Are you excited about Album About Nothing? Well, Wale wants you to be. Today, the DMV rapper released a set of visuals for his new single off the album, called “The Body”. The track also features vocals from Chicago singer Jeremih, and has a soothing beat that reminds us of his hit from Ambition “Lotus Flower Bomb” a little bit. Check out the official video for “The Body” below.
There only a handful of acts that can reincarnate the classic sound of soul music of the last century, but bands like Ephemerals pull it off nicely. The song “You Made Us Change” gives us hard instruments, an upbeat rhythm, and soulful vocals to creat such a beautiful song. Make sure you look out for this London-band’s new album Nothin Is Easy to release soon.
Are you feeling this soul sound? Let us know.
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So this is a bit surprising, a new G-Unit video. After the gangster rap group announced their reunion this summer, G-Unit kept the momentum going with an EP. Now, we have “Bring My Bottles”, a video for Young Buck’s single featuring 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. Are you ready for an album? Leave a comment below.
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Riff Raff is a rapper that is already known for a wild personality and boisterous antics, and that doesn’t stop him from doing things like this. Yesterday, Hulk Hugan announced via YouTube that he will have the Houston rapper as a tag team partner in the WWE. The Hulkster then tweeted the big news, with Riff Raff confirming it.
THANKS TO @HulkHogan NOW THE NEON iCON WiLL UNLEASH THESE NEON PYTHONS UPON THE @WWE AND GET THAT NEON TiTLE BELT pic.twitter.com/EFYFgmhP3C
— JODY HiGHROLLER (@JODYHiGHROLLER) December 28, 2014
Riff Raff has recently promised to give up hard drugs and focus on his music, but it might be fun seeing the Neon Icon in the WWE. What do you think? Let us know.
Chris Rock and his wife have been together in marriage for almost 20 years, but the pair didn’t make it.
Chris has filed for divorce and his estranged wife Malaak Compton-Rock has issued a statement.
“After much contemplation and 19 years of marriage, Chris and I have decided to go our separate ways … While recognizing that this is a significant change, my children remain at the center of my life and their well-being is my top priority. It is in this spirit that I sincerely ask that their privacy and the privacy of our family be respected during this transition in our lives.”
Chris’s publicist issued a statement confirming the news.
“Chris Rock has filed for divorce from his wife, Malaak. This is a personal matter and Chris requests privacy as he and Malaak work through this process and focus on their family.”
The pair have a pair of daughters, Lola, 12, and Zahra, 10.
The Game and other Hip-Hop heads took it to the streets to protest police brutality on Saturday with the Millions March.
The march also brought out DJ Mustard and Tyga who walked in solidarity with thousands of other peaceful protesters from Pacific Park.
The march went straight down the streets of the city without incident.
The Game has been outspoken against police brutality for years.
Earlier in the month, New York hosted the Millions March NYC that convened upwards of 75,000 people including Hip-Hop artists like Nas, Torea and Immortal Technique.
Deon Wilson drops off the music video for “Miss Trouble.” Johny Rocketz joins Deon on this one for the cinematic visual.
King Chip’s been one of the most underrated artists to come out the midwest, but that won’t stop him from dropping dope singles on the low. Friday, the Cleveland rapper, formerly known as Chip Tha Ripper, released a new track via Souncloud. The track titled “By My Lonely”, is cool and featured echoed-out rhymes by Chip. Look out for King Chip’s Clevelafornia project coming soon. Check out “By My Lonely” below.
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It doesn’t matter how dope you are in the entertainment world, Uncle Sam will still come for you if that money isn’t right. According to a post on TMZ, music artist Solange Knowles is being hit with a $55,000 debt from the State of California. The debt has been acknowledged by the state government for the years between 2010-2012. What make even matters worst is that Knowles was sent this notice a few days after her marriage. There hasn’t been any update on Knowles rebuttal to the tax lien.
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Skrillex and Diplo have been two big name DJs in the EDM world for a while. Put them together, and you have their explosive duo called Jack U. Recently, the duo released a remix for Beyonce’s widely popular single “7/11”. The sound is crazy in this new track, but with added bass and an electronic twist to the party jam. Check out the Jack U remix and tell us what you think.
Earlier today on Instagram, UPNORTHTRIPS posted a Daily News front page about the shooting that involved celebrities Jennifer Lopez, Diddy, and Shyne. With a case that put Shyne in jail for 10 years and 3 victims affected by the shooting, lives were changed that fateful night, and today marks the 15th anniversary of the situation. While the post brought a lot of attention the the Instagram profile, one victim in the altercation spoke out about the unfortunate series of events. While some commenters acknowledged the victim’s story, some believed that it wasn’t the right photo to be frustrated about. Peep the photos below:
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When you got it like that, you can give back and TDE has def had one of the more impressive runs in Hip-Hop over the past few years. Take a look at the crew giving back during the holidays just before Christmas.
Take a Behind The Scenes Look at the Video Shoot for Master P’s New MONEY MAFIA TEAM featuring ACE B and More From his NO LIMIT FOREVER RECORD LABEL. The Tank Is Back!
“This ain’t the remix, this that new and improved sh*t” – Master P
Finally, Pharrell Chad Hugo, and Shay Halley have reconnected to form their acclaimed trio, N.E.R.D.! Recently, their new track was released through Audiomack, and the song fits well a very popular cartoon series. The song, titled “Squeeze Me”, will be featured on the new soundtrack for The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water. Yes, the reconnection of N.E.R.D. is for a Spongebob Squarepants Movie. Check out “Squeeze Me” below.
If you haven’t heard a Goldlink song yet, or have never heard of the rapper before, where have you been. This Virginia artist has been a standout in 2014 and one of the reasons why Virginia is such a breeding ground for influential artists. Yesterday, Goldlink released a 3-song EP featuring demos from his next album. The project is brief, but definitely make us excited for F### The Internet, featuring two songs sampling Disclosure and Missy Elliot. Check out the EP below.
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Dom Kennedy is back with a new track this week trough Soundcloud. The song, titled “Posted In The Club”, still gives off that cool vibe Dom is well known for giving off through his raps. Last week, the LA emcee returned to the Hip Hop scene by dropping his first song “Represent (I Like That)”. With only a one week gap between songs, let’s hope that we will hear more songs next week from Dom Kennedy.
In 2014, Virgina has been a new breeding ground for dope rappers. While Goldlink has surprised many with his impressive rap style in his tape The God Complex, fellow VA emcee Mike Strong has also obtained critical praise from his project Bread & Butter. It looks like VA’s momentum won’t shift any time soon, especially now with D.R.A.M. and DP’s new song “SuperLit”. DP may be a new name to check out, but D.R.A.M. has showed up in our list 5 Underrated Artists On Soundcloud for his popular track “Cha Cha” “Superlit” is a track that provides a darker tone with snares, bass, and 808s while DP and D.R.A.M. provides their respective raps. Check out “SuperLit” below:
Born in Louisiana and raised in California, turboTdouble aka Turbo, has been attracting serious attention for creating a niche genre of hip hop by intelligently rapping from the perspectives of video game characters. This unique perspective has gained the attention and support from the fighting game community (fgc) and legendary video game company Capcom, (Resident Evil, Megaman, Street Fighter) who recognized him in their official Street Fighter 25th Year Anniversary documentary. He has shared the stage with and opened for both Jay Electronica and Big Sean. He was also selected by Andre Benjamin to be in a Jimi Hendrix biopic, after the Outkast rapper heard Turbo rap for him live. Turbo is currently polishing up tracks for his first official EP release.
Ludacris’ girlfriend is now his fiancee as the rapper popped the big question over the holiday break in a most creative way.
The rapper and former girlfriend – now fiancee – Eudoxie Agnan are engaged to be married.
How did he do it?
Ludacris had “Eudoxie, will you marry me?” painted on a field below a plane, as they flew over. When they traveled over the huge display, Luda had her look down to see the proposal. Both of them posted the pictures on Instagram, seen at the end of this article.
“BEST DAY OF MY LIFE WITH THE LOVE OF MY LIFE,” she said. And Luda commented, “She didn’t say yes. She said HELL YES.”
Now, they didn’t formally announce it, but the hashtag seems to tell it all – #milehighproposal.
The pair were on a private flight from Atlanta to Costa Rica and the 37-year-old rapper proposed in front of the pair’s friends, including Monica and spouse Shannon Brown, LeToya Lucket and others.
The pair have been together over five years.
HBO’s critically acclaimed The Wire is now available on HBO Go and will also be available for purchase on January 5 via iTunes, Google Play, XBox Video and Vudu. Produced by David Simon, the series which launched the careers of Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan, Michael K. Williams and more will finally release all 60 episodes.
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Chronicling the drug trade, political power struggles and tangled relationships throughout the streets of Baltimore, HBO began airing a marathon of the well received crime drama, giving fans and new viewers alike the chance to start from the beginning. For those not able to catch the marathon, HitFlix has provided the link to every single episode which can be found here.