With Pardon The Interruption still burning up the streets, O.Z. returns to visualize one of the several tracks from the mixtape tailored by super producer Metro Boomin. Directed by Bones Vision, the official video for “Love Is A Drug” finds the Florida native cozied up with something sexy at the top of a penthouse suite without alcohol or any other substance because in this case, love is his drug.
(AllHipHop News) The four leads of the 1990 movie House Party dusted off their kicks and got back on the dance floor at Alicia Keys’ birthday party. According to TMZ, the singer’s husband, Swizz Beatz, got Kid ‘n Play to perform for the celebration. Fellow cast mates Tisha Campbell and AJ Johnson also recreated their famous dance scene from the Hip Hop cult classic.
Kid ‘n Play rocked the crowd with their signature footwork. Campbell and Johnson did not miss a step as the ladies showed they could still pull off the House Party battle moves 25 years later. The only thing missing was Martin Lawrence yelling at Chill for bumping the table while he was trying to mix the records.
2kdrae an upcoming artist from Gary, Indiana is keeping original hip hop alive with his new single “Back In The Day”. The song has an original hip hop sound and melody. 2kdrae sound is a reflection of his more contemporary influences such as Kid Cudi, Wiz Khalifa, Redman and other hip hop greats. “Back in the day before I got paid…..They didn’t think that I would be sh*t….. But now we getting money…. All these b**ches say they love me….. ni**as know now that we it.” 2Kdrae continues to create an undeniable sound that hipsters and conservative hip hop heads are finding to be a breath of fresh air.
The single “Back In The Day” is going to definitely take listeners back down memory lane if they can relate to what the artist is rapping about “progression”. 2kdrae is definitely an artist that is on the rise and listeners should be watching for. The artist has performed with major artist such as Dom Kennedy, Rick Ross, Que, Ying Yang Twins, Skeme, Rich Boi, Yoson Tala, Al Koleon, Mike Jones, and Jarren Benton so he is definitely no stranger to the music scene.
(AllHipHop News) Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Dame Dash was on hand at the 2015 BET Honors to present Kanye West with the Visionary Award. Dash reportedly introduced the Chicago rapper/producer by giving a speech that included him saying he still had emotional issues with Ye. The native New Yorker also added he originally did not have respect for Kanye as a rapper.
Dame and Kanye’s relationship became strained after Roc-A-Fella split up. While Dash cut ties with the Roc’s other head Jay Z, West decided to keep his business connections with the Brooklyn mogul. Jay and Dash eventually reconciled years later.
As recently as July of last year, Dame was still voicing his frustrations with Kanye. In an interview on Shade 45, Dash told the radio hosts he was “a little tight with Kanye” because he had not reached out to Roc-A-Fella’s third founding member Kareem “Biggs” Burke since his incarceration.
“Kanye, holla at me. I don’t like that s**t,” expressed Dash at the time. “Biggs was the one that was like, ‘Yo, Dame. Pay attention to what Kanye’s doing. Make sure you send him that music.’ No one’s reaching back. Certain n***as have, that’s why I’m not calling everybody out, but Kanye hasn’t.”
West and Dash appeared to be on cordial terms at the BET Honors. Dame posted pictures of the two together on his Instagram page.
(AllHipHop News) Ever since Lil Wayne went on his Twitter tirade expressing his desire to part ways from longtime label home Cash Money, speculation that Birdman’s new-found business relationship with Young Thug may have played a part in the dissension at YMCMB. Recent social media posts from Weezy and Thugger seem to suggest the two may be sending subliminal shots at each other during the Cash Money-Wayne rift.
Thug posted a video on his Instagram page revealing he and Birdman would be partying at Miami’s LIV nightclub. The vid ended with the Atlanta rapper saying, “If you ain’t at LIV n***a, you ain’t living… We going to LIV. Whoever don’t like it pull up, f**k n***a.”
Birdman repeated Thug’s “pull up” statement on his own IG post. He uploaded the flyer for the LIV event with the caption “RG [Rich Gang] pull up n***a.”
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Wayne returned to Twitter to announce he would be holding a party to celebrate the release of his Sorry 4 The Wait 2 mixtape in Miami Beach. The tweet also included the Young Money leader adding, “Go to LIV for what?”
This all comes after Wayne repeatedly called out Cash Money on S4TW2, and Thug continued to post photos with Birdman to IG. There are also reports Wayne is ready to sue his “father” to get out of his contract with Cash Money.
Detroit, Michigan, has a rich musical musical history. In addition to Motown, Hip-Hop has played an integral part in the city’s musical score. And one of the greatest ambassadors for the city’s up-and-coming Hip-Hop talent is DJ Butter.
He is a twenty year veteran of the scene, born and raised in The D, who, to date, has released over 250 mixtapes. And recently, he dropped A Piece of the Action, a collaboration album Slum Village’s DJ Dez. The 14-track set not only features production from two stellar DJs, but rapping from some of the city’s top-notch emcees.
In an interview with AllHipHop.com, Butter talks, among other things, making beats, J. Dilla and Proof, utilizing social media for A Piece of the Action, and gives us an exclusive new video clip for one of its songs (“Dominating”).
Respect the architect. He has kept Hip-Hop in the Motor City running on all cylinders longer than most.
AllHipHop: We should of course, start with your new album, A Piece of the Action. Have you been pleased with the album’s reception so far?
DJ Butter: Yeah, yeah. Actually I been taking it around to other states and you know, just seeing some actual people I grew up listening to and you know, just the feedback to see those people seeing the packaging and then going to listening to the album, and then call me back. People like Masta Ace were able to get a copy of the album.
AllHipHop: Oh wow.
DJ Butter: You know, people I grew up listening to. You know that’s been my goal to inspire people that inspired me. You know, to work with Kool G. Rap and, you know, to get those guys.
AllHipHop: I had to ask, that “Chess not Checkers” song on your album (which features G. Rap), Kool G. Rap is one of my all time favorites. When I saw that on the album, I listened to the whole thing, but I started with that song.
DJ Butter: Oh word. Ok, wow. Yeah that’s one of my favorites as well.
AllHipHop: I know that you did forty plus collaborations on A Piece of the Action, and when I researched it, you guys said that you reached out to everyone who wanted to be on the album just through social media, is that correct?
DJ Butter: Yeah. I’m glad of that. As a kid I wanted to call LL Cool J and say, “What’s up? You inspired me,” or call MCA. To be able to call those guys now, its a humbling experience, but to be able to talk and see how their businesses ran and see how they’re maintaining today, you just gotta soak it up. You never know when its gonna be taken away from you. That’s what it took for Kool G. Rap and all those guys to pretty much investigate me as well. You know, the benefits of that to make it happen, you don’t wanna waste this guy’s time, you know what I’m saying? It was where he would say, “Ok, you called me by my government name. Come down to New York and do a video with me.” For him to tell me he liked Guilty Simpson and things like that, that keeps me going.
AllHipHop: You were talking about DJ Dez’s record collection and how he just has endless stuff that he’s produced over the years. Now, when you put together this album, was it like, did you come across some of those records? Was it like “ok, we have to do this?” or was it just kind of like a gradual process?
DJ Butter: He pretty much just started from scratch. I would throw an idea at him and he’d say “Ok.” Dez, you know he’s a musician, he can make a beat in fifteen or twenty minutes. I’ve seen him inspire Dilla with that. It’s just so natural for him. He got a way of motivating me, you know what I’m saying? Just to come in his house and see him scratching, we would go in his space and smoke a blunt or two and he’d be practicing like we were fifteen years old again.
AllHipHop: You were talking about traveling around the country. One of the things you said in your Metro Times article that I thought was really interesting, you said, quote, “They love us outside the city but sometimes were too hard on each other,” could you elaborate on that?
DJ Butter: I think it’s just like that even if we to go past Hitsville, there’s not a lot of energy there, with the natives, the people that live here, you know, things like that. So, its kinda the same way with Hip-Hop. We live it so much, you know what I’m saying, to where, we don’t realize that we’re in it, and that people around the world hear the soul from us, and we just live in it. Look at it, we’re real Motown babies here.
AllHipHop: What was it like A&R-ing for (J. Dilla’s) Rebirth of Detroit album?
DJ Butter: It was therapeutic for me. You know, after Proof and those guys died, and Dilla died, just to see my friends smiling again was more enlightening than the money, you know what I’m saying? Dilla is from here, but he’s buried in L.A. Sometimes people overlook the city. It seems like people take his likeness and forget about, “That’s our brother,” and they get the chance to promote his likeness more than we do. You know, and I knew Dilla personally, I knew he wouldn’t have liked that. It’s like overkill with a lot of people, and when they get home it gets overlooked. Dilla is the reason why I do what I do right now.
AllHipHop: Switching gears slightly, I really like hiphopelevation.com, I think its a great cause, can you kind of talk about that and how did you and Dez put it all together?
DJ Butter: Dez and I, when we worked on Piece of the Action, Dez and his partner, Cre, they were talking about doing something for the community, and how as we got older and wanted to set an example. We didn’t want a generation behind us not knowing who we are, because we walk through life with a closed fist. We were able to give back coats. We were able to do a canned food drive last week.
AllHipHop: I saw some pictures of that, that was great.
DJ Butter: A lot of my family members have died over the last couple of years, so I was able to grab a lot of their coats and stuff like that, and give them away, real nice coats. I want to do that more with the city, just to kind of set a trend with that.
AllHipHop: When its all said and done, what do you want your legacy as DJ Butter to be?
DJ Butter: Just unity, man. I just love people. I’m a brotherhood person, and sometimes its my downfall. I just want people to see what I’m a part of, and what Proof tried to build. I wish he was able to see his funeral, because he would have felt appreciated more.
AllHipHop: What was that experience like?
DJ Butter: You had everyone from 50 Cent to Nat Morris there. It seemed like he touched everybody in his life. He really was thorough with everybody, and on the verge of building. But sometimes, you don’t feel appreciated here. I feel him. And I feel it everyday. Esham and I talked about that – the lack of support. I was thankful he took me on tour… But for him (Proof) to see his funeral, he would have lived a lot longer, for him to feel what was there. Sometimes the people in our life, if they had appreciated us more. It wasn’t a talent show; it was a unity thing. A brotherhood thing. That’s what I’m about.
AllHipHop: Thank you very much for your time. It’s been a real pleasure.
Be sure to go to iTunes and get “A Piece of the Action” now!
(AllHipHop News) Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi’s latest turn to acting has the Cleveland native playing a gay man in the new movie James White. The Josh Mond-directed drama screened at the Sundance Film Festival last week, and Cudi spoke about his part in the film during a Q&A session.
“I’m mad [Mond] cut out my kissing scenes with David [Call],” said Cudi. “We made out so many times — and it was so good! That’s my only gripe.”
Billboard also caught up with the “Day ‘n’ Nite” performer during the premiere’s red carpet. Cudi discussed how he was pleased to play a homosexual character in the Christopher Abbott led motion picture.
“This was way different than anything else I’ve ever done,” Cudi stated. “It was dope to do that. I felt like I had a responsibility to present a different walk in life from that world.”
James White does not focus on homosexuality as its main theme. The film revolves around Abbott as the title character. A Kickstarter description refers to the film as “a frenetic coming of age story about a young New Yorker struggling to take control of his reckless, self-destructive behavior in the face of momentous family challenges.”
Prepare to hear the dark side of things over a Latrell James production, as MeRCY and See.Francis deliver sinister bars through-out this rugged melody. On the hook, Bishop does anything but beat around the bush and makes clear of something you already know….It’s a Cruel World!
The region of New England is a stronghold for American culture, granted that is where this nation was founded. Their blue collar ideology spills out into their art, sports and everything in between. Providence, RI native Eman Ohyeah exemplifies that same DIY attitude. Being a self-taught engineer, opening his recording studio and duplication center, he definitely knows the value of hard work. Today, Eman Ohyeah releases the official visual for his Sean Murdz produced single, ‘Thuggin Wit My Hoodie On’. The UK based producer provides a gritty background for the MC to expound on his grind. Greene Films are behind the lens for the eerily dark clip.
(AllHipHop News) A$AP Yams, the late founder of the Harlem Hip Hop collective A$AP Mob, joined The Notorious B.I.G. and Aaliyah in being laid to rest at New York City’s Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home. Normal services and a fan ceremony were held for Yams on Sunday (January 25).
A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg were among the attendees of the home-going. While it still remains unclear what caused the death of A$AP Yams, his crew’s frontman denied the reported claims that drugs played a part in his passing.
“People were saying that Yams overdosed on drugs—he didn’t overdose on any drugs,” said Rocky during his appearance at the Sundance Film Festival.
It’s only been 24 hours since the Kanye West, Rihanna, and Paul McCartney single “FourFiveSeconds” released, and it’s already been remixed. Today, Norwegian producer Lido released a new remix of the single on Soundcloud. Lido’s adds a happier tone to “FourFiveSeconds”, using instrumentation to really give it that churchy feel. Check out the “Sunday Service” version of “FourFiveSeconds” below.
Even though Cee Lo Green has made his presence in the entertainment world, there still isn’t anything better than his musical talent. Recently, the former Goodie Mob member released a new project titled TV On The Radio. The album, no releation to the band with the same name, features Cee Lo singing over some dope TV theme songs including Knight Rider and Peanuts. Stream TV On The Radio below.
With news already out that Fan of A Fan: The Album is dropping in late February, Tyga and Chris Brown keeps the momentum going by releasing the official track list for the collaborative project. The album will include several big names as guess appearances, including Ty Dolla $ign, Wale, and T.I. just to name a few. Check out the tracklist below:
1. WESTSIDE
2. NOTHIN’ LIKE ME (FEAT. TY DOLLA $IGN)
3. AYO
4. GIRL YOU LOUD
5. REMEMBER ME
6. I BET (FEAT. 50 CENT)
7. D.G.I.F.U. (FEAT. PUSHA T)
8. BETTER
9. LIGHTS OUT (FEAT. FAT TREL)
10. REAL ONE (FEAT. LIL BOOSIE)
11. B****ES N MARIJUANA
12. SHE GOIN’ UP
13. STRAIGHT UP
14. BUNKIN’ (FEAT. JAY 305 & T.I.)
15. IT’S YO S**T (FEAT. WALE)
16. BANJO
At the end of last week, the world was in an absolute uproar over Willow Smith and the #FreeTheNipple movement. The eccentric teen stood of for the movement that seeks to empower women and free them from that scoundrel called patriarchy. A woman going topless is largely a legal no-no. Even in New York, where toplessless is legal, women often get arrested. A new movie called “Free The Nipple” seeks to analyze and deconstruct the stigma attached to shirtless women. Willow Smith didn’t go topless, but the mere thought gave me shudders of creepy, perverted men. If there are going to be spokes women for the movement, I have some suggestions on those that may better rep it than Will’s daughter.
Nia Long
Nia Long has always been fly, but she is also one of the rare women that ages like fine wine. She could also represent the Free The Nipple movement well. She has already posed nude and represented for PETA in the buff.
Halle Berry
Another MILF is Halle Berry and while she too is aging, she’s gorgeous in every way. She should totally free her nipples.
She did once if you remember the movie “Swordfish.” Click here for that image.
Scarlett Johansson
This chick has it all. Looks. Lips. And Nips. Now, as a superstar of immeasurable proportions, she definitely needs to move into a more socially responsible manner. This is the way.
Eva Mendes
Eva is one bad woman. The movement needs some Latina in it and Ms. Mendes is the one.
Nicki Minaj
People can say what they want about Nicki, but she’s got assets that can be leverged for quality equality, despite the controversy.
She can even get goofy with it.
Kate Upton
A certain AHH staffer, who shall remain nameless, insisted that Kate Upton would be one of the best advocates for Free The Nipple. And, these gifs prove said staffer is correct.
Teyana TaylorOn the low, Teyana Taylor might be the perfect candidate for this revolution. She’s young, but not illegal. Her last album is super dope. And she’s a s**t starter.
Jill Scott
Sleep if you wanna. Go ahead. Get some shut eye. Jill Scott caught major hate on the interwebs from racists and trolls, but don’t you believe it. The real men and women admired her curvaceous bod and humbly request her recruitment into the Free The Nipples revolt.
Kim Kardashian
Hate her. Love her. Kim Kardashian has already freed her nipples several time and is already basically in the movement be default.
Oprah Winfrey
The Big O. Billionaire. Nothing more to say.
Honorable Mention
Rihanna
RiRi, like Kim Kardashian, is a hell of a daredevil and has already endorsed the Free The Nipple insurrection, but we’ll put her here anyway.
I got news for you. The old Hip-Hop is gone. Folks have gotten older and grown up! This Kimye couple damn near broke the internet but not quite. Check out some of the pictures from last nights BET Honors show.
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I don’t even know if people know who is Deelishis is anymore. Flavor Flav put her on.
But Wiz may have turned her off.
The uber thick model and mom was out being herself, but some cowardly man decided to leak nude pictures of her. I’ll tell you. Real men, don’t do that. Its weak and it messes it up for the rest of us. Dee Lish got a big body like a Benz, but these pics are bad for biz. Peep them.
By the way, rumors say, these pictures were for Wiz…so Wiz leaked them?
The pics are below, but they ain’t safe for work, home or if you are a kid.
Kanye West a piece of work. He took the time to diss Ray J , Reggie Bush and some other dudes that used to date Kim Kardashian. I don’t know who he was talking to exactly. The crazy thing was the declaration was made at the BET Honors show that took place last night. Kanye is interesting to say the least.
We don’t know whether this track was supposed to be on Sorry For The Wait 2 or another project, but it sounds amazing (all puns intended). Lil Wayne recently teamed up with popular Atlanta trio Migos for the new song “Amazing Amy.” The new track dropped on Soundcloud last night, and it features Wayne over an aggressive beat with Migos’ ad libs giving the track more life. The Atlanta trio also bring it with some aggressive bars to balance out the madness. Check out “Amazing Amy” below.
Whether you love or hate Kanye West, you can’t deny that he’s one of the most successful rappers in modern music. Last night, Yeezy earned the Visionary Award at the 2015 BET Honors. With Damon Dash introducing the Visionary Award winner at the ceremony, a plethora of other big stars, including Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar, gave the Chi-Town rapper his props through an honorary video before Yeezy hit the stage to accept the award. As for the acceptance speech, Kanye wouldn’t be Kanye if there weren’t any memorable quotes.
With a Visionary Award in his hands, two new songs breaking the internet, and a hopeful album on the way, Kanye West is definitely having a great year already.
