Yes, this is really the video for Drake’s “Practice”. Submit your own “Practice” video to practicevideos12@gmail.com if you got what it takes.
Purchase: Drake - Practice
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Brand new visuals from Mike Stud of one of the more emotional tracks off his album/mixtape A Toast To Tommy. I am sure you or know someone who can relate to one of the stories told in the video. Mike does a great job on this track and I hope to hear more story-type songs from him in the future. Grab this track and more at AToastToTommy.com to download the mixtape.
Brand new music video from Denver’s The Foodchain. Be sure to grab this and many other hot tracks off their most recent album Brunch here.
Download: The Foodchain – Groove
Silver Medallion enlists Dunson (formerly known as Kenton Dunson) on his latest single “Trainwreck”. The song is hybrid of R&B and Dubstep that is sure to turn heads. Read what Silver Medallion had to say about the song below.
“Trainwreck is a saga of New York City bars, a story of people too in love with themselves to see past the whiskey glasses. I feel the sounds of the beat replicate the darkness and intensity of that yearning party night, when you’re looking in a girls eyes and don’t see anything there, when you’re walkin in the cold spinning drunk, when you wake up wondering why you’re life is the way it is.” – Silver Medallion
Download: Silver Medallion – Trainwreck ft. Dunson
This past Friday I got a visit from some Michigan family and we decided to hit up downtown San Jose for a few hours before heading out on a road trip the next morning. Which, as it turns out, was a good decision because we stumbled on to a hip-hop show and got to see a dope mini-performance from IQ.
After a dismal (tho to be fair, dude was having sound issues) performance from the first act of the night and a lulling crowd, we weren’t excepting much and we were ready to bail if the next act was more of the same. But it was clear as soon as IQ hoped on the mic that he was a natural at this hip-hop thing. As soon as he the DJ dropped the beat and IQ started to flow, heads turned back to the stage and bodies started to flock away from the bar. It was like IQ’s voice had some sort of exponential effect on the mic’s gravitational pull. The kinda thing that when you see live you think to yourself “this is something special.”
Sure, it probably helped that the crowd had an extra long break to down a few more drinks, but the dude’s skills speak for themselves. After I got back to the city from a nice little nature excursion in Yosemite, I hit the internets and found that IQ had just released a new video, which also happens to be dope. So without further typing, I present IQ’s music video for “See Fore” ft. Ghambit.
If you like dope beats, smooth flows, positive vibes and some old school style hip-hop knowledge then there’s about a 0% chance that you’ll be disappointed with this guy. And if you’re interested, check out this clip from the end of his live performance last Friday. There should also be a free project hitting the net soon, which I’ll be sure to check out.
Watch: IQ – See Fore ft. Ghambit (Music Video)
Although it’s not the best track on Mac Miller‘s recent Blue Slide Park, it’s a new Mac video nonetheless.
Purchase: Mac Miller - Of The Soul
Smokey Robotic says goodbye to 2011 with one of my favorite songs off their latest album The Shark & The Helicopter LP. Been waiting for a video for this song for awhile now and it is finally here. Trust me when I say that you will be hooked on this song at first listen.
Purchase: Smokey Robotic - Candy Wolf
I meant to post this video the second it got released, but I don’t know really, I just didn’t. Silly, I know, because it’s pretty awesome. And what’s even better is that I was able to check out the premier of it in person.
It wasn’t some extravagant mainstream opening or anything, actually it was in a tiny little garage space in the back of boutique in downtown San Jose and it was fairly humble overall (even the songstress’ parents were there just chillin’). But hey, I’ve never been to a music video premier before and by my account this one was pretty dope.
The night opened with Vida Killz & Rey Resurrection before we were treated to the unveiling of “Gone Baby Gone,” which was projected on to the inside of the garage’s wall. The environment was pretty much a perfect match to the video’s old school aesthetic and the intro started things off with plenty of anticipation. It only got better from there, and really, the only disappointing thing was how short the video was.
But it was all good, because right after it was done, we were all treated to Anya‘s live set which she kicked off with a soulful Amy Whinehouse cover. Yeah, I can’t really think of a better way to have spent my saturday night than watching a beautiful girl sing beautiful songs.
BONUS: Vida Killz (who trades cameos with Anya in their respective videos) recently released two new videos. And Rey Res released his newest collab with San Jose’s own 80′s Babies recently as well.
WATCH: Anya Kvitka – Gone Baby Gone (Music Video)
New street video from Sweden’s own Lazee. “The Way You Move” comes off his most recent mixtape “One Way Ticket”, available to stream and download here.
Download: Lazee – The Way You Move
The best Christmas song/video ever? ..or the most offensive? We report, you decide.
Download: The Connects – Christmas In The Club
