PBR IN PDX – Project Pabst Music Festival 2015 [Part 2 of 2]
Part 2 in our coverage of the Portland festival’s 2nd year covers our general impressions, as well as acts, Blondie, Del The Funky HOmosapien, & BadBadNotGood
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We’re All Excited: Despot (finally) Releases Video For “House Of Bricks”
The first ever video for the Queens mc, features falconry, an iguana, & his mom rolling joints. His debut, a decade in the works, might finally be on on it’s way
Preview: Art The Jewels @ 63 Bluxome St Gallery [SF]
San Francisco gallery pays tribute to hip hop duo RUN THE JEWELS and the iconic logo created by artist Nick Gazin through a group art exhibit
Run The Jewels Release Video For “Early” / Killer Mike to Appear on Real Time w/Bill Maher
The hip hop duo’s latest politically charged video is as beautifully animated as it is powerful / Mike will speak on race relations in Baltimore on HBO tonight.
Death Grips Posts New Video Of Themselves Performing… TODAY
The supposedly defunct Sacramento noise rap outfit continues to make the world wait, but posts a new cryptic video of them performing live earlier today
LISTEN: New GZA track “The Mexican” featuring Tom Morello
The Genius from the infamous WU-Tang Clan releases his first new music in years. Listen to the new track now.
Run The Jewels Release “Lie, Cheat, Steal” Video & Interactive BBC Documentary (+ more)
RTJ continues to be the most relevant & prolific rap outfit alive with Marvel Comics tributes, festival appearances, a new video, a BBC documentary, and more
Awol One Collaborated on a New Dr Octagon Action Figure for Blockheads Toys
Preorder the resin action figure of Kool Keith’s most infamous alias, born from a collaboration by LA rapper/illustrator, Awol One, Blockheads Toys, & CoKreeate
WATCH: Death Grips “Inanimate Sensation” video from Jenny Death/The Powers That B
Hear the first new track from the 2nd half (aka Jenny Death) of the upcoming final/double album, The Powers That B in the form of a new video
Wu Tang Clan Releases Emotionally Charged Video for “A Better Tomorrow”
The new video for the title track of the legendary hip hop outfit’s new album features footage of the unrest surrounding the Michael Brown & Eric Garner killings
TAG THE JEWELS: Run The Jewels Street Art Initiative & Rough Trade NYC Takeover
30+ graffitti/mural artists across 6 continents interpret the iconic RTJ logo & the duo schedules a Q&A, screening of The Warriors, & appearance @ Rough Trade NY
DOWNLOAD RTJ2 RIGHT NOW!!!
The duo of Atlanta rapper Killer Mike and Brooklyn mc/producer, EL-P couldn’t wait to drop their new Run The Jewels album, so they’re giving it away 5 days early