B13 Peer Review

      UPDATE: "The Anderson .Paak – EP" stream is now available. The stream of  The Anderson .Paak – EP is now available on Spotify .  Anderson .Paak was featured on several songs on Dr. Dre's Compton album , which was released last month. He appeared with Marsha Ambrosius on Compton cut "All In a Day's Work," Ice Cube and Dem Jointz on "Issues" and Kendrick Lamar and Justus on "Deep Water," among others. The Anderson .Paak – EP  stream is as follows: (The most recent post in this thread ran September 28. It is as follows.) Blended Babies' The Anderson .Paak – EP is now available for purchase on iTunes . The four-track project features King Chip on "So Slow" and Asher Roth and Donnie Trumpet on "Make It Work." The Anderson .Paak – EP cover art and tracklist are as follows: So Slow f. Anderson .Paak, King Chip Make It Work f. Anderson .Paak, Asher Roth, Donnie Trumpet Drifter II f

The singer took a self-portrait for the cover. Rihanna is the second artist announced to cover The FADER 's 100 issue. The cover image is of the singer taking a self-portrait. The photo shoot was directed by Renata Raksha in Los Angeles. The images "capture  Rihanna  in ways that showcase the superstar as she sees herself," the press release states. "All photos of Rihanna, at this point in her career, have layers of artifice," Naomi Zeichner, editor-in-chief of The FADER says. "We wanted to see what would happen if we were able to pull some of that away." Drake is the other cover artist for the magazine's celebration. "The FADER's 100th issue reckons with the changes in music and media since The FADER's launch," Zeichner continues. "Today there are fewer music magazines than ever, which makes The FADER’s job bigger, and means we are more responsible than ever for contextualizing the work

Migos, Rapsody, Brother Ali and Pharoahe Monch are all slated to make appearances on the project. Talib Kweli has released numerous projects this year including a surprise mixtape with Fuck the Money . Recently speaking to HipHopDX in the wake of a recent Complex article that characterized Kweli as one who doesn't produce music for all moods, the New York native announced he's working on a new album with producer 9th Wonder and also revealed the features on the project. "I've got an album with 9th Wonder coming out," he explained via a segment of today's (September 28) DX Daily . "That album's got myself, Brother Ali, Hi-Tek, Krysis, Bad Lucc, Problem, Rapsody, Planet Asia, Migos, Pharoahe Monch, Slug from Atmosphere, I'm really, really happy about the place I'm in creatively." No release date or title for the project has been named yet publicly. Please enable Javascript to watch this video

Lots of small roles available for Netflix political drama “House of Cards” Netflix  renewed the popular drama for a 4th season which is now filming around the Maryland area. The show’s casting directors at MHC just released a new casting notice for background roles. The show is now casting Maryland locals to be background extras on the show. Currently, the show is looking for talent to play government interns, hotel guests, valets, business men (some of which may be very featured), hotel porters, real stenographers and more. Please see all the details below. “ House of Cards ”  is a scripted  Netflix  series about a scheming politician, played by Kevin Spacey, and his equally conniving wife. House of Cards is set in D.C. and examines ruthlessness, corruption and power struggles within politics.  The streaming series focuses on Frank Underwood played by Kevin Spacey, a politician from South Carolina who, after being passed up for Secretary of State, seeks revenge a

Future and Drake's new album opened at No. 1 this week by a wide margin, an example of the popularity of streaming music services among hip-hop listeners. Credit Katie Darby/Invision, via Associated Press On this week’s music charts, “What a Time to Be Alive,” a new mix tape by the star rappers Drake and Future, opened at No. 1 by a wide margin, it was announced on Monday — a victory for Apple, which had an exclusive deal to release the album first. But the album’s success is also the latest example of the extraordinary popularity of hip-hop on streaming music services. Throughout 2015, on outlets like Spotify, Rhapsody and Apple Music, releases by hip-hop and rhythm-and-blues acts including Drake, Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky and the Weeknd have consistently posted far higher numbers