Eminem Video Picture, and Lupe Changing Plans...Again

A quick one on a picture that has been doing the rounds on the internet: an image from Eminem's upcoming video, believed to be called 'We Made You'.

Lupe Fiasco has switched things up again and will be calling his upcoming album We Are Lasers. Apparently, he’s been working on it for about a week and is 60% done.

The initial idea of LupEND is cancelled, whilst its original 'replacement' The Great American Rap Album is on hold, he is 'still aiming for two albums this year'. (What is it with everyone dropping 2 albums this year?!).

He also stated that "There’s not too many hip-hoppers on this one...got a slot for Bun B though...contemplating Cudi...". A Lupe/Cudi collaboration would be absolutely epic.

See below for a brilliant freestyle from Big Sean at SXSW Festival (spelt wrongly in the video as SXSX!) in the US. This video is taken from a friendly freestyle battle being had by Kanye, Big Sean and Really Doe.

Mike Posner and Big Sean

Two names for the future: Big Sean and Mike Posner.

Mike Posner: A newcomer who is still a University student over in the US, but is making some moves to get his name known. He has features on the awesome Big Sean mixtape, Finally Famous (Links are below) and on tracks from Big Sean's upcoming album of the same title, namely 'Who Knows', on which he drops a smooth, likable hook.

Posner seamlessly glides across a multitude of genres, from R'n'B, Indie, Hip-Hop and Pop all at once, giving you a style of music that will definitely convince you that he has a sound that is uniquely his.

The mixtape 'A Matter of Time' (released last week) has a nice weighting between original material and covers/remixes. It's probably not even fair to call them covers or remixes, as he takes popular songs such as Beyoncé's 'Halo' and The Fray 'Over My Head' and weaves them into his own distinct sound.

I'll let you make your own judgements on him, but he's got a style that will appeal to a range of tastes, and is definitely a name to look out for. The link below is a free iTunes download of his mixtape, and should automatically take you to the iTunes store link. A full review to come in the near future.

Big Sean: The easiest way to describe Big Sean is Kid Cudi before Kid Cudi was Kid Cudi. Complicated? Exactly.

Big Sean, who is signed to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label, dropped Finally Famous back in 2007 and unfortunately hasn't put anything else out since. There's talk of an upcoming mixtape, 'UKNOWBIGSEAN', but with no definite release date as of yet.

Sean has a versatility and flow about him that compliments his decent lyrical ability and charisma on any given track. Sean exudes confidence on the mixtape, and shows more than a hint of potential.

The mixtape is predominantly original material, most of which comes with an uptempo flow and positive vibe. Big Sean definitely has the potential to be a big name, but the lack of any substantial follow-up material to this mixtape is definitely moving him out of the ears and eyes of any prospective audiences.

Tracks such as 'People Mover', 'We Known' and 'Dreams' show that Big Sean has a style that, much like Posner, will allow him to appeal to a multitude of tastes. Keep an eye out for the track 'Who Knows' featuring Mike Posner, which is not on this mixtape, but possibly on both the upcoming mixtape UKNOWBIGSEAN, and his debut album.

To download Mike Posner and The Brain Trust's 'A Matter of Time' via iTunes, go here: http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/new.duke.edu.1926121494

To download Big Sean's 'Finally Famous', head over to http://www.uknowbigsean.com/ which has a link to download a free copy of the Finally Famous mixtape.