Beats 1 has been winning this year, from airing exclusive albums first, to releasing unreleased music. The station continues to flourish off of really dope moments from a plethora of unique shows. Recently, Dr. Dre brought Pete Rock and Kurupt together to do a freestyle that is epic to say the least. The three rappers all added their touch to multiple beats, following a vocals from an unknown singer.
Check out the freestyle below.
While Nicki Minaj is out winning music awards, her brother is traveling a path very different from the pop star. According to a recent report from Associated Press, the “Anaconda” rapper’s brother, Jelani Maraj, was recently arrested for sexual assault charges with a teenager. Maraj has been accused of raping a minor, under the age of 13, several times between the months of April and November. He has been charged with first degree rape and first degree sexual-conduct with a child.
The 37 year old was arrested on Tuesday, but was soon transferred to Nassua University Medical Center reasons regarding an unknown medical condition. Maraj was soon released from jail after having a $100,000 bail paid. Sources have confirmed that Minaj paid her brother’s hefty bail, but the rapper has not commented on either the case or Maraj’s bail.
A wise man once asked me “how can something be ‘retro’ if everybody ascribes to in the contemporary age>” That wise man was actually my 9 year old cousin, but I couldn’t help but think he had a good point. So many people rock retro Air Jordans nowadays that what’s the point of calling them retro in the first place? 9 year olds do a whole lot of b#######, wining, and loud noise when you are just trying to watch the Laker game without committing domestic homicide, but they are occasionally wise beyond their years.
Aside from hypebeasts making it their lifes’ mission to buy the 11’s in every possible colorway, artists that make it their mission to revisit the golden sounds of the past are most often times making a fruitful decision. Standing Ovation, also known as SO, consists of LA native The Character and producer Bronze Baby Shoes from Virginia. Exuding a smooth retro feel and Hip Hop that goes far beyond the genre’s traditional limits, SO are making a big splash with their new EP, Echo Park.
Described by one writer as “Full Moon Funk,” Echo Park is dripping with chemistry and features the duo pushing boundaries and inviting listeners to ponder the difficult questions about life, the universe and literally everything in between. Shrouded in mystery and endlessly engaging, Echo Park realizes moments of rap mastery interweaving nicely with ambient soundscapes that feel like they’re ripped straight from the 70s. Aside from the genre-bending sounds, there is something distinctly appealing about the SO experience that is sure to capture even the most hardened imagination.
Stream the record: https://soundcloud.com/100so/sets/echo-park
The Game is a social media master and now he’s got Stitches in his crosshairs.
Last week, The Game’s manager Wack 100 knocked Stitches out in a physical confrontation. Afterwards, Miami police arrested both men.
Now, Game keeps taking shots at his cross-country rival in a fan-made video.
https://www.instagram.com/p/-63QoJmorg/
2 Chainz and his TRU Foundation charity are giving back in a major, heart-warming way.
The Atlanta-based rapper has agreed to pay one-year’s rent for Dierdre Plater, a military veteran and single mother from Palmetto, GA. She recently had surgery and has been looking for a job almost a year.
2 Chainz and his children showed up and also gave the Plater family new furniture.
“It’s hard to keep gas in the car, food in the house, and do everything by myself being a single parent,” Plater told local CBS 46 News. “I am on a fixed income. I love to see stuff like this happen for other people, but I never thought it would happen to me.”
2 Chainz will continue to give from sales proceeds from his “Ugly Christmas Sweaters” through the holiday season.
It looks like the new album by Coldplay will top the charts with three key rap albums right after.
Rick Ross, G-Eazy and Kid Cudi (who is not claiming rap on this one) will come in the top 5 albums to debut.
Here are the projected sales, according to HitsDailyDouble.
Nas and Erykah Badu are becoming quite the duo.
After many shared show dates, the pair is getting together to produce a film called “The Land,” which stars Michael K. Williams and Badu.
The movie chronicles the life of four teens that seek a better life than the streets of Cleveland, Ohio can afford them. Also, there is the Drug Queen jeoparding everything the boys have worked for.
Nas serves as the producer of the soundtrack and the executive producer of the film.
“The Land” was written by Steve Caple Jr. and Lizzie Friedman and is expected to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
Earlier this week, the Bleacher Report released a video showcasing a sports-themed version of Blackalicious classic hip-hop track “Alphabet Aerobics. Along with the new version of the song, the sports site added a trippy set of animated visuals to follow the increasing speed of the group’s lyrical flow.
Check the video out below.
Recently, HBO announced that J. Cole’s hometown concert would be produced as a documentary, titled Homecoming, in honor of the success of the Carolina rapper’s The film promises to showcase not only the concert itself, but also footage behind the scenes. There also seems to be appearances from Drake and Jay Z as well. Homecoming will air on HBO January 9th and will also be available on HBO NOW or HBO GO.
Check out the trailer below.
Earlier today, several sources have reported that Offset was finally released from jail. The Migos member was locked up for around seven months after being arrested at Georgia State University earlier this year for drug and gun possession charges. Although Offset has been out of the game for so long, he still managed to make a song his first day out. The new single, ironically titled “1st Day Out,” focuses on the rapper’s return to the microphone.
Check out “1st Day Out” below.
Although ASAP Ferg is currently in Miami for Art Basel, the Harlem rapper surprised many by dropping the new single “Tatted Angel.” Unlike many his more hyper tracks, “Tatted Angel” takes a mellow approach this time around, talking about some of the issues the rapper goes through as he becomes a big name artist. The Hit Boy-produced single released on Twitter earlier today, and is still available to stream via Soundcloud.
Check out the “Tatted Angel” below.
David Banner’s The God Box is shaping up nicely. Now the Mississippi rapper is taking it to the next level with “Black Fist,” which is a call to action.
Kendrick Lamar has had a busy year in 2015. Riding off the success of his acclaimed Kunta’s Groove Sessions Tour, the California rapper was brought out by Pharrell during the Cali Christmas concert last night. Lamar came out to perform his single “Alright” in front of packed crowd in Inglewood, California. Power 105 happened to record the special moment at Cali Christmas.
Check out the video below.
Robbers invaded stole and estimated $150,000 in jewelry and an invaluable amount of unreleased songs from the Detroit rapper.
Big Sean was in Dubai when the incident occurred.
The house, located in Southern California, was burglarized last week, per a report from TMZ. Furthermore, the intruders broke into a safe and a vault as well.
The men seemed to know the house well, causing authorities to believe that the thieves knew Big Sean well.
While Spike Lee’s latest movie Chiraq has had mixed criticism over the past month since the trailer released. However, one of Chicago’s most outspoken rappers, Chance the Rapper, went to Twitter let his fans know that he will not support the Lee’s new creation. Chance is one of a plethora of rappers from the Windy City who are against the film. Not only did the rapper speak out against Chiraq through his opinion, he tweeted that the city is not supporting it either.
Let me be the one from Chicago to personally tell you we not supporting this film out here
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 4, 2015
That s### get ZERO love out here. S### is goofy and it's a bunch of ppl from NOT around here telling u to support that s### 🙅🏾🙅🏾🙅🏾
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 4, 2015
The people that made that s### didn't do so to "Save Lives". It's exploitive and problematic
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 4, 2015
Also the idea that women abstaining from sex would stop murders is offensive and a slap in the face to any mother that lost a child here
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 4, 2015
You don't do any work with the children of Chicago, You don't live here, you've never watched someone die here. Don't tell me to be calm
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 4, 2015
Rapper Stitches got slumped in front of the police and was eventually arrested along with The Game’s manager. The Miami rapper was charged with a bunch of stuff including resisting arrest and drug related charges associated with a small amount of weed they found in his car.
Nevertheless, Stitchy claims he was set up by The Game and the cops. Not sure how, but the police claim they feared that the dude was going to do a drive by. He kept driving past and was eventually trailed by the cops. The Game was inside the club and Stitches was trying to get in. Then…he got into a confrontation with Wack 100 aka Cash Jones, The Game’s manager.
Now, I don’t know if you have seen Wack 100, but dude is big. But, if you see him, he is the sort of gentleman you can imaging knocking a MF out.
Spike Lee’s movie “ChiRaq” is catching hell from the local Chicago community, even though the film is getting good reviews.
Rapper King Louis has not minced words with his latest song, “F**k Spike Lee.”
“F**k Spike…no peace, no pu**y that’s thats bulls**t to me,” Louie raps. The rest of the song does not analyze his issues with the song in any criteria manner.
The premise of the movie is rooted in “Lysistrata,” the Ancient Greek play where women withhold sex to make soldiers stop warring.
Chance The Rapper, who was recently named the Chicagoan of the Year, detailed why he and others are not supporting the movie.
The Migos are celebrating.
Group member Offset was released from jail on December 4. The Migos made the announcement from their Twitter account.
“THEY CANT STOP GODS PLAN OFFSET FREE #YRN,” the group said.
A judge determined that there was insufficient evidence to keep the rapper incarcerated during a bail hearing.
Offset has requested a release four times. Previously, he was denied bail because he was involved in a fight while in jail.
Offset had been in jail since April on drug-related charges, while the rest of the group were released on bail.
Affiliated producer Rich The Kid also celebrated.
Earlier this year, AllHipHop was in New Orleans for The Buku Project, a music festival that collides Hip Hop, EDM and Art together in one location for two days. The performances this year was crazy! ASAP Rocky headlined the event and performed what was new music from his critically acclaimed project At.Long.Last. A$AP, while there were a plethora of acts like Ghostface Killa x BADBADNOTGOOD, ILoveMakonnen, Lil Boosie, and more causing damage on other stages. You can check out the recaps of this year’s Buku Project here.
Recently, the festival’s official lineup was released, and it only gets better. Buck Project 16′ will promise performances from Kid Cudi, Future, Fetty Wap, Post Malone, as well as Casey Veggies, Earl Sweatshirt, and many other hip hop artists. The festival also announced that legendary New Orleans rappers Mystikal and Juvenile will take the stage together with rapper Fly Boi Keno.
The festival’s team released a video to announce the lineup. Check it out below.
Photo via Kim Kardashian’s Instagram
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have welcomed their second child. Kim gave birth early Saturday morning. Their baby boy came early, 3 weeks before the due date to be exact. Their original due date was Christmas day, but the Wests had a feeling he would come early. The 35-year-old reality star announced the news on her official website.
“Kanye and I welcome our baby boy,”
the announcement read. She also took to Twitter, to say,
“He’s here!”
Kardashian revealed before Thanksgiving that there was a chance she’d have to get a C-section this time around because her baby was breech, meaning he was turned in the womb from the normal birthing direction. Over Thanksgiving Kim, was able to undergo a procedure called ECV (External Cephalic Version) that allowed doctors to turn their son in the correct direction. Because of health issues surrounding her pregnancy with North West, she had anxiety about her risk of having preeclampsia and placenta accreta, but as we see everything worked out. Kim and Kanye haven’t revealed the name of their newest addition, and they revealed not too long ago that they hadn’t completely settled on a name. Do you have any guesses for baby Ye’s name? It’s pretty hard to follow North West!