Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ collaborative album, The Heist is expected to land at the #2 spot on the charts tomorrow. According to HDD, the pair are expected to move 75,000 in its first week.
Also ranking high on the charts is Machine Gun Kelly’s debut, Lace Up, which landed at #4 with with an estimated 50,000. Final tally tomorrow.
Pusha T sat down with HHW and he admits some of his lines from his single New God Flow from Cruel Summer were directed at Birdman. Check out what he had to say below.
“Claim they 5 stars but sell you dreams, they say death multiplies by 3, lines them all up and let’s just see”.
PT: I don’t know man. Like I said I have no issue with them man. I just refuse to be talked about. I will not be disrespected and anyone I stand next to wont be disrespected. I know the good intentions of my crew. They ain’t nothing like me. They ain’t like that they really just about their s**t. They really just about their music.
I take things a certain way. I take interviews in magazines personal and s**t, when you say G.O.O.D Music ain’t nothing. Like I take s**t like that sensitive. That’s how I made “New God Flow” that’s what that Isht is about. Like I take all of that personal. But never so personal that I send “F**k yous” out to anybody.
HHW: So “New God Flow” was directed at Wayne and Drake?
PT: “New God Flow” was about, in my view, something I read in a Birdman interview that I didn’t like. He said something like “G.O.O.D. Music isn’t nothing” and it had nothing to do with Wayne or Drake per se. That was Birdman saying whatever he wanted to say and that was the basis of where all of my lines came from. Everybody else was on their love of Hip-Hop s**t.
From NME:
The success of Adele’s album ’21’ helped boost her label XL Recordings’ profits to £41.7million in 2011.
The massively popular album, which features the hit singles ‘Someone Like You’ and ‘Rolling In The Deep’, sold over 10million copies in the UK after its release. The record profits have seen label boss Richard Russell paid an £8.5million dividend while parent company Beggars Banquet chief Martin Mills received a similar amount.
The huge sum is put into context by the fact the label saw its bank balance go from £3million to £32million in the space of 12 months. The label’s financial figures were revealed by the Sunday Times Business supplement.
You can read the full article at NME.
TMZ reports that Scott Storch is wanted by Florida police for failing to pay $28,300 in child support, a missed court appearance and skipping a $4,000 bill at a Beverly Hills hotel.
According to AHH, DJ Paul was arrested in NYC yesterday when a taser was found during a search for having an open container of alcohol. He was booked on a misdemeanor charge.
Wiz Khalifa reveals the artwork plus the tracklisting for his upcoming mixtape which is set to hit the net tommorrow. I wonder if this will be better then the first cabin fever.
Not like it really matters at this point, but….from the Daily Star:
The X Factor superstar was originally chosen to sing the Calvin Harris hit but ended up losing out to RiRi.
Although LeLe’s version has been relegated to the trash can she reckons it’s better than the Bajan babe’s.
Leona told me: “I worked with Calvin and we recorded We Found Love. But he went touring with Rihanna and she ended up releasing it.
“I didn’t commit to it because I wanted Trouble to be my first single so I think that was another reason they went with Rihanna. It was the same version and production but mine’s better.”
Read the full article at the Daily Star.
Today I have two chopped & screwed songs to share with you all. The first is DJ Slim K’s excellent Purple Children mixtape that dropped this week. The second is a song from local rapper Bucky Malone. Enjoy.
Bucky Malone – “Jiggy” (C&S by MIKEY WHYLIN)
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The music industry is certainly a difficult one, and it would appear as if Donae’o has had enough of it. Check out the above tweets but here’s to hoping that it’s just a temporary low he’s doing through.
Just a couple months after fellow Hot Boy B.G. started a bid, Turk is finally home after serving almost nine years on a weapons charge. He is reportedly working on new music and writing a book and screenplay. He is also supposed to start a new twitter page sometime soon. More at All Hip Hop.
Spotted on Contact Music:
British pop star Taio Cruz has been named Songwriter of the Year for a second time at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (Ascap) Awards in London.
The singer was honoured with the title for a second year in a row at a glitzy gala in the British capital on Wednesday night (10Oct12), winning for hit songs including Break Your Heart, Without You and Dynamite.
You can read about other winners (shoutout Jessie J!) at the source.
At the 2012 MTV VMA’s, a member from One Direction gave Wiz Khalifa a kiss on the cheek when his group accepted their VMA.
According to TMZ, 36 bags of heroin, ten pounds of marijuana, and a loaded gun were found on his tour bus during a search in Sierra Blanca, Texas.
Nelly and six others were detained until passenger Brian Keith Jones claimed the items were his. He was later taken into custody.
Nicki reveals her artwork for her sophomore set’s re-release. The Re-Up will feature five new tracks including her latest single, “The Boys“. Album drops November 19.
Congratulations to John Osho for such a achievement. From Entertainment Focus:
Homegrown soulful talent Josh Osho has been granted special permission to become one of very few artists to perform at the Houses of Parliament. Josh will be proudly performing after presenting an award at the London Schools and the Black Child Award ceremony which celebrates successes of young black people in the city.
Read the full article at Entertainment Focus.
First Labrinth let’s his feelings known, and now Example goes in on the American artist after her tiff with Mariah Carey…from The Sun:
Nicki Minaj’s rant at Mariah Carey on American Idol didn’t impress Example.
He said: “I’ve met Minaj. I’m not a fan. I don’t think you can be that much of a diva unless you’ve had loads of massive tunes.
“In ten years, people are going to be struggling to remember anything Minaj has done except her verse on Monster.”
Here’s the tracklist and updated artwork for Jay’s Live in Brooklyn “Optic EP” which was supposed to drop yesterday but will be out tomorrow. You can preorder it now
Audio
1. Empire State of Mind
2. Run This Town
3. On to the Next One
4. Give It To Me/Big Pimpin
5. 03′ Bonnie & Clyde
6. Crazy in Love (feat. Beyonce)
7. Public Service Announcement
8. Young Forever (feat. Beyonce)
Videos
9. Empire State of Mind
10. Run This Town
11. On to the Next One
12. Give It To Me/Big Pimpin
13. 03′ Bonnie & Clyde
14. Crazy in Love (feat. Beyonce)
15. Public Service Announcement
16. Young Forever (feat. Beyonce)
Last night, Fat Trel, Chief Keef, Problem and Master P hit the studio with producers 1500 Or Nothin’. Let’s hope we get the final product soon.
On November 17th in Atlanta, Trey Songz , Miguel & Elle Varner) will kick off their worldwide tour in support of Trey’s new album Chapter V. Below is the full list of stops.
Nov. 17 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theater
Nov. 18 – Baton Rouge, LA – River Center
Nov. 21 – Las Vegas, NV – Orleans Arena
Nov. 23 – Oakland, CA – Coliseum
Nov. 24 – San Diego, CA – Sports Arena
Nov. 25 – Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theater (L.A. Live)
Nov. 30 – Saginaw, MI – Dow Events Center
Dec. 1 – Chicago, IL – Arie Crown Theatre
Dec. 2 – Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Theater
Dec. 5 – New York, NY – Theatre at Madison Square Garden
Dec. 7 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theater
Dec. 8 – Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium
Dec. 9 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theater
Dec. 13 – Washington, D.C. – Constitution Hall
Dec. 14 – Charlotte, NC – Bojangles Coliseum
Dec. 15 – Hampton, VA – Coliseum
Dec. 16 – Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
Dec. 27 – New Orleans, LA – UNO Lakefront Arena
Dec. 28 – Birmingham, AL – BJCC Arena
Dec. 29 – Southaven, MS – Landers Center
Dec. 30 – Dallas, TX – Verizon Theatre
Dec. 31 – Houston, TX – Reliant Arena
Jan. 5 – Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
Jan. 6 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
Jan. 7 – Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA
Jan. 9 – Hamburg, Germany – GroBe Freiheit
Jan. 10 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
Jan. 12 – Oberhausen, Germany – Turbinenhalle
Jan. 13 – Mannheim, Germany – Maimarkt Club
Jan. 14 – Munich, Germany – Tonhalle
Jan. 17 – Lyon, France – Le Transbordeur
Jan. 18 – Toulouse, France – Le Bikini
Jan. 20 – Marseille, France – Le Dome
Jan. 23 – Paris, France – Zenith
Jan. 24 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
Jan. 25 – Amsterdam, Holland – Heineken Music Hall
Jan. 26 – Amsterdam, Holland – Heineken Music Hall
Jan. 28 – Birmingham, UK – LG Arena
Jan. 29 – Bristol, UK – Colston Hall
Jan. 30 – London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo
Jan. 31 – London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo
Feb. 1 – London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo
Feb. 2 – London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo
Feb. 4 – Manchester, UK – Apollo
Feb. 5 – Glasgow, UK – Academy
Feb. 6 – Glasgow, UK – Academy
It looks like Girls Aloud have made their reunion official; they have relaunched their new website, which shows a countdown (there was a little over 9 days left on the clock as of this post)…..what will we get upon it’s end? Time will tell.
According to Washington Post, Jerry Sandusky was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison for sexually abusing a series of young boys over more than a decade.
Today R & B thug The-Dream was named Vice President of A&R. Mr Nash spoke on his new position below:
“I am committed as I have been previously to bringing the power of belief in the artist back to the forefront. I share a unique view of an artist and as well as the business of music. I, with the help of many others, have ran a successful business for the last five years in the midst of the “Digital Change.”
My concentration and effort will be to the artist to succeed in their dreams and goals. I’ve been a part of watching and participating in the success of many great women and men including Beyonce, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion to name a few. Music means more than just a download, it’s life to the culture and also the people who listen. This is a new exciting yet critical time for music – ‘You Meet Change with Change!’”
RZA continued his radio promo over at Shade 45 and spit a few bars before he left the building.
Producer and rapper Hit-Boy is bringing his HITstory on the road. The 8-stop trek begins November 3 at Pomona in California and ends in Los Angeles November 17. Peep the dates below.
