Nicki Minaj Earns Her 1st #1 Rap Record
Nicki Minaj earns her first No. 1 on Rap Songs with “Your Love”…The last female rapper to peak on the Rap Charts was Missy Eliiott with “Work It†in 2003.
I’ll be honest. I hate this song. Like reeeallly hate it. But it’s catchy enough and it probably wasn’t made for me, anyway. Plus, there’s nothing wrong with finding a reason to post a pic of her up here. ::shrug::
Source: Billboard.com
Gucci Mane & Ciara Will Be Collaborating On New Music
Disturbing The Sheets – Sheneka Adams
Amy Winehouse Starting Supergroup With…
…?uestlove and Raphael Saadiq? Word? …Come to think of it, that might actually work:
HELLRAISER AMY WINEHOUSE is fronting a new band.
She has teamed up with THE ROOTS drummer ?UESTLOVE and producer RAPHAEL SAADIQ, who will be on guitar in the as yet unnamed outfit.
But finding time to record is proving tricky due to Amy’s US visa problems. She was previously denied one for possessing cannabis and an assault she was later cleared of.
?uestlove explained: “The group will definitely happen. It’s just the closest she can come to the States is Jamaica. I’m off to France soon so I’ll see if she’s up for discussing it over dinner. We’re Skype-ing the s*** out of each other.”
Sounds painful.
At the end of the day, The Roots make everything better musically. Assuming this John Legend album will be a success, which it already sounds to be…
Source: The Sun
Curren$y x Wiz Khalifa – Scaling The Building
Another track courtesy of Taylor Gang and The Planes. Roll up and enjoy.
Muggsy Malone (The Parkway Kid) — M-U-Double-G-S-Y (Yeah That’s Me)
There’s no denying it–this dude is on a lyrical massacre. Definitely trying to hear more from him. A little history from DJBooth & IllVibes:
“It’s “M-U-Double-G-S-Y?†Damn, I always get that one wrong. My sub-par spelling skills aside, the latest exclusive world premiere off – ahem – Muggsy Malone‘s forthcoming, Booth-sponsored mixtape finds the up-and-comer spitting more of the tightly-wound, allusive autobiographical rhymes we’ve come to expect. Over the dreamy, lushly-sampled boardwork of Grussle (a.k.a. E-Minah), Malone takes us back to his early days spent dreaming of musical success, peppering his conversational bars with references to everything from Ben and Jerry’s ice cream to Disney Channel sitcom The Suite Life With Zack & Cody. With blazing hot rhymes and head-spinning flows to match, Muggsy’s clearly headed for the big leagues. In the man’s own words “Successful is like black: it’s what I was born to be.†Those who like what they’re hearing can find M-U-Double-G-S-Y (Yeah That’s Me) and much more on The Parkway Kid, set to hit our front page in the first quarter of next year.â€
Keep updated on Muggsy Malone music through his Twitter page.
Source: IllVibes/DJBooth.net
Big Boi’s Mixtape For Dummies: Guide To Global Greatness (Mixtape)
I’m not sure if Big Boi really needed to do this with his album pretty much here, but it’s a great listen nonetheless. Done alongside Coalition DJs X-Rated & Esco.
1. Mixtape For Dummies (Intro)
2. Playa’s Ball
3. Benz or Beamer
4. Dirty South
5. Royal Flush
6. ATLiens
7. Shutterbugg
8. Throw Ya Hands Up
9. Cruisin’ In The ATL (Skit)
10. Hootie Hoo
11. Hood Figga
12. D-Boy (Skit)
13. So Hood
14. Kryptonite
15. B.O.B
16. Ghetto Music
17. The Way You Move
18. Henry Welch and Lil Rod (Skit)
19. Hold Up feat. Chris Brown
20. Record Store (Skit)
21. Love In Your Mouth
22. So Fresh, So Clean
23. 85
24. Elevators
25. And I Luv U
26. Tell C-Bone
27. She Got A Friend
28. Gangsta Shit
Off Rip x Royce Da 5′9 x Joe Budden x Franchize – Cocky & Arrogant
Detriot is active. And Joe Budden.
Stephen Hill Addresses BET Awards Show Rumors
This is a great exclusive from Allhiphop.com…BET’s Executive Vice President of Entertainment and Music Programming addresses rumors on Chris Brown, Jay-Z & Guru in the interview below:
…After the BET Awards, there was a tremendous uproar in the Hip-Hop Community over the lack of dedication to the life of Guru of Gangstarr. Most notably, J-Smooth said via Twitter, “what i learned watching the BET Awards: apparently Chris Brown is completely redeemed, and Guru is completely forgotten.” But, the popular cultural commentator, along with millions of others, were unaware what was truly going on behind the scenes of the heavily watched program.
In this AllHipHop News special, Stephen Hill, BET’s Executive Vice President of Entertainment and Music Programming, explains exactly what happened with Guru, as well as Chris Brown, Jay-Z and Beyonce and more.
AllHipHop.com: There’s quite a bit of buzz going on in particular with the Hip-Hop Community with regards to Guru. He didn’t get a shoutout at the BET Awards over the weekend.
Stephen Hill: In a show that had every few technical glitches, it was nothing more than a technical glitch. It was the same reason you didn’t see anything about Naomi Sims (the first African American supermodel) a Black model who passed, and Marvin Isley of the Isley Brothers. So, Guru, Naomi Sims and Marvin Isley were all tied to this one [ video ] package that didn’t fire off the way it was supposed to. What was supposed to happen is you see this package and Naomi and Guru and and Marvin end up on Gary Coleman. For some reason, we couldn’t get it to fire and it kept Gary Coleman up there a freeze [frame]. That’s why we kept Gary up there as a freeze.
AllHipHop.com: Right, I saw that.
Stephen Hill: That’s why it looks a little awkward when Todd [Bridges] started, because he was supposed to have a bit of a ramp up. So, Todd did his thing and we continued on with Lena and Teddy Pendergrass [dedication]. You can best believe there will be something significant for Guru during the Hip-Hop Awards. We realized there was nothing we could do [during the BET Awards]. We had to keep it moving after that technical glitch. Guru, Naomi Sims and Marvin Isley were all victims of that technical glitch. All extremely influential in different ways.
AllHipHop.com: Do you want to give your thoughts overall on the awards? I know Prince is your guy so…
Stephen Hill: The best thing about the awards was the audience, which we try so hard to please and entertain seemed to really enjoy the show. It had something for everyone. It had great surprises with El DeBarge and Chris Brown. Besides that being a great surprise, that really… I think the pressure of the year and the lyrics of that song really just resonated. And, as someone who was backstage, there was nothing fake about that. I think there is a US Weekly story today about like his bodyguard gave him something to induce tears. Its just not true. I’ve been around actors who cry and when you fake cry, you don’t get…your throat doesn’t get swollen like it does [when you cry for real]. When he was trying to sing, he couldn’t get anything out. That’s a hard thing to fake. I appreciate people wanting to create controversy, but this guy has gone though a lot this past year, let this emotion be what it is. Everybody comes to the moment where you gotta make that change.
AllHipHop.com: I don’t want to jump to far off script, but people are naturally saying that Jay-Z, Beyonce and Rihanna skipped the awards because of Chris Brown.
Stephen Hill: They missed the awards, because…we have this conversation almost every year. And, some years we are really fortunate when Jay-Z and Beyonce are in the house and other times, they go on vacation. But I can absolutely say without reservation that there was no conversation at all around, “If Chris Brown’s coming, I’m not coming.” That’s just false.
The missing dedication in question:
Eminem – Road To Recovery Shade 45 Interview
Eminem was in Shade 45 this evening for his “Road To Recovery†special. With Mr. Porter, Alchemist, and Paul Rosenberg in the studio, Em gives a break down of his new album, Recovery:
Part 1: “On Fireâ€
Part 2: “Won’t Back Downâ€
Part 3: “Not Afraidâ€
Part 4: “No Loveâ€
Part 5: “25 to Lifeâ€
Part 6: “Almost Famousâ€
Part 7: “You’re Never Overâ€
Source: Rap Radar
BREAKING NEWS
T.I. – FUSE Interview
This breakdown on T.I.’s upcoming interview with Uncle Tom where the fuck did they find this loser uppity nigga at got to be gay Touré next week is about to steps past hilarious:
T.I. sat down with Touré for FuseTV’s latest episode of On The Record to converse about, among other things, how he was treated in prison, the difference between jail & prison, how his rights have been affected post-release, and “keeping it real.â€
Interview airs Tuesday, July 6th @ 8PM ET on FUSE. Below are some excerpts from the press release.
On his rights as an American citizen:
“As long as there are other criminals out there who have them, then I definitely wish that I had my second amendment right. But you know I understand that I live in America and the law in America states that if you’re a felon, that you lose that second amendment right to bear arms. After I’m done with, you know what I’m saying, the conditions of my sentence, I’ll be able to vote.â€
On “keeping it realâ€:
“You see that’s not a part of keeping it real, in my eyes. Anyone who equates keeping it real to doing time or buying guns, I think that they are sadly mistaken on what keeping it real entails.â€
I think it’s safe to say that T.I. or his publicist or whoever is taking the whole out-of-jail shit to the extreme, while his singles are struggling to chart top like they used to. Maybe I’m trippin…
Snoop Dogg – Pay Ya Dues (Snoop Dogg G-Mix)
From his upcoming Snoop Dogg Presents: My #1 Priority compilation due out later this year.
Fabolous Releasing TINC 2: The Funeral Service As EP
I see somebody’s been reading from the book of Drake…hope it works the same way for him.
KingPen Slim – Light Up (f/ Jay-Z x Drake) & My Life Is A Movie (f/ Jim Jones)
From the files of “Not bullshittin’…Two new tracks from one of Uptown DC’s finest…The Beam Up 2 will be available 7/28. If you missed it earlier today, check out the video for the first single, “Gone”.
Listen to Light Up Remix (with Drake x Jay-Z) and My Life Is A Movie (with Jim Jones)
Nas & Damian Marley In High Times
Quite frankly, I don’t even smoke (………..) but I’m buying this off the cover alone…I burst out laughing every time I see it.
Von Pea (of Tanya Morgan) – So Motivational: The Most Skullduggery Of Mixtapes (Mixtape)
Fresh off Tanya Morgan’s Sandwich Shop mixtape, Von Pea drops off his solo mixtape in anticipation of his solo debut album, Pea’s Gotta Have It, due 9/7.
Download here or stream below.
Source: Nah Right