Reem is a new Chicago artist, in his new joint Crooks, he categorizes himself as a pirate while delivering pure lyricism over a hard beat depicting a hustling lifestyle in pursuit of finding the treasure.
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Obie Trice – “Good Girls”
Obie Trice makes his return with new single “Good Girls” off his upcoming album “The Hangover” set to be released August 7th. Pre-order now on iTunes.
Listen below.
VIDEO PREMIERE: Clark Airlines – “Options”
Chicago, Illinois produces yet another rising rhymer looking to make serious waves in the rap game – Clark Airlines. Some of the rapper/producer’s immense talents are on display in the visuals for his single “Option.”
While Superstarr Beats provided the soundscape for the tune, Clark tackled the vocals and directed the video. Fans can expect to find “Options” on Clark’s forthcoming EP Trill Air.
“This visually is basically me poking fun at all the stereotypes of a ‘rapper’ from the women to the fancy cars,” states Clark. “When you tell people you rap this is pretty much what comes to their mind.”
Watch the AllHipHop.com premiere of Clark Airlines’ “Options” video below.
Vell Da General Ft. Famsquad – “Money Makes The World Go Round”
Vell hits Wall Street with the Famsquad collab ‘Money Makes The World Go Round’. The Trilavision directed clip shows Vell strategizing with Famsquad’s Omekka on a bank heist in Chicago’s financial district. ‘Money’ is the second single from Vell’s forthcoming ‘Ambush’ project arriving later this summer.
Troy Ave Talks “Major Without A Deal” Album Sales & Getting 90% On Every Dollar (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) The Internet went in on Brooklyn rapper Troy Ave last week after reports began circulating that his latest album Major Without A Deal sold less than 4,500 units and 30 physical copies in its opening week. It was later clarified the digital sales numbers represented copies sold over only a three-day period, and the physical sales were actually illegal purchases since CDs were not supposed to go on sale until the following Tuesday.
[ALSO READ: Reports Troy Ave’s “Major Without A Deal” Album Only Selling 30 Physical Copies First Week Are Inaccurate]
Following the continuous bashing on Twitter over those low totals, Troy sat down with The Breakfast Club to talk about his new project. Of course, Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee brought up the uproar over his independent release.
“Basically it was like the ‘mom & pop’ stores had them, and if people came and asked for them early they was just giving them,” explained Troy “It was really this one store in The Bronx that sold the 30 copies. But shout out to them. They got my music out. I ain’t tripping.”
The BSB leader went on to express that he does not believe his sales equal a flop. According to Troy, being independent and apparently getting 95% of the revenue is a win for him, regardless of the final units sold.
“When you’re self-made and independent it don’t matter. You gotta get the slow grind. The [Jay Z] Reasonable Doubt grind. They gonna catch on later. And it’s gonna keep picking up,” Troy stated. “At the end of the day, I’m here to make money. I’m here to get the paper, and now I understand what Jay Z meant by ‘Can you really match a triple platinum artist buck-by-buck with only a single going gold?’ I can really match a platinum artist without even a single going gold.”
He added, “We’re getting 95%… no 90%. Five percent goes to my lawyer and then five percent goes to the distributor. But I’m so ill where I negotiated it where I need the distributor to pay 2.5 of my lawyer’s percentage. I pay the other 2.5. It’s all about having the leverage and doing what you want to do.”
[ALSO READ: Troy Ave Responds To Selling 30 Physical Copies Of His “Major Without A Deal” Album]
Watch Troy Ave’s interview below.
BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump Announces He’s Running For President
The real estate mogul, TV reality star, and full time (racist) a**hole launched his presidential campaign today.
BREAKING NEWS: Real estate mogul Donald J. Trump announces he is running for president. http://cnn.it/1ff7fzW
Posted by CNN on Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Slum Village “Yes!” Album Review
Motor City heroes Slum Village have been established as a legit brand in Hip Hop for almost two decades, and despite all of their trials and tribulations they have continued to stay true to their classic, high quality sound with their latest project “Yes”. The group gave fans a treat a few days ago by allowing streaming of the entire album before its June 16th official release date. This album was produced in most part posthumously by the legendary J. Dilla, and this work of art surely stays true to the legend’s signature sound as it features a plethora of tracks to vibe to in addition to a soundscape very reminiscent of the 90s golden era. Young RJ and Black Milk also contributed to production on this album.
The first full track of the album is “Love Is,” featuring Bilal and Illa J. This track stays true to the R&B laced Slum sound, with Bilal contributing his smoothed out vocals to the catchy, buttery hook. The music has a classic soulful feel to it, reminiscent of the soulful grit of legendary crooners, such as Marvin Gaye and Isaac Hayes. A few tracks deeper into the album brings us to “Tear it Down,” which offers one of the more edgy and energetic tracks on the album. Here Jon Connor makes the most of his appearance with a memorable guest verse in which he solidifies himself as a player in the industry. Another track that is certainly a standout is “Push It Along”. This song has excellent production from Young RJ and Phife Dawg drops a quality verse that is interwoven into this track seamlessly.
The following track “Windows” is another piece of art that brings great energy to the table and is one of the more lyrical tracks on the album, with each artist painting a vivid image of the chaos that they see when they take a glance at the world.
“It aint sweet/Automatic llama squeeze/Kamikaze tryna kill everybody speech/Yeah we hunger but our mind’s bout to feast/Read the signs of the times then the signs of the streets/Yo define what is peace/Can you tell a merchant selling wool to a sheep.”
-Windows
Here T3 does does a great job of portraying the corruption, chaos and manipulation that is all too common in the world today. Can you tell a merchant selling wool to a sheep?
“Right Back,” featuring long time comrades De La Soul is another one of the standout tracks on the album. Once again J. Dilla comes through with his smooth jazz influenced sound, as the instrumentation includes a distinctly sentimental and nostalgic piano loop. In the closing moments of the album Slum Village makes sure to stay true to their Motor City roots by giving you a glimpse into life in their gritty hometown with pride on “Where We Come From”.
“Yeah witness yo they vanish you often relay/Tossed in the lake /Pray that it isn’t one’s fate/Yeah my city aint the shadiest/ It aint what they say it is/ Yeah we raise our babies here/We’ll love the wonder years/Build til we persevere/ Spirit of the pioneers/When the sun clear we switch gears”
-Where We Come From
Collectively, this album has high quality production and insightful, though provoking lyrics. This project is curated more so for already established fans of the Motor City group, but is sure to pique the interest of new ears as well as the classic 90s influenced sound and appreciation for lyricism is back on the rise. Or at least we could hope right? New fans or not this project shows that Slum Village is primed to continue grinding and cooking up music for the soul.
Lyricism: 8/10
Production: 9/10
Cohesiveness: 8/10
Replay Value: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Standout tracks: “Tear It Down”, “Push It Along”, “Right Back”, “Love Is”
Vince Staples Freestyles On Showoff Radio
Vince Staples of Def Jam Records kicks a freestyle on Showoff Radio with Statik Selektah after being picked for XXL’s 2015 Freshman Class.
50 Cent Threatens To Sue Website For Leaking La La Anthony’s “Power” Sex Scene (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) During an interview with The Breakfast Club in May, actress La La Anthony was very open about her upcoming topless sex scene on the Starz series Power. Ever since the former MTV VJ and reality show star let the world know she would be baring it all on screen, some people have been anxiously waiting to see Carmelo Anthony’s wife nude.
[ALSO READ: 50 Cent’s “Power” Sets New Starz Record, Renewed For Third Season]
One website attempted to placate the waiting fans by leaking footage of the scene. It appears MediaTakeOut’s decision to jump the gun and release visuals from the forthcoming episode could be costly. Power executive producer 50 Cent posted an Instagram video threatening to sue the gossip site for leaking the Anthony content.
“Shout out to MediaTakeOut for showing La La some love and showing her scene early,” says 50. “For doing that, I’m not gonna take it personal, so don’t take it personal with me when they sue you til you’re blue in the face.”
The article has since been removed from MTO, but it is unclear if that will stop 50 or the executives at Starz from continuing with a lawsuit.
[ALSO READ: 50 Cent and Power Cast Reveal Show Secrets]
Check out 50 Cent’s IG video below.
PREMIERE: D.Chamberz Ft. Chinx – “For My Homies” [RIP Tribute]
RIP Chinx. In this tribute visual directed by Michael Garcia, D.Chamberz pays respects to Chinx, Stack Bundles and their fallen friends. D.Chamberz & Chinx hit Daddy’s House over a year ago on a cold December night to record “For My Homies”.
“It’s sad that a tribute track to fallen homies has taken another one with it” said D.Chamberz, “Chinx even gave a heartfelt shout out to Stack Bundles.”
The song, produced by Joe Josh Beats, is featured on D.Chamberz’ latest release, Warrior Mentality 2: Back 2 Rap, available now on DatPiff.
Troy Ave Explains Album Sales With The Breakfast Club
Troy Ave does some explaining as it pertains to the release of his album. You know Charlamagne got jokes but this is a good interview to get some info on how the game works all you rappers out there.
Ron Beatty – “Heard About Me”
Emerging from New Bern, a small city nestled in Eastern North Carolina, is Ron Beatty; a southern rapper who shares the same mentors as Roc Nation’s Grammy Award Nominated Artist, J. Cole. On “Heard About Me” he reflects on difficult family issues and his come up in the game. The song is from Ron Beatty’s forthcoming project, Manifest Destiny.
Tyler, The Creator: “F*ck Boyce Watkins… He’s A B*tch” (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Tyler, The Creator is still upset with Dr. Boyce Watkins for his role in the Odd Future leader losing a partnership with Mountain Dew. In 2013, Tyler directed a series of commercials for the soda company, but the ads were pulled after Watkins and others complained the content was racist and misogynistic.
[ALSO READ: Tyler The Creator and Mountain Dew Facing Criticism For New Ad Being Called Racist]
Watkins referred to Tyler’s work as “arguably the most racist commercial in history.” The California native responded to the criticism by stating, “It’s a young black man who got out of the hood and made something of himself… But instead of looking at the positivity from that, [Watkins is] trying to boycott Mountain Dew.” Ultimately, the PepsiCo brand decided to cut ties with Tyler.
Hot 97 recently uploaded an interview with Tyler, The Creator to the station’s YouTube page, and the subject of the commercial controversy was brought up. Tyler expressed his issues with Watkins not communicating directly with him, and he made it clear he refused to apologize for his creative work.
“I never apologized for that sh*t,” said Tyler. “What am I apologizing for? I did nothing wrong. N*ggas was like, ‘We should put out a statement.’ I’m not doing sh*t.”
Later during the discussion Tyler addressed Watkins. The “Deathcamp” rapper did not hold back his feelings about the author/social commentator.
“I’m not out here shooting n*ggas. It’s little kids that hang out where our store used to be. Every time I see them kids I say, ‘Don’t do drugs.’ I’m out here trying to tell kids, ‘Don’t f*ck up,'” Tyler added. “I’m out here not promoting f*cked up sh*t, and for someone like that to look pass all of that and point out some bullsh*t – f### that. F*ck Boyce Watkins. He’s a b*tch. His daughter’s a fan.”
[ALSO READ: Tyler The Creator Addresses Combining White Supremacy Symbolism & Gay Pride Imagery On T-Shirt Logo]
Watch Tyler, The Creator interview below.
Chinx’s Wife & New Baby Mama Sister Wives?
Are Chinx’s widow and his newly emerged baby mama becoming sister wives? Chinx’s wife Nelli (@Therealnelli_) says that her, Chinx and Patricia (@Trishhii) already knew Patricia was expecting, and the three had been handling it privately. Chinx’s wife seems to be okay with the fact that one of her husband’s mistresses is expecting. In fact, they’ve had lunch and dinner dates. It seems like more and more entertainers are getting their significant others, wives, past girlfriends, baby mamas etc to get along these days.
Geto Boys Set Up Kickstarter Campaign To Fund “Habeas Corpus” Reunion Album (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Earlier this month Willie D revealed the Geto Boys were heading back on tour together and a new album from the Texas group could be on the way. It is now official. Willie, Bushwick Bill, and Scarface are recording a new LP. The Geto Boy’s reunion album will be titled Habeas Corpus and is being funded through a Kickstarter campaign.
[ALSO READ: The Geto Boys Are Reuniting For A Month-Long Tour, New Album Could Be In The Works]
Fans that contribute to the crowdfunding effort can receive exclusive perks such as fan club membership ($5), limited edition CD and photo book ($25), access to the New York City listening party ($55), playing a round of golf with Face ($3000), and a custom-made casket ($10,000). They are looking to raise $100,000 by July 15, 2015.
“I’d like to take credit, but the fans really made it happen,” Willie D told Rolling Stone. “It’s hard to get all of us on the same page, ’cause everybody’s always doing their own thing. We are three totally different people. We didn’t grow up together. We’re not blood-related. We didn’t go to the same schools, didn’t grow up in the same neighborhood. The one commonality that we do share is being in the group.”
[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Scarface Says He’s Done With Geto Boys Albums & Rap Music In General]
Watch a video presentation about the Get Boys’ Habeas Corpus Kickstarter campaign below.
Chris Brown’s Baby Mama Apologizes For Homewrecking
Photo via TMZ/Getty Composite
Allegedly the mother of Chris Brown’s daughter, Nia Guzman, apologized to Karrueche for breaking up Chris and Karrueche’s relationship, and any pain she’s caused. Supposedly Guzman told Karrueche that she’s sorry for everything that she’s done. Guzman was sure to let Karrueche know that she has no relationship with Brown. Wait! How is Chris Brown’s homewrecking baby mama going to tell Karrueche to be positive? How is she going to say she’s sorry? She knew what she was doing when she became involved with Chris. Don’t be sorry homewreckers; be careful. Just kidding. Don’t homewreck at all.
Eminem Becomes First Artist To Earn Two RIAA Digital Diamond Awards
(AllHipHop News) Eminem already has two diamond-selling albums on his resumé (The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show). The Detroit rap legend can now add two diamond-selling digital singles to his list of accomplishments as well.
[ALSO READ: Eminem Is Now The Second Highest Selling Male Artist Of The SoundScan Era]
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded Em with a diamond certification for the single “Not Afraid.” After previously earning that recognition for “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna, Eminem becomes the first artist to have two digital singles sell over 10 million copies.
“We are delighted to recognize Eminem as the first artist to earn two RIAA Digital Diamond Awards. This singular achievement – earning a Diamond Award on two separate digital songs – is unparalleled, and we congratulate him on forever etching a mark in Gold & Platinum Program history,” said RIAA Chairman/CEO Cary Sherman in a statement.
[ALSO READ: Eminem Decodes “My Name Is”, “Stan”, “Renegade”, “Lose Yourself”, “Rap God” & More]
Fetty Wap Is Looking For His Trap Queen Online
Ladies Fetty Wap wants you to come his way! It appears that the rapper has joined Soul Wipe, the dating app referred to as the “Tinder for black people”. Calling all trap queens; Fetty wants to connect with you.
iEKNOWS ft. Draea Brooke – Intermission 1998
Sometimes the things we were meant to do in life just don’t seem to happen for some reason or another. But at the same time it leaves room for you to be great at something else. Enter iEKNOWS, a young artist/producer from Orlando, Florida, who was a promising college basketball recruit on his way to Auburn University, but was hit with a major knee injury that left him unable to step on the court. During the rehab process iEKNOWS started working on his other dream, music.
Today the young emcee recruits the soulful Draea Brooke for, “Intermission 1998,” the first single off his forthcoming album, Rolling With The Punches, and is scheduled to drop later this summer. “Intermission 1998” is a thought provoking record that will stimulate your mind and bring you to a sense of realism.
Wedding Bells For Christina Milian & Lil’ Wayne?
Photo by Kevin Winter Getty Images
Christina Milian says her and Lil’ Wayne are not talking wedding bells at the moment, “But if it happens, you never know.. it’d be cool. I’m always open to wedding bells.” Christina seems to be just going with the flow and concentrating on her “work”. Do we really want anymore music from Christina? Is she delusional to think that Wayne may ever marry her?