Trinidad Jame$ featuring T.I., Young Jeezy & 2 Chainz – All Gold Everything (Remix) | Video

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Trinidad Jame$ releases yet another remix of his hit “All Gold Everything” and a video to go with it. The 25-year-old sensation, who recently signed a $2 million deal with Def Jam Records last year, calls in the talents of T.I., Young Jee...

Tyler, the Creator featuring Jasper Dolphin & Taco – TreeHome & Domo 23 (Live on Fallon)

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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon served as Tyler, the Creator’s television debut back in 2011. Returning to where he first made a huge impact on both hip-hop and popular culture – and backed by the legendary Roots – Tyler ran through a...

A-Trak ft. Juicy J, Jim Jones, Flatbush Zombies, El-P & Flosstradamus – Piss Test (Remix)

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The All-Star Game was last week, but in a track of similar proportions, A-Trak teams up with Jim Jones, Flatbush Zombies, El-P, Flosstradamus and hook king Juicy J to release the visual accompaniment to “Piss Test.” With the song original...

Kanye West Compares Himself to Picasso, Steve Jobs & Announces “New Sh*t” In Latest Rant

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In what’s seemingly becoming a commonplace occurrence, Kanye West has gone on another “rant” of sorts. Following up on the heels of his distaste for Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake’s “Suit & Tie,” this time West ha...

Kavinsky – Zombie Marriage

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This week marks the arrival of Outrun – the long-awaited debut album from Vincent Belorgey – publicly known as French electronica artist Kavinsky. Recently, he sat down with HYPETRAK to discuss an array of topics – ranging from his...

Daft Punk Confirm Signing with Columbia

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While it has been highly discussed as of late, Daft Punk today has officially confirmed its ties to Columbia Records via an understated update to its website visuals. The group today replaced their logo with an updated image that highlighted the icon...

HYPETRAK Exclusive Mix: James Lavelle Presents ‘Living in my Headphones Part 1′ – A Night’s Interlude

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From the illustrious mind of James Lavelle, the mastermind behind the lush, entrancing soundscapes of UNKLE, comes the latest addition to a celebrated body of work. Less formal than an album, though more so than a playlist, the inaugural Living in my...

Jay-Z’s So So Def 20th Anniversary Performance

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In celebrating the illustrious hip-hop staple So So Def’s 20th commemoration, Jermaine Dupri invited label associates Da Brat, Kriss Kross and long term friends Mariah Carey, Ludacris, Nelly, Young Jeezy and Monica to perform in his hometown At...

Kanye West Takes Shots at the Grammys and “Suit & Tie”

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While it was the Oscars that took center stage last night, Kanye West had a bone to pick with another prominent awards show. While performing “Clique” at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, the never bashful West went on a freestyle rant against...

Nina Simone – The Time Is Now (Unreleased)

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Nina Simone’s impact on jazz, R&B and pop music today has been frequently celebrated, and it is perhaps the ultimate shame that her contributions can no longer be experienced firsthand. The North Carolina-born singer is frequently cited for...

Mass Appeal presents VideoPrint: BADBADNOTGOOD

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As the Canadian trio BADBADNOTGOOD aims to release its third studio album BBNG3 during the course of 2013, the media-defined “hip-hop jazz band” links with perennial publication Mass Appeal to advance its introspective web series VideoPri...

i am OTHER: RiFF RaFF Gives a Tour of Miami’s Art Scene

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With his collaborative self-titled Three Loco album pushing through the digital airwaves thanks in part to iTunes, Jody Christian aka RiFF RaFF gets featured on Pharrell Williams’ YouTube web series i am OTHER. In attendance for Miami’s a...

Kendrick Lamar featuring Drake – Poetic Justice | Video

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Borrowing its title from Janet Jackson’s 1993 film and a vocal sample from her hit record “Any Time, Any Place” from the same year, Kendrick Lamar presents the visuals for the Drake-assisted “Poetic Justice.” The Scoop D...

9th Wonder on Producing Jay-Z’s “Threat”

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Only the exceptional and privileged get a chance to collaborate with cultural icon Jay-Z, an amalgamation which often results to Grammy awards and hall-of-fame stature. The Black Album is one of such accolades, flaunting rugged New York boom-bap flue...

Tupac Shakur’s Mother to Release His “Entire Body of Work”

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Tupac Shakur was a modern day Renaissance Man for the emerging hip-hop generation of the early ’90s. His warm heart and audacious personality had major impacts on many realms of art, from film to poetry, however it’s his music that contin...