Pursuit of Dopeness

Heart of The City TV caught up with DJ O-Zone and Saba to talk about how Chance’s “Everybody’s Something” off of Acid Rap came about.  Pretty crazy and random how they were all linked together on one of the standout tracks on the new tape. Check out the clip above.

Mikkey Halsted has released the first episode of his new A Day In The Life vlog series.  The first episode documents his time leading up to his show a few weeks back at The Shrine.  Check out the new vlog up above shot by Verluxe.

Check out this interview above where Duck Down’s own Statik Selektah discusses Black Thought, Busta Rhymes, how Sean Price ended up working with Mac Miller, Scarface’s unrecorded verse, and the Under the Influence Tour with Joey Badass. I actually got to chop it up with Statik Selektah out in Austin, Texas for SXSW when he first premiered “Bird’s Eye View” at Haven Lounge. Big ups to Statik and everyone at Duck Down Records! Extended Play is out on June 18th so be on the look out for that!

Big Sean was recently in Miami and stopped by to pay Peter Bailey a visit. Sean talks about having a conversation with Eminem and also working with him in the studio.  He also talks about his endorsement deal with adidas, Rick Ross’ situation with Reebok, Hall of Fame and more.  Check out the interview up above.

Mike Golden and Friends have just released the second episode of their Road to Tequilaco series. Check out the new episode above and check out their “Keep Movin” single here if you haven’t done so already.

J. Cole has released the second vlog in support of his sophomore album, Born Sinner. The new vlog features Kendrick talking about his new found fame and much more.  Check out the new vlog up above. Born Sinner in stores on June 25th.

Chance The Rapper met up with MTV to talk about the transition from 10 Day to Acid Rap. He talks about Acid Rap being a conceptual tape just like 10 Day but in a more free form way. He also talks about going through his Kanye, Lil Wayne, Eminem and Andre 3000 phases. Check out the full interview by clicking on the image above.

In the latest installment of Daft Punk’s The Collaborators series features Paul Williams, the man famously (/awesomely) behind Jim Henson’s classic Muppets hits like “Rainbow Connection.” In this interview Williams opens up how he’s worked best when he’s at his “prettiest” when he’s honest and vulnerable, writing for an unidentified first person who’s experiencing the world for the first time for R.A.M., and his sheer joy for working with the “robots.”

See the full interview above.

The Human Serviette, Nardwuar, has unveiled his latest interview with British band the Palma Violets. Much of the interview focused on Punk, more specifically their liking of the band The Hot Nasties. Also we learn Will’s, the band’s drummer, favorite color.

See the interview above.

YP visits XXL, Slamm Magazine and Fader during his trip to New York in his latest Road To Restless episode.  Check out the new clip above.