Despite all the controversy and turmoil he's been through over the past two years, Chris Brown has come out on top, earning his first #1 album of his career with F.A.M.E.. The album, Brown's fourth, topped the Billboard 200 this week, selling 270,000 in its first week. It's the singer's fourth straight top 10, following his self-titled debut (#2, 2005), Exclusive (#4, 2007), and Graffiti (#7, 2009)...
In anticipation of his first new LP since 2007's Desire, New York rapper Pharoahe Monch officially premiered his brand new, extended music video/short film for the track, "Clap (One Day)," off the upcoming album, W.A.R. (We Are Rengades). Debuting on Complex.com, the 10-minute, Terence Nance-directed clip is about a police raid gone horribly wrong. It stars The Wire's Gbenga Akinnagbe, Kim Howard and Josiah Small...
Pharoahe Monch announced this week plans for a brand new album, titled W.A.R. (We Are Renegades), set to be released through a partnership with Duck Down Records and his own W.A.R. Media. Also, Duck Down will celebrate its 15 years in the biz with a huge celebration in Austin, Texas on Friday (March 19th) ...
It's been a minute since we've heard from Pharoahe Monch. After an eight-year hiatus, the rapper dropped his sophomore album Desire in 2007. Today, he's left his longtime home of SRC Records and is ready to go the indie route.
Hip-hop's roots are in expression and empowerment about key issues of the time. Right now, climate change is one of the most daunting issues facing our generation. So, social venture Mokugift are asking that artists are do their part.