Odd Future drops off the short film for “Sam Is Dead,” a cut off the collective’s current The OF Tape, Vol. 2 album. If you follow the crew, then expect a creative no so ordinary video that stars Tyler, The Creator, Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Lionel “L-Boy” Boyce, Lucas Vercetti, and more. Along with scoring the mini-movie, Tyler, The Creator also takes the directorial chair under his alias Wolf Haley.

Sit back and watch “Sam Is Dead” below….

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Slaughterhouse is getting the party started on “Throw It Away,” their new single featuring Swizz Beatz. The follow to up to “My Life” with Cee-Lo Green will appear on the group’s Shady Records debut, welcome to: OUR HOUSE due August 28.

New Music: Slaughterhouse Feat. Swizz Beatz – “Throw It Away” (Dirty/No Tags)

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UPDATE: Dirty/No Tags is added via RapRadar, plus view the official artwork down bottom….

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Big Sean Don is set to release three projects this summer including the G.O.O.D. Music LP, his sophomore album, and a new mixtape. Here, the Detroit Player offers up a freebie that features Mac Miller. Stream the Drumma Boy-produced “Hundred Dollar Bill Skyscraper.”

New Music: Big Sean Feat. Mac Miller – “Hundred Dollar Bill Skyscraper” (prod. by Drumma Boy)

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After the jump, Big Sean talks to Bootleg Kev about his upcoming projects…..

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Following their love affair playing The Kennedys in the video for “National Anthem,” a record featuring A$AP Rocky and Lana Del Rey titled “Ridin” leaked onto the internet. The collaboration, set to appear on Rocky’s LongLiveA$AP debut album, was an unfinished reference song that wasn’t scheduled to be released until later this summer. Frustrated, Pretty Flacko hit Twitter to voice his thoughts on the reference song hitting online.

“THAT RIDIN SONG WITH ME N LANA IZ NOT OFFICAL, ITS NOT MY REAL LYRICS , THAT WAZ A REFERENCE , THE KICK DRUMS CAN SUCK MY DICK!!!! MY BARZ ARE WACK AF ON THAT SONG BRUH, THAT WAZ A FREESTYLE REFERENCE AND THEY KNOW DAT, FUCK THE KICK DRUMS!!! I CARE ABOUT MY CRAFT TOO MUCH TO GIVE THE PPL GARBAGE LIKE THAT, SMH.”

Meanwhile, The Kickdrums who produced the song also took to Twitter and reacted. Read their thoughts below….

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It’s a “New Day,” and Alicia Keys is set to get summer started with the first offering off her upcoming fifth solo album due later this year. With husband Swizz Beatz on the production, the proud mother wants listeners to celebrate life and have fun with her latest single.

Get your hands up and stream AK’s “New Day” below….

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The Kang lent Prodigy a hand on the final cut off his upcoming album, HNIC 3. Set to hit retailers next Tuesday, the album marks the third installment in the trilogy. Tip also gets a chance to show off his production skills on the track.

New Music: Prodigy Feat. T.I. “What’s Happening”

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I talked to Prodigy about working with T.I. on the record and exclusive sneaker Supra deal… watch the video interview after the jump…

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In case you didn’t know, Waka Flocka is a recovering pyro maniac. Before rap music, the Brick Squad gang was busy shooting Roman Candles at each other, while trying to avoid setting themselves on fire (which is actually a lot of fun). It’s the truth, yo. Watch Flockavelli explain how to do this properly on his hilarious Fireworks Safety segment that ran on Jimmy Kimmel last night.

BTW, fireworks will never get old for men. I’ve loved messing with these things since I was like 10, and I still love chucking Black Cats out my 3rd story window when drunkards from the bar across the street get out of hand. I live in the Financial District so you can imagine the kind of commotion it creates. Mwahaha!

Even Miss Info was hand-over-mouth Asian giggling in Seattle somewhere…

(referred by Big Homie, the Silent Assassin)

There are the new artists that bubble up and within weeks, they’re going from youtube single to seven-figure signings…with every label meeting speculated about by us, the twitter peanut gallery. But quietly, without fanfare, Dominic Lord, an 18-year old from Harlem has been having those same meetings, and fielding those same pitches without a single song available to the public. Until now.

Dominic was an early member of the ASAP family (who have have a major star in ASAP Rocky, with affiliates like Ferg, Bari, Nast and others making their own names too). But Dom’s role was as a designer: he allegedly designed those iconic VSVP pieces for Blackscale. Now, as a songwriter and producer, Dominic is independent from the ASAPs…but he’s still got some hefty help on his side. Dom has partnered with manager Steven Victor (Pusha T), lawyered up with Theo Sedlmayr (50 Cent, Chief Keef), and has been in the studio with Hudson Mohawke, Benny Blanco (Katy Perry), Stargate (Beyonce, Wiz Khalifa), and more. All this has attracted the attention of Geffen, Warner Bros, Def Jam and more. I’ve heard some early songs back in April that I really liked (i.e., a song called “Message Failure”), but none of it was what I expected after meeting the intense but still gangly growing teenager. There are shades of Kid Cudi’s sing-song raps, electronic dance hooks, and even bits that remind me of British 90’s pop. Does Dominic listen to Erasure and the Pet Shop Boys?!

Check out the very first release from Dominic Lord, “Pierce” (Produced by Hudson Mohawke)…
And let me know what you think!
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Southern legends, present and future come together on the song “Gossip,” Big Boi’s follow up to his warm up song “She Said Ok.” The lead single is set to appear on his forthcoming Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors LP due on November 13. Earlier this evening, the Outkast member gave DJ Greg Street the green light to premiere the record which features Big K.R.I.T. and UGK.

UPDATE: Listen to the CDQ/explicit version below…..

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Whitney Houston will never be forgotten, and her legacy continues in the video for “Celebrate” off the Sparkle soundtrack. The final recording before Whitney’s untimely death features Jordin Sparks, who also co-stars in the 1976 Motown-era film remake that hits theaters on August 10. For the celebratory single, Sparks throws a house party with fellow co-stars Mike Epps, Derek Luke, Goapele, Tika Sumpter, Carmen Ejogo, and Omari Hardwick. While Sparks never got to record with the late pop icon, she calls the experience to work with such an artist “amazing.”

“I would have loved to be in the studio with her, but with Whitney’s schedule it got so crazy [we never] found the time to get together, so we recorded it separately. But it was amazing to be able to go in after she had already finished her part… It was so cool because you could just hear the smile in Whitney’s voice when she was singing it.”

Watch the video after the jump…..

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