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ICYMI: Coolest Art EVER x @TheWrightAr

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In case you’ve been under a rock…anime has been a very prevalent part of hip-hop culture, especially in the past few years. No other anime has been more popular amongst most hip-hop artists than Dragon Ball Z. Now, Dragon Ball Z may not be your favorite anime, but no one can deny how seamlessly it has integrated itself into some of our favorite rappers punchlines. For example, Lupe Fiasco said “I push Ki like Dragon Ball Z, know what I’m sayin’?”, Joey Bada$$ said “Got Dragon Balls (draggin’ balls) like my name was Vegeta”, and Robb Bank$ said “I’m Babidi, you Majin Vegeta I’ll put some M’s on ya head”. My point is, anime and hip-hop will always mix.

Anyway, I happened to scroll down my Twitter timeline, minding my business and then BAM…

Enter 15 year old artist @TheWrightAr. This is the coolest art I’ve seen in a while. This Dragon Ball Z inspired piece of art includes a lot of my favorites, such as Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Lil Uzi Vert, Future, DJ Khaled (!!!!!), 2 Chainz and Thugger. This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while! Y’all go show the young man some love with a retweet and a favorite. Ask him nicely and he’ll let you use it as a header too. Go through the picture and see if you can spot your favorite rappers.

 

T-Pain & Lil Wayne: T-Wayne

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HOLY SHIT, HOLY SHIT…I feel like I’m in 2009 again…where times were better, I was in high school, I had no bills and no girl issues. Anyway though, T-Pain teased fans yesterday about a compilation of tracks with him and Lil Wayne…and then today he dropped it. What did we do to deserve this? Is this a gift from God himself? Is this the end of our suffering? For something to have been released a long ass time ago, I’m super excited about this. Prime Wayne and Prime Pain together on 9 songs? LET ME HAVE IT. Two undisputed legends at the height of their crafts putting work in together? Gimme that. This project is definitely a feel good joint and sounds exactly how you expect…fucking AMAZING. Sweet, sweet autotuned lullabies vibrating through my speakers…and T-Pain got dumb bars for us. Wayne at his mixtape PRIME giving us the godly bars that gave him that title of “Best Rapper Alive” (debatable, I know, save that for later). You know this is full of older fire when you hear a song and Lil Wayne says “No homo.” on it.

These two have done released collaborations before, and produced classics like “Got Money” and “Can’t Believe It” so you already know what I expect…Free download: twaynemusic.com

Compl3xx – Runnin’ Games, A Moving Portrait (Prod. @JosephStranger)

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Compl3xx has been hard at working, putting out more content to be heard alongside his most recent project PHOENIX (which you can check by clicking on the word). Tonight we got word that he released another visual from the project, adding more light to the story being told. Check out what he has to say and tell us in the comments what you think of the video and the music.

This is more of a moving portrait than a video, modeled after the hopefully familiar image of myself seated in a chair amongst the trees with a bandana over my head. We wanted to do something a bit different so we did. Hopefully those who view it can appreciate it.

Thank you for your time.

ComPL3xX (@ComPL3xX)

Directed by Michael Lolli (@Mlolli13)

Featuring Emily Claypool (@Emrhee)

Produced by Joseph The Stranger (@JosephStranger)

www.compl3xx.com

pizza boy.- no tip necessary. (EP)

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The internet is indeed a weird place. With the hundreds of submissions that my personal email gets, you’d be surprised at the type of music that comes in. Now while most of the music is horrible trash low quality garbage trap music, within the piles of trash are the gems that keep me alive.

The email I received that sparked my interest literally told me no information other then to check the music. I decided to check it out and damn…IT’S ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD MUSIC.

Everyone I’d like to introduce the artist known as pizza boy. Here is his EP called no tip necessary. (pause if needed) Inside this EP you will find a bunch of different sounds and music that really collectively come together to give a personaified sound. The only hint of information that is given is his twitter (@iampizzaboy) and this

“i’ve spent two and a half years dying in a dorm room. this is the result.

download: iampizzaboy.bandcamp.com/album/no-tip-necessary

lyrics: genius.com/albums/Pizza-boy/No-tip-necessary

twitter.com/iampizzaboy
iampizzaboy.tumblr.com
imaytakeyourorder@gmail.com”.
Good luck and I hope you enjoy.

J.Styles- Emergency (Prod. By Bonham Carter)

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In this post, I’d like to introduce an artist from Los Angeles called J.Styles. J.Styles represents what it means to go through life with a destined plan. In this case, it becomes evident that J.Styles is a student of the game, showing that he spends time figuring out what it takes to really be an artist. His record Emergency, produced by the talented Bonham Carter, demonstrates that the rap game is in for a shock. The visuals add a perceptual deepness that is unique to the song itself. Check it out below and check out his other songs on youtube as well, each of which comes with its own set of visuals. Shouts to MSCNDC.

HASHIM – “VICES” [REMIX] (FEAT. COMPL3XX, MELVIN BURCH, J.STYLES, ERION & KURAI)

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Don’t let the long title fool you into thinking the content is too long. Hashim is an artist that hails from Los Angeles and is a dope artist. He creates records that serve as the underlying anthems for the majority of my cell-phone/worldstar driven generation. In this particular record, Hashim touches on some of the vices that people have, particularly those that people tend to pride themselves on. What makes this record such a  valuable track is the different artists that were enlisted to give their perspective on particular vices. Compl3xx, Melvin Burch, J.Styles, Erion and Kurai each provide an enlightening look into their own lives and the vices that play a role in it. Check out the visuals below filmed by MSCNDC.

Compl3xx- PHOENIX (Album)

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The beauty about being involved in the music industry is that you’re able to recieve multiple submissions from different artists from all over the country. 90% of these are bad but the small few are artists that I end up connecting with on a more personal level. One of these artists is Compl3xx. I’ve been messing with Pl3xx for the longest while now, keeping in tune with all the musical updates he’s had. I literally mess with his music so much so that he gave me an album that I think he even forgot he had (I’m talking about Safe Zone 1 Pl3xx). It was only natural that when he announced and teased several new tunes from his upcoming project PHOENIX that I take notice of such musical talent.

Taking a few plays from Childish Gamibno, Compl3xx has released a huge package of media to better provide an encapsulating experience for his listeners. Most of these are located around his website www.compl3xx.com (by the way mess around at the site and find all the goodies he’s got. Try and figure out the password too.) The collection of different videos, songs, and photos combined to create a multimedia masterpiece, being one of the only people in the game to provide such an experience.

With all of these added benefits and more, Compl3xx has finally let the PHOENIX rise. Check out the album below and hear the mesh of modern art mixed with the sonic sounds of music. I’m sure everyone will enjoy it.

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Compl3xx- Fairy Tale

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So, one of the projects that I anticipate for this year finally has some singles dropping from the vault. Compl3xx has decided to put a fantasy twist on a bad relationship he had and create a fantastical song from it. From the man himself, he says that “It’s a lot easier to hate someone when you imagine them as a fantasy villain. ”

PHOENIX drops at the end of the month.

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Gleams: The Pregame (Album)

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I started being active on twitter over a year ago and throughout my time, I’ve gotten in god kahoots with Gleams. A dope rapper, Gleams signed on with cosigns from LL Cool J and Joe Budden. Gleams doesn’t disappoint with him music. Check out his Pregame album below and support the rap game.

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