HBO teamed up with Kid Cudi, DJ Green Lantern & Broke Mogul (DECON) to create “How to Make it In America: The Mixtape”. Hosted by Cudi, he chimes in through out the mixtape discussing the cast, show and his acting aspirations.

The mixtape features a variation of music including Dan Black Symphonies remix with Cudi, Jadakiss, Johnny Ploygon, Phoenix, Lupe Fiasco and more. Below is the intro to the mixtape.

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Saturday night Cudi performed at the San Francisco “Sprite Step Off” along with B.o.B. The episode with his performance will air February 28 on MTV2 at 3pm EST. Keep reading for a couple pictures from the show.

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HBO is providing an in depth look at their new show How to Make It in America by letting you watch the first episode online for free! Streaming above (on youtube) is the season premiere that will air this Sunday, Feb. 14 at 10PM ET. Unfortunately the free stream is only for US residents so the rest of you will have to wait for Sunday’s premiere.

For more coverage on the show, view our archives. Also below is a new trailer giving you a first look at the shows storyline. Read the rest of this entry »

Bryan Greenberg and Cudi sit down and talk about their roles in the new show ‘How to Make it in America’. They chop it up about having fun on the set, improvising scenes, the grind and more. This is also your real first look at Cudi’s acting ability and what kind of role he plays in the series.

Season premier is on HBO next Sunday, Feb. 14 at 10PM ET.

Here’s part 2 of the Cudi x BAPE series by HeadBangaMuzik. The crew make there way over to a packed BBC store to join Pharrell and Jadakiss.

Don’t get too excited, this video is an entire 14 seconds long (probably 6 seconds of actual footage). The music video is produced by Jean-Charles Carré & Damien Saintobert. You can expect it to drop within the next week along with some real behind the scenes footage.

Guetta aired some of the video on French TV last week and the video looks to be a mix of the club scene and the two walking about a sunny Miami scene.

With the show less then 10 days away from making its premiere on HBO here’s some more stills from the filming of the new HBO series. How to Make It in America airs Feb. 14 at 10PM on HBO so make sure to order HBO for at least 2 months while the shows on air (its what I just did ha).  Photos via BuzzSugar.com. Read the rest of this entry »

This was released earlier courtesy of Dot Da Genius. Here’s the scoop on the song:

This must be the realest shit ever. We did this track like 3-4 yrs ago during the grind, trying to get shit moving. Just knowing what he was dealing with during this time period makes this record more than just a song. The sample used in the song was taken from Bob Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay”. I noticed a bad quality version of it leaked so I figure might as well put out a better version.

Make sure to check out Dot’s new website for his production company at HeadBangaMuzik.com.

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Download: Highs N Lows (Produced by Dot Da Genius) | Mediafire

Twenty-five years after the original recording, history was made once again on Monday night (Feb. 1) as over 75 stars gathered to record a contemporary remake of “We Are the World” at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood.

Keep reading for photos & video from the recording session as well as more info on the song. Read the rest of this entry »