Well some feminists are saying that they don’t believe Beyonce is fully invested in the movement and is only doing all of this for show! While most loved Beyonce’s mix of her classic hits and new popular songs, others were not too impressed. Bey threw her a** in a “Circle”, turned up to Future’s “Where Ya At’, and even hopped out the Porsche to T-wayne’s “Nasty.” Queen Bey used a quote from Ronda Rousey about how she is not a “do-nothing-b*tch.” Huffington Post editor, Alanna Vagianos, is even calling Beyoncé’s performance a “watered down” and “problematic” display of support for feminism. Do you think Bey’s feminism is of genuine care for the movement or just a call for attention?
(AllHipHop News) Dash Radio has announced the launch of 10 new internet broadcast radio stations. The DJ Skee founded platform is adding a channel by Atlanta-based indie label Quality Control. The company is home to “Versace” hit makers Migos and 2015 XXL Freshman Class member Maco Mattox (formerly OG Maco).
Along with Quality Control, stations such as Playboy Radio, Monstercat, and NYLON Español have been added to the lineup as well. A week-long pop-up station called Manhattan will run from October 5 – 13. The channel is part of a partnership between Dash Radio and WGN America to promote the second season of the network’s TV series Manhattan.
Dash Radio currently has over 1 million listeners. The platform also has over 60 stations including programs by Odd Future, Snoop Dogg, T-Boz, and DJ Skee. Listen to Dash Radio at www.dashradio.com.
While Rihanna has been linked to Leonardo DiCaprio, Karim Benzema, and Lewis Hamilton, her and Travis Scott may actually be more than friends. RiRi has been spotted several times this week with him. She attended all three of his NYC Gramercy Theatre shows and the two were allegedly seen dancing and getting close at a club. Maybe they are just really good friends……with benefits.
Straight Outta Compton has started a trend. It seems a lot of Hip Hop stars are now considering making their own biopics.
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik fans may see the story of two Atlanta legends on the big screen in the future. Big Boi did an AMA on Reddit, and one user asked him if there was any chance an OutKast movie could happen one day.
“Me and ‘Dre were just discussing this over Labor Day. Stay tuned,” said Big.
If the biopic does happen, will Andre 3000 and Big Boi play themselves? They’ve both acted before, even in the same movie. Remember Idlewild?
Big also made it clear the two Grammy winners are back to being close friends.
“We’ve been going paintballing and had a good personal summer of brotherhood. We’ve been doing music so long together that we’re just getting back to the friendship,” said Big.
Hopefully that friendship leads to at least more new music from Kast.
(AllHipHop News) OutKast emcee Big Boi and electronic duo Phantogram have come together to form the supergroup Big Grams. The ATLien connected with New York residents Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel to conduct a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session where the fans were able to question the musicians. The Big Grams EP is scheduled for release on September 25th.
Here are some highlights from Big Boi and Phantogram’s AMA:
phantogramfan: Will the tour include renditions of songs from outside the project? Would be ill to hear Sarah sing the hook to “Follow Us”, Big rapping over “Black Out Days” etc.
Josh & Sarah: We have plans to do some experimenting with mixing up some Big verses with Phantogram beats. Big has already written a verse that is unreleased for “Black Out Days” and it would also be dope to hear Big rap on tracks like “When I’m Small.”
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anticrastination: It sounds like you guys have had a lot of fun making this album, and Fell in the Sun is already a winner. Do you have any favorite tracks or background stories that you can share? Looking forward to the tour!
Sarah: The first song we started working on day one in the studio with Big was “Drum Machine” and we recorded vocals that afternoon.
Big: We were wrapping up the record and later on down the stretch Josh stayed in my pool house for like a week and a half finishing up the record, eating dinner with my family and we went to The Blue Flame with Dave Chappelle. Dave was like “I can’t f*cking believe I’m in here!”
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spoonman1015: Sarah and Josh: what have you learned from working with Big Boi so far? as a dude with a career going back decades you must have learned some super interesting things, even stories or whatever. Big Boi: what have you learned from working with Sarah and Josh?
Big: Whoa, decades?!
Josh & Sarah: Stay confident in what we do and always be forward thinking. Don’t second guess ourselves. Sarah and I are both Aquemini and we’ve modeled a lot of our career after Big Boi and Outkast so hearing all of that from one of our heroes has been reassuring that we’re on the right path.
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eklxtreme: Any plans for a full-length album? Who would you like to collaborate with in the future?
N/A: Yeah, we’re gonna keep making music as Big Grams so definitely! If Missy Elliott wants to be on a track later on, holler!
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CorgiCadet: What was the moment/idea/thread/spark/groove that brought you all together? I’ve been a huge fan of your collective work, but I was still surprised (and extremely happy) to see you collaborate together on this scale.
Josh: When we were at Stankonia working on VLADR with Big.
Big: Everything we did sounded good as f*ck, we was batting .1000 so we just kept working.
R.A. is one sick puppy! While everybody is hating Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj wants to know “What’s Good?” this guy is remixing the pop princess. Check out “Dooo it (Miley Cyrus remix).
Well, DJ Skee had the internet on fire last night when he tweeted that a mixtape from two rappers was about to drop out of no where today.
That single tweet from Skee led to “Future & Drake” to become a trending topic on Twitter as fans assumed the 6 God and the Freebandz President were the two rappers about to join forces.
Of course, there is no official word about a Future/Drake collab project. We can’t even be sure Skee is accurate. He has put out statements about joint projects in the past that didn’t quite play out like he said. (see: Jay Z & Beyonce Reportedly Working On A Joint Album).
Jaeson Green is a fascinating young artist coming straight out of Dallas, TX. Having been drawn to music at a young age, Jaeson’s knack for melodic hooks and seemingly effortlessly crafted verses are able to captivate the listener the moment the project starts. Green’s new body of work includes 10 new tracks that you can play from start to finish, with standout singles like “X,” which Jaeson has provided the official optics for along with the release of his new project A. P.O.M.E (A Piece of Me) available for purchase via iTunes.
(AllHipHop News) Back in December of 2014, police raided Quad Studios in New York City. Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda, along with several members of his GS9 crew, were arrested and later hit with over 100 charges.
Revolt spoke with GS9 affiliate O.P about the night the group was taken down at Manhattan’s Quad Recording Studios. New York City Police suspected Shmurda was the leader of a Crips gang that was involved in illegal weapons and murder.
“That was the crazy part. They caught everyone in one night. Everyone happened to be in Quad Studios,” said O.P. (aka On Point) who claims he was at the scene when the arrests were made.
He later added, “If the cops watch this interview they’re gonna be upset. When they came in, I acted like I was sleeping. They came in I was sleep.”
O.P. thought he was going to be arrested as well, but apparently cops said he was not “on their list.” According to On Point, he was eventually taken into custody and placed in the same cell as Bobby. Unlike the rest of GS9, O.P. was booked in Brooklyn and later released.
Yes, DJ Paul is “Crazy”, but some of his homies are a little more insane in this Dan Fisk-directed video from DJ Paul’s recent mixtape Da Light Up Da Poe Up.
(AllHipHop News) Late last month Brooklyn based rapper/actor Stro (formerly known as Astro) was berated by Hot 97’s Ebro during a visit to the New York City station. The morning show host took issue with Stro questioning NYC radio not playing more homegrown talent.
“This is that bullsh*t rapper cop-out, because my n*gga, you’re not doing the work,” Ebro told Stro who managed to remain calm during the entire exchange.
The former contestant on The X Factor did an interview with Hip Hop-N-More, and the 18-year-old performer addressed the at times heated discussion with Ebro.
“I think the only valid point he made during that interview was that I gotta do more shows but I’m definitely working on that,” said Stro. “All the other stuff he was saying… he was getting nervous. That’s why I never really argued with him because that’s like when you start arguing with somebody, you don’t have any more facts and you can’t beat the other with facts, you start to get mad. Oh now you wanna fight?”
The “Mighty Healthy ’16” rhymer also talked about the political side of the music industry. Stro expressed he does not have any hard feelings for Hot 97, but he reinforced his critique that his music does not get supported on the station.
“It’s so much politics in Rap now man. I didn’t go there to break the system, I’m not even an OG,” Stro explained. “I go there at Hot 97 pretty often, I’ve been there several times this year already and it’s all love. But I’m like, ‘yo when am I going to get the record played?’”
While preparing his “The Dime Trap” album, T.I. releases new 5 track EP titled “Da Nic” with Young Thug & Young Dro being the only features. Cop the EP now on iTunes!
(AllHipHop News) Brooklyn’s own Lil Fame is the latest veteran emcee to weigh in on the upcoming Keith Murray versus Fredro Starr battle. One half of M.O.P. will be in the building for the MC WARS event in his hometown, and he’s looking to see a great match between what he calls two important, successful artists.
“Don’t hit me with no Pacquiao-Mayweather sh*t. I want to see some sh*t go down,” says Fame. “Don’t waste my motherf*cking time. If y’all gonna do it, then do it, n*gga.”
The Keith Murray Vs Fredro Starr battle will take place at “Generation X” on Sunday, October 4 at New York City’s Milk River. Tickets for the event are available at mcwars.com. The showcase will also broadcast live on AllHipHop.com.
Hailing from Brooklyn, New York representing East Flatbush is Brinks Tek. Coming with the new video “Money” Brinks is building anticipation for his new album “Money Use To Me”. The record was produced by Blast Beatz. Watch “Money” below.
(AllHipHop News) Roc Nation emcee J. Cole’s most recent album 2014 Forest Hills Drive had already reached certified platinum status (based on unit shipments), but now the LP has crossed the one million mark in actual sales. This is the first time in Cole’s career he has earned a million selling album.
For the week ending September 3, FHD sold an additional 6,000 copies. Its total currently sits at 1.004 million. The North Carolina native’s 2011 LP Cole World: The Sideline Story has sold 772,000, and 2013’s Born Sinner has sold 747,000.
Cole joins Drake as the only rappers to have projects that have sold at least 1 million units over the last year. Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late is the only album to sell one million copies during this calendar year. 2014 Forest Hills Drive was released December 2014.
Purchase J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive on iTunes.
Still riding the success of the Shawty Fresh produced Ready, Trouble gives us a visual for one of the bangers from his #ZayDidIt project. This infectious & raunchy tune was obviously fun for both Trouble & Zaytoven to make. The video looks like more good times. Enjoy!!
After garnering attention through beat battles and party gigs across New York and New Jersey, MentPlus is straight-up snappin’ necks with his new single “All My Friends.” The addictive instrumental demonstrates that there’s a lot this Brooklyn dweller has up his sleeve, and that includes an EP that’s due out in just a few weeks, which will serve as the prequel to a full 20 track instrumental LP.
“All My Friends” shares its sound with some of the greatest to ever do it, a little Dilla in the drums and keyboards, a touch of DJ Premier in the low-key griminess. But once the track’s 82 seconds of dopeness drift by and you’re hitting the play button again, you realize the sound is uniquely, MentPlus. And it’s that feeling that makes his upcoming Stormy Nights project that much more anticipated. That only goes double for the lucky few who have stumbled across his gem-filled SoundCloud page, a highly recommended bookmark if we say so.
You can listen to “All My Friends” below, and be sure to mark Sept. 23 on your calendars, because that’s when his Stormy Nights EP drops, via High Water Music.
We know that intelligence doesn’t win over the hearts of the American people. Charisma, however…that is a different story. Charisma carried Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and other presidents. Remember when Bill pulled out that sax? He had people proclaiming him the first Black President. Well, Hillary is turning on the charisma, especially since Donald Trump is the king of it all right now. At a recent interview with Ellen, she demonstrated why she is a presidential material – in part by doing the “Nae Nae” dance.
What do you think? That Black Lives Matter meeting didn’t go nearly as smooth.
Kool G Rap has rapped with the best of the best, from Big Daddy Kane to Mobb Deep to Rick Ross to Chino XL. And now Grant? We have to know how big was the check that this young man or his father wrote to get one of the gods of Hip-Hop on a track and a video to boot. Check out “Wicked.”
