If bars are bullets, El Gant is holding a loaded clip on his new single, “Raw.” The New York City rapper delivers rapid-fire rhymes without taking so much as a half-second to breathe throughout the booming track, which serves as the world’s introduction to his next project, the Spray Music EP.
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Although Ciara basically said Future didn’t deserve a response, she still gave him one with her recent subliminal tweets. Ciara said a certain person was so ignorant and dishonest that they didn’t deserve a response. She also said one’s main focus should be on being a good parent. This all seems to follow Future’s recent interview with The Huffinton Post where he stated that the reason him and Ciara broke up was due to the couple growing a part and not due to him cheating. Future also said that God didn’t tell him to practice abstinence with Ciara. These celebs have to be careful with who they choose to date and have kids with.
Eric Belling helps out ATLA on the track for a track thats picking up on radio in several parts of the country. Make sure to press play on this one for some good vibes on a Tuesday. We are really waiting for the video on this one but this will do for now.
I don’t know who thought this was a good idea..
I guess they didn’t know silly string was flammable. That being said, watch this video.
http://youtu.be/GX50RrevEbU
(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent was trending on Twitter most of the day on Monday. It seemed like the entire world had something to say about the rapper’s decision to file for bankruptcy, but 50 did not address the situation at all yesterday.
That changed overnight when the G-Unit leader posted an Instagram picture of himself in front of a minicar with the caption, “Times are hard out here LMAO.”
50 may be able to make light of the attention surrounding his financial ordeal, but a judge does not seem to find the situation amusing. The Daily Beast reports:
Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Paul Wooten did not seem amused by the second bankruptcy filing Monday morning, telling Jackson’s legal team, “This is the second such bankruptcy your client has filed in the last 30 days.”
Wooten said he wasn’t “impugn[ing] the sincerity of the defendant’s application for bankruptcy” but that he wanted to “communicate … the court’s frustration with continuously trying to get this case resolved.”
The bankruptcy filing came in the wake of a jury awarding Lastonia Leviston (Rick Ross’ ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child) $5 million in her sex tape lawsuit against 50. The Queens native also lost a $16 million lawsuit to Sleek Audio in 2014.
Xvl Shot makes his debut on AHH today with a track featuring Jose Guapo who’s known well throughout the trap world scene. Taking a page out of the Drake “Blessed” verse, the guys lace up the D-Billy Beats produced track.
Independent Rap renegade Johnnie Floss is back with a new single called “Brooklyn Boy.” The hard thumping single resonates with superb production by super producer Drawzilla. “Brooklyn Boy” is an electrifying song with an infectious Jay-Z sampled hook. The track pulsates with dynamic braggadocios lyrics by Johnnie Floss paying homage to his borough.
(AllHipHop News) Tupac Shakur is one of the most respected icons in Hip Hop history. Even other rap artists are fans of 2Pac, including Detroit emcee Marshall “Eminem” Mathers. The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain, Georgia has a copy of a hand-written letter Eminem wrote to Pac’s mother Afeni Shakur. The “Phenomenal” rapper also sent the Hip Hop matriarch a drawing of her son.
“You have no idea how much your son and his music inspired, not only the ‘Hip Hop’ world, but speaking for myself, has inspired my whole career,” wrote Eminem.
He later adds, “[2Pac] gave me the courage to stand up and say, ‘F*ck the world! This is who I am! And if you don’t like it, go f*ck yourself!’”
Read Eminem’s letter and check out his drawing of 2Pac below.
OG Maco and Future may have settled their differences, but it seems one member of the #FutureHive is not ready to let the situation go. The “U Guessed It” rapper p##### off a lot of Future followers when he tweeted, “Future destroyed countless lives by making it cool to be a drug addict.”
SEE: Future Responds To OG Maco’s Comments; Maco Says They Settled Their Issues
One of those Future fans fired back by taking over the domain name OGMaco.com. If you go to the website all you will see is the message below:
This might be one of the best vids of the summer. With claymation, big heads and other visual effects its great to see an artist put so much into the video. You gotta support it with this kind of effort. Taylor MDNA teams up with Portland raised, Berkeley California based tattoo Artist & Director Peter Duddington to bring you the colorful animated “Rude Awakening” video. The song highlights the age old question “What would you do if the world ended today?” … With a dope spin on it. If you loved Gumbi or Southpark you’ll LOVE this! Enjoy below
After providing the 7 track offering of the MW2YW (My World 2 Your World) EP back in May, VA musician Tokyo Trendz teams up with LA native rapper Werd and producer Hi-Definition to remix Tokyo’s original song “Put You On.” This new offering definitely gives you the feeling of Summer along with a catchy chorus and uptempo beat to groove to. Tokyo continues to show his artistic growth musically. This record serves as the jumpoff as to what Tokyo Trendz will soon be unveiling to the masses.
Rapper Big Piph is one of those guys you root for to win because he keeps it brutally honest when it pertains to his music. If you’ve ever checked out any of his previous work you will clearly see that he is a skilled emcee. Today he delivers a new record titled “Dear White People,” and don’t get frightened by the title, the song is actually very dope and introspective. So sit back and let this jam rock, the message it serves is the purpose of this record.
(AllHipHop News) Top Dawg Entertainment’s verified YouTube channel is not available at the moment. The site now features a banner that reads, “Top Dawg Entertainment has been terminated because we received multiple third-party claims of copyright infringement regarding material the user posted.”
The label has not released an official statement about why all of its videos have been removed from YouTube. However, users can still watch some visuals by TDE artists Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and Jay Rock on their respective YouTube/Vevo channels.
(AllHipHop News) “Illuminati wants my mind soul and my body,” rapped Prodigy on LL Cool J’s “I Shot Ya (Remix).” Two decades later the Mobb Deep member sat down with Peter Bailey to discuss Hip Hop’s obsession with linking successful artists to the so-called secret society.
“It’s too much confusion with all that Illuminati stuff and all that secret society stuff. We need people that’s able to explain it in the right way,” said Prodigy. “It’s not what everybody thinks it is. They put a lot of misinformation on the internet, because they know the young kids are interested. They’re trying to learn. They’re investigating.”
One rapper that has long been suspected of being connected to the Illuminati is Jay Z. The Brooklyn born emcee even sampled Prodigy’s “I Shot Ya” line for his own “D’Evils.” That song is often cited by conspiracy theorists as “proof” that Jay works with dark forces.
While Prodigy contends there is a system in place that is used to control the population and wipe out the history of African-Americans, he does not believe Jay Z or any entertainer is part of a group maintaining that hierarchy.
“When somebody like [President] Obama wins, ‘Oh, he’s Illuminati.’ Or when Jay Z sells whatever million records, ‘[It’s] cause he’s Illuminati. He got Beyoncé. They’re down with the Illuminati.’ A lot of that stuff is false information,” added Prodigy. “There’s a lot of truth to the politic side and the government side, but a lot of these artists – they have nothing to do with that.”
Earlier in the interview, Prodigy admitted he was not an early supporter of Obama, and he did not agree with the idea of voting for a candidate just because he was Black. He later changed his views on the importance of Obama’s race as the Commander In Chief.
“I seen a lot of red flags with Obama, certain things that he wasn’t bringing up, certain things he wouldn’t challenge in the debates. Like the Federal Reserve and how corrupt it is,” Prodigy stated. “Later on I started to realize, ‘You know what? It’s good that we have a Black president, because it inspires the young Black kids out there that feel hopeless.’ He gives hope to my son and my daughter when they can see a Black family in the White House. That’s cool, but to me it’s just a look.”
Watch Prodigy’s interview below.
“Planetary Energy” spotlights GZA’s signature pensive rhymes over trip-hop-influenced beats created by Sweet Valley duo, Nathan and Kynan Williams. The track was written and recorded by GZA at the Converse Rubber Tracks recording studio, a state-of-the-art studio in Brooklyn, NY that provides emerging artists with the incredible opportunity to record music in a high-quality studio, at no cost.
Listen to “Planetary Energy” below.
Young California Vet Zay drops his new single & video called “Barely.” It’s for the guy and girl that has constant drive through the all the struggles and shows pure determination & drive towards success in everyday life.
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper OG Maco called out fellow A-Town native Future in a tweet last week. The “U Guessed It” performer wrote, “I love Future but also I understand Future has destroyed countless lives by making it cool to be a drug addict. 56 Xans isn’t cool.”
While appearing on HuffPost Live, Future was asked about Maco’s tweet, and the “F*ck Up Some Commas” rhymer told Marc Lamont Hill that Maco would have to say something to his face. Future also added, “He needs to rap about what he rap about. He needs to get out there and start rapping church bible verses, and then he won’t have an opinion on Hip Hop.”
Maco returned to Twitter to address Future’s interview. In one tweet, he states he never had a problem with saying anything to Future’s face. Another included links to two of his songs with “bible verses.”
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Twenty minutes later, Maco posted another tweet saying he spoke with Future, and he blamed the media for attempting to “turn positives into negatives.”
Last year when Michael Brown, Jr was murdered by police in Ferguson, Mo, St. Louis Hip-Hop artist Tef Poe was among the first people in the community to respond and speak out. At the time, he was embarking on a tour at the college the 19-year-old Mike Brown was actually supposed to attend. Tef abandoned the tour and decided to stay home in St. Louis to stand with the community. Some of you saw him at the AllHipHop’s SXSW show this year in Austin when he ripped the stage. Please listen below as we host a special premiere online listening session today and let us know what you think by tweeting @TefPoe @AllHipHop #WarMachineIII.
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Allegedly, Nas’s first baby mama Carmen Bryan is homeless, and has been since last summer. Perception is not always reality, so we could see this. It has been said that Nas cut Bryan off a little while after his daughter turned 18. It looks like that tell-all book didn’t do numbers. Allegedly, Nas cut her off after she spread lies about him on social media. It has also been said that she’s been house squatting in Queens, hopping from house to house telling old stories from the ’90s, and after that gets old she uses buddy passes to do the same in Atlanta and LA. We hope this isn’t true!
Photo via Carmen’s Instagram
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Rumor has it that photographer Giordano Cipriani says Kendrick Lamar used his photo of a woman breastfeeding to promote his single, “The Blacker The Berry” without permission or payment. Allegedly, Ciprani has filed a lawsuit, stating that K. Dot used his photo to promote his single across Youtube and Facebook. Apparently Ciprani wants Kendrick to pay him $150,000 for each time the photo was used, and he wants the rapper to pay his legal fees. We will see if Kendrick has to pay up.