After a series of conflicting reports, it has been confirmed that as of 7:29AM this morning T.I has been released from prison and is in route to began completion of the remainder of his sentence in either home confinement or a living facility. Either way #TIPBack
Friday, August 26, 2011
0 New Music: Tyga Feat. Travis Porter - "Ayy Ladies"
Tyga and Travis Porter are cooking up a mixtape entitled "King Of Diamonds", I'm assuming its going to cater to the "skrippas". Here's the project's first offering.
0 Wale On NBC Nitecap w/ Peter Bailey (Video)
In one of Wale's most in depth interviews of recent, Peter Baily of NBC Nitecap chops it up with the young DC Emcee about resurrecting hip hop's social conscience, being the voice of DC, the ramifications of signing to Maybach Music, self sabotage and his new album; "Ambition". You can watch the full interview after jump
0 New Music: Fabolous Feat. Red Cafe & Trey Songz – "Sicker Than Yo Average"
Loso recently let this track loose on his website. Not sure where this will end up (if anywhere), but it does display some symptoms of illness.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
0 Beyoncé – ’1 + 1′ (Music Video)
SMH Beyoncé is one the baddest females of all time, all time!. Check out Beyonce's latest video off her album "4", in stores now.
0 Lil Wayne's Not Expecting Jay-Z To Respond To "It's Good" Diss
Unless you have been sleeping under a rock for the past 24 hours, you know that Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV sprung a premature leak along with a track entitled "It's Good" on which Weezy fires a couple shots at Jay-Z. During a recent interview with Vibe, Wayne expressed that he doesn't expect any repercussions from Hov:
“I know there won’t be any repercussions behind what I did. I know for a fact music is about perception. You can’t do anything but perceive what you hear. I know that for a fact. So I can’t ever be upset about someone’s reaction. I’m not going to say I don’t know what would happen before I even say [something on record]. I do know what will happen. I’m aware of it. But it is what it is.” - Lil WayneInteresting...... Do you think Jay-Z will respond?
0 New Music: Young Scolla - "Alive" (Prod. By SMKA)
With Young Scolla's debut LP "Seconds Away" dropping on Itunes in less than 5 days, he probably has truly never felt so alive. Word to the title of the track.
0 Behind The Scenes: Young Jeezy Feat. Freddie Gibbs – "Do It For You"
Here is a quick behind the scenes look at Young Jeezy's upcoming music video for "Do It For You" featuring Freddie Gibbs off his "The Real Is Back" mixtape. Look for Jeezy to drop his follow-up mixtape "The Real Is Back 2" mixtape real soon.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
0 Syl Johnson To Sue Jay-Z & Kanye West For Uncleared Sample On "The Joy"
Talk about "throwing rocks at The Throne". Allegedly "The Joy" off of Watch The Throne's Deluxe Edition features an uncleared sample from Syl Johnson's "Different Strokes". According to Johnson's reps, sample clearance negotiations originally occurred for "The Joy" to appear on Kanye's "Dark Fantasy" album, but were stalled for undisclosed reasons. Upon hearing "Watch The Throne", The Numero Group (the label who owns rights to the record) sent a out statement and a tweet alluding to impending legal action.
0 Kendrick Lamar – "A.D.H.D." (Music Video)
Life+Times just premiered Kendrick's latest video off of his #Section80 Mixtape. The video is directed by Va$htie Kola and presented by Rocksmith Clothing. Be sure to cop #Section80 on Itunes if you haven't already.
0 New Music: Phonte Feat. Elzhi – "Not Here Anymore" (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
Phontigga drops his first single featuring Elzhi off his upcoming album entitled "Charity Starts At Home". Correct me if I'm wrong, but its been a minute since we heard Phonte on a 9th Wonder track.
0 Lil Wayne - "How To Love" (Music Video)
With Tha Carter IV scheduled to drop this Monday, MTV gets to the green light to premiere Lil Wayne's new video for "How To Love". The video is really deep and it's probably one of Weezy's best, conceptually speaking.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
0 Bow Wow Stops By The Beats By Dr. Dre Office (Video)
Bow Wizzle recently stopped by The Beats By Dr. Dre Office to pick up his custom pair of YMCB headphones. I could use a pair of those my damn self, Beats holla @ me!
Previously: Bow Wow - Greenlight 4 (Mixtape) | Dr. Dre And Jimmy Iovine Sell Majority Ownership Of "Beats Electronics" for $300 Million
Previously: Bow Wow - Greenlight 4 (Mixtape) | Dr. Dre And Jimmy Iovine Sell Majority Ownership Of "Beats Electronics" for $300 Million
0 Curren$y x DJ Drama - "Verde Terrace" (Mixtape)
Curren$y work ethic is truly unmatched as he and DJ Drama link up for "Verde Terrace", which is Curren$y's 13th mixtape in the past 5 years. Click the Download button and join the Jet Life. Track List after the jump
0 Eminem Makes More Money In One Weekend Than Your Favorite Rappers Entire Tour
While Em's never been one to boast about his financial well-being, don't think he's not raking in major cash. According to TMZ, Slim Shady banked an approximate $3.3 Million to perform a pair of shows out in the UK for which his received an estimated $66,000 per song. If your not Jay-Z, Lil Wayne or Kanye West, then the above headline probably applies to your favorite emcee.
0 New Music: Game – N*ggas In Compton (Freestyle)
While in the studio with the LA Leakers Game decided to spit a couple bars of The Throne's "Niggas In Paris" instrumental (Which isn't really the OFFICIAL instrumental BTW). The Game new album; "The R.E.D Album" is in stores today.
Monday, August 22, 2011
0 Bad Meets Evil Feat. Bruno Mars – "Lighters" (Music Video)
Em and Royce release their latest video off of their platinum album "Bad Meets Evil". This is probably the best video these two have done together thus far.
0 J.Cole - Cole World: The Sideline Story (Cover Art)
For this weeks "Any Given Sunday" series, J. Cole reveals the official cover art for his debut album; "Cole World: The Sideline Story" designed by Alex Haldi for Bestest Asbestos and photographed by Leann Mueller. Check after the jump for a brief clip of Cole in the studio working on the album in the studio. Cole World: The Sideline Story drops 9/27/11.
0 Rick Ross - "The Bossumentary" (Trailer)
Rick Ross's journey from the land of the "haves" from the the land of the "have nots" has been more then 14 years in the making. Fortunately for us, Spiff TV has been along to document the majority of the ride in Ross's new documentary appropriately entitled "The Bossumentary". "God Forgives, I Don't" is coming soon.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
0 Lloyd Banks Revives "Cold Corner 2" Mixtape
After initially decided to scrap the project a couple months back, all it took was one tweet from the Blue Hefner to revive the tape. Still waiting on an official release date tho...
Previous: Lloyd Banks – Check Me Out (Prod. By Cardiak) |
Props HHNM
Previous: Lloyd Banks – Check Me Out (Prod. By Cardiak) |
Props HHNM
Saturday, August 20, 2011
0 Lil B Responds To Game Calling Him The Wackest Rapper Of All Time (Video)
Earlier this week, DJ Vlad asked Game who he thought was the whackest rapper alive and he (understandably) named Lil B after hearing his verse on Lil Wayne's "Sorry For The Wait" mixtape. While out on Sunset BLVD, cameras caught up with Lil B and he issued a brief rebuttal. #BasedGod
Friday, August 19, 2011
0 Grafh Feat. Joe Budden & Shalone - "It’s Just Music" (Music Video)
We got to witness these two in the studio crafting this record a while back, now here is the full finished product. It's cool if you don't like, Its just music.
Previously: Joe Budden In The Studio w/ Graph (Video)
Previously: Joe Budden In The Studio w/ Graph (Video)
0 The Weeknd - "Thursday" (Mixtape)
The Weekend is back with the follow to his highly touted "House Of Balloons" mixtape and has since joined forces with follow Toronto native, Drake's Octobers Very Own to form OVOXO.*Waits for the bidding war to start*
Thursday, August 18, 2011
0 New Music: Young Scolla – "Losin Myself" (Prod. SMKA)
Here goes a brand new leak off of Young Scolla's upcoming "Seconds Away" album which will be able on Itunes august 30th. Scolla has been making big moves and was recently featured on XXL Magazines Website. You can view the entire track-listing for Scolla's "Seconds Away" after the jump.
0 Drake To Be Honored With Allan Slaight Award During Canada's Walk Of Fame
"At 24 years of age, Drake has already achieved what has taken others a lifetime to do. He is kind, smart, talented, philanthropic and driven. He is an inspiring example to all, and we are proud to recognize him this year as our young Canadian making a positive impact," said Peter Soumalias, Founding Director, Canada's Walk of Fame.In just it's 2nd annual year of being given out, Drizzy has been tapped to receive the Allan Slaight Award which is awarded to Canadians who have positively impacted the fields of music, film, literature, visual & performing arts, sports, innovation or philanthropy. The award comes with a $10,000 honorarium which Drake plans to donate to charity. I guess Drake really does stand for Do Right And Kill Everything.
0 Kirko Bangz Feat. Big Sean,Wale & Bun B - "What Yo Name Iz" (Remix) (Music Video)
H-Town representer Kirko Bangz, is quickly making a name for himself in the business. Peep the official video to for the remix to his street banger "What Yo Name Iz" which features Big Sean, Wale and Bun B.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
0 Wale – The Eleven One Eleven Theory (Mixtape)
Today, Wale dropped his new mixtape to celebrate his accumulation of over 1 Million Twitter followers and to promote his Sophomore Album "Ambition", which drops November 1st 2011. Track-listing after the jump
0 T.I Pens Final Letter From Prison....
Oh my look how the time has flown. On September 29th, T.I will be released from prison after serving an 11 month sentence for parole violation.Below is the final letter Tip has written to inform his fans of his future plans:
0 New Music: Styles P Feat. Busta Rhymes & Rick Ross – "Harsh"
Potential first single off of Style's upcoming "Master of Ceremonies" album.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
0 Kanye West Purchases His First "Other Other Benz" Circa 2002 (Video)
Before Yeezy had a thrown to watch he was copping his first "Other Other Benz" back in 2002 on the day Jay-Z released "The Blueprint 2" which featured his first collaboration with the Rocafella emcee. It's ironic because the car dealer is telling Kanye he needs to save up 300K to get a ner car coming out called the "Maybach" and now almost ten years later Kanye's destroying them in videos for the hell of it.
Props Creative Control
Props Creative Control
0 Meek Mill Performs At Jay-Z's "Watch The Throne" Release Party (Video)
While Jay-Z was celebrating the release of he and Kanye West's new album, Meek Mill also joined in the festivities at Miami's Club Liv to celebrate the release of his own mixtape. If you were in Miami this past weekend, Club Liv was the place to be as Jay-Z spent an alleged 250K on bottles of Ace of Spades and charged up to $500 for entry. #BallSoHard
Previously | Meek Mill & DJ Drama - "Dream Chasers" (Mixtape)
Previously | Meek Mill & DJ Drama - "Dream Chasers" (Mixtape)
0 B.o.B - "High Life" (Music Video)
While out in Singapore, B.O.B and Motion Family put together a dope visual with a pretty breath taking view. Not sure where this songs from, but I like....
0 New Music: Game Feat. Drake – "Good Girls Go Bad" (Prod. Cool & Dre)
On August 23rd The Game with release his fourth LP entitled "The R.E.D" Album, but until then, check out this Cool N Dre produced cut off the album which features Drizzy. Don't Make the good girls go bad
Props 2DBZ
0 Machine Gun Kelly Talks Million $ Deal w/ Bad Boy and Interscope, Diddy's Legacy & More (Video)
Young Jack thriller Of Thisis50 recently caught up with Bad Boy's newest recording artist, Machine Gun Kelly to discuss his millionaire dollar recording contract, thoughts on Diddy's reputation with other signing other artists, the lace up movement, his new album and more.
Monday, August 15, 2011
0 New Music: Pusha T Feat. Kanye West & Young Jeezy - "Amen"
Funkmaster Flex just dropped the bomb on one of the most anticipated tracks off of Pusha T's Fear Of God: Let Us Pray EP, which is scheduled to drop August 23rd. I will re-up with a tagless version when it's released.
0 Bow Wow - Greenlight 4 (Mixtape)
0 J.Cole - “Work Out” (Music Video)
It's Cole World, as J. Cole releases the final version of the video for his current single "Work Out". J. Cole's debut LP "Cole World: The Sideline Story" drops September 27th. P7QZWAKA5H6K
Friday, August 12, 2011
0 New Music: Lil Wayne Feat. Drake - "She Will" (Prod. By T-Minus)
Brand new single off of Tha Carter IV. Drake's only on the hook, but Weezy does the verses much justice.Tha Carter IV drops August 29th.
Props HHU
Props HHU
0 Wiz Khalifa – "No Sleep" (Music Video)
An unsanctioned version of this found its way into my inbox the other day, but I decided against posting it and today Atlantic Records unleashed the OFFICIAL music video for Wiz Khalifa's brand new single "No Sleep" off of his album "Rolling Papers", which recently went Gold.
0 Lil Wayne - "Tha Carter IV" (Official Tracklist)
Even amidst all the fakes floating around the net, the good folks over at Complex managed to obtain the OFFICIAL Carter IV track-list. Looks promising.
Lil Wayne "Tha Carter IV" (Track List)
1. Intro
2. Blunt Blowin'
3. MegaMan
4. 6 Foot 7 Foot f/ Cory Gunz
5. Nightmares of the Bottom
6. She Will f/ Drake
7. How to Hate f/ T-Pain
8. Interlude f/ Tech N9ne
9. John f/ Rick Ross
10. Abortion
11. So Special f/ John Legend
12. How to Love
13. President Carter
14. Its Good f/ Drake & Jadakiss
15. Outro f/ Bun B, Nas, Shyne & Busta Rhymes
Thursday, August 11, 2011
0 Jay-Z & Kanye West (The Throne) - "Otis" (Music Video)
Jay-Z & Kanye West (collectively known as "The Throne")release the first official music video off of "Watch The Throne" which is currently available on iTunes. Any Thoughts?
0 New Music: David Banner - "Swag"
David Banner sucker punches the entertainment industry and addresses some issues few emcees have the fortitude to. O my that beat goes hard too
0 Dr. Dre And Jimmy Iovine Sell Majority Ownership Of "Beats Electronics" for $300 Million
Take what the Forbes figured then figure more. Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine recently sold 51% of their "Beats Electronics" franchise (which produces the popular "Beats By Dr. Dre" headphones) to touch screen cell phone development company HTC. HTC plans to incorporate "Beats" technology into their mobile devices and boost the overall sound quality they can offer. Expect to start seeing "Beat Electronics" in new mobile devices this coming fall.
Click Here to read more on Dr. Dre's new deal.
0 Meek Mill & DJ Drama - "Dream Chasers" (Mixtape)
"There are two types of people in the music business: ones who sit around, dream and wait for opportunity and ones who dream, wake up and chase that dream. Through his progress in the last year, Meek Mill falls into the latter. Linking with DJ Drama again, the two provide more great music with Dream Chasers featuring Rick Ross, Yo Gotti, Beanie Sigel, Young Chris and more. Follow @MeekMill"
- As promised, Meek delivers his newest mixtape hosted by DJ Drama and it definetly doesn't disappoint.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
0 New Music: Tyga - "Tyga Montana" (Freestyle)
Tyga spits a few keep quick bars over Future's "Tony Montana"...Not bad.
0 Young Jeezy - "Win" (Music Video)
Young Jeezy drops his latest video off of his "The Real Is Back" Mixtape with Decatur Dan behind the lense and DJ Drama on the ad-libs. Also be on the look out for "Jeezy's" "The Real Is Back 2" and of course "TM103: The Hustlerz Ambition". "Win....win, win" is an understatement right now.
Previously | Young Jeezy's Announces TM103 Official Album Title & "The Real Is Back 2" Mixtape
Previously | Young Jeezy's Announces TM103 Official Album Title & "The Real Is Back 2" Mixtape
0 Big Sean x Snoop Dogg - Adidas Commercial (Video)
Spotted @ HHU
“There’s one in every crowd, yet no two are the same. They’re authentics. One of a kinds. All shapes, all sizes, all unique. They’re the ones that stand out. They’re the ones that flow freely. And they’re all united in Originality.
0 New Music: Meek Mill Feat. Young Chris – "House Party"
Maybach Music's Meek Mill will be dropping a brand new mixtape tomorrow with DJ Drama entitled "Dream Chasers", here is one of the cuts off the project which sounds promising.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
1 Forbes Names 2011 Hip-Hop Cash Kings. Jay-Z Remains On Top With $37 Million Earned
Ahhh it's that time of the year again and Forbes has released it's Hip-Hop Cash Kings for 2011 and Jay-Z leads the list with an estimated 37 million earned this past year. I'm surprised Rick Ross and 50 Cent made the same amount of this year. Don't forget to check out our review of the book "Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office" which is authored by the creator of the hip-hop Cash kings list. Peep the list below.
Forbes 2011 Hip-Hop Cash Kings
1. Jay-Z, $37 Million
2. Diddy, $35 million
3.Kanye West, $16 million
4. Lil Wayne & Birdman, $15 million (Tie)
5.Eminem, Dr. Dre, & Snoop Dogg $14 million (Tie)
6. Akon, $13 million
7. Ludacris, $12 million
8. Wiz Khalifa & Drake $11 million (Tie)
9. Pharrell Williams, $10 million
10.Timbaland, $7 million
11.Swizz Beatz & Nicki Minaj $6.5 million (tie)
12.Rick Ross, 50 Cent & Pitbull $6 million (tie)
13.T-Pain & B.o.B, $5 million (Tie)
0 Ace Hood Feat. T-Pain – "King Of The Streets" (Music Video)
Ace Hood's new album "Blood, Sweat & Tears" is in stores today and to celebrate Mr. Hood releases a street video of this album cut which features an appearance from T-Pain (although the video doesn't).
0 Game – The R.E.D. Album (Track Listing)
The homie NAV got his hands on the official track listing to Game's 4th LP, which will be dropping August 23rd. Looks like Dr. Dre is involved in the project so it should be a good one.
1. Dr. Dre Intro
2. The City (Feat. Kendrick Lamar)
3. Drug Test (Feat. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg & Sly)
4. Martians Vs Goblins (Ft. Tyler, The Creator & Lil Wayne)
5. Red Nation (Feat. Lil Wayne)
6. Dr. Dre 1
7. Good Girls Go Bad (Feat. Drake)
8. Ricky
9. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
10. Heavy Artillery (Feat. Rick Ross & Beanie Sigel)
11. Paramedics (Feat. Young Jeezy)
12. Speakers On Blast (Feat. E-40 & Big Boi)
13. Hello (Feat. Lloyd)
14. All The Way Gone (Feat. Mario & Wale)
15. Pot Of Gold (Feat. Chris Brown)
16. Dr. Dre 2
17. All I Know (Feat. Lu Breeze)
18. Born In The Trap
19. Mama Knows (Feat. Nelly Furtado)
20. California Dream
21. Dr. Dre Outro
Monday, August 8, 2011
0 New Music: Bow Wow Feat. Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, & 2 Chainz - “Ima Stunt”
This record originally leaked 3 years ago, but it has resurfaced with new verses from Bow Wow and an appearance from 2 Chainz (AKA Tity Boi) for Bow's upcoming "Greenlight 4" mixtape which drops August 15th.
Bow Wow Feat. Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, & 2 Chainz - “Ima Stunt”
Saturday, August 6, 2011
0 Drake Performs "Headlines" & Squashes Rumors Of Beef w/ Big Sean (Video)
Let the net' tell it, Drake and Big Sean have been secretly trading subliminals for the past year or so. While out in Windsor, Canada Drizzy took out some time to dispel rumors of beef with him and Big Sean and also perform his new single "Headlines".
Thursday, August 4, 2011
0 Young Jeezy's Announces TM103 Official Album Title & "The Real Is Back 2" Mixtape
I don't know about y'all , but i'm starting to get a little excited for Young Jeezy's new album which will be officially titled: "TM103: Hustlerz Ambition" and will be released 9/20/11. Word on the street is that Jeezy will also be releasing "The Real Is Back 2" Mixtape sometime before the album drops.
Props DGB
Props DGB
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
0 New Music: Big K.R.I.T. Feat. Yelawolf - "Happy Birthday Hip Hop"
"Happy Birthday Hip Hop" produced by Big K.R.I.T. and featuring Yelawolf is the first record from the forthcoming mixtape "Last King 2: God's Machine" presented by DJ Wally Sparks (Big K.R.I.T.'s official DJ) and DJ Breakem Off. This song was recorded at Tree Sound Studios the night that Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf first met a little over a year ago.The meeting was also captured on film and chronicled by3LittleDigs.com After K.R.I.T. and Yela had a conversation about their influences and their shared respect for each other, this record became the end result. Hip Hop reborn in the South. "Last King 2: God's Machine" will be available online 08.18.11
0 Busta Previews "Otis" Freestyle Featuring DMX (Video)
Well what do we have here? Now that the dog has returned home, it looks like the first bars we will get from him will be on Jay and Ye's "Otis" alongside Busta Rhymes. Expect Flex to drop the bomb on this one tomorrow at 7PM.
0 Jay-Z Forms Partnership With Pharrell's Billionaire Boys Club
Jay-Z and Pharell weren't "Frontin" when they released "So Ambitious" off of Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 LP back in 2009, the duo have formed a partnership to develop the Billionaire Boys Club Clothing (BBC) Line. While the current details of the deal are sketchy, it will be interesting to see how this turns out as BBC has always been a high end clothing line and Jay-Z fashion ventures such as Rocawear have remained in department stores at relatively inexpensive prices. Jay-Z recently confirmed the deal via Twitter.
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