K Camp, makes a case for the “Free Guwop” movement with his new single filmed with cameos by Gucci cut outs and more. While many people think of K Camp as an Atlanta artist, the Milwaukee bred rapper continues his push to be one of the most consistent young talents having recently been featured on Wiz Khalifa’s Cabin Fever 3 project. This track finds its home on You Welcome, K Camp’s most recent mixtape.
The Game and Stitches issue has been setting social media outlets on fire ever since Game’s manager knocked the belligerent Miami rapper out cold. You’d think that would’ve put an end to things but it most definitely has not. There has been continuous back and forth with Game taking to IG to roast his foe and Stitches coming right back saying this is exactly what he wanted and that he’d be willing to fight again.
Well, The Game now seems to be pretty much over the beef. When asked by paparazzi if he kept Stitches on his Christmas list, the LA rapper simply replies that he got him some gauze pads and alcohol. What a nice guy! Always the caretaker, huh, Game?
Check out the clip below:
Lupe Fiasco is going into 2016 ready to get back into the game and give back to his patiently waiting fans. Recently he announced that he plans to drop 3 full projects in the new year titled Drogus, Skulls and Roy. Now yesterday (December 28th) in a new interview, Lupe announced that he will be hitting the road this coming year and he will be dedicating this tour to his day one fans.
“I’ve dedicated this tour to my fans who have stood by me as I work on new material for them in 2016,” Lupe Fiasco told HipHopDX. “I know they’ll also enjoy Billy Blue, The Boy Illinois, & ZVerse who will be joining me on the road.”
You can catch Lupe and his openers Billy Blue, The Boy Illinois and ZVerse at the “Tour For Fans” between January and February this coming year. Check out the dates below to see if they’ll be stopping in your area!
2O16 TOUR FOR THE FANS #THANKYOU
TICKETS: https://t.co/lZVzmnOxMA pic.twitter.com/p0K8h1y9SE— CHECKIN’ Out Now! #APTMC (@LupeFiasco) December 28, 2015
1/13 – Seattle, WA – The Neptune Theatre
1/14 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
1/17 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues Anaheim
1/18 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre
1/20 – San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
1/22 – Garden City, IN – Revolution Concert House and Event Center
1/24 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
1/28 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live!
1/29 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
1/31 – New Orleans, LA – Republic NOLA
2/2 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
2/4 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
2/7 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
2/9 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
2/10 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur
2/12 – Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues Cleveland
2/13 – Indianapolis, IN – Vogue Theatre
Remy Ma has opened up about the constant reminders she has of prison while living life on the outside. Since her release, Remy has taken on a staring role on Love and Hip Hop New York, has thrown a magnificent wedding and has been dropping new music without fail.
Everything seems to be on track for the New York native but some things are difficult for her to leave in the past.
“I do not necessarily have flashbacks, but daily things you do get into a routine,” Remy told Page Six. “Every day [at] 11 and 5:30 was ‘count time,’ so those are the things that would trigger me, when on the outside at that particular time.”
Even little things like household items can bring her back to her troubling time behind bars.
“I would say the biggest reminders I have of jail are seeing coolers. In jail, we were not allowed to have refrigerators, so we had to keep our food in coolers,” she continued. “Whenever I see a little blue cooler, I am like, ‘Oh, my God, not a cooler! I hate coolers!’ So there are certain items that . . . trigger the thought of jail.”
It can be hard getting adjusted but with the love and support she has from her husband, Papoose, her friends and family and her adoring fans Remy is well on her way to a whole new world of success and good fortune.
Fetty Wap was very generous this season, first gifting his fellow Remy Boy, Monty, with a brand new BMW and then gifting his fans with a whole emoji line dedicated to his image. Believe it or not they’re actually pretty great.
The line includes an array of Fetty characters as well as some little trap queens and pie cooking emojis. Check them out below:
https://instagram.com/p/_sNdQzk116/
The New Jersey native also took a page out of 2 Chainz‘ book and released a line of ugly Christmas sweaters too. See below:
https://instagram.com/p/_DTxlsE10E/
Since his break into the mainstream Fetty Wap has been very popular among female hip hop fans and since we all know emojis are a girl’s best friend we can only assume that these Fetty inspired smileys will follow suit.
David Banner‘s upcoming album The God Box is currently scheduled to be released in February, but in the meantime he has decided to unveil some of the work that will not appear on the LP. One of those leftovers, “The Cross,” comes with a feature from X and production from Gensu Dean. The track finds Banner rhyming over driving production as he provides an inward-looking perspective and understanding of his faith and his vision, painting a clear picture of his current frame of mind. The God Box will reach us next year and it will come with contributions from Big K.R.I.T., Bun B, and more.
The God Box is currently available for pre-order via iTunes. Watch below.
Everyone knows Kid Ink and his Bat Gang love smokin tough, but in case you weren’t sure Kid Ink drops an ode to smokin ‘gars of the finest with his new track “Blowin’ Swishers.” In the visual Ink rides through the city smoking ‘rillos in his nice whip. While we don’t recommend this even if your state’s pot laws are liberal, this is a fun track from Mr. Ink while you light up.
For the second year in a row, one of the top labels in the game is leading by example. This year like every year there are those without come holiday season. Exuding the Christmas spirit, TDE hosted their 2nd Annual Toy Giveaway And Concert in Watts, California, giving back to the community. Not only is this a toy giveaway but TDE used the opportunity to build with local law enforcement and community leaders to provide for one of the largest housing projects west of the Mississippi. Imagine if more record labels took the time to do this? What kind of communities could we have?
Check it out as the TDE fam gives back to their community below:
After releasing their collaborative project, Veteran’s Day, Long Island rhyme-slinger, and U.S. Army Veteran, TYP-ILL connects with Boston bred producer Statik Selektah, for the release of the “Let Em Talk” visuals. Says Statik, “Typ is dope because he tells true war stories, yet he’s still dope as an artist. No gimmicks here.
After sustaining seven gunshots, including one to the head, Chicago rapper King Louie takes time to speak with famed for all the wrong reasons reporter Don Lemon. The rapper says he, “feels blessed” to be alive after someone took 22 shots at his car over the holidays. While he survived, King Louie still has “3 slugs” that will remain in his body after the attempted murder.
Despite his close ties to the streets, King Louie has been part of a movement called “Put the Guns Down” to stop youth gun violence. Check it out as King Louie talks about if there is any hope for Chicago.
Songwriter and producer Glass John recently revealed that Travis Scott was allegedly the reason why the release of Rihanna’s highly anticipated ‘ANTI’ album has been consistently delayed. Rihanna fans thought they were going to run out and buy the album on Black Friday, however they actually had some more waiting to do. John claims that Scott isn’t feeling Rihanna’s single “Kiss It Better” enough for her to release it. According to John, Travis wants Rihanna to make an “all trap hood ghetto” album. Glass John also claimed it was Travis who named Rihanna’s album, and he wasted valuable studio time trying to come up with a better song than “Kiss It Better,” but he couldn’t. Travis Scott posted on Snap Chat,
“Don’t believe this sh*t.”
Perhaps Glass John is trolling or exaggerating the truth.
Photo via A$AP Rocky’s Tumblr
A$AP Rocky jokingly claimed to be tired of hearing Bryson Tiller’s name everywhere, particularly from women. A$AP claims that he is the actual ladies man not Tiller. A$AP Rocky says,
“Who the f*ck is this Bryson Tiller n*gga? I’m the n*gga with the b*tches. I’m tired of you n*ggas talking about this n*gga. I’m the n*gga with the b*tches!.”
It seems like A$AP had a change of heart when he said,
“Bryson got the b*tches.”
Could an A$AP & Bryson collaboration be near? Would you like to see these two on a track together? Do you like Tiller’s music beyond his hit single “Don’t?”
Photo via Future’s Instagram
The Weeknd and Future recently dropped a song called “Low Life” (produced by Metro Boomin.) The Weeknd said he had some things coming up for a while, and this was one of them. We hate subliminal shots; we need rappers to call out names! Before we ask you did the song live up to your new music expectations, we couldn’t help but to wonder who Future is talking about on the track. He says,
“N*ggas try to ride my wave, now they f*cking salty. Running with the wave get you killed quick.”
Who is Future talking about? Who tried to ride his wave, and who was unsuccessful doing so? Hey, Metro Boomin tried to tell these rappers that trying to follow Future’s path to success won’t make them heat up like Future. What are your thoughts?
(AllHipHop News) Before dropping the critically acclaimed, socially conscious album To Pimp A Butterfly and essentially becoming the musical voice of the Black Lives Matter movement, Kendrick Lamar faced backlash from some members of the black community. Unfavorable terms such as “victim blaming” and “respectability politics” were brought up.
The TDE emcee was criticized for saying “we don’t have respect for ourselves, how do we expect them to respect us?” after the Michael Brown killing. He was also confronted with negative comments for the lyrics in his song “The Blacker The Berry” which referred to him being a hypocrite for crying over Trayvon Martin’s death and not over the African-American deaths caused by gang violence.
Kendrick spoke about the criticism with NPR. According to the 28-year-old Compton native, his words on “The Blacker The Berry” were not meant to be viewed as a condemnation of his entire race.
“It’s not me pointing at my community; it’s me pointing at myself,” said Kendrick. “I don’t talk about these things if I haven’t lived them, and I’ve hurt people in my life. It’s something I still have to think about when I sleep at night.
He added, “The message I’m sending to myself – I can’t change the world until I change myself first.”
While mainstream artists like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole use their platforms as stars to address social and political issues, a large portion of modern popular rap music tends to focus more on what’s going on in the club than what’s going on in the community. Despite that trend, K. Dot plans to extend his tendency to make music that speaks to what is happening in the greater world around him.
“There’s a lot of other artists doing things outside of that depth that I enjoy — that music that I can actually have fun to, and not be in depth and think about, then I appreciate that,” stated Kendrick. “But as long as I’m doing it right now, I’ma continue to say just a little bit more that pertains to what’s going on.”
(AllHipHop News) It appears Ghostface Killah is set to officially join Madlib, Danger Mouse, Bishop Nehru, and others on the list of full joint album collaborators with MF Doom. Ghost spoke with Let’s Link Radio, and the Wu-Tang Clan member mentioned what he has coming up in the near future.
“Finishing up my Supreme Clientele. That’s gonna be a monster. To all real rap heads, that’s gonna be a monster. I’m proud of that project. I just hope every sample gets cleared. And then they’ll see what I’m talking about,” said Ghost. “I just got a bunch of things going on. This Wu-Goo project. We got music on this Wu-Goo project right here that we’re gonna be releasing every month.”
A project with Doom is among those efforts on the near horizon. After releasing his own joint LPs with Sheek Louch and BadBadNotGood over the last three years, Ghostface’s work with the masked man is currently scheduled to drop in the second month of 2016.
“I talked to Doom’s people. Doom is ready now,” Ghost added. “He’s been had the material, so he said he wants to drop that in February.”
Watch Ghostface Killah’s interview below.
(AllHipHop News) Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has continued to expand his business portfolio with new music, television shows, and product endorsements. However, it appears the New York City mogul still owes a lot of money to his creditors.
It was originally estimated in July that 50 was about $26 million in the red, but Bossip is now reporting 50’s debt is over $28 million. The website reports:
50 aka Curtis Jackson filed for bankruptcy last July, just days after a New York jury awarded Rick Ross’ baby mama $5 million in the legal battle over her leaked sex tape. According to his Chapter 11 petition, the rapper claimed his assets were between $10 and $50, million but his liabilities were in the same range.
The rapper also lost a legal battle with his ex-business partners over a failed headphone deal and was slapped with a $17 million dollar judgement in that case. The total amount of liabilities 50 Cent lists for his top 20 creditors comes to a total of $28,478,920.
50 is hoping to bring in some additional funds through a lawsuit against longtime rival Rick Ross. The Maybach Music Group boss was hit with a $2 million lawsuit for using 50’s “In Da Club” track on his #RenzelRemixes mixtape.
(AllHipHop News) Social media was abuzz yesterday after news broke that the officers involved in killing 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland will not be indicted on any charges. Many people took to sites like Twitter to express their disappointment, frustration, and anger. One of those individuals was Los Angeles rapper Blu.
The creator of the classic underground album Below The Heavens went on a tweeting spree that included him blasting Dilated People’s member Evidence and veteran Hip Hop producer Alchemist. Blu claimed the two entertainers sympathized with Darren Wilson, the police officer that killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
He also asserted that Evidence and Alchemist were “getting young black males murdered” by supporting law enforcement agencies such as the Los Angeles Police Department. Another tweet included the hashtag “#F*ckWhitePeople.”
Evidence responded to Blu with two tweets. One read, “Blu is not well mentally. We all wish the best for him.” The second tweet featured the fellow California emcee saying Blu is still one of his favorite rappers. Alchemist has not commented publicly.
Read Blu and Evidence’s tweets below,
if i beat any white people off of me from trying to assault me, f###### on twitter better not take the police side, hoe ass b###### !
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 28, 2015
@Alchemist @Evidence PRO DARREN WILSON WHITE SUPREMACY RACISTS F######, big dick sux on the East !!!!
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 28, 2015
@Alchemist @Evidence Shout out to Sean P, i hope Redman helps you f###### out of this, cause true heads will murder yo hoe ass !
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 28, 2015
@Alchemist @Evidence Shout out to everyone defending these f###### and Darren Wilson, coke bass dick suckers for life !!!!!
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 28, 2015
@Alchemist @Evidence LA City B#### !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hope someone will defend your Pro Darren Wilson campaign white b#### !!!!
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 28, 2015
@yunghomie2015 @Alchemist @Evidence these ngz got based out and started sucking police dick, now Darren Wilson is in LA
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 28, 2015
@Evidence @Alchemist rap about police brutality b####, #Tamir #MikeBrown #EricGarner #FreddieGray #AndAllRappersActingLikeTheyDontKnowTamir
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 28, 2015
@Thee_Czar @Alchemist @Evidence they said what Darren Wilson did was cool, i said we will talk about it in person
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 28, 2015
@Akeeansaltfish @Alchemist @Evidence naw i had to tell they're twitter fans who don't know that they are getting young black males murdered
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 28, 2015
@yunghomie2015 @Alchemist @Evidence i only have proof that every hour after the hour they suck down the longest white police c### possible
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 28, 2015
@Dao_D8z Alc & Ev suck LAPD dick, and get f##### by Darren Wilson for pleasure !!!!!
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 28, 2015
@yunghomie2015 nothing they will ever release will be appropriate for anyone after what they did, but you don't care #FuckWhitePeople !!!!!
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 28, 2015
i cat wait to see who sticks up for these f###### in real life, f### twitter @Alchemist @Evidence
— BLU (@HerFavColor) December 29, 2015
My people. Blu is not well mentally. We all wish the best for him. Very talented human who is having a hard time with life. Get better!
— Evidence. (@Evidence) December 28, 2015
He's still one of my fav rappers. Love goes out to Blu
— Evidence. (@Evidence) December 28, 2015
(AllHipHop News) The use of the n-word in Hip Hop has been a touchy subject in the culture for years. It is particularly controversial when it comes to white rappers and fans saying the term.
Ja Rule spoke about the topic in an interview with DJ Vlad. The star of the family reality show Follow The Rules suggested nothing can really be done about white rap fans reciting the n-word at concerts or clubs.
“The kids listen to Hip Hop. They use the n-word. It’s no way around it,” said Ja.
The “Holla Holla” rapper told his sons to not use the word around their white friends. Ja made it clear he would not accept his children’s white friends saying the word in his presence even if they were reciting lyrics from a rap song. He also offered a warning to white males thinking about adding the word to their personal dialogue.
“I would advise any young white man, ‘You may not want to use that word. If you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time, you’ll get punched in the mouth for using that word,'” stated Ja. “My kids may not punch him in the mouth for it, but one of my little cousins that still lives in the hood – yeah, you’re gonna get punched in the mouth.”
Watch the Ja Rule’s interview below.
Los Angeles Hip Hop Artist / Poet Jensen Kirk releases a simple yet compelling visual describing his pain, as he digs deep giving us a transparent look into what his definition is of Soul sərCHiNG. Be on the look out for Jensen Kirk in 2016.
Listen below.
According to Page Six, Meek Mill is trying hard to get past his probation officer, who seems to have it out for him.
Nicki Minaj’s rapper boyfriend Meek Mill was meant to play a New Year’s Eve show in Las Vegas with his superstar girlfriend, but will instead be in Philadelphia performing community service under the watchful eye of his probation officer, Treas Underwood.
Mill’s been ordered to remain in Philly after a series of hearings in his hometown over violation of probation from a 2008 conviction, and been told by a judge to stay put till a Feb. 5 sentencing.
But insiders wonder whether Mill’s probation woes are in part due to his probation’s officer’s “obsession” with having a famous client. “She keeps showing up to his community service, which is not common,” a source said. “She has 122 other cases, but she has it out for him. Probation is supposed to be a rehabilitative thing, but she will do anything to keep him on probation.” Sources claim Mill and Underwood have a history, though she won’t acknowledge personally knowing the rapper before taking his case. “She’s from his neighborhood and he had an altercation with her cousin Coo when they were younger,” said a source. We’re told Mill’s been trying to get her removed from his case ever since.
A giggling Underwood first pretended to be someone else when we reached her for comment, but then ’fessed up it was her and wished us a happy holiday before directing us to call her boss, who did not comment.