Consequence and Lupe Fiasco connect for their first collab “Countdown” featuring Chris Turner.
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Bobby Creekwater Presents Chan J “Like That” Featuring Jimmy Collins
Bobby Creekwater puts protege Chan J in the spotlight for the second single from the forthcoming Energy7 compilation project Bobby Creekwater Presents: Crown Affairs. “Like That” finds a very honest Chan J delivering a smooth, passionate ode to the pursuit of success. But don’t get it twisted: he knows this success is his destiny and vows he’s here to “put the city [Atlanta] on his back.” These two releases are proof that he’s definitely prepared to forge a new lane in Atlanta’s current musical climate.
While Chan J’s name may ring a few bells, thanks to his 2014 debut mixtape Complex Dreams, “Like That” is newcomer and fellow Energy7 artist Jimmy Collins’ debut and an indication of things to come.
Founded by Bobby Creekwater and entrepreneur Steve Harrell, Energy7 is a boutique founded on the principles that once put Atlanta on course to continue Motown’s legacy. Due out June 26, Bobby Creekwater Presents: Crown Affairs will serve as the perfect introduction to the label’s main objective: a return to carefully crafted artistry and timeless music.
Snoop Dogg Wants To Be The Next CEO Of Twitter?
Twitter’s CEO Dick Costolo is about to step down from his job as head of the social media company, and the popular app will be looking for a new chief executive. Snoop Dogg wants a crack at the position.
The rapper started the #SnoopforCEO and #ifSnoopWasTwitterCEO hashtags. Uncle Snoop got a good number of retweets (aka retwizzles) and replies. Some of his followers added, “You got my vote.”
Snoop does have some good business ventures under his belt (see: Snoop Dogg Invests In “Uber For Weed” Delivery Company Eaze), but Twitter probably won’t be calling him up for an interview. It is fun to watch the Hip Hop legend campaign for the gig though.
Im ready to lead @twitter !! #SnoopforCEO
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) June 11, 2015
First order of Business! Get that Moolah! #SnoopforCEO @twitter
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) June 11, 2015
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) June 12, 2015
Listen to Chicago Emcee, YP’s “Untitled” EP
YP fans rejoice! In advance of its official release, DJBooth is hosting a pre-release listening session for the Chicago emcee’s forthcoming project, Untitled.
As its name suggests, Untitled is all about the music, showcasing a more mature YP in the wake of the tragic loss of his son last year. Not knowing what his next step in life would be, the final product is one that packages all of the artist’s raw emotions over the last few months.
Totaling a brisk eight tracks, the project is preceded by lead single “Get Nothin” and also includes previous Booth features “Let Us Pray” and “Indica.” Caleb James and Rockie Fresh are the only two guests on the tracklisting, and while Xtreme handles the majority of the production, he’s assisted by C-Sick, J. Mixx and Sickone.
Article Claiming Jay Z Sold Tidal For $1 Billion Is Fake
(AllHipHop News) Once again a satirical website has confused some readers into believing a bogus story is the truth. An article titled “Jay-Z Sells Tidal Music for $1 Billion 3 Months After $56 Million Purchase” is circulating on social media, but the source of the post is the fake news site Love That News.
[ALSO READ: Apple Officially Set To Launch Music Streaming Service To Take On Spotify & Tidal]
The fabricated article claimed Jay sold his new Tidal streaming service to Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg. Earlier this month a similar story was posted by another satirical site Celebtricity. That article claimed the supposed sale was for $2.3 billion. Both articles were shared thousands of times on Facebook with some users thinking the information was accurate.
This is not the first time a Hip Hop figure has been caught up in a falsified news story that went viral. In November 2014, the New York Times had to issue a correction after a writer used a fake quote attributed to Kanye West. The quote was taken from the satirical website The Daily Currant.
[ALSO READ: New York Times Forced To Issue Correction For Fake Kanye West Quote About Kim K’s *ss]
Civil Rights Leader Faked Being Black, Gets Exposed
Rachel Dolezal is a highly regarded, well-known Civil Rights leaders in the Spokane, Washington, but the figure has come under massive scrutiny for misrepresenting her racial background. Dolezal is the leader of the local NAACP chapter, but she is reportedly not African American. She has been living her life as a Black woman but her family has exposed her. Her mother has stated on the record that Dolezal’s background is white—Czech, Swedish, German and some Indigenous blood. A reporter asked Dolezal if she was African American and her response was quite telling.
ABC affiliate’s reporter: “Are you African-American?”
“I don’t understand the question.”
Then she walked away.
Check out the video below and then see some of the memes circulating.
#RachelDolezal is trending massive in the states.
Dipset Loses Out On $500k In Botched Canadian Tour
Dipset members Jim Jones and Julez Santana have reportedly lost $500,000 because of immigration issues after they were forbidden to enter Canada earlier in the week.
Apparently, the crew thought that their prior arrests may have been a problem but they took the liberty to hire a lawyer preemptively. The lawyer told them that they were cleared to travel to Canada, according to TMZ.
However, when they got to the border at Buffalo, NY the pair were stopped and their highly profitable 11-date tour was suddenly cancelled.
No word if Juelz and Jim will try to hold the legal team liable for their loss in revenue.
Chief Keef – “Ride On Me”
Even though you think your computer is skipping, thats not what it is… This song pits Chief Keef alongside some Dolan Beats, production. Been a while since we got some SUPER heat from Chief Keef so let’s see where this one goes.
Reports Troy Ave’s “Major Without A Deal” Album Only Selling 30 Physical Copies First Week Are Inaccurate
(AllHipHop News) Troy Ave became a number one trending topic on Twitter today when Complex published an article claiming the Brooklyn rapper’s latest album only sold 30 physical copies in its opening week. According to Billboard, those numbers do not accurately depict Troy’s opening CD sales for the Major Without A Deal LP.
[ALSO READ: Troy Ave Responds To Selling 30 Physical Copies Of His “Major Without A Deal” Album]
AllHipHop.com noted in a previous article about the topic that MWAD was released digitally on Friday, June 5. That gave the project a shorten sales week, because album sales are calculated from Monday-to-Sunday.
Billboard further points out that physical copies of Troy’s sophomore album were not released until June 9, and those units will be counted in the following sales week. Any CDs sold by retailers prior to that date were early sales which are referred to as “street date violation” sales.
A representative for EMPIRE Recordings/Distribution also told the publication digital versions of Major Without a Deal were released ahead of time in connection to Troy’s performance at the Hot 97 Summer Jam concert.
“Troy Ave had a big performance at NYC’s HOT 97 Summer Jam on Sunday, June 7th and wanted his fans to be able to get the album prior to that show,” explained the EMPIRE rep. “Thus, we released the digital version on June 5th, and then on June 9th the physical copies were released.”
Major Without a Deal was released via the independent label BSB Records through a distribution deal with EMPIRE Distribution. Reports that digital sales of the album were less than 5,000 copies for the week ending June 7 are reportedly accurate.
[ALSO READ: Empire Distribution Responds To Fox Network’s Lawsuit Over “Empire” Show]
Ruc ft. Nature & Capone – “I’m From QB”
Ruc aka Mr QB links up with Nature and Capone for the video to their Queensbridge anthem “I’m From QB.” From Ruc’s upcoming I Am Queensbridge project featuring appearances from Mobb Deep, Cormega, Capone, Nature, Marley Marl, Roxanne Shante, Nashawn, Craig G, Tragedy Khadfi, and more. Available on iTunes next month.
40 Keys Ft. Houston – No Love
Fillmore’s 40 Keys links with R&B singer Houston for his new video “No Love”. The song appears on his No Love EP which is out now. This isn’t 40’s first time on the site. Peep his other stuff below too!
Band Gang – “2 Bad B*tches” ft Icewear Vezzo
Known for causing a scene in their hometown of Detroit and having just been banned from from Detroit’s Hot 107.5 Summer Jam, The Family’s rap collective Band Gang has generated millions of views online and are in position to take their city by storm. Recently at one of their videos the Detroit Police came through in full force with helicopters and riot police to stop the commotion caused by heavy support of their fans at their video shoot.
“There’s definitely some good artists out in Detroit, but there a lot of acts that rap on a Cali or Atlanta beat with a Detroit sound, I think our records represent Detroit to the fullest,” The Family explained about Band Gang.
With some members still in high school, their connection to the youth of the streets is undeniable. Band Gang is prepping for their release of their Young Kings project dropping June 30th hosted by DJ Cassius Caine and RJ Lamont.
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Bankroll Fresh – “Go Girl” [P###.By Supa Producer Posta & Alpo]
Here’s a new track from rising ATL rapper Bankroll Fresh and newcomer from Harlem, NY Classic Smalls. Bankroll Fresh is vying for a hit record with his new single, “Go Girl,” which features singer Van Chiso and rapper Lammyco. It’s a smooth record that is both viable for radio and club play. The track is produced by Supa Producer Posta (Atlantic Records). This follows up Bankroll’s recent string of bangers “Hunger”, “Trap”, “Behind The Fence” and his street anthem “Hot Boy”. Bankroll has been on AllHipHop before and it seems like his buzz is as big as its ever been, hoping to see the kid go up from here!
Alumni Group Presents: Vee Tha Rula – “Go Hard”
The Alumni Group goes hard, you know that. Vee the Rula drops his official visuals for the fan favorite “Go Hard” off his “Rula 2” Mixtape.
Troy Ave Responds To Selling 30 Physical Copies Of His “Major Without A Deal” Album
(AllHipHop News) Brooklyn rapper Troy Ave was getting slammed on social media after reports came out that his latest album Major Without A Deal sold under 4,500 units in its first week. According to Complex, the project only pushed 30 physical copies in that same time frame.
[ALSO READ: Troy Ave Enlists Fabolous, Rick Ross, Cam’ron And More For ‘Major Without A Deal’]
With his name still trending on Twitter, Troy responded to all the talk about his low sales numbers. The “Bang Bang” rhymer defended his indie album’s lack of commercial success and countered his critics by claiming he made around $120,000 in the last seven days.
Major Without A Deal was released independently via BSB Records. Troy’s follow-up to 2013’s New York City: The Album hit digital stores on Friday, June 5. Most albums typically drop on Tuesday and sales numbers are calculated over a week long period. MWAD only had three days at retail before the final totals were tallied for that week.
UPDATE: Troy Ave’s “Major Without A Deal” Album Only Selling 30 Physical Copies First Week Are Inaccurate – Read an updated report here.
Glasses Malone Ft. Dom Kennedy – “After Hours”
Glasses Malone connects with Dom Kennedy for his new track “After Hours”. New album ‘Glasshouse 2’ coming soon. Purchase “After Hours” now on iTunes.
Jhene Aiko Debuts Neff x PacSun Collab With Hennessy V.S. Launch Party
Last night Neff Headwear x PacSun held the launch party for three time Grammy-nominated Def Jam artist Jhené Aiko’s Soul of Summer Collection at Skyspace Los Angeles located on the 71st floor of the U.S. Bank Tower in Downtown LA.
The collection marks Neff’s first womenswear collaboration with an artist and will be available mid-June in PacSun stores nationwide. Special guests in attendance included: Lance Gross (actor/model), Matt Barnes (NBA player), Shaun Neff (CEO, Neff Headwear), Christina Milian (actress/singer), Laura Govan (TV Personality) and more.
Jhené delivered a powerful acoustic set while guests enjoyed specialty Hennessy V.S cocktails including Jhené’s Ginger Soul of Summer. As a special treat, iPad stations were setup for stargazing powered by mobile app SkyView.
For a look at the entire collection, Neff created an intimate behind the scenes video highlighting Jhené’s inspiration for the designs.
Swaggy P Plays “Iggy or Kobe?” On ESPN’S SportsNation
Can Nick Young tell the difference between an Iggy Azalea lyric and a Kobe Bryant lyric on SportsNation? This is pure comedy, gotta be pretty funny.
Papoose Ft. Troy Ave – “Mobbing”
As Papoose prepares to release his “You Cant Stop Destiny” album, Pap drops lead single “Mobbing” featuring Troy Ave. Produced by Havoc (of Mobb Deep). Pre-order “You Cant Stop Destiny” now on iTunes.
Kirk Knight, Nikki D, Sadat X & Nyemiah Supreme To Attend ARTs East New York’s “reNewal Weekend” Event
The non-profit community organization ARTs East New York, in conjunction with reNew Lots, is presenting a 2-day event in Brooklyn this Saturday and Sunday. The free cultural series “reNewal Weekend” is held on the second weekend of every month, and June’s festivities are centered around the theme “Pass The Mic: Exploring Hip-Hop’s Generational Gap.”
“Pass The Mic” explores the generational divide within Hip Hop culture: music, art, fashion and methodology. The event will include an open mic/spoken word session, DJ sets by DJ Evil D and DJ Basiq, traditional African percussion playing by Asase Yaa Entertainment and The Nubian Messengers, movie screening of Flex Is Kings, and several Hip Hop artists performing including Kirk Knight of Pro Era.
Saturday’s schedule will feature a Hip Hop Panel moderated by Jineea Butler, founder of The Hip Hop Union. Def Jam’s first female rapper Nikki D, Brand Nubian member Sadat X, and Sisterhood of Hip Hop star Nyemiah Supreme are set to be panelists.
“reNewal Weekend – Pass The Mic: Exploring Hip-Hop’s Generational Gap” takes place Saturday, June 13th 1-9 PM and Sunday, June 14th 3-6 PM at 170 New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn New York. For more information visit the event’s Facebook page.
