Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons mashing up "m.A.A.d. city" and "Radioactive" was clearly the highlight of the night during The Grammys. Kendrick is changing the game for the better and I can't wait to see what else he has in store for us in 2014. Watch the entire performance below. STAY IN THE KNOW! SIGN UP FOR THE RUN THE TRAP NEWSLETTER … [Read more...]
Love Trap Series #10 | Ft: 813, Cashmere Cat, ESTA, 20syl, and More
Have fun picking a genre for this post, we featured just about everything for #10. Starting off with 813's glorious remix of Princal Dean's track "Hide Your Jewelry". 20syl has created some serious hype around himself with his 3 mind blowing remixes in the last month or so. This time tackling King Krule's track "Easy Easy", and nailing it. Cashmere Cat is going to release an EP … [Read more...]
Give It 2 U (Trippy Turtle Remix) – Robin Thicke [Free Download]
Trippy Turtle surprised us yesterday by dropping off a remix of the Robin Thicke, Kendrick Lamar, and 2 Chainz hit, "Give It 2 U." Trippy Turtle sticks to the script with a jersey-club style remix full of bed squeaks and constant kick bass. Trippy Turtle manages to retain the R&B feel of the song while adding a club element to it. Be sure to check out the breakdown at 2:05, … [Read more...]
5 Best Hip Hop/Trap Music Festival Performances of 2013
2013 was one of the best years for music festivals. Coachella had another knock-out lineup and festivals like HARD Summer and Lollapalooza continued to raise their respective bars from years past. We even got the inaugural TomorrowWorld in Atlanta. With so many incredible festivals and even more insane lineups, we decided to put together a list of some of our favorite hip … [Read more...]
Pusha T Releases Three Videos from Upcoming Album “My Name Is My Name”
The highly anticipated debut album "My Name Is My Name" from G.O.O.D. Music's very own Pusha T is set to drop October 8th, and although his social media presence is already extremely loud, He has dropped two videos for the first singles, one called "King Push," and the other "Nostalgia" featuring Kendrick Lamar. 'King Push' is produced by Kanye West and a a friend of Juaquin … [Read more...]
Kendrick Lamar Disses Drake On B.E.T. Performance (Video)
The Compton Menace Kendrick Lamar is at it again, not letting the heat from his very controversial verse on "Control" die down. Kendrick spit a 4 minute cypher for the B.E.T. Awards which some speculate is dissing Drake, calling Drizzy "sensitive." Although no confirmation has been made if they were shots directed at Drake, the bars speak for themselves. Kendrick … [Read more...]
Love Trap Series Vol. 6 | Feat: KAYTRANADA, Exmag, Shlohmo & More
Starting off this weeks Love Trap Series we have quite the compilation. Featuring Azealia Banks, Pharell, and KAYTRANADA, this glorious track is titled "Atm Jam". Next up is salute dropping some funky vibes titled "GRLS", mixed with some stellar edits of Robin Thicke's vocals. XOXO made Miley Cyrus' track "Wrecking Ball" actually listenable, just take a listen. This next tune … [Read more...]
Kendrick Lamar – Control (Solo Verse) vs. Rapper Responses (Verses)
Long story short, Kendrick Lamar went in on his most recent 3 minute verse on "Control", a track with Big Sean and Jay Electronica. He pretty much called out A-List rappers such as J.Cole, Drake, Mac Miller, Big Krit, Wale, Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, Wale and told them to step their game up. The quote he used to towards all of them is: “I got love for you all, but I’m trying to … [Read more...]
