Famed producer Just Blaze reveals how he initially met up with Jay Z after Roc-A-Fella sought him out after listening to some of his music. He also reveals the one song that solidified their relationship, and details the differences in working with Eminem and Jay Z.
JT talks buddy Jay Z and Beyonce, Miley Cyrus and her twerk game, ‘Sinatra In The Sand‘ and more with Angie Martinez on Hot 97.
Questlove tells the story of how he randomly (very randomly) found J. Cole’s iPhone at a gas station. – Okayplayer
Courtesy of SP Studios and Kix Mag, Yungen speaks on Tinie Tempah, his new Single & the future of UK music.
HYPETRAK TV caught up with Big Sean at Def Jam offices during his promo run for his latest Hall of Fame album that dropped today. During our discussion we wanted to examine the inner-workings behind the “Big Sean” persona beyond what music videos and songs may not tell you about the Detroit native. That in mind, we soon discovered Sean Anderson is not only a distinguished musician, but also a humanitarian for his hometown city of Detroit that’s seeing some of its toughest times right now. All this and more correlate onto his latest musical endeavor that’s proving to be one of his most personal projects to date. Hall of Fame is available as of today on iTunes.
Just Blaze and Baauer talk about collaboration and that time they meet Jay-Z and Beyonce.
Travi$ Scott was just one of the many artists in attendance at this year’s MTV VMA awards. As the celebs hit the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, VIBE wrangled up some of our favorites to talk about their upcoming projects. In an exclusive red carpet interview, Trav tells VIBE that he has plans to hit the studio with Meek Mill in the near future.
“Just know we record with no lights on,” Travi$ tells VIBE.” I usually just make something on the spot or I have an idea.”
Scott also says he may have another Jay Z track in the stash for his upcoming solo album.
JAY Z’s Life+Times joins Ed Sheeran on the road for the premiere episode of our new series, GET SET. Each episode will feature a new artist and will take a behind the scenes look at the meticulous planning that goes into touring as a musician. In the first episode, Ed speaks on engaging the audience, the difference between playing a stadium and a small venue, and why you should never open with your biggest song.
The A$AP Mob was rolling deep at this year’s MTV VMA awards. With Rocky leading the pack, A$AP Ferg and A$AP Yams moved quietly through the crowded Brooklyn streets. After all, the red carpet was positioned right on the pavement. While talking to VIBE in an exclusive interview, A$AP Ferg and A$AP Yams confirmed that the A$AP Mob album will be released on October 15.
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Famed Brooklyn rapper Fabolous opens up about Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse, where he crowned himself the “King of NY,” revealing that he had mixed feelings about the verse. He also explains how he did his research on the situation after the song was released, and how he was prepared to respond.
Watch Kendrick talk about the track that put him in the room with a legend.
Big Sean sat down with Rap-Up and revealed Kanye’s favorite song off his upcoming album Hall Of Fame.
Kendrick Lamar, keeps it West Coast as he talks Clippers, his relationship with Chris Paul and Arron Afflalo and Dwight Howard leaving the Lakers with Cabbie Richards in Cabbie Presents. They also discuss sneakers, basketball dreams and things that kill his vibe.
Mike Tyson breaks down about sobriety when asked about reconnecting with Teddy Atlas at the ESPN Friday Night Fights post-fight press conference in Verona, New York.
So, either Bow Wow inexplicably avoided the topic that everyone wanted to talk about or he was given a gag order from TDE. Whatever the case, Kendrick Lamar only spoke on his many upcoming BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations instead of what we were much more interested in hearing.
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We now know that Drizzy will be performing ‘Hold On, We’re Coming Home’ and ‘Started From the Bottom’. Tune in tomorrow (Sunday, 9pm EST) to see what happens.
This subject matter will not be going anywhere anytime soon. The original NYC feather ruffler spoke to Young Jack Thriller about Kendrick’s ‘Control’ verse and what it means compared to his classic ‘NY NY‘ video and standing up for the West Coast at the ’95 Source Awards.
In other news, New Yorker Fabolous also gave his take on the matter in The Source, mostly explaining why he hadn’t responded yet as we all expected him to, thanks to a post-‘Control’ tweet:
That’s a hot topic on the market, and when I first heard I was gong to address it on the surface of what it was, somebody from out of New York claiming they the “King of New York,” but I took my time and I spoke with some OG’s, I researched it a little bit and got some more history behind it. Also, how everybody jumped into it for an intention play would change the situation as well, so a lot of guys stepped in and said their peace, but you also saw a lot of guys who were mentioned on the song, or who you would expect to have responses to the song, really didn’t take that approach, but am gonna tell you one thing that an OG told me, he said “if you do respond, make it work for you, make it come on your time, and not just like you trying to feed the twitter fans with a freestyle.” So I got that in the back of mind, so you might hear something eventually…
Angela Yee called in to The Biz with D Show to talk about growing up in Brooklyn, changes in the borough over the years, aspirations to be a writer, getting into hip hop, satellite radio verse terrestrial, starring in VH1′s The Gossip Game, possible television show deal, and more.
Roofeeo and Just Blaze discuss the joys of performing live and the thrill of the drums. – Noisey
GBE producer Young Chop shares his thoughts on Chief Keef and Lil Durk’s recent beef that spilled over into Twitter, claiming that it’s not really as serious as people are making it out to be. He also explains where he stands in the situation and how he’s trying to mediate the incident. – Vlad TV
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According to Nick Cannon, some idiot crashed into JAY Z’s private jet. Check out more from Charlamagne’s interview above.
Beyoncé, Ambassador for World Humanitarian Day 2013, sits down with Kid President from SoulPancake to find out what the world needs more of.
Four days after completing her sixth stint in rehab, Lindsay Lohan sat down with Oprah for a highly anticipated interview. During their candid conversation, the actress opened up about her time in rehab as well as her public court battles, family feuds and addictions. – HuffPost
