Aaron went down to speak to US rapper Nelly about everything from acting to albums as well as playing a special ‘M.O’ game.
@ProfessorGreen – Are You Getting Enough? (Live Performance)
We filmed a live performance of Professor Green at Relentless Live 2013 of his track, “Are You Getting Enough?” – SBTV
Kingpen Slim x Marcus Canty – Hold You Down (Video)
Kingpen Slim drops off the official visual for his new single with Marcus Canty off his untitled upcoming project. The visual serves as a PSA for domestic violence, which is a big problem that goes on in our community. Directed by 1st Impressions. You can now purchase the single on iTunes now.
Troy Ave & Frank The Butcher – New York City (Part 1) (Video)
The first of 4 “vignettes” to get fans ready for the album of the same name, set to drop November 4th.
@KojeyRadical – Holywater (Video)
More trippy spoken word from Kojey Radical. Check out his visual above.
OverDoz. – Killer Tofu (Video)
You can purchase the single here.
OverDoz.’s Cream, Sleezy, Tube, and Kent are back on “Killer Tofu” with a shout-out to Doug Funny.
Twitter Goes Hard On Jay Z For Working With Barneys
Jay Z is set to release a holiday collection with Barneys, and Twitter isn’t happy about it; Barney’s reportedly racially profiled a young black student this week who purchased a Ferragamo belt from their store.
Pauly D Baby Mama Has Text From Him Asking For Abortion
TMZ reports:
Pauly D wanted his baby mama to have an abortion … and here’s how we know. His baby mama is trying to sell texts he sent to her urging her to end the pregnancy.
TMZ has learned … Amanda Markert is trying to hawk the text messages to various media outlets in which Pauly asked her to end the pregnancy and he offered to foot the bill.
Sources tell TMZ … at the time Pauly felt it was the right thing to do, partly because of the way the baby was conceived. There was no plan to have a child … and the fact is it was a one-night stand.
As TMZ first reported … Pauly has come around in a big way, not only trying to see the baby but he’s fighting for custody.
By the way, get this — sources close to Pauly say Amanda actually took the money for the abortion, but then … obviously … decided to keep the child.
Childish Gambino – The Breakfast Club Interview
Donald Glover stops by The Breakfast Club to speak on his new show, upcoming album (Because The Internet), Kanye West and more.
Eminem To Release New Single Rihanna Next Week
Eminem is releasing another record off his upcoming album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 which will serve as his official single set to hit the radio on October 28th. This could be another big single for him like their 2011 single ‘Love The Way You Lie’ . MMLP2 hits stores on November 5th.
Rick Ross – Hold On Were Going Home (Remix) (Video)
Rick Ross shoots a visual for his remix to Drake’s hit single ‘Hold On Were Going Home’. Don’t forget Ross’s new album ‘Mastermind’ hits stores on December 17th.
@BlackCobain Reveals Perfect Contradiction (Artwork)
Black Cobain reveals the artwork for his upcoming mixtape Perfect Contradiction, which is set to drop on November 3rd and is hosted by The Board Administration & LRG. This artwork is dope.
The St. Louis Rams Reach Out To Brett Favre
NY Post reports:
The Rams are desperate for a quarterback … and relevancy.
Since Sam Bradford tore his ACL in Sunday’s loss to the Panthers, the team reportedly has discussed Tim Tebow and called 44-year-old Brett Favre. According to an ESPN report, the team asked Favre to unretire, but he turned them down.
“It’s flattering,” Favre told 570 Sports Talk in Washington, “but there’s no way in hell I’m going to do that.”
One source told ESPN if Favre said yes, “It could break Twitter.” Seems like the 3-4 Rams are trying to follow the headlines-first blueprint the Jets used by signing … Favre then Tebow. Favre has not played since 2010 and has been spending time working on his Mississippi farm and coaching high school football.
“I do watch games, [but] I don’t watch them a lot,” Favre told the station. “I can honestly sit here and say I don’t go ‘I want to do that’ or ‘I feel like I could do that better.’ I leave that up to other people. I think if anything the last year I played was an obvious, writing-on-the-wall vision for you, if you will. It was time. … When I left the NFL, it felt like I didn’t need to stick around. I didn’t need to be a part of it to feel like I had a purpose in life.”
Instead of adding Favre or Tebow, the Rams added Brady Quinn, who was released by the Jets on Monday, and Austin Davis. Quinn will back up another former Jets quarterback, Kellen Clemens, who spent five years backing up Chad Pennington, Favre and Mark Sanchez in New York.
“That’s your role as the backup,” Clemens said, according to ESPN.com. “You’re the emergency plan that nobody really hopes gets used, but that’s the situation that we’re in.”
Radio One News Director Killed In Car Accident In Atlanta
WJLA reports:
Sheila Stewart, a well known Washington radio veteran, died Thursday while working in Georgia, according to Praise 104.1 FM.
A veteran of more than 20 years in the media industry, Stewart most recently served as the News and Community Affairs Director for a cluster of Radio One stations in the D.C. area.
She was most often heard providing news updates on Radio One’s D.C. affiliates, which include 93.3 WKYS, Praise 104.1, News Talk 1450, Majic 102.3 FM and Spirit 1340.
Rihanna Does A Sexy Photoshoot In Greece
Rihanna was in Greece modeling her line from upcoming River Island collection, and she decided to do another sexy photo shoot in the beautiful country. I would have love to be her photographer. Ha!
YouTube Co-Founder Leaked Kanye & Kim Proposal Video
Earlier we reported that Kanye West & Kim Kardashian are looking to sue the person who leaked their proposal video. The person in question, YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley, was apparantly the one who released it, via his Twitter page:
So this happened last night. Congrats Kim & Kanye! https://t.co/o1FKsB87He
— Chad Hurley (@Chad_Hurley) October 23, 2013
Diddy On Jimmy Kimmel Interview
Diddy returned on Jimmy Kimmel’s late night TV show for another interview. He plugged his new cable channel Revolt TV, the Kanye West vs. Jimmy Kimmel feud, Jay-Z, his ‘No Shirt Sean’ concept, wanting to to be a NFL owner and more.
Kanye West & Kim Kardashian to Sue Proposal Video Leaker
According to TMZ, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West want to sue whoever leaked the video of Kanye’s wedding proposal. Sources say that they have an idea of who leaked the video, since they made everyone in attendance sign a confidentiality agreement.
TLC Speaks On Lady Gaga Collaboration
TLC sat down with Rap-Up for a sit down interview and talked about their upcoming collaboration on a new song — entitled ‘Posh Life’ — with Lady Gaga off their 2014 release. The song was co-written by Dallas Austin & Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga was going to use the song for her ARTPOP album but she said “it was too TLC. She didn’t want to offend TLC ’cause she was such a fan.”
Gay Rappers Criticize Eminem For “Rap God” Lyrics
AllHipHop reports:
Two openly gay performers released statements about what they view as homophobic slurs on the track. One of those critics, singer-songwriter/rapper Solomon, had previously appeared on Eminem’s satellite radio channel Shade 45.
“When he invited me on his radio station a few years ago, I thought he put all of this aside,” stated Soloman. “He’s using the word f*ggot to degrade another man. As if the worst thing a man can be is gay. What type of message does that embed into the minds of young kids, both gay and straight?”
“He’s a lil’ too old to be using gay and f*g and sh*t as an insult; playground s**t,” added Soloman’s labelmate and fellow openly gay rapper LastO. “It’s ironic because I’m sure when he was coming of age, more black folks walked over him…than anyone gay ever did.”
Eminem becomes the latest rap star to face heavy criticism this year over lyrical content that some have found offensive. Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and J. Cole have all had to apologize at one point during 2013 for particular references and choice of words from one of their verses.
Video: “A Break From Toronto” – PartyNextDoor [PartyNextDoor]
Video: “A Break From Toronto” – PartyNextDoor [PartyNextDoor]
Sometime all that’s needed is a video to seal the deal. …And with up’n coming R&B infused sensation PartyNextDoor, that definitely holds true.
A fan from a distant for quite some time now (ie I was feeling the music, but didn’t feel it was special enough to post), …but this joint is dope. Heard “A Break From Toronto” before, but it took the video for me to realize how good the song was.
This is why I think music videos are so important.
Not the the “Stand in front of cars, tossin’ money, in front of b*tches” type videos. But rather videos that bring out the true emotion of a song. Visual representations for the art which is the song. …Sometime you just need that to appreciate the music. This is one of those instances.
Posted the new video by Canadian rapper/singer PartyNextDoor (who recently signed to Drake’s OVO label) below. Enjoy
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BONUS: If you’ve never heard PartyNextDoor‘s music, check out his self titled project below. “A Break From Toronto” is on it. …“Wus Good / Curious” is my favorite song though. #SoDope …(But there are so many good ones. And my fav is easily arguable with a few others)