Lara Long (DJ AM’s Sister) Passes Away
TMZ spoke with Jenni Weinman, a rep for the estate and Lara’s family — who tells us, “It is with unbearable sadness that I can confirm that Lara Long, the sister to DJ AM passed away late Monday night, May 9th after a fierce four month battle with an extremely rare colon cancer.”
Weinman continues, “She was just two months shy of turning 41. Lara was responsible for keeping the memory of her brother alive with the creation of the DJ AM Memorial Fund. She was the driving force behind his eBay shoe sale as well as his record sales, working tirelessly to make sure he would not be forgotten.
“Lara was an amazing woman, with a huge personality, a heart of gold and an incredible laugh. There are no words to explain how she will be missed. We ask that you please respect the privacy of the family at this most devastating of times.â€
Fred The Godson – The Godson Chronicles Pt. 1
Fred The Godson is here to stay. One of this year’s XXL freshman 11. Take a on his epic journey to solidify himself at the top in this mini documentary directed by Taya Simmon
Ye and Stevie Wonder to Headline ACL Fest
West and (Stevie) Wonder will headline the Austin, TX-based festival alongside Arcade Fire and My Morning Jacket, both of which were confirmed late last week via the festival’s “lineup lottery.†Other confirmed acts include Fleet Foxes, Cee-Lo Green, Chromeo, Empire of the Sun, Delta Spirit, Smith Westerns, Hayes Carll, and J. Roddy Walston and the Business.
This year’s Austin City Limits takes place September 16-18 at Zilker Park. Three-day passes for the festival are sold out, but one-day passes will be available starting May 17th
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Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel (Artwork)
Absolutely sick. I have waited a decade for this. 6/14.
Update from Rosenberg’s blog:
Unveiled: the cover for Hell: The Sequel. For this one, Eminem and Royce hooked back up with The Slim Shady LP photographer Danny Hastings. Danny did the interior packaging and special edition cover shots for Em’s Interscope debut and we decided that since the Bad Meets Evil project is bringing things full circle from that time period that it would be appropriate to work with Danny on the visuals. You can peep some of Danny’s classic work and current material HERE. Be advised, this is the guy that did the classic Wu-Tang Enter: The 36 Chambers cover, Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… cover, and many others.
Wale Performs At The University Of Chicago; Brings Out Derrick Rose
Wale was in Chicago this past Saturaday on his tour at University of Chicago. During his set Wale brings out this year’s MVP and Hometown Hero Derrick Rose on Stage. Make sure you cop Selfmade next Monday. Shoutout #MMG #BOA #Nodaysoff.
Meek Mill Birthday Bash At 40/40 Club
A BS’er Beyonce Is NOT
From Contact:
Beyonce proved she was one of the hardest working women in music when she reportedly handed over 72 new tracks to record label bosses for her upcoming album.
The Crazy In Love hitmaker is expected to drop her next project, titled 4, this summer (11) and she made sure staff at Columbia Records had plenty of material to choose from after arriving at a meeting armed with dozens of songs to play for them, according to Britain’s The Sun newspaper.
A source says, “Label staff leave Beyonce to get on with things, they tend not to interfere when she’s making an album.
“But they weren’t prepared for the sheer volume of material she presented to them. She’s clearly been very productive. Now they have the hard job of going through all the music and deciding what will make (the album).”
9th Wonder Visits Everlasting Life Cafe In DC
We caught up with 9th Wonder during his stop by Everlasting Life to check out some of the local Hip-Hop artists in the area. He gives his opinion on the artists that he witnessed at the show and speaks on his artist Big Remo’s next project. We weren’t able to get an answer to one question, though: whether or not he’ll end up on Drake’s, Take Care. Let’s all hope.
Check out our first interview with 9th Wonder here.
Lil’ B – Bitch Mob: Respect The Bitch Vol. 1 (Mixtape)
This guy and these covers, man. Tracklisting and download link after the jump.
1.Ready For War
2.Still Cooking
3.Azz Up
4.Dopeman Hunter
5.Please Respect The Bitch
6.Pay 4 Pussy
7.Shake Ya Booty
8.5150
9.Mask Up
10.Rock 4sho
11.Salute To The Bitch
12.I Need The Based
13.Out The Game
14.Were U From Throw It Up
15.Hancho
16.My Life
17.Time To Die
18.Still Thuggin
19.Put Down The Guns
20.Show You Who The Bitch
21.Bill Bellamy
22.Back Of Yo Neck
23.Need My Love
24.I Just Wanna Cry
Gucci Mane “Super Coldâ€
Gucci Mane coming home soon and has a new record that will be on DJ Smallz “Souther Smoke Radio Vol 2″ dropping Memorial Day weekend.