Pusha T “Funkmaster Flex†Freestyle
Before his show at the Bowery tonight , Pusha T stopped by Hot 97 to speak to Funk Flex and spoke on his recent deal at Def Jam. And he gave us a freestyle before he left.
2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards Nominations
The 6th annual BET Hip-Hop Awards will be hosted by actor/comedian Mike Epps. While the show will be taped on October 1, viewers can watch the airing October 11 at 8 p.m EST from the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta. Full nomination list after the jump
Best Hip-Hop Video
Big Sean Feat. Chris Brown – My Last
Chris Brown Feat. Lil’ Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now
DJ Khaled Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil’ Wayne – I’m On One
Eminem Feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
Kanye West Feat. Rihanna & KiD CuDi – All Of The Lights
Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab)
Ace Hood Feat. Rick Ross & Lil’ Wayne – Hustle Hard (Remix)
Big K.R.I.T. Feat. Ludacris & Bun B – Country Sh*t (Remix)
Chris Brown Feat. Lil’ Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now
DJ Khaled Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil’ Wayne – I’m On One
Lupe Fiasco Feat. Trey Songz – Out Of My Head
Best Live Performer
Busta Rhymes
Cee-Lo Green
Jay-Z
Lil’ Wayne
Kanye West
Lyricist of the Year
Jay-Z
Lil’ Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Video Director of the Year
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams
Producer of the Year
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
Kane Beatz
Lex Luger
No I.D.
Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean
MVP of the Year
Lil’ Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa
Track of the Year
6 Foot 7 Foot – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil’ Wayne Feat. Cory Gunz)
Black and Yellow – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)
I’m On One – Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil’ Wayne)
Look At Me Now – Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown Feat. Lil’ Wayne &
Busta Rhymes)
My Last – Produced by Lex Luger (Big Sean Feat. Chris Brown)
CD of the Year
Big Sean – Finally Famous
Lupe Fiasco – LASERS
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers
DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
DJ Prostyle
Rookie of the Year
Big K.R.I.T.
Big Sean
Frank Ocean
Diggy Simmons
Tyler the Creator
Wiz Khalifa
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
Jay-Z
Lil’ Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa
Best Club Banger
Ace Hood – Hustle Hard (Produced by Lex Luger)
DJ Khaled Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil’ Wayne – I’m On One (Produced by T-Minus)
Lil’ Wayne Feat. Cory Gunz – 6 foot 7 foot (Produced by Bangladesh)
Waka Flocka Flame – No Hands (Produced by Lex Luger)
Wiz Khalifa – Black And Yellow (Produced by Stargate)
YC Worldwide Feat. Future – Racks (Produced by Sonny Digital)
Best Mixtape
Big K.R.I.T. – Return Of 4Eva
B.o.B – No Genre
J. Cole – Friday Night Lights
Kendrick Lamar – Section .80
Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now (Chris Brown Feat. Lil’ Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Lil’ Wayne – Motivation (Kelly Rowland Feat. Lil’ Wayne)
Nicki Minaj – Monster (Kanye West Feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver)
Wiz Khalifa – Bright Lights, Bigger City (Cee-Lo Green Feat. Wiz Khalifa)
Wiz Khalifa – Till I’m Gone (Tinie Tempah Feat. Wiz Khalifa)
Hustler of the Year
Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil’ Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Verizon People’s Champ Award (Viewers’ Choice)
Chris Brown Feat. Lil’ Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now
Lil’ Wayne Feat. Cory Gunz – 6 Foot 7 Foot
Nicki Minaj Feat. Drake – Moment 4 Life
Kanye West Feat. Rihanna & KiD CuDi – All of The Lights
Wiz Khalifa – Black And Yellow
Trey Songz “Nightmares Of The Bottom (Trigga Mix)â€
Trigga goes over the Lil Wayne record off Carter IV. I wonder, will we see a mixtape from Trey Songz?
BET Hip-Hop Awards 2011 Cyphers (MMG x Kendrick Lamar x B.o.B x Dom Kennedy x Tech N9ne)
Cypher # 1 – XV, Chris Sutton, Gilbere Forte and Jay Rock
Cypher # 2 – Rico Staxx, Wais P and French Montana
Cypher #3 – Estelle, Lacrae, Saprano and Nitty Scott
Cypher # 4 – Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill and Pill
Cypher # 5 – B.o.B, Kendrick Lamar, Machine Gun Kelly, Tech N9ne and Big K.R.I.T
Cypher 6: Lady of Rage, Dom Kennedy, Skillz and Blind Fury
Erykah Badu Reflects On Baduizm
Erykah Badu sat down with Fuse for a look back at her debut album. She also discusses the two tracks that didn’t make the final cut. Catch her perform the LP live at Rock The Bells.
Mario x Fabolous “The Wallsâ€
New project on the way, Produced by Rico Love. Shout out Centric TV for the leak.
Statik Selektah Interview On E!
Film critic Ben Lyons lost a bet with Statik Selektah last year, so he in turn interviewed him for the E! Network. Statik spoke on new music, working at Shade 45, celebrity DJs, and favorite movies.
Freddie Gibbs, Jay Rock & Kendrick Lamar On MTV RapFix Live
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In progress.
Birdman Speaks On Tha Carter IV Sales
Lil Wayne’s current album, Carter IV sold 965,342 during the first week. . The Cash Money Records CEO called Shade 45′s Sway In The Morning to speak on the sales, rumors, and Drake’s Take Care.
Logic – Just Another Day (Video)
Here’s another record off Logic’s forthcoming project Young Sinatra which is dropping September 18th.
I Am Music DC – Panel & Showcase | Events
Join the entire DC Area at the hottest music festival happening this fall. Featuring a live panel that include J.U.S.T.I.C.E League (Grammy Award Winning Producers), JFK (Music Editor, Vibe Magazine), DL Chandler (Writer MTV/Across The Fader), Dee Barmunido (FUZE Beverage). Tabi Bonney will be live in concert along with other great artist such as Boobe, Black Cobain, Fatz Da Big Fella, Uptown XO, Godsilla and XIB as the house band! Don’t forget to enter the showcase and beat battle send your best work to auditions@iammusicdc.com
Wale Ambition Tour
Starts on the 2nd in Minneapolis and ends December 8th in ATL.
Sun Oct 2: Minneapolis, MN – Epic Concert Venue
Mon, Oct 3: Madison, WI – The Orpheum
Thurs, Oct 6: Baltimore, MD – Morgan State University
Sun, Oct 9: Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
Mon, Oct 10: Philadelphia, PA – TLA
Thurs, Oct 13: Charlotte, NC – John C. Smith University
Sun, Oct 16: Nashville, TN – Limelight
Tues, Oct 18: Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Thurs, Oct 20: Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
Tues, Oct 25: Norfolk, VA – Joe Echols Hall
Fri, Oct 28: New York, NY – Terminal 5
Sat, Oct 29: Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights
Sun, Oct 30: Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
Mon, Oct 31: Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
Weds, Nov 9: Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Thurs, Nov 10: Houston, TX – House of Blues
Fri, Nov 11: New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
Sat, Nov 12: Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
Tues, Nov 15: Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues
Thurs, Nov 17: San Diego, CA – Fluxx
Fri, Nov 18: Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
Sun, Nov 20: Santa Ana, CA – Yost Theater
Tues, Nov 22: San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
Weds, Nov 23: Sacramento, CA – Sunrise Event Center
Fri, Nov 25: Seattle, WA – Neumos
Sat, Nov 26: Portland, OR – Roseland
Thurs, Dec 1: Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
Fri, Dec 2: Orlando, FL – The Beacham
Sat, Dec 3: Tallahassee, FL – 20/20
Sun, Dec 4: Tampa, FL – The Ritz
Tues, Dec 6: Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
Thurs, Dec 8: Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Mon, Oct 3: Madison, WI – The Orpheum
Thurs, Oct 6: Baltimore, MD – Morgan State University
Sun, Oct 9: Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
Mon, Oct 10: Philadelphia, PA – TLA
Thurs, Oct 13: Charlotte, NC – John C. Smith University
Sun, Oct 16: Nashville, TN – Limelight
Tues, Oct 18: Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Thurs, Oct 20: Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
Tues, Oct 25: Norfolk, VA – Joe Echols Hall
Fri, Oct 28: New York, NY – Terminal 5
Sat, Oct 29: Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights
Sun, Oct 30: Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
Mon, Oct 31: Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
Weds, Nov 9: Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Thurs, Nov 10: Houston, TX – House of Blues
Fri, Nov 11: New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
Sat, Nov 12: Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
Tues, Nov 15: Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues
Thurs, Nov 17: San Diego, CA – Fluxx
Fri, Nov 18: Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
Sun, Nov 20: Santa Ana, CA – Yost Theater
Tues, Nov 22: San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
Weds, Nov 23: Sacramento, CA – Sunrise Event Center
Fri, Nov 25: Seattle, WA – Neumos
Sat, Nov 26: Portland, OR – Roseland
Thurs, Dec 1: Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
Fri, Dec 2: Orlando, FL – The Beacham
Sat, Dec 3: Tallahassee, FL – 20/20
Sun, Dec 4: Tampa, FL – The Ritz
Tues, Dec 6: Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
Thurs, Dec 8: Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
50 Cent & Floyd Mayweather In The Lab
Here’s some footage of Suss-One, 50 and Money Mayweather preparing their upcoming track, “Championâ€, which will also feature Jadakiss, Lloyd Banks, French Montana, and JR Reid.
Mobb Deep Speak On Sony/RED Deal
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Last week, Mobb Deep issued a statement about their new deal with Sony/RED. Backstage at the Rock The Bells concert this past weekend, Mobb Deep gives the specifics of their new situation.
“The way we structured it is as a distribution deal basically, so we run our own label, Infamous, and we gotta do the daily ins and outs of everything. We gotta handle all the record company business and they get it in the stores for us, basically,†Prodigy told MTV News backstage at Rock the Bells in New York City on Saturday. “It’s been a long time coming,†Havoc added. “We’ve been in the game for a minute and the object of the game is to control your own business.â€
9th Wonder x Raekwon x Big Remo “No Pretendingâ€
Here’s another record off 9th wonder upcoming album The Wonder Years which hits the stores September 27.