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Future, Zaytoven Announce Mixtape 'Beast Mode,' Share Track 'Real Sisters' [LISTEN]

Atlanta rapper Future has announced the release of a new mixtape titled "Beast Mode," a collaborative effort with producer Zaytoven — the cover artwork is above. The tape is set to drop Jan. 15, and on New Year's Eve, Zaytoven shared the project's first track, titled "Real Sisters," which you can check out below. Zaytoven's beat for the track is based around a keyboard line that sounds like it was ripped straight from a 8-bit video game soundtrack, while Future spits his Auto-Tuned, half-sung flow over the top of it. You can check out Future and Zaytoven's "Real Sisters" here:
PJ Harvey's Next Album to Be Recorded at Art Exhibit

Just as the Foo Fighters did with the HBO documentary series on the cross-country recording of their latest album "Sonic Highways," British singer-songwriter PJ Harvey plans on exposing the recording process of her next album to the public. But instead of filming her studio sessions like the Foos did, Harvey and her crew of musicians, engineers and producers will be recording the album in a custom-built studio inside London's Somerset House, which will be open to the public for viewing as part of an art exhibition titled "Recording in Progress," starting Jan. 16. According to the Somerset House website, the studio is designed "in the form of an enclosed box ... displaying PJ Harvey, her band, producers, and engineers as a mutating, multi-dimensional sound sculpture." Each studio session will take place 45 minutes at a time from behind one-way, sound-proofed glass — so Harvey will not be able to see you waving at her — and according to Harvey's Facebook page, the sessions could involve "anything from laying down a bass drum track, to discussions, to improvisations, through to full performances of new songs." The exhibition was conceived by Harvey and commissioned by Artangel. Tickets are on sale now for 15 pounds — about $23 — which you can purchase by clicking here.
Migos Share "Wishy Washy" Music Video [WATCH]

Atlanta hip-hop trio, Migos, have shared the music video for their song, "Wishy Washy," which you can check out here. The Gabriel Hart-directed video features the trio rapping in a laundromat (these guys are tough) while surrounded by a bunch of women who are being quite blatantly objectified in pretty much every single shot.
Chief Keef Shares New Track "That Be Me" [LISTEN]

Chicago rapper, Chief Keef, has rung in the new year with a new track for his fans titled, "That Be Me," which you can check out here. Keef doesn't so much rap as sing-speak with Autotune over YG On Da Beat's spacy production, which honesty sounds much better than most of the beats that Keef cooks up for himself. It's not clear if this track will ultimately appear on one of Keef's many upcoming projects or if it's simply a standalone single.
A$AP Rocky Shares New Track 'Pretty Flacko 2' [LISTEN]

Though Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky hasn't been as busy during 2014 as many of his peers have been, he's intent on having the last word on the entire year with his long-awaited new track "Pretty Flacko 2," produced by Nez & Rio, which you can check out below. As its title suggests, the song is a sequel to Rocky's track "Pretty Flacko," which was released almost exactly two years ago on Jan. 1, 2012. Rocky debuted "Pretty Flacko 2" about two months ago at a show in London, and since then it's become one of the year's most anticipated singles.
Kid Ink Shares Globe-Spanning 'Hello World' Music Video [WATCH]

To close out 2014, Los Angeles rapper Kid Ink has shared the music video for his song "Hello World," which you can check out below. The Born Original-directed video was shot during Ink's 2014 world tour in support of his most recent album My Own Lane, and is mostly comprised of shots of European cities such as Moscow and Paris, though by the video's end, Ink is back in the United States, rapping in the middle of Times Square in New York City.
Dolly Parton's Dollywood Faces Lawsuit Over '13 Injury

In late December 2013, a Florida woman named Tedi A. Brown suffered a brain injury after falling from a ride at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, which is owned by country legend Dolly Parton. One year later, "Billboard" reports that Brown and her husband have filed a lawsuit against Dolly Parton Productions Inc. and Herschend Family Entertainment Corp., alleging that the ride's operators are responsible for Brown's headfirst fall, which resulted in "permanent impairments and disabilities." According to the lawsuit, Brown's accident occurred on a ride called the Waltzing Swinger, which features swinging chairs with a lap bar mechanism to keep riders restrained. But Brown lifted the lap bar before it was safe to do so, and due to the wintry weather conditions that day slipped out of her seat and fell 10 feet onto the pavement below, resulting in "spine and neck injuries, torn ligaments, and a broken jaw." The lawsuit alleges that Brown and her family were falsely informed that the ride would be safe under such wintry conditions and that Brown was not warned to keep herself restrained until the ride was completely finished and safely on the ground.
Shabazz Palaces Share 'Ham Sandwich' [LISTEN]

Seattle experimental hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces have shared a new track titled "Ham Sandwich," which you can check out below. The brief track is backed by a relatively traditional boom bap beat, along with some wonderfully spacey and psychedelic production flourishes that would make Dan the Automator proud. Since the track cuts off so suddenly after just two minutes, this might just be a teaser for the actual song. Shabazz Palaces shared the song earlier this morning, Dec. 31, through their Twitter account, along with this cryptic message: "Magic Makes the Music More." You can check out that tweet here: Magic Makes the Music More https://t.co/xVAqkW0XHY — Shabazz Palaces (@shabazzpalaces) December 31, 2014 You can check out Shabazz Palaces's "Ham Sandwich" here:
Unreleased Song 'Whiskey Road' Surfaces from Late Pantera Guitarist [LISTEN]

Guitar magazine "GuitarWorld" has unearthed a previously unreleased song by late Pantera/Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott titled "Whiskey Road", which you can check out below. According to "Rolling Stone," "Whiskey Road" was recorded back in 2001 as Pantera was finishing up their final U.S. tour, with Dimebag playing every instrument on the recording himself. The song has been pressed to a special vinyl flexi-disc by GuitarWorld as a part of their upcoming Dimebag tribute issue, and have even shared the song's guitar tabs. Although Dimebag's work with Pantera and Damageplan was pretty riff-heavy and brutal, "Whiskey Road" is more mellow and country-tinged, with acoustic guitar being the primary instrument, though Dimebag still makes room for some bluesy, distorted guitar solos. You can check out Dimebag Darrell's "Whiskey Road" here:
Rich Homie Quan, Yo Gotti Appear on SBOE's 'Better Than Them' [LISTEN]

Queens hip-hop group SBOE — Slow Bucks Over Everything — have shared a new track titled "Better Than Them," featuring guest appearances by Rich Homie Quan, Yo Gotti and Boosie Badazz, which you can check out below. According to "Hot New Hip-Hop," this track originally appeared earlier this year on an SBOE mixtape, only without the guest spots from Quan, Gotti and Boosie, so this seems like a deliberate attempt to turn this into a hit. The hook is decent enough, so it might actually work — though the "Scarface" sample at the beginning is almost laughably clichéd at this point in the history of hip-hop. You can check out SBOE's "Better Than Them" featuring Rich Homie Quan, Yo Gotti and Boosie Badazz here: Here is SBOE's original version of "Better Than Them," just in case you were curious:
10 Best Buckingham/Nicks-Fleetwood Mac Songs

On Dec. 31, 1974 — 40 years ago today — guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and singer Stevie Nicks, who performed together at the time under the name Buckingham Nicks, joined British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac. Though the band had found great success in the British blues scene of the late 1960s and early '70s, the inclusion of Buckingham and Nicks to the line-up transformed Fleetwood Mac into the biggest pop band in the world. To celebrate this anniversary, here are the 10 best Fleetwood Mac songs written by Buckingham or Nicks, in alphabetical order.
Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug Guest on Nipsey Hussle's "Choke" [LISTEN]

Nipsey Hussle's new mixtape, 'Mailbox Money,' is set to drop tomorrow, Dec. 31, but if that's too long for you to wait for new music, Nipsey has shared a new song titled "Choke" featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan, which you can check out here. The song features some heavy-hitting, dramatic production from London On Da Track and opens with a lengthy sample of Samuel L. Jackson's climactic speech from "Pulp Fiction." The vocals don't seem to be mixed very well though and often rise uncomfortably far above the beat.
Broken Social Scene Recaps 2014 In "Golden Facelift" Video [WATCH]

Toronto indie rock collective, Broken Social Scene, has shared the music video for its song "Golden Facelift," which you can check out here The video is basically a five-minute recap of all the major events in 2014, ranging from the rise of ISIS to the racial tensions in the United States to inconsequential viral videos, but when placed side by side, they all come off as equally significant in the building of our culture. There are also some graphic shots of surgical procedures, so don't watch if you're squeamish.
Justin Bieber Hints at New Album Coming in 2015

When caught up in his seemingly endless supply of scandals and lawsuits, it's easy to forget that Justin Bieber is, first and foremost, a musician, and over the last few days, the 20-year-old singer has dropped some hints that new music will soon be on the way. On his Twitter account yesterday (Dec. 29), Bieber responded to MTV's pleas for a new album in 2015 with a simple "no problem."
Wiz Khalifa, Waka Flocka Go EDM In Borgeous & Whoo Kid's "Toast" Video [WATCH]

Last month, EDM producer Borgeous recruited rappers Wiz Khalifa and Waka Flocka and hip-hop producer Whoo Kid for "Toast," and today (Dec. 30), the song's music video has been shared, which you can check out below. The video incoporates Borgeous live performance footage alongside glitchy images of Wiz and Waka rapping (though "chanting about partying" is a more accurate description of what they're doing). According to Hot New Hip-Hop, the video was put together by Dan The Man and Kirill Was Here, and features footage filmed at the University of Illinois and New York's Pacha nightclub.