I’m still at a loss for words (scroll below for coverage).

Grande Marshall opened the show for ASAP Rocky, and with rightful cause! The homie has a mini-catalog of dope tracks to perform and 2012 JUST started. This show was quite possibly, the best rap concert I’ve ever attended in Philly. No hypebeast. The crowd was a perfect balance between the young & rowdy cool kids in the moshpit to the laid back OG’s outchea smoke’n blunts. Philly, Jersey, Delaware, MD, and NYC was in the building, HEAVY! It’s been a long 2 months so far, but the TRILLADELPHIA movement is moving!

Check out some video coverage below, shot by Grime Collective‘s Anthony Campusano & Edited by Noah Stack

This is for the LEFT SIDE!! S/O to y’all for fuck’n with us on some rowdy shit.

And S/O to A$AP Rocky for being that Trill mu’fucka. Fuck swag.

STVY GXLD || GOOD & FREE || ANMLIFE || TRILLADELPHIA || NEW GOTHAM

Click HERE for more music —> http://soundcloud.com/GrandeMarshallMusic

Came across this album 3 weeks ago, and I haven’t stopped listening to it since. I don’t know much about Phony Ppl just yet, but there’s some really great tunes on here. The whole compilation as a whole is very nicely packaged with slower songs, to more uptempo feel good songs. There’s a lot of old soul to be rediscovered on here for a new generation obsessed with the edgier stuff. I think any hip-hop head will fall in love with this album, and r&b/soul fans will think of this as a breath of fresh air. Download HERE

Peep the Youtube video for 1 of my favorite songs on the album, “Does He Really”.

PHONYLAND (Live from Complete Music Studios)

For more music, go to —> http://phonyland.bandcamp.com/

Here’s another smooth track courtesy of Chicago’s very own Ace daVinci, just in time for Valentine’s Day. The homie is real cool, and has a bunch of dope tracks floating around that I fuck with. Not to mention, this sample is taken from 1 of my ALL-TIME FAVORITE LIVE POETRY PIECES. Makes the song THAT much more enjoyable! Download HERE and check him out on Soundcloud if you wanna hear some more tracks!

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This second video vignette into the Philadelphia-based menswear label follows Commonwealth Proper founder Craig Arthur von Schroeder in their New Jersey shirt-making facility. Each CMMP custom shirt is made from a client’s unique pattern, ensuring a perfect fit. CMMP only uses real mother-of-pearl buttons (not plastic), edge stitching and single needle construction (ensuring durability). CMMP ready-to-wear shirts are made with the same care, quality and dedication as their custom garments.

Directed & Edited by Derrick Woodyard & Bryan Calvetti

via Esquire & Commonwealth Proper on Vimeo

I loved the Iggy Azaea original, but hearing a fresh new perspective on this beat is dope! This song is included on Mick Marx‘s (of Beyond Modern) side project “Keep Your Heart To Yourself” which will be released online sometime late February. Download HERE

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Following a year that saw an impressively diverse output even without a solo album, Black Milk announces his largest North American tour to date. The 25-date national trek, dubbed the “Claps And Slaps Tour”, launches in Providence, Rhode Island on February 25, and continues throughout the month of March, touching New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with many more stops along the way (complete routing below).

Saturday, February 25 – Providence, RI – Fete
Monday, February 27 – Boston, MA – Middle East
Tuesday, Feburary 28 – Philadelphia, PA – Silk City
Wednesday, February 29 – New York, NY – Knitting Factory
Thursday, March 1 – Pittsburgh, PA – Shadow Lounge
Friday, March 2 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Saturday, March 3 – Kalamazoo, MI – The Strutt
Tuesday, March 6 – Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig
Thursday, March 8 – Toronto – Great Hall
Friday, March 9- Chicago – Subterreanean
Saturday, March 10 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
Sunday, March 11 – St. Louis – Gramaphone
Monday, March 12 – Nashville – TBD
Friday, March 16 – San Diego – House of Blues
Saturday, March 17 – Scottsdale, AZ – Chaser’s
Sunday, March 18 – Los Angeles – The Roxy
Tuesday, March 20 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
Wednesday, March 21 – Fresno, CA – Fulton 55
Thursday, March 22 – San Francisco – 330 Ritch
Friday, March 23 – Portland, OR – Crown Room
Saturday, March 24 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club
Sunday, March 25 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Wednesday, March 28 – Minneapolis MN – 7th Street Entry
Thursday, March 29 – Iowa City – Mission Creek Festival
Friday, March 30th – Toledo OH – Frankie’s Underground