Nottingham definitely represented as the Beat Geeks & Wariko (as well as B2DAL rep 9 Milli Major) held their own during this Mode FM Grime set.
The Heavy Feat. 50 Cent – How You Like Me Now (NFL Draft Opener)
In addition to this commercial, 50 Cent also rocked with The Heavy for the NFL Draft that kicked off yesterday. You can check out that visual above.
Matt Lauer Speaks To Frank Ocean, Amy Poehler & More About Their Life Changing Moments
Matt Lauer sat down with some of this year’s Time 100 honorees, including actress Amy Poehler, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, and singer Frank Ocean, to talk about the moments that changed their lives and more.
Snoop Lion & Cori B. Perform On ‘Letterman’
Snoop Lion and beloved daughter/Reincarnated collaborator Cori B. perform ‘No Guns Allowed’ while on David Letterman’s show.
J. Cole – The Fat Jew Interview
In his Intimate Conversation with The Fat Jew, North Carolina’s J Cole said a lot of astonishing, hilarious, and otherwise fascinating things. No revelation was more incredible, though, than Cole’s recollection of his attempt as a 14 year-old to hit on Alicia Keys after one of her shows.
2 Chainz Acquitted Of Drug Charges In Maryland
If you recall, 2 Chainz was arrested in Maryland over a weed grinder back in February. Here’s your who-really-cares update, courtesy of DCist:
The rapper 2 Chainz was found not guilty on marijuana and paraphernalia possession charges in a Talbot County, Md. court today. A judge ruled that 2 Chainz, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, could not be proven as the owner of a metal grinder that was found inside a bag during a traffic stop earlier this year, The (Easton, Md.) Star-Democrat reported.
SNEAK PEEK: Tyga Feat. Future – Show You
Tyga has definitely been grinding; having just completed a videoshoot for the Chris Brown-assisted ‘For The Road’, he immediately went to work on the visual for ‘Show You’, featuring Future. Check out more pics below.
Showtime All Access: Mayweather Vs. Guerrero Episode 3 (Narrated by Common)
Both fighters are peaking in training camp, Floyd talks about his last fight against Miguel Cotto and not being please with his performance, Guerrero talk about his only loss.
UPDATE: Wiz Khalifa & Co. Announce ‘Under The Influence Of Music 2013’ Tour, Dates
UPDATE #2: Official video trailer above.
****************************************
UPDATE: We have the tour dates (below).
07-17 San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
07-18 Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07-19 Chula Vista, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
07-21 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheatre
07-23 Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre *
07-25 Austin, TX – Austin 360Amphitheatre
07-26 Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
07-28 Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
07-30 Chicago, IL -First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
07-31 Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
08-01 Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
08-02 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
08-03 Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
08-04 Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Center
08-06 Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
08-07 Boston, MA – Comcast Center *
08-08 Hartford, CT – Comcast Theatre
08-09 Montreal, Quebec – Parc Jean Drapeau
08-10 Toronto, Ontario – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
08-11 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
* minus Trinidad James
****************************************
Hopefully we’ll get the tour dates soon, but for now, check out the above promo and below flyer for the upcoming smoke fest (probably) headlined by Wiz Khalifa & A$AP Rocky.
Dizzy Wright – Bootleg Kev Interview
Power 98.3 scored a lengthy interview with Dizzy Wright, who spoke on a wide range of topics, including being a XXL Freshman, Hopsin (who he’s connected to musically), Funk Volume and more.
Nicki Minaj To Play Alongside Cameron Diaz In Upcoming Film
As reported by Deadline:
Nicki Minaj, whose clever and sassy commentary makes American Idol bearable, has signed on to star with Cameron Diaz in The Other Woman, the pic that Nick Cassavetes is directing for Fox. Diaz plays a woman who realizes she is not her boyfriend’s primary lover, and teams up with the man’s wife to plot revenge. Game Of Thrones‘ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays the cad, and Leslie Mann, Kate Upton and Chicago Fire‘s Taylor Kinney also star. Minaj makes her screen-starring debut, playing the larger-than-life assistant to Diaz’s lawyer character. The assistant is opinionated and sharp and brutally honest, and we know Minaj can handle that. The film shoots in New York in May. She was repped on the deal by Gee Roberson, Brian Sher and attorney Kenny Meiselas.
Wiz Khalifa Feat. Problem & IAMSU! – Bout Me (Video)
Directed by Frank Paladino. O.N.I.F.C. is out now (but you already knew this).
ScHoolboy Q & Jack Thriller Has Advice For Upcoming Rappers
Schoolboy Q and thisis50 Jack Thriller get and expect guess and spitz some bars funny stuff as they critique is flo and his wardrobe funny shit got watch it enjoy all i sure did while i was taping it. LOL — JonJohnTV
Lauryn Hill Addresses New Record Deal, Old Tax Troubles In Open Letter
Following the news of her inking a new deal with Sony (and barely escaping jail time in the process….for now), Lauryn Hill has written a letter to the masses giving her account of what’s been going on, in her usual fashion.
Read the letter below.
It has been reported that I signed a new record deal, and that I did this to pay taxes. Yes, I have recently entered into an agreement with Sony Worldwide Entertainment, to launch a new label, on which my new music will be released. And yes, I am working on new music.
I’ve remained silent, after an extensive healing process. This has been a 10+ year battle, for a long time played out behind closed doors, but now in front of the public eye. This is an old conflict between art and commerce… free minds, and minds that are perhaps overly tethered to structure. This is about inequity, and the resulting disenfranchisement caused by it. I’ve been fighting for existential and economic freedom, which means the freedom to create and live without someone threatening, controlling, and/or manipulating the art and the artist, by tying the purse strings.
It took years for me to get out of the ‘parasitic’ dynamic of my youth, and into a deal that better reflects my true contribution as an artist, and (purportedly) gives me the control necessary to create a paradigm suitable for my needs. I have been working towards this for a long time, not just because of my current legal situation, but because I am an artist, I love to create, and I need the proper platform to do so.
The nature of my new business venture, as well as the dollar amount reported, was inaccurate, only a portion of the overall deal. Keep in mind, my past recordings have sold over 50,000,000 units worldwide, earning the label a tremendous amount of money (a fraction of which actually came to me).
Only a completely complicated set of traps, manipulations, and inequitable business arrangements could put someone who has accomplished the things that I have, financially in need of anything. I am one artist who finds value in openly discussing the dynamics within this industry that force artists to compromise or distort themselves and what they do, rather than allowing them to make the music that people need. There are volumes that could (and will) be said.
MLH
Drake Surprises Contestant On ‘American Idol’
Get More:
Drake, Music News
American Idol contestant Candice Glover is probably going to be hype for a while. Following her performance of Drake’s ‘Find Your Love’, she was surprised by none other than Drake himself, who pretty much gassed her up for the rest of the segment.
We’re gonna assume that Nicki Minaj put that call through.
Shakka (@IAmShakka) Performs For Virgin Red Room
The above clip shows Shakka very much in effect, performing ‘Sooner Or Later’ for Virgin’s Red Room series.
UPDATE: Below, Shakka performs a cover of SBTRKT’s ‘Hold On’.
Joe Black (@JoeBlackUK) – I’m Back Freestyle
In lieu of his forthcoming mixtape, Joe Black returns with a new freestyle courtest of Link Up TV.
BEHIND THE SCENES: B. Martin Feat. Juicy J & Kendrick Lamar – I Want It All
Still don’t know much about B. Martin, but he has K. Dot and the Juiceman on a record and in the visual.
Ca$h Out Feat. Future – Another Country
I like this track, but…how much money do you throw at an artist who keeps flopping, song after visual?
Buckshot – The Backroom Freestyle (106 & Park)
The Black Moon front-man kicks it off the dome during this session of 106 & Park’s The Backroom.
Wyclef Jean – The Backroom Freestyle (106 & Park)
Leave it to Clef to freestyle in multiple languages. From 106 & Park’s The Backroom series.
Black Thought Speaks On Battling, Nas, Supernatural (Combat Jack Show)
In the third episode of the Black Thought segment of The Combat Jack Show, Jack asks Thought about getting challenged to battle. “Nobody has ever really wanted it with me,” he replies nonchalantly. “Never ever.” Later, the Philly MC speaks on the first time he heard Nas’ debut Illmatic. “I was a little bit shook,” he admits. Perhaps more surprising is how deeply he was impressed by meeting Supernatural, a less famous MC who’s renowned for his freestyling skills. “We was courting Rahzel at the time. We wanted Rahzel to be down with The Roots,” Thought explains. At the time, Rahzel was rocking with Supernatural. “Hearing Supernatural flow and feeling the amazing shit that Rahzel was doing, it had me shook…. Everybody kinda got they weight up from that point on.”
Keyshia Cole Announces UK Tour Dates
If you’re interested. You can purchase your tickets through Ticketmaster.
30th May – The Ritz – Manchester
31st May – IndigO2 – London
1st June – The Institute – Birmingham
Sean Blaze (@seanblazeapm) – Chef Papa Sean (Video)
Courtesy of NANG TV. ‘Chef Papa Sean’ is the title track off Sean Blaze’s debut mixtape, which you can get here.