Calliko is readying the release of his upcoming mixtape The Terminal, out November 11th. Notable guest features include Emilio Rojas, Sir Michael Rocks and Mic Terror. Calliko snags Lungz for this soulful first leak from the project. [audio:https://www.fakeshoredrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Calliko-feat-Lungz-FlyLife.mp3|titles=Calliko-feat-Lungz-FlyLife]
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Video: King Louie – He’s On Fire
Directed by D. Gainz, produced by Chase N. Dough. If anyone’s on fire right now, it’s definitely Louie. King plus a NBA Hangtime sample? All parties involved snapped with this one. Dope & Shrimp coming sooner than you think.
Pics: L.E.P. Bogus Boys, Lupe Fiasco & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League In The Studio
The Bogus Boys, Lupe & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League in the same studio? Damn. Let’s hope that we hear something from these guys together soon. Remember, L.E.P.’s Now Or Neva impacts Monday. More flicks after the jump.
Feature: The Making Of Common’s Resurrection
I penned this piece alongside Insanul Ahmed and Keenan Higgins. for Complex. Collectively, we spoke with Common, No I.D., The Twilite Tone, Derek Dudley, Peter Kang and Lonnie “Pops” Lynn about the classic that is Common’s Resurrection. Com’s seminal sophomore set dropped 17 years ago this past Tuesday (10/25/11), so it’s only right that we…
D. Mose f/ ChrisCo – The Team
Says Geno: The first song to be released off of his “Cali Kush Dreaming” EP. The full EP will be released at his Meet-and-Greet at The Originators in Los Angeles, CA today Saturday, October 29th and then at Sir & Madame in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 5th. The project also features LA emcees El…
Video: Future x King Louie Live @ Adriana’s
Video by Zae Last night, both Future and King Louie tore down Adriana’s with inspired sets. This looked pretty insane. I wonder if they stuck King Louie a sticker on Future’s back?
Global Gangsters – Celebrate Life x Gettin’ 2 Da $ x We Rollin’
In a move I’ve never seen before, Jo Jo Capone and the Global Gangsters dropped three (count ’em) albums on iTunes yesterday. That’s no joke. Home of Capone, Earth Our Turf and Global NVasion are all now available for purchase at your favorite digital retailer. Checkout a track from each below, and be sure to…
Video: Kanye West & Jay-Z’s WTT Tour Hits ATL
The WTT tour kicked off last night in ATL. Obviously it was special moment. DDotOmen has pictures and clips of about every joint the two performed. Above we have “Otis,” “Welcome To The Jungle,” and “Gotta Have It.”
Video: Common – Blue Sky
After all of the behind-the-scenes footage, we finally get the visual for Com’s second single. The Dreamer, The Believer drops this December.
Mixtape: The Boy Illinois – Inhale, Pt. 4: Horai
Illi delivers the fourth and final installment of his Inhale mixtape series featuring 16 brand new tracks. Hit the jump to stream/download and check out the tracklisting.