Krit got up with Sway & Dev this morning on Shade 45. No audio yet, but during his interview, he revealed that legendary guitarist B.B. King will be on his single entitled, “Praying Manâ€.
Nicki Minaj(@NickiMinaj) Covers Allure
Nicki will grace the April issue of Allure with her pink Afro. Issue lands on your stands March 20.
Rick Ross (@RickyRozay) Partners With Reebok
Yesterday, it was officially announced, Rick Ross has signed a partnership deal with Reebok, joining the Swizz Beatz, Tyga and more.
Nas – The Don (Artwork) @Nas
This single should be dropping some time this week. And I can’t wait.
True Or False: @asvpxrocky Denied Entry Into NYC Club; @Wale & @MeekMill Walk In Without Incident
It’s hard out here for New York rappers, even in their own city, apparently…I have no idea if this is true but it comes from HipHopBlog:
A$AP Rocky had a bad night out in New York City. The Harlem rapper reportedly got into a heated altercation with a club bouncer at a Chelsea nightspot after fellow rappers Meek Mill and Wale walked into the club easily and he was detained.
Reportedly Rocky was left outside Manhattan’s Avenue with ‘about eight’ members of his entourage.
He started yelling at injured doorman/actor Wass Stevens, who was on crutches due to a motorcycle accident. Security was called to calm Rocky down.
Shyne Compares His Recent Reconciliation With Diddy To B.I.G. & Pac @OriginalShyne @IAmDiddy
From XXL:
In an exclusive statement sent to XXLMag.com, Shyne said the truce between he and Diddy last week during Fashion Week in Paris was more than just a victory for hip-hop. The rapper, who changed his name to Moses Michael Levi in honor of his Jewish heritage, says the pact allowed he and Diddy to potentially avoid the beef to escalate and has positive ramifications on young Black and Latin American men.
“You can’t overstate the cultural significance of what Shyne and Diddy reconciling means,†Shyne wrote. “You know I’m about it when it comes to them hammers, thus unfortunately this could have ended like Tupac and B.I.G. But what if Tupac and B.I.G ended like this and reconciled?
“Let’s celebrate this moment as a historical event and a victory for hip-hop and Afro and Latin American men trained to exterminate each other,†he added. “It’s a new day! L’chaim!!!â€
As he touched on, Shyne believes young Black and Latino youth can learn a thing or two from Diddy and him squashing their beef.
“On a scale of what this says to African and Latin American men, who have been trained to self hate and to self-destruct, this is a watershed moment,†the proud rapper continued. “The paradigm shift that’s taking place as the way Afro and Latin American men deal with each other is tremendous. This could be a gigantic step in putting an end to the cycle of hate and violence that is self-genocidal and destroying the minority community by sending fathers off to jail or an early grave.â€
Shyne and Diddy’s original fallout stems back from Po serving a prison sentence from 2001-2009 for his role in a 1999 shooting at Club New York, where Diddy and his then-girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, were ringing in the 2000 New Year.
Over the years, though, Shyne began to soften his angst and overall stance toward Diddy and then this past January, when Shyne revealed to MTV News that he and Diddy squashed their longtime beef via a phone call and planned to meet face-to-face in Paris.
@Drake Makes The Cover Of GQ
Drake takes a break from his Cosby swag and lets someone suit him up for GQ’s April 2012 Style issue. You can check out a few interesting quotables below:
“I’m trying to find the same feelings that I had for women when I had very little going on, which is tough,†he says. “When I was in my mom’s house, I had nowhere to go, no real obligations. My girlfriend at the time, if she was mad at me, my day was all f*cked-up. I didn’t have anything else. And that made for some of the best music, I think, to date. Records where I felt small. That feeling is hard to capture when you’re sitting out here in a space like this.“
“Me and my dad are friends. We’re cool. I’ll never be disappointed again, because I don’t expect anything anymore from him. I just let him exist, and that’s how we get along. We laugh. We have drinks together. But I spent too many nights looking by the window, seeing if the car was going to pull up. And the car never came.â€
“There’s just a time where it was like, just getting p*ssy. Where I was in that sort of ‘I’m young, I’m going to disconnect from my emotions and just do what everyone else tells me I should do and just be a rapper and have my fun…’â€
E-40 Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil Vol.1, 2 & 3 Covers & Tracklists
If it aint broke don’t fix it, E-40 will drop 3 albums on March 26th , Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil Vol.1, 2 & 3.
According to Nav at HHNM, If you purchase the deluxe edition of the album you will recieve a 60 song album which is all 3 volumes put together. Check out the track listing and artwork after the jump.
Vol. 1 1. Lane 2. They Point (Feat. Juicy J & 2 Chainz) 3. Rock Stars 4. Outta Town (Feat. B-Legit & Laroo T.H.H.) 5. What’s My Name 6. Slummin’ 7. Do the Playa (Feat. Decadez) 8. Cutlass (Feat. B-Legit & Richie Rich) 9. Turn It Up 10. Let’s F**k (Feat. Gangsta Boo) 11. Bust Moves (Feat. Droop-E & Big Omeezy) 12. Can You Feel It? (Feat. B-Legit) 13. What Is It Over? (Feat. J Banks) 14. In the Ghetto (Feat. The Jacka & Rankin Scroo) 15. Rollin’ (Feat. Raheem DeVaughn, Laroo T.H.H., Mugzi, Work Dirty, Droop-E & Decadez) 16. In This Thang Breh (Feat. Turf Talk & Mistah Fab) 17. Mary Jane 18. Help Me (Feat. Mike Marshall & Go Hard Black) 19. Blame It on the DJ (Feat. C-Ballin) [Bonus track] 20. Beatin’ the Trunk Loose [Bonus Track] Vol.2 21. I’m Laced 22. On the Case 23. Function (Feat. YG, IAmSu & Problem) 24. Tryna Get It (Feat. Twista & T-Pain) 25. Street N***a 26. The Other Day Ago (Feat. Spice 1 & Celly Cel) 27. This Is the Life (Feat. Sam Bostic) 28. Sell Everything 29. My Life (Feat. R.O.D.) 30. Grey Skies (Feat. Deltrice) 31. With the S**t (Feat. JT The Bigga Figga & Cellski) 32. Hittin’ A Lick (Feat. C-Bo & T-Nutty) 33. This S**t Hard 34. Scorpio (Feat. Tech N9ne & London) 35. Red & Blue Lights 36. Zombie (Feat. Tech N9ne & Brotha Lynch Hung) 37. Memory Lane (Feat. Andre Nickatina) 38. I Know I Can Make It (Feat. Suga-T & Agerman) 39. I Can Do Without You (Feat. Butch Cassidy) [Bonus track] 40. I’m Doin’ It (Feat. Dorrough) [Bonus track] Vol. 3 41.Jealous 42. Wasted (Feat. Cousin Fik) 43. What You Smoking On (Feat. Snoop Dogg, Daz, Kurupt & Kokane) 44. Making My Rounds 45. Catch a Fade (Feat. Kendrick Lamar & Droop-E) 46. Be You (Feat. Too $hort & J Banks) 47. It’s Curtains (Feat. Kaveo & Droop-E) 48. Stove on High (Feat. Stressmatic) 49. Get Loose (Feat. Cousin Fik & Droop-E) 50. Gargoyle Serenade 51. Pussy Loud (Feat. Cool Nutz & Maniac Loc) 52. I Ain’t Doin’ Nothin’ (Feat. B-Legit & Willy Will) 53. What Happened to Them Days 54. I’m On His Top 55. Get Ya Weight Up (Feat. Katt Williams) 56. Salute You (Feat. Raheem DeVaughn) 57. 40 & Hiero (Feat. Hieroglyphics) 58. Sidewalk Memorial 59. Over Here (Feat. Too $hort & Droop-E) [Bonus Track] 60. My Whip Hot (Feat. Laroo T.H.H. & Decadez) [Bonus Track]
The Weeknd Responds To The-Dream
The Weeknd learned of The Dream’ shot the other night., The Weeknd send shots back on his Twitter account.
ham burglar lookin’ ass nigga…ll i need are my brothers and my fans… fuck the bullshit. just gimme that gat damn allderdice god damm it! i’m too turnt up right now!! this nigga is so hood, he thinks my name is the weekender…i was raised old fashioned, you get at me, i get at you… ain’t no sideways shit about it…
The-Dream didn’t take that lying down and returned fire via his Twitter page.
Like my father said. Say ur piece son if a man feel uncomfortable enough a cheat, and a liar will identify his self. Amen. Now I know 4 Sure. I said I was Honest not petty. Joke all you want. Grown Man. Love killed Hate. I’m going to support the movement where if u can’t say it in person don’t say it. Nothing but love from here lil homie. Don’t get fooled or tricked and try to come up on a nigga like me , won’t work just do you if u truly are then what we talkin bout. Now ima leave it at that. Ill call ya phone if you wanna chop it up or if you feel a way. Seek knowledge at all times “if you have a unknowing of a mans true will Use the Word as a tool to unveil the shadow of a enemy. Naw…….I’m signed to my self. Selfmade, I built it ground up, you brought it renovated. Nice. Love kills Hate I’m going to prove it! Watch. Machiavelli the art of war has nothing to do with a Gun. Its psych thing. U use words to make the opponent make a move that he can never….Move back from the move the word is Permanent! The assumption of your move was merely a thought and now you know for sure….. Now we move. In silence the right way! We on a whole other level ova here. No Calculated moves just Absolute ones. Yall better quit hypin niggas up. Can’t beef by ur self. Beef wld have to mean insecurity R Jealousy two things I knw nthing about Im Dope! Like I said I think the world of the boy. And nothing will change that. He’s very talented. And its nothing for me to Say that. int enough RandB too Beef. And its no fun ballin by yourself. Retore Order. I will not do what the RandB nigga before me did. I’m Dope…..Enough to share the success with any man Worthy! LoveCult! #TheLoveGang. But as my mother would Don’t Take my Sweetness for a Weakness!
Game Announces New Mixtape ‘California Republic’
Game’s new album F.I.V.E.: Fear Is Victory’s Evolution isn’t the only music Game is working on right now. In anticipation of his upcoming Behind The Music episode on VH1, the rapper tells Billboard that he will release a pre-album mixtape titled California Republic at the end of this month.
“My album’s always got to have some level of a concept. So that’s it. ‘Five: Fear Is Victory’s Evolution,’ and who knows when that will drop Game says that “California Republic†will “have some new and upcoming artists from out this way… You can expect my mixtape to do what it always does, which is consist of a lot of good music and be a lot better than most artists’ albums.â€
Ludacris Ludaversal Gets Release Date
At first Luda’s album was expected to arrive in May, HHNM gets word that Luda’s 8th studio album will be released September 11 and the first single, produced by Da Internz, will arrive in a few weeks.
Azealia Banks’ response to Iggy Azalea and T.I
T.I & Iggy Azalea sat down with Dr Drama and after Azealia Banks caught wind of the interview she went to twitter to speak on the matter. I wonder who will drop the diss record first.
“Otis†Maybach Sells For $60K
Many thought it would sell at least for $100K, the Maybach used in Watch The Throne’s “Otis†video was sold for $60K in 5 minutes at the Phillips de Pury event in New York on Thursday. The prop vehicle, which was valued $300K before it was stripped for the video, was sold with portions of the sale going towards the Save The Children foundation.
Drake & Maliah Michel Go At It On Twitter
At least this is according to AllHipHop’s Rumors section. So take it with a grain of salt and check out more tweets below.
Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again (Album Stream)
If the above link doesn’t work, just head to the source link below.
Courtesy of The Guardian.
Earlier this year Michael Kiwanuka was declared the BBC’s Sound of 2012, and his debut album certainly looks like it has the commercial appeal to build on the hype. As Alexis Petridis noted in today’s Film&Music review, Home Again is the nearest thing to a racing certainty in these turbulent times for rock and pop. Petridis went on to praise the record for sounding “natural rather than forced or calculating” adding “there’s something beguiling about its warm, live sound”.
Do you agree? Have a listen to the album using the SoundCloud player above and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Michael Kiwanuka will be playing an exclusive acoustic performance at the Guardian Open Weekend on Saturday 24 March at 8pm in Hall 1, King’s Place
Nike Air Yeezy 2 “Cheetahâ€
Here’s a new Yeezy 2 Colorway inspired by “Cheetah†Nike Zoom Kobe VII Stay tuned for more on this new colorway of the Nike Air Yeezy 2.
Nike Air Yeezy 2 – Wolf Grey – Pure Platinum | Release Date
The ‘Zen Grey’ colorway of the Air Yeezy 2 was confirmed to be a Wolf Grey/Pure Platinum color way hits stores on April 13th. Good Luck.
Rumor: Air Jordan 9 “Cool Grey†& “Olive†Returning In 2012
Following the rumor about the Air Jordan 11 “Playoff, there is also a strong possibility of the Air Jordan 9 coming out of retirement.
Air Jordan IV ‘Bred’ – Confirmed For 2012
The Air Jordan IV ‘Bred’ is confirmed for a release in 2012, likely falling as this year’s coveted Black Friday release. They will be priced for 160 at Jordan retailers and online.
Black Cobain Announces Cheers Release Date
Today Black Cobain tweeted the release date to his upcoming mixtape , Cheers which will hit the net on April 30.
Rumor: Air Jordan 11 “Playoffs†Releasing In December
I heard a few weeks ago the the Air Jordan 11’s Columbia would come out this December but Nicekicks have heard that the Air Jordan 11 “Playoffs†will release later this year instead.
Kendrick Lamar & Black Hippy Sign To Aftermath/Interscope
Holy shit. From HipHopDX:
Kendrick Lamar and Black Hippy have closed a deal with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records.
According to FADER, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith says that the pair have “just closed” a joint venture deal with the labels. K. Dot’s official label debut Good Kid in a Mad City will release jointly between Top Dawg, Aftermath and Interscope. All future releases by ScHoolBoy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock will release through Top Dawg and Interscope.
Whitney Houston Leaves Everything to Bobbi Kristina
According to the Associated Press, the late Whitney Houston left her entire will to her 19-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina. The will was signed in 1993, by Houston, a month before Bobbi Kristina was born and leaves
“all of her furnishings, clothing, personal effects, jewelry and cars to her surviving children. Bobbi Kristina was her only child.
Detail on Whitey Houston’s will to her daughter Bobbi Kristina below:
“upon turning 21, more of the money at age 25 and the balance at age 30. Houston’s trustees can give her money from the trust for various purposes, including tuition, to buy a home and to start a business.â€
Wiz Khalifa Taylor Allderdice Cover
Tonight Wiz uploaded his artwork to his Instagram , his upcoming mixtape Taylor Allderdice, drops next Tuesday.