Excited to share this pair of videos I wrote and creative directed for JBL’s 2017 NBA Draft campaign, narrated by Kenny Smith and featuring #1 pick Markelle Fultz and #3 pick Jayson Tatum. I feel very fortunate to work with such a phenomenal production team, incredible basketball talent and an absolutely awesome audio brand.
Watch Markelle’s video on top, and Jayson’s video below.
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Peep ya boy in this behind the scenes footage…
#MyOctagon
Here’s an oral history of the 1997 Knicks-Heat postseason brawl, courtesy of The Ringer.
Read HERE. Shouts to Jerry Barrow for putting this together!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_brnLj8aJ0
Matisyahu’s album Undercurrent is out now! Check out our song off it “Blue Sky Playground” above. And below, watch extended footage of our performance at his album release party, as well as our appearance on Sway In The Morning (freestyle session starts 24 minutes in, don’t miss it).
Thanks so much to Matis for putting me on the album, and always setting me up to shine! And thanks for the mention in the Mass Appeal interview (what up Rob Kenner). Love!
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Funny, in the trailer for the new Judd Apatow-produced comedy The Big Sick, the word “Stonehenge” comes up as they’re discussing a game called “You Can’t Rhyme It.” But yo, I just rhymed the word “Stonehenge” on my “Blue Sky Playground” verse! Movie looks good, check out the trailer below.
Chris Rock’s been on a nice press run this month for his new tour, and I wanted to share a few of the highlights. Watch his hip-hop heavy interview above with Rosenberg and Laura Stylez at Hot 97, and check out his episode of Sneaker Shopping with Complex’s Joe La Puma below.
Also, read Chris Rock’s Rolling Stone cover story HERE.
“The definitive story of the underdog New York studio that shaped hip-hop.” Read HERE.
Splitsider catches up with my favorite young comedian on the scene, Brandon Wardell. Read the interview HERE.
Related: Heavy Rotation with Brandon Wardell
As a longtime A Tribe Called Quest fan, I always knew Skeff Anselm’s name from the shoutout he gets on “Jazz (We’ve Got).” But I never knew that much about him beyond that. Turns out dude was around all the greats back in the day—engineering sessions, producing records, and DJ’ing live shows—so he had plenty to talk about during his appearance on hip-hop podcast The Cipher. Listen above to hear about Skeff’s contributions to classic albums by Tribe, Brand Nubian, Diamond D, and more.
Posting this on sight because I already know it’s amazing. DJ Kay Slay sits down with the ItsTheReal boys for their latest episode of A Waste of Time. Can’t wait to listen—Drama King!!
New Roc Marciano video, off that Rosebudd’s Revenge. Featuring the incomparable Knowledge the Pirate. Check it out, then peep my MARCI MIX (Two Hour Special) if you missed it HERE.
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Roc returns to The Combat Jack Show…
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