Album in stores September 16 — and the video debuts on Access Granted this Thursday!! Looking forward to this one

Yo, I swear I’ve heard this dude’s name before. I finally landed upon his Myspace page last night, only to find out, this dude I knew from my town, Scooter Braun, signed him to SRC Records/Universal. I then recalled a conversation I had with Scooter about 2 years ago with him telling me about this new white rapper he signed but wanted to keep on the DL. This dude is pretty dope, I’m not gonna lie. He can definitely spit, his image is pretty hilarious (I can relate), and it seems like he’s got a good team behind him. (Steve Rifkind, SRC’s CEO blew up Akon, David Banner, Remy M…ehh we’ll stop at David Banner). Check out his first single, “I Love College” below. I’m not sure if it’s legit or a parody, but either way, I’ll play it a few times on my phone.

Listen: Asher Roth- “I Love College” (MP3)

HOLY. SHIT.
THIS IS INSANE!!!!!!!!!
BLUEPRINT 3!!!!!

Fresh off tour with his sister, Karina Pasian (DeX!’s 9-to-5 is managing the Def Jam R&B artist), DeX! brings us some heat from Washington Heights. This isn’t some Lupe Fiasco lyrical shit. This is your hot party record bound to get those back-to-school block parties poppin for the rest of the summer. Check out the single below and post your comments.

Listen: DeX!- “Shinin’ On ‘Em” (MP3)

More info @ MMO Records and DeXisMusic

Check out the new video for “Everybody Nose” (Remix) featuring Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, and Pusha T. Holy shit. Hype Williams is a genius. This video is fucking dope as hell.

I see you onsmash.

The Wackness is a coming-of-age story about a hip-hop fanatic/recent high school graduate living in New York City in ‘94. I’ve heard a few people say they didn’t like the movie, but it was–in my book–great because of both the screenwriters’ ability to keep me engaged without significant plot as well as my ability to relate to the main character. White? Check. Just graduated high school? (Sigh) Check. Loves hip-hop? Check. Spends his summers in NYC? Check. Can’t get girls? Uhh…debatable? Even if you can’t peep the movie (it is independent so it’s playing in a limited number of theatres) make sure you check out the soundtrack. It’s fucking dope. As I said before: ‘94, NYC, hip-hop. I’m sure you can guess who’s on it.

This is another beautiful cut from Def Jam’s rising star, Karina. The R&B singer just turned 17 last Friday (big ups to Karina & the Pasian family) and her album, FIRST LOVE, hits stores August 19.

Her new single, “Can’t Find The Words,” was single of the week on iTunes a few weeks ago and was the most downloaded song in Universal Music Group history. The video for the single, which was shot in NYC, drops soon.

Here’s Karina performing her new song “Slow Motion” in Spanish.

For more information, hit up www.meetkarina.net

Audio: Slow Motion (Spanish) [MP3] 

This is my favorite Robin Thicke song so far, and the video matches it well. Post your thoughts below.

Dope commercial, but I’m not sure if this is a true advertisement of Absolut rather than the LV Don himself. Oh well — creative nonetheless.

Spotted at NahRight.