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Earl Sweatshirt Performs in NY, Does First Interview

Earl Sweatshirt is back and if you didn’t believe the original reports about his return, we now have much more concrete evidence. First off, Earl just participated in his first ever interview, sitting down with Hot 97’s Paul Rosenberg to talk about his return alongside Odd Future members Tyler and Taco.

Perhaps what is even more exciting is the fact that Earl made his live debut tonight at Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom. With the entire Odd Future crew by his side, Earl performed key cuts from his discography, including “Orange Juice”, “Assmilk”, and “Kill”.

Below, you can watch the Rosenberg interview, as well as an impromptu music video for OF Tape Vol. 2‘s crew cut “Oldie” that was filmed by Lance Bangs at a photoshoot with Terry Richardson.

Odd Future – “Oldie”:

Download: King I Divine & ScienZe – Divine ScienZe

A few days back, the producer-rapper duo of King I Divine and ScienZe dropped off their collaborative mixtape Divine ScienZe for free download over at 2DopeBoyz. All the tracks are produced by Queens native King I Divine, who gives the entire project a unique boom-bap sound that meshes really well with ScienZe’s sharp rhymes and smooth flow. To top it all off, the duo enlisted the help of a hard-hitting supporting cast that includes features from rising artist Sene, West Coast legend Blu, and more. If you’re a fan of old school hip hop, then these two will definitely find a regular spot in your headphones. You can download the mixtape for free below and if you’re not already convinced, you can also preview two songs, one of which includes guest verses from Sene, Blu, and Britain Parker.

DOWNLOAD: King I Divine & Scienze – Divine ScienZe (Mediafire)

MP3: King I Divine & ScienZe – “Happiness Is (feat. Sene, Blu & Britain Parker)”

MP3: King I Divine & ScienZe – “Hero”

Listen: The Dean’s List – “Hollywood (feat. Dani Ummel)”

As The Dean’s List previously mentioned in our interview, the second single from their upcoming album Generation X is “Hollywood (feat. Dani Ummel)”. In contrast with the rebellious first single “Youth”, “Hollywood” opens with a mellow-sounding intro that builds into a high-energy frenzy of drums, horns, and synths. Once again, Sonny kills his verses and Dani Ummel’s chorus meshes quite nicely in between, resulting in one of my favorite songs from the group thus far.

We’ve been blessed with the opportunity to offer “Hollywood” for free download/listen below, but if you want to support the trio, be sure to purchase the song over at iTunes, as well as their album once it drops on April 3rd.

MP3: The Dean’s List – “Hollywood (feat. Dani Ummel)”

Listen: s / s / s – “Museum Day”

s / s / s is the name that Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux, and rapper Serengeti have chosen to use for their new supergroup and on March 20th, the trio will release their first project, an EP entitled Beak & Claw, via Anticon. Our first preview of the EP comes in the form of opening track “Museum Day”, a masterful blend of genres that features an auto-tuned Sufjan (very much in the vein of his newest album The Age of Adz) alongside somber rhymes from Serengeti. It’s pretty interesting to hear everything blend together so effortlessly and if this track is any indication, Beak & Claw will be in heavy rotation throughout the rest of the year. You can give “Museum Day” a listen below.