Straight out of Atlanta comes rising recording artist Ms. Goham. After letting loose her first official mixtape C########## this summer, the Northside representative is back with the new video for “Minus”.
The track was produced by Zaytoven, and Dontell Antonio directed the song’s visuals. Look out for Ms. Goham’s second project (with more production work from Zaytoven) to arrive in the beginning of 2016.
Watch AllHipHop.com’s premiere of Ms. Goham’s “Minus” music video below.
YFN Lucci provided visuals for “Exactly How It Was” featuring Rich Homie Quan last month, which appeared on his Wish Me Well project. Looking to end the year on a strong note and take the momentum into 2016, Lucci is currently gearing up for the release of Wish Me Well 2. Today, the Think It’s A Game artist unearths a resonating new single from the upcoming effort, produced by TM88, titled “YFN.”
There’s a reason Rick Ross has been deemed the bawse. Besides running the MMG empire, he is a franchise owner of various Wingstop locations, an endorser of Bellaire Rose’ and is a brand ambassador for mCigs Electronic Cigarettes. When AllHipHop CEO Chuck Creekmur caught up Rozay at the grand opening of his Harlem Wingstop location, he said the key to being a boss hog is to be the CEO of your own life first.
“You’re running your life,” he said. “That’s the most important business you will ever run and I believe that’s what you start with and you grow from that. You build your team.”
Watch below.
(AllHipHop News) As 2015 starts to wind down, stats about what took place in music over the last 12 months will begin to roll out. Pandora has now released its list of the 100 most thumbed up songs of the year. R&B sensation The Weeknd had two records make it into the Top 10.
The Weeknd’s smash hit “Earned It” topped the list with “The Hills” landing at #8. Fellow stars Wiz Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, and Fetty Wap found themselves among the most liked on the streaming service as well. Other notable R&B/Hip Hop artists to crack the Top 20 of the Pandora Thumbed 100 included Big Sean, Omarion, Rihanna, Trey Songz, ILoveMakonnen, Drake, and Rae Sremmurd.
“Listeners flock to Pandora to hear their favorite music,” stated Lars Murray, SVP of Pandora Music Makers Group. “The Thumb Hundred is unique in radio. It isn’t a list of what Pandora told people to listen to, it’s a true reflection of what more than 78 million monthly listeners told us their top songs for the year are, through every single thumb up.”
Check out the Top 20 of Pandora’s “Thumb Hundred” for 2015 below. Read the full list here.
1. “Earned It” – The Weeknd
2. “See You Again” (Feat. Charlie Puth) – Wiz Khalifa
3. “Uptown Funk” (Feat. Bruno Mars) – Mark Ronson
4. “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
5. “Only” (Feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown) – Nicki Minaj
6. “Blank Space” – Taylor Swift
7. “Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap
8. “The Hills” – The Weeknd
9. “I Don’t F*ck With You” (Feat. E-40) – Big Sean
10. “Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding
11. “Post To Be” (Feat. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko) – Omarion
12. “Sugar” – Maroon 5
13. “B*tch Better Have My Money” – Rihanna
14. “Slow Motion” – Trey Songz
15. “Stay With Me” – Sam Smith
16. “Tuesday” (Feat. Drake) – ILoveMakonnen
17. “Truffle Butter” (Feat. Drake & Lil Wayne) – Nicki Minaj
18. “My Way” (Feat. Monty) – Fetty Wap
19. “Energy” – Drake
20. “Throw Sum Mo” (Feat. Nicki Minaj & Young Thug) – Rae Sremmurd
(AllHipHop News) The secret, one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon A Time In Shaolin has an owner. According to reports, a private collector purchased the project for a bid “in the millions.”
Wu fans still will not be able to listen to Once Upon A Time In Shaolin. The owner cannot commercially release the music for almost 9 decades.
“After 88 years the copyright, which includes public and commercial rights, automatically transfers to the owner of the work,” said producer Cilvaringz. “However, it will still be his or her choice at that [point] to release it or not release it.”
At one point, some members of the Wu were at odds over the idea most of the world will not be able to hear the collection in their lifetimes. Others understood the concept RZA was trying to achieve by turning Shaolin into an art piece.
“I think the only way to establish value in something is for it to be exclusive. That’s the whole point that I gathered for that particular piece of art. Music is also art, but it’s been devalued because of how it’s looked at now in the industry,” Masta Killa told AllHipHop.com. “So the only way to establish that value is to be exclusive with something. If I’m not going to be exclusive with it, then what’s going to make this piece of art any different than any other album that you can go buy?”
(AllHipHop News) YG is one of the new school of rappers that is elevating West Coast Hip Hop back to the forefront. The Compton native’s My Krazy Life album was critically acclaimed, and he is now set to release the follow-up LP, Still Krazy, in the coming months.
In preparation for the upcoming project, YG was the subject of a cover story for The Fader. In the article, the Def Jam recording artist talked about the response he has received in his own hometown since finding success in the music business.
“It’s a gang of motherf*ckers out here on some ‘F*ck YG’ sh*t,” said the “Twist My Fingaz” performer.
Back in June, YG was shot in a Los Angeles studio, but he refused to cooperate with police. The 25-year-old entertainer has since increased his security. YG insists some people in his city are not happy with what he has accomplished.
“Los Angeles County is sick right now. It’s bad. Everybody mad out here right now. All the young motherf*ckers, they getting money, they motivated,” YG stated. “The music sh*t start popping again out here. We got strip clubs now. It’s a lot of motherf*ckers doing music now. It’s a lot of females becoming models and sh*t now. We got something to do with that. But at the same time, it’s a lot of motherf*ckers that’s mad.”
(AllHipHop News) There have been many discussions about the state of R&B music in the modern era. Some people believe the genre is on its deathbed while others feel Rhythm & Blues is still thriving. Marcus “Pleasure P” Cooper spoke with DJ Smallz Eyes about some of his contemporaries in R&B.
“Some of these n*ggas is fake as f*ck,” said Pleasure P about his peers. “The idea was to do an R&B group. You got Ginuwine, Tank, and Tyrese. All of those guys from that era, they did it. You got LSG, the best from that era. They did it. My era – these n*ggas is so flaw.”
He continued, “I don’t even care if they did a group without me. I just think it would be something dope for our generation. But these n*ggas so fake.”
The former member of Pretty Ricky then questioned how many artists are making R&B music at the moment. He rattled off the names Chris Brown, August Alsina, Omarion, Mario, Bobby V, Trey Songz, Ne-Yo, The-Dream, and himself.
“Nine different artists. How many tours have you seen with all these artists on one tour? None. How many songs have you seen with anybody on a song with each other? None,” added P. “How can anybody respect the genre. They say R&B’s dead. No, you n*ggas dead, because y’all don’t want to work together to get the genre back popping.”
Watch Pleasure P’s interview below.
(AllHipHop News) Erykah Badu is about to drop a mixtape titled But You Caint Use My Phone on November 27. The Queen of Neo-Soul stopped by The Breakfast Club to talk about the project and many other topics including her Twitter clash with Azealia Banks, her admiration for Drake, and her ex-boyfriend Jay Electronica’s reluctance to release an official album.
I think if we’re not careful, we let people instigate us into some kind of weird situations. It’s the people around us that are repeating it and retweeting… I didn’t know she was going to read [the tweet]… I was just saying some sh*t. Now I got some hardcore ass b*tch after me.
He’s an awesome human being. I met Drake under some really cool circumstances… This was six years ago. To surprise [my son] Seven, I asked Drake – I didn’t know him – if he would come to Seven’s school. And he did… I really respect Drake for keeping that relationship with Seven… We love Drake, and Drake adores Jay Electronica.
On Jay Electronica’s next album:
Jay don’t need to make an album… He can make one if he wants to, but he don’t need to do that. He’s an amazing emcee. Jay is a person that comes into people’s lives and brings out the best in them… His Eternal Sunshine can last us until 2029. I still haven’t heard anything as good as that.
Watch Erykah Badu’s interview below.
(AllHipHop news) As protests to bring awareness to police brutality against African Americans continue around the country and many people call for reforms to the criminal justice system for unfairly targeting people of color, race has been a major topic in the national media for years. Despite those reports, actor/rapper Will Smith told The Hollywood Reporter racism is not a major problem.
Smith said:
Everybody is prejudiced. Everybody has their life experiences that make them prefer one thing over another — it makes them prefer blond hair over a brunette; if you see somebody with dark skin walking down the street, you have a different reaction than you have [with] someone who is 5-foot-1 and white. But there is a connotation with racism of superiority: You feel that your race generally is superior. And I have to say, I live with constant prejudice, but racism is actually rare — someone who thinks their race is superior.
The conversation then shifted to the 47-year-old star of Concussion discussing how actors could help stop discrimination against other races. Smith added:
As actors we have the ultimate power. Historically, story combined with imagery moves humanity forward. What we do — not that it’s a responsibility, but it is the ultimate forum for changing people’s hearts and minds. So when I’m choosing a movie, I understand the global power of being able to send imagery around the world. A large part of the way that America is viewed globally is from the historical imagery that we have sent around the world through cinema. Any time I put something in the world, I am always connecting to an idea.
BK vet Lucky Tatt recruits M.O.P. frontman Fame and Queens legend Royal Flush for the video of the premiere single for his ‘Between Poverty Lane And Front Street’ project. His new “More Fire” single was put in a visual form and with Fame and Flush adding on to the pyrotechnical show.
Nerds, Geeks and The Gen Pop are having a collective nerdgasm as the good folks at Marvel reveal the first official trailer to the highly anticipated movie “Captain America: Civil War”. The move basically has the world’s most mightiest heroes at odds with each other. The trailer is awesome. It show Falcon, Bucky, Scarlett Witch, Hawkeye and Cap warring with Iron Man, Black Panther (YES!), Black Widow, War Machine and others. This epic movie is in theaters May 6!
It looks like London On Da Track and Metro Boomin are about to craft a beat bonanza if tweets are any indication.
“Me & @MetroBoomin been thinkin bout giving y’all a #LondonBoomin what yu think?” London On Da Track wrote. Then his counterpart confirmed the production partnership. “@LondonOnDaTrack they ready,” Metro Boomin said.
London On Da Track has crafted beats for Young Thug, Waka Flocka Flame, Boosie Badazz, among others. Metro Boomin recently worked with Future and Drake, but has also but out music with Gucci Mane and YG.
In 2015 Rich Homie Quan has been one of the most consistent rappers when it comes to the hook. A case is point of this is his new song from Chicago’s own Kevin Lavell, who has several label deals on the table.
It’s a big look set to be featured on his mixtape Sorry 4 Nothing featuring Rich Homie Quan, Young Dro and featuring production from Chop Squad, Zaytoven and more. This kid has a buzz about him and we are expecting this to be a big 2016 for this kid. This song is trending on Audiomack where we picked this one up!
The explosion of Social Media has undoubtedly changed the world of entertainment, opening a larger window for fans to peek into the lives of some of their favorite celebrities. From reality TV to mega platforms like Twitter, for better or worse, it’s never been easier to interact with one another.
Now mogul and legendary No Limit founder Master P has entered the Social Media game, officially launching Streemz, a new rebel technology company.
With most ad revenue generated by clicks and the amount of eyes that ultimately hit a website, despite being a driving force in bringing fans to various blogs and platforms, celebrities aren’t given a cut of the billions that these sites are making.
Master P intends to change that, offering celebrities a new technology that aggregates all their social content into one channel; giving them a fair share of the ad revenues already being enjoyed by major sites. It’s an innovative concept from the businessman and technology guru also known as Percy Miller, as the new celebrity channel allows fans to stay connected 24/7.
It’s a win for advertisers too, who will be able to speak to a specific celebrity, and their fan base, in order to create exciting online campaigns in real time.
“If you’re starting a revolution, it’s best to start at the cash register. My focus is growing the pie so that everyone benefits. There are several thousand celebrities worldwide that all deserve their fair share. I created Streemz to spread the wealth,” explains Master P.
Streemz is a new technology platform that broadcasts any media or content to all its users in near real time format. It’s not a website technology. It’s a channel of possibilities, especially, with the marketing expertise of Annette McFarland, and Mike Felder at the helm of Streemz Sports.
Backed by a solid team of social media technology experts, the man responsible for selling over 75 million records independently is looking to shakeup the industry again by giving his peers a blueprint for digital success. He’s already lined up several top celebrities, musicians, actors and athletes to launch what in the next 60 days. He believes it’s a revolution whose time has come.
Visit your favorite at www.Streemz.tv
Rick Ross has been on a roll lately releasing banger after banger. Today he shares Jahlil Beats produced track “Crocodile Python” which will appear on his upcoming Black Market album set to release December 4th. Pre-order now on iTunes!
Listen below.
While Erykah Badu is a self-described “recluse,” Ms. Badu opens up in this interview about a host of issues including her oldest multi-talented tech-savvy son, who is now 18. Erykah speaks about hosting the Soul Train awards, co signing Dej Loaf on tour with her song “Try Me,” and Erykah even goes toe to toe with Envy about being “earthy.”
But, the highlight of this interview is when Jay Electronica busts into the room to jokingly check Charlamagne. It’s all in good fun, but there is always a little bit of truth to the jokes – just a little. Check it below:
Problem & Wale connect to release a remix of Erykah Badu’s “Phone Down” single.
Listen below.
2 Chainz continues to roll out content from his Trapavelli Tre project, this time unrolling the red carpet for Jeezy in the “BFF” video. The track is produced by Zaytoven and is directed by The Stupid Geniuses and features a host of baddies in a big crib.
Now that the Drake disses are over, Sauce Twinz & Meek Mill spill sauce all over new track “Winnin”. Produced by JRag2X.
Listen below.
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Singer-songwriter Tweet previewed her forthcoming album Charlene on Tuesday, November 17th at Artist Factory in Atlanta, Georgia. The evening was moderated by radio/TV personality, Egypt Sherrod and featured an impromptu acoustic performance of “Always Will” from Tweet. The intimate evening included music playback of the new album with commentary on song inspiration and feedback from Tweet. In attendance, were singer/songwriter Kelly Price, celebrity hairstylist Derek J, dancer/actress Andrea Kelly, actor Clifton Powell, and actor Keith Robinson.
Photo by Prince Williams ATL Pics