High Functioning Stoner, Cheech Bundy and producer !llmind bring you their full collabo EP cleverly titled CH!LL. With some many questions for Cheech about the !llmind project he had to come up with a dope title to answer all the interest in this highly buzzed about talent. !llmind once again make sure the parties keep bouncing through the end of summer on “Worst Case” with his signature infectious BoomTrap production. As with previously released records Cheech’s lyrical dexterity and gritty delivery matches the soundscape perfectly. Do yourself a favor and add this to your playlist immediately. Cheech is a raunchy, heavy smokin lyrical assassin so combined with !llmind you might want to brace yourself from some dope isht.
Gee Major, a rising Hip-Hop artist from the Carolinas & DMV, was born with Cerebral Palsy. Born with a disability but, ran with focus and drive, he has yet to let his handicap slow him down, in fact he may be one of the most spoke about up and coming emcee’s to hit the music scene. Faced with many obstacles from drugs to discrimination, to the loss of his mother in 2001, Gee Major has remained loyal to his craft as an emcee and holding his own.
Hip-Hop heads aren’t the only one paying close attention to Gee Major, so is Nike. In fact Nike is making athletes with disabilities a priority, by designing a shoe for people with Cerebral Palsy thanks to 16 year old Matthew Walzer who helped create the ‘Nike Flyease’.
In the video, below, Gee Major explains how he discovered the new technology and thanks Nike and Matthew for their efforts.
After completing his interview today, I had a profound new respect for Gee Major who remains humble, focused and determined to make his mark in the music Industry and Hip Hop culture as a whole. Hip Hop fans are sure to embrace Gee Major’s talent and story behind his music.
AllHipHop.com: Your latest project Handicapable Hosted By DJ Holiday drops August 18th. What inspired your mixtape title?
Gee Major: The mixtape title was inspired by my condition, I was born with Cerebral Palsy and I just used life experiences and perseverance to create this opportunity to be able to record this mixtape.
AllHipHop.com: With your condition, Cerebral Palsy, I know your open about it, how do your fans react to your condition?
Gee Major: They think its cool, its like going to the circus, you know like back in the day when they used to say the circus was a freak of nature, you’ve never seen it before, its brand new and people just think its cool that I can take something that was given to me, thats considered bad, but I turned it into something good, you know something positive.
AllHipHop.com: You released “Erbody Wanna Be Tony Montana” featuring Fat Trel from MMG, how did the two of you link up?
Gee Major: We linked up after I reached out to him, once the song was recorded, he’s a local here in the DMV area. We also have mutual friends so we linked up, got in the studio and recorded it.
AllHipHop.com: How does your new project and your overall brand… set you apart from other rising artists that are out now?
Gee Major: The way it sets me apart, Imma 80’s babies/90’s kid, so like you know I take life experiences and put a little bit of the new style into the old music and bring story telling back in a sense, and along with the handicap the disability I’m not afraid to go out on a limb and say I have these problems and expose myself instead of pretending to be so hardcore all the time, I keep it real. AllHipHop.com: Is it true you credit King Los as being one the first individuals to help put your hip-hop talents on display?
Gee Major: I met Los back in 2009 at University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (UMES), where I was attending to attain a degree in english. One of my friends produced for him, and he brought Los down to the school and he linked me in with him and we recorded this video of a secret hip-hop cypher that we did on campus, we put in up on youtube and it went viral. You can look up UMES freestyle and it will come up. He just opened the door for me. When people started to see me on that type show and seeing me on those circuits people started to recognize me for my talent.
AllHipHop.com: Until the next time, what would you like to share with your supporters?
Gee Major: First of all I want to thank Allhiphop.com, I used to get in trouble for going on the allhiphop.com site in school all the time, so when you guys reached out…thats something I’ve been waiting on. I’m a fan of the site, anything that ya’ll need me to do, I’ll do it, I support ya’ll 100% and appreciate ya’ll supporting me. I support anyone with disabilities and anyone trying to better themselves and get out of the hood, I support them, reach out to me and I promise I will get back to ya when I have time.
Carolinas & DMV champ Gee Major gears up for the release of his upcoming Dj Holiday hosted mixtape ‘Handicapable’ to be released August 18th with his newest single entitled “EWTBM”(Erbody wanna be Tony Montana) ft. Fat Trel.
Stay connected With Gee Major on Twitter: @LM_Major and IG: GeeMajor
Today, Will Brennan promptly accompanies the single with a proper visual treatment by providing stunning, smoky optics directed by The Brave Cat for 1 of 1 LTD.When they set out to create this video, Will explains, “We wanted to create a scene that would be the ideal place where our music would be heard and we thought that a group of girls hotboxing their car would be a fitting visual to this song. We didn’t see the sinister turn at the end coming until it happened.” Black Americana is coming soon.
Kevin Gates bears his heart on the track “Tomorrow” making this song one of his hits from his most recent tape, Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz. He’s so melodic and smoothly transitions from rapping to singing in a classic Kevin Gates style that’s humble, cool and at the same time loaded. Yea we might have been expecting a different visual for this song, but at the end of the day, its Kevin Gates and he’s gonna do what he wants staying true to himself.
Funky, colorful and creative are all the things that come to mind when you see this new BJ The Chicago Kid video. While there’s retro animated writing throughout the video evoking a 70’s feel, its hard not to think of some 1980’s movie when you hear the music in this song. Eh, we’ll say this video is circa 1979 right on the cusp of the 80’s and its fresh. Claps for both of these artists putting together some trippy visuals for a song that has some radio potential.
It looked like things were going so well for Bow Wow & Erica Mena. They were engaged, moving out his mother’s basement, and they seemed to be “living the life”. It now seems like there may be trouble in paradise for the two. Bow Wow claims he is going back to his old lady’s man ways, and Erica seems to be expressing that she finally feels free. Bow Wow even posted “X’s” under Mena’s picture. Uh oh.
Well it seems like the outspoken wild child Azealia Banks is way behind the curve. She has finally decided to get her GED and her driver’s license. As much as she is online, it’s surprising that she would question how an online course works whether or not she has completed high school. While some fans were supportive, some weren’t as nice. A lot of fans expressed that they were shocked that she was “lacking so much” as much as she comes for people.
Sevyn Streeter was not here for her boo B.O.B’s sexual social media game. Although Bobby Ray seemed to be starting a game for the fellas to entice the ladies, B.O.B’s females fans of course were the most excited. Sevyn used a video that went viral of a woman lighting her cheating significant other’s genitals on fire as a joking response. But was she joking? LOL.
Two of the most buzzing new talents out of The A joined together to put on for their city. Atlanta representatives Sy Ari Da Kid and Quentin Miller drop the visuals for their collaboration “Man In My City.” The track was produced by TEAUXNY and the video was directed byComposite Media.
(AllHipHop News) New York City representative A$AP Rocky’s comments about Atlanta rappers did not sit well with many fans from the Peach State. The Harlemite told a crowd at the Red Bull Music Academy Festival he feels a lot of ATL artists sound the same.
One of the A-Town’s best spitters was recently asked about what Rocky had to say. Cyhi The Prynce took questions at a press conference in Atlanta last week, and the creator of the controversial track “Elephant In The Room” mentioned the Hip Hop industry in his hometown needs to do more to support the city’s rising talent.
“We do have our certain sound. But it’s for the DJs and [radio] program directors take heed to other artists that’s actually bubbling in Atlanta, that don’t do your traditional trap or club music,” said Cyhi. “There’s a lot of different music. We’re like the Mecca of music right now. This is [the home of] LaFace, Dungeon Family, Stankonia. That culture – we just don’t embrace it no more. But that’s why I’m here.”
Cyhi is currently working on his debut studio album. The official follow-up to his critically acclaimed mixtapes Black Hystori Project and BHP 2: N.A.A.C.P. does not have a release date yet, but the Stone Mountain native described what the LP represents in his view.
“One way to sum up my project is the word of God,” stated Cyhi. “I’m just hear to put my story, my message and my ministry at the forefront.”
In 2013 Kyle quit making music and left his native hometown of Houston and hit the road where he found a home in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Today Kyle Hubbard is back and looks to drop his new single “Going Back To Houston” which chronicles his decision to head back home and get back to the music. This will be on his new EP, “Majestic Hotel,” which is set to drop in a couple of weeks.
“First you gotta go around in circles to go straight.”
MIM or Miami In March is the audible embodiment of Solomonilla, try that a few times… Solo-monilla, Solo-monilla. It’s basically a synopsis of the past nine months of his life from every victory to every loss and learning experience. Solo bleeds his real life over the genre-bending production from Kaytranada, Gravez and more. He comes with his signature energy and flow that keeps going. The in-your-face lyrics, are lengthy and it’s impressive how he finds time to control the breathing in each verse. Combined with the eclectic production this track will fit nicely in your daily playlist.
(AllHipHop News)Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star Yung Joc is facing a $79,000 lawsuit from a Georgia jeweler. According to the AJC, Aydin & Company claims Joc bought a bracelet and diamond ring in 2009, but the “It’s Goin’ Down” rapper never paid the $17,500 bill.
Aydin says the 32-year-old born Jasiel Robinson agreed to pay for the jewelry, but he failed to make payments. The company is suing Joc for the cost of the items as well as interest, court and lawyer fees which brings the total to $79,901.96.
Joc joined the cast of LHHA in 2014. He appears on the reality show with girlfriend Khadiyah “KD” Lewis. The season four finale of the VH1 program was held Monday night.
Los Angeles based rapper Bobby Grant drops off a lyric video for his single “Ride With Us”. The track was produced by SeeoBeats and Alex Theesfield. If you’re digging the song, check out his remix to PartyNextDoor’s “Kehlani” that released a few weeks back. The song has a dope beat and progressive build up that very OVO-ish. Peep how his crossover R&B/Hip-Hop sound builds throughout.
(AllHipHop News) Mark Beaumont decided to tackle the story of pop culture phenomenon Kanye West in a new book. The biography, titled Kanye West: God and Monster, is a 352-page look at the life journey of the GOOD Music founder.
The most in-depth look at West’s life and career to date, Mark Beaumont’s new book lifts the mask to expose the man behind the endless myths. Featuring quotes from all of the major players in West’s life, Kanye West: God and Monster traces his life from the suburbs of Chicago through art school and rap apprenticeships to recording in the coolest studios of New York and Hawaii with the biggest names in music, revolutionizing hip-hop at every step of the way. Beaumont documents every rumor and revelation, details the wildest extravagances and biggest ego blow-ups of this true rap original.
Die hard Yeezus followers may not find many new personal details in Beaumont’s work. The Denver Post‘s review reports God and Monster relies on past public statements, and West was not interviewed for the biography.
The Overlook Press release does include the writer analyzing Ye’s lyrics, and the book focuses on his music making process. Beaumont also suggests the “Jesus Walks” performer is a creative genius that has greatly influenced his era of entertainment.
Music Beats Hearts is the non for profit agency that works with children’s hospitals to provide patients with iPods equipped with personalized playlists. These curated playlists are an assortment of positive/happy music from all genres of music. MBH was started and run by a ground of entertainment industry volunteers that have a deep passion for the cause. Through tremendous support Music Beats Hearts is launching ‘The Heart Beat of The Month’ program. Every month MBH will commission new and emerging talent and showcase their Heart Beat of The Month song on musicbeatshearts.org. This song will only be streamed on the site and added to the curated playlist that will be given out to the sick. “The Heart Beat of the Month program was designed to give music artists a platform to showcase new music and also inspire and give hope to the sick.” – Elie Maroun/Founder of MBH.
The Heart Beat of The Month for August 2015 is AJ Hernz’s new single “Why Not Now”. AJ Hernz is not new to the music circuit as he’s opened up for Lil Wayne, Drake, and is currently on working on a new solo project. AJ Hernz wrote “Why not now” to keep fans positive and happy. In his lyrics, he reminds listeners that they are, “one in a million, with a heart of a champion and the mind of winner.” You can view and sing along to the lyrics at www.musicbeatshearts.org
(AllHipHop News) Scarface returned to The Breakfast Club this week. The Houston Hip Hop legend spent nearly 40 minutes talking about the latest happenings in his career. Face revealed he is working on new music, but made it clear he is not attempting to conform to modern rap in order to reach young listeners.
“I had a voice in my ear saying, ‘Yeah man, if you want to stay relevant you gotta tap into the youth’,” said Scarface. “I was saying to myself, ‘If I go see him and get some youth music then I’ll look like the 7 foot fifteen year old.”
The man that is considered by many Hip Hop followers to be one of the greatest emcees of all time also talked about his upcoming album. In addition, the Deeply Rooted rhymer discussed his appreciation for New York City’s role in the culture, his relationship with Eazy-E, being an indie artist, the business side of the industry, and ending his tour with Geto Boys.
“That’s over,” responded Face when asked about being on the road with Willie D and Bushwick Bill. “That’s a page in history that is closed for me. I’m done. That’s never going to happen again.”
In June, the Geto Boys had started a Kickstarter campaign to fund a reunion album. It appears the supposed Habeas Corpus project is not happening anymore.
JayTez is a rapper, singer and producer signed to the pioneering southern music label Oomp Camp since early 2012. Introduced to the music industry by hit-maker Roscoe Dash, this super talent is positioning himself as a force to be reckoned with. His track record proves that he is on his way to the top –and nothing or no one will stop him. He recently created a song for the Atlanta Falcons that is currently being entertained as an official song for the team. JayTez’s musical influences are as diverse as his skills. He prefers the old and new school sounds of Earth, Wind & Fire, The Gap Band, Frankie Beverly & Maze, T.I., Gucci Mane and DJ Montay.
His new bass heavy single, “Dumb” featuring CoCo Kiss and produced by Grammy nominated producer DJ Montay (FloRida “Low”) is an ode to his lifestyle. It reflects the nightlife and culture of the city he’s striving to be the hometown hero of –partying, fun with no limits. Fused with catchy hooks and unmistakable lyrics, his music is aiding Atlanta in remaining a hub for great talent. “I’m not afraid to be me. I don’t care what people think. I am my own man.”
Las Vegas duo, 2Realist come together on this banger-of-a-track produced by King Vay entitled, “Bless The Streetz” featuring Lit Soxx. This is the first single off their album, “Global” which is set for release in September.
(AllHipHop News) The people have spoken. Straight Outta Compton is a massive hit at the box office. The N.W.A biopic first weekend topped $60.2 million, making it the biggest opening ever for a musical biopic.
Universal Studios originally reported the movie made $56.1 million, but that number was increased when the final totals came in. Straight Outta Compton now also holds the record for the largest R-rated August opening in box office history and sits in fifth place for the biggest August opening ever.
The F. Gary Gray directed picture highlights the lives and careers of Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren, DJ Yella, and other individuals connected to the iconic California Hip Hop group. Gray believes the movie will definitely impact N.W.A’s legacy.
“Hopefully, people get a sense of the history behind them, and it enriches Hip Hop and American history. It’s tied to a lot of things,” Gray told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive interview. “One or two hundred years from now people will ask, ‘What was going on in popular culture in the 80’s and 90’s?’ Hopefully, this is one of the films they turn to.”
