Page 31 covered the Pre-VMA black tie art gala put together by Monster along with special hosts Swizz Beatz and Teyana Taylor. Swizz Beatz truly left his mark on the event by performing his brand new single Hands Up featuring Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne. In addition Swizz Beatz gave those in attendance a very special surprise by bringing Junior Reid on stage and performing One Blood with the reggae singer. Other celebrity guests included Felecia “Snoop” Pearson from The Wire, R&B singer Elle Varner and reality TV star Po, known from Lala’s Full Court Life.
SNIPPET: 2 Chainz Feat. Lil Wayne & Drake – I Do It
2 Chainz blessed us with a teaser of a new track from the upcoming B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time (due September 10th) by way of a new Radioshack/Beats By Dre commercial. Get that advertising money, dude.
Eminem May Or May Not Be Performing At The MTV VMAs Tonight…
You see it. Tune in to see what happens.
Lil’ Kim & Sway Takes Us Through The Notorious B.I.G.’s Old Stomping Grounds
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Probably the pinnacle of MTV’s series for Brooklyn Hip-Hop, the Queen Bee takes us around Biggie’s borough. By the way, the VMAs is officially underway.
Maybach Music Group – Self Made 3 (Tracklist)
After a little delay, MMG’s 3rd installment of Self Made will hit stores on Septemeber 17th; until then, take a look at the tracklisting below. Features include Lil Boosie, Fabolous, Pusha T, French Montana, Trina and Lupe Fiasco.
1. Lil Snupe Intro (Lil Snupe)
2. Gallardo (Gunplay featuring Trina, Rick Ross & Yo Gotti)
3. The Plug (Meek Mill featuring Omelly)
4. Levels (Meek Mill)
5. Lay It Down (Rick Ross featuring Young Breed & Lil Boosie)
6. Stack on My Belt (Rick Ross featuring Wale & Birdman)
7. Black Grammys (Wale featuring Rockie Fresh, Meek Mill & J. Cole)
8. Coupes/Roses (Stalley)
9. Know You Better (Omarion featuring Fabolous & Pusha T)
10. Say Don’t Go (Omarion)
11. What Ya Used To (Rockie Fresh featuring Hit-Boy)
12. The Great Americans (Rick Ross featuring Gunplay, Rockie Fresh & Fabolous)
13. Kilo (Meek Mill featuring Louie V Gutta, French Montana, Yo Gotti & Torch)
14. Poor Decisions (Wale featuring Rick Ross & Lupe Fiasco)
15. Bout That Life (Meek Mill featuring French Montana)
16. God Is Great (Rockie Fresh)
17. My Man
18. Paris
Lil Wayne – Dedication 5 (Artwork)
Lil Wayne reveals the artwork for the 5th installment of his Dedication series which is set to hit the internet on August 30th.
LIVE STREAM: 2013 MTV Video Music Awards
The pre-show starts at 9 and the main event starts at 9, with performances from Drake, Lady Gaga, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kanye West and more. Head to the next page to get to the action (or click the above link).
Building The House: Origins of Swisha House (Mini-Doc)
This short documentary directed by Co Garrett details the origins of Texas based indie rap label, Swisha House. Swisha House is responsible for launching the careers of Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, OG Ron C, Michael ‘5000’ Watts, and Mike Jones.
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Meyhem Lauren ft. AG Da Coroner & Action Bronson – Drug Lords (Video)
Meyhem Lauren, AG Da Coroner, Action Bronson and Harry Fraud are all action figures in the video for “Drug Lords” from Lauren’s tape from last year.
Ballout ft. Yung Gleesh & Capo – Faster (Prod. by Zaytoven)
This is the second track on his From The Streets mixtape that Ballout had Gleesh on, the project just dropped today.
RECAP: Mama Wes’ Funeral (Revolt TV)
Revolt TV got footage of the homecoming ceremony for Mama Wes (Pimp C’s mother); you can check it out above. R.I.P.
Website Posts Pictures Of Riff Raff Beating Off; Riff Raff’s Lawyers Demand Cease & Desist
From TMZ:
Riff Raff doesn’t take too kindly to pictures of him allegedly masturbating being plastered all over the Internet … and is now using his legal goons to make sure they disappear for good.
Riff had his lawyers fire off a cease and desist letter to TheDirty.com … after the website posted pics of the rapper on a bed, holding his penis … allegedly masturbating in front of a female hair stylist.
In the letter, Riff is pissed … he says the story is B.S. and by using the pics the site is damaging his reputation. He says if the site doesn’t take the snap shots down he’ll sue their pants off.
Something he understands all too well (allegedly).
Lily & Madeleine – Devil We Know
The latest in acoustic greatness from folk singers Lily & Madeleine, available for preorder (as part of the forthcoming self-titled album) on iTunes.
Tyrese Speaks On Passing Out In D.C. Nightclub
From TMZ:
Tyrese straight up FAINTED inside a nightclub Friday and was sent to the hospital — but don’t worry he’s fine now … he just needed some shut-eye, ASAP.
Tyrese made an appearance at The Park nightclub in D.C. — along with new TGT bandmates Ginuwine and Tank — when things took a turn for the worse and Tyrese PASSED OUT in the middle of partying, hitting the floor so hard he injured his arm.
A rep for Tyrese tells TMZ … everything is okay, the whole ordeal was due to pure exhaustion. The rep explains “Tyrese has been going non-stop since July promoting his new TGT album.”
Tyrese posted a pic of himself in the hospital afterwards, along with Tank, sporting an arm sling … ramifications from the fall. We’re told he’s already back in L.A.
Hopefully napping.
Lamar Odom Reportedly Has A Serious Drug Problem
From TMZ:
Lamar Odom has been deep into crack cocaine for at least 2 years … TMZ has learned.
TMZ broke the story … Lamar has gone off the rails with drug use … which is the principal cause of the crisis in his marriage to Khloe Kardashian. As we reported Lamar went to a rehab facility a year ago this month and stayed for 3 weeks before bailing — and we’re told the problem was crack.
Sources say Lamar’s crack use was extreme before he went to rehab, but he cleaned up his act during the basketball season that just ended. Sources say shortly after he hung up his jersey, he started again with a bang.
As we reported … Khloe threw Lamar out of the house a few days ago after he rejected an attempt at an intervention.
It’s unclear how Lamar’s problem will affect his basketball career.
We made calls to Lamar’s reps. So far, no comment.
The Legendary Traxster ft. Savo & Tia London – The Pain
Deltron 3030 To Tour With 16-Piece Orchestra
According to HipHopDX;
Deltron 3030 is scheduled to go on a Fall tour this year.Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator and Kid Koala are slated to begin their tour through North America at this year’s Rock the Bells festival in San Bernardino, California on September 8 and they will continue their travels until they perform a final set on the tour in Denver, Colorado, set to take place November 15.
Deltron 3030 plans to be accompanied by 3030 Orchestra, a 16-piece orchestra scheduled to back the group on select dates. The orchestra is slated to accompany the group at each Rock the Bells appearance. 3030 Orchestra is also scheduled to back Deltron for dates in New York, Philadelphia, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas and Colorado.
The tour falls as the group prepares for the release of their new project, Event II. The album is set to include a variety of guests, including Damon Albarn, Rage Against the Machine’s Zack De La Rocha, Emily Wells, Mike Patton, the Lonely Island and Jamie Cullum, according to Pitchfork. Actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Cross, Amber Tamblyn, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and chef David Chang are also set to be included in the album.
09-08 San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater (Rock the Bells) #
09-15 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre (Rock the Bells) #
10-08 Boston, MA – Paradise
10-09 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl #
10-10 Washington, DC – Howard Theatre
10-11 Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater
10-13 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts #
10-14 New York, NY – Highline Ballroom #
10-16 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theatre
10-18 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
10-19 Chicago, IL – House of Blues #
10-20 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
10-23 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
10-25 Asheville, NC – Mountain Oasis Festival #
11-10 Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest #
11-15 Denver, CO – Boom Fest #
Ja Rule’s Daughter Is Officially A Student At Hampton University
I guess this can be our lighthearted Sunday story: Ja Rule and his daughter — Brittney Asja Atkins — posted pics on Instagram with documented her happy first day in college. In addition to being free from prison, this has to be a damn good day in a progressively great year for Mr. Atkins. Check out a few more pics below.
Chris Brown Is Apparently Repping The Bloods, As Seen In His Latest Graffiti (PICS)
Plenty more pictures below. From TMZ:
Another brilliant move by Chris Brown — the singer has affiliated himself with a dangerous street gang in L.A. called the Pirus (a subset of the Bloods) … and he’s bragging about it all the way to Hawaii.
Sources tell TMZ, Brown was in Honolulu Thursday, where he hired a guide to take him and his entourage around to places where they could legally spray paint.
Keeping it “legal” was responsible, but then Brown tagged up his signature monster artwork with the phrase “Fruits Piru,” an apparent reference to the Fruit Town Piru gang … next to the phrase, “F*** police.”
Brown’s even been claiming Piru on Twitter. He’s gotten so cocky, he called out Jay Z for not letting Beyonce collaborate with him, and bragging he’s not worried about Mr. Z because he’s got Blood ties.
Dialekt (@Dialekt671) Feat. Xy (@IamTheRealXy) – Fortress
Australian emcee Dialekt drops off his latest visual featuring Xy. ‘Fortress’ is out now.
Wiz Khalifa Performs ‘Look What I Got On’ At Converse Event In New York
This all went down at Converse Rubber Tracks studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Check out the new song in all of its CDQ glory here.
Harriet Tubman’s Great, Great Grandniece Blasts Russell Simmons In Open Letter
Waka Flocka Flame – Big Homie Flock Intro
Taken from Trap Music: Squad Life Edition Part 8, which I believe is supposed to have dropped by now.