(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop artist/educator MK Asante has decided to take a new approach to violence and ignorance in Hip-Hop as he remixes one of the hottest songs on Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder’s Indie 500 album.
MK and his brother Uzi link to remix “Bangers,” which was shot in the streets of Baltimore.
MK told AllHipHop.com, “In ‘Bangers’, we rob people of their ignorance. We wanted to take 9th Wonder’s intro and really show the connection between knowledge, power, and music. We worked with the visual artist Robert The to make one-of-a-kind book guns from my memoir Buck. With Talib Kweli recently re-launching Nkiru Books, the synergy here is beautiful.”
In 2013, MK release a memoir called “Buck,” which was a Washington Post Bestseller in 2014 & 2015. Last year, MK released a soundtrack to the book as well. In the video, MK’s literary work is cut into the shape of a handgun and kids symbolically kill off their ignorance.
(AllHipHop News) It should be cause for celebration, but Rihanna’s gratitude towards Black Girl Rock has caused an uproar.
The singer revealed that she would receive the “Rock Star Award” at the coveted show that honors the accomplishments of women and girls of color.
“Thank you @BlackGirlsRock for this years’ Rock Star Award!! #BlackGirlsRockBET,” Rihanna said.
The announcement has sparked a now-antiquated discussion that falls along racial lines.
Some of the opposing views said comments like “All girls rock!”
One commenter took people to task about it.
On Instagram, on person said, “why are white people getting so offended by this? I’m white and I think that this is a great message saying “black girls rock” . This isn’t racist at all because it didn’t put down another race, it just lifted one up. 😉 Lol I swear y’all need to chill.”
Daye Jack broke onto our radar with his politically charged track with Killer Mike, but now Daye Jack switches things up with an upbeat track that seems to feature a full band with horns and live drums. This is a high end production jam that will be perfect for your Spring time BBQs.
(AllHipHop News) There has long been an urban legend that Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey was originally supposed to be scored by Pink Floyd and the rock band’s song “Echoes” was purposely synchronized to the film’s “stargate” sequence. While that movie-music connection could never be proven to have been done on purpose, someone on the internet has created another 2001 mash-up that seems to be just as fitting.
3001: A Laced Odyssey, the debut studio album from Flatbush Zombies, borrows its title from the Kubrick directed sci-fi masterpiece. The Vimeo creator known as skimilk used Meechy Darko, Zombie Juice, and Erick “The Architect” Elliott’s LP for the 3001 x 2001 presentation. The hour-long video features songs from 3001 placed over visuals from 2001.
“The recommended listening experience. Made no further alterations except for shaving a few seconds off from the MGM title card and fixing some gaps and transitions in between songs,” wrote skimilk.
Flatbush Zombies’ 3001: A Laced Odyssey is available for purchase on iTunes.
(AllHipHop News) Metro Boomin and Young Thug have come together to create several songs including “Hercules” off Thug’s recent release I’m Up. Thugger is even the voice for one of Metro’s popular production tags. But the two Atlanta-based stars have also gotten into a public spat.
Back in November, Thug called out Metro after the 22-year-old St. Louis native posted a tweet where he stated, “putting out 5 tapes in a year won’t make you heat up like Future.” Metro insisted he was not subtweeting at his friend, but many observers, including Thug, took the message as a subtle shot at the YSL representative since Thugger’s Slime Season 2 mixtape – his third project of 2015 – had recently dropped.
Metro spoke about the past tension between himself and Thug during a sit down with the Streetz Is Watchin radio show. He acknowledged the Metro Thuggin partners have had issues, but they have been able to move past those problems.
“We’ve had moments in front of the world and not in front of the world, but that’s how you know the sh*t’s real,” said Metro. “I would never bother going back-and-forth with somebody I didn’t care about. I’m just not going to care. I’m just not going to say nothing.”
He added, “Somebody I actually care about – it was a lot of emotions. But we’re all good. We’re one thousand.” Metro even told DJ Drama, “I love him.”
Samsung celebrated night #2 of Galaxy Life Fest at SXSW with performances from ColleGrove – the new superstar duo composed of 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne, and Public Enemy. To celebrate the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge devices and the latest ad campaign series featuring Lil Wayne, Samsung invited guests and Galaxy owners to the 2nd night of the 3-day music event at SXSW. Also in attendance were BJ Novak and Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer.
Public Enemy kicked off the 2nd night of Samsung’s Galaxy Life Fest in Austin with an unforgettable performance that kept the crowd on its feet all night. The band played a long list of favorites including “Don’t Believe the Hype” and the legendary “Fight the Power.” No stranger to political messages, Chuck D also used the stage to talk about some of today’s hot topics.
ColleGrove, the new superstar duo composed of 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne, made their debut performance as they headlined the evening. 2 Chainz kicked things off with several solo tracks, followed by Lil Wayne, who performed favorites “A Milli,” “Lollipop,” “Truffle Butter,” and more. Then the duo took the stage and performed songs from the new album including “Watch Out” and “Duffle Bag.” Backstage after the show, Lil Wayne poured an entire bottle of champagne on his Galaxy S7, hilariously showing how water (and champagne) resistant the brand new device is.
Samsung debuted its latest ad campaign in the U.S. for the newly released Galaxy S7 and S7 edge which features Lil Wayne in a variety of comedic scenarios showcasing the power of his phone. The ads are the latest in a campaign series for the only water resistant, fast wireless charging, memory expanding, virtual reality powering, and pay almost anywhere Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. Both devices have all of this and more – including unparalleled connectivity to a galaxy of products, services and experiences. Check out more photos from the event below. Photos via Getty Images For Samsung
(AllHipHop News) Just Blaze has produced for some of the top rap stars in the business. Over his 20 year career, Blaze has certainly racked up countless records that never made it out of the vault. The New Jersey born producer/DJ shared a few of those hidden gems during a set on DJCity’s MikiDz Show.
The session included Blaze debuting an unused track from Jay Z’s The Blueprint 3 as well as instrumentals that were intended for Drake, Jay Electronica, Jeezy, Slaughterhouse, and Cam’ron. The 38-year-old production whiz previously premiered unreleased music from Jay, Cam, Kanye West, Usher, and others during Q-Tip’s Abstract Radio show.
(AllHipHop News) Political protester Thomas DiMassimo made news this weekend when he attempted to overtake the podium at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rally in Ohio. DiMassimo also caught the attention of Hip Hop fans because of the Dreamville t-shirt he was wearing at the time.
According to DiMassimo, the clothing item from J. Cole’s label was damaged during his stage rush when Secret Service agents prevented him from approaching Trump. However, Cole’s manager Ibrahim Hamad connected with the 22-year-old Fairborn, Ohio native to let him know the company will give him new Dreamville merchandise.
And they ripped it and I'm so salty bout it. I got it at Cole first Dollar and Dream tour when he performed in ATL. https://t.co/cbN2vhsowJ
DiMassimo was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and inducing panic. He is expected to appear in court on Wednesday.
The Wright State University student spoke with CNN about the Trump rally incident. He said:
I was thinking that I could get up on stage and take his podium away from him and take his mic away from him and send a message to all people out in the country who wouldn’t consider themselves racist, who wouldn’t consider themselves approving of what type of violence Donald Trump is allowing in his rallies, and send them a message that we can be strong, that we can find our strength and we can stand up against Donald Trump and against this new wave he’s ushering in of truly just violent white supremacist ideas.
(AllHipHop News) Hudson Mohawke seems to be upset that a couple of high-profiled rappers have not properly acknowledged him for his production work. The Scotland-born beat maker called out Kanye West and Drake by name on Twitter.
“Literally about to release zip of Kanye and Drake songs I’ve done that I got [zero] for,” wrote Mohawke. That particular tweet was later deleted.
He added, “Mannn so tired of making careers for people who take my work and add 1 hi hat and take all the credit…exhausting sh*t.”
When a Twitter user suggested Mohawke was afraid to anonymously leak a folder of Drake and Kanye tracks, the producer replied, “No I don’t have the [$10 million] to deal with the consequences mainly.”
Mohawke has worked with Kanye on songs such as “Mercy”, “To the World”, “Famous”, “Waves”, and “FML”. His production discography also includes Drake’s “Connect”.
Last week, rappers Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz released their anticipated collaborative project Collegrove. One week after the release, the two follow up with their release by performing at SXSW, which is happening now in Austin, Texas until Sunday, March 20th. According to HNHH, the Collegrove duo teamed up to perform a couple of the album’s singles at both the Samsung Galaxy Party and Jimmy Kimmel Live, which happened to be at the festival. Along with new music, Wayne and 2 Chainz also went back to perform classics like “A Milli”, “I’m Different”, and even “Duffle Bag Boy.”
(AllHipHop News) Donald Trump has been getting a lot of people up in arms with his controversial presidential election run, and yet the electoral candidate continues to make more enemies with no worries. Today, T.I. confirmed his hate for Trump and his campaign. The Atlanta rapper posted a video dissing the Trump via Instagram. The video also featured a caption to follow the recorded statement.
“I ain’t going for it… Mr Trump, if u beat me u won…but I WILL NOT BE FOOLED!!! I know u got plans for my people that are contrary to OUR BEST INTERESTS. Make no mistake… WE AINT ON THE SAME SIDE. Whatever U ARE,IM NOT!!!! Be CLEAR!!!! I have a family, I have children, I have ancestors that I WILL NOT LET DOWN. If me & mines ain’t safe, if me & mines in danger…. Guess what??? It’s gon take all my air to keep me from #Goin⬆️ Heh… U Have No Idea. May God Be with U sir. Have a nice day Mr. Trump.”
(AllHipHop News) Just a week ago, Kendrick Lamar surprised the world (again) with his newest project “Untitled Unmastered,” and now the album has topped the Billboard 200 in only one week. The Compton rapper received his second No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, following his last album to earn the top spot To Pimp A Butterfly.
Although Lamar’s new album sales didn’t top his sophomore LP (which sold over 360,000 albums its first week) with only 142,000 albums sold during the week, Untitled Unmastered still managed to earn this week’s spot over Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz collaborative project Collegrove, which also released last Friday .
As the saying goes, “You don’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been.” Here is a look at notable events that took place in Hip-Hop this week from years past.
Monday, March 14: 2Pac’s Me Against the World Turns 21
On this day in 1995, while serving time in prison, Tupac Shakur released his album, Me Against the World. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 by selling 240,000 copies its first week of release. It is also noteworthy that 2Pac became the first artist to have an album debut at the top of the charts while incarcerated.
Tuesday, March 15: Rest In Peace, Nate Dogg
Five years ago today, Hip-Hop lost one of its most memorable voices. Nathaniel Hale, better known as Nate Dogg, passed away in Long Beach, California due to complications which arose after several strokes. He collaborated with several high-profile artists during his career, and one of his biggest hits was the Grammy-nominated single, “Regulate” with Warren G.
Wednesday, March 16: The Diamond Certification is Introduced
17 years ago, the Recording Industry Association of America introduced the Diamond certification for the sale of 10 million albums or singles. Artists in Hip-Hop which have earned this certification for their work include (but aren’t limited to) Tupac, Biggie, Eminem, and OutKast.
Thursday, March 17: Happy Birthday, Swifty
Not only is it St. Patrick’s Day, it’s also the born day of D12 member, Swifty. After upwards of a decade since the group’s last major label album, the Dirty Dozen came back strong this past fall with the release of The Devil’s Night Mixtape and are still riding the wave of its success. “We back on our bulls**t, we spazzin’ on ‘em again / With gold paper, insulated booth, and platinum pen.”
Friday, March 18: Happy Birthday, Queen Latifah
Today marks the birthday of Hip-Hop icon and actress Queen Latifah. In addition to being a Grammy winning rapper (“U.N.I.T.Y.”), she also received an Oscar nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category in 2002 for her role in Chicago. More recently, she received positive reviews as the Wiz in The Wiz Live! which aired in December 2015.
Saturday, March 19: The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones is released
In 2002, D-3 Records releases the ‘Ol Dirty Bastard compilation album, The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones.
Sunday, March 20: Happy Birthday, Spike Lee
Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee celebrates his birthday today. Among many other notable achievements, he has been the recipient of an Academy Honorary Award. His most recent film, Chi-Raq, garnered mostly positive reviews. However, one Chicago native who has been very opposed the film is Chance the Rapper. The two have been feuding since the movie’s release late last year.
(AllHipHop News) When Kanye West’s album The Life Of Pablo originally dropped on Tidal, the rapper mentioned that he was going to make a couple of changes to some of the songs. a recent post on Reddit from user JayElect explained the changes added to the album. The post rights:
Famous just got patched.
1:23-1:25 and 1:49-1:51 are changed
“She in school to be a real estate agent/last month I helped her with the car payments” and the transition to the bam bam breakdown is changed.
1:01 – 1:17 is also different. Sounds like Nina Synomes vocals are layered under Rihanna’s. Rihanna’s vocals in general have a lot more reverb. Not as ear piercingly loud as she was before.
Will update this post with more patch notes as the update (hopefully) continues to roll in.
NOTE: IF YOU CAN’T HEAR THE CHANGES THEN DELETE THE ALBUM FROM OFFLINE MODE AND STREAM IT/REDOWNLOAD IT AGAIN
If you don’t have Tidal, looks like its back to the original version Kanye had before, which was deleted by several users.
Although he is making changes to his latest released project, Ye is currently working on his second album for this year, the rapper has announced on Twitter that he would release more than
(AllHipHop News) Along With His Love For Kendrick Lamar, President Barack Obama Is A Fan Of J. Cole. According to Complex, the 44th president was at a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee on Friday. Obama ended up showing some love for the 2014 Forest Hills Drive rapper, who performed at the fundraiser before Obama’s appearance at the fundraiser. The President then followed up with admiration of Cole:
“I love J. Cole. You know, this is the benefit of having teenage daughters”
What surprised many is that Obama even met some of Cole’s family members:
“I got a chance to see J. Cole’s mum and grandma.”
There’s a really good chance that the next president won’t be as cool or hip to music as President Obama.
Dr. Dre might not be doing any more solo albums, but he’s certainly putting in work. I am not sure, but it seems that Aftermath emcee Jon Connor is doing his thing, especially representing for his hometown of Flint, Michigan. But, more recently Jon was in the studio with Dr. Dre putting the final touches on his new, debut album. I remember when dude was on the streets of #SXSW with a whole crew wit signs. He’s come a long way. I wonder if he can turn into the “next Kendrick” to come out of the Aftermath posse.
Maybe I am ignorant or maybe I am just out of the loop! But I found something online that talked extensively how Superman as a hero, his powers, his origin and more story were all jacked from several gods from African. Recently, they have even depicted Supes as a deity figure in the movies. Go figure.
1. Heru’s powers emanate from the sun because he is an aspect of the sun (Ra), the Supreme God. Superman as a Kryptonian gets his power from the earth’s yellow sun.
2. Heru comes from an advanced civilization of deities. As an infant, he came from Egypt to the earth with his mother Auset, to escape destruction. Superman, as an infant, comes from the advanced civilization of Krypton to escape destruction.
3. Heru lost his father. Superman lost his parents.
4. Heru possesses the divine strength, power, might, courage and endurance of a solar god. Superman possesses the superhuman strength, power, courage and stamina of a Kryptonian energized by the sun.
5. Heru, the Golden Falcon/Solar Hawk-the Winged Solar Disc can fly anywhere at supernatural speeds. Superman can fly faster than the speed of light.
6. Heru dies and was resurrected twice as Asar (Osiris) and as an infant. Superman died and was resurrected.
7. Heru fights the never-ending battle for Maat, which is Truth, Justice and Righteousness. Maat is his mother Auset (Isis). Superman fights for Truth, Justice and the American Way.
8. Heru is an Angel of God or Amon -Ra called a neter in Egyptian theology. Superman’s real name is Kal- El.
9. Heru possesses the All-Seeing Eye of Atum -Ra, God which is an aspect of his mother Auset, thereby giving him omniscience and solar heat vision. Superman has X-ray vision, telescopic vision and heat vision.
10. Heru is of the House of God, Atum-Ra. Superman is of the House of EL, God.
(AllHipHop News) T-Pain has been very quiet about his next musical project as of lately, but a couple of recent posts might’ve changed that all. The “Buy U A Drank” singer has been working with a couple of big names including Missy Elliott, Dej Loaf, and Metro Boomin. Pain tweeted about the meetup to let his fans know what’s about to go down.
Just got out the studio with Metro, Missy and Dej. S### bout to go down fr.
(AllHipHop News) Apparently, there is a Big Pun movie on the way, but the family has already denounced the looming project.
Last week a casting call went out stating the following:
Do you look like Big Pun?
Miami Talent Casting is now casting overweight hispanic actors to play Big Pun in an upcoming BIG PUN film project. Casting directors are searching nationwide for the lead role and casting directors are looking for a male actor ages 18 to 40 years old to play Christopher Rios “Big Pun”. “Must be around 5’2” and resemble Rios in looks and physical build. Please note that Rios was severely overweight, and we are seeking actors who are also severely overweight.”
“No singing/rapping required (lip-syncing ONLY), but must be able to mimic/imitate Rios’ mannerisms and gestures. Impersonation of Rios’ speaking voice preferred if possible.”
Liza Rios, the late rapper’s widow, swiftly denounced the potential biopic and stated that she would be taking legal action.
“Hey I have nothing to do with this project. These people never even came to me for permission or to consult on OUR LIVES. So basically it’s a FAKE Bio pic of PUN and we all know how that goes. I was so not involved in this process BUT My LAWYER now is!,” Rios said though her Facebook account.
The open casting didn’t specify who was creating the movie, but stated that it would pay $5,000 for 5 days of shooting.
Seeking male actor 18-40 years old to portray Christopher Rios ”Big Pun.” Must be around 5’2” and resemble Rios in looks and physical build. Please note that Rios was severely overweight, and we are seeking actors who are also severely overweight.
No singing/rapping required (lip-syncing ONLY), but must be able to mimic/imitate Rios’ mannerisms and gestures. Impersonation of Rios’ speaking voice preferred if possible. Google Big Pun if needed to know more about character please.
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne has teamed with Samsung to launch and promote the new Samsung Galaxy S7 in several new commercials.
Samsung, which also utilizes Public Enemy’s classic “Welcome to the Terrordome” in a new spot, hosted an invite only show last night (March 12) at SXSW in Austin. The event was part of Samsung’s SXSW Galaxy Life Fest and featured a live show from Public Enemy and the debut performance by Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz as ColleGrove.
Rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy performs onstage at Samsung Galaxy Life Fest in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Samsung)
Rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy perform at Samsung Galaxy Life Fest at SXSW in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Samsung)
Rapper Flavor Flav of Public Enemy performs at Samsung Galaxy Life Fest at SXSW in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Samsung)
Public Enemy opened the night, with a high energy performance of the Chuck and Flav’s most notable songs.
Rapper 2 Chainz performs onstage at Samsung Galaxy Life Fest in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Samsung)
2 Chainz posing onstage at Samsung Galaxy Life Fest at SXSW (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Samsung)
Rapper 2 Chainz performs onstage at Samsung Galaxy Life Fest at SXSW. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Samsung)
2 Chainz hopped on the stage, where he performed his solo songs, followed by Lil Wayne who did the same.
Rappers 2 Chainz (L) and Lil Wayne perform onstage at Samsung Galaxy Life Fest at SXSW 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Samsung)
Rappers Lil Wayne (L) and 2 Chainz perform onstage at Samsung Galaxy Life Fest at SXSW. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Samsung)
Rapper Lil Wayne pours champagne over his Samsung Galaxy S7 at Samsung Galaxy Life Fest at SXSW (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Samsung)
Then it was time for the moment everyone was waiting for. Both two chains and little Wayne reemerged on the stage, and performed several selections from Collegrove. Backstage, Wayne forward champagne over his new S7 to prove how water-resistant it actually is.
Samsung’s new spot “Champagne Calls” doubles down on the fact that the new S7 is completely water proof, and apparently its champagne resistant too.
In the advertisement titled “Canoe,” Lil Wayne enlists the help of actor Wesley Snipes to promote Samsung’s push into VR as well as the S7.
The VR jokes continue in this one titled “Elephant.” Once again, Wayne is joined by Wesley Snipes, only this time the rapper gets tied up – delivering a baby elephant.
