Artist/producer Velous has been a busy man within the 18 months. From signing with French Montana’s Coke Boys imprint via Swanky Music Group, appearing on DJ Spinking’s “Adult Swim” alongside Tyga & Jeremih, producing Chinx’s “Dope House,” as well as appearing on Fabolous’ standout record “Gone For The Winter,” the Kingston, NY native has definitely left his footprint on the music scene. Moreover, early this year, the youngster was further thrusted into the spotlight after producing Kanye West’s much talked about single “All Day.”
Since then, Velous has been tucked away in the studio putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming debut project “The Disco.” With the project produced entirely by Velous, it will also feature his brand new record “Sex And The City.” The track was first played by Boi-1da on Drake’s OVO Sound Radio last weekend, prompting Velous to leak the record himself at the behest of listeners. The full CDQ version will be available on “The Disco,” which is slated for release soon.
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“LOVE BUG on the loose Temple hills MD. Lol Turn up,” 50 Cent, captioned an Instagram photo from last Saturday. These posted memories arose from the recent Effen Vodka promo run from (Oct. 3). It quickly became apparent that an ardent supporter seemed to “pour up,” with abandon.
The vibrant lady referred to as “Love Bug” stole the spotlight and quickly made use of her fleeting flame. With a clutched bottle of the Dutch brand in hand, this ardent supporter proceeded to throw it back at the Queens’ entrepreneur. With a smile on his face, soon the “Candy Shop” rapper would partake in the shenanigans.
As the successful spokesperson of the spirited brand, Fif, is taking his responsibilities seriously. Stepping aside from his previous guerrilla marking campaigns, the proven titan has employed a grassroots marketing campaign which seems to be going down, oh so smoothly.
Accompanying his recent slab god album, Houston rep Paul Wall is paying homage to his city’s slab culture with the Michael Artis-directed visual for “Swangin In The Rain”.
After laying down his career goals with “Get It,” Shabaam Sahdeeq enlists three Tri-state bruisers for new single “Men of Respect.” It features Jersey City’s 8thw1 along with Sahdeeq’s fellow Brooklynites Torae and the late PH (aka Pumpkinhead) who tragically passed away earlier this year. “Men of Respect” closes out Sahdeeq’s soon-coming EP, Modern Artillery, and it does so with a celebratory air. That’s partly due to the heat supplied by Big Ape, whose sample-flipping instrumental blends perfectly with DJ Devastate’s scratch-laden hook.
Modern Artillery hits all major digital retailers on Oct. 13 via Elite Fleet Records. Limited cassette copies will be available on Oct. 17(aka Cassette Store Day) while a vinyl pressing is scheduled for the near future.
Initially included as a scaled down version on the official movie soundtrack for Southpaw, PRhyme (Royce Da 5’9” & DJ Premier) unleash the full beast version of “Mode,” which also serves as the first preview from the forthcoming deluxe edition release of their debut self-titled collaborative project. “Mode” finds Royce and Logic going bar for bar for a 7-minute plus exercise of verbal pugilism. The PRhyme deluxe edition will feature appearances from Logic, Joey Bada$$, MF Doom, Phonte and Black Thought.
In what was a pure act of comedy and fun for the local London kids involved, Pharrell hosted a press conference for his new book, Happy! that will be released via Penguin Random House Children’s. The song was a hit selling over 12 million copies and generated roughly 630 million views on YouTube. In the clip, the kids ask him questions about his favorite book, what he gets in a Happy Meal from McDonald’s and host of other funny questions.
The book itself is a picture book featuring photographs of children across the world celebrating what it means to be happy. The book will be released under the Puffin imprint simultaneously with the US publisher, Putnam, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers on today (October 6th)
Purchase Happy! by Pharrell Williams via Amazon here: http://po.st/happybook
Since releasing their Pharrell produced single “Last Kiss” we haven’t heard much from Overdoz. Today the group makes their return with new single “Why We Never Leave The Ghetto” produced by Terrace Martin & Fredwreck. Debut album “2008” coming soon!
Dame Dash and Curren$y have ended their legal war. According to TheJasmine Brand, the two have settled their $3 million lawsuit out of court for an undisclosed amount.
Curren$y slapped Dash with a lawsuit after the mogul released two of his projects, Pilot Talk and Pilot Talk II, after their business deal didn’t work out and he signed with Warner Bros. The New Orleans rapper claimed that Dash didn’t have the rights to the music nor did he have his permission to release his music. The former Roc-A-Fella boss said he did have permission to release the projects.
With Dash releasing the music, Curren$y claimed that his deal with Warner Bros. was negatively impacted and wanted $1.5 million in damages. After Dash refused to cooperate with the lawsuit for months, Curren$y returned to court in November of 2014 to ask for a default judgment of $2.9 million in damages and $95,000 in lawyer’s fees.
On Oct. 2nd, court documents were filed stating that the two had settled the matter out of court and wanted the lawsuit dismissed.
Mac Milller bring his sluggish flow to the pool on his new track “Clubhouse.” The song is featured on Mac’s GO:OD AM album and in the vidio Mac is pictured rapping while synchronized swimmers are fully coordinated to the beat. It’s a trippy lil video as the swimmers essentially do ballet in the water while Mac jumps in with his gold chains on. The Ricci Riera produced track is cool and fastened to a smooth Mac Miller verse, its the perfect lazy day, relaxing type music. Press play and cool out.
After the release of his “Black Dollar” mixtape, Rick Ross hasn’t slowed down on releasing new material and now he drops the official first single “Sorry” featuring Chris Brown. New album “Black Market” drops some time in December. Listen to “Sorry” below.
With his Major Without A Deal: Reloaded mixtape being released today, Troy Ave leaks “Prime Time” following up his last leak “Pac Man”. I can definitely hear 50 Cent on this one. Hit the c-section and let us know your thoughts!
Last week we posted Harlem native Dave East’s Gangsta Grillz project dubbed, Hate Me Know. Signed to Nas’ Mass Appeal imprint along with West Coaster Fashawn, Dave East is carrying the torch for the East Coast so to speak. With the Queens Bridge legend’s blessing a feature on the project (“Forbes”) we are starting to notice that Dave may have a chance at longevity if he can keep this up. Take a look at some visuals from his most recent effort below. The emotional video brings East to a cemetery, where he reflects on his past and remembers his lost loved ones throughout his life. Hate Me Now features Nas, Rico Love, Pusha T, Styles P, Jadakiss, Mack Wilds and more. You can now download the project on Datpiff and iTunes!
Killa Kyleon and video director David Stunts keep it gritty as they take on “Breathe Easy” from Jay-Z’s The Blueprint album. “Breathe Easy” appears on Killa Kyleon’s summer freestyle compilation, #30Days30Deaths
After releasing “Work” featuring Kevin Gates, Pittsburgh native Lua Proc recruits the G Unit South general Young Buck for his code of the streets anthem “Retarded.” Produced by Stevie B, this is the latest song from the upcoming release “Fish Tailin” dropping Nov 6th via LiveMixtapes.
Be on the look out for his first single Work ft. Kevin Gates which is steadily gaining traction through play on a number of radio stations, and Music Choice. Catch Lua Proc in Atlanta at A3C this Saturday.