For weeks there have been rumors that Daft Punk would be making a surprise appearance at this year’s Coachella festival. Yesterday, those rumors were put to rest. An official representative from Daft Punk’s camp said “Daft Punk is not performing at Coachella this year.” [HypeTrak]
On May 28, The-Dream’s long awaited fifth album IV Play will hit stores. Here is the album cover for the project. [Rap-Up]
Queens rapper N.O.R.E. (aka P.A.P.I.) is an OG, but he still calls himself a Student of the Game. The rapper is getting ready to release his new album. Except to see collaborations from the likes of 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Scarface, Swizz Beatz, Pusha T and more. [Complex]
The boy ScHoolboy Q is on a freestyle rampage. The other day the rapper appeared on Funkmaster Flex’s show and spit over Redman’s “Tonight’s Da Night.” Yesterday, he appeared on MTV’s Rapfix and spit a dope a capella freestyle. Brick Squad’s Frenchie and Uno also got some bars off. [RapRadar]
What is Florence Welch, from Florence + The Machine, up to? We’re not sure, but we do know that the singer was in Jamaica getting ready to record at the famed Geejam studios the other day. [Twitter]
