Troy Ave stopped by The Breakfast Club this week (his second visit) to plug his album New York City. While there, he spoke on being independent, his recent endorsement with Adidas, his opinion on NY rap and more.
Small But Loud Show: Blue Pill Interviews @TinieTempah (Video)
Courtesy of Beats by Dre:
The Blue Pill (voiced by Mike Skinner) grills Tinie Tempah on his new album ‘Demonstration’, his fashion sense and more.
@TinieTempah: FAQs (Video)
Tinie Tempah took on questions from the likes of Nelly, Mac Miller, Conor Maynard and yourselves in this special edition of FAQs… – SBTV
Jim Jones & Chrissy Lampkin On Hot 97’s Morning Show (Video)
Jim & Chrissy speak on reality television, Dipset, getting married and much more.
Emilio Rojas – Hot 97.5 Freestyle
Dude is fire. Check out Rojas’ latest freestyle over Royce Da 5’9’s ‘Boom’, done during a recent stop in Las Vegas.
Transmitter First Play: @TinieTempah – Demonstration
Tinie Tempah is waist-deep in his promo campaign for his new album Demonstration (out now), and his latest involves another track-for-track of sorts with Transmitter.
DJ Whoo Kid Feat. Nipsey Hussle – Shinin’ Like I’m Vegas (Video)
The second of two choice cuts from Whoo Kid, taken from what I can presume is his upcoming N-Word Bond project.
@MitchSTP Feat. @LeeanneahLauren & @ShoShallow – Bout To Blow (Video)
Produced by Jacko…..courtesy of GRM Daily.
Black Milk Speaks On Working With Black Thought & Sean Price
In this clip from our interview with Black Milk the Detroit Emcee explains how his collaboration with Black Thought came about and how their next collaboration will be different. After that he discusses what it’s like being in a group with Sean Price and confirms that new Random Axe tracks will begin to leak soon! – TheNEHipHop
Big K.R.I.T. – 4Eva N A Tour (Episode 1) (Video)
Courtesy of HotNewHipHop:
Check out an exclusively raw look at life on tour with Big K.R.I.T as he hits the road with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
@TinieTempah – Demonstration: The Interview (Video)
Tinie Tempah talks in-depth about his new album Demonstration. The album, featuring collaborations including Labrinth, Ella Eyre, Paloma Faith, Dizzee Rascal, Emeli Sande, 2 Chainz, Diplo, Naughty Boy and many more is out now.
Teddy Riley is suing Lady Gaga
Amy Elisa Keith from CoCoaFab reported:
The King of New Jack Swing, Teddy Riley, has sued Lady Gaga for unpaid royalties and fees for the song “Teeth.”
The song was released in 2009 on Gaga’s uber successful Fame Monster album, yet Riley claims that he has yet to receive his due 25 percent of the writing fees for the song.
Riley has filed suit for $500,000 plus punitive damages.
The Fame Monster also features such Gaga hits as “Bad Romance,” “Alejandro” and “Telephone” featuring Beyoncé. The record has sold 1.56 million copies in the U.S. alone. Talk about a lot of $$$!
Riley is known for creating the New Jack Swing sound, along with producing hits for a slew of the biggest and brightest stars in music, including Michael Jackson, Usher, & Bobby Brown. And of course, Riley was also a founding member of hit R&B groups Guy and Blackstreet.
Black Hippy Responds To Recent XXL Cover
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If you’ve seen the cover, you will notice that the magazine had introduced the fantastic four as “Kendrick Lamar & Black Hippy”. Uh-Oh.
We recently posted an Ab-Soul interview with Montreality where he spoke on it — you can check that out here — where he wasn’t to appreciative of the notion…..above, we get a response from the remaining members in the group not name Kendrick.
@EdSheeran – I See Fire (IN-STUDIO VIDEO)
(Probably) Peter Jackson revealed a new track from Ed Sheeran, that will appear on the soundtrack to the upcoming film The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug.
Childish Gambino – Melrose
here @JheneAiko: http://t.co/jI6BGdB8xJ
— Childish Gambino (@DonaldGlover) November 7, 2013
Why he sent this to Miss Aiko I don’t know (or do I?), but check out the very ambient Weekend-esque new tune from Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino.
@MdotE – After Silence Comes Noise (Mixtape)
The latest mix from MdotE…..feel free to stream or download the project below.
Eminem & Slaughterhouse Take Over BET’s ‘The Backroom’ (Video)
BET decided to create an atmosphere reminiscent of the classic Rap City (complete with a freestyling Big Tigger), as Eminem and Slaughterhouse go in with Just Blaze on the boards. Could’ve chosen more suitable production, but eh….
Tech N9ne Gets A Gold Plaque During Recent Performance In Kansas City
While tearing up the hometown stage, Tech N9ne was surprised — by Nick Cannon, no less — with a Gold plaque for his specialty-drink single ‘Caribou Lou’.
@TinieTempah – Demonstration (Track By Track)
Tinie Tempah gives us an exclusive breakdown of his second album, Demonstration. We find out how he got his collaborations and the true stories behind the singles…
UPDATED SCHEDULE: Kanye West’s Yeezus Tour
As you probably know, Kanye and Kendrick took a minor setback due some some accident/equipment issues….the good news is that it’s back in effect with some rescheduled tour dates.
Smoke DZA – The Hot Box Freestyle (DJ Enuff)
Kush God Smoke DZA stepped into “The Hot Box” and showcases his lyrical flow. He spits on a classic beat for the freestyle with DJ Enuff. Showing his confidence and comfortability DZA quickly declares “We Got The Juice Now”.
Xzibit, B-Real & Demrick – Wanted (Video)
Directed by the very dope Matt Alonzo and taken from the trio’s Serial Killers mixtape.
Pharrell Talks Producing On JAY Z’s ‘The Black Album’
Courtesy of LIFE+TIMES:
In celebration of the 10 year anniversary of “The Black Album”, super producer and artist, Pharrell Williams, sits down with JAY Z’s Life + Times and gives us the inside bringing art to life on the records he produced with JAY Z.
UPDATE: @DizzeeRascal Blasts Radio 1 On Twitter
UPDATE: a Radio 1 “spokesperson” said; “”Radio 1 has given Dizzee huge support over the last decade, and while not every song can make the cut, we have playlisted three singles off his current album, so we were very disappointed and really surprised to read these comments.” (Source)
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From NME:
Dizzee Rascal has launched a scathing Twitter attack on BBC Radio 1.
In a series of tweets [above], the rapper criticised the station’s playlist decisions and also attacked the Live Lounge sessions.
Dizzee Rascal released his new album ‘The Fifth’ last month (September 30). As well as Williams, the album features collaborations with Jessie J, Calvin Harris, Tinie Tempah, Bun B, Trae the Truth and Angel as well as songwriters Warren Okay ‘Oak’ Felder, Andrew ‘Pop’ Wansell, Jean-Baptiste Kouame and RedOne.