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[Audio] Statik Selektah ft. Action Bronson, Royce Da 5’9, & Black Thought – “The Imperial”

Following the release of his first single "Carry On," Statik Selektah is back at it again as he gathers an all-star lineup consisting of Action Bronson, Royce Da 5'9, and Black Thought for the second official single titled "The Imperial" off his forthcoming What Goes Around LP, scheduled to be released on August 19th. On the record, the three emcees drop rhymes with ease, enthralling listeners along the way. Listen to "The Imperial" below.

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[Interview] STS talks Toronto culture, writing Ciara’s “Oh”, meeting Black Thought , Gold Rush 2

Chedo

The Come Up Show is proud to present our interview with Atlanta/Philadelphia artist STS. Second time in Toronto and first time headlining a show at The Rivoli. STS tells us about his love for Toronto, and how he would like to live in the city. An interesting fact I found out doing my research on STS is that he has co-writing credits for Ciara's "Oh", Young Jeezy was originally supposed to be featured but Ludacris ended up making the cut once he sent his verse. I had to also ask STS about meeting Black Thought from The Roots and how he ended up the group Money Making money jam boys. Released a few weeks ago STS also discusses the Gold Rush mixtape, and what he learned from the Illustrious. Continue reading to watch the interview on The Come Up Show.

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[Video x Audio] Manifesto – Black Thought & J. Period (+Wake Up! J.Period Remix)

K-Lis

I've spent the past half hour trying to piece together how last night's main stage Manifesto event unfolded, since my--soon to terminate--gig in New Jersey put a plug on my attendance this year. So when I heard J.Period spinning Dead Prez's "Hip Hop" while T. Trotter spits the second verse from "How I Got Over" on this video from Xception, I began to a feel a little sad I missed out on what seems to be a good old fashioned classic mixer. What else did I miss? CONTINUE READING (+ Audio Link)

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