This Week in The FADER: May 22, 2011 Edition

May 22, 2011


** We premiered Kreayshawn's video for "Gucci Gucci," and the world came to know what it means to have swag pumping out of your ovaries.

** The New Yorker's Kelefa Sanneh talked to Earl Sweatshirt. He is in fact, in Samoa, and would like, please, some space and for fans to be nice to his mother. Back in Detroit, the rest of Odd Future was attacked by a crowd in Detroit while on tour.

** A new Drake (!!!) single, "Dreams Money Can Buy," sampled mysterious Brit darling Jai Paul. Plus, Drake hopped on to SBTRKT and Little Dragon's equal-opportunity collab "Wildfire," making an imbalanced love triangle andnew remix."

** Lil B released his Bitch Mob Respect Da Bitch Vol. 1 mixtape. About it, he says, "ITS A EMOTIONAL TRIP AND JOURNY PARTY HARD BROTHER."

** The DC stop of our vitaminwater uncapped LIVE tour with Wale, Rye Rye, Fat Trel, XO and a bunch of you, was maybe our best yet. See photos!

** We can't stop, wont't stop listening to Stacy Barthe and Frank Ocean's minimal, lightly creepy but still very sweet "Without You."

** FADER founder Rob Stone remembered his road trip with Biggie in 1994, and more, in honor of Big's birthday.

This Week in The FADER: May 22, 2011 Edition