Sanaa Lathan called into Sway In The Morning to talk her new Netflix series Hit and Run. She also gets into dating and speaks about the importance of dating yourself. https://youtu.be/exYbtyir6og
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After one of the most Hip-Hop Verzuz battles we have seen since its inception, Sheek Louch calls into Sway In the Morning to breakdown how the battle went, some guest appearances that would’ve been crazy and weighs in on where the Lox are to be remembered in hip-hop history. https://youtu.be/TPryn1wBq18
Cyph360 is back with a new EP titled “Corner Store Conversations.” Coming off a 2020 where he released 4 mixtapes, two EP’s, a movie and his 17th book, he’s back with a project he deems, raw hip hop. Cyph360 is no stranger to the industry, besides being an artist, he was also a featured writer on Sway’s Universe and also worked for Para/Sony Records. Working with artist such as Bianca Bonnie, (Love&Hip Hop NY). https://youtu.be/Zcj7-L534jA The rapper turned author is now back with his new release. “Corner Store Conversations” was created with the intent to bring you back to the 90’s…
It has been almost 40 years since Jimmy “Jam” Harris and Terry Lewis have been promising an album under their own names. And now we finally get some grown folks’ music in the form of Jam and Lewis Volume One. The duo called into Sway In The Morning to talk about the making of the album. Volume One features only one of the many stars mooted for the Secret: Morris Day (who guests with fellow ex-Time man Jerome Benton and the Roots on the finale, “Babylove”). The bulk of the other guests — Sounds of Blackness, Mary J. Blige, Boyz II…
The DJ Bonds and DJ Breeze directed and produced the documentary Where We’re From: Rise of L.A. Underground Hip Hop is set for an August 24th release. The documentary covers the rise of several prominent West Coast Hip-Hop legends chronicled roughly over the span of 1998 – 2002. Elements went from an underground club night to hosting showcases at the El Rey Theater for national acts to even producing live events for Fat Beats and Rawkus Records. “These recent docs on Wu-Tang and Dr Dre are dope but for that era, the underground scene doesn’t get much shine. Not long ago I found VHS Tapes in my…
Brady Watt returns with a new single, “Narcissist” which features the FlyGod Westside Gunn and the iconic DJ Premier. “I cooked up this composition how I usually do, just jamming in the studio. I used three basses on this; my fretted, fretless, and upright. DJ Premier deemed it worthy enough to send to the one and only, Westside Gunn, who is and has been my favorite artist out for a minute now” Brady Watt Watch the video below. https://youtu.be/7gVMokHN2No
Everything came to a halt with the Coronavirus pandemic including music festivals. But now with things starting to change a bit, the world is opening up more and we can now see some of our favorite acts in person and enjoy being in the presence of friends. Founder of Rolling Loud, one of the biggest festivals in the world, sat down with Sway In The Morning to talk about what a return to in-person events looks like and what to expect from Rolling Loud this weekend. https://youtu.be/Qp0SDjz3T2k Rolling loud is going down this weekend in Miami with a crazy lineup…
Dave East and Harry Fraud’s collaborative union, Hoffa, is dropping on July 30th. The project is produced in its entirety by Harry Fraud and features guest appearances from G Herbo, Benny The Butcher, Jim Jones, Curren$y, and French Montana to name a few. After releasing the project’s first single and visual for “Diamonds,” Dave East & Harry Fraud return with a new single, “Uncle Ric,” which features Benny The Butcher. “Uncle Ric” is inspired by Dave’s Uncle, who was given a life sentence in the ’70s for his role in a bar fight, which resulted in a death. After spending forty years behind bars, “Uncle Ric” was recently exonerated and released…
‘ZOLA’. The movie is about a wild stripper saga set in Florida. The film stars Taylour Paige and Riley Keough playing strippers Zola and Stefani as they set out on a wild road trip through Florida with a nameless pimp, a clueless boyfriend, and some Tampa gangsters. The film is based on a viral 2015 Twitter thread from a stripper of the same name. The film also stars Nicholas Braun, Colman Domingo, Ari’el Stachel, Jason Mitchell, and Sophie Hall. https://youtu.be/p4WFFzO5rrc Zola is in theaters now. Watch the trailer below. https://youtu.be/QCLzXWPggtQ
Power is back and growing, and takes fans through what it is like growing up in South Jamaica, Queens in the early ’90s. The first episode of the prequel series Raising Kanan, “Back in the Day,” transports you back in time. Stars of the series, Patina Miller and Omar Epps talk about the what to expect from Raising Kanan. https://youtu.be/-dA9fz9g-2k