You really never know when Jay Electronica is going to drop a new track and straight up go off. It sort of just surprises you like a blindside punch. This time Jay returns with a gem of a track dubbed “Holladay” and the Roc Nation rapper unleashes a gem that some say has been in the vaults for a while. The beat included a dope 80’s loop and makes Jay sound like a real life 70’s action hero with the funk/jazz/soul Bob James sampled beat that embodies all that is classsic Hip-Hop. Does this mean an album is coming? Press play below!
50 Cent is never one to bite his tongue, so it’s no surprise that he is already going at BET over what he believes to be a BET Hip Hop Awards ‘Video Director Of The Year’ snub of Eif Rivera. 50 also said BET has the same list every year. Do you agree?
(AllHipHop News) Since this new era of battle rap has become one of the most popular sections of Hip Hop culture, several professional recording artists have crossed over to the battle realm. Canibus, Cassidy, and Joe Budden have all gone toe-to-toe with seasoned battle rap competitors. Up next Def Squad’s Keith Murray and Onyx’s Fredro Starr will battle each other at an MC WAR event in New York City.
Another rapper with major label experience could be jumping in the ring in the near future. Cory Gunz told MC WAR that he would consider taking a match. The YMCMB rapper reminded the world battling was how he got his start in Hip Hop.
“That’s how I got in the game – battling. It wasn’t publicized,” said Cory.
The “6 Foot 7 Foot” contributor added about possibly joining the list of industry emcees to battle, “If the bread is right, of course, but if it makes sense more. The situation got to make sense for me to do it.”
Cory’s dad Peter Gunz recently spoke with MC WAR as well. The star of Love & Hip Hop offered his thoughts on the upcoming Keith Murray Vs Fredro Starr contest. The battle is taking place at Milk River in Brooklyn. Purchase tickets for the event at mcwars.com or watch the live broadcast on AllHipHop.com.
Dr. Jan Adams blames Kanye West’s mother’s death on Kanye’s cousin. He said Ye can end this by telling the truth. Adams was accused of performing too many procedures on Donda West on the same day, but he said she survived the surgery and was at home. The coroner wasn’t able to pinpoint the exact cause of her death. Adams said Donda West wasn’t cared for properly after her surgery at home by Kanye’s cousin, and this is the reason she died.
The Seattle Seahawks official DJ, DJ DV One seems to not always be comfortable playing Future’s music for the players and the games. It’s like he wants to play it because Future has a hot album right now, but he finds himself trying to find balance, especially with Ciara running around all the time, and the fact that she’s currently dating Russell Wilson. He said it’s a weird feeling, but at the end of the day Ciara and Russell have to get over it. Future is what’s hot right now, and the players like to listen to him.
(AllHipHop News) The Drake versus Meek Mill situation was definitely the most talked about rap feud of the summer, but the most competitive battle of bars was perhaps Funk Volume versus Horseshoe Gang. Once FV laid down a $500,000 challenge to face off against any other crew, Crooked I’s little brothers stepped up and fired on wax.
The result was back-to-back-to-back responses from the two camps. Horseshoe Gang dropped “Half A Meal” first. Funk Volume came back with “Free Meal,” and HG returned fire in a matter of hours with “Same Day.”
Julius, Demetrius, Kenny, and Dice of Horseshoe Gang sat down with VladTV to discuss their competition with Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, and Jarren Benton. Even though they don’t have the same size fan base as Funk Volume, the Knocking On Raps Door EP creators made it clear they still came out the winners in the contest in their view.
Amber Rose just can’t catch a break, but it’s usually her own fault. As she gears up for her “S### Walk,” she took a moment to point out double standards in a Drake headline. In a headline about her it said she was linked to 12 men; in Drake’s headline it said 14 times Drake’s love life made headlines. She said she ends up being presented as the s### linked to men in headlines, but he gets “love life”. Amber Rose says she launched her s### walk to fight against sexual injustice, victim blaming, derogatory labeling, and gender inequality. Whether everyone agrees with Amber’s tactics, behavior, or position (or not), her walk sold out.
(AllHipHop News) Lifetime is set to do it again. After producing biopics about R&B stars Aaliyah and Whitney Houston, the cable channel is set to air a movie about the life of Toni Braxton. Unlike with Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B and Whitney, this time filmmakers have full authorization to make the movie about the artist being portrayed.
According to Variety, the original movie will be based on Braxton’s memoir Un-Break My Heart. That will also serve as the title of Lifetime’s film. Vondie Curtis-Hall is set to direct with production beginning later this year.
Braxton is taking on the role of executive producer, and the 7-time Grammy winner will appear in the film as well. The movie will cover the Maryland native’s struggles with severe chronic illness, financial troubles and divorce. Un-Break My Heart will also address Braxtonmanaging her son’s autism.
Honestly, who even remembered Lil Wayne was dating Christina Milian? Well, it doesn’t matter anyway, because according to TMZ they recently broke up.
Weezy and Christina claim their schedules made it difficult to keep the relationship going, but she is still sticking with Wayne’s Young Money label. Apparently, Christina has an album coming out soon.
(AllHipHop News) The history between Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond has been a very violent one. The G-Unit leader and the convicted drug trafficker have been warring for years. 50 recently spoke with DJ Drama about some of his issues with Henchman.
“These guys not rappers. These gangsters. The guys I ended up having beef with. Not Ja, Preme. Not Game, Jimmy,” said 50. “I kind of identify why he was so angry with [what happened to] his kid. His boy got slapped.”
G-Unit member Tony Yayo was accused of hitting Henchman’s then 14-year-old son James Rosemond Jr. back in 2007. The assault led to further incidents of violence between the two camps. 50 even addressed the situation on his song “Hold On.”
According to the Queens rapper, Yayo was not the one who slapped Rosemond Jr. He tells Drama that it was actually Lowell “Lodi Mack” Fletcher. Henchman was later convicted of having Mack murdered.
“I had bought Yayo a Bentley, and the car got shot up,” added 50. “I said, ‘Okay, you gotta put your dancing shoes on, because they’re dead serious.’ You don’t push pause when everybody’s on go.”
(AllHipHop News) Watts emcee Jay Rock is celebrating the release of his sophomore studio album 90059, and of course his TDE family is toasting with him. One of his fellow Black Hippy members took it a step further to show love by pulling a prank on Rock.
Kendrick Lamar called into Power 106 while Jay was on-air. K. Dot pretended to be a fan wanting to hook up with the “Vice City” rhymer. He said, “I like them tall, dark, and handsome.”
Jay Rock’s latest LP is looking to open with sales around 14,000 – 17,000 copies. The project features Kendrick, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Isaiah Rashad, SZA, Busta Rhymes, and more. 90059 is available for purchase on iTunes.
(AllHipHop News) Acclaimed poet/artist Saul Williams has released the new book of poetry US (a.) along with a new music track titled Horn Of The Clock-Bike. The song will be included on his forthcoming album MartyrLoserKing which isscheduled for release in 2016.
After four years of living overseas, Saul Williams returned to the United States with inspired thoughts on race, class, gender, finance, freedom – everything that makes up America. US (a.) is available for purchase on Amazon.
Read an excerpt from US (a.):
…whispers the innocent sister. Her life barely missed her. Then Patience approached and he kissed her. Love’s like a transistor. Feelings have features. Innocent creatures distort what love teaches. Trade scriptures for preachers, communion for leeches. Earth’s mountainous speakers bombard and boom beat us. On guard to defeat us. You hate us. You need us. You are us. You reek us. The Martyrs and Seekers, sow questions and reap us. More grime than grim reapers. Designer diseases resolved to repeat us. You kill us. You eat us. You grow corn to feed us. You crowd us. You beat us. You crave us. You need us. You slaughter and bleed us. You tax us, harass us, pray, and then eat us. You slay us and feed us, from POTUS to penis, the aborted fetus, the corpses, the meat, us. Make sausage of Jesus. The law says to bleed us. We embody greed, lust. The wrong shepherds lead us.
Check out this all new clip of Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) alongside Kristen Wiig from The Martian. Donald’s character, Rich Purnell, a corky, science geek, plays a pivotal role in the film as he devises a plan to help bring Mark Watney (Matt Damon) home. The Martian is packed with an all-star cast, including: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristen Wiig and Michael Pena to name a few. Watch the “Checks Out” clip below. The Martian in theaters October 2, 2015!
Gimini & Ncredible Hero recently joined forces for the track “Doe UP’ produced by Beat Doctor and executively produced by Cecil “Big Steve” Stevenson (UTLMMG). Their single will be featured in tomorrow’s episode of ‘LA Hair’ on WEtv!
Take a listen to the single “Doe UP” below! The music video for the single will be released very soon! Also click HERE to view a preview clip of tomorrow’s ‘LA Hair’ episode! Make sure you tune in tomorrow to see their cameo appearance!
Detroit rapper and BMB Ent member, Lil George, sits down with DJ Smallz and discusses his new record deal with Sony and why he chose them over other labels.
Talented or not, breaking into the music game is no easy task and the public rarely gets to see the blood, sweat and tears put into the craft. Yet Houston emcee Delorean puts it all out there with assistance from Bam Rogers on a new cut called “Pay Off.” With production from Mosley and 30Two, Delo goes in while proving that you have to grind for what you want spitting, “I always knew this is what I wanted to do. So I did it.”
After months of teasing the project with singles such as “Ejected” featuring Lil Wayne, G-Unit artist Kidd Kidd finally drops his new project “F## Da Fame”. The mixtape features include Kevin Gates, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent & more! Stream below!
Check out the visual for GoldLink’s “Dance On Me” produced by Milo Mills, the first track to come off the DMV future bounce artist’s upcoming project, And After That We Didn’t Talk, to be released later this year in partnership with Soulection. The video pins up PG visuals against R rated lyrics. “Mom, I made you a video that’s PG,” says GoldLink of the uplifting dance video. You can check him out on tour with Mac Miller starting next month. Full dates and link to video below.
MAC MILLER / GOLDLINK TOUR DATES:
October 6 – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
October 7 – Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
October 9 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
October 10 – Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH
October 11- III Points- Miami, FL
October 13 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
October 14 – The Fillmore Detroit – Detroit, MI
October 15 – Marathon Music Works – Nashville, TN
October 17 – Orpheum Theatre Madison – Madison, WI
October 18 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN // Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN
October 20 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
October 21 – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN
October 23 – Minglewood Hall – Memphis, TN
October 24 – Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY
October 26 – The Lyric Oxford – Oxford, MS
October 27 – Cains Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 28 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
October 30 – The Cotillion – Wichita, KS
October 31 – Red Rocks Amphitheater – Morrison, CO
November 2 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
November 4 – Revolution Center – Garden City, ID
November 6 – McDonald Theatre – Eugene, OR
November 7 – Knitting Factory Concert House – Spokane, WA
November 8 – Vogue Theater – Vancouver, BC
November 9 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
November 11 – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
November 12 – Knitting Factory Concert House – Reno, NV
November 13 – The Catalyst Club – Santa Cruz, CA
What a dope name for a duo, “XL” and it aptly fits as the two drop an XL song produced by none other than North Carolina’s own record chopper 9th Wonder. “We Must Stand” is highlight the duo’s worldwide travels, staying independent in a shady industry, and simply keepin’ it movin’. Stick around for the final verse, where the two MCs trade bars before giving way to Belgian turntablist, DJ Iron’s track-closing cuts. If “We Must Stand” will have you craving more from these two, don’t sleep on their most recent solo ventures, Sadat’s Never Left LP and El’s Try Again EP. As for XL, the album is coming soon on AVX Records/Empire Distribution.
