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Kanye West Explains The Meaning Of ‘The Life Of Pablo’ Title

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Which famous Pablo was Kanye West referencing in the title of his seventh studio album? Ye took time to explain the meaning behind The Life Of Pablo during a visit to Khloe Kardashian’s Kocktails With Khloe talk show. 

[ALSO READ: Kanye West Lost His Original ‘The Life Of Pablo’ Lyrics]

“Which Pablo? Pablo Picasso, Pablo Escobar of course, Apostle Paul. [Paul] was the strongest influencer of Christianity, Pablo Escobar was the biggest mover of product, and Pablo Picasso was the biggest mover of art. And that mix between message, art, and product is The Life Of Pablo,” stated Kanye.

TLOP has become one of the most talked about projects of 2016 so far. The album’s unorthodox roll-out has been both praised and criticized.

Initially, Kanye insisted The Life Of Pablo would never be for sale and only available for streaming on Tidal. After a month, the LP became available on other platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify.

While the reversal actually helped Kanye become the first artist to earn a number one album off mostly streaming totals, it also led to a class action lawsuit against the G.O.O.D. Music performer.

[ALSO READ: Kanye West Sets Personal Record On Two Charts With ‘The Life Of Pablo’ Songs]

Birdman Walks Off Breakfast Club Interview After Clashing With Charlamagne Tha God (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) The Breakfast Club just experienced their shortest celebrity interview ever. The Power 105 morning crew was scheduled to speak with Cash Money Records co-founder Bryan “Birdman” Williams, but the New Orleans native quickly walked out of the studio after having some choice words for Charlamagne Tha God.

[ALSO READ: Birdman Announces ‘Rich Gang 2’ Album Is Dropping This Summer]

Watch Birdman’s interview below.

MTV To Air Hip Hop Competition Show & Revive ‘Unplugged’

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) It looks like Music Television is about to start focusing on music again. MTV announced new programming for its fall line-up, and a trio of shows will have a music component.

[ALSO READ: 19-Year Old Emcee STRO Pays Homage To Yo! MTV Raps With A New Visual]

The network is set to air a Hip Hop competition show. MTV.com describes the series:

Television producer Mark Burnett, the mastermind behind juggernaut reality-contest shows The Voice, Survivor, and Celebrity Apprentice, will executive produce a new hip-hop music competition series. The end game? Getting tomorrow’s top talent in front of the industry’s top dogs — and then getting them signed and into the recording studio.

The cable channel is also bringing back a classic. MTV Unplugged is set to return. The acoustic performance show will take elements of the original which debuted in 1989, but it has also been modernized to reflect the media landscape of the 2010’s.

Wonderland is another program about to hit TV later this year. Both musicians and comedians will perform from a site in Los Angeles. Comedy Central is working in conjunction with MTV for the series.

[ALSO READ: BET’s 2016 Programming Line-Up To Include Hip Hop Themed Shows ‘Music Moguls’ & ‘One Shot’]

10 Hit Rap Songs That Sampled Music Icon Prince

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Features
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(AllHipHop News) Over the last four decades, countless Hip Hop artists have tapped into the talent of the incomparable musical icon Prince Rogers Nelson for their own work. The funky, soulful, and vibrant compositions created by Prince served as ideal soundscapes for rappers to spit their lyrics over.

It seems as if everyone from Ultramagnetic MCs (“Poppa Large”) to Nicki Minaj (“Blow Ya Mind”) borrowed musical elements from The Purple One. In celebration of the legendary life of the late Grammy and Oscar winner, AllHipHop.com takes a look back at 10 well known rap songs that sampled Prince’s unforgettable work.

[ALSO READ: The Hip-Hop World Reacts To The Passing Of Prince]

“Eazy-Duz-It” by Eazy-E (1988) – Samples “Let’s Go Crazy” (1984)

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“Pray” by MC Hammer (1990) – Samples “When Doves Cry” (1984)

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“The Lover In You” by Big Daddy Kane (1991) – Samples “Pop Life” (1985)

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“Tennessee” by Arrested Development (1992) – Samples “Alphabet St.” (1988)

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“I Get Around” by 2Pac (1993) – Samples “The Ladder” (1985)

 

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“Safe & Sound” by DJ Quik (1995) – Samples “I Wanna Be Your Lover” (1979)

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“To Live & Die in L.A.” by Makaveli (1996) – Samples “Do Me, Baby” (1981)

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“’03 Bonnie and Clyde” by Jay Z (2002) – Samples “If I Was Your Girlfriend” (1987)

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“Excuse Me Miss” by Jay Z (2002) – Samples “Walk Don’t Walk” (1991)

 

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“Big Brother” by Kanye West (2007) –  Samples “It’s Gonna Be Lonely” (1979)

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Empire Season 2 Episode 14 Recap ** Spoiler Alert**

By: kyliekrab Updated Category: Lifestyle
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As season 2 of the Fox series “Empire” is set for 18 episodes, the stopwatch is starting to tic down in regards to this season’s unique brand of high class, high style, All Hip Hop infused crazy.   However, given the tendency of “Empire” to always go out with at least one, if not two balls to the wall cliffhangers, hints at some serious game changing ruin were set into motion Wednesday with the airing of episode 14, aptly titled “Time Shall Unfold.”  Here is our quick and dirty rundown of the best of the most potentially damaging future wtf! moments in that episode.  spoiler alert

Rhonda (Kaitlin Doubleday) and Andre (Trai Byers) ‘crack the code’ with Anika Calhoun’s (Grace Gealey) pregnancy and conveniently become Anika’s human shields by breaking the news to the whole Lyon family.  When Andre comes to Anika’s home in the morning hours to try to win back Rhonda, Anika ends up retching in the bathroom and admits to them both that she is suffering from morning sickness and that Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) is the father.  In a classic pimp move, Anika manipulates Andre and Rhonda to set up a Lyon family meeting where Anika tells everyone about her pregnancy and announces that the only thing that she wants, as the mother of the next Lyon, is an uncontested place back within the Lyon clan.

Lucious (Terrence Howard) deftly unseats Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) as the CEO of Empire, clearing a path towards regaining the throne for himself. In a series of underhanded moves that include using muscle to sabotage Empire’s Anthony and Cleopatra clothing line, turning Andre against Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) and his brothers, planting drugs on trucks carrying Empire concert equipment, and humiliating Hakeem in front of a meeting for Empire’s investors, Lucious manages to get Hakeem voted out by the board members  as Empire’s CEO.

Lucious’ mother appears to be alive and well of body, if not  the mind.  As part and parcel of Lucious convincing Andre to give him the insider information needed to embarrass and unseat Hakeem as CEO, Lucious promises Andre at his own mother’s grave site that he will be more forthcoming to Andre about her life, as well as and her struggles with mental illness. However, when Lucious’ bag man Thirsty Rawlings (Andre Royo) is then seen to be making regular visits to an old folks home to attend to an older woman(Leslie Uggams) who is very much alive but still singing all those sad songs that young Leah Walker (Kelly Rowland) sang to young Dwight Walker all those years ago… well, let’s just say Lucious is going to have a lot of explaining to do when the dark truth of yet another huge lie about his childhood gets pulled kicking and screaming into the light.

“Empire” airs Wednesdays at 9:00/8:00c on Fox.

 

UPDATE: Prince Reportedly Had Drug Overdose Days Before Death

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) As news continues to emerge on the untimely passing of iconic singer Prince, details are emerging from TMZ that speculate his cause of death was related to opiate usage.

TMZ first reported a brief emergency landing in Moline, Illinois after Prince’s Atlanta, Georgia performance, but the reason for the health concern was unknown.

According to the entertainment news site he was found in an elevator where there were unsuccessful attempts to provide Prince with CPR.

While the flu was immediately speculated as the cause of death, TMZ obtained photos of Prince leaving a Walgreens pharmacy near his Minnesota home Wednesday around 7pm leading many to speculate that he knew his death was on the horizon.

Several other gossip sites have speculated that he was facing an undisclosed terminal disease.

It is said that Prince had begun work on a memoir that was approximately 50 pages long.

Sources close to Prince also confirmed that he had recently canceled several shows in Atlanta due to sickness.

Google has since  changed their logo to Prince’s signature color of purple and the NBA on TNT has decked out their set in purple to honor Prince, playing his music at commercial breaks.

President Barak Obama even took time to honor the Hall of Fame singer and icon (see below).

More news as detail emerge.

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EXCLUSIVE: AR-AB Has No Relationship With Drake, Preps Kevin Gates Song By Helping Philly Youth

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: News
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AR-AB Is Pushing Away The Beef And Is Focused On Making Strides Though Music And Community Organizations For The Youth

(AllHipHop News) The Hip-Hop world and streets often meet at a crossroads that makes it difficult to decipher what’s real street drama and what’s just Hip-Hop-WWF rumors and talk.

On the contrary, when it comes to controversial Philly rapper AR-AB everyone knows the deal.

AR-AB is embedded in the streets and after earning a rowdy reputation and prison time for various offenses, he’s proven to be prime example of living that fine line between the streets and gangsta rap music.

In spite of that fact and AR-AB’s gorilla-sized reputation on the underground Philly rap scene, AB gained mainstream notoriety for mention on Drake’s song “Back to Back.”

But despite that popular mention, AB says that he “doesn’t have a relationship with Drake.”

“There are guys that are from the streets, but I am the streets” – AR-AB

The new info on Drake comes on the heels of AB stating that he wants no part in his beef with Meek Mill.

AB also had a recent convo with fellow Philly rapper Cassidy where AB and the “I’m a Hustla” rapper hashed out any “negative feelings.”

“I’m at a stage of my life when I don’t want no negative energy, where if I got any issues or anyone has any negative feelings, I want to get to the bottom of it and talk to them.  I talked to Cassidy and we got to the bottom of a lot of our issues,” AR-AB said.

Instead AB is choosing to focus on shows and his upcoming projects with bigger and bigger acts, not ruling out the possibility of working with Drake someday.

“I’ve been doing a whole bunch of shows, I’m booked every weekend right now. I’ve been kind of busy doing that and I’m working on Who Harder than Me 4. I’m gearing up for this song with Kevin Gates, we are working out a video date and everything right now,” AR-AB explained.

The peaceful, work-driven message is a far cry from the previously released Meek Mill disses, but don’t think that AR-AB has turned his back on the streets at all.

AR-AB has big plans for an upcoming release with Kevin Gates and found a connection with Gates as the two have both taken steps to helping out youth juvenile detention centers.

“When I came home from prison, I was talking to my manager and my manager had a plug with him, basically he was what I was listening to.  They got us on the phone together and he was going around speaking to the local youth, like at detention centers and thats what I’m doing so we stayed on the phone DMing and texting each other.  I didn’t even know he was going to be down at SXSW and we ended up doing this track,” AB explained of his Kevin Gates song.

When asked about his connection to the streets and why he has become so popular amongst Philly rap fans, AR-AB said that people still think that he may “still rob them.”

“A lot of guys talk about it, a lot of guys seen stuff, but they ain’t never involved with it. I actually – and its on my record –  I’m a guy you could write a movie on. There are guys that are from the streets, but I am the streets,” AB proclaimed.

“I give you that in my music and on my upcoming tape. This is what I was doing man.  I’m one of the biggest rappers in Philly and I still walk in the club and you would think I walk in the club and nggas might think they might rob me. I walk in the club and nggas think I might still rob them, even though I’m the big rapper. That’s how it is now man because before rap – I was an animal” a contrite AR-AB added.

Look out for AR-AB’s song with Kevin Gates in the coming week as AllHipHop will be exclusively releasing the new track at the top of next month.

Recalling Prince’s Dislike For “Silly Rappers” And The NWA Diss

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) As the world mourns Prince and remembers one of most influential entertainers of all time, excerpts from the book, Prince: Chaos, Disorder, and Revolution by Jason Draper are emerging as evidence of Prince’s on and off relationship with Hip-Hop.

While Prince did try his hand at rapping on several occasions, in the book Draper writes that Prince felt Hip-Hop was “distinctly unmusical.”

“As far as Prince was concerned, hip-hop was distinctly unmusical. His feelings are summed up by ‘Dead On It,’ on which he laments switching on the radio to hear a “silly rapper talking silly sh*t.” The largely instrumental ‘2 Nigs United 4 West Compton,” meanwhile was intended as a musical swipe at the likes of NWA, whose Straight Outta Compton was just around the corner, and whose glorification of gang violence and misogyny Prince detested.”

In addition to the gangsta rap songs and dissing NWA, Prince added a rapper named Tony M to his backing group and featured Tony M prominently on his self-released project Goldnigga.

This project marked Prince as one of the first artists to bundle and sell his music as MP3s through NPG Music Club, which is partially why Prince cannot be found on Spotify or Apple Music.

Despite several collaborations with Tony M, the songs “Sexy MF” and “My Name Is Prince” were not widely successful in comparison to his other recorded successes.

He would later go on to tell Spike Lee, “he did” gangsta rap recalling his “half-sung vocals on tracks such as the 1982 B-side ‘Irresistible B####,” which can be heard below.

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Slick Rick May Possibly Be Making New Music!

By: ClassicOne Updated Category: Rumors
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Photo via Montell Jordan’s Instagram

Slick Rick has finally become a U.S. citizen! With this, also comes the possibility of new music. Slick Rick also finally had a chance to perfrom with Montell Jordan as Jordan’s classic “This Is How We Do It” samples Slick’s classic “Children’s Story.” Rick has recently reflected on his past collaborations and shows with artists such as Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Chamillionaire, Asher Roth, Mos Def, Raekwon, etc and now he may be ready to craft a follow up to his last album, ‘The Art of Storytelling.’ Billboard caught up with Slick, and he explained that he still wants to break into some new stuff here and there.

“So when the opportunity arises, gotta dust off my shoulders, and may be able to think of a song idea here and there. It couldn’t hurt. We can just throw it out on the Internet or with a new artist. Just for fun,” said Slick Rick.”

As far as new artists, his co-signs include Drake, Missy Elliott and Kanye West.

“Missy Elliot is carrying the torch right now. Sometimes Drake strikes oil. Sometimes, other cats got it too [like] Kanye. But right now, I’d say Drake and Missy Elliot got the torch burning right now for the hood,” he says.

Although Slick is known for his storytelling, his new music may actually be noted for it’s speed, tempo, soul, melody, and swag. Are you ready for new music from Slick Rick?

Hopsin Doesn’t Believe 2 Chainz Is A Lyricist

By: ClassicOne Updated Category: Rumors
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Over the years Hopsin hasn’t gone easy on Atlanta rappers or trap music. He said,

“You could go bar from bar, play an acapella, look at the lyrics and realize that they’ve changed no one’s life, they aren’t doing anything and it’s just the beats.

Hopsin sat down with DJ Vlad to debate lyricists in Hip Hop over the years. Vlad said he feels that 2 Chainz is lyrical and Hopin sarcastically agrees. He says,

“A lyricist is someone who when they say something you say wow. They are able to put words together and you say, Wow, I wouldn’t have been able to do it like that.”

Vlad also says you don’t have to be conscious to be a lyricist. Hopsin says he still feels that artists aren’t lyrical anymore, but today he wouldn’t target just Atlanta artists. Hopsin says trap music is all beats over content. Does he have a point? Is 2 Chainz a lyricist? Let us know your thoughts.

Lil’ Uzi Vert Finally Catches His Hacker!

By: ClassicOne Updated Category: Rumors
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Uh oh. Apparently Lil’ Uzi Vert finally caught up to his hacker that has been leaking a lot of his music. Lil’ Uzi Vert posted a video checking the hacker with a caption that read,

“Everybody this is a A lil nerd hacker I found him cause he sold a leak song to somebody IN MY CITY. He said I hacked your Instagram cause you aint never [respond to] me when I tried to contact you. some ole super fan sh*t. I mean thank you but no thanks. Went through his phone had my sh*t and a lot of other RAPPERS info. Dis sh*t was crazy. Oh yea he ratted on the rest of yall. I’m coming for ya. Oh yea and he be letting these lame ass nobody’s have all yall’s verses. On yall too. I know everybody he did business with. Haters be all around. I finna be all around too. Don’t send music through GMAIL get a drive.”

Dang Uzi checked him like a child. That is some savage and foul shhhhh to do to a person though. The hackers… the scammers… just don’t care! How would you have handled it?

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Is No Limit’s New Artist Another Future Clone?

By: ClassicOne Updated Category: Rumors
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Well it seems like we may have yet another Future clone in No Limit artist MoeRoy. Interestingly enough, MoeRoy is like a weird cross between a fake Future and Michael Jackson. Keep in mind Moe is supposed to be the future of No Limit Records. What are your thoughts?

The Hip-Hop World Reacts To The Passing Of Prince

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Less than a week after being hospitalized for flu symptoms, legendary singer Prince passed away at the age of 57.

As more news comes in about the passing of one of music’s most iconic figures, the Hip-Hop world has reacted in sadness, disbelief and shock.

The news of Prince’s passing comes just a few months after the passing of his protegé Denise “Vanity” Matthew who fronted Vanity 6 and who also passed away at the age of 57.

While some rappers like Big Boi retweeted stories on his passing others like Erykah Badu reacted in disbelief

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Rick Ross Tweeted Prince’s name with praying hands and saying, “I pray you live richforever”

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Talib Kweli gave fans this message remembering a performance by Prince in 1982.

“Taking off for New York with a heavy heart. I will leave you with this – Prince live from the Capitol Theater, 1982.”

Questlove simply post an image with the caption, “King”

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Spike Lee remembered Prince’s humor and said he would miss his brother.

TY Dolla $ign posted this image remembering the icon that shaped the music world in so many ways.

Man smh r I p the legend PRINCE! 🙁

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Prince’s Has Died At His Estate In Minnesota

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Early reports are confirming that legendary singer Prince has died at estate in Minnesota.

The news from TMZ comes on the heels of Prince being hospitalized after his plane made an emergency landing less than a week ago so that he could seek medical attention.

Prince was then transported by ambulance to the hospital.

After the brief hospital visit, the Purple Rain singer was released after three hours.

Prince is said to have been battling the flu for weeks.

EXCLUSIVE: Atlanta’s Issa Takes Listeners To The Moon & Back With New Cassius Jay Produced EP

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Features
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(AllHipHop Features) Earlier this month Atlanta rapper Issa dropped his latest project Blue Moon. The 7-track EP was produced entirely by fellow ATL representative Cassius Jay. The album’s title is reflective of the two creators’ experience recording together.

[ALSO READ: #ATLRiseUp: Issa Is Looking To Use His “Trap Conscious” Movement To Be The Voice Of The Youth]

“We called the project Blue Moon because we’re on a new wave, and the moon controls the fact,” says Issa. “Before we got started every session, Cassius always turned the lights dim in the studio and said, ‘Let’s go to the moon brah.’ That set the vibe for the whole project and put us in the space that we were in to make this music.”

Blue Moon is the first body of work from Issa since 2015’s This Summer. The singles “Nu Nu” and “Next One” are examples of the NNTME MuCo recording artist showing he is ready to present a new direction for his brand.

“Since my last full project This Summer, I’ve grown a lot, both mentally and spiritually. However I feel inside is what comes out in my music,” Issa states. “I would say my sound has matured, and this chemistry that me and Cassius have is special.”

Even with Blue Moon now available online, Issa is not done crafting tunes. His combined 230,000 Twitter and Instagram followers can expect even more songs and videos from the Washington, DC transplant over the next eight months. The intention is to ultimately crossover to a mainstream audience as well.

“For the rest of 2016, I plan on continuing to lay my foundation down. I want to really lock in and energize my core fan base,” explains Issa. “I plan on taking my career to new heights this year, growing my music from my core fans to the masses. Look for a lot more music and a lot or visuals. I’m locked and loaded.”

[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Malachiae Warren Discusses His New Project ‘Heard U Was In My City’]

Follow Issa on Twitter @ISSAIAM and Instagram @issaiam.

Stream Issa’s Blue Moon EP below.

Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ Special Will Debut On HBO For Free (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) As members of the Bey Hive debate on what exactly Beyoncé’s upcoming hour-long HBO special titled Lemonade will involve, the pay cable channel will not prevent non-subscribers from missing whatever the superstar is planning to unveil on Saturday. The network is offering a free preview weekend running from Friday to Monday.

[ALSO READ: Common Teams Up With HBO For 2-Year Deal]

Lemonade is scheduled to debut on April 23 at 9 pm ET. Besides Queen Bey’s mysterious showcase, viewers will also get to watch the season premieres of the HBO series Game of Thrones, Veep, and Silicon Valley on Sunday. The pay-TV premiere of Jurassic World and the Gennady Golovkin versus Dominic Wade boxing match are set to take place on Saturday night as well.

Beyoncé made the announcement about Lemonade via her Instagram page on April 16. The “Formation” singer previously aired her Life Is But A Dream documentary as well as the “On The Run Tour” special with her husband Jay Z on HBO.

[ALSO READ: DJ Khaled Announces Plans To Tour With Beyoncé]

Watch the “HBO Is Taking Over This Weekend” promotional video below.

Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar & Taraji P. Henson Included On Time’s “100 Most Influential People” List

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Time magazine has released its annual list of the “100 Most Influential People In The World,” and several individuals connected to Hip Hop were selected for the prestigious honor. Platinum rhymer Nicki Minaj, Grammy-winning emcee Kendrick Lamar, and breakout Empire star Taraji P. Henson all made the issue.

[ALSO READ: Kanye West Covers Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” Issue + Discusses His Legacy (VIDEO)]

Not only did Time place Minaj in its “Icons” section, the “Moment 4 Life” performer also graced one of the publication’s covers. Her Young Money boss Lil Wayne wrote the article praising Nicki.

“She’s reached far beyond everything I would have imagined. Man, she’s so influential and doing all the right things,” stated Wayne. “She’s an icon, a boss and a role model to all these young girls out here on how to do it the right way. Her work ethic speaks volumes and has yielded these results. The scary thing is she’s still going. Ha! Nicki Minaj will go down as one of the best to do it in the history of music.”

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Kendrick’s piece was written by Black Lives Matter activist Alicia Garza. She referred to the Compton native’s To Pimp A Butterfly album as “a new genre of movement music.” In addition, Garza applauded Lamar for using his art to force the public to face issues that may be uncomfortable.

Empire creator Lee Daniels recognized Henson with a tribute in the magazine. Daniels called the actress “the modern-day Bette Davis.” The famed director also noted that Henson was mostly under-appreciated by Hollywood before taking on the role of Cookie Lyon but she is now one of the most celebrated entertainers on television.

Other individuals selected for Time‘s “100 Most Influential People In The World” list include President Barack Obama, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Steph Curry, Ryan Coogler, Idris Elba, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Usain Bolt, Adele, Ronda Rousey, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

[ALSO READ: Hip-Hop Shown To Be Most Influential Genre Since 1960]

En Vogue Returns With “Déjà vu” – The R&B Group’s First Single In 5 Years

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Music
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(AllHipHop News) The Funky Divas are back. Award-winning R&B group En Vogue has released their first single in five years. Cindy Herron-Braggs, Terry Ellis, and Rhona Bennett reunited to provide their fans the new song “Déjà vu.”

[ALSO READ: Three Questions With Glamour]

The track will be included on En Vogue’s upcoming album Electric Café. The LP pays homage to the sounds of 1960’s R&B. This will be the group’s first studio project since 2004’s Soul Flower.

“We’re proud of being considered trendsetters, fusing music with style from the beginning with our  little black dresses to our red hot ‘Giving Him Something He Can Feel’ video to the futuristic look of ‘Free Your Mind,’ states Ellis.

Bennett adds, “We adore our fans and constantly strive to give them music from our hearts.”

En Vogue is currently embarking on a world tour with shows throughout North America and Europe. For information about concert dates and other news visit EnVogueMusic.com.

“Whether it’s old-school soul or challenging prejudice and racism with ‘Free Your Mind,’ as a group, we are consistently evolving musically and staying relevant with the times,” says Herron-Braggs. “We find total freedom and fulfillment when we hit the stage. It’s the ultimate connection with our fans. It’s about the energy you receive, the love, and the reciprocation from the message in the music.”

[ALSO READ: Pleasure P Calls Out Other R&B Artists For Not Supporting The Genre (VIDEO)]

Listen to En Vogue’s “Déjà vu” below.

BET’s 2016 Programming Line-Up To Include Hip Hop Themed Shows ‘Music Moguls’ & ‘One Shot’

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) BET unveiled its 2016 programming line-up at the Upfront presentation in New York City this week. Among the new series headed to the network include a couple of shows centered around Hip Hop figures.

[ALSO READ: Queen Latifah To Launch New TV Series ‘The Best Place To Be’]

Music industry insiders Birdman, Dame Dash, Jermaine Dupri, and Snoop Dogg are set to appear in the unscripted program Music Moguls. The reality show will take viewers into each of their lives over eight 60-minute episodes. The series is being produced by L. Plummer Media. Lemuel Plummer, Bryan “Birdman” Williams, Snoop Dogg, and Chad Greulach are serving as executive producers.

In an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com earlier this month, Ray J revealed he is part of Music Moguls as well. The singer-actor also provided information for when the program is set to debut. Ray stated, “Music Moguls will be out in June. Hopefully, the show will come on right after the BET Awards.”

In addition to Music Moguls, BET is also airing the Hip Hop lyrical competition show One Shot. Shade 45 radio personality Sway Calloway will lead a panel of music veterans as they travel the country to showcase rising rap talent. Calloway serves as executive producer along with Mike Smith, Dominick “Kxng Crooked” Wickliffe, Rod “King Tech” Sep, Nancy Nayor, and Dean Hadaegh.

“It’s like an American Idol for strictly Hip Hop. We go out to different cities to find the next Hip Hop star,” Crooked told AllHipHop.com in February.

[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Kxng Crooked Talks Upcoming Hip Hop Competition TV Series ‘One Shot’]