We finally hear Future’s latest (produced by Mike WiLL) without tags.
Hodgy Beats – Alone (Video)
Taken from Untitled 2. I was wondering if there was going to be a visual from that project.
The Truth: What To Expect From ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’
In this episode of The Truth, Elliott hits the streets to gauge fan anticipation for JAY Z’s upcoming album “Magna Carta Holy Grail.” He visits the Barclays Center and the Makossa Brooklyn Cookout at Brooklyn Tap House. Will it be another classic?
Azealia Banks Feat. Pharrell – ATM Jam
Outside of her performance game, I find it difficult to really enjoy her music. Just isn’t for me, I guess.
Problem – Chachi’s Revenge (Video)
Problem drops off his latest visual from his latest mixtape The Separation.
Ace Hood Explains Fake Watch At BET Awards
About time. Ace Hood finally gets into career-fix mode and explains why his bezel fell off of his watch (he even fired his jeweler). I’m sure there were other topics discussed in this interview.
Toni Braxton Announces North American Tour Dates
For the month of August, Toni Braxton will be hitting the road to perform the hits for the fans, and you can check out the dates and locations below.
August 9 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl—Palms Concert Theatre
August 10 – Coquitlam, BC – Red Robinson Theatre
August 12 – Brooklyn, NY – Martin Luther King, Jr. Summer Concert Series
August 14 – New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre
August 16 – Rama, ON – Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
August 17 – Detroit, MI – Chene Park – Classic Soul Series
August 18 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
August 21 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
August 23 – Lincoln, RI – Twin River Casino
August 24 – Atlantic City, NJ – Trump Taj Mahal—Mark G Etess Arena
August 25 – Westbury, NY – Theatre at Westbury
August 28 – St. Petersburg, FL – The Mahaffey Theater
August 29 – Miami, FL – James L. Knight Center
August 31 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Ludacris – L.A. Leakers Freestyle
Luda blesses the L.A. Leakers with bars. Just for the hell of it, I suppose.
Rihanna Crashes Karaoke Bar In Germany
From TMZ:
Rihanna violated karaoke etiquette at a bar in Germany this weekend — hogging the mic to yell and sing her way through TWO songs in a row — but it’s Rihanna so no one complained … duh.
It all went down at the Thai Royal Bar in Cologne … where a baseball cap-sportin’ Rihanna and a friend sang “Don’t Speak” by No Doubt … followed by “Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon.
Rihanna’s currently on a world tour — and is scheduled to perform in Germany tomorrow night … so, kinda badass that she’s also hitting up karaoke bars and singing during her down time.
A$AP Rocky Allegedly Slaps Female Fan During Performance In Sydney, Australia
Footage has emerged of American rapper A$AP Rocky allegedly attacking his fans including slapping a female across the face during his sold out all ages concert at the Hordern Pavilion on Friday night.
The Harlem rapper is filmed on YouTube appearing to lash out at the female fan as he is mobbed while walking through the crowd flanked by security following his performance.
Excited concert-goers are seen reaching out touching the rapper and patting his head when he appears to take exception to the female fan above trying to get his attention by pretending to take his hat.
A$AP is seen in the footage at 1:39:46 turning to face the woman who blows him kisses before he reaches up and appears to slap her across the left side of her face.
The unknown female fan in dark blue tights and a long white sleeved top is seen recoiling directly after with A$AP Rocky waving his finger at her in disapproval.
The incident goes largely unnoticed with some male fans standing next to the female laughing.
The American is also seen apparently punching another fan earlier on in the concert after he has his hat taken almost immediately after stage diving into the audience.
The footage shows the rapper allegedly laying a punch into a fan below as he becomes visibly distressed while crowd surfing as he looks down into the crowd for who took his hat.
Security frantically tries to pull him to the safety of the stage as the drama unfolds.
As the rest of his crew continues performing A$AP is seen composing himself by the barriers as his hat is handed back to him.In the next 30 seconds the rapper is mobbed by fans before returning to the stage.
It was reported earlier last month that A$AP Rocky ended a show in Dortmund, Germany after his hat was taken.
“A$AP requested it back but seeing the crowd wasn’t helping he decided to leave,” the site states.
The rapper played the final of his shows last night in Perth after dates in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
Jadakiss Sends Direct Shot At Def Jam On Twitter
Invest in yourself FUCK A LABEL! @defjam!!! Big boy dialogue
— JADAKISS (@Therealkiss) July 1, 2013
Does this mean that Top Five Dead Or Alive won’t be coming out?
Mariah Carey Feat. Miguel – #Hermosa (Video)
The Spanglish version of Mariah Carey’s Miguel-assisted hit gets a visual.
Row.D (@Row_D_N3) – All I Really Care About (Video)
Row.D keeps it consistent with another dope visual from his White Rhino project. Produced by Levlz.
@RawSmilez & @TheRealYoungLex – Rap Money (Video)
The duo’s new mixtape, West London Living, is out now.
Whos Da Boss Clash: @DepzmanInvasion Vs. @BrutezOneAway
Whos Da Boss lets go of one of the better clashes I’ve seen (save for the reloads) between Depzman (of Invasion Alert) and Brutez.
RECAP: Springboard South Festival With SIim Thug & Paul Wall
Courtesy of Queen Bobbi:
I recently had the chance to host the main stage of the Springboard South Festival. Warehouse Live played host to three stages of performances from Houston artists of all genres. Check out this short recap of my night with SMS Audio featuring a performance from Slim Thug and Paul Wall.
Fantasia Feat. Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott – Without Me (Video)
The latest visual taken from Fantasia’s Side Effects Of You, out now.
ScHoolboy Q Speaks On Kendrick Lamar Going Bilingual In ‘Collard Greens’
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From MTV, on the red carpet of the BET Awards:
Q told MTV News that he was completely caught by surprise when Kendrick laid down a couple of impressive bars in Spanish, on his latest Oxymoron single “Collard Greens.”
“I have no idea what he said,” the TDE rapper admitted. “And I had no idea he was gonna do that. I remember seeing him talking to a Spanish dude while he was writing it and he came up with that and I was very upset because he killed it.”
15-Year Old Singer Tries To Get Off Of Young Money Label By Way Of Lawsuit
From TMZ:
Torion Sellers claims in new legal docs — obtained by TMZ — he auditioned for Lil Wayne when he was only 13 and Wayne immediately saw what he called Torion’s “amazing voice” and “God-given gift and talent.”
According to the docs, Wayne signed Torion to Young Money and promised to record and release an album by Spring, 2012. But tick tock, tick tock … still no album more than a year later.
Torion claims Wayne and company have abandoned him, and he wants out of the contract. He claims Young Money screwed up by forgetting to get court approval of the contract it signed with the kid, and on that basis Torion wants to 86 the deal.
Torion believes he will be snatched up by another record label, but no one will touch him until a judge rules the Young Money deal is invalid.
Just B (@Just_B_1) – RC-50 Freestyle
Northeast Hip-Hop & Grime above:
RC-50’s Season 2 comes back with a BANG with RC-50 favorite Just B and he smashes 2 beats (Grime and Hip Hop)
GLC & Get Gwop Feat. Jon Connor – They’re Talking About You (Video)
The Pulpit is out now.
People talk often without knowing what really lies beneath. This is a moment of clarity brought to you by Get Gwop, Jon Connor & myself.
FILM TRAILER: Ride Along (With Ice Cube & Kevin Hart)
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart on screen together? Do you think this will be funny (we do!)? Look out for it in theaters January 17, 2014.
Kevin Hart and Ice Cube lead the lineup in Ride Along, the new film from the director and the producer of the blockbuster comedy Think Like a Man. When a fast-talking guy joins his girlfriend’s brother—a hot-tempered cop—to patrol the streets of Atlanta, he gets entangled in the officer’s latest case. Now, in order to prove that he deserves his future bride, he must survive the most insane 24 hours of his life.
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben (Hart) has been trying to show decorated APD detective James (Cube) that he’s more than just a video-game junkie who’s unworthy of James’ sister, Angela (Tika Sumpter). When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he’s earned the seasoned policeman’s respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela.
Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner’s rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.
John Leguizamo and Laurence Fishburne join the cast of the action-comedy directed by Tim Story. Ride Along is produced by Will Packer (Think Like a Man), alongside Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez (Barbershop) and Larry Brezner (Good Morning, Vietnam).