Snoop Dogg’s new artist Jooba Loc’s drops a new song with YG titiled “Hop Out.” The song is taken from Jooba’s first album Only Way Out, which features appearances from Snoop Dogg, YG, Kokane, Daz Dillinger as well as production from DJ Mustard, Terrace Martin, Cardo and others.
(AllHipHop News) “Prince left his masters where they safe and sound,” spits Jay Z on the remix to Fat Joe and Remy Ma’s “All The Way Up.” The bar was a reminder the Purple One’s music catalog is only available for streaming on the Hov led Tidal platform.
Tidal is now honoring the late Prince’s birthday (June 7) by making an additional 15 albums available for streaming. The latest inclusions feature The Black Album, Crystal Ball, One Nite Alone… Live!, and more.
Today we honor @Prince https://t.co/We5OlPjQmL pic.twitter.com/nFwkdwnlqO
— TIDAL (@TIDALHiFi) June 7, 2016
Before his death in April, Prince was an outspoken advocate for Tidal. He explained to reporters in 2015 why he backs Jay and his streaming venture.
“Once we have our own resources, we can provide what we need for ourselves,” said Prince. “Jay Z spent $100 million of his own money to build his own service. We have to show support for artists who are trying to own things for themselves.”
To stream Prince’s music visit Tidal.
Killer Ben and DirtyDiggs dropped an unreleased joint from titled “Cristal.” The song features Strong Arm Steady’s, Phil the Agony, as well as Roc Marciano.
The song is meant to promote Killer Ben and DirtyDiggs’ upcoming EP Summer of Vince Carter.
Mistah F.A.B. just debuted the video for his latest song “Up Until Then.” The video features the Oakland native getting love in all sections of his hometown.
“Up Until Then” is from Mistah F.A.B.’s latest album Son of a Pimp 2, which is in stores now.
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta will be hosting a reunion for one of the city’s most respected crews. The legendary Dungeon Family has been tapped to headline ATL’s ONE Musicfest in September.
According to COS, Big Boi, CeeLo Green, Killer Mike, Rico Wade, Big Gipp, T-Mo, Cool Breeze, Witchdoctor, Backbone, Big Rube, Sleepy Brown, Ray Murray, and Slimm Calhoun have all confirmed for the event.
ONE Musicfest announced its 2016 lineup will feature the southern collective as well as Ice Cube, Erykah Badu, Busta Rhymes, A$AP Ferg, Anderson .Paak, and more.
ONE Musicfest 2016 featuring The Dungeon Family, Ice Cube, Erykah Badu, Gary Clark Jr, Andra Day, Busta Rhymes… https://t.co/rrJP66N7Ci
— ONE Musicfest (@onemusicfest) June 6, 2016
There is no word at the moment on whether Andre 3000 will be part of the reunion. The rapper/actor did team back up with Big Boi for a series of nationwide Outkast reunion shows in 2014.
The duo also held a three-day concert event in Atlanta called “#ATLast” that same year. Members of the Dungeon Family performed during that weekend extravaganza.
Clarksville, Tennessee up-and-comer Case Arnold just dropped his new single “Noise.” On this song, Case Arnold links with Atlanta rapper Farlow, to call out the phony Hip-Hop acts.
It’s been a minute since I’ve been on the scene, but with the summer upon us, I feel like this is a good record to return with. the Tennessee native said. “Expect Still Familia to make a lot of noise in 2016.”
(AllHipHop News) Last week Drake found his name next to Eminem in the record books thanks to his Views albums landing in the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart for four weeks in a row. Now the Toronto native has etched his named in history besides Em’s protegé 50 Cent.
Views is once again the top album in the country, and Drake’s “One Dance” rules the Hot 100 chart too.
That makes three consecutive weeks that the OVO Sound leader has sat in the pole position for the Billboard 200 and the Hot 100. 50 Cent was the last male artist to accomplish that feat.
The G-Unit front man’s single “Candy Shop” and his second studio album The Massacre were concurrent chart toppers for the six straight weeks in 2005.
Adele also managed to dominate the Billboard 200 and the Hot 100 for six straight weeks. She was the last artist to have at least 3 weeks at #1 for both charts when “Hello” and 25 had a six-week simultaneous run in December 2015 – January 2016.
Bobby Brown has launched a new attack on his late daughter’s boyfriend, suggesting he knows more about Bobbi Kristina Brown and her mother Whitney Houston’s deaths.
The “My Prerogative” singer banned Nick Gordon from visiting his daughter in the hospital after she was found unresponsive and face down in a bathtub at the Georgia home she shared with her partner.
Gordon had tried to resuscitate the 21-year-old after he found her submerged in the bath on 31 January, 2015. Bobbi Kristina was taken to a nearby hospital and placed in a medically-induced coma, but she never regained consciousness and died in July.
The drowning incident was eerily similar to her mother’s death in 2012 – Whitney Houston was found dead in a bathtub in her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and her death was ruled an accidental drowning with cocaine found in her system.
And Bobby Brown insists that’s not the only coincidence.
In a taped 20/20 news special, which will air in America on tonight (June 7), the heartbroken and angry R&B star opens up about the deaths of his daughter and former wife.
Fighting back tears in the TV chat, he says,
“The same thing that happened to my daughter is what happened to Whitney. There was only one person who was around on both occasions… I won’t say his name… He knows what happened. I don’t know what happened that night, but he does.”
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West had the streets outside Webster Hall packed with thousands of people early Monday morning. The crowd was hoping to catch Yeezy at a pop-up show, but the non-event nearly became a riot.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio offered Kanye some advice for the next time he wants to host something of that magnitude in the city.
He wrote on Twitter, “[Kanye West and Kim Kardashian] Great block parties are planned. [First Lady Chirlane] and I can throw one with you to benefit NYC kids.”
Kanye has yet to publicly respond to de Blasio.
.@kanyewest@kimkardashian Great block parties are planned. @Chirlane & I can throw one w/ you to benefit NYC kids. pic.twitter.com/lfGMOGiEYq
— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) June 6, 2016
(AllHipHop News) As Brooklyn rapper Troy Ave prepares to face attempted murder and weapon possession charges for the May 25 shooting at Irving Plaza, the BSB Records head is telling his side of the story on the new mixtape Free Troy Ave.
“P-ssy n-gga tried to assassinate me. I took the gun from him and turned the tables round like a G. RIP my n-gga B-A-N-G,” raps Troy on the project’s opening track.
Ronald “Banga” McPhatter was killed during the shooting incident. Police have determined Troy was not the person that shot Banga.
The “Chuck Norris” rhymer is currently being held without bail.
“I’m innocent,” declares Troy several times at the end of “Intro (Troy Ave Speaks/Freestyle).”
Stream Troy Ave’s Free Troy Ave below.
(AllHipHop News) Kimbo Slice, one of the world’s most popular fighters, has died from a heart attack. He was 42.
The early reports state that Slice, real name Kevin Ferguson, died from a heart attack. Efforts to revive him failed.
Slice rose through the ranks of combat sports through an unorthodox method – backyard boxing. He was beloved and criticized at times for his unlikely rise in boxing and MMA. Nevertheless, he was a fan favorite in the UFC and eventually Bellator. Kimbo won his last fight at Bellator 149 in February 2016, but the highly publicized victory over rival Dada 5000 was reversed after the Florida native tested positive for a banned steroid.
A heavyweight in Bellator MMA, Kimbo stood an imposing 6-foot-2, weighing 225 pounds. Overall, he had a 5-2 professional record with four TKOs. Fans know, a lot of Kimbo’s wins were in unrecorded backyard brawls. Bellator’s Scott Coker expressed his condolences.
“We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating and untimely loss of Kimbo Slice, a beloved member of the Bellator family,” Bellator president Scott Coker said in a statement, calling Slice “Outside of the cage he was a friendly, gentle giant and a devoted family man,” Coker said. “His loss leaves us all with extremely heavy hearts, and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Ferguson family and all of Kimbo’s friends, fans, and teammates.”
Kimbo had six kids and a partner, Antionette Ray.
The details of his passing were not immediately known, but the pugilist was admitted to a hospital earlier in the day Monday. His condition was listed as “dire.” Later in the evening, multiple confirmations verified that the beloved warrior had died.
Kimbo Slice’s death comes on the heels of another fighter, Muhammad Ali.
Just left @KimboSlice and his cousin Dwyane. He had a heart attack and could not be revived. #RIP @arielhelwani
— Dave Gaston (@Davegaston48) June 7, 2016
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O’Shea Jackson Jr. seems to agree with Uncle Snoop in regards to his feelings on the ‘Roots’ remake. Snoop Dogg encouraged fans to boycott the new “Roots” as he felt filmmakers should create new material about the success of African Americans up to present day. O’Shea’s views on the remake seem to align. O’Shea Jackson Jr. says enough slavery already! There are more inspiring stories to tell!
“All respect to all filmmakers, but we do have stories of triumph. We don’t necessarily have to keep getting beat up in order to triumph and end up as a butler in the end of the series or movie,” said O’Shea.
O’Shea wants to get to a lot of other stories as a filmmaker himself. What are your thoughts? Did we need a ‘Roots’ remake, or should filmmakers have used those resources to tell other [positive] African American stories?
(AllHipHopNews) Troy Ave has been entangled in controversy lately and he may be in a bit more hot water after the release of his track “Chuck Norris (Hoes and Gangsters).”
The record showcases Troy rapping lines like:
Unofficial n##### always hate on the official/I ain’t that kind when I blow it, ain’t a whistle/I am that kind that stand over you with pistols/It is what it is and I feel no remorse/Been married to the game and we still ain’t divorced
The New York rapper already has his share of distress since being incarcerated for attempted murder and held without bond for his alleged involvement in a shooting at T.I.’s concert at Irving Plaza last month.
The incident left four individuals injured including – Troy Ave himself – and one person dead, Troy’s friend/bodyguard Ronald “Banga” McPhatter.
Ironically, Ronald McPhatter was laid to rest only a day before the release of “Chuck Norris (Hoes and Gangsters).”
In an interview, Troy Ave’s manager Hovain Hylton came quickly to his defense.
“The music is the music. The mixtape was scheduled to come out before any of the other things happened, and the only thing that changed is the title: ‘Freetroyave,’” Hylton said.
There is a widely documented history of prosecutors referring to Gangster rap lyrics as a method to demonize the accused, such as in the high-profile murder case of Lil Boosie’s legal troubles.
Boosie was ultimately found innocent but it was a trying experience for the rapper, who has since moved out of Baton Rogue and vowed to never live in the city again.
Troy Ave’s upcoming release “Free Troy Ave” was originally entitled “Real vs. Fake” and is due for release today.
The mixtape will include the controversial song “Chuck Norris (Hoes and Gangsters).” Give the track a listen below.
Young Chop returns with new music and visuals from his third studio album, King Chop. This is Young Chop’s second single, which was produced by CBMIX.
As far as the video, Chop’s takes you knee deep into the underworld of his
home city Chicago. His album King Chop is due to be released Friday, June 10, with appearances from Chief Keef, Vic Mensa, Lud Foe, Riff Raff and others.
Big Sean & Jhene Aiko’s relationship has looked like much more than friends and musical collaborators lately. A few months ago producer Dot Da Genius confirmed via Instagram that he and Jhene Aiko were in fact married. The only problem is, Big Sean and Jhene Aiko have been getting pretty cozy as they’ve been promoting their joint project, ‘TWENTY88’. Over the weekend Big Sean wrapped his arms around Jhene and kissed her on her neck during their Powerhouse LA performance. Jhene even kissed Sean before exiting the stage. Eh….is Big Sean out here breaking up happy homes?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGPLejGF70y/
Austin TX’s self-proclaimed ‘Twerk God’ Eazy Boi, follows up “No Hands” with a new track titled “Birthday” he hopes will keep the ladies grooving for the summer. “Birthday” appears on Eazy Boi’s RTGTA mixtape, which is
available now.
Eazy Boi – “Birthday”
https://soundcloud.com/eazy-boi/eazy-boi-birthday
(AllHipHop News) James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond may be serving a life sentence behind bars, but his story is still being told thanks to a documentary series focusing on the Hip-Hop mogul’s life.
The docuseries “Unjust Justice – The Jimmy Rosemond Tapes,” premiered in February on gotoground.com.
The series is helmed by G2G’s Don Sikorski, who has done investigative documentaries on subjects like Black Mafia Family, the Hip-Hop police in New York, in addition to producing the popular “Black Ink Crew” reality show.
Sikorski and G2G’s latest effort focuses on the dramatic career of Jimmy Henchman, the former head of Czar Entertainment, which at one point managed artists like Game, Mike Tyson, Gucci Mane, Brandy, Mario Winans and others.
In the second episode of the 10-part series, Sikorski continues to present the executive’s rise and ultimate fall, in the entertainment industry.
For years, James Rosemond has been dogged by rumors that he helped set up rapper Tupac Shakur’s robbery and shooting at the Quad Recording Studios in November of 1994.
The rumors only intensified when the alleged shooter, convicted murderer Dexter Isaac, confessed to being the one who shot Tupac Shakur, but only after the statute of limitations to be prosecuted for the crime expired.
In October of 2015, Rosemond was convicted of leading a drug trafficking organization that sold hundreds of kilos of cocaine in and around New York City each month.
“I believe that government informants colluded with the United States Attorney, former prosecutor, Todd Kaminsky, and various media outlets, to convict Rosemond of these charges,” G2G’s Don Sikorski said. “My investigation is ongoing; however, at its core there are five components that confirm that Rosemond had a periphery connection to a crew of street hustlers and narcotic traffickers that operated as freelancers. He was NOT a criminal boss of an organized, continuing criminal enterprise.”
In 2015, James Rosemond was also convicted of ordering the murder of G-Unit affiliate Lowell “Lodi Mack” Fletcher, who was machine-gunned to death in the Bronx in 2009.
Fletcher was supposedly one of several men who attacked Rosemond’s then 14-year-old son during a violent feud between 50 Cent’s G-Unit.
Despite his convictions, James Rosemond continues to maintain his innocence in both cases, which will be explored in upcoming episodes.
What more could one ask for? Curren$y taps veteran New Orleans native Juvenile to drop some bars on his new track “I Can’t Go Back.” The song was produced by Harry Fraud!
(AllHipHop News) Back in 2014, Hip Hop luminary Nasir Jones called rising emcee Bishop Nehru the “future of music.” Nas later announced the teenager was one of the first acts signed to his new Mass Appeal Records, and Esco planned to executive produce Bishop’s debut studio album.
Bishop has since cordially parted ways with Mass Appeal, but the New York native is still working on the completion of his first LP. Currently, Nas’ contributions to the album will remain part of the project.
“While I was working on it, he was getting involved in stuff already. I think it’s pretty much finished, so I guess his involvement is already done,” Bishop tells AllHipHop.com. “There’s a couple more tracks that I personally want to add. I guess his involvement is pretty much done with everything.”
As Bishy Chulo puts the final touches on his album, he recently kept his fan base fed with Magic 19. The success of his fourth solo effort could help determine if the 19-year-old signs another deal in the near future.
“The album, honestly, depends on how things go with Magic 19,” says Bishop about whether his LP will be released independently. “I have a couple of people trying to get things done. I’m just trying to weigh out some options.”
Stream Bishop Nehru’s Magic 19 below.
Kureim Cash has released his new single “RailRoad Diamonds” ft. Tru L produced by Steezy on the Beat. This song is from his upcoming EP The Formula which is scheduled to drop in August of 2016.
