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Five bucks says longtime rap fans got chills when they first heard Common and Pete Rock were working on a project. Chicago’s most poetic OG connecting with the revered Mt. Vernon hero behind “They Reminisce Over You” ? C’mon, that’s an event. And maybe those chills became a bit more pronounced when the same fans heard “Wise Up” , the first volley from the ‘The Auditorium Vol. 1.’ The track and its very cool video arrived with an old school gravitas driven by a modern sense of kinetics. Turns out ‘The Auditorium Vol 1.’ glows with a classic aura from start to finish. Boom bap echoes with a 2024 sheen. Vevo ctrl brought their cameras to the very place where they cut the new project: the famed Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village , where it was quickly apparent that the legends were in their element, chopping it about everything from the ins and outs of their partnership to the state of “real rap.” Interwoven Vevo ctrl performances elevate the experience to the next level,...

  Def Jam Recordings shares the music video by Benny The Butcher performing Jermanie's Graduation (Live Session) | Vevo ctrl . The single is produced by The Alchemist and appears on the album "Everybody Can’t Go" .  The Live Session is directed by Skyler Brown .

  Buffalo, NY lyrical mastermind Benny The Butcher shares the video for the Live Session of him performing the single “BRON” on Vevo ctrl . The performance is executive produced by Chris Pereira and directed by Skyler Brown . The single “BRON” is from the Benny The Butcher album “Everybody Can’t Go” .

  Vevo ctrl shares the video for the Live Session of Atlanta, GA rap artist Killer Mike perfoming the single "MOTHERLESS" , from his GRAMMY Nominated album "MICHAEL" . Stream / Purchase "MICHAEL" by Killer Mike : https://open.spotify.com/album/2mBH7RhAS6vRKkSlA7IRIJ?autoplay=true

Offset called his 2019 album 'Father of 4,' and when he arrived at Vevo   ctrl studio to spit his way through "ON THE RIVER” from his new 'SET IT OFF' project, being a daddy was still on his mind. Veteran ctrl fans will probably realize this is the first time an MC has ever taken the mic while holding a baby. Yep, Wave Set Cephus joined his superstar pop, inspiring the Migos rapper to some next-level work during the performance.  "ON THE RIVER" is the latest from the new album, following "JEALOUSY," a very cool Cardi B duet. ( Wave 's mom also helps her hubs on the new album's "FREAKY." ) The vibe of ‘SET IT OFF’ feels like our guy is in the middle of a very impressive growth spurt – let’s call it his sharpest move yet. "This season is personal for me," Offset recently said . “It marks a new chapter in my life. I feel like Michael Jackson coming from a successful group breaking records to superstardom on...

Vevo ctrl shares the official video for the single "MILLIONS (Live Session)" by Medford, MA rap artist BIA . The single appears on the Epic Records release "REALLY HER" .  "REALLY HER" available at: https://OfficialBIA.lnk.to/REALLYHER

Vevo ctrl shares the latest   Live Session feauring the legendary Queens emcee MC Serch and rap legend in the making Bobby J From Rockaway perfomring their collaborative single "Round Here" , produced by Krohme .

On the latest installment of Vevo Ctrl , Dave East performs the single "Diamonds" , produced by Harry Fraud , from their collaborative album "HOFFA" .

Vevo Ctrl shares the video for the Live Session performance of the singles "Quicksand" & "Trenches" by Fayetteville, NC artist Morray .  Morray  https://www.instagram.com/morrayda1 https://twitter.com/morrayda  https://www.facebook.com/morrayda1