big sean feat. drake - made

you know what it is, big sean and drake coming together for a smooth track. nothing that really blows you away, but give it a listen.

download: big sean feat. drake - made

travie mccoy feat. bruno mars - billionaire (video)

the sidekick of b.o.b's nothin' on you and the head of gym class heroes bring to you an acoustic version of travie mccoy's single from his debut album lazarus, dropping june 8th. get the song below.

download: travie mccoy feat. bruno mars - billionaire

k'naan feat. will.i.am and david guetta - wavin' flag

respect for k'naan and world africa south africa.

drake - find your love

drake puts out a single that is gonna be on his upcoming album, thank me later, dropping june 15th. download at the bottom for find your love.

download: drake - find your love.

japanese converse kicks

bringing to you today, some new releases from converse japan! why these aren't in the states today i have no clue, but if you're ever in the pacific, definitely cop a pair of these. 

see more at kicksonfire.

rhymefest album update

on his latest tweet, rhymefest lets the world know when his highly anticipated album, el che, is due. the album is set to be release on may 18th. but if you're dying to hear some rhymefest right now, get his recent mixtape, dangerous 5-18. 

lupe fiasco - i'm beamin' (video)

new lupe video of his track i'm beamin, coming from illusive media. crazy visuals throughout the video, stay tuned this week as lupe's official release date of his next album, lasers, is coming out.

trey songz tweet for lauryn hill

trey songz posted this in twitter today (yes, he spelt lauryn wrong), and all i could think about was how much the music world needs lauryn hill to put out some new music. with female r&b and hip hop artists like nicki minaj and lil kim ruling the radio and all the charts, the basic image of these female artists is the exploitation of sex and drugs. where did all the positive female music go?

lauryn hill had that rare mixture of rap and singing in her music. her experience with the fugees led to her individual success as a solo artist with the miseducation of lauryn hill (by far one of my favorite albums). almost every song on that album is something you can jam to (ie. can't take my eyes off of you, doo wop, to zion). it's been a lifetime since there has been a female artist on her level, we can only pray that lauryn hill decides to drop something new.

to help with the absence of lauryn hill, here's a can't take my eyes off of you download

download: lauryn hill - can't take my eyes off of you

pac div - don't mention it (mixtape)

these west coast artists have just released their new mixtape, don't mention it. this mixtape is a lead up to their debut album, grown kid syndrome, and are readying the world for a different sound to the west coast.

download: pac div - don't mention it. (mixtape)

eminem - despicable

on his way to the release of his next album recover, marshall mathers drops this latest single featuring him freestyling over some beats. eminem knocks off drake's over, lloyd bank's beamer, benz or bentley. get it now.

download: eminem - despicable 

the game - the red room mixtape

the game puts out the much anticipated the red room today, brought to you by dj skee. with production from just blaze, ryan leslie and guest spots by fabolous and lil wayne, this is definitely a mixtape you don't wanna miss. 

download: the game - the red room mixtape 

albums coming out in 2010

rap-up.com recently released upcoming album releases for 2010. looks like a bunch of great releases are coming in, so make sure you know when to cop that album you want. albums that simply[too]classy is looking forward to are:

janella monae - the archandroid (may 18)

the roots - how i got over (june 8)

drake - thank me later (june 15)

n.e.r.d - nothing (june 15)

eminem - recovery (june 22)

big boi - sir lucious left foot: the song of chico dusty (july 6)

t.i. - king uncaged (aug 17)

for the full list check it here.

fall into the gap

for the past forever, gap has always maintained an understated image that looks good and won't kill your wallet. here, in it's 2010 fall collection, the company puts together another classy look. simple and casual, the gap doesn't go for the overly dressed up style. check more images here.

trey songz mtv unplugged

recent opening act for jay-z on his blueprint 3 tour, trey songz takes the time to perform for mtv during one of its unplugged sessions. even takes the time to make a young girl's dream come true with a serenade. you know that's classy.

lupe fiasco feat. alicia keys - love letter to the beat

  

lupe fiasco brings to you new music, collaborating with the stunning alicia keys. beat was produced by chad hugo from the neptunes, what's not to love? it's a good day.

download: lupe fiasco feat. alicia keys - love letter to the beat