Common and Vince Staples march their way back to the kingdom with Jay Electronica in tow. On the track, Jay raps: “Rappers I gave birth to, shot at the god, blasphemy/Told these motherfuckers, they’ll never Jimmy Degrassi.” No shots. Witness the live performance during the airing of the BET Hip Hop Awards October 14.
Last week, DJ Premier and Royce da 5’9″ shared a brief video clip that featured the two revered hip-hop artists linking up in Adrian Younge‘s studio for a quick freestyle session. As it turns out, the clip was a teaser for their new collaborative project, under the alias PRhyme.
Premier and Royce formally announce plans for their project today, which is set to feature Jay Electronica, Common, Mac Miller,Ab-Soul, Killer Mike, ScHoolboy Q, Dwele, andSlaughterhouse. “I want people to appreciate the fact that we didn’t compromise in lieu of the environment. In order to try to change the way that people digest music, we had to take a leap of faith,” Royce says in a statement.
The project will also be crafted with only samples from Adrian Younge’s catalog, an approach Premier has never made in his career. “I’ve never sampled just one artist, I’m known for my reputation and my creativity,” he says. “I wanted it to be my traditional thing where I sample everything I find, but I am really proud how the project came out and Royce is one hell of a pusher.”
Their project is expected to be released later this year.
Common had his first “#AAHH Fest” in Chicago tonight. Guests included, Diggy, Jennifer Hudson, Lil Herb, Twista, Jay Electronica, Dave Chappelle & Kanye West. Check out footage of Kanye West’s performance. Common also performs the “Kingdom” remix with Jay Electronica and Vince Staples.
MC Lyte releases the powerful “Dear John” with a little help from Common.
MC Lyte makes a triumphant return to the game with a moving new track called “Dear John”. She enlists the help of fellow OG Common on the classic sounding song.
Lil Herb marches his way back to Welcome To Fazoland and brings Common and Chance The Rapper for back up on his new remix. Fight for your right and take off.
AND YA SAY CHI CITY! Lupe’s contribution to Stand Up To Cancer gets more support as J.Hud and Com lend their support to the uplifting record. The track officially hits iTunes September 5, but you can stream it.