The stage was set, the audience was ready and the epileptic probably shouldn’t have been near when Miguel kicked off his Kaleidoscope Dream Tour in the District last week at the Howard Theatre. There are concerts and there are shows. Concerts … Continue reading
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Big K.R.I.T. Talks About Fans, Hometown & Influences [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]
Not even technical difficulties stopped Def Jam recording artist Big K.R.I.T. from rocking with his audience at the Howard Theatre Tuesday night for his “Live From The Underground Tour.” “I think we overdid the water tonight, brah brah,” said the Mississippi … Continue reading
Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul & More Perform @ BET Music Matters Tour
Kendrick Lamar rocked the sold out Howard Theatre on Friday night for BET & TDE’s Music Matters Tour. It was a family affair as K. Dot brought the rest of his team including Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and a surprise appearance from … Continue reading
Frank Ocean – Pyramids [VIDEO]
After his performance on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live last night, Frank Ocean releases the video treatment for the latter half to his 10-minute song “Pyramids.” Enjoy and tell us what you think.
Reesa Renee Gives Us A “Reelease” At Her Exclusive Listening Party
If you haven’t heard of Reesa Renee yet, you still have time to get hip before her debut album Reelease drops on August 28. The D.C. songstress held an exclusive media listening party at Martin’s in the U Street Corridor … Continue reading
Elle Varner Gives Us More Than A ‘Refill’ @ Howard Theatre
93.9 WKYS held their second show in their Hip-Hop and R&B Live series with Elle Varner headlining at Howard Theatre. The crowd was warmed up by Sterling Simms and D.C. artist tabi Bonney, but the show didn’t truly begin until … Continue reading
A Trill Experience At Trillectro [Recap w/ Photos]
Combine mosh pits, music and molly (throw in a bounce house for the hell of it) and you’ve got Trillectro. Trillectro is more than just a play on words to come up with a catchy name. Presented by BC to … Continue reading
Kendrick Lamar Drops Swimming Pools (Drank) Video
Speaking of Kendrick Lamar, he surprised us today by releasing the visuals to Swimming Pools (Drank). He made the announcement on Twitter just minutes ago. Swimming Pools (Drank) is the first single from his highly anticipated good kid, m.A.A.d. city … Continue reading
Kendrick Lamar Takes To His Compton Roots For Upcoming Album
A year after the critically praised Section.80, Kendrick Lamar is gearing us up for his latest project K. Dot refused to divulge the meaning of the title just yet– though we’re sure it’s something just as thought-provoking as his previous works– … Continue reading
Recap & Review: Frank Ocean’s channel ORANGE Tour @ 9:30 Club [PHOTOS]
Starting at 10:30 am, a crowd full of youngsters dressed in what resembled Urban Outfitters attire stretched along V Street. By 6:30 pm, the line wrapped well around the corner onto 8th Street. Passer-bys stared at the crowd of modern-day hipsters … Continue reading