Gully Movement Ent. & DJ Bandz drop CT2Chiraq featuring artists from Connecticut: Firm, C Weezy, Rikashay, Gwop City & Gap mixing with some of the most notable artist out of Chicago: Lil Durk, JB Bin Laden, Tay600 , Boss Top, Prince Dre and Choboki. Also French Montana can be heard on the last track titled “Haaaan”.
Listen below.
Debuting on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 Radio Show, NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) release new single “Link Up” from their “Link Up & Suede” EP dropping December 4th.
Listen below.
Young Dolph has had a great year up to this point, but there’s still one month left before the ball drops. Unable to take his foot off the gas, Dolph reaches back into his recently released mixtape Shittin’ On The Industry to provide the proper accompanying optics for the DJ Squeeky-produced track “Missed Count.” In the visual, Young Dolph takes it to from the streets to the strip club all while delivering the southern trap talk that he has become so well known for.
Watch below.
Photo Credit: Niki G.
Monday evening (Nov. 1), Chrisette Michele exclusively spoke with AllHipHop correspondent, Tiy Hampton. She was in Manhattan at the 40 / 40 club for Erron Lee’s release party for his latest project, Basquiat: The Separation. The charming chanteuse would pry herself away from the celebration to open up about a series of topics.
When speaking about her pending project, Steady, the recently engaged entrepreneur explained the album’s concept.“Steady is a tribute to what I’ve done over the last 10 years.” The Grammy award-winning singer/songerwriter soon added, “It’s been a long journey. I think a lot of people misinterpret humility for weakness. I just kinda want people to know that I’m cool; I’m good!”
Press play and find out what artist Chrisette would most like to portray in an R&B cypher. See why the native New Yorker embraces the ‘Trap Soul’ label and why she left the majors and started her indie imprint, Rich Hipster.
After the success of his Trap Soul album, Bryson Tiller hits his Soundcloud to release new heat titled “Self Righteous”. Produced by Ayo.
Listen below.
Statik Selektah & KXNG Crooked have teamed up for a new collaborative project, Statik KXNG. “Dead Or In Jail” finds Crooked touching on a myriad of societal ails and injustices over yet another butter production from Statik Selektah; and Crooked does so while also paying homage to some of Hip-Hop’s greatest artists.
Listen below.
Photo via Young Thug’s Facebook
Young Thug has gotten in another heated debate with one of his baby mamas. His baby mama @my3whatsmatters_ says that Thugger hasn’t ever done anything for their child and the $1K a month he pays in child support is nothing. Young Thug says he can’t come see his daughter because there is a bed at the door in a 2 bedroom 1 bath with 17 people. He went on to say,
“I have a mansion with 12 empty bedrooms waiting for them. I refuse to come to Cleveland Ave, that’s called backtracking.”
Thugger says that when he gets full custody he can see his kids everyday, but until then he will continue to pay child support. They say never forget where you come from, but once you are able to remove yourself from an environment onto a better one then of course you would no longer choose to be “in the hood.” Also when you are an artist you can’t and shouldn’t be doing some of the things that you use to do. Now Thugger may have taken it a little bit too far by completely bashing his baby mama’s living conditions especially when he probably once laid his head somewhere with her and he slept with her. He really should be focused on getting his child in the best living environment he can ASAP.
Photo via Future’s Instagram
Well as we know Future’s tour rider has been discovered, and Future is getting $150K a show for his 45 minute sets! Before Future and the Future Hive turn up, Future must have some Moet, Ciroc, Ace Of Spades, white powdered doughnuts, chicken fingers, broccoli and more in his dressing room. Future is not too happy about these details being leaked. He basically feels in order for someone to find this information out, someone had to be calling around asking about how much money he makes. Well not really; someone could’ve leaked it for a number of reasons. Future wants you to know that worrying about his pockets isn’t “A1”!
Miami meets Detroit as We The Best’s Steph Lecor teams with BMB’s Lil George to remix his hit song “Sauce”. Watch out for a new project from Lil George coming early 2016!
Listen below.
Over the Holiday weekend, Talib Kweli and friend/label mate Niko were attacked before a show date in Copenhagen.
The activist rapper said that the assailants didn’t know that it was rap royalty that they were were attacking.
On Instagram, Talib chronicled the assault.
Me and @nikohigh walking into Christiania Copenhagen last night. One of my favorite places in the world until last night. I’ve been hearing about Danish racism on the rise. I witnessed it firsthand. I was attacked by two bigots last night saying they “hate me” and they didn’t even know who I was, they just didn’t like the color of my skin. It wasn’t an Internet attack, it was physical. I was hit and kicked. Thank you to @nikohigh for helping me get out of there. It goes to show you that racism and hate doesn’t stop for ppl with money or “celebrity” whatever that means. They stop nothing tho. The show still went on, Copenhagen was a great crowd. Even tho I will never see Christiania the same, a place I once wrote about for a travel blog as utopian, I will always love my fans in Denmark. Your love last night, especially while I was away from family during holiday, only made me stronger.
https://www.instagram.com/p/-ljS85jYt7/
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Lil’ Wayne is reportedly embarking on a 19-date tour at the top of next year. For “The Dedication Tour,” Weezy is taking Rae Sremmurd along for the ride. The road trip will kick off on Jan. 21st in El Paso, TX and make stops in cities like Fayetteville, NC, Richmond, VA and Dayton, OH.
“The Dedication Tour is a personal thank you from Lil’ Wayne dedicated to all of his fans in cities he has rarely visited on his past tour runs,” reads a press release.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Dec. 4th via LiveNation.com. For CitiCard and Tidal members, tickets will be available for presale on Dec. 2nd at 12:00 p.m.
Peep the dates below.
Thursday, January 21, 2016 – El Paso, TX – El Paso County Coliseum
Saturday, January 23, 2016 – Hidalgo, TX – Statefarm Arena
Sunday, January 24, 2016 – Corpus Christi, TX – AmericanBank Center
Thursday, January 28, 2016 – Southaven, MS – Landers Center
Friday, January 29, 2016 – Lafayette, LA – Cajundome
Sunday, January 31, 2016 – Bossier City, LA – CenturyLink Center
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 – Fayetteville, NC – Crown Coliseum
Thursday, February 4, 2016 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Coliseum
Friday, February 5, 2016 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre (on sale Dec 12)
Thursday, February 18, 2016 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
Saturday, February 20, 2016 – Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena (on sale Dec 11)
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 – Bethlehem, PA – Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Thursday, February 25, 2016 – Toledo, OH – Huntington Center†
Friday, February 26, 2016 – Dayton, OH – Wright State University N##### Center
Saturday, February 27, 2016 – State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
Sunday, February 28, 2016 – Youngstown, OH – The Covelli Centre (on sale Dec 5)
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Thursday, March 3, 2016 – Bloomington, IN – Assembly Hall
Sunday, March 6, 2016 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena (on sale Dec 5)
Lastonia Leviston, who won a lawsuit against 50 Cent earlier this year, is questioning the monies spent during the court of the trial. Leviston, who has a child with Rick Ross, won a $7 million lawsuit against 50 after it was ruled that he posted a sextape of her on the internet to intentionally humiliate her. The New York Daily News reports that since the money that she won is now being held up because of his bankruptcy trial, she is addressing the money that his lawyers from Brewers Attorneys are seeking from him.
Leviston wants the judge to dismiss some of the expenses included in the hefty sum of $123,455.92 that lawyers want from Fif. She reportedly wants the judge to dismiss the $57,241.76 in hotel expenses, saying that there were “more economic alternatives were available.” Leviston is also challenging the $26,890.90 spent on court reporter fees, $4,186.94 spent on travel expenses and the $14,800.66 spent on legal research.
50 Cent filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy back in July.
Photo via 50 Cent’s Instagram
One of the mother’s of Rick Ross’ children, Lastonia Levistion was awarded $7 million in damages to be paid by 50 Cent for intentionally “leaking” her sextape, but 50 has yet to make any payments. Leviston is now challenging the nearly $124K in expenses that 50’s bankruptcy lawyers are seeking over at Brewer Attorneys & Counselors. She believes the expenses are expensive and extravagant. Levingston is also questioning the fact that 50’s team spent thousands on court reporter fees, extravagant hotels, travel expenses, and legal research, when her own team spent less than $3K on the same trial. 50’s team doesn’t seem too worried. They believe their expenses were reasonable. Do you think 50 will have to pay up?
It seems like Ja Rule isn’t enjoying the limelight anymore. The rapper no longer wants the fame. According to GQ, Ja told an elevator full of a few people,
“I used to love being famous, it was the dopest, funniest thing. Not anymore. I’m getting weirder as I get older. I just want to be a recluse; I want to disappear. I mean, I am doing a reality show…”
50 Cent and you all have bullied this poor man into becoming a recluse. Actually, we could see how you could get over all of that the older you become. What are your thoughts? Maybe he shouldn’t have signed up for a reality show if he no longer wants the fame and what comes with it.
Master P’s estranged wife, Sonya Miller, has accused P of verbally and physically abusing her, TMZ reports. The two are in the middle of a nasty divorce and Mrs. Miller claims that the abuse was part of a plot to turn their five children against her.
In court documents, Mrs. Miller claims that Master P used his money and power to gain major influence over their children. She also described an incident where the No Limit boss punched her in the face and dragged her across the floor, landing her in the hospital.
Mrs. Miller has a temporary restraining order against Master P and there will be a hearing on Dec. 8th to make it permanent.
“I will pray for my ex,” the Empire rapper told TMZ. “This is a sad day for our family, but we will get past this. After five years, all her attorneys can come up with are false accusations.”
As a pioneering member of South Orange, New Jersey bred group The Fugees Lauryn Hill has influenced legions of fans across the globe. A testament to that fact is the overwhelming response Lauryn received when she performed in Lagos, Nigeria.
Captivating the crowd with a spirited performance that brought some fans to tears, Hill then visited the newly established shrine for famed Nigerian musician and community activist Fela Kuti. Hill was greeted by members of the Kuti family and can be seen taking pictures in the video below. Take a look via OkayAfrica!
Releasing nothing but heat this year, Jeremih hits us with another banger tapping his inner Future with “Pass Dat”.
Can we get that Late Nights album already!? Listen below!
A North Carolina federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit against 2 Chainz filed by a woman whom was called a “thot” in one of his vlogs documenting his tour, TMZ reports.
The lawsuit was tossed after the judge ruled that her being called a “thot,” which stands for “that hoe over there,” is not a signal of “extreme or outrageous conduct.” The woman, Christine Chisholm, was suing Chainz for $5 million in damages.
Chisolm claims that after the vlog was released, she was harassed and even lost her job at a barber shop due to the negative attention.
If you haven’t seen the video, watch it below.
Fetty Wap kept his promise and released a surprise EP. Mr. 1738 teased fans last month on Twitter that he would be dropping new music and today (Dec. 1) he released the EP, For My Fans.
Zoovier decided against recruiting any of hip-hop’s all-stars and only features his Zoo Gang brethren for the five-track project.
Back in October, Wap teamed up with French Montana to release their joint mixtape, Coke Zoo, which featured Diddy, Lil’ Durk and Chris Brown.
Stream For My Fans below.
Later this week, Sheek Louch lets loose his first studio album in 5 years. The 17-track Silverback Gorilla 2 is a fresh take on Sheek’s beast mode theme presented in previous works such as 2008’s Silverback Gorilla, 2010’s Donnie G: Don Gorilla, and the 2015 SBG2 precursor Gorillaween mixtape.
This time the New York native wanted to provide listeners with a different approach on street-centered Hip Hop by offering both soul sounding beats and head bangers. Longtime fans should not be too concerned about the East Coast spitter abandoning the lyrical focus established on cuts as a member of The Lox and Wu Block. As Sheek puts it, he’s still “saying some sh*t.”
Donnie G is not the only high level emcee bringing the bars on Silverback Gorilla 2. His Lox brethren Jadakiss and Styles P make appearances as well as his Wu Block partner Ghostface Killah. In addition, Sheek drafts Swizz Beatz, Pusha T, Fabolous, A$AP Ferg, Joell Ortiz, Raheem DeVaughn, and others for contributions to the LP.
AllHipHop.com caught up with Sheek Louch to get some insight into his new album. Besides speaking on SBG2, the D-Block Records representative touches on working with Ghostface and the lack of respect for rap music pioneers. He also confirms a reunited Puff Daddy & The Family will be hitting the road together in early 2016.
You decided to name this project Silverback Gorilla 2. Do you consider the first one your best body of work and that’s why you wanted to do a sequel?
Not at all. I called it that, because I wanted to get back into beast mode. I wanted to get back into that gritty sound. When I’m on my gorilla sh*t, I’m not trying to be the Black Panthers. My frame of thought is I’m in that beast mode in this jungle out here.
You have The Lox on the album. You have Fab, Pusha T, and a bunch of other artists. You also have A$AP Ferg. He’s part of the new breed of New York rappers. What was it about Ferg that made you want to work with him?
Shout out to the whole A$AP Mob. They are the new breed. It’s [Ferg’s] energy he brings on all of his songs. Being on tour together and seeing him tear that stage down, I could just hear him on it. I was like, “This song right here. This is sick.” I was in the studio with Kiss, and he said, “I got to get on that record. Call Ferg now.” Ferg just delivered. He was bringing that youth to it.
You also have Ghostface on the album. You guys have worked together a lot. What is it like working with him?
That’s my brother. All we do is tour the world together. We just got back from Mexico City. We’re like the same kind of guys – big dudes, same energy. First of all, I’m a fan of everybody on my album, but definitely the Wu-Tang Clan. Ghost delivers by painting that picture. He’s just so vivid with the sh*t. You got to love him when he spits that sh*t. He delivers. I love it.
I can’t even imagine that vibe in the studio. That has to be crazy.
It’s crazy. I’m a fan, because when you hear Ghost and Chef [Raekwon] talk, they sound like the skits from the old albums. They still talk like that. It sounds like you’re listening to those old albums when you’re sitting there talking about regular sh*t. It could be, “What food are we gonna order?” And it’s like, “Yo, yo, son. I’m thinking about the…” I’m thinking, “These n*ggas are crazy.” [laughs] But the energy in there is crazy.
That makes me think of that video Ghostface put up that had the internet going crazy. It was like he was serious, but he was joking at the same time.
Against Action [Bronson]? You see what I’m talking about? That’s kind of what I’m saying. He’s serious, but his whole sh*t is “I’ll send them shooters.” It’s like, “This guy is a nut.” [laughs] That’s my brother!
You released the track “Memory Lane” earlier this year. We posted that on the site, and the feedback was crazy. There was one part that stood out for me. That was when you were talking about new school rappers rapping over 90’s beats. Do you feel like that has become cliché now?
Thank you for holding me down with all those freestyles I’ve been dropping. But yeah, it felt like it became a thing to do at the time. But they had no knowledge that was KRS-One’s track or whose joint it was.
They were just grabbing these joints. They’re probably just looking at the date on the back to see what year it was made, not knowing what the f*ck it is. That’s why I said what I said.
Salute to all the young motherf*ckers that what to grab those kind of tracks. At least know that’s the old “Rock The Bells” by LL Cool J when you do it, so you can reference and salute him in the song.
If you look at other genres like Rock & Roll and Country, they have real reverence for the people that came before them. You don’t always get that in Hip Hop.
For one, we’re the only culture/industry that puts on an age limit. They don’t put that sh*t on Rock or Country. The reason why they put an age limit on [Hip Hop] is because they wanted that sh*t to be over.
When Hip Hop first came, they thought it was going to be some overnight sh*t. Then they made it to where you have to be a young boy to be doing it. But you see U2 and those other motherf*ckers are still on tour.
Then you got these young boys out here. People ain’t schooling them on what’s what and making them learn that sh*t. The labels are basically saying, “Give me a quick hook and come up with a dance for it.” That’s it.
You’re over a decade in the game. What drives you to keep making music?
Me and my brothers listening and paying attention to what’s going on out there, but not becoming these guys. Artists like J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar – that’s inspiration right there. I keep my ear to the street. And after [the music is] done, the feedback. Hearing people say, “Damn, they’re still killing sh*t.” Our shows are still sold out. The energy the fans give us makes me want to keep going, 100%.
Speaking of shows, The Lox went out with Ma$e, 112, Total, and others for the “Reunion Tour Experience 2.” What was it like going back out together?
It was crazy seeing all the people. I just saw Faith at Kiss’ album release party. We’re actually leaving on tour with Puff. I think [it starts] the end of February for two months. It’s going to be dope. He’s putting it together. I think he’s making the announcement soon – the “No Way Out Tour.” I saw Puff at Kiss’ party. It’s all love. We’re grown now. Everybody’s in a better space in our lives right now.
Was there a particular reason why you weren’t on Puffy’s MMM?
We talked about that. Puff said, “I called you first.” Every time he called, he said, “Louch, I need you to come out here and get on this album.” I said, “Damn Puff, I leave for Canada for two months tomorrow morning.”
He called me again. I said, “Damn, I’ll be in Australia, then New Zealand, then Hong Kong.” I’ve been touring like crazy. But he damn sure called me several times. Salute to Puff. I wish I could have been part of that joint.
What else do you have planned for the rest of the year?
I’m dropping that Silverback Gorilla 2 on December 4. I leave for Europe in December. I come back to Philly. I really need to sit my ass down and start working on The Lox joint. I’m always running around, touring, and coming back for that paper.
Sheek Louch’s Silverback Gorilla 2 is scheduled for release on December 4 via Tommy Boy Entertainment. Order the album on iTunes.
Follow Sheek Louch on Twitter @REALSHEEKLOUCH and Instagram @realsheeklouch.
Check out the tracklist for Sheek Louch’s Silverback Gorilla 2 below.
1. “Bunndy” (p###. by Pav Bundy)
2. “Hood N####” f/ Billy Danze, Joell Ortiz & Trae Tha Truth (p###. by Infamous DJ Haze)
3. “What You Want The Money For” f/ Swizz Beatz (p###. by Jimmy Dukes & Smiley’s People)
4. “I’m Working” f/ Raheem DeVaughn (p###. by Dayzel The Machine)
5. “Bang Bang” f/ Pusha T (p###. by Shroom)
6. “Skit”
7. “Hold It Straight” (p###. by Termanology, Shoryfyuz & Sir Bob Nash)
8. “Obamacare” f/ Dyce Payne (p###. by Termanology & L5)
9. “Trap Stories” (p###. by Jimmy Dukes & Smiley’s People)
10. “What’s On Your Mind” f/ Jadakiss & A$AP Ferg (p###. by Jimmy Dukes & Smiley’s People)
11. “What It Is” f/ Styles P (p###. by Tone Mason & C-Sharp)
12. “I Luv It” f/ Ghostface Killah (p###. by Shroom)
13. “No Losses” f/ Fabolous (p###. by Jimmy Dukes & Smiley’s People)
14. “Clap” f/ Dyce Payne (p###. by Dayzel The Machine)
15. “Legends” (p###. by Supastylez)
16. “You And Me”(p###. by Black Saun)
17. “Hood In You” (p###. by Joe Milly)