PITTSBURGH, PA – The century-old Carrie Furnace, a former blasting furnace that towers over the banks of the Mon River, just outside the town of Rankin, came alive for two days and nights as Thrival Innovation + Music Festival returned for it’s fifth year in the Steel City. Check out our gallery below. Photos by…
King Of The Burgh
With such success of all the previous King Of The Burgh’s hosted by DJ Afterthought, Pittsburgh has decided to throw a “Champions Edition” for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place acts from each the last 3 competitions. These are the best of the best in Pittsburgh Hip Hop so far and now they will compete…
Video from 1996: Kanye West Freestyle in a Record Store
The year is 1996, I was 12 years old, Bill Clinton was in office, Tupac was getting shot, and I was terrified of possibly contracting mad cow disease. Back in 96, I didn’t even know how to type on a computer and Sandra Bullock had already spread fear about the internet being a dangerous digital…
Exclusive Premiere: Cam’ron’s “So Bad” Video ft. Nicki Minaj
Yesterday, Cam’ron gave Funk Flex the green light to release the revamp of his 2012 Yummy Bingham-track, “So Bad.” Clique Vodka has been anxiously awaiting the drop of this video for some very obvious reasons. On the new track, Cam’ron added some new verses as well as one from Nicki Minaj. Complex just released the…
Childish Gambino Is Pissed at Record Label After “Sweatpants” Release
The new music video from Childish Gambino for “Sweatpants” ft. Problem was released and he is pissed! So pissed that he took to Twitter to bitch about the incident. He openly slams his current record label, Glassnote Records, and asks to buy out of his contract and is also pissed about a blog post that…
LA Leakers 2014 Hip Hop Draft Picks
2013 flew by with some seriously good hip hop. The artists who took charge at the beginning of the year basically ran the game through the end. With huge drops from Eminem, Drake, Kanye West, Jay-z, J. Cole, Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, Tyler The Creator and others, it’s sometimes difficult for the rookies to make…
Behind The Scenes: FRZY’s WTF featuring Lyric Da Queen
Lethal Industries is currently working on the release of FRZY‘s new music video for his song, WTF featuring Lyric Da Queen. Combining all of the techniques Tom Larkin has learned over the years, the Lethal Industries production team has assembled to create a visual that is sure to make you utter the song’s title. Framerates…
J.Cole Featuring TLC – Crooked Smile
J.Cole hits us with a new summer single “Crooked Smile” that has a perfect up-beat feel with the touch of a great classic melody from our old-school favorites, TLC. …& we can ride with the windows down & music loud – I can tell you aint laughed in a while, but I wanted to see…
Sir Michael Rocks – While You Wait… (Mixtape)
Sir Michael Rocks hits us with his 10 track mixtape, “While You Wait…” with special features from Mac Miller, Da$h, Ab-Soul & more. He rocks beats from Cardo, Polyester and Mac Miller’s alter ego Larry Fisherman. Tracklist: 1.Doctors Office (skit 1) Clinic Beatdown 2.Don’t Forget (prod. by The Freshmen) 3.T-Shirt & No Panties feat Jada…
Talib Kweli in Pittsburgh
Talib Kweli, the Brooklyn-based rapper who earned his stripes as one of the most lyrically-gifted, socially aware and politically insightful rappers to emerge in the last 20 years will be in Pittsburgh. Come down and see him at the BlaqThought Album Release party happening Friday at Levelz on East Carson Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side.…