Gucci Mane has blessed us with a new mixtape entitled “King Gucci”. The project contains 10 new tracks and features from Riff Raff, Fetty Wap, Young Scooter, Peewee Longway & Migos. With production from Metro Boomin, FKI, TM88, & Zaytoven to name a few.
The video shows enraged riders pulling Alexian Lien from his Range Rover while at a red light in Washington Heights after wild and harrowing chase along the West Side Highway. Lien is thrown to the pavement, where up to nine people take turns pummeling him with kicks and punches using their helmets.
DC Comics and Rihanna are heading to war, but its not some Gotham comic book caper.
Holy Names, Batman!
Rihanna seeks to legally trademark hr birth name, Robyn, but DC has objected saying that the name is too close to Batman’s sidekick Robin.
”[Rihanna’s] registration is likely to cause dilution by blurring and tarnishing the famous opposer’s mark” and is likely to cause confusion, cause mistake, or to deceive the public,” said a complaint by DC.
According to PageSix, Rihanna’s firm, Roraj Trade, tried to trademark the name “Robyn” on June 23, 2014. DC blocked the move and filed a complaint in the US Patent and Trademark Office on May 11, 2015. It seems like Rihanna has plans for a magazine called “Robyn.”
Music streaming giant Spotify upgraded their services a bit by launching a video feature today, CNET reports. The service has also teamed up with the likes of E!, Comedy Central, ESPN, BBC, VICE, Slate and other stations for exclusive video content.
Spotify also unveiled another feature for those who like to jam to music while they exercise. This feature will select music that that matches the pace which you are running at while working out.
By premiering new features, Spotify is preparing themselves to compete with Apple and Tidal. Apple is relaunching the Beats Music service next month while Tidal kicked off by premiering exclusive content including video.
Another one of Chinx’s closest friends have come forward to speak on his death. Max B called from behind bars to share his sympathies about his lost friend.
“This s–t is just senseless,” he said in audio posted by Revolt. “Ain’t even no explaining it. “We lost another young, inspiring brother.”
He said uncalled for killings like Chinx’s “take us back another 30, 40 years.” The Harlemnite went on to reminisce on he and Chinx’s friendship and said that they weren’t heard on wax together due to him standing trial at the time.
“We all used to be in my crib, French, me, him,” he said. “I’d be with Chinx every day, Chinx used to spend the night at my joint. We used to be making music and s###. People really don’t hear us on songs together because at the time he used to come stay in my spot, I was on trial, so I was goin’ through my own s###, I was stressed out, I wasn’t really making no music when I had started trial. So that’s the only reason people don’t hear us on songs together.”
Max also called for young black men to stop killing each other due tot he hostile climate between the black community and the police.
“They shooting us and getting away with it and we’re killing each other right on top of it.”
After letting loose the track “I’m From Brooklyn” in April, the trio of Marvelous Mag, Skyzoo, and Brenton teamed up again for “Squares In Ya Circle.” The BK boys rhyme over the Knxwledge’s “Kafe” instrumental.
As 50 Cent prepares to release Street King Immortal album, he drops new track “Get Low” featuring Jeremih, T.I. & 2 Chainz. Produced by Remo The Hitmaker.
Toronto based Electro Hip Hop trio Ain’t No Love return with the video for “Cry In The Rain.” The song is off the group’s 6-track PlummetEP. The visuals were directed by Indrani.
Troll game on 100,000 Trillion! Young Thug can’t seem to get enough of stealing from Lil Wayne, as he appears to be referring to himself as ‘Lil Tunechi’ in a video posted to his instagram account.
A performance artist that helped bring Jay Z’s “Picasso Baby” video come to life said that working with him was a “cruel” experience. He adapted her 2010 performance called “The Artist Is Present” for the music video.
Marina Abramović told Spike Art magazine that Jay “completely used her and that wasn’t fair.” She said that Jigga promised to help promote her art institute, the Marina Abramovic Institute, in exchange for her helping him with the video but after they were done working together she heard nothing from him.
“I am very p##### by this, since he adapted my work only under one condition: that he would help my institute. Which he didn’t.”
Abramović said that she show Mr. Carter a full powerpoint presentation on her work and then was excited to work with her but their agreement ended up being a “one-way transaction.” She seems to be copletely scorned by the situation and said she will “never do it again.”
“Never,” she said. “I was really naive in this kind of world. It was really new to me, and I had no idea that this would happen. It’s so cruel, it’s incredible. I will stay away from it for sure.”
We would have to say that given the usual grammatical errors in Meek’s social media posts, it is funny to see him give relationship advice or any advice. Meek wanted to give the ladies a little bit of direction as he posted this on his Instagram:
“Putting up quotes isn’t gonna make your n**ga love you.”
Atlanta rappers TK-N-Cash are busy criss-crossing the nation with their “No Handouts” Tour, but they still found the time to get the remix done to their hit single “Mind Right”. The duo enlisted the talents of T-Pain, T.I. and B.o.B to make the record even hotter! Each artist brings a different energy and flow to the record that makes it brand new. Verse after verse, we are sure you will keep this record on repeat. So go ahead and leave that hoe alone and get your mind right.
Stephen Curry brought along his 2-year-old daughter Riley to the post-game press conference, after winning game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, last night. After seeing this, I think the NBA needs to have kids at ALL press conferences!
WATCH: Hilarity ensued when Stephen Curry's 2-year old daughter Riley joined him in the post-game press conference.
Cellphone video shows a San Diego County sheriff’s detective placing a security guard in a chokehold — an incident that has sparked a sheriff’s department internal investigation.
How often do you have a rapper from Texas completely murder a classic hip hop beat? For Day 10 of his #30Days30Deaths Killa Kyleon takes on Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones Pt.2”.
Built like a heavyweight wreslting WWF tag team, Bo & Blade stand tall on their DJ Kay Slay hosted mixtape currently available for online listeners via DatPif and Audiomack.
Featuring the songs “I’m Dat N####” ft Uncle Murda and “3 Man Weave” ft Fred the Godson the guys tag team their way through a project that is meant to feed the streets while they cumulate the content needed for thier soon to be released and yet to titled EP.
“We just want to get to the level we want to be at. In our area of the city we’ve built the anticipation for each release, now we’re just taking a step closer to our goals of building the buzz throughout the city. We’re feeding the streets after their call for the tape, and its making an impact for this run. This new tape backed is by Backdoor Movements management Smit “BDM” all the way so we’ve been getting some great looks ” King Bo explained.
The latest celebrities to add “DJ” to their resumes are Lil’ Wayne and Wiz Khalifa. They are charging a bit much to be amateurs……..but then again it’s Tunechi and Wiz. Allegedly Wayne is charging $60K and Khalifa is charging $25K. Now if you want to book them, you know they will be demanding 1st class travel and VIP treatment. Apparently they’ve already booked a few gigs. It may be cool to see them rock a few gigs from clubs to celeb house parties and private events. Will you be booking them?
If you’re reading this article that means you have access to the Internet. And if you’re connected to the web, that also likely means you have not been able to avoid Chedda Da Connect’s viral hit “Flicka Da Wrist.” Clips inspired by the buzzing track off 2014’s Catchin’ Playz 2 mixtape have invaded every video streaming website and application from YouTube to Vine.
Multi-platinum selling artists like Rihanna, Drake, and Justin Bieber (over 187 million combined Twitter/Instagram followers) have all put their spin on Chedda’s breakout tune via short vids. Even the Denny’s restaurant chain caught the “Flicka” wave with a tweet that read, “look at da flicka da grits.”
All the online attention has helped push “Flicka Da Wrist” onto radio stations across the country. The result? The single has already entered the Top 20 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop Airplay Chart.
Chedda Da Connect is now on the cusp of dropping his next project Chedda World on May 25. AllHipHop.com spoke with the Houston representative about his new mixtape. The Rockets franchise supporter also covered the viral success of “Flicka Da Wrist,” working with Texas legend Bun B, and avoiding the one hit wonder label.
Congratulations, your single is doing really well. You’re having a big year.
Thank you. Right now it’s climbing up the charts. We’re putting a lot of groundwork in.
Did you have any idea when you were doing this track it would be the one that would land you on the Billboard charts?
Not at all. When I first did the record I was kind of sleeping on it a little bit. I left it in the studio for a couple of months. I was thinking it’s a lot of wrist songs going around, but then I thought, “This is a different type of wrist song here.” [laughs] So I went ahead and put it out.
One of the things that has helped “Flicka Da Wrist” blow up is the fact there have been so many remixes. Were there any particular versions or verses that stood out for you?
I liked the 2 Chainz and Cap 1 version. They crashed it to me. Then French did his thing. I liked the Rick Ross verse, but I know Rozay could have put a little more energy in it. It is what it is though. I liked the fact he took time out to hop on the song.
None of those remixes were official?
Nah, none of them. We got the official remix coming.
Is that going to be on Chedda World?
No, we’re going to do it a right after the project.
The other thing that grabbed the attention of a lot of people was the fact so many people did viral videos for it. One that stood out was Rihanna’s. What was your reaction when you first saw Rihanna’s Instagram video of her lip synching to “Flicka Da Wrist”?
I ain’t gonna lie, when I saw Rihanna flickin’, I was like, “God this is RiRi!” I looked at the video a couple of times excitedly, because this is Rihanna. With the level she’s on, I was like, “Man, only if Beyonce comes next.” [laughs].
Yeah, I couldn’t believe Justin Bieber did it. Now that was a trip for me. I ain’t seen him in a while, so when I saw the video he looked older on there. I had to watch it over and over.
Drake put up one.
Yeah, with his mamma flickin’ her wrist. [laughs] Drake’s big on H-Town. He supports Houston a lot. He had his mamma showing love to the Rockets.
Are you participating in Drake’s “Houston Appreciation Week”?
I would love to, but I won’t be here. I’ll be all across the world, and then back to Miami.
You’re heading out on tour?
It’s not a tour just yet. We have a lot of weekend dates, and a couple of weekday dates right now.
That road life must be nice to you right now with you having a hit.
Yeah, that road life is crazy. You get up early then be in the next city and do it all over again. I like it though. It motivates me to go harder.
Going back to Houston, you worked with Bun B for “Dunk On Em.” What was it like working with him?
Even though we didn’t actually go in the studio together, after we did the record Bun showed a lot of love. When I see him he embraces me with a lot of love.
When I first sent the record to Bun, he liked it. His management team said, “Send the record right back over with an open verse.” After that it took probably a day [for Bun] to send the record right on back. He crashed that verse. Salute to the big homie for sure.
I see “Dunk On Em” picking up. Especially since people are starting to catch on to who Chedda is, and they’re feeding off the music. I see “Dunk On Em” being a big hit.
The movement around you is really buzzing. You work a lot with T-Wayne. His single “Nasty Freestyle” is a hit too. Have you ever talked about how big your come ups have been just in the last few months?
We’re just now starting to talk about it. We work so hard, we knew it was coming. We just didn’t know when. It just came out of nowhere. Overnight really, so right now we’re just looking at each other smiling.
A lot of people don’t know we actually lived together, so we got stars coming out of the same household right now. We record out of the same in-house studio. About a year ago, I took time and built a studio in there for him.
There’s something you all are doing that’s connecting with people.
We just stay humble and continue to kill the internet. And we’re killing the streets right behind it. Vine, Instagram, YouTube – that’s a big help. Especially Vine with all those viral videos that were put up. The same with T-Wayne’s song with all those dance videos. It’s finally paying off. The same with Whiteboy Chris. That’s another brother of mine.
You’re set to drop your next mixtape next week.
Yes sir! Chedda World – May 25. Even though Memorial Day is the 25th, we’re gonna do it right at 11:59 so it’s gonna carry over to the 26th.
Are there any features on the tape?
We had some features for the tape, but they told me to hold off on them. We want this to be strictly about Chedda Da Connect. We’re gonna hold the features for the album which is gonna come about four or five months after that. But I had to squeeze my little brother T-Wayne on there.
Do you plan on staying independent or do you have interest in signing with a major?
If the number’s right. Right now we’re gonna push this thing independent. We’re gonna keep on grinding. We ain’t lazy over here. We’re gonna get that business side going before we make a play.
It’s obvious you’re putting in work on an indie grind. But there’s also this perception that artists that gain attention from “YouTube hits” haven’t been able to turn that into long-term success. How do you plan on keeping that momentum going just beyond this first hit?
I listen to a lot of music. I criticize myself a lot. I like to go with the flow. A lot of people don’t know how to maintain with the flow. I give people what they want. I’m gonna still keep my vibe, my same style on these tracks, but I’m gonna give the people what they want.
If they want club records from Chedda Da Connect, that’s what I’m gonna give them. If they want street records, that’s what I’m gonna give them. If the females want the sweetheart records, that’s what I’m gonna give them. I’m very versatile.
On Chedda World, it’s a bunch of different music. It’s not all the same. Some songs you probably can’t even tell it’s me until you actually listen to it.
Finally, Rockets versus Warriors. What’s the outcome of that for you?
[laughs]. What you mean? Rockets!
How many games will it take?
I know they’ll probably give the people something to watch, so I think 4-1.
Police say that rapper Chinx’s murder may be linked to the 2007 killing of Stack Bundles, who was his mentor, the New York Daily News reports.
“They were friends, Stack Bundles and Chinx. They were friends, so we’re looking at all hip-hop angles,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said.
Chinx and Bundles grew up together in the Far Rockaway section of Queens and started their own rap crew, Riot Squad, in the early 2000’s. But when Chinx began a five-year sentence in prison for drugs and robbery charges, Bundles linked up with Jim Jones and Max B. As his career took off, it came to an abrupt end when he was shot and killed in Far Rockaway in 2007.
Boyce said that police are concerned about possible retaliation due to French Montana’s highly publicized on-and-off relationship with Khloe Kardashian.
“We certainly are. There’s always the issue of retaliation in these things.”
As the investigation moves along, Boyce said that no has hindered the process and sources tell them that there was no fight at the club were Chinx performed 2:30 a.m that night before he was killed.
DC Comics and Rihanna are heading to war, but its not some Gotham comic book caper.
