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Eminem Announces Bad Meets Evil EP Title: ‘Hell: The Sequel’
Eminem just announced via Twitter that the title for the upcoming Bad Meets Evil EP will be Hell: The Sequel. The rap duo is composed of Eminem and Royce Da 5’9″, who collaborated with Marshall on “Bad Meets Evil” from 1999’s The Slim Shady LP and on the single “Nuttin’ to Do”. The two long-time friends had a falling out in 2000 due to altercations between Royce and D12, but reunited late last year after Eminem signed Royce-affiliated Slaughterhouse to his record label, Shady Records.
The new EP is set to be released on June 14, 2011 via Shady Records and Interscope Records.
Watch: MGMT With The Flaming Lips for “Kids”, Join Kid Cudi for “Pursuit of Happiness”
During their performance at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis this weekend, MGMT joined the stage during The Flaming Lips‘ set, with the two groups performing an acoustic version of MGMT’s well-known “Kids”. You can check out a fan-recorded video of the performance above.
A few days back, Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser also made an appearnce on stage with rapper-turned-rocker Kid Cudi at the Roseland Ballroom. Cudder and MGMT performed their single “Pursuit of Happiness” from 2009’s Man On The Moon: The End of Day. Fellow contributors Ratatat did not, however, make an appearance. Check out a fan-recorded video below.
Dredg Releases Fifth Album Tomorrow
Dredg will be releasing their fifth full-length album, Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy, on Tuesday, May 3rd via Superball Music. Not many of their fans know what to expect, for on their official website, it claims that, “this album is completely different from everything that dredg has done before.” Many have thought that it would be a continuance of their last album released in 2009, The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion, but dredg claims that there will be no doubt of surprise within the new album. It has been released in Europe throughout the past week, so some leaks may be available on the Internet, but I think I’ll wait until tomorrow to see what kind of change the band is talking about. Dredg is currently on this album’s promotional tour with The Dear Hunter, Balance and Composure, and The Trophy Fire.
Listen: Tyler, the Creator – “Tron Cat”
The third song to drop from Tyler, the Creator‘s highly-anticipated sophomore LP Goblin is “Tron Cat”, following “Sandwitches” with fellow OFWGKTA member Hodgy Beats and the viral hit “Yonkers”. The new song, which was first previewed along with the album cover here, is a standard Tyler cut, featuring an ominous, yet surprisingly simple beat and his signature twisted rhymes. You can listen to the song below.
Goblin will be released on May 10th via XL Recordings.
Goblin Tracklist:
01. Goblin
02. Yonkers
03. Radicals
04. She
05 Transylvania
06. Nightmare
07. Tron Cat
08. Her
09. Sandwitches
10. Fish
11. Analog
12. BSD
13. Window
14. AU79
15. Golden
Chiddy Bang Freestyle For 9 Hours Straight, Release New Mixtape
Chidera Anamege, the rapping half of Chiddy Bang, is currently performing an eight hour freestyle in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for “Longest Freestyle Rap”. The rap is live from Las Vegas for MTV’s digital music awards show, The OMA’s. Watch the performance live here.
You can help out by suggesting topics for the freestyle via Chiddy’s Twitter using the hashtag #RapWorldRecord.
The Philadelphia duo will also be releasing their new mixtape, Peanut Butter and Swelly, later today. Links will be provided when available.
Track: Curren$y & Alchemist – “Scottie Pippen (feat. Freddie Gibbs)”
Track: “Scottie Pippen (feat. Freddie Gibbs)”
Artist: Curren$y & Alchemist
Release Date: April 20, 2011
Label: Jet Life Recordings/Warner Bros.
This cut, taken from Curren$y‘s fifth studio album Covert Coup, features Curren$y and Freddie Gibbs trading verses over a dark, moody backing track courtesy of The Alchemist. Although only two verses long, “Scottie Pippen” is a nonstop showcase of both rappers’ lyrical and technical talents. Curren$y’s distinctive New Orleans drawl opens the track, bringing in a few basketball references and his signature punch lines before allowing Freddie Gibbs to take over the mic — and take over he does. Gibbs’s verse highlights the rapper’s incredible flow and rhymes, with the Indiana-based rapper spitting perhaps the strongest verse on the entire album. Seriously, is it even allowed for a feature to go this hard on a track?
“Scottie Pippen (feat. Freddie Gibbs)” is from Covert Coup, out now via Jet Life Recordings/Warner Bros. You can download it for free here.
Rating: 9/10
Odd Future Ink Record Deal, Start Odd Future Records
LA rap collective OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All) have inked a deal with RED Distribution/Sony to form their own independent label, Odd Future Records. The new label will operate under the Sony Music umbrella, but will be completely independent in terms of creative control — something that is essential to Odd Future’s authenticity and image as a musical and artistic act.
Odd Future frontman Tyler, the Creator will still be releasing Goblin via XL Recordings on May 10, 2011, which will be the group’s first physical release. And as for the new record label’s first release? The group says that they have yet to decide and will begin planning a release schedule in the near future.
Free White Lies Single and New Tour Dates
London’s White Lies are giving away a free MP3 download of “Holy Ghost”, the second single from the band’s new release Ritual. The band will be launching a seven-city tour in the United States by making an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on May 16. They will return to the States later this summer with an appearance at this year’s Lollapalooza. Download the MP3 and check out the band’s tour dates below.
White Lies
May 17 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
May 19 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
May 20 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
May 21 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
May 24 – Austin, TX – Antone’
May 25 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
May 26 – Mexico City – Vive Cuervo Salon
August 5-7 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
Video: Tyler, the Creator Loves Golf, Becomes Thurnis Haley
In a promo video for his forthcoming studio album Goblin, OFWGKTA leader Tyler, the Creator plays the golf-loving Thurnis Haley, discussing his passion for the sport.
Goblin, Tyler’s second album, will be released on May 10, 2011 via XL Recordings and will be the Los Angeles rap collective’s first physical release.
Explosions in the Sky Stream
Post-rock band Explosions in the Sky has just released a stream for their new album in its entirety on their website here. The band is releasing their new album, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, on April 26. They will begin a USA/European tour on April 30th and you can read more to see the tour dates.
04/30/11 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Forever Cemetery
05/01/11 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
05/03/11 – Austin, TX – The Backyard*
05/04/11 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Pavillion*
05/15/11 – Edinburgh, UK – HMV Picture House
05/16/11 – Dublin, IRL – Vicar St
05/17/11 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
05/19/11 – London, UK – Roundhouse
05/20/11 – Paris, France – Bataclan
05/22/11 – Berlin, DEU – Postbahnhof
05/23/11 – Koln, DEU – Essigfabrik
05/24/11 – Brussels, BEL – Ancienne Belgique
05/25/11 – Amsterdam, NLD – Paradiso
05/27/11 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Festival
06/09-12/11 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
06/17/11 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
08/11/11 – Olso, Norway – Oya Festival
08/12-13/11 – Gothenburg, SWE – Way Out West Festival
08/19/11 – Brecon Beacons, UK – Green Man Festival
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