Rarely does an artist come along that changes your perspective on not only music, but life in general. March 21, 2011 the sound of music, and my life as a whole would be a forever altered with the release of a single mixtape. House Of Balloons, the nine track debut released by Scarborough Canada native named Abel Tesfaye, who adopted the stage name The Weeknd, has set the … [Read more...]
Top 5 Performances at Spring Awakening 2013
June 14th kicked off festival season for me here at Run The Trap, and what better way to do so than throwing down on the legendary Soldier Field (literally standing on the field where the Bears play, dancing to some of my favorite artists), you just can’t beat it. 2013 marks the second year of Spring Awakening Music Festival, and React Presents and everyone else involved did a … [Read more...]
Joey Bada$$ Drops Second Mixtape “Summer Knights”
At only 18 years of age, the Cinematic Music signee Joey Bada$$ is slowly making 2013 his year. The member of the hiphop family Pro Era is on fire as of late, being announced as one of XXL Magazines '2013 Freshmen Class.' He has now released his second mixtape 'Summer Knights' , up for free download. It has been a little over a year since his first solo release "1999,"but has … [Read more...]
Waka Flocka Set To Produce Amanda Bynes’ Forthcoming Rap Album
Yes, read that again. The time is upon us to actually bring in the dancing lobsters. Twerking lobsters. It is no secret to anyone with a cell phone that things for Amanda Bynes have been a little...chaotic lately. Since Nickelodeon's golden age ended a number of years ago and her retirement from acting, things have taken an interesting, entertaining, and … [Read more...]
Eminem Announces New Slaughterhouse Album w/ Just Blaze as Exec. Producer
Big news from the Shady Records camp yesterday, it seems like the rap supergroup Slaughterhouse, composed of legendary wordsmiths Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9, Crooked I, and Joell Ortiz are back at it again working on their third studio album. Taking a different approach from their previous album Welcome: To Our House, the four are all held up in a secret location in New … [Read more...]
Tiësto’s Mix for Diplo & Friends on BBC Radio 1 (Sept 21)
Tiësto's Mix for Diplo & Friends - Sept 21 DOWNLOAD | TRACK LIST UPDATE: Yesterday Tiesto finally aired is 2 hour mix on Diplo & Friends, and to our surprise there is almost no trap. You can scope the entire Track List by hitting the link featured above, as well as download the entire mix. Enjoy. The Diplo and Friends installment for BBC radio 1Xtra has by far … [Read more...]
Kanye Keeps ‘Yeezus’ Under High Security, Still Leaks
The internet may be the single greatest, and at the very same time, absolute worst thing to ever happen to music. By way of the world wide web, music has reached immeasurable new heights, and information is readily shared all over the world at the click of a button. Unfortunately, the internet has also greatly diluted the integrity of zealous music fans and now … [Read more...]
Hodor from Game Of Thrones Is A DJ & Producer
We're massive fans of Game Of Thrones here at Run The Trap, and if you aren't you need to check that shit out! I'm telling you from a friend to a friend, it's some top notch entertainment. Hodor (aka actor Kristian Nairn), the 6ft 10' House Stark servant who can only say one word “Hodor?” mentioned in a two-year-old interview that he’s a DJ. Yes, you read right, Hodor is a … [Read more...]
