Nas appeared on Arsenio’s comeback talk show to perform ‘You Wouldn’t Understand’….he also speaks on writing the show’s new theme song (below). Have you been watching?
Stinks – The Grime Report Interview (From Prison)
Thanks to Ill Mill for helping to arrange this exclusive interview with Stinks from SMS/O.C who explains he is doing a 99 year IPP sentence at HMP and drops some real talk on the UK Rap game and Rappers who are leading the kids astray with their 1 sided street tales encouraging them to make more real music and less Road Rap. – TGR
@Saskilla – Breaking Bad (War Dub)
Thanks to a new War Report series by The Grime Report which sees Saskilla going in on Jammer, Tre Mission, D Power, JayKae and more.
ALBUM STREAM: Maybach Music Group – Self Made 3
While you enjoy the compilation, you can make your preorder for MMG’s Self Made 3, which drops next week.
ARTWORK: Slim Thug – Boss Life
Slim Thug’s new album is on the way. In addition, you can check out a trailer below.
Gucci Mane Was About To Fight At Lenox Mall (Video)
I thought maybe I wrote my last Gucci Mane story this week, but today he almost got in a fight at Lenox Mall. Some fan posted the video on Instagram of the fight between Gucci Mane and some random dude.The person who recorded the video said Gucci Mane ran from the fight and then came back. I don’t believe Gucci Mane will ever run from a fight.
Drake – Wu-Tang Forever
Drake dropped off another record from his upcoming album Nothing Was The Same, and you can get this record now when you preorder his album on iTunes. Nothing Was The Same hits stores on September 24th. I can’t wait for this fucking album, in my opinion I think it will be another classic.
Previously:
FU (Worm x Moll Kush) – Damn (Artwork)
Kari — you may know him as P, who helped create Fat Trel’s career — has found a new group, FU, which stands Finest Uptown. Worm and Moll Kush are two emcees from Uptown DC and next week they will present their first single to the world, “Damn”. In my opinion, it’s one of the best videos I have seen from a DMV artist and a very long time. We are also dropping our exclusive interview very soon with P, where he goes into details about the Fat Trel situation. Produced by P.
Eli Saf (@TRILLZOMBIE) – The “I AM L.A.M.E.” Compilation
After a short delay 18 year old Bronx artist Eli Saf drops his awaited project I AM L.A.M.E. The project is self produced and has very few features. The drum filled dark sound mixes with the lyrical emotion as with his previous project The Winter Vol.2. The LORD$ rapper is still trying to find himself lyrically but evens his talents out with his production. The future is growing brighter for this young Bronx artist.
Charlamagne The God Jokes About Mister Cee (Again)
Charlamagne The God of Power 105‘s Breakfast Club speaks on Mister Cee resigning from Hot 97 because of the video that hit the internet, showing him offering to pay for sexual favors from a male prostitute. Charlamagne also joked about Power 105 passing the clip around the office for a week straight….choosing not to release it because they feel that Mister Cee needs help.
Britney Spears Unveils “Work B**ch” Single (Artwork)
Britney Spears unveiled the new artwork for her upcoming single “Work B**ch” which is off her new untitled album. Britney Spears hasn’t released an album since 2011 and it looks like she will release her new album either this year or next year. Britney Spears co-wrote her single with William Adams, Otto Jetmann, Sebastian Ingrosso, Anthony Preston and Ruth-Anne Cunningham.
P-Wild – Purple Swag Freestyle
P-Wild jumps on A$AP Rocky’s beat for his newest freestyle after giving his fans a new record with Yung Gleesh yesterday. Slutty Boyz’s Da New Kool mixtape is set to hit the streets real soon.
Wale – Europe/Toronto Mini Documentary
Wale took a trip to Europe over the summer and made a stop in Norway to perform on Rihanna’s show; he also made some press stops in Paris & London. He then headed to Toronto to join Drake at this year’s OVO Fest.
Directed by Ryan Snyder and Spiff TV.
Fat Trel’s Publicist Speaks On SOB’s Shooting
The New York Post reports that after midnight, shots rang out near the stage resulting in a stampede to escape the venue. In a statement, Darius “Sunny D” Davie, Fat Trel’s publicist, spoke out about the event and against SOBs security:
“It went from a turnt up show to a battlefield in a matter of seconds. It was a pure stampede of people. After awhile I wasn’t worried about being stray bullets, I was worried about being run over by the mob of people. And I have a feeling that there was more than one gunman in that venue. As soon as I exited the venue safely, I wasn’t leaving until I knew Trel & Debo [Trel’s day to day manager] was ok. My question is…who the hell runs SOBs security?!” –
Rick Ross’ TMZ Takeover #MMZ
Rick Ross told a TMZ cameraman he works for MMG now and calls TMZ’s founder Harvey Levin “HERVIS”. Rick Ross wants the streets to know he now has a new show and it’s called MMZ. Self Made in stores this Tuesday.
Chief Keef Ordered To Jail
TMZ reports:
Police in Chicago have been told to haul Chief Keef’s deadbeat ass to jail … if they see him … after the 17-year old rapper blew off a child support hearing, TMZ has learned.
We broke the story … Keef was ordered to appear in court on September 5 to explain why he hasn’t forked over more than $20k in child support payments to his baby mama.
Problem is … Keef no-showed — so the judge issued an order for his arrest, which means if cops see his ass, they can drag him right to the slammer and hold him until he pays roughly 1/5th of his child support debt.
We know he can afford it — but it’s unclear why he’s refusing to pony up. Attempts to reach Keef for comment were unsuccessful.
Jay Z Told Just Blaze “You Owe Me One” To Clear “Higher” Sample [VIDEO]
Hiphopwired reports:
Just Blaze and Baauer’s “Higher” is an EDM smash, even if it was just a promo. “This record was never intended to be released,” Just Blaze told Hip-Hop Wired. “We made it as a commercial for our tour.” But before the record was officially released, it’s Jay Z sample needed to be cleared, which meant Just’s relationship with Hova came in handy. Getting Jay Z’s approval was a breeze since the rapper/mogul was fond of the track early. Interestingly, how Jigga heard the track managed to involved his wife. “I get a call from Beyoncé’s assistant and she like ‘Yo, B wants to meet you, can you come to the studio real quick?’,” recalls Just, who happened to be kicking it that day with Bauuer and bought him along for for his meeting. “We get there, Jay’s there, and after we had the meeting I play him the record and he was like, ‘This is amazing, what is this?’ Heard it like three times, gave it his nod of approval. Once we decided to officiall release it, I just hit him up like ‘Yo this record has the Internet going nuts, the clubs are going nuts, we’re selling out shows, you mind if I put this out?’ He’s like just call this person, call that person, and you owe me one.”
Queen Latifah Says Female Emcee’s Haven’t Topped Lil Kim Era
Tattletailzz reports:
Would you agree with that statement? I think she is right and no lies were told, you have some that have tried and I will even put Nicki Minaj in that category but Until we get another good batch of female emcee’s we won’t see another era like the Lil’ Kim, Foxy Brown, Missy Elliott era.
Latifah stopped by the Rickey Smiley show this morning and they posed a question to her, they asked her to share a list of female emcee’s that she has been impressed with over the last 15 years?
““I still think some of the best ones that have done it have yet to be topped. I still don’t think anybody has topped the whole era of Foxy, Kim, Missy, Eve, me on the tail end kinda things,” the soon-to-be television host explained. “I’m still looking forward to it not just being a one-at-a-time female rapper thing. I mean, I think Nicki Minaj is great, but I think we definitely need to blow up some of the other females that are out there.”
Her talk show which is set to debut on September 16th ”The Queen Latifah Show” is executive produced by Will and Jada Smith. The Queen says that it will be a show with real conversationsand having real people doing major things. It will air on CBS. I completely agree the earlierfemale rappers could hold their own when rapping with a male on a CD. Queen Bee killed it with that MOBB deep song.. Foxy’s verse on aint no nigga was the jam and still is to this day.. In terms of dominance and power in the industry, we have yet to see more female dominance than the mid 90s crew [lil kim, missy, foxy, lauryn hill,etc]
However, in terms of substance and quality. The late 80s to early 90s wins… Truth hurts…
Kendrick Lamar Not Impressed By ‘Control’ Responses/Disses
TMZ caught up with K. Dot recently and he said he wasn’t impressed by any of the diss songs towards him, created by rappers such as Papoose, Grafh, Cassidy, Meek Mill, Lupe Fiasco, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, B.o.B, Astro and many more.
Drake Being Sued Over OVO Logo
TMZ Reports:
Drake’s expensive jewelry collection is coming back to bite him in the ass — a famous jeweler is suing him over a $50,000 owl pendant … claiming Drake illegally made knockoffs of it for his friends.
The jeweler Baden Baden Inc. (owned by designer Michael Raphael) filed the lawsuit, claiming Drizzy hired the company to make a custom diamond-studded platinum owl pendant back in January … and paid $49,204.
Then in June … BB claims gold duplicates of the pendant started surfacing on Drake’s Instagram.
According to the lawsuit, BB claims Drake took its original design, copied it, and handed out the knockoffs to his pals.
Baden Baden is suing for copyright infringement, demanding unspecified damages, and asking the court to force Drake to hand over the owl copies.
One potential sticking point — Drake’s been using the owl logo for years … it’s the freakin’ cover of his 2011 mixtape.
Mr. Cee Admits To Soliciting Transgenders, Returns To Hot 97
AllHipHop Reports:
The last 24 hours have been trying for DJ Mr. Cee. The veteran radio personality was caught on tape soliciting a man for sex and then announced he was resigning from Hot 97. Today Cee spoke on air for the station’s morning show.
During the interview, Mr. Cee acknowledged that has had engaged in oral sex with transgender men, but he does not consider himself gay. He says the video that emerged yesterday was from last year, and that he had stopped soliciting transgender prostitutes after his arrest in May.
Cee broke into tears when speaking about how the situation may affect his ability to support his family and his feeling that he let his friends down.
Later, Cee announced he is returning to his radio show at the request of Hot 97′s program director Ebro Darden. Cee also received support from his co-workers Peter Rosenberg and Funkmaster Flex.
Banks [London]
Banks [London]
Big fan of Banks‘ “Warm Water” and “Fall Over”…specTACular songs! (Posted in the bonus section. #MustListen) … But more recently, she released her [London] EP, which is definitely good music as well.
…Four tracks. Nicely played out sultry love songs with a lot of passion, and constantly changing moods. #LoveIt #Crafty. It might have to grow on you a little. But promise. 
You’re in for a treat once it hits. Just be patient. Let the songs build.
Posted all 4 tracks from the new EP below (…available for purchase via itunes). “Change” is easily my favorite (…I think), but like I said, I posted all 4 tracks below. Also, If you’ve never heard of Banks before this post, I highly suggest getting into her older stuff first (posted in the bonus). Then make your way back up to the now. You’ll appreciate it better. Just my 2 cents though. Enjoy…
by Jenewby
@Jenewby Tumblr #TheMusicGuru Jenewby.com
BONUS: My top 3 favorite songs by Banks, plus 1 colabo she did with Lil Silva (such a dope party jam!). All super good music though. And the videos for “Warm Water” and “Fall Over” are pretty great. “Warm Water” is low-key beautiful forreal…
Such a party jam! Try not to dance…
R&B Divas LA Episode 10 (Reunion Part 2)
If you missed tonight’s episode of R&B Divas L.A. Reunion Part 2 you can watch the full episode on the next page below. In the final episode, singer Michel’le opens up about being physically assaulted by music producer Dr. Dre, and she also admitted to getting plastic surgery because of the physical damage she suffered from being abused by a former boyfriend.