VIDEOS: Big Sean Talks "Dark Sky Paradise" In BTS Video

Big Sean Talks "Dark Sky Paradise" In BTS Video

Big Sean shares a video entitled "Patience", in which he discusses his new album, "Dark Sky Paradise".

In preparation for his hotly-anticipated album Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean has already shared one "trailer" for it that featured some new music, and today he returns with another preview of sorts. It's a black and white video entitled "Patience", and it features various shots of Sean over the past few months while he speaks about the virtue in relation to the new album. 

In it, we see scenes from his "IDFWU" video, shots of him being interviewed on various radio shows, hanging on the red carpet and hanging with producers in some behind the scenes footage. 

Dark Sky Paradise drops on February 24th.

NEWS: BTS Of Kendrick Lamar's Cover Shoot With XXL

BTS Of Kendrick Lamar's Cover Shoot With XXL

XXL takes us behind-the-scenes of their recent cover shoot with Kendrick Lamar.

XXL may have already rolled out the cover shot as well as the cover story, which Kendrick Lamar wrote himself in the first person, but they're not done just yet, providing us with a BTS video from the shoot today.

The shoot was a pretty simple concept, with Kendrick rocking a white tee and dress pants in front of a white backdrop with colorful lights cast on him. In the BTS footage, we get to hear from Kendrick on the importance of XXL, not only for him but for the culture as a whole. Watch it above.

Read excerpts from the Winter 2014 cover story here.

NEWS: Dizaster, Cassdy Battle Behind-The-Scenes Released

Dizaster, Cassdy Battle Behind-The-Scenes Released

Dizaster and Cassidy's "Ether" card was split into two parts.

A behind-the-scenes video of the two-part battle between Dizaster and Cassidy at the “Ether” battle in Los Angeles December 6 and 7 has been released on BattleRap.com.

The first portion of the battle took place December 6 and was cut short after a late start and microphone issues, among other things. 

The December 7 portion took place the following day in Beverly Hills, California.

To read the full story and to watch the behind-the-scenes video, visit BattleRap.com.

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