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09/01/2014

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08/10/2014

North Coast Music Festival continues its tradition of merging Hip Hop with other genres of music, as Snoop Dogg and Kid Cudi join this year’s bill.
Summer’s official music festival season will come to an end on Labor Day weekend at the fifth-annual North Coast Music Festival at Chicago’s Union Park. North Coast is a festival most noted for showcasing Electronic Music, but the festival has a history of giving props to Hip Hop; past performers at the North Coast Festival include Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Common, Big Boi, Wiz Khalifa, Lupe Fiasco, Jay Electronica and De La Soul among others.
This year’s festival is headlined by Long Beach, California product Snoop Dogg. Snoop is currently in the studio working on the release of his thirteenth solo album, which is to beproduced by Pharrell Williams. Another headliner for the three-day event is Cleveland rapperKid Cudi. Cudi released his fourth album, Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon, February 25, 2014. The project was his first release since leaving Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music label.
Other Rap acts performing at the 2014 North Coast Festival include Action Bronson, Talib Kweli, Riff Raff and Hilltop Hoods. Festival organizers also shine a spotlight on local talent, with acts such as Alex Wiley, ProbCause, Saba, and Altered Tapes slated to perform.
“North Coast was born five years ago after we noticed that our respective audiences we’re into all different kinds of music and we saw these styles merging,” said Pat Grumley of North Coast Music Festival partner React Presents. “The genres meant nothing, our fans just wanted to come out and have fun with their friends and soon-to-be friends. Since then, we’ve always made sure to have at least one Hip Hop headliner, with Wu-Tang Clan, Common, Kid Cudi, Nas, Mac Miller, Big Boi and many more.”
The fifth-annual North Coast Music Festival is slated to take place August 29-31 at Union Park in Chicago.
Tickets are available at NorthCoastFestival.com.
For additional Snoop Dogg coverage, watch the following video:

08/10/2014

via HipHopDx
Kanye West addresses the media at Outside Lands 2014 and calls this era, time and season “Yeezy Season.”
The media has famously been Kanye West’s enemy #1 for the longest time. From his run ins with TMZ photographers to Jimmy Kimmel and even people who review his albums, Kanye’s hate for the media is longstanding.
‘Ye has also been known to take these feelings on the road with him and shout them out at his shows. Recently performing at Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, Kanye made his voice heard about the matter once again. At around 8:30 pm Kanye cut off his performance of “Clique” to address the crowd and the media.
“Instead of embracing the moment, embracing the time, the era, the season that they’re living in — called Yeezy season,” he exclaimed according to Billboard. He followed up 40 minutes later with some more encouraging words for the audience.
“At the Yeezy show, everyone is a star,” Kanye shouted. “I promote self-confidence! If you’re a friend of mine, you’re really just a friend of yourself!”
Kanye prefaced his drop of “Blood On The Leaves” with an intro explaining that he doesn’t make music to fit in.
“This ain’t no radio s**t. This ain’t no s**t made to please mutherf**kers. This ain’t no concierge, maitre d music and s**t trying to sound smooth as possible.”
The seventh edition of Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival at Golden Gate Park featured numerous Hip Hop acts including Run The Jewels (Killer Mike and El-P) who performed earlier in the day.
Watch video of Kanye’s set below:

07/06/2014

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04/14/2014

The EMP Gang crew release their long awaited album Good Misery, Bad Company and it really doesn’t disappoint at all. Debuting on Sway Calloways (MTV/Shade 45) personal website (www.SwaysUniverse.com) the crew lead by Streetz-n-Young Deuces gives the world 15 tracks of lyrics, creativity, versatilit...

04/12/2014

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The 1st official group project from the whole EMP Gang ‘Good Misery, Bad Company” features SNYD (Streetz-n-Young Deuces), Eazy Hayes, Maal Himself, Payroll, Patski , Ferro Haze & P. Stackz. The album is the set off for a string of projects to come from the crew.