TVOne’s Unsung series recently featured a history lesson on the duo that is Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith…..for those that missed it (like myself), you can watch it above.
Karriem Riggins – J Dilla The Greatest (Video)
Having recently done a tribute to the late Sugarfoot, Mr. Riggins is back with an ode to the forever legendary J Dilla (his 39th birthday would have been yesterday).
ABSORB (@THISISABSORB) Feat. @LadyChann – I’m Done
Having recently been featured as 1Xtra’s BBC Introducing Track Of The Week, this is ABSORB’s track “I’m Done” featuring UK Dancehall artist Lady Chann (produced by Stinkahbell and Psy:am)
Look out for an official video coming soon!
Ciara Feat. Rick Ross – Boy Outta Here (Snippet)
Ciara (or somebody) drops a nice snippet of his upcoming single which includes feature Rick Ross’ verse. Not bad.
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Waka Flocka Flame Returns To The Breakfast Club
Has to be like the 5th time that Waka Flocka showed up to The Breakfast Club (not that that’s a bad thing)…..this time, he speaks on DuFlocka Rant 2, his upcoming album and more.
RECAP: Stay Fresh (@StayFreshTweets) & Mayhem (@Mayhem_NODB) & @DJFaTaLz Bithday Bash
The Stay Fresh crew (along with Mayhem) turn the party upside down in celebration of DJ Fatalz’ birthday.
T.I. Breaks Down His Entire Trouble Man Album
T.I. goes track by track and explains the story behind each song from his latest album, ‘Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head’.
Toni Braxton Announces Her Retirement From Music
Wow…..I kind of expect this to change, but I change we’ll have her sister Tamar in the meantime. The upside to this is that while her “heart isn’t in it anymore”, it sounds like you may still be able to see her in concert:
I’m singing in [‘Twist of Faith’] but that’s about it for me… I’ll have do shows here and there, but I’m not going to do any albums… I’m falling out of love with it, it’s weird. I don’t know what to say when I hear songs, they don’t impact me.
Griminal (@Griminal) – 4Real TV Interview
4Real TV linked up with the very ill Griminal and got some exclusives out of the interview.
Paris 96 (Theophilus London & Jesse Boykins III) – Afternoon
Theophilus London and Jesse Boykins III have finally found some down time to come up with an EP, which I hope we’ll see in the coming months (we were hoping to see more music after this dropped some time ago). Check out a brand new offering from that upcoming project below.
50 Cent – Financial Freedom (Video)
50 Cent is definitely keeping himself relevant in 2013…from the man himself:
This was inspired by 10years anniversary of GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN
I wrote the song so everytime i hear it it reminds me of it.
I wrote it the day before yesterday shot yesterday
it took me longer to find the beat than to actually write it.I didnt shoot the 3rd verse for you to focus on the lyrics. no GIRLS, no JEWELRY, RAW ENERGY , its just me
check it out
‘Gangnam Style’ Fans: Psy Has Another Dance On The Way
The Soulja Boy of the East. From MTV:
If your hips and wrists are sore from doing the “Gangnam Style” horsey dance at every wedding, bar mitzvah and flash mob for the past six months, Scooter Braun has some good news for you: Help is on the way.
It’s been nine months since South Korean superstar Psy began crushing the Internet with his signature song and dance. And, you might be asking yourself, after nearly 1.3 billion YouTube views and more than four million in U.S. sales, he’s got to be working on a sequel, right?
“In his country he’s been doing this for 12 years and he’s a superstar, selling out stadiums. They call him the ‘king of the concerts’ there,” Schoolboy Records boss Scooter Braun told MTV News. “What’s next? He told me he has another dance coming. For him it’s about trying to make history with ‘Gangnam Style.’ Now he’s excited to continue and he has another dance up his sleeve.”
That makes sense, since Psy told MTV News in December that he planned to “end” his signature song on New Year’s Eve.
“Being in Times Square on New Year’s Eve is already special — it’s the biggest stage in the universe — plus it’s my birthday, so, with all that, it may be the ending of ‘Gangnam Style,'” Psy said. “I mean, what better way to do it? It’s my biggest and most meaningful birthday.” Like Braun, he also hinted that he has another trick up his sleeve.
“The song became too popular, and so you start to have some concern about its life period,” Psy said. “I’m really working hard on a new single right now … In America I need a new single because ‘Gangnam Style’ got too popular, so I’ve got to write a new single.”
Da Big Fella Feat. Lightshow, Hardworkin’ Choc, Real Live, Rude Boy & Slim Tristan – Dumpin’ (Remix)
Da Big Fella brought out his youngins on the ‘Dumpin Remix’, taken from his debut mixtape. Don’t be shocked bitch niggas, it’s Fatz Friday. Y’all dont want it.
Shy Glizzy – Money Problems (Official Video)
Shy Glizzy drops off his first visual of the year off his 2012 mixtape, Law. One of my favorites off the tape, Shy Puts together a dope visual.
Mendeecees Harris Takes The Stand: “I Didn’t Commit Those Acts To That Girl!” (Court Transcripts)
Mendeecees was in court today and took the stand in Hackensack, NJ court in a statutory rape/sexual abuse case involving a 15-year-old girl four years ago . Read the report below.
Reports The YBF:
A woman who is now 19-year-old claims that when she was 15, she had a sexual relationship with Mendeecees Harris, and was blackmailed into doing so.
Mendeecees claims not only did he never commit any of the acts the victim claimed in court yesterday–like him blackmailing her with the secret of her being raped when she was 8 (what he threatened to do with the info we’re not sure) for sex–but that he rarely interacted with her at all.
CliffViewPilot.com reported his testimony:
“I never had a relationship with her, she never extended herself,” said Harris, taking the stand in his own defense. “She didn’t play basketball, she didn’t play Playstation, didn’t want to go to the movies.
“She always walked around the house like she had an attitude,” he said.
“That’s the truth – never, never – I never committed none of them acts to that girl in my life.”
French Montana’s Excuse My French Pushed Back
According to French’s Facebook account, May 21st is the new release date for his debut album Excuse My French. Expect his next single — ‘Freaks’, which features Nicki Minaj — to drop real soon.
Pusha T Reveals New Clipse Album Title
Pusha T sat down with MTV and told them that he and brother No Malice has a new Clipse album on the way. There’s no time frame set yet, but announces As God As My Witness as the title.
“When it comes to the Clipse, that’s a special brand to me. Me and Malice talk about doing a Clipse album. I’m not into toyin’ around with that, like just dropping records that ain’t related to an album. We owe our fans something super special, so when it’s time to do that, we just gonna zone in and focus in on that.”
Inspectah Deck & 7L & Esoteric – Czarface (Snippets)
7L, Esoteric & Inspectah Deck’s new project drops February 19th…..in the meantime, we have some snippets to gets you ready fir it’s release.
Tyga – Karen Civil Interview
Karen Civil interviews rapper Tyga about his new single “For the Road” featuring Chris Brown. Tyga, famous for his work with Wiz Khalifa and Mally Mall on the hit club song “Molly” promises that his new song with Chris Brown will be something special for the ladies. “For the Road” is set to drop on Valentine’s Day.
A$AP Rocky & French Montana Cover XXL
XXL’s March/April focuses on what they call the return of New York in Hip-Hop (which I’m sure is debatable) with the arrival of current chart-toppers French Montana and A$AP Rocky. The issue hits newsstands February 19th.
Mike Will Made It On Sway In The Morning
Mike Will called Future a poet. That’s pretty much the gist of the above clip.
Frank Ocean In The New York Times Magazine
Frank Ocean got a dope feature from The New York Times Magazine to speak on quite a bit: his ‘beef’ with Def Jam when he was just Lonny Breaux, Nostalgia, Ultra, the Grammys, moving to Shanghai and much more. The full story can be seen here, but you can check out a few pics from the feature below.
CyHi The Prynce – Kick Back (Video)
Fresh off the release of his latest mixtape, CyHi The Prynce returns with another entry in his ongoing video saga. “Kick Back” finds the G.O.O.D. Music spitter and his crew enjoying the party life at one of their homes, where everything seems to be going just fine following their heist. That is, of course, until they catch the local news and find out the cops are out looking for whoever left someone alive at the scene.