J. Cole Unveils Born Sinner Album Covers, New Release Date

What a great weekend it's been for hip hop music. To top it all off, though, Jermaine took to Twitter to announce not only Born Sinner's two album covers (regular and deluxe), but also to unveil he'd be pushing his sophomore LP's release date forward one week to June 18th. Date sound familiar?

Correct you are. Once again inspired by Kanye, Cole decided to coincide Born Sinner's release with Ye's sixth studio album Yeezus's. June 18th just became rap Christmas. Up top you'll see the album cover for Born Sinner, while after the jump the deluxe artwork can be found. Cole World.

Action Bronson - "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" (Video)

Bronsollino and La Musica De Harry Fraud's first look into their collaborative effort Saab Stories now exists in visual form. Bam Bam and everyone's new favorite producer are putting the final touches on the project as we speak, and an early June release is imminent. Dopeness.

Hassani Kwess - "Kick The Bass, Chuck" (Video)

The DC Young'n's Cool Kid produced Ruthless standout receives the much anticipated visual treatment. Watch on as Hassani and Chuck create their slice of dopeness at See Music Studios in Chi-Town.



While we anxiously wait for The Kwess Never Sleeps, be sure to revisit the KWT hosted Ruthless to hold you over.

Kanye West Debuts "New Slaves" Video at 66 Worldwide Locations

After mysteriously tweeting the words "June Eighteenth" a few weeks back, Yeezy fans everywhere were positive a release date had been set for his yet-to-be-titled fifth solo LP. In typical Kanye fashion, he stayed quiet regarding the tweet and the album until tonight, when he once again got the ball rolling, but this time with some much more concrete news.

Mr. West announced that the visuals for his new album's first single, "New Slaves" would be projected onto iconic buildings in ten cities at 66 worldwide locations, including hot spots in Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, and LA. Head over to Kanye's website to check the official venue and time listings, and be sure to check back to KWT often for video updates and, hopefully, the eventual official video and CDQ audio. Update: After thousands of follower-thirsty Viners resulted in countless six second clips of "New Slaves," a logical dude finally filmed and uploaded the entire visual, which can be seen after the jump. As always, people are going to hate on this, but the new Ye sounds like a game changer. Incredible.

Kendrick Lamar - "B*tch Don't Kill My Vibe" (Video Premiere)

K. Dot and family come together to give their condolences to...Molly? Finally we get a visual to a personal favorite of mine and it carries a dope concept. Let the church say Amen, ya bish.

Russ - "Yung Pacino" (Video)

DIEMON's own Russ, one of the game's most talented and slept on producer/rappers, breaks his recent silence in a big way with the visual for his self-produced "Yung Pacino." In his first drop since October 2012, Russ channels his inner Tony Montana, warning hip hop that he's here to stay.



Expect Russ' next endeavor, The Edge, to drop soon, cause we all know dude cranks out hits like no other.

J. Cole - Truly Yours 2 (FreEP)

Following his release of "Cole Summer" last night, Jermaine took to Twitter to announce that we, the fans, deserved another installment of Truly Yours, a FreEP full of loosies the Roc Nation young gun recently released. As always, Cole comes through, this time with a quickstrike, six track project dubbed Truly Yours 2.

J. Cole knows June 25th can't come soon enough, and he's doing all he can to make the wait easier. Download below, and just as Cole says, see you June 25th.

Download: Truly Yours 2 (FreEP)
Previous: J. Cole - Truly Yours (EP)

KWT Clock Stickers Now Available!

The newest piece of merchandise to hit our official KWT Store are our clock stickers, which are a perfect way to show your support and pride for Kids Wasting Time. Coming in at 2.5" in diameter, we've got 500 of these water/weather-proof stickers for you to slap up on your stomping grounds.

Hit us up at KWTblog@yahoo.com with your mailing address, follow us on Twitter at @KidsWastingTime, and we'll send a few your way free of charge. If you're looking to support the movement, click the "shop" tab up top and purchase a few! Thanks.

Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap (Mixtape)

After much anticipation, Chicago product Chance The Rapper's sophomore effort Acid Rap has finally arrived. With guest slots from BJ The Chicago Kid, Ab-Soul, Action Bronson, Twista, Childish Gambino and more, this 13 track project is bound to be our soundtrack for the coming months. Grab the free download below.

Download: Acid Rap (Mixtape)

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J. Cole - "Cole Summer"

On his newest release "Cole Summer," J. Cole's first words are "this here's not a preview of what the album's gonna bring you," but this Lauryn Hill sampled gem is doing nothing but hyping us up for June 25th's Born Sinner. Jermaine rhymes effortlessly over his own typical, smooth production, prepping us for a summer that's about to be chalked full of new J. Cole jams. Listen and download below.

Download: "Cole Summer"
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