Drake Scores An Andre 3000 Collab For Take Care

October 12, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  
Now the pushback makes sense. Spotted on Soul Culture:

The highly-anticipated sophomore effort Take Care from Drake suffered a three-week push-back due to sample clearance issues. However, with the album totaling 14 tracks, with an additional two bonus songs, not many fans are upset about the new date of November 15th. Fans can continue to rejoice knowing that Drake has also secured a feature from the now-mystical Andre 3000.

News has arrived that in an interview with The Fader to be featured in their 76th Issue, Drizzy’s right-hand producer Noah “40″ Shebib revealed that Andre 3000 is featured on a song that he produced on Drake’s forthcoming project. After talking about wanting a Andre 3000 feature for so long after being turned down on his debut LP Thank Me Later, it looks like Drizzy Drake finally got his wish granted.
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Diddy’s Credit Card Info Gets Jacked

October 12, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

Was looking for a Diddy pic, found this, laughed, decided to use it anyway.

From TMZ:

Diddy is on a mission to find the person who stole the numbers to his personal American Express Black Card and posted them on a web site this week … TMZ has learned.

Earlier this week, someone who clearly has a beef with Diddy, posted copies of the rap mogul’s super exclusive credit card on a website, along with his passport and private phone numbers.

The website where the info is posted seems to make a vague reference to the ridiculous rumors that Diddy is a member of the Illuminati … a secret society rumored to run the world.

Sources close to Diddy tell us … he is aware of the situation and has launched an internal investigation to find the person responsible.

A rep for Diddy had no comment.

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Nas Celebrates 20 Years In Hip-Hop; Interviewed By Tyler, the Creator In XXL

October 12, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  
Spotted on Karen Civil:
This is a special year for Nas, who has a few anniversaries to celebrate including the release of his first verse ever. The Queensbridge poet, who’s gearing up for the release of his 10th solo album, Life Is Good, helped to pioneer shock rap with his timeless breakout verse on 1991’s “Live at the Barbeque,” with lines like “When I was 12, I went to hell for snuffing Jesus.” With that in mind, XXL Magazine recruited a new controversial MC, Odd Future’s frontman Tyler, the Creator, who’s a longtime Nas fan, to interview the veteran MC for the November issue’s cover story.

Who would have guessed the two rappers would have hit it off so well. Throughout an in-dept interesting conversation that lasted over an hour-and-a-half, Nas and Tyler touched on a variety of topics including: music, religion, family, decision making, drugs, the Internet, and even Star Wars.


Check out the XXL cover after the jump.

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2011 American Music Awards Nominations

October 11, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  


No surprise here: Lil’ Wayne is still showing everybody up. Nominations after the jump.

RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC

Favorite Artist
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West

Favorite Album
Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday

SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher

Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Rihanna
Kelly Rowland

Favorite Album
Beyonce – 4
Chris Brown- F.A.M.E.
Rihanna – Loud

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Adele
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift

POP/ROCK MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Pitbull

Favorite Female Artist
Adele
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
LMFAO
Maroon 5
OneRepublic

Favorite Album
Adele/21
Lady Gaga/Born This Way
Rihanna/Loud

COUNTRY MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton

Favorite Female Artist
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum

Favorite Album
Jason Aldean/My Kind Of Party
The Band Perry/The Band Perry
Taylor Swift/Speak Now

ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC

Favorite Artist
The Black Keys
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons

ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Favorite Artist
Adele
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry

LATIN MUSIC

Favorite Artist
Enrique Iglesias
Jennifer Lopez
Pitbull

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

Favorite Artist
Casting Crowns
Toby mac
Third Day

SPRINT NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

POP/ROCK
Foster The People
Hot Chelle Rae

COUNTRY
The Band Perry
Thompson Square

SOUL/R&B
Marsha Ambrosius
Miguel

RAP/HIP-HOP
LMFAO
Wiz Khalifa

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Rihanna Supports Chris Brown Success

October 11, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

It’s incredible to see how he pulled out of it the way he did. Even when the world seemed like it was against him, you know? I really like the music he’s putting out. I’m a fan of his stuff. I’ve always been a fan. Obviously, I had some resentment toward him for a while, for obvious reasons. But I’ve put that behind me. It was taking up too much of my time. It was too much anger. I’m really excited to see the breakthrough he’s had in his career. I would never wish anything horrible for him. Never. I never have.
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Quote Of The Day: Dr. Dre Speaks On Working With Kendrick Lamar & Slim The Mobster

October 11, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  


From Global Grind:

I am never going to give music up. Music is like air to me, [music] is like oxygen, so I am always doing that. As soon as I get back to Los Angeles, I am back in the studio doing my thing. I have a couple of new artists that I am excited about, Kendrick Lamar and Slim The Mobster. These are the next two artists, and these are probably my final two artists that I am going to be working with at least for the next couple of years. I am going to devote all my attention to them and make sure their sh*t comes out the way it should be. I am just having fun with life right now.

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Nas To Premiere ‘Nasty’ Tomorrow

October 11, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News, Videos No Comments  

From Rap-Up TV:

Are you ready to get “Nasty” with Nas? The hip-hop icon is back with the video for the first single off his upcoming 10th album, due later this fall. The clip will premiere on Tuesday, October 11, at 3 p.m. EST on NasirJones.com.

Nas went back to the Queensbridge projects where he grew up to shoot scenes with director Jason Goldwatch in August. Check out some behind-the-scenes photos here.

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Kanye West, Russell Simmons & More Join Occupy Wall Street Protesters

October 11, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews, News, Videos No Comments  
You can check out a couple of video clips (one of which features Talib Kweli) after the jump. From MTV:

With a group of protesters that has grown steadily in numbers, the Occupy Wall Street movement received a one-two celebrity punch Monday (October 10) in the form of supporters Kanye West and Russell Simmons.

The hip-hop heavyweights caused a stir when they visited the demonstrators’ “base camp” at Zuccotti Park, where Simmons appeared on Al Sharpton’s radio show to speak in support of the group’s efforts.

“People are here with an honest heart and honest intentions,” Simmons said, according to New York’s Daily News. “These young people are our future leaders.

“I’m happy to pay a little more taxes if it means better education for our children,” he added. “I don’t pay enough taxes, and I know it.”

Simmons and West are the latest celebs to jump onboard the Occupy Wall Street movement. When MTV News caught up with Talib Kweli last week, he spoke out about why he’s in full support of the protests.

“There’s no other place in New York City to be,” Kweli told us. “People are taking their destiny in their own hands. This is one of the most American, if not the most American, things that I’ve ever seen.

“When I see things like Occupy Wall Street, I just try to align myself with things that make sense,” he continued. “Shame on me if I know something and don’t spread it, you know? If I know, it becomes my responsibility to spread the information.”

Occupy Wall Street, which has also spread to cities like Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles, marked its 24th day of protest Monday.


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Pusha T – Fear Of God II: Let Us Pray (Artwork & Tracklisting)

October 6, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

Drops 11/8. Tracklisting after the jump.

1. Changing Of The Guards f. Diddy

2. Amen f. Kanye West & Young Jeezy
3. Trouble On My Mind f. Tyler
4. What Dreams Are Made Of
5. Body Work f. Juicy J, Meek Mill, and French Montana
6. Everything That Glitters f. French Montana
7. So Obvious
8. Feeling Myself f. Kevin Cossom
9. Raid f. 50 Cent & Pharrell Williams
10. My God
11. I Still Wanna f. Rick Ross & Ab-Liva
12. Alone In Vegas

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Lupe Fiasco To Put Out A DJ Album; Speaks On His Favorite Hip-Hop Artists

October 5, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  
Lupe Fiasco seems to be doing everything but make the kind of Hip-Hop that his core fans have asked for since the Lasers fiasco. A few quotes from The Examiner:

“Me and my partner Scott started a dj collective called Soundclash so we’re working on that album right now and hopefully we’ll have a single out by Halloween and will try and push an album out around that and tour and all that.

There’s a Lupe Fiasco mixtape that’s coming which hopefully we’ll have out before the end of the year and that will hopefully lead up to the next Lupe Fiasco album. And that’s really it, just more touring, touring, touring and music, music, music, music.”

“When it comes back to hip hop I still like Nas and Mos Def and even the newer guys like Kendrick Lamar and Kid Cudi who can definitely kind of catch my ear and keep my edge sharp I guess.”
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Justin Bieber – Under The Mistletoe (Artwork & Tracklisting)

October 5, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

The lead single, ‘Mistletoe’, will launch worldwide on 10/18, while the album arrives 11/1. Tracklisting after the jump.

1. Only Thing I Ever Get for Christmas

2. Mistletoe
3. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) feat. Usher
4. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
5. Fa La La feat. Boyz II Men
6. Christmas Love
7. All I Want for Christmas Is You – Duet with Mariah Carey
8. Drummer Boy feat. Busta Rhymes
9. All I Want Is You
*10. Fa La La (acapella) feat. Boyz II Men
11. Christmas Eve
12. Home This Christmas feat. The Band Perry
*13. Silent Night
*14. Pray
*15. Someday at Christmas

* Included on deluxe edition only

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