Travi$ Scott speaks on working/performing with Kanye West and JAY Z, the beginnings of his career and more. Below: he performs ‘Upper Echelon’ and ‘Uptown’.
Meek Mill Performs At Stage 48 In NYC
Live from Hell’s Kitchen, Meek Mill performs ‘Dreams & Nightmares’ from his album of the same name.
K. Michelle – The Right One (Video)
Check out the latest visual from K. Michelle for ‘The Right One’, taken from her new album Rebellious Soul.
Versace 35th Anniversary Collection
Over the years Versace has had a very heavy present in hip hop and next month Versace will be celebrating their 35th anniversary with a capsule of 14 collectables items which includes down jackets, vests and eyewear,lighter cases, pins, rings replete with Medusa heads , and chain motifs in blue, gold and silver. Versace’s 35th anniversary collection will be available in Japan at HANKYU MEN’S TOKYO or HANKYU MEN’S OSAKA from September 11-17.
3 Song Titles & Producers From Drake’s New Album Revealed
Drake’s third album Nothing Was The Same is just a month from hitting the stores….he has been quiet about the LP’s details until today. Reggie Ugwu, the writer behind the latest Billboard cover story has shared another except from the issue:
He has revealed three new titles from the album and the people who produced it — ‘Wu Tang Forever’ produced by 40, ’305 to My City’ produced by Detail and ‘Trophies’ produced by Hit-Boy.
Busta Rhymes Ft Bob Marley – Chris Lighty
Today marks the one year anniversary of the tragic death of Chris Lighty. It’s only right Busta Rhymes pays tribute to his friend by releasing a record featuring Bob Marley. If you have lost someone close, you can relate to this song. May Chris Lighty rest in peace.
Big Sean – 10 2 10 (Video)
Big Sean is wasting no time in serving visuals from his sophomore LP. He gives the 3rd track off the album a dope visual, which was directed by Mike Carson and Mike Waxx and produced by No I.D., Young Chop, Travi$ Scott and Key Wane. Hall of Fame is available on iTunes.
Gunplay Gets Knocked Out At Tampa Club?
Thehomeofhiphop reports:
According to sources, last night MMG’s own Gunplay was performing at Club Underground in Tampa, Fl. Gunplay allegedly got into it with some local Tampa rappers. While attempting to leave, rapper Gunplay was struck, which resulted in him getting knocked out!! As you can see in the picture, Security had to carry him out!
Pusha T – My Name Is My Name (Album Artwork)
Looks like we will finally get Pusha T’s debut album My Name Is My Name. Kanye West’s company DONDA revealed Pusha’s artwork for his debut studio album. The artwork is designed by Joe Perez, and it features a black-and-white bar code; the below artwork features a black & white portrait shot of Pusha T. You can check out his new single — the Chris Brown-assisted ‘Sweet Serenade’ — right here.
Lil Durk – From Rags To Riches [Pt. 1] (Video)
Director DGainz started his Rags To Riches series earlier this year by releasing unreleased footage of Chief Keef before he got his Interscope deal; now, he turns his attention to another Chicago artist — Lil Durk — before he got his deal with Def Jam. DGainz follows Lil Durk as he goes to the Chicago radio station WGCI, plays basketball with his homies and more. Lil Durk’s upcoming project Signed To The Streets, drops September 17th.
Drake Speaks On Kendrick’s ‘Control’ verse
Drake has broken his silence about the “Control” verse in a sit down interview with Billboard; he said that he “went about my day, went and got dinner and kept it moving” after he heard the “Control” verse. You can read except below.
“I didn’t really have anything to say about it,” Drake says of the verse, which has so far inspired responses from A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$, former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson and too many others to count. “It just sounded like an ambitious thought to me. That’s all it was. I know good and well that Kendrick’s not murdering me, at all, in any platform. So when that day presents itself, I guess we can revisit the topic.”
The full cover story appears in the latest Billboard issue which you can buy it here.
@TeddyMusicUK Feat. @JMEBBK – No Way
Radio rip. Teddy Music’s forthcoming Rehearsals will be available to purchase 1st September (preorder here).
Rich Gang x Rick Ross “50 Plates” (Video)
Rick Ross, Birdman, Ace Hood and YMCB crew are up to no good in their new visual for a record( off the Rich Gang which is available now on iTunes) as they put on the Jason mask to rob the brink truck somewhere in Miami. This motion picture directed by Dre Films.
Wiz Khalifa On Sway In The Morning (Video)
Wiz Khalifa stopped by Sway In The Morning to speak on Blacc Hollywood, his new shoe with Converse, married life, fatherhood and more.
Juicy J Returns To The Breakfast Club
Juicy J returns to The Breakfast Club to speak on the flack he is getting for providing scholarships to strippers (through WorldStarHipHop, no less), his new album Stay Trippy, Miley Cyrus and more.
Rhythm Roulette – El-P
El-P is the latest on Mass Appeal’s video series where producers pick random records out and try to make a finished product. Warped records, barely-working turntables and broken samplers don’t prevent him from making his usual dystopic-sounding mesh of audio.
A$AP Rocky X Jeremy Scott “Black Flag”
Ever since A$AP Rocky came on the rap scene, we’ve seen him rock Jeremy Scott Adidas. Now, he has linked with the designer to make his first formal Jeremy Scott release.
A$AP Rocky’s first foray into footwear is a part of the Star & Bars collection, which was initially released February 2012. Titled the Adidas Originals JS Wings 2.0 Black Flag, A$AP Rocky & Jeremy Scott got inspiration for the new kicks from Rocky’s DONDA-designed LONGLIVEA$AP artwork.
No date is announced yet for the release of this shoe, but we will keep you updated.
Lamar Odom Arrested For DUI
From ESPN:
NBA veteran Lamar Odom was arrested early Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to police.
Odom was taken into custody at 3:54 a.m. local time after he was spotted driving “in a serpentine manner at 50 mph” on the 101 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley, the California Highway Patrol report said.
The police report stated that Odom continued to drive when authorities tried to pull him over before he eventually stopped. Odom showed “objective signs of intoxication and was unable to perform field sobriety tests as explained and demonstrated,” the CHP report said. At the Van Nuys jail, Odom refused all chemical tests and was booked without incident at 5:01 a.m., CHP officials said.
Multiple media outlets reported Odom’s arrest earlier Friday.
Odom made headlines earlier this week for alleged drug use. A source told ESPN that Odom was staying at a Los Angeles hotel and friends were trying to help him deal with a drug problem. TMZ had reported that he was missing for 72 hours after a fight with his wife, Khloe Kardashian Odom. Odom’s agent refuted a TMZ report Sunday.
Odom spent last season with the Los Angeles Clippers and has been pursued in free agency this summer by the Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers.
@BlackCobain, BOA (@thaboard) & YM – Spillionaire Cookout 2013 (Vlog)
A few weeks ago I went to Angel Park in Alexandria for Black Cobain’s second annual Spillionaire Cookout, presented by the Board Administration and Young Millionaires. Aside from a brief visit from Alexandria PD, the whole thing was definitely a good time with free food, festivities and more. So a big thanks go out to Cobain, the Whole Board and all of YM for sure.
Mike Will Made It Speaks On Working With Miley Cyrus, VMA Performance
“Miley Cyrus is the new Madonna,” Mike WiLL Made It proclaimed on the set of his new video, “23,” which also features the singer, Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa.
The chart-topping producer truly believes in the former Disney star’s talent. While on set in Brooklyn, Mike gave VIBE his honest thoughts on Miley’s much-talked about MTV VMA performance.
“She did her thing… a lot of people are scared. She’s young, she’s 20, and she had fun. [Miley] turnt up,” he says. “When you’re on top, you’re going to get flack for anything. At least she went up there and had fun and did what she wanted to do. She went up there and did her vision. That’s what it’s really all about.”
After accompanying her to the awards show at the Barclays Center on Sunday night (Aug. 27), the two spent the next day on set at Brooklyn’s Bishop Ford High School to film their new video.
Mike WiLL Made It’s upcoming album, Est. In 1989 Pt. 3., is set to drop later this year.
Mons Montis – Swept
Check out the debut single from Mons Montis (Herman Båverud Olsson, Viktor Paulsrud and Julia Hjertström). Lyrics included below.
LYRICS:
walked out in a storm
swept by the forces
trying to go
I want to ignore
but life chases me so just let me go
where? why? when? how?
my body´s filled with dynamite
I´m lost in life
the result of war
errods my skin
bones and parts that sore
I want to recall
find a desert
from years of discord
where? why? when? how?
my body´s filled with dynamite
I´m lost in life
Fall Out Boy Feat. Big Sean – The Mighty Fall (Video)
From the band’s latest album Save Rock And Roll…..it definitely does us all much more justice to check out all of the videos in the storyline.
Chevy Woods – Type Of Way Freestyle
Chevy Woods brings nothing particularly new to the table for Rich Homie Quan’s hit.