Minnesota Fats scores a feature from Waka Flocka for his latest single and visual.
Maxwell (@_MAXWELL_) Reveals Partial Tracklisting For Summers’
Finally, it appears that Maxwell’s follow-up to BLACKsummers’night is finally beginning to take shape, as he has liberated what looks to be a partial tracklist for the upcoming project. Check it out below.
Bobby Womack (@RealBobbyWomack) Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease
From NME:
The 68-year-old, who released his first single in 1954, has admitted he struggles to recall the names of his songs and those of his collaborators.
He said: “The doctor says there are signs of Alzheimer’s. It’s not bad yet but will get worse.
He added: “How can I not remember songs I wrote? It’s frustrating. I don’t feel together yet. Negative things come in my mind and it’s hard for me to remember sometimes.”
Womack, who beat colon cancer in May, released his most-recent album ‘The Bravest Man In The Universe’ in 2012, which was co-produced by Blur’s Damon Albarn and XL Recordings co-founder Richard Russell.
He added: “The most embarrassing thing is I’ll be ready to announce Damon and can’t remember his last name.”
This could be in reference to his appearance at an awards ceremony in September when he called Albarn ‘Damon Osbourne’ in his acceptance speech.
T.I. (@Tip) Performs With @TheRoots On Jimmy Fallon
Check out The Roots-backed rendition of ‘Ball’. This band can rock out on any level.
T.I. (@Tip) Returns To ESPN First Take
Rapper/actor T.I. joins the “First Take” debate desk to predict the winner of the playoff matchup between the Vikings and Packers and to debate Skip on Kobe’s comments about the Clippers.
Diplo (@Diplo) – 3 Little Digs Interview; Speaks On Working With @2Chainz
Diplo stops by Tree Sounds Studios in Atlanta to speak on his recent collaboration with 2 Chainz, among other things.
Fantasia (@TasiasWord) Continues To Fight Anti-Gay Allegations On Twitter
She already made her response, yet the backlash continues (at least in her mind). Sometimes, you just gotta learn to ignore it. Fantasia refuses to, as seen by a recent Instagram ‘photo’:
Akon (@Akon) Feat. Wiz Khalifa (@RealWizKhalifa) – Dirty Work
Produced by DJ Frank E. Probably from that Stadium project that has yet to see the light of day.
Rapsody (@rapsodymusic) Feat. Raheem DeVaughn (@Raheem_DeVaughn) – Non Fiction (Video)
Chrisette Michele (@ChrisetteM) Announces Release Date For New Album
Oh MY GOD!!!!!!!!!! Ok, all ima say is #JourneyToBetterstartsNOW#April30thBetterReleaseDate#Motown#RichHipster#ucomin?
— chrisette michele (@ChrisetteM) January 3, 2013
Chrisette Michele is delighted to announce that her next album, titled Better, will be arriving in stores this April.
Here’s to hoping that god-awful 2 Chainz feature doesn’t make the cut.
The Weeknd (@TheWeeknd) Hints At 2013 Album
The Weeknd decided to get his fans attention with the above image from the below tweet:
2013 twitter.com/theweeknd/stat…
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) January 4, 2013
@MariahCarey Addresses Her ‘Feud’ With @NickiMinaj…
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…at least sort of. From MTV:
“Sometimes things get heated for their own reasons,” Carey tells The Hollywood Reporter about the feud that erupted on set during auditions in North Carolina. “I don’t think the panel has an issue.”
While Minaj didn’t directly address the altercation in the cover story, she did note that when pushed “I am scary and intimidating. I definitely demand respect. I’m also a sweet person. I’m a loving person. But I don’t want to be f—ed with.”
But the tensions still seem apparent when asked if she thinks her image might be too over-the-top for the show. She implied there’s someone else on the panel who dresses just as sexy as she does, and she didn’t mean Keith Urban or Randy Jackson. She added, “I could think of at least one other person that shows more cleavage and skin than me.”
BEHIND THE SCENES: Tamar Braxton (@TamarBraxtonHer) – Love & War
Some behind the scenes footage of Tamar Braxton’s rising single, courtesy of YBF.
Curren$y (@CurrenSy_Spitta) & Co. Perform At S.O.B.’s
Always a dope show in New York…..Curren$y definitely rocked out in S.O.B.’s along with some of the city’s hottest (and midwesterner Stalley), and IBO TV was on hand to catch the footage. More clips below.
DJ Muggs (@DJ_Muggs) Feat. @FreddieGibbs – Trapp Assassin
Bass For Your Face is due January 15th.
French Montana (@FrenchMontana) – All Gold Everything (Remix) (@TrinidadJamesGG)
In the first of what will be many remixes to come (Diplo recently claimed that there will be a 17 verse mega-mix), French Montana has added his bid into Trinidad James’ wildly popular hit.
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@AzealiaBanks – No Problems (@AngelHaze Diss)
Well…be careful what you wish for, right? Azealia Banks goes in on her response to Angel Haze’s record, and now we have a rumble. Stay tuned.
The Truth with @ElliottWilson: The 10 Most Anticipated Hip Hop Albums of 2013
Elliott Wilson sits down for his first Truth episode of the year and poses the debate: what are the 10 Most Anticipated Hip-Hop Albums Of 2013?
Gucci Mane (@Gucci1017) Feat. Big Bank Black & OG Boo Dirty – Squad Car
Gucci’s already working on Trap God 2? Maybe he really will bang out 10 albums this year.
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Twista (@TWISTAgmg) “Bastards & Bitches” (Video)
Twista picks up the mic for his new music video in support of his mixtape, Reloaded. According to FakeShoreDrive , Twista’s official album The Dark Horse will hit the stores sometime this year.
@AZEALIABANKS Responds To @AngelHaze Diss
Ok….but where’s the response on wax? Is your only response to that scathing diss…..is that it was pre-emptive?
So diplo just calls me and tells me she wrote that track months ago and he had nothing to do with it.
— YUNG RAPUNXEL (@AZEALIABANKS) January 4, 2013
Kid Ink (@Kid_Ink) Signs To RCA Records & Releases New Single
Kid Ink made it official and signed a deal at RCA Records. Congrats!
“We achieved so much last year independently but we just felt it was time to team up with a major in 2013 to take it to the next level and RCA is as excited as we are about the vision and possibilities.”
The SVP of A&R & Marketing J. Grand adds:
“I’m ecstatic to have someone as multi-talented as Kid Ink, along with the backing of Tha Alumni team with us at RCA Records. We see him not just as an emerging domestic star but as someone whose music and entrepreneurship is already developing a global presence.”
Below is the his single “Bad Ass” featuring Wale and Meek Mill, originally off his recent release Rocketshipshawty .
Tzar (@TzvrZv) – Gold Chains (Video)
Following the leak of the 24K-worshipping track ‘Gold Chains’, Couture Rap messenger Tzar finally unveils the official video….from his XO.VS EP.