Kendrick Lamar shook the game up with his controversial verse where he name dropped a lot of people’s favorite rapper, saying, “I got love for you all but I’m tryna murder you n-—-s /Tryna make sure your core fans never heard of you n-—-s /They don’t want to hear not one more noun or verb from you n-—-s.” In light of K. Dot’s game-changer, REVOLT has taken a retrospective look at the aftermath of the verse — from Jay Electronica’s thoughts, to Drake’s. Check it out after the jump.
