Tagged: jay rock
Black Hippy, “U.O.E.N.O. (Remix)” MP3
Confirming rumors started by Rocko in March, Kendrick Lamar jumps onto “U.O.E.N.O.,” the glorious track that helped sink Rick Ross’ Reebok contract and has now outlived it. Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock add verses … read more »
Interview: Schoolboy Q
Last week, Schoolboy Q stopped over in support of his upcoming third LP, Oxymoron, due out next fall. After dumping the contents of his kangaroo pocket on our conference table, he talked about copying Kendrick, … read more »
Beat Construction: Sounwave
The producer is one of the most crucial yet anonymous figures in all of music. Every now and again we aim to illuminate these under-heralded artists with Beat Construction, an extension of our column in … read more »
By the Numbers: Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city
In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits. This week, we tackle Kendrick Lamar’s strong contender for rap album of the year, good kid, m.A.A.d … read more »
Ab-Soul, “Nibiru” MP3
Ab-Soul, one time Black Planet text battle (freestyle, but you type) champ, returns with another song that requires some googling to wrap your head around. Soul ponders the Mayan calendar and whether aliens built the … read more »
Jay Rock, “YOLA” (Prod. by Dave Free) MP3
If you’re exhausted by Drake’s acronym for sorority girls’ favorite reason to do anything—You Only Live Once—then Jay Rock’s gruff new track “YOLA” is for you. The Dave Free-produced cut is a reminder that at … read more »
Video: Ab-Soul f. Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q, “Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix)”
Kendrick Lamar doesn’t bother with white linen or suits in the new, Rocksmith-presented video for “Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix),” the extended crew cut from Ab-Soul’s excellent album Control System. Everyone shares camera time; … read more »
Video: Schoolboy Q, “There He Go”
Schoolboy Q has released a video for one of this year’s best songs for elbow pumping, “There He Go,” from January’s Habits & Contradictions. The David Helman-directed clip features Kendrick Lamar in fashion sunglasses, as … read more »
Stream: Ab-Soul f. Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock, “Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix)”
All of Black Hippy jumps on a remix of Ab-Soul’s “Black Lip Bastard.” Kendrick gets the mic first, but Ab-Soul spits the weirdest, most memorable insult, in a new verse written for the remix: Niggas … read more »
Jay Rock, “Checkmate” MP3
One of the cool things about recent FADER cover artists Black Hippy is how they all seem to fit snugly on a continuum of thoughtful gangsterism. On one end, you’ve got the goofy Yoda-isms of … read more »
