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Travis Scott, Music News
I’m learning stuff today; apparently Travi$ Scott is only signed to G.O.O.D. Music as a producer, while he is signed to Grand Hustle as a full recording artist. Above, he elaborates on what it means to be signed to two of the hottest entities in Hip-Hop right now.
MGK speaks to Bootleg Kev about his album sales, paying homage to Eminem, Macklemore, XXL and more. Plenty more clips below.
Continuing from the first two episodes, Killer Mike & El-P speak on race in Hip-Hop with Combat Jack.
French Montana’s summer 2012 jam “Pop That” was a major hit, but not everyone was rocking out. The chorus samples 2 Live Crew’s hit “I Wanna Rock,” which at first had former member Uncle Luke hyped–but when he never received a check for the song, Luke wasn’t as excited.
He explained that French called him to appear in the video without telling him about the sample, essentially being sly about it. When he realized what happened, he decided to go through with the lawsuit.
He also maintained that he doesn’t need to be sampled by current rappers to remain relevant. Listen to the interview above for the whole story.
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Luke James talks about what it’s like opening for Beyonce on her Mrs. Carter World Tour.
It’s really cool how things work the way they do….having missed his flight from Denver, Kendrick Lamar found the time to talk to Erykah Badu — who was at home in Dallas — about a few things that ended up in the recent issue of Interview Magazine. Among the topics discussed were growing up in Compton, his top ten (eleven, really) emcees, seeing Dr. Dre (who was with 2Pac) more than a decade before actually meeting him and much more.
You can check out an excerpt below and the full feature over at Interview:
BADU: The first time I saw you was on BET’s Cypher. I didn’t know who you were at that time, but you stood out. What do you think your secret weapon is as a lyricist? What do you think that “thing” is that makes you stand out?
LAMAR: Oh, man . . . That’s a good question. You know, I studied people I looked up to: Jay-Z, Nas, B.I.G., Pac . . . But early on, I didn’t really have my own sound. I had a passion for it, but me actually rapping the way they rapped is what got me into doing my own thing. I think me being that intricate and studying songs line for line—I probably spent more time listening to albums than writing songs. But I think that gave me all the tricks in terms of wordplay, from how I pronounced my words to the actual delivery. I’m very intricate about that stuff when I go into the studio—it has to sound the way I heard it in my head. So that’s probably one of the biggest things that separates me when I’m working in the studio—just how I hear certain things.
BADU: Is there an MC who influenced you or whose level of excellence you feel that you will never reach? LAMAR: [laughs] That I feel I’ll never reach? I’ll have to say Jay or Eminem. Jay for sure—just off the simple fact of his longevity. That, to me, is probably one-in-a-million for rappers. A good career for a rapper is five or six years, so I think Jay still being relevant and having the skills he has—it’s really unmatched. I hope I get to that level and keep my work ethic up and strategically think of certain things. But there will probably only ever be one Jay. He’ll probably go down as the greatest to ever do it. Pac also could’ve had that, but due to his passing, we’ll never know if he’d have reached that.
T.I. and his Hustle Gang visited DJ Scream on Hoodrich Radio…while there, T.I. discussed the new G.D.O.D. mixtape, music censorship, NBA Playoff predictions, Jason Collins and wanting to sign Yo Gotti, Problem, Kirko Bangz and Jeremiah to Grand Hustle imprint.
In addition, he also let’s the fans know that 2 Chainz is replacing Future on his tour with Lil’ Wayne. Future is really letting this relationship with Ciara affect his career (not judging, just saying).
Courtesy of Karmaloop TV.
Tune is as Frank The Butcher talks to Pusha T, the Clipse veteran & G.O.O.D. music emcee, about his interests in fashion, his brand Play Cloths, his boutique Cream, and his feelings on the Rick Ross lyric controversy and how raps can be taken too seriously.
Math Hoffa and T-Rex are going to be facing off for a second time around on the upcoming VladTV Killaz Battle League. The first battle was a pure classic that is still often debated till this day. A lot has happened over the years between the two battlers that will surely provide some interesting punchlines for each emcee in the rounds they spit.
Talib Kweli speaks on his discussion with Rick Ross over his opinion, his new album & more.
Ciara tells us about her new single and new boyfriend, Future. Is Ciara taking a trip down the aisle anytime soon?
Then, Ciara addresses critics of her recent music and alleged feud with Rihanna.
Frig from HHRFD got a chance to holla at Kid Ink after his show at gramercy theater. They talked about everything, including how Kid Ink hooked up with Ill Will, XXL helping his career and much more.
Greg Selkoe (founder of Karmaloop.com) interviews Steve Aoki and Kendrick Lamar about their time on the Verge Campus Tour. They talks about potential future collaborations, Kendrick’s collab with The Lonely Island and more.
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RapFix Live, Full Episodes
Well, this makes sense…..the new Big Tymers will consist of Birdman, Lil’ Wayne & Drake…
….here’s a thought: why not just call this a different group name? Why slander a classic with this bullshit?
Alex Ro from DGB interviewed Don Trip and Starlito in Atlanta while they were on the Step Brothers 2 tour, promoting their upcoming sequel collaboration mixtape. The interview focuses mainly on the project and further opportunities for the duo. The mixtape should be coming soon.
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Lil Wayne, RapFix Live, Full Episodes
YMCMB takes over RapFix Live….currently in progress.
You know when Killer Mike is doing an interview, some real knowledge is going down. Just press play, I don’t feel like explaining it.
Trinidad James sits down with HHS1987 at his “All Gold Everything” Gold Party and spoke on what Gold symbolizes to him and how it influences his everyday life. Also in the clip is the Hip-Hop heavyweight Fort Knox & Rich Homie Quan’s performance of his single “Differences.”
The 5 minutes of fame is off and running for Charles Ramsey, the guy who helped save the girls from his neighbors house. Above is his feature with Anderson Cooper; below is the obligatory song (‘Dead Giveaway’) created from his original interview.
Singer Emeli Sande, whose debut album “Our Version of Events” has been in the U.K. top ten for 63 weeks, talks to the “CBS This Morning” co-hosts about her spectacular rise and what’s in store for her future.
N.O.R.E. speaks with Jack Thriller about changing his name, his new album, Bobby Brown, 2 Chainz, Lil’ Wayne and more. Part 2 below.
Nick recently appeared on KTLA to speak on all things Mariah (including renewing their vows, her beef with Nicki Minaj and more), as well as America’s Got Talent, Feeding America and his new special on E!
IKeepsIt100 asks Smoke DZA 21 pretty random questions.
Gunplay sits down with HHS1987 to talk about his new album Living Legend and why he changed the name of his album. He says that dropping an album is not important to him because he is comfortable touring and making money. He says his new single will take him to “the white tax bracket.” He talks about his biggest dislikes and likes about the “rap game.” He talks about getting on the Lil’ Wayne record and not even knowing Lil’ Wayne knew who he was.
