Lunar C gives Charlie that fire in the booth!
Chris Brown Feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga – Loyal (Video)
Chris Brown is still incarcerated for at least another month, but that hasn’t stopped the promotion of his forthcoming album X (out May 5th), the latest clip being for the Lil Wayne and Tyga-assisted ‘Loyal‘. Look out for cameos in the video as well.
ScHoolboy Q Speaks On Meeting Kanye West (Video)
ScHoolboy Q received a visit from Bootleg Kev during SXSW. During the visit, the West Coast emcee spoke on his new album Oxymoron topping the charts, his daughter, collaborating with Suga Free, drugs, meeting Kanye West and much more.
Little Simz & Waldo Perform ‘Mandarin Oranges’ At SXSW (Video)
Little Simz and Waldo perform “Mandarin Oranges” live with Sango at the Okayplayer and Soulection’s official SXSW showcase Friday March 13, 2014. – OKP
Malaysian PM: “Flight MH370 Ended In The Southern Indian Ocean”
From CNN:
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went down over the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Monday, citing a new analysis of satellite data by a British satellite company and accident investigators, and apparently ending hopes that anyone survived.
A relative of a missing passenger briefed by the airline in Beijing said, “They have told us all lives are lost.”
Razak based his announcement on what he described as unprecedented analysis of satellite data sent by the plane by British satellite provider Inmarsat and the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch. He didn’t describe the nature of the analysis.
But he said it made it clear that the plane’s last position was in the middle of the remote southern Indian Ocean, “far from any possible landing sites.”
He begged reporters to respect the privacy of relatives.
“For them, the past few weeks have been heartbreaking,” he said. “I know this news must be harder still.”
A Facebook page dedicated to the only American aboard the flight, Philip Wood, said of relatives that “our collective hearts are hurting now.”
“Please lift all the loved ones of MH370 with your good thoughts and prayers,” a post on the page said.
You can read more on the story here.
Hoodzee – Mummy Told Me (Video)
Hoodzee’s ‘Mummy Told Me’ is released 30th March (preorder on iTunes).
Civil Rights Leader Gives Interesting Take On Lil Wayne’s Emmett Till Line
From MTV:
Lil Wayne landed in hot water last February when a line name-checking tragic civil rights figure Emmett Till on Future’s “Karate Chop (Remix)” raised eyebrows and drew complaints from Till’s family.
The verse featured the line: “Beat the p—y up like Emmett Till,” drawing a dark reference to the teen who was brutally murdered after he whistled at a white woman in 1955. Till was beaten beyond recognition, but his mother insisted that he have an open casket funeral, so the world could see and remember the brutality. Future’s label quickly removed the lyric and then remixed the song again in a version featuring Birdman, Rick Ross and French Montana, but no Weezy.
At the time, the rapper attempted to reach out to the Till family in an apologetic open letter , a gesture the family said at the time “[fell] short.” The controversy also lost Wayne an endorsement deal with Mountain Dew .
But a year later, does the lyric still sting?
MTV News recently sat down with civil rights icon and Congressman Rep. John Lewis to get his take on the incident. “I think when a star, a singer, uses the name of someone like an Emmett Till in music … a lot of young people grow up not even knowing anything about Emmett Till,” he said. “So maybe it would help people go and [say], ‘Who was Emmett Till?'”
In fact, Lewis said that if it hadn’t been for music the civil rights movement might have been like “a bird without wings.” Imagine not having songs like: “We Shall Not Be Moved,” Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind,” Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddamn,” Curis Mayfield and the Impressions’ “People Get Ready” and Mahalia Jackson’s “We Shall Overcome.”
“You can communicate with music. It’s a powerful instrument, it’s a powerful tool,” said Lewis. “Not just for enjoyment, but it helps to inspire, to push you on. Sometimes when we’d get out of jail in Alabama, in Mississippi we’d go straight to a club and play some records.”
Lewis said during those celebratory post lock-up listening sessions, he and his fellow marchers would spin songs including Mayfield’s “Keep on Pushin'” or Aretha Franklin’s “Chain of Fools.”
“The songs motivated us, they inspired us, so music played a major role within the movement,” he said.
Justin Bieber Previews New Song With DJ Mustard
Girls be in the the club like OMG this is my song!!!!! Lol
Justin Bieber definitely has a number one on his hands if the production is from DJ Mustard. Stay tuned.
WTF — Rachel Dilley: “I Thought Only Black People Could Catch AIDS”
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby talk to Rachel Dilley, a mother-of-three who says she never dreamed she was at risk of HIV – because ‘only African people could get it’.
Oprah Prime: Kevin Hart (Video)
Oprah meets up with comedian and actor Kevin Hart on the heels of his box-office hits and recent NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year to discuss his skyrocketing career. Kevin discusses his comedic influences and how reaching his fans through social media was a vital part of his success as he made his way up in the industry. He also talks about raising his children with his ex-wife, the support his mother gave him when he was first starting out, and how he learned to forgive his father.
Drake’s OVO Fest Scores $300,000 In Funding From The Ontario Government
From Global News:
TORONTO — Rap star Drake is getting cash from taxpayers in his native Ontario to stage his two-day OVO FEST in Toronto this summer.
The event, scheduled for Aug. 3 and 4, was awarded a $300,000 grant from the Celebrate Ontario program administered by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
Capacity at OVO FEST — held at the provincially-owned Molson Canadian Amphitheatre — is limited to about 16,000 fans per day.
According to Ticketmaster, two-day passes are priced between $124.80 and $347.50 and individual tickets are available for $66.50.
Provincial funding for OVO FEST is $7,000 more than the 10-day TD Toronto Jazz Festival received and $3,000 more than the 10-day Royal Agricultural Fair was given.
It also puts Drake’s event on par with the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept. 4-14), the Stratford Festival of theatre, Rogers Cup tennis tournament (Aug. 2-10) and JFL42 comedy festival (Sept. 18-27).
The fifth annual OVO FEST will feature performances by Drake, Outkast and special guests.
In previous years, Eminem, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, Diddy and Kanye West have made surprise appearances.
According to Forbes, Drake earned more than $30 million in the last two years.
The 27-year-old rapper was born and raised in Toronto. OVO FEST is named for his company, October’s Very Own.
Celebrate Ontario grants are intended to help festivals and events “enhance programs, activities and services that will lead to long-term improvements. This support helps grow tourism in the province by making it easier for festival and event organizers to offer new and improved experiences that will attract more tourists and increase visitor spending.”
While dozens of Celebrate Ontario grants are handed out, only a handful top $300,000. These include the Canadian Tulip Festival, TD Ottawa Jazz Festival and RBC Bluesfest.
ET Canada‘s New Year’s Eve at Niagara Falls received $184,500 this year.
FULL LINEUP: TDE To Takeover This Year’s Pitchfork Festival
I say that in the header because 4 TDE artists — Kendrick Lamar (headlining), ScHoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad & SZA — are scheduled to take the stage on 2 out of the 3 days, and you can be almost sure that the remaining Black Hippy members will be close by. In addition, Kelela, FKA Twigs, Danny Brown, Beck, Pusha T, Hudson Mohawke and many more will be present…you can check out the full lineup below and lock in your tickets over at Pitchfork’s website.
Friday
Beck
Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks
Giorgio Moroder
Sun Kil Moon
Factory Floor
Death Grips
The Haxan Cloak
Sharon Van Etten
Isaiah Rashad
Hundred Waters
SZA
Saturday
Neutral Milk Hotel
The Field
FKA Twigs
St. Vincent
Danny Brown
Kelela
TuneYards
The Range
Pusha T
The Julie Ruin
Cloud Nothings
Mas Ysa
Wild Beasts
Circulatory System
Empress Of
Ka
Twin Peaks
Sunday
Kendrick Lamar
Hudson Mohawke
Grimes
DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn
Slowdive
Real Estate
Jon Hopkins
Schoolboy Q
Dum Dum Girls
Earl Sweatshirt
Majical Cloudz
Deafheaven
Perfect Pussy
DIIV
Speedy Ortiz
Mutual Benefit
Frank Ocean Reneges On ‘F*** Off’ Check To Chipotle
Frank Ocean acted like he was hot sauce, but really … he’s mild.
As TMZ first reported, Chipotle sued Ocean, claiming they paid him the $212,500 as an advance to record a song for one of their commercials … and then he bailed. Ocean responded to the suit by posting a photo to Tumblr of the settlement check … with “F*** OFF” in the memo box.
But we found out … Ocean didn’t have the guac to carry through on his gangster move. A rep for Chipotle tells TMZ the settlement check they received from Ocean did NOT have the expletive in the memo line.
As the rep put it, “Nice stunt, Frank!”
Fast & Furious 7: Paul Walker Will Remain In The Film With The Assistance Of CGI, Special Effects
Spotted on NY Daily News/Confidential:
Shooting has now resumed for “Fast & Furious 7,” and Confidenti@l has learned exactly how Paul Walker will remain in the film.
“They have hired four actors with bodies very similar to Paul’s physique and they will be used for movement and as a base,” one source close to production tells us. “Paul’s face and voice will be used on top using CGI.”
Our insider adds that this is option number one producers and Universal Pictures have decided on, and that the studio feels confident fans of the franchise will feel satisfied with the result.
Jay Electronica & Jason Goldwatch At Mass Appeal’s SXSW Takeover
“Is the album finished?” “…..” “Sorry…”
The importance of this interview, above all, is that Jay Electronica allowed himself to be interviewed (sort of) about his new single and upcoming album (and Jason Goldwatch in tow). It went down sometime around Mass Appeal’s SXSW showcase.
Trina – Money Ain’t A Problem (Video)
The baddest bitch has returned with a new visual for her single ‘Money Ain’t A Problem’, which originally premiered on Diddy REVOLT TV.
Duke Dumont – My Love (Live Mashup) (Video)
Duke Dumont covers a mashup of Route 94’s ‘My Love’ in the Live Lounge.
Ayah Marar – Keep Me Up (Prod. Metrik) (Tour Video)
After the recent success of my collaboration with the man like Calvin Harris, I have decided to step firmly back towards my roots and bring you the first of my collaborations from my forthcoming ‘THE BASS SOLDIERS EP’. This is our first solo venture for my label HUSSLE GIRL and features the biggest names in bass music, kicking off with the mighty METRIK (HOSPITAL RECORDS) and our collaboration ‘KEEP ME UP’, recently debuted as a World Exclusive on Mistajam’s BBC RADIO 1XTRA show and already receiving massive support from the fans online.
From the fans, for the fans, we are dropping this exclusive tour video from our recent travels featuring the wonderful places, people and promoters that allow us to do what we love for a living, and ending in New Zealand where this idea was born and continues to take shape and collect lovers and supporters as it goes. As they say in Jersey, Oganically Grown, Globally Known … We are doing this for the love and fully funded and supported by myself. Watch out for more exclusives to come!
TRAILER: Annie (Co-Starring Jamie Foxx)
Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz and more make up the cast for the long-awaited Annie (which both JAY Z and Will Smith have a part in), and you can check out the official trailer for the film above. Plot summary is below.
A Broadway classic that has delighted audiences for generations comes to the big screen with a new, contemporary vision in Columbia Pictures’ comedy, Annie. Director/Producer/Screenwriter Will Gluck teams with producers James Lassiter, Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith, and Shawn “JAY Z” Carter, Laurence “Jay” Brown, and Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith with a modern telling that captures the magic of the classic characters and original show that won seven Tony Awards. Celia Costas serves as Executive Producer. The screenplay is by Will Gluck and Aline Brosh McKenna, based on the musical stage play “Annie,” book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and on “Little Orphan Annie,” © and ® Tribune Media Services, Inc.
Academy Award® nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) stars as Annie, a young, happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they’d be back for her someday, it’s been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). But everything’s about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) — advised by his brilliant VP, Grace (Rose Byrne) and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor, Guy (Bobby Cannavale) — makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he’s her guardian angel, but Annie’s self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it’s the other way around.
ALBUM STREAM: Evian Christ – Waterfall (EP)
Check out the latest from Evian Christ by heading over to his official website for a stream of his 4-track Waterfall EP below.
LISTEN: Evian Christ – Waterfall (EP)
Erykah Badu Performs At The FADER Fort (SXSW)
Watch Erykah Badu perform “The Healer” live at The FADER FORT Presented by Converse in Austin, Texas. – FADER
LE1F Performs On ‘David Letterman’ (Video)
We tried to ease those reading this into the music that is LE1F (pause, if necessary), because — quite frankly — the music was dope as well as brash and polarizing. Can’t say the same for this performance of ‘Wut’, though….dude needs some additional stage experience.
