These guys do video portraits, pretty cool, this isn't my favorite one (they need to decide if either the girl is playing for the camera of just acting and pretending the camera isn't there, the in-between doesn't really work for me). For once I actually prefer the music to the video, it gets pretty dope, check it out.

I don't know who John Hope is but he sent me this video and I kinda liked it. Check him out #WishfulThinking

and I suggest you do everything he says in the video including increase his Twitter followers: https://twitter.com/#!/earlxsweat

Big shout out to Merc80 for conducting this interview with the gals from Nola Darling. They're all naturals don't you think? Nola Darling's album produced by Kwame is dropping soon and you should check out this interview to see why you should check out for them. Big Shout out as well to Norman from Nu-Soul  Thursdays.

It's a feeling.... from the other side of hip-hop planet: Shabazz Palaces

Ever since I met Iman a stormy day in Inglewood early 2010 I have a been a vocal supporter of his talent as a singer & producer. Digging the video too.

Diary of a hussler. Schoolboy q be killing it. S/O to Jerome D for the vid.

A brief conversation with Schoolboy Q where he declines the art of making albums, TDE's four musqueteers: Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock Absoul and himself and his his favorite rapper. Ends with footage of him & ASAP Rocky performing Hands on The Wheel.

Crazzzy about this track. When the New West meets the New East. Check out the footage of Q & ASAP performing this live in LA in the interview above.

He really stepped it up a notch style-wise. The Harlem influcences are in full swing. 

The video is inspirred by ASAP's five favorite movies: Scarface, Belly, Enter The Dragon, The Warriors, & Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. 

Track produced by Clams Casino (shoutout Lil B).

The Internet is really taking a life of its own in OF....and Syd is its new front woman.

I'm posting this at the risk of turning into Pitchfork where it premiered, it has nothing to do with urban music or El Aye, but it has to do with my homecountry and it's... to my French ears... a love at first sight that I wanted to share. Amazing video. Pepitos in France are a little the equivalent of Oreo biscuits, so the title of the song goes something like blue Oreo...

When gangsta Chicago meets one of Cali's most reknown beat-maker, it happens here in El-Ay...