FXXXXY is back with a new single that releases today.
The tracks is called “20 Taliband” and will appear on FXXXXY’s upcoming album “Cartel Shawty,” which is scheduled for an August 31st release.
“Taliband is my click’s slang for counterfeit money and the “20” in the name represents the Harriet Tubman bill that will come out soon,” FXXXXY told AllHipHop.com. “’20 Taliband’ is a world that takes place in a strip club that shows the youth in my city who feel they rather beef with the Dallas police than anybody else, while possessing counterfeit money. It’s really subliminal and has a lot of layers but you can piece it all together.”
(AllHipHop News)Jay Z, Cam’ron, Rick Ross and others have expressed in their own music that they have written bars for other artists. But rarely will a “ghostwriter” actually reveal the material they composed on someone else’s song.
Consequence is another well known hired pen. The Queens emcee was questioned about his co-writing experience during an appearance on The Cruz Show.
J Cruz asked Con if he would discuss particular verses he wrote that were spit by another person. However, the G.O.O.D. Music affiliate chose not to dive too deeply into that subject.
“That’s a little taboo. Just because of the fact I want to do more of it. That check is really good,” replied Consequence. “It’s like outing somebody a little bit. There’s a level of professionalism that I try to keep.”
There have been incidents were a rapper disclosed their alleged “ghostwriting” work. Cam’ron claimed he wrote the Lil Cease rhymes on Lil Kim’s “Crush On You” and California’s Skeme asserted he was the writer behind Iggy Azalea’s smash hit “Fancy.”
The 39-year-old former Love & Hip Hop star did reveal he helped create the chorus to Jay Z’s “Encore” off The Black Album. However, he is not a fan of co-writers exposing their clients.
“It’s a little venomous to out somebody. Especially if you were paid and compensated, and you did get your credit and publishing. That’s it. It’s a closed deal,” added Con.
This is Love & Hip Hop gone completely wrong! VH1 ‘Love & Hip Hop Hollywood’ star Soulja Boy has gotten in yet another feud with his on-again-off-again girlfriend Nia Riley, but this one has turned a bit dangerous.
It looks like Nia Riley has moved on from Soulja Boy, but it appears he hasn’t just yet. Soulja Boy threatened to harm New Orleans rapper, Skrill Dilly, who Nia is allegedly dating.
Soulja Boy pulled out a gun and pointed it at the camera saying,
“F*** you & Nia Riley. Stop playing with me before some shooters be outside your door.”
Skrill Dilly is rumored to be Nia’s latest boyfriend after her split from Soulja Boy. What’s interesting is the fact that Skrill has denied dating her. He even went as far as saying they’ve never met. Apparently, he wants to distance himself from all of the drama.
Soulja Boy and Nia certainly need to seek professional help.
ATL’s Ralo uses his helium-pitched voice and unique melodic rhyming style to steal nearly every track on which he appears.
On “My Brothers,” the latest entry in Ralo’s #FamericanTuesday series, Ralo finds an ideal sparring partner in Future, as he holds his own with one of the most popular artists in today’s rap game.
Produced by frequent Future collaborator Southside of 808 Mafia and featuring a monster hook from Hendrix himself, “My Brothers” bangs as hard as any track released this year, with both rappers discussing the bond they share, saluting their day ones, and shooting down their haters over a reedy four-note melody, a booming bassline, and Southside’s signature kick and hi-hat. Ralo and Future previously connected in 2015 for “Can’t Lie,” which has earned nearly 2 million views on YouTube.
I’m not just rapping for exposure,” explains Ralo. “I want to bring people together. I want to have a good influence on the community; I want people to stop fighting each other.”
Ralo recently released the eighth chapter of his video diary, which details his life on the streets of Atlanta, on YouTube.
“My Brothers” is the latest single from Ralo’s Birdman-hosted mixtape Diary of the Streets II, the sequel to last year’s popular Diary of the Streets, hitting the internet on August 30th.
The Hip-Hop world mourns Biggie and Tupac as its two greatest losses, but in the Bay Area, they honor Mac Dre with equal fervor.
His outsized personality, gonzo wordplay, and street wisdom made him an icon and a beloved figure, growing in stature even after his death. A longtime friend and confidante of Mac Dre, Mistah F.A.B. is a torchbearer for Mac’s ideals of positivity and enjoying your time here on Earth.
“Still Feelin’ It,” a highlight from Mistah F.A.B.’s recent album Son of a Pimp 2, is a modern reworking of Dre’s classic “Feelin’ Myself,” and is packed with lyrical references to his songs and his lifestyle
“This video is for the people and for the Bay,” says Mistah F.A.B. “It’s about the legacy and life of Mac Dre. I made a PSA and asked for small clips of Mac Dre fans dancing to the song, and the response was overwhelming. It’s a real testament to his lasting legacy and the love people still have for him. Everyone surrounding him could relate to him. He was a voice of the underworld, but also incredibly charismatic and an energy of fun. His motto was: Keep it gangsta but be yourself, get the most out of life. Mac was like, ‘I did too much time to be wasting time. I’m finna have fun and look good while doing it,’ I think everyone should adopt that type of mindset.”
Mistah F.A.B. calls his latest album, Son of a Pimp 2, his best work to date.
It features an impressive guestlist including Kendrick Lamar, Boosie Badazz, Iamsu!, E-40, G-Eazy, Too $hort, Snoop Dogg, 2 Chainz, Jadakiss, Raekwon, Schoolboy Q, Bun B and countless more, Son of a Pimp 2 is available to stream on Spotify and buy on iTunes.
Azealia Banks is one controversial artist if we are even still calling her that these days. One has to wonder is Azealia just this outspoken and crazy, or is she just trolling for attention.
Since Twitter suspended Banks Twitter page for hateful tweets and racist remarks, Banks often tweets from a back up page (@Yemaya7777777).
Banks, who is never shy about dissing or discussing any celebrity, recently let it be known that she has a huge crush on Jay Z, and if given the chance to let him smash, she wouldn’t even think twice.
A fan also asked her what celebrity she regretted working with the most to which she replied saying,
“Beyonce. She stood me up in the studio to go to the club and make sure Jay Z wasn’t cheating #corny.”
Do you believe Beyonce was ever interested in working with Banks? We just can’t understand why this girl killed her career before it truly began.
Instagram announced its newest feature, Instagram Stories.
Similar to Snapchat Stories, Instagram new feature allows users to post photos and videos that vanish in the night after 24 hours, just like Snapchat.
These new Instagram have many asking, how does Instagram stories work? How’s this different from a Snapchat story? Which one should we ride with? Since most feel their loyalty belongs to Snapchat.
Even though we cant be dogs, bees with weird voices, birds, or rock flower headpieces on Instagram. This could be a great new way to interact with your Instagram followers.
So we to took it to the streets, to find out who the people rocking with Snapchat or Instasnap.
Share your comments below in the comment section to give your opinion. Hashtag #HITTHESTREETSAHH to interact on all social media.
Three-time Grammy Award-winning rapper Tip “T.I.” Harris helped close out AGENDA earlier this week.
Agenda is the world’s leading creative lifestyle fashion tradeshow. A bunch of the three-day convention’s official after party took place at Drai’s Nightclub atop The Cromwell in Las Vegas.
One of the late-night rooftop bash culminated in a huge set of chart-topping hits from Drai’s LIVE resident artist T.I., who performed hits like “Live Your Life,” “Big Things Poppin” and more.
Singer and actor Quincy Brown was spotted enjoying the high-energy show with friends.
Check the video and pix below:
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Tip “T.I.” Harris at Drai’s Nightclub Las Vegas
Photos: Courtesy of Mike Kirschbaum/Tony Tran Photography
Houston’s Lyric Michelle has taken Desiigner’s “Tiimmy Turner” down an even darker path for her latest video offering.
The popular femcee re-imagines Desiigner’s gun toting psycho as a woman-hating serial killer, with chilling results.
“Once I heard the original XXL freestyle, I thought to myself, this is dark and twisty and I love dark and twisty. Then when the song actually came out I just immediately loved the beat and thought of the character Timmy Turner but all grown up, in the worst way.” the dark and lovely emcee shares. “Timothy is just a very disturbed kid living in a world of self proclaimed entitlement. I wanted to capture the darkest part of him really and have some fun along the way.”
Queens native Yung Reno has been making a lot of noise as of late, after performing at several tour stops with Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa the upcoming rapper decides to drop some new music for fans and listeners.
As Yung Reno continues to prep for the release of his Crown Royal 2 EP, the young upstart takes a stab at B.G.’s ultra classic “Cash Money Is An Army” instrumental as he makes it his own titled “One Man Army.”
Check out the new music below and stay tuned for the release of his highly anticipated “Crown Royal 2” EP.
(AllHipHop News) Hard rock group Living Colour will be featuring Chuck D, Pharaohe Monch, Prodigal Sunn and Black Thought and more on a remix of the band’s cover of the Notorious B.I.G.’s classic cut “Who Shot Ya?”
Rolling Stone reports that the band has incorporated their remix of the track in their performances for years, but were inspired to release Andre Bett’s remix of their cover in response to the outbreak of police violence and civil unrest across the country.
Prodigal Sunn of the Wu-Tang affiliated Sunz of Man opens the powerful track with his verse, followed by Black Thought of The Roots, who spits very poignant bars shining light on the current social ills.
“It’s hard to keep count of the deceased / More dead n#####, another half-assed press release / Black man blood start to flood the street.”
Chuck D currently of Prophets of Rage and Pharoahe Monch close out the track with their politically charged bars, followed by Kyle Mansa, who brings the track to a dancehall flavored close.
The track will be included on Living Colour’s upcoming EP Mixtape, which will feature several reworkings of the classic Biggie track and will become available to the public September 9.
The rock group is also working on their first album release since 2009’s The Chair in The Doorway, entitled Shade.
After announcing his forthcoming album The Divine Feminine and its September 16th release with “Dang!”, the uptempo Anderson .Paak-assisted cut (and its appropriately summery Rex Arrow-directed video), Mac Miller is back today to share the second taste from the LP. New track “We” features the previously-reported album guest CeeLo Green and shows a different side of the album’s survey of the journey that is love.
In conjunction with the song’s release, Miller is sharing The Divine Feminine’s track listing in its entirety and detailing its featured guests, which include Ariana Grande, Kendrick Lamar, Ty Dolla $ign and more, in addition to CeeLo and Anderson .Paak.
Both “Dang!” and “We” are available for immediate download when you pre-order The Divine Feminine. Tickets and exclusive VIP Meet & Greet packages for Mac’s fall headlining tour that launches following his hometown Pittsburgh show, headlining performance at this year’s Fool’s Gold Day Off and appearance at the inaugural Meadows Music & Arts Festival in New York are available for fans to purchase on Mac’s website now.
(AllHipHop News) AllHipHop.com recently sat down with upcoming Chicago lyricist Sir The Baptist for an interview, where the MC discusses everything from his upbringing as a preacher’s child, to his gospel music style, Creflo Dollar and much more.
The “ghetto gospel” MC made headlines after his appearance at Lollapalooza in Chicago, in which the socially conscious lyricist sang from a casket and preached atop a church pew, while addressing issues plaguing his hometown of Chicago and cities nationwide.
A preacher’s child, the rapper takes the gospel sound and puts his own spin on it, making it directly relevant to many of the ills plaguing the secular world.
“I think if they’re more honest and straight forward then when they get caught in sex scandals for a pastor taking a picture of his penis and stuff like that when you get caught in that type of stuff its because you wasn’t a regular ni##a,” Sir The Baptist told AllHipHop.com. “Just be chill bro relax be yourself be who you are when you leave church, don’t pretend in church and that’s just my music man”
Check out the full interview, where Sir The Baptist provides some insight into his style of music and his take on controversial preachers being caught in questionable acts such as Creflo Dollar simultaneously.
Recent reports have been suggesting that there is turmoil in the relationship of gangsta rapper Nipsey Hussle and his girlfriend, actress Lauren London.
The rumors grew more intense earlier this week, when trolls noticed Lauren didn’t have anything to say on social media on Neighborhood Nip’s born day, which was August 15.
It looks like Nipsey got tired of the speculation, and interest the rumors head on in a Twitter post last night.
(AllHipHop News) Brooklyn rapperMemphis Bleek has now put on his executive hat as the CEO of Warehouse Music Group.
The label scored a big get with the signing of rising BK native Manolo Rose. Bleek spoke with Mikey T The Movie Star of Report Card Radio about the addition of the “Run Ricky Run” rhymer to his company.
“Me and his brother is real tight. Me and his family is real tight. So just seeing him doing his thing was eye-opening for me. I was happy for him, regardless if he was with me or not,” stated Bleek. “Then the situation presented itself to where I can assist in his career going to new heights.”
Long before there was a Warehouse Music Group, Bleek was part of the legendary Roc-A-Fella Records. He is still closely aligned with the Roc’s co-founder Jay Z and his current business Roc Nation.
“[Roc Nation] just puts the stamp on [Warehouse]. It solidifies it. It’s like us making a gadget and Apple putting their name on it,” expressed Bleek.
In another permutation of what most would call a wild ride when it comes to Presidential campaigns, Donald Trump appears to be hedging his bets.
In a lowlight reel that most recently includes calling President Barack Obama the “Founder of Isis,” and indirectly suggesting violence by “Second Amendment People” towards Hillary Clinton, Trump has declared that the vote for the 2016 Presidential race will likely be “rigged” – and not in his favor.
Considering Trump just announced yet another top level campaign reshuffle, hiring Stephen Bannon of Breitbart News as his new chief executive, clearly “The Donald” believes any deterrent to victory doesn’t include him personally.
Nevertheless, as of yesterday’s polls, as per FiveThirtyEight, Clinton is projected to have a 88.3% chance of winning the presidency to Donald Trump’s meager 11.7%.
In Hip-Hop, there is a vast library of rhymes devoted to those who embark on a battle with a whole lot of sound and fury, only to start questioning the fairness of the game when faced with the possibility of failure.
Could there be a bit of that “haterade” in Trump’s “rigged” shade?
Whether it’s Clinton or Trump come November, we’d like to borrow a few verses from Mos Def and Talib Kweli to tie up exactly what it traditionally indicates when an individual as “huge” as Trump starts faulting the whole playing field so close to the finish line:
Yes..
Every day somebody ask me where all the real MC’s is at?/
…
I’m sick of the hater-players, bring on the regulators
With the flavors like a farm team f###### with the majors/…
You runnin your mouth, but don’t really know what you be talkin about
You should retire, get that complimentary watch, be out!/…
Order reverse your universe so your demise is first
Before your rise it gets worse/…
Beggin me – stop it hurts! – is what you say to me
Like that’s supposed to mean somethin?/….
Aiyyo, later for the hater-players
Yo-yo, yo-yo, later for these hater-players/….
The takeaway from the above? If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, generally it’s not the pond that’s ‘fowl’.
Rising South Florida artist, MF, returns with the second episode of his America’s Angel Vlog series.
This time, he takes the streets of New York City, linking with TDE and ScHoolboy Q for his album signing at Rough Trade, joining Rakim at Paid In Full’s 30th anniversary and finally, touching the stage of the legendary venue B.B. Kings.
