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Mama Wes (Pimp C’s Mother) Passes Away
From Complex:
Weslyn “Mama Wes” Monroe, the mother of the late Pimp C, is believed to have passed away this morning. The news has come out thanks to a picture taken by Pimp C’s partner in UGK, Bun B, who added the following caption in tribute:
“Thanks to everyone that has sent prayers and condolences. She was a great woman. Nurture us from boys to men and made us strong enough to handle this industry. She was the one that kept us going when we didn’t wanna go anymore. She was the backbone of UGK, the definition of loyalty, the personification of unconditional love and the essence of what being Trill really meant. She’s finally reunited with her son. God bless you both. RIP Mama Wes. You gave everything to make us Underground Kings.”
Monroe has reportedly been battling a serious illness and has spent the last few days in a Port Arthur hospital. Meanwhile, this coming December will mark the sixth year since Pimp C died in a Los Angeles hotel room.
Panama (@itspanamababy) – 6 A.M. (prod. Black Jab)
Panama leaks another track from is upcoming project, The Panama Canal, dropping the 29th of August.
@YoungDolph – Money Callin (BTS Video)
Here is a behind-the-scenes for Young Dolph’s “Money Callin” shot by Rebelution films.
@PeeweeLongway – Servin Lean
MPA/Bricksquad artist Peeweee Longway had this song on Gucci’s Lean ‘tape but this will also appear on his mixtape, Running Around The Lobby, dropping today at 9 PM. Its a catchy song, Longway tries a Migos flow but does something original with it. Produced by the Honorable CNOTE.
Source: DGB
Main Attrakionz – Kushed Up Brothers (Video)
Main Attrakionz drop a video filmed in a desert for an old song, “Kushed Up Brothers”, produced by Suicideyear.
LA County Declines To File Felony Charges For Kanye’s Fight At LAX
According to the LA Times:
“The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office on Friday declined to file felony assault and attempted robbery charges against the singer and referred the issue to the L.A. city attorney to see if the incident warranted a misdemeanor charge.”
Watch the original footage here.
Lupe Fiasco – SLR 3 (Round Of Applause)
A few days ago, Lupe Fiasco released ‘SLR 2′; today, Lupe Fiasco returns with the third installment in his SLR series. If you’re wondering if this is another Kendrick Lamar response….it is.
A$AP Ferg Brings Out A$AP Rocky At Trillectro In DC
A$AP Ferg brings out A$AP Rocky for a performance of ‘Work (Remix)’; below, they perform Ferg’s latest single ‘Shabba’.
If you weren’t at Trillectro, you missed one hell of a show.
Who Made The Bootleg Acid Rap CD That Hit The Billboard Charts?
Fake Shore Drive posted this Chicago Reader exposé on the people behind A bootleg version of Chance The Rapper’s Acid Rap mixtape that made it onto the Billboard Charts.
Fortunately the Acid Rap bootleg includes another piece of information—a UPC bar code, which contains a six-digit manufacturer-identification number. Using a UPC search available through GS1, I traced the Acid Rap bar code back to Music District Inc., a tiny label based in Houston.
According to Music District’s site, there are only a few artists on its roster, including a rapper named Twank (aka Twank Star), whose first Music District album, Twank Is Coming!, isavailable to download from CD Baby. The six-digit manufacturer ID included in the bar code on the CD Baby page for Twank Is Coming! matches the one on the back of MTC’s Acid Rapbootleg. That same manufacturer ID has been used for other MTC bootlegs sold through Barnes & Noble and eBay, including Gucci Mane’s I’m Up and a Lil Boosie compilation calledThe History of Boosie.
Music District owner and CEO Suaran Marshall says the unlicensed releases are none of his doing, and that this isn’t the first time bootleggers have used his label’s bar codes. “I’m pretty sure I know who’s behind it,” he says. “The company is going to be 1-Stop.” Music District’s relationship with 1-Stop hasn’t been entirely antagonistic, though…
Grilly (@RayLeeotta) & @BlockBeattaz – Pour Up A Player (Mixtape)
Hunstville’s Grilley teams up with the Block Beattaz to drop a full tape of Country Rap Tunes, trunk hits, and soul sample/808 goodness.
Zeds Dead (@WhosZed) ft. @Memorecks – Jericho
I was pretty done with the Trap/EDM thing as soon as it started, but this Zeds Dead track that mixes the subgenre with Dubstep and a gospel sample is definitely an unexpected, positive surprise.
Starlito (@LITO615) – Money Cacti (Video)
This is one of my favorite Starlito tracks over another rapper’s beat. Although this is being touted as a response to Kendrick Lamar, Lito dropped this track months ago. Personally, this video is kinda boring, it doesn’t do the track justice at all.
Turk (@TurkMrYNT) – It’s Hot
Turk drops a new single that sounds like a Bangladesh rip-off beat (the track was actually produced by DJ Thoro). Still a very listenable song…his album Reflamed is coming soon.
Hudson Mohawke (@HudMo) – Nardwuar Interview
HudMo is the next one up to be interviewed by the Human Serviette.
Rules To Being A Brooklyn MC, By Troy Ave
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In lieu of the upcoming VMAs (which takes place at the Barclays Center), MTV spoke with Troy Ave on what is required to be a rapper from Brooklyn.
Colours (@coloursmiyagi) – Like Me (Video)
The latest visual from Colours for ‘Like Me’, courtesy of Rap City TV.
Eminem Performs ‘Survival’ In Belgium
Eminem gave his recent release its first live debut when he rocked the stage at the Pukkelpop Music Festival in Hasselt, Belgium.
Robin Thicke Sues The Family Of Marvin Gaye
From USA Today:
An attorney for Thicke and collaborators Williams and Clifford Harris Jr (aka T.I.) filed a lawsuit Thursday, asking a federal judge to determine that their song Blurred Lines does not copy elements from two older songs from Marvin Gaye and Funkadelic (George Clinton).
This comes after Marvin Gaye’s family and Bridgeport Records’ alleged claims against the singers that the song sounds remarkably similar to Gaye’s Got To Give Up, demanding financial compensation for copyright infringement.
“Gaye defendants are claiming ownership of an entire genre, as opposed to a specific work,” the suit alleges.
Funkadelic, the George Clinton-led band that led the ’70s funk movement, has also allegedly claimed similarity between Thicke’s hit and Sexy Ways.
A copy of the suit obtained by The Hollywood Reporter reads:
“Plaintiffs, who have the utmost respect for and admiration of Marvin Gaye, Funkadelic and their musical legacies, reluctantly file this action in the face of multiple adverse claims from alleged successors in interest to those artists. Defendants continue to insist that plaintiffs’ massively successful composition, ‘Blurred Lines,’ copies ‘their’ compositions.”
Forbes Gives The World’s Highest Paid DJs
Definitely a learning experience……perhaps I should’ve picked up a turntable or two growing up.
Big Sean Talks ‘Control’ On Big Boy’s Neighborhood
Big Sean breaks down the history of the song (and the verse) heard around the world.
K-Ci & JoJo – Knock It Off (Video)
The drunken duo is back with their latest visual for the new single ‘Knock It Off’……new album is on the way.
IN THE STUDIO: Future & Justin Bieber
Yep, Future is apparently making some struggle bars for the Biebster himself. Look out for the collab soon, I suppose.
BONUS: He also recently posted a picture of his hangin’ with Roc Boys JAY Z and Kevin Hart (below).
