X A I V I A – 5AM (Preview)

XAIVIA is an artist that wears many hats . He is an emcee, photographer , film maker, and painter. XAIVIA plans to release a film/album called The Pharallel Pt.1: The Momentum which is set to drop in November. Here’s a preview off the project, I look forward for more music from XAIVIA.

ARTWORK/TRACKLISTING: M.I.A. – Matangi

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Matangi drops November 5th….help on the production end includes Danja, Surkin, Switch and more. You can check out the tracklisting below.

01. Karmageddon
02. MATANGI
03. Only 1 U
04. Warriors
05. Come Walk With Me
06. aTENTion
07. Exodus
08. Bad Girls
09. Boom Skit
10. Double Bubble Trouble
11. Y.a.l.a
12. Bring The Noize
13. Lights
14. Know It Ain’t Right
15. Sexodus

Outkast’s ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’: 10 Years Later (Video)

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The double-disc of solo albums from Big Boi (Speakerboxxx) and Andre 3000 (The Love Below) mixed the pair’s signature down-South hip-hop grooves with the purest evolution of their pop smarts for a once-in-a-career phenomenon that was both unstoppable and irresistible. Andre’s hit “Hey Ya” was the kind of mega-single that crossed over to every demo, as did Boi’s “The Way You Move,” pushing them to previously unimagined career heights.

On the 10th anniversary of the huge breakthrough — which won three Grammys, including Album of the Year — we spoke to Outkast and some of the people who worked on the albums to get a behind-the-scenes take on the making of the discs.

Drake On 106 & Park

Yesterday, Drake stopped by 106 & Park to talk with Bow Wow and Angela Simmons. Drake spoke on his new project, why he signed PARTYNEXTDOOR to his OVO imprint, fans, the Jaden Smith shirt he wore at the iHeartRadio music festival and more. Drake also played a game with the hosts called ‘Y.O.L.O or Oh No’ and then sits down with old friend Keshia Chante to reflect on their past.

Backstage with Wale, J. Cole, and 2 Chainz

J. Cole, Wale and 2 Chainz were reflecting backstage during a stop on Cole’s What Dreams May Come Tour. Wale spoke on signing to MMG, his relationship with 2 Chainz, how they met and how they both decided to take their careers to that level one day while riding around in Miami with University Of Miami quarterback Jacory Harris.

Rock The Bells Cancels DC & NYC Dates

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UPDATE: Ticketmaster confirms that Rock The Bells is canceled.

UPDATE #2: Via Rock The Bells‘ official website:

Festival organizers, Guerilla Union, announced today that the upcoming Rock the Bells Festival tour-stops in Washington, DC and New York City are now cancelled due to a lack of ticket sales. The festival was slated to take place in Washington, DC this weekend (September 28 and 29) and New York City the following weekend (October 4 and 5).

Chang Weisberg, founder and owner of Guerilla Union states: “First and foremost, it is with great sadness and disappointment that we must cancel the Washington, DC and New York City Rock the Bells dates due to lack of ticket sales. I, along with our staff, the artists, and all of the sponsors, media partners, local promoters, and radio stations involved are thankful for our supporters and the fans that planned on attending. It’s extremely unfortunate that we can’t complete the last half of the 10th Anniversary Rock the Bells tour. We did everything in our power to save the show. Unfortunately, the financial loss would have been devastating. This festival has been ten years in the making. I am truly sorry we could not produce the show for all the fans who did buy their ticket in support of.”

Full refunds will be honored at the location where fans purchased their tickets.

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Rock The Bells, which was to take place in Washington D.C. (this weekend) & New Jersey (next weekend), was cancelled due to poor ticket sales. We will keep you updated when we get more information. I’m really blown, because I was looking forward to going this weekend.

George Zimmerman’s Wife Doubts Her Husband’s Innocence

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AllHipHop reports:

George Zimmerman’s seemingly impenetrable fortress of support seems to be a crumbling house of cards as his main supporter in the Trayvon Martin murder trial now has doubts of his innocence. Today (September 26th) George Zimmerman’s estranged wife speaks on George’s alleged assault of her father, his changed personality and his innocence in the Trayvon Martin murder trial.

Speaking with NBC’s Today, Shellie Zimmerman says George’s personality changed following his victory in the Trayvon Martin murder case and now she “really don’t know what he’s capable of.” This epiphany has led her to not only question her estranged husband’s current mental state but also some of the details regarding the night he murdered Trayvon Martin:

I’m conflicted on that. I believe the evidence, but this revelation in my life has really helped me to take the blinders off.

Shellie later stated that though she has doubts she believes George did not racially profile Travyon.

Shellie is currently attempting to divorce from her husband, however George’s whereabouts have become unknown since last week and consequently he has not been served with divorce papers.

On The Set: 2 Chainz – Used 2

Yesterday, 2 Chainz took a trip down to New Orleans’ 7th Ward to shoot the video for his new single, ‘Used 2’, off of B.O.A.T.S. 2: ME Time. 2 Chainz also paid tribute to Cash Money by inviting Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Turk and Mannie Fresh to the sets and he held a “free B.G.” shirt during the shoot.

Big Daddy Kane On The Combat Jack Show

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King Asiatic Nobody’s Equal. It’s not every day we get to sit with a legend. Kane goes deep with his history, what he thinks about Mr. Cee, how he produced the majority of ‘Long Live The Kane’ with no credits, how Doug E Fresh taught him how to rock the crowd, how some cats from The Juice Crew wasn’t fuxin with him, how he really wanted to battle KRS-One, what Madonna smells like, how he shopped a young Jay Z with no success, why he started wearing purple silks and such… This one is a marathon, but with Kane, there’s no half steppin’.