The west coast is getting a ton of love in the media these days, starting with the break of Kendrick Lamar and artists like Nipsey Hussle and Problem (who we have become a huge fan of).. Well the newly elected XXL Freshman class cover man himself, School Boy Q hits today with a hot new freestyle. The 26 year old TDE rapper stops by Hot 97.1 to drop a mean little freestyle with Funk Master Flex. Take a listen after the jump!
Yesterday, Kanye West called up to chat with DJ Enuff about the MTV’s Hottest MC’s List of 2013 and he had a lot to say about the list and also had a friendly reminder for Sway. Today during his Shade 45 broadcast, Sway took some time out to approach Kanye’s criticism and to confirm that he did get his first television from Kanye. The number four and number three hottest MC’s of 2013 will be unveiled at 4:00 P.M. EST on MTV’s RapFix Live. Audio after the jump.
So just a few days ago we posted the radio rip of Sway’s new collaborative single with Kano; ‘Still Sway & Kane’ sampled from Dr. Dre’s Still D.R.E anthem. Well the video is out, with cameo’s from London’s best emcees; Grand Hustle’s UK rep Chip, MTV’s Best of the Best MC winner two years in a row Wretch 32 and Smiler. Peep after the jump to see the video.
Sway and Kano are the UK’s greatest lyricist and when they come together its a problem. The two previously collaborated on Sway’s Still Speeding last year and now they bring us Still Sway and Kane sampling the ’Still Dre’ cut.
New VH1 Love & Hip Hop Star Joe Budden spills it all out on The Sway In The Morning Show and talks on a plethora of topics. Tracy G & Sway grill the rapper on his drug addiction, drug of choice and how it balances out with his normal life. The interview leads into talk of how Joe Budden manages multiple women on camera in front of the world, his addictive thinking patterns and the release of his new album “No Love Lost” which releases on Feb 5th. We love watching interviews with Joe Budden, he’s one of the few that keeps it real regardless of the situatio0n. Check it out after the jump!
This is a major, major look for the Hip Hop & entertainment community. Sway Calloway from Sway in the Morning, who you know from MTV, had a chance to sit down with president Barack Obama, who he got to speak directly to the generation of Hip Hop and music. Read more and watch the interview after the jump…
As Jay-Z prepares for his opening weekend at Brooklyn’s new Barclay’s Center, MTV‘s Sway takes a walk through the arena to find out what the King of New York has in store for the upcoming concert series.
He also chats with Lupe Fiasco and the Taylor Gang‘s Juicy J about their feelings on Jay’s huge power move and its effect on hip-hop, and their new albums as well. Lupe Fiasco’s Food and Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 is in stores and on Itunes now. Peep the livestream after the jump.
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Sway catches up with Mac Miller on MTV RapFix Live yesterday as the two speak about, what else, Blue Slide Park making Hip Hop history. According to Mac, the feat hasn’t set in yet because of the moving he’s been doing. For those living under a rock, Miller is the first independent artist to reach the top of the Billboard charts since Tha Dogg Pound in 1995 during the glory days of Death Row Records.
The dopest part of the entire clip? Even though he failed to reach 50K pre-orders with the album, he is still going to donate $50K to the Make-A-Wish foundation. Stand up stuff, Mac.
