(AllHipHop News) Vince Staples is close to sharing his next music project Prima Donna. The EP is scheduled to drop on Friday, August 26.
The Staples set will hit the internet a week after fellow Odd Future affiliate Frank Ocean released his long-delayed Blonde studio album. Beats 1 caught up with Vince, and the Long Beach native discussed the demand placed on Ocean by his ardent followers.
“I don’t know where we are to the point where we can demand things. Like, ‘Hey, Frank Ocean. Put out this album on Friday because you never said you were going to, but we need it now and we don’t like you anymore,” said Staples.
The “’06” spitter added, “I didn’t know when we started demanding rapid fire from those kind of people. That’s when it gets kind of weird.”
It took four years for Frank Ocean to release the follow-up to his Grammy-winning channel ORANGE. This year’s Endless and Blonde projectscame after numerous reports an album was scheduled to arrive during that four-year period.
(AllHipHop News) Chris Rock’s stand-up special “Kill The Messenger” has been removed from Delta Air Lines in-flight entertainment offerings due to the comedian’s use of a gay slur.
Bosses at the airline were responding to a complaint by Jeremy Foreshew, an employee at gay dating app Grindr, who watched the special on a flight from New York to Los Angeles earlier this month.
The 2008 special includes a lengthy segment in which Chris rants about the occasions when it’s acceptable to call a person a “f**got”.
In a statement to the website GayTravel.com Delta bosses said, “The Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger segment should not have been uploaded on flights based on our criteria for excluding onboard programming that includes content featuring explicit language, slurs, extreme violence, and explicit scenes.
“We apologize to any customers who were offended by the content or our airing of the segment, and we are working as quickly as possible to remove it from our aircraft.”
Jeremy, who previously worked selling in-flight entertainment packages to airlines told the website that knowing the stringent criteria many airlines use to determine material shown on their aircraft, he was shocked to see such offensive material available.
“I just came to a place where I couldn’t believe this was something happening in 2016,” he said. “When you think of the number of people who fly Delta every day and have access to that language…it just shocked me.”
The removal of Chris’ comedy special is the second time in recent weeks Delta has come under fire from the gay community for their in-flight entertainment choices.
Earlier this month Twitter users used the hashtag #FreeCarol to protest that the airline only offered a version of the 2015 drama Carol which censored out scenes lead actresses Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara kissing.
Them boys up to something! It looks like Nipsey Hussle and ScHoolBoy Q are about to deliver some new joint music.
A fan expressed that it was too bad that hood politics had gotten in the way of the two rappers joining forces for a legendary collaboration.
Nipsey cleared the air and revealed that he and Q are actually cooking up new heat.
We wonder if they will just collaborate for a song or do a joint project. Some are suggesting that this may raise eyebrows among sets. Are you here for the collaboration?
(AllHipHop Features) The term “groundbreaking” is often thrown around in music critiques. It is a phrase, however, that was accurately used to describe De La Soul when their debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising was released in 1989. As gangster rap was taking streets and stereos by storm, the Long Island trio held out a daisy, a universal sign of peace, and ushered in a new era and sound that would influence hip-hop forever.
Groundbreaking is also appropriate to use in describing De La Soul’s ninth studio album, and the Anonymous Nobody.
An ultra-private event for just over 20 tastemakers was held at the Sonos store in trendy SoHo, New York City. The high-end speaker retailer was a perfect place to preview the album where the instrumental version wafted from overhead speakers and the full version played in soundproof private rooms. At one point, Pharoahe Monch and Consequence could be found in one of the rooms enjoying the album. After about an hour, emcee-kings Dave and Posdnuos took questions about the creation of and the Anonymous Nobody, the Kickstarter campaign that brought it to life and the many guest appearances that did and did not make the album. Laughingly, they told the crowd that country legend, Willie Nelson turned them down.
Each of the tracks are original creations (a major deviation from a group whose debut featured well over 50 samples) with 25 musicians contributing. The sampled sound that made De La Soul so magical so many years ago, is now an expensive source of pain as their former label, Warner Brothers, won’t make their early material available for download or streaming. Instead, and the Anonymous Nobody was produced entirely by the group using material gathered from more than 200 hours of recordings of live instrumentation by the Rhythm Roots Allstars.
The origin of and the Anonymous Nobody, crowdfunded through Kickstarter, is central to the album’s development. With a goal of raising $110,000, the group raised six times that amount supported by over 11,000 fans. The successful fundraising allowed for more collaboration, thus giving us all an instant vintage album with powerhouse appearances from Usher, Jill Scott, Little Dragon, Roc Marciano, Estelle and Pete Rock, Justin Hawkins, Snoop Dogg, Damon Albarn, legendary rocker David Byrne, and 2 Chainz.
For a group that is so central to the story of hip-hop purism and its “greatest era,” the idea of De La Soul doing a record with 2 Chainz is a major story. “Artists are always down to get together. Artists are willing to do art with another artist.” Posdnuos states, “It’s almost like we’ve lost the idea that this is an art form.”
And, Dave said and the Anonymous Nobody reiterated that point, “If you really love hip-hop then let it be what it is. Don’t have this mentality of what cannot happen. Aerosmith and Run-DMC was not supposed to do ‘Walk this Way.’ We have to take this mentality away from these purists, and I hate to say backpackers, who feel like it’s their way and their way only.”
Collaborations have always been important to De La Soul and present on every project. On and the Anonymous Nobody, the idea of very different artists coming together to collaborate and create art is front and center resulting in a beautiful, ethereal album. The album is innovative without being pushy. It is decidedly mature.
Dave said it best when describing his friend and collaborator J. Dilla, “You see it on so many shirts, ‘J. Dilla Changed My Life.’ But, he really did. J. Dilla changed the life of Hip-Hop. He is a person who changed the sound of Hip-Hop. That’s a big statement. We have to continue talking about him, and what he’s done and what he could have done. Dilla would also be the person to say we have to grow, we have to change.”
This situation is like “Who cares?,” but lets talk about this. Lil Yatchy apparently does not know 5 song from two of the best rappers ever – Biggie and Tupac. First of all, lets do the math. This is the 20th year anniversary of Tupac’s DEATH – and clearly longer with his musical legacy. Lil Yachty is 19 years old. In a new interview with Billboard, he speaks on his views on it
“If I’m doing this my way and making all this money, why should I do it how everybody says it’s supposed to be done?”
“It’s just fun, it’s not serious. I hate serious rap. It’s boring. Serious rap music puts me to sleep.”
“I just can’t wait until the point when everyone understands hip-hop isn’t the same anymore, just don’t like me because I’m not lyrical enough… If you ever read comments and click on their profile, they’re like super old.”
Man, I think people need to know their history. I don’t believe they need to be beholden to it. So, my thoughts are that Lil Yachty should do whatever he wants to do, because he’s gotta live with that.
Anyway, here is “Mase In 97” for dat ol’ a**. Pause for the cause.
But not not knowing certain classics…
Here’s a lob, lil brother. Both Pac and Biggie’s Greatest Hits (a lot of them at least).
(AllHipHop News) Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and T.I. have kickstarted their appeal against the verdict handed down in their “Blurred Lines” copyright infringement case last year.
The trio was found guilty of copyright infringement after soul legend Marvin Gaye’s kids claimed their summer hit was a rip off of their father’s 1977 tune Got to Give It Up.
That verdict went down in March, 2015 at the end of a jury trial, and the Gaye heirs were awarded $5.3 million in actual damages and profits.
The “Blurred Lines” songwriters promised to appeal and on Wednesday, Williams, Thicke and rapper T.I. filed their opening brief at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
They are hoping to persuade lawmakers to overturn last year’s judgment.
In their legal response, the appellants claim the outcome of the trial could “chill musical creativity and inhibit the process by which later artists draw inspiration from earlier artists to create new popular music”.
If the Court of Appeals refuses to reverse the trial verdict, Thicke and his fellow songwriters are asking lawmakers to reduce the millions of dollars awarded in this case, contending actual damages and profits are not supported by “competent evidence”.
The Gaye family is expected to vigorously fight the appeal.
Vince Staples is known to troll quite a lot. So, here we go again. After some BS controversy a few years ago with all of the 90’s rappers, it seems Vince is ready to tangle again. This time, on his new album Prima Donna, his song “Pimp Hand” makes some raps that seem to poke fun at Biggie. The whole verse is below so there is no chance of it being taken out of context. This song is supposedly about telling old heads to stay out of young folks music. Not sure how he can do that, since the OGs like Nas are still spitting fire. I’m certain Vincie knows what he’s doing bigging up OGs like WC and Trey D. They are very alive and very official.
What you thought it was n~~~a I’m the man round here
Hands down man down by my grandma crib
On the east
Riding round don’t be slipping
Don’t Blood me cuz whole Long Beach Cripping
No cease Firing I’m fired up tripping In A NY fleece wasn’t playing no Biggie
WC and Trey D keep sh~t crippy
No boot camp clicking we was food stamp flipping
Tryna eat
1st of the month re’d up 15th
Quarter punch ice cream trucks police
Stay tryna lock ni~~as up
Foes wacking out the set then we shot ni~~as up
No peace
No love not not clicking up
Swap meet whites and a Glock in the trunk
OG’s tryna tell a ni~~a bout the game
But it don’t add up cause the Crippin’ not the same on me
What do you think? He’s saying a lot in the verse, but quite frankly, I don’t care enough to dig too much deeper.
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper K. Camp is set to follow up his debut album Only Way Is Up with a new EP titled Lyrics Ave on September 2.
The six-track project is set to include a feature from Slim Jxmmi of Rae Sremmurd on the track “Free Money,” and is to be executive produced by K. Camp, along with Bobby Kritical, Musik Majors, and long time Atlanta trap producer Zaytoven.
“I recorded the whole EP in my house on Lyric Ave. This is the evolution of me, my career, and my music. We’ve been having the craziest parties on Lyric, and this is where I’m vibin’ right now so I wanted my fans to see it, hear it, and feel it,” says the rapper when discussing his motivation for the upcoming project.
K. Camp burst onto the scene last year with the highly anticipated mixtape One Way, featuring the top 10 urban radio single “Lil Bit.”
The artist would then follow this up with his debut album Only Way Is Up, which featured the two RIAA certified gold singles “Cut Her Off,” and “Comfortable.”
The release of the six-track EP will also be accompanied by six videos which will premier here. K Camp will embark on an international tour coinciding with the project’s release as well.
Killa Cam is certainly a character. He never seems to let us down as far as an entertaining statement on social media or a Cam’ron plot twist.
While putting his girlfriend Juju on blast inadvertently, Cam’ron seemed to want to tell women that it’s okay to have sex on the first night.
He seemed to want to dispel the notion that smashing on the first night is really a bad thing. After all, only those that have a negative perception of getting down on the first night would feel some kind of way about it.
Cam wants women to stop with all of the waiting and “fairy tales” and let their men get it in.
“Yo this a PSA real quick, ladies if you like a man and you go out with him and go to his crib… and don’t give him no p*ssy the first night and he a fly n*gga got swag getting a couple dollars….. When you call him next week don’t expect him to remember you. It’s bad b*tches everywhere. You ain’t do nothing to make him remember you. You ain’t make no gag noises, you ain’t stand on your head. It works,” said Cam’ron.
What are your thoughts? Should you smash on the first night? STDs are real Cam!
(AllHipHop News) A new prosecutor was assigned to a case involving rapper Kevin Gates in Lakeland, Florida, where he is accused of battery, after kicking a female fan during a performance.
According to the Lakeland Ledger, state prosecutors replaced Assistant State Attorney Brittany Shell, who was booted from the case after she asked Kevin Gates for an autograph following a motion to dismiss the trial.
Gates was performing at Rumors Niteclub, when a 19-year-old woman named Miranda Dixon tugged on the rapper’s shorts during a performance.
Kevin Gates wasn’t in the mood for being accosted by the fan, so he kicked the woman with such force, that it caused bruising to her stomach, according to reports.
Now, prosecutors are offering the rapper a plea deal that would require him to serve some time in jail and probation.
If he goes to trial over the incident, Kevin Gates could be sentenced to up to a year in jail for the battery charge, which is a misdemeanor.
Last month, Gates and his defense team lost an attempt to have the case thrown out under Florida’s “stand your ground” laws.
AllHipHop.com recently had the opportunity to speak with 8X Grammy winner and the second eldest son of Bob Marley, Stephen “Ragga” Marley.
Calling in from his studio in Miami, Florida, we chopped it up about, among other things, his new album, the connection between Reggae and Hip-Hop, Rakim, and the words of silent film actor, Charlie Chaplin.
The conversation not only served as a wonderful way to hear about his new album, Revelation II: The Fruit of Life, but also a platform for Mr. Marley to share his insight and appreciation for rap music a whole.
One idea that he mentioned throughout our discussion was “bringing people into the light,” and his spirit injects just as much of that bright positivity as his music.
Like Stephen’s legendary father, he is a man of the people who is determined help and heal the world with his message.
Whether on wax, on stage, or in print, Mr. Marley emits an uplifting vibe that enriches everyone it touches.
Bob would be proud. So without any further ado, check out our exclusive interview with Stephen Marley below!
AllHipHop: Hello, Mr. Marley. How are you?
Stephen Marley: Alright, brother.
First and foremost, thank you for taking time out of your schedule to speak with AllHipHop.com and congratulations on the new album. I really enjoy it.
Thank you.
The album is Revelation II: The Fruit of Life stemming from Revelation I: The Root of Life which was released four years ago. For as different as they are, why was it important to connect them as pieces of a two-part installment?
We were coming from a concept, two sides of the same coin. I’m all about that. As a producer, I’m fans of so many different genres of music so combing them becomes second nature to me as well. There are so many different aspects.
Was it challenging as a producer to bring that Hip-Hop aesthetic to it?
It was challenging, but the more challenging thing was staying in the concept. I’m more an inspiration and vibe type of person. I [usually] put the album together and then name the album. This one had a name before the album was even done. It’s really just staying in that concept that is was kind of a challenge to me, who is more of a free-spirited person making music.
With all the Hip-Hop collaborations, from Busta Rhymes to Waka Flocka Flame, that’s a wide range. Was that done intentionally? Or was it just whoever suited the track best?
To tell you the truth, it was a bit of both. My music overall is really all about enlightening people and uplifting one’s spirit and mind. Sometimes you have to go into the dark to shine light. You can’t wait for people to always see the light, and so I tried to cover as many boundaries and barriers as I could. Rakim is on the album and that is very important to me. He’s part of the roots of Hip-Hop and just paying respects there.
Yeah, the Rakim collaboration was one which I noticed quickly. He’s not one to do those very often. How did that come about?
I met him at this summit that Damien [Marley] and Nas did about the relationship between Reggae and Hip-Hop when they were getting ready to put out the Distant Relatives album. I met Rakim there and expressed how it was great to meet him just as a legend of Hip-Hop culture and he was just as into meeting me as the son of Bob and a keeper of the name. That’s when we formed a friendship and [talked about how] one day we’d find the opportunity to do something together.
“So Unjust” (the song with Rakim and Kardinal Offishall) is fantastic. It’s one of my favorites on the album.
Yeah man, thank you.
You’re welcome. It’s very clear that Reggae has played a role in Hip-Hop. In what ways has Hip-Hop played a role in Reggae?
The evolution of the music. It works as Hip-Hop is at the center of pop culture now. Hip-Hop transcends certain barriers. It has a big influence on the youth in Jamaica, and Hip-Hop is a seed of Jamaica’s culture. That’s our offspring, and so we pay attention. Hip-Hop music is ghetto music and struggling people music and to see that at the forefront of what’s going on musically is also great and we pay respect to that.
Have you faced difficulties breaking through? As far this being perceived as the musical fusion that it is, instead of just a Reggae album with rap on it?
[laughs] Well, people that know me know my music. They know I come from the soul and the project has integrity. I had said it before it came out that part II is going to be a venture, a cross-pollination of other genres combined with with our music and our vibe. People love it. If you give it a chance, you’ll love it. If you go in thinking, ‘it’s not a Reggae album,’ then you’re not.
Switching gears slightly, I really like that Great Dictator speech that you used for the bookends of the album. Is there a story as to how that was chosen and why you wanted to use that Charlie Chaplin stuff?
When I found the speech, it had no visuals and so I didn’t know who was speaking at first. I didn’t know it was Charlie Chaplin. I just heard the words and was like, ‘Wow, this is something I would want to have said myself.’
The great irony of it of course, with him being a silent film actor, when spoke it carried extra weight and then him saying something so profound.
Exactly. When I first did the research and found out it was him, I had the same reaction. It made it even more special.
The world is such a polarizing place right now with countless things dividing and separating people. This album though, like most of your music, is all about unity. Particularly, what message is it that you want listeners to walk away with after listening to Revelation II?
I was on tour just a few weeks ago and quite a few people came to me after different shows and said that it was their first Reggae concert because of this album. Because of this album, they came to the show. They’re not really fans of Reggae, but this introduced them to the music in a way where there’s a familiar feel, but the spirit and integrity is different. That’s what it’s about – shining the light and sometimes you have to go into these places to bring a vibration.
I think that’s great and believe you’ve been very successful with it. One of the things I’ve noticed, just as listener of Reggae and Rap, is that with Reggae things are very positive and uplifting, yet they still don’t hesitate to speak on poverty and the ghetto. Whereas with rap, some of these artists come from similarly tough circumstances, but they still seem to talk about flashy cars and money. So, with each genre’s artists coming from the same environment, why do you think they sometimes talk about the exact opposite things?
We (Jamaicans) come from a third world county. We come from an island. We come from a different breed. To me, some people say, ‘all rappers are talking about is money,’ but that’s progress. They’re connected to people brought over on slave ships, so you’ve got to look on the positive side of things. ‘Oh, he’s talking about money.’ He’s talking about progress. We can’t push them down for that.
That’s very well said. I think if more people expressed it that way, naysayers of Hip-Hop would embrace it more than they do. We’ve covered a lot of ground. Is there anything else you want to talk about or mention that we haven’t discussed?
No, you asked some pretty good questions.
Thank you.
I’m a fan of the site and thanks for tapping in and helping me cross these boundaries here as well.
Oh my! Rumor has it that Kanye West will have free reign to show out over this years MTV VMAs stage.
This has to be a personal win for Kanye as he has left us with many memorable moments on this same exact stage. ‘Ye will reportedly have 4 minutes to do whatever he pleases, and allegedly the award show producers are expecting something pretty big.
A source told TMZ, that Yeezy can dance, rap, sing, or remain silent for all 4 minutes, and somehow they are in the dark about which one he will pick.
It was just last year that Kanye won the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. He was also allowed to deliver an 11-minute rant and 2020 campaign speech.
Sources close to Taylor Swift claim the singer has no plans to attend the show, but either way, Kanye will still probably get in her a**.
(AllHipHop News) MTV is set to bring back one of the television staples of Hip-Hop, AllHipHop.com has learned exclusively.
The Viacom-owned network is planning to bring back “YO! MTV Raps” back to the network, according to sources with AllHipHop.
“YO! MTV” Raps was a hugely successful Hip-Hop-based rap program that ran from August 1988 to August 1995. It had varied hosts like Fab 5 Freddie and Ed Lover & Dr. Dre (New York’s host/DJ/producer) and broke a number of artists that are beloved to this day. The show had a distinct mix of live performance, interviews and even comedy.
“Yo!” is the product of Ted Demme (R.I.P.) and Peter Doughtery and eventually inspired BET to start “Rap City” the following year.
The run down of this new incarnation of “YO! MTV Raps” is presently unknown, including who will be the host of the show and when it will begin airing.
Will Smith, Jazzy Jeff and Ready Rock C shooting Yo! MTV Raps Pilot Photo Credit: WENN
(AllHipHop News) MTV has announced that Ariana Grande will perform the song “Side to Side” from her album Dangerous Woman along with superstar Nicki Minaj on the VMA stage Sunday night.
In addition, comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele will introduce the world to social media influencers @TheShamester and @LizardSheeple, who are slated to share their play-by-play commentary throughout the show.
The duo are to be joined by comedians Jay Pharoah, Nicole Byer, as well as hosts Charlamagne Tha God and Lizzo from MTV’s music show “Wonderland.”
“The VMAs is a show I’ve always wanted to be a part of and I’m a big fan of it,” DJ Khaled told Billboard. “For me to be involved in the pre-show as well as the main show, I’m excited. Put it this way — expect nothing but greatness and also expect the unexpected because when you got Khaled on the bill, ratings go extra high.”
Presenters of the awards include Sean “Diddy” Combs, Alicia Keys, Ansel Elgort, Bebe Rexha, Fifth Harmony, Jaden Smith, Kim Kardashian West, Rita Ora, Shameik Moore and Tove Lo.
The 2016 edition of the VMA awards is set to go down live Sunday, August 28 at 9:00 p.m. EST at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Check out the video announcing Ariana Grande’s big appearance at the show below.
(AllHipHop News) In four days, Rick Ross will return to his early stomping grounds to perform tracks from the South Florida native’s debut studio album Port Of Miami.
(AllHipHop News) Roc Nation has added yet another talent to its growing roster. The latest artist to join the Jay Z led company is Virginia rhymer Levi Carter.
Carter gained significant attention earlier this year will the release of his ANTISOCIAL mixtape. The Bronx-born rhymer’s tracks “You Not Gang,” “My Safe,” and “XXL” have collected over 100,000 plays on SoundCloud.
This summer has seen Roc Nation sign Rapsody, Young Paris, and now Levi Carter. To celebrate his new connection with the company, Carter dropped his latest project Presence Of A Lord.
(AllHipHop News) GQ recently caught up with eclectic Chicago artist Chance The Rapper to discuss his new found success.
In the interview, the rapper delves into everything from Coloring Bookgetting spins in the White House, to creating music with fellow Chicago MC Kanye on The Life Of Pablo, playing hide and seek with record labels and more.
Apparently, President Obama and the family are big fans of Chance’s music, as he says that President Obama actually took the time to advise him to sell his music.
“He [President Obama] brings me up to his office, and we had a really good conversation about what I was working on,” Chance the Rapper said. “He told my I needed to start selling my music. He’s a good man. Even if he wasn’t president, if his ass worked at, like, Red Lobster, he’d still be just a good man working at Red Lobster.”
With his firmly established success as an independent artist, the lyricist sees no need for a record label.
“I make my money off of touring and merchandise. And I’m lucky I have really loyal fans that understand how it works and support. I don’t see myself ever being in a position where I need to sign to a label,” explained the MC.
The September issue of GQ featuring Chance The Rapper is currently available on news stands nationwide.
(AllHipHop News) Hip Hop performers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are facing lawsuits from 17 individuals after they were reportedly injured during a show in Camden, New Jersey.
As you know, Hip-Hop has a very serious legacy that sometimes gets lost in time. One thing people don’t realize is that Schoolly D – a Philly emcee – is the real creator of so-called Gangsta Rap. Ice-T is a gangster and a gentleman. When he was about to drop his classic record, “6 N The Morning,” he wrote it inspired by Schoolly D. Ice called him and got his “permission” to run this record which was inspired by Schoolly D’s underground hit “PSK.” In a new interview, with the Murder Master Music Show, the Philly Pioneer spoke on it:
“Back then there was only like 15 national rappers. I helped him out, I helped out the 2 Live Crew, it was a brotherhood. I was looking at it as Ice was part of my brotherhood, my Westside brotherhood. They called me up and he said he was putting it out, but he wouldn’t put it out without until I approved it. He played it for me and I said ” Yeah that’s cool put it out!” It wasn’t like there was a 1000 rappers like today, we had to stick together and we had to help each other out. It was easy for me to help someone out. This was way before the East Coast and West Coast wars. It was like a fraternity!”
That move left Def Jam and its parent company Universal Music Group completely shut out of earnings from Blonde. According to Billboard, Ocean’s potential profit share rose from 14% to 70% of total revenues by dropping the project without major label assistance.
Def Jam reportedly spent $2 million on recording costs for Ocean’s sophomore LP. The publication asserts that the money was repaid to the label, and Ocean then handed in the essentially free project Endless as his final “album” on his Def Jam contract.
The New Orleans-born vocalist joined other artists such as Dr. Dre, Drake, DJ Khaled, Chance The Rapper, and YG to offer his latest collection only on Apple Music for a limited time.
Universal’s Chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge has now ordered the company’s sub-labels to no longer allow its acts to give exclusivity rights to Apple Music, Tidal, or any other streaming service.
As a result, performers signed to Def Jam, Cash Money, Interscope, Aftermath, Motown, G.O.O.D. Music, and many other imprints could be blocked from the potentially lucrative deals associated with streaming exclusive rights.
Has Frank Ocean outsmarted the traditional corporate music structure? Or did he just force the end of the music streaming wars?
The impact to Def Jam/Universal, Apple Music, and the entire music industry from the Blonde roll out will be evaluated for years to come.
II: The Fruit of Life, but also a platform for Mr. Marley to share his insight and appreciation for rap music a whole.
