REVIEW: Mac Miller Album Preview Show – Plan B, Brixton London (10th June 2013)
With the doors opening a little after 7.30pm, Brixton’s Plan B quickly filled with eager fans awaiting Mac Miller and The Internet. With the DJ spinning a variety of songs from the past 2 decades ranging from Notorious B.I.G. to RiFF RAFF, the crowd was ready. The Internet took to the stage around 9pm and Mac Miller followed suit a few minutes later to deafening roars from his fans.
Mac opened the show with the lead single from his album Watching Movies With The Sound Off, SDS, with the Flying Lotus produced beat ringing off the walls. The crowds were heavily into this track with Mac Miller rhyming word for word at some points.
Although Mac Miller did later go on to tell his fans he would not be performing songs from his extensive back catalogue due to time constraints, to show love to his grassroots fans that were present, Mac went into the fan favorite Kool Aid and Frozen Pizza off his K.I.D.S mixtape at which point the crowd immediately got even more hyped than before with the sea of snapbacks bouncing along to the beat. After performing that, Miller decided to borrow an electric guitar from The Internet and strummed a few chords before going into another fan favorite, Best Day Ever but rather than stick to the traditional version, Mac breaks it down and harmonizes over guitar chords with the atmosphere changing immediately into a high energy guitar solo from Mac. Read more
Review: A$AP Rocky Performs At 02 Academy Brixton (May 2013)
The atmosphere it seemed was eagerly anticipating the star of the show, as the opening acts (members of the A$AP Mob) bowed off the stage. After what seemed like a half hour wait, the lights cut out, pitch black! The crowd erupted, as they knew who was coming.
“Suddenly”… Flacko could be heard but not seen. His words echoed throughout, as he began to build up what was going to be a most epic introduction. Darkness still throughout the arena, though glints of light glowing from phones and cameras clutched by fans. “you my brother, you my kin, f*ck the color of your skin” The curtains shot up and all hell broke loose. Read more
The Truth With Elliott Wilson: Top 2013 Videos So Far
Elliott Wilson rounds up the top videos of 2013 so far. I agree that Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Can’t Hold Us” is THE BEST video this year. It’s just EPIC. What do you think?
The Truth: Drake “No New Friends” & “Girls Love Beyonce”
Drake returned to the forefront of the scene earlier this week when he released No New Friends and Girls Love Beyonce. Here Elliott Wilson gives his thoughts on the new songs.
Review: Tyler, The Creator Performs At O2 Academy Islington, London (30th March 2013)
Odd Future’s frontman Tyler, The Creator hit the UK shores to perform at the O2 Academy Islington on 30th March 2013. This was ahead of his Wolf album release on April 2nd 2013. KillerHipHop’s very own Wesley was on hand to witness the event and soak up the atmosphere. Check out his exclusive review after the jump.
New Music: Lil Kim (feat Mr. Papers) – Pour It Up Remix
Lil Kim has teamed up with her boyfriend Mr. Papers to release their remix to Rihanna’s hit single, Pour It Up. For the past week it seems like every talk show host and media outlet has been ripping Lil Kim apart about her “new look.”
Personally, I can’t help but love to see an artist create new music while under this type of pressure. Redirecting all the additional attention and pointing it at a fresh body of work can sometimes be the best business decision of all.
Unfortunately for the Queen of Rap, the new song has only help to leave her even more unrecognizable. If you’re expecting the same lyrical genius from years past, you may notice yourself still holding your breath at the end of this track.
Check out the song below and let us know what you think.
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The Truth with Elliott Wilson: Drake’s “Started From The Bottom”
Elliott Wilson goes in on Drake‘s new joint, “Started From The Bottom.” Check out the video to see what his verdict is on the new Drizzy.
Do you agree?
Check out the song after the jump, as well as a few links to the remixes that have surfaced since.
Wiz Khalifa – Started From The Bottom (Remix)
Soulja Boy – Started From The Bottom (Remix)
Machine Gun Kelly – Started From The Bottom (Remix)
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The Truth with Elliott Wilson: The 10 Most Anticipated Hip Hop Albums of 2013
Elliot Wilson shares his list of 2013′s Top Ten most anticipated albums. The list includes artists such as J. Cole, Rick Ross, Drake, Future, Kanye, Hov and a few others. Check the video above to see who made the cut, and who made the number 1 spot.
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Top 15 Albums/Mixtapes Of 2012
Another year down, another solid year for hip hop and R&B. It’s always great to be able to go into your iTunes, hit the “Date Added” tab and just relive your year through music from January-December. Memories being brought up with each mixtape and album you listen to. Well, we all have our personal favorites that we preferred over the other. I started this whole Top Albums/Mixtapes thing last year, and of course it stirred controversy. It’s expected anytime you broadcast your opinion all over the world. Somebody I never heard of on your list? Cool, leave it in the comment section and enlighten me. Other than that, I enjoy giving my opinion and see who agrees/disagrees. A lot of good projects this year, but here is what I ended up with for my top 15 projects of the year. Read more
Killer Review: David Sabastian – Napoleon Complex
Who is David Sabastian? After creating a huge buzz around the Los Angles area with his debut video earlier this year entitled ‘Plankin On My Dick‘ he has emerged as one to watch.
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