Though his brother has had a huge influence on his music since day one, Atlanta hip hop artist and producer B.o.B is the kind of guy to “pick something up and take it on his own.” Bobby Ray reflects on his origins and on how far he’s come as he joins Shaheem Reid for another episode of The Round Up.
UPDATE: P!nk has since responded, and not in the way you might think.
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Someone recorded Kanye while he ate with associates at the Corner Bistro in NYC on the night of the awards in 2009 where he goes off about Taylor Swift, P!nk’s performance, and his verse on Run This Town. Check out a portion of a transcript below; you can listen to the audio on Gawker).
I’d rather just let the [inaudible] speak for itself. You know, it’s like, I was happy to be in a situation where people couldn’t say, oh, I was trying to promote my own song. For the times that I’ve, like, defended myself… [Tape break] I’m pushing the envelope! I wrote my fuckin’ ‘Run This Town’ verse for a fuckin’ month! When I heard Eminem’s verse on the Drake shit, I went back and rewrote my shit for two days. I canceled appointments to rewrite! I fuckin’ care! You know what I’m saying? And that’s what I’m saying. Because I did that, Taylor Swift cannot win over Beyoncé! Because I wrote my verse in two days, Taylor Swift cannot beat Beyoncé. As long as I’m alive! And if I’m alive, kill me then! Kill me then! As long as I’m alive, you gon’ have to deal with it. ‘Cause there ain’t gonna be no more motherfucking Elvises with no James Browns.
[A female voice asks, “Why are you so angry? What’s the anger?”] Because my mother got arrested for the fuckin’ sit-ins. My mother died for this fame shit! I moved to fuckin’ Hollywood chasing this shit. My mother died because of this shit. Fuck MTV.
It ain’t no love. What the fuck was Pink performing? Don’t nobody know that song. Pink performed twice! Two songs? How the fuck Pink perform two songs and I didn’t even get asked to perform “Heartless.” “Heartless” is the biggest song of the year! It had the most spins of the first quarter! I don’t know that Pink song! But I noticed that she’s pink! They put me in a fuckin’ room and [inaudible – maybe “projected it”].
[A male voice asks, “How the fuck did Eminem get the Best Hip-Hop song in 2008?”] Eminem won Best Video! Rap Video! Yo, when he wont that shit, I was so happy. I was so happy I [unclear – “ran all this shit,” maybe]. I said, “Nigga, I’m gon’ do this until y’all put a bullet in my head. I’m runnin’ up to y’all, put a…” [tape cuts].
Lyric video for Chanté Moore’s new single, “Talkin’ In My Sleep” from the forthcoming album “Moore Is More” coming this Summer!
UPDATE: I figured I’d add her recent ode to 2Pac here as well, also courtesy of Rap Up TV (below).
Jhené Aiko performs an acoustic version of “Bed Peace” exclusively for Rap-Up Sessions. The song will appear on her upcoming EP “Sail Out.”
In part 1 Tech talks to Nick Huff Barili about his new song featuring Kendrick Lamar, Mayday and Kendall Morgan called “Fragile” off his upcoming ‘Something Else’ album. Tech explains how a critic’s review of his Paid Dues performance inspired him to write the song. Tech not only addresses the criticism but also performs his verse acapella so listeners can hear every word he is saying. While telling us how TDE and Strange Music are like family, Tech opens up about a tragic event that lead to the death of EMJ (R.I.P Michael Jones) while on tour in Nevada. Part 1 contains much more insight into Tech N9ne including why he paints he face as well as how Slick Rick inspired him to rap fast.
Two of our favorite upcoming acts Penthouse Penthouse & Chloe Martini teamed up for this amazing collaborative track that displays where the future of Funk, Soul, and R&B are progressing towards. Forget genres and tags though, this is just purely good music! Between Chloe Martini’s diverse production range and P.P.’s signature R&B/soulful emphasis, this supreme collab makes us wonder what a full EP would sound like! In fact, make sure to pay close attention to these two, the Sound of Tomorrow is looking quite bright.
If you don’t know who this guy is, just listen to the Weeknd and then check the credits. Seriously. History of Man drops August 20th.
Adult Swim has been pushing a series of choice records, and the below track is one of them. Cocaine Piñata is also in the works.
Avril is back (and I presume a new album is in the works), and above is her latest single. Rock N Roll, baby.
Complex got a really dope interview with the currently incarcerated interview, where he speaks on prison life, his maturation, his music history and plenty more. Head here to check it out.
Wiz & Co brought their Under The Influence Of Music tour to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA. More clips below (courtesy of Hip-Hop Heisenberg).
Rich Gang drops this Tuesday.
BONUS: Rich Gang Feat. Chris Brown, Tyga, Birdman & Lil’ Wayne – Bigger Than Life
A*M*E performs ‘Heartless’ on Daybreak and chats to Kate and John on Daybreak.
It all went down at Miami’s Bank United Centre. Additional clip below.
Starring Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela and Naomie Harris as Winnie Mandela. This looks to be an extremely powerful film.
New Zealand’s Cavell drops his latest, the dark R&B track ‘Supernova’.
Master P reveals his classy artwork for the new mix tape “Famous Again”. 2013. Master P is relevant, No Limit Forever is the hottest label on the streets and the industry is buzzing because the king of the streets is breaking all barriers. Master P shocks the world by creating a younger audience and fan base by his viral, internet campaign as the multi-platinum artist reintroduces his self to this generation. Master P is the hardest working man in showbiz, he stays in the recording studio. Someone Call Brinks! Only a few months after the highly successful “Al Capone” mixtape, the colonel put the tank in park and found a new way to transport his product on this high energy, street banger “I Need An Armored Truck” that has fans craving for The Ice Cream Man’s new mixtape “Famous Again” which drops August 6th of 2013 followed by the highly anticipated album “Boss of All Bosses” coming Fall 2013.
Courtesy of Young California and DJ Amen, this track will also be featured on E-40’s upcoming album, The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil.
Moby’s ‘A Case For Shame’ is the first track to be released from his new album Innocents, which comes out October 1st and is available to pre-order now. From Moby:
The collaboration with Cold Specks is a directorial debut from Moby and was shot by him at his home in Los Angeles. It features the masked characters from the album cover, Cold Specks and Moby himself under water.
“the video has a specific meaning for me, but i’m hesitant to say what that is, as it might have a very specific meaning to you, and it’s completely open to anyone’s subjective interpretation. just because i made it doesn’t mean that my interpretation of it is the right one. i’d love to hear what you think of it and what your interpretation is.
oh, and it goes without saying, but it’s certainly not a big, commercial video… it’s an experimental video, inspired by some of my early heroes of experimental film, like jack smith (who also inspired fellini and andy warhol, so i guess at the very least i’m in good company in citing jack smith as an inspiration, even if i’m clearly not fellini or andy warhol…)”
Rich Homie Quan Invades Charlotte, NC & performs his hit single “Some Type Of Way” at Club Societe.
Black Light Dinner Party’s Sons & Lovers is released 24th September.
Courtesy of the hugely underrated Jason Goldwatch for Mass Appeal.
ScHoolboy Q performs ‘Gangsta’ (or whatever that as-yet-unreleased song is called), ‘Yay Yay’, ‘Collard Greens’ & more as part of Boiler Room and New Era’s #WearYourAllegiance event in New York. More below.
