Cali emcees ย Murs ย and ย Fashawn ย present video of a live performance of ย “Just Begun”, a song from their forthcoming collaboration album ย This Generation, dropping ย September 25 ย on ย Duck Down. Murs recently dropped visuals ย for ย “Animal Style” ย (watch here), from his recent album ย Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation, produced largely by ย Ski Beatz, the producer behind classic records for ย Jay-Z, Mos Def ย and more. Murs’ most recent release is ย Yumiko: Curse Of The Merch Girl, his album and graphic novel collaboration with ย Josh Blaylock. ย He recently curated ย Through The Mic, the ย Los Angeles County Museum of Art‘s first-ever hip-hop concert series, and this year’s installment of his annual ย Paid Dues ย festival featured ย Wu-Tang Clan, Odd Future, Kendrick Lamar ย and many more.
Ne-Yo, the man known to his mother as Shaffer Chimere Smith and to the world as Ne-Yo has significantly impacted the industry as a singer, songwriter, actor, and now label executive. Whether accepting a Grammy Award, putting on a show-stopping performance, flying high above the sky in RedTails, signing artists to Motown, or running his label, Compound University, Ne-Yo is not settling for the standard 15 minutes of fame in this industry tends to offer. His talents seem limitless, and he still has much more he can accomplish as he continues on the upswing in this journey we call life.