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Swizz Beatz Promises to Bring K-Pop to America
At a press conference held Monday at Seoul’s Imperial Palace Hotel, Swizz Beatz announced a deal between his own production company and South Korea’s O.N. Media. The partnership is meant to produce collaborations between American … read more »
Interview: Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock
Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock, 2/4 of Black Hippy, stopped by the FADER office just before Christmas. They talked about coming together at Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith’s studio, why all the members of Black Hippy … read more »
Video: Lower Dens, “Brains”
Tristan Patterson, who made the wonderful and gnarly film Dragonslayer, directed Jana Hunter in the video for “Brains,” a screen test portrait made to look like it was shot on a security cam. She’s a … read more »
Stream: SAFE’s Ghost Record Demos
Chris F. Edley and Jesse Hadden are Bay Area duo SAFE. Their Oakland studio’s computer—a “hackintosh” built last fall from what Edley calls “discount Shenzen parts”—just caught fire, burning up their forthcoming full-length debut. What’s … read more »
Chris Brown to Collaborate with Rihanna
Chris Brown will appear on a remix of Rihanna‘s “Birthday Cake.” Earlier this week, the track’s producers Da Internz told MTV that “the feature on [the remix] is gonna shock the world.” The song is … read more »
Stream: Diplo f. Nicky Da B, “Express Yourself”
On Tuesday, Diplo unveiled “Climax,” his huge but restrained collaboration with Usher, featuring instrumentation arranged by Nico Muhly. Stream the track below and download it from Jeffree’s tomorrow. Diplo’s Express Yourself EP, which you can … read more »
Stream: Busta Rhymes f. Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown, “Why Stop Now”
Missy Elliott touches down like no other chick, roaring fire over Busta Rhymes and Chris Brown’s “Why Stop Now” beat, produced by Sham “Sak Pase” Joseph. Elliott hasn’t released an album since 2005, but according … read more »
Video: Jessie Ware, “Running”
Jessie Ware’s sultry new track “Running” gets a video that revolves almost exclusively around her deliberately subdued (but glamorous) posing. Like fellow Brit, Sade, Ware has an effortless, smooth-spreading voice, and looks great in a … read more »
Tony Yayo f. Danny Brown, “Razorblade” MP3
Yesterday, G-Unit’s most bizarre character, Tony Yayo released the second mixtape in his El Chapo series, named for 54-year-old fugitive Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, head of Mexico’s Sinalo Cartel and the most powerful drug … read more »
Kendrick Lamar f. Gunplay, “Cartoon & Cereal” (Prod. by THC) MP3
Kendrick Lamar drops a seven-minute opus from the perspective of a kid cloistered in his room, and in doing so, directs so much traffic to his label’s website that it temporarily crashes. He performs with … read more »
