Famed ATL bred producer Mike Will Made It kicked off a pop-up-shop in NYC this week. In attendance were Rae Sremmurd, Young Joey and ILOVEMAKONNEN among many others.
“We just did some cool sh*t for the culture. Just some cool s###. It’s like RTA, I’m all about RTA (respecting.the.art.), and right now I got beats for sale. It’s not really easy to get beats from me, you can’t just hit me up,” Mike Will explained. “Some exclusive s###, only at the pop up shops am I selling beats off the hard drive, or thumb drive”
Dr. Dre has a new project on the way, but it’s not Detox.
While chopping it up with Power 99’s DJ Mikey Dredd in Philly, Ice Cube revealed that besides the Straight Outta Compton soundtrack, Dr. Dre is dropping an album of his own inspired by the N.W.A biopic. Fans won’t have to wait years either. According to Ice Cube, the Aftermath CEO is dropping a single and the album in August.
“He’s dropping something on August 1st…It’s mega, it’s Dr. Dre, it’s what everybody’s been waiting for,” Cube said. “It’s definitely a dope record, and he’s dropping it all on the same day.”
In a recent interview Casey Veggies revealed his concepts behind the artwork for his new album ‘Live & Grow.’ Also during the interview Casey talks about his favorite songs on the new Future DS2 project that took the Hip-Hop world by storm this past week. Find out more below:
Despite having a No. 1 album, it seems like Tyrese is still going through it with “white radio.” Tyrese feels that white radio will ONLY play R&B/Soul if it’s performed by white guys. Tyrese seems to be extremely upset that he can’t get white DJ’s to play his single “Shame” to save his life. Only the black stations are playing it. Tyrese claims white radio would play “Shame” if it was sung by Justin Timberlake, Sam Smith, or Robin Thicke! It seems like urban stations play white artists with no problem, but it’s not a 2-way street. This isn’t the first time a R&B artist expressed this same frustration. Tank had a similar rant. Does Tyrese have a point?
Many have been casting stones at Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex for not delivering the Drake diss track from Meek Mill earlier this week as he promised. But now someone else has a bone to pick with the bomb-dropping DJ. Treach took to Twitter last night (July 28) so that Flex could feel his wrath as well for reportedly not showing slain rapper Hussein Fatal the respect he deserved at the time of his death.
Jay Z is the real person y’all should be mad at, if you are upset there is no diss. From what I have been told, Flex had no say so in the matter – he was overruled. It seems like Jay Z intervened and convinced Meek Mill NOT to release the diss song to Flex. I knew this the day after it all went down, but it took me a day or so to realize why. Clearly, I don’t know for sure, but it would SEEM that Jay wants to release it on Tidal. Again, this is speculation. But, it makes sense. Drake is dropping his disses on Apple Music. Meek is cool with Jay. Why wouldn’t they make some attempt to monetize the diss instead of giving it to Flex for free? Its a new world, y’all. As you know, Drake just dropped “Back To Back,” a pretty good diss. Its no “Ether” but Meek will certainly look strange not replying lyrically.
Meek Mill’s window to move the needle in public opinion is closing faster by the day. His recent nemesis Drake has already hit Meek with two diss tracks – “Charged Up” & “Back To Back”- without a lyrical response. Even Nicki Minaj’s ex-boyfriend Safaree jumped in the studio to record a song aimed at the MMG rapper.
The Internet is not feeling Meek’s delayed reaction. Social media users are going in on the Philadelphia representative using countless memes. AllHipHop.com collected some of the videos and photos. Check them out below.
The Family Matters Tour kicks off on Oct. 11th in Austin, TX and will hit the stage in cities like Milwaukee, Ne York, Miami, Philadelphia, Montreal, Atlanta, Richmond and will wrap up on Nov. 25th in Los Angeles.
Following the untimely passing of Bobbi Kristina Brown, several stories have been coming out about her and Nick Gordon’s living conditions. It has been said that the Atlanta-area townhome that Bobbi Kristina Brown and Nick Gordon shared was the definition of a pigsty. The home has been referred to as a filthy “drug den” that will need extensive repairs before anyone else can occupy it. Allegedly the floors are so bad they will have to be replaced and the walls will need new paint. A source told RadarOnline that there was also dog feces and stains everywhere, and there were clothes and suitcases covering the floor. We can only imagine what other details will come out.
Atlanta group Migos has outed Noisey for trying to pass a scripted documentary as real life.
Earlier this year, VICE’s Noisey blog released a 10-part series entitled Noisey Atlanta that explored the city’s drug game and rap scene. Episode two, Meet the Migos, gave viewers a look into what was thought to be their suburban mansion in a country club in Stockbridge, GA. Members of their entourage walked around the mansion strapped with guns as Quavo, Takeoff and Offset discussed the gunfights and brawls that led to them having to protect themselves at all times.
During their recent visit to ESPN’s Highly Questionable, Quavo and Takeoff not only revealed that they were “put” in that house but the brandishing of the guns was just for the camera.
“It was role playing,” said Takeoff. “That wasn’t our house in the first place.”
“We acted it out,” Quavo said. “They gave us a script…I played it well ’cause ya’ll think it was real.”
A woman was being interviewed for a news story that was covering her house fire, when she revealed some information on who she thinks started the fire.
She claims she knows it was her cousin, before she says she doesn’t want to say any names. It gets wilder, because she says the reason he set the house on fire is because she didn’t sleep with him.
Exercising her incredible pen game, Kalenna, continues to craft her cache of hit records with her latest release, “Borderline.” The Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta reality starlet expresses a vulnerable perspective on the C-Note-produced track. The angst-filled ode, which drops in August, is available on the upcoming Rose Water EP.
(AllHipHop News) The impact of Kendrick Lamar’s latest LP To Pimp A Butterfly is reaching beyond just music. Participants at the “Black Lives Matter” conference in Cleveland began chanting the chorus to the album single “Alright” after police detained a 14-year-old boy for alleged public intoxication.
Activists from around the country convened in Cleveland for the conference. According to reports, the event ended on Sunday with police officers pepper spraying attendees.
The 14 year old was taken into custody by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority after allegedly being discovered drunk on a city bus. Other officers as well as protesters from the nearby conference arrived at the location, and the situation escalated.
Authorities say protesters attempted to block a squad car with the teen from exiting which led to Sgt. Robert Schwab to administer pepper spray into the crowd.
“They begin to form a barricade around the car urging the police to let the young man go, but they wouldn’t and when they were linking arms and doing chants, one of the police officers began pepper spraying the whole line,” said conference attendee Destinee Henton. “They were on the ground covering their faces. He was still spraying them toward the ground so that’s when more people started coming out.”
Consequence of Sound reports witnesses at the scene claim the cops slammed the teenager to the ground. In response, Cleveland State University students and other protesters shouted, “We gonna be alright.”
“Folks were asking what is going on? Why are you trying to arrest this young man? All of us just saw what happened to Sandra Bland in Texas so forgive us if we are a little concerned,” said juvenile justice consultant and member of the Cleveland Eight Edward Little.
The teen was eventually released to his mother. The incident is under investigation.
It’s been a long time coming. While some Hip Hop fans have given up on the possibility that Jay Electronica’s delayed album will ever hit stores, J.E’s representative claims something from the Roc Nation emcee has finally gotten the go ahead from Jay Z. Does this mean the world will finally get to hear a full body of work from Jay Electronica? We’ll have to continue to wait and see.
Montreal, CA native Chaz DeFranco antes up with a brand new tune, this time in the form of “On My Way.” The track, Chaz reminds everyone that perserverance is key to achieve the success you want. The SykSense produced record also features pop songstress Jey Flores, who delivers a soulful hook accompanying Chaz on his way to the top. Take a listen.
(AllHipHop News) The rise of chart-topping rappers like Macklemore and Iggy Azalea over the last few years has led to many discussions about cultural appropriation of Hip Hop and White privilege. Macklemore tackled the subjects head on in a new cover story with Complex. The Grammy-winning artist revealed their could be a sequel to the song “White Privilege” off his 2005 project The Language Of My World.
“Writing that song in 2004—that was a different version of me. I was an unknown. I was making an observation: Look at what’s happened. Pointing – not in a negative way – but making cultural observation,” says Mack. “Fast-forward 10 years, my vantage point isn’t pointing the finger at anyone else anymore. It’s pointing the finger at myself. It was pointing the finger at myself then, too, questioning things. But it’s different when – cultural appropriation and white privilege in regard to Hip Hop – you’re the example.”
A lot of cultural and political activity around race has happened since Macklemore and Ryan Lewis released their breakthrough album The Heist in 2012. The high-profile police killings of African-Americans such as Eric Garner, Mike Brown, Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, and Freddie Gray have ignited protests around the country. The recent controversial death of Sandra Bland is one of the latest cases to make national news.
It appears Macklemore is not looking to avoid discussing relevant issues like the #BlackLivesMatter movement. The 32-year-old performer is contemplating how he can address topics around race and racism in a thoughtful, respectful, and honest method.
“How do I participate in this conversation in a way that I’m not preaching, where I’m not appearing like I know it all? ’Cause I don’t know it all. I’m learning every time I have a conversation around the issue,” stated the Seattle native. “How do I affect change? How do I not preach to the choir? How do I authentically initiate discourse without co-opting the movement that’s already happening? You are constantly having to check your intention as a White person doing any sort of antiracist work.”
(AllHipHop News) Fetty Wap’s blazing hot summer is still going strong. The New Jersey rhymer has now joined the rare company of Hip Hop legend Eminem in a Billboard Hot 100 feat.
According to the publication, Fetty is the first male rapper since Em in 2013 to have three songs in the top 20. “My Way” jumped from 87 to 7. The track joined “Trap Queen” (#6) and “679” (#18) as one of the hottest 20 singles in the country. Eminem achieved that milestone in 2013 with “The Monster,” “Rap God,” and “Berzerk.”
Fetty is also the first male rapper as a lead act to have two Top 10 singles at the same time in four years. It was last done by Lil Wayne with “She Will” and “How to Love” in 2011. The last time a male rapper had two Top 10 songs at the same time was Drake in 2013. The OVO leader’s “Started From the Bottom” sat at #7, and he was featured on Wayne’s #9 song “Love Me.”
The top of the Hot 100 is currently filled with Rap and R&B acts. Omi’s “Cheerleader” takes the pole position, followed by The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face” at #2 and Silento’s “Watch Me” at #3. Wiz Khalifa’s smash record “See You Again” lands at #5 with Fetty Wap occupying the next two spots.
(AllHipHop News) Comedian Jack Thriller has partially made a name for himself by doing interviews for ThisIs50. The Atlanta native sat down with Mikey T The Movie Star to talk about the first time he met 50 Cent and how the G-Unit boss changed his life.
“It’s been amazing to me that a lot of people I look up to know who I am because of 50 Cent,” says Thriller. “50 Cent has been a real light in my life. He gives me some of the best advice on women, business, music, whatever man. He’s my friend.”
Thriller can be seen on Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘N Out as well. He is also very active in the battle rap community.
(AllHipHop News) The upcoming remake of The Wiz on NBC will have a double dose of Hip Hop royalty included in the musical’s cast. Queen Latifah (Set It Off, Chicago) will play The Wiz. The Queen of Hip Hop/Soul Mary J. Blige (Prison Song, Black Nativity) will take on the role of Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West.
“We are so happy reuniting with Latifah,” said executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (The Sound of Music Live!, Chicago). “We’ve been friends for a long time and we’ve had quite a lot of success together. To see her play the iconic role of the Wiz and make it her own is going to be one of the joys of producing this event.”
Stephanie Mills was previously announced as Auntie Em. The R&B singer portrayed Dorothy in the original Broadway production of The Wiz. Famed choreographer Fatima Robinson is also on board. Robinson is well-known for working with the late singer Aaliyah.
NBC’s The Wiz is being directed by Kenny Leon (A Raisin In The Sun). Tony-winner Harvey Fierstein is providing new written material.
“I can’t wait to watch Mary bring the badness that is Evillene,” said Leon. “Her talent range is off the charts and I know audiences won’t be able to take their eyes off her.”
The Wiz starring Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige is scheduled to premiere on December 3 on NBC.
