"Come to 42nd Street and hear a man in the subway play "Hotline Bling" on trombone;" Your Old Droog & Marco Polo Effortlessly Flip Nu Shooz's "I Can't Wait" Into "42 (Forty Deuce)"

"["42" is] a song that's literally been in-the-making for over a decade. Wanted to flip this sample since '05 and I finally brought it to a producer and got the job done," Ukrainian-American rapper Your Old Droog, who was widely speculated to be Nas alias at first, recently told Complex upon the premier of his "42 (Forty Deuce)" music video. It was produced by Marco Polo and Droog himself, who together, somehow managed to expertly flip a sample of Nu Shooz's 1984 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart No.1, "I Can't Wait." "42" was proceeded by its frenzied @CLEOFUS-designed single artwork about two weeks prior, which featured Your Old Droog front and center in an Elmo costume surrounded by a bunch of eclectic New Yorkers, but now, along with his Jonah Schwartz-directed video, makes a lot more sense in retrospect. "It's about a special place that I really used to frequent back in the days. The video is a halfway glimpse into that and my halfway break-dancing skills," Droog continued within an email sent to Complex. "42" is loosely based around an all too familiar concept of getting stopped in the city streets by a Walkman-totting no name amateur "rapper" walking alongside of you and repeatedly asking, "yo bro, you listen to Hip-Hop?" I've learned that there's really no good answer to this moderately rhetorical question; if you dare say, "no," they'll either start calling you an a$_hole, racist, cheap b*stard, etc. or in my case, somehow still manage to strong-arm you into buying a sh*tty Peanuts-themed mixtape.

Droog's terribly unsuspecting I ❤ New Yorker, however, is treated to a slightly more pleasant experience, vaguely similar to that of The Stepkids' trippy, haze-filled Kurt Braunohler & Wyatt Cenac-starring "Legend In My Own Mind" clip released during their brief tenure at Stones Throw. Throughout the course of Schwartz's city streetlight-lit "42" treatment, our four-eyed out-of-towner runs in to Droog a number of times, disguised as a unibrowed hot dog cart attendant, a "homeless" Vietnam vet, a break-dancing Tickle Me Elmo, a pushy window washer, a talented late night caricature artist, and a FILA-sporting flask-chugging pedicab driver. Despite the fact that he still lacks major label representation, Droogh Grant is currently readying his debut full-length album (or second, if you count his expanded Your Old Droog EP-LP) for a tentative fourth quarter release. Although he recently told Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg that he could theoretically "drop a joint everyday, if [he] wanted to" and already has a couple albums-worth of material recorded and stockpiled just awaiting their imminent release. Following the release of his critically-acclaimed Rock-themed KINISON EP, Your Old Droog has quietly unleashed The Nicest EP, "Unlimited Metrocard," "Senseless Killin' II," a remix of The Weeknd's "Tell Your Friends," Italian Soul-Funk-sampling "Before I Go," his Top Shelf Premium "OFF TOP" Freestyle, and impeccable Seinfeld theme-interpolating "Basketball & Seinfeld," all of which were haphazardly uploaded to Soundcloud.

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

Lana del Rey [Lizzy Grant] effectively became 2011's "It Girl" with the release of her phenomenal debut single, "Video Games" (Stranger) . Like many struggling singer-songwriters, Grant has been signed, dropped, and significantly changed her public image since bursting onto the scene (2009). With that said, it can be assumed that Lana del Rey has collected just as many "haters" as she has avid supporters. To be perfectly honest, the only other artist I can think of that made this much commotion... garnered so much wide-spread buzz/hate and critical acclaim -- right out of the gates -- with just one track is Britney Spears . And maybe in this post- Mike musical era, that's the true synthesis of Pop Culture: Britney Lynn Spears . After months of repeated teasing and speculation, Lana del Rey 's major label debut, Born 2 Die will [finally] be released this coming Jan. 30-31, 2012. Pitchfork reports that it will feature "Off to The Ra

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of

All-around Breakdown: Sean Martin Discusses Debut Instrumental EP Introducing The Magician As No More Magic (Residual Effects)

Sean Martin is a multi-versed musician, producer, and tattooer hailing from Connecticut. As a guitarist, song-writer, and/or producer he has worked with a variety of well-known artists including Hatebreed, Cold Cave, Wear Your Wounds, Umbra Vitae, Twitching Tongues, Cage, Kid Cudi, House of Blow, Head Automatica, XO Skeletons, Jet Fueled Horses, Handsome Boy Modeling School, and more. His versatility and flexibility within music allows him to blur the lines in-between the confines of Hardcore, Electronic, Metal, and Hip-Hop. Martin is, also, a skilled tattooer at Brass City Tattoo located in Oakville, Connecticut promoting the traditional approach to the craft. Founded by Martin himself between 2020-22, No More Magic combines ominous melodies with downtempo beats to create a dizzying dream-like atmosphere. Paying homage to the golden era of Hip-Hop while forging ahead down its own dark road. For fans of Portishead, Massive Attack, and DJ Shadow. No More Magic's Introducing The

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