Jordin Sparks steps back into the music scene and gives us a mixtape titled #ByeFelicia. This 9-track project is filled with some awesome sounds from the songstress. Give it a listen.
Jordin Sparks steps back into the music scene and gives us a mixtape titled #ByeFelicia. This 9-track project is filled with some awesome sounds from the songstress. Give it a listen.
Berner gets into the particulars of his intimate life on the A One produced “Thru”.
Today, Scotty ATL blesses us with a bonus track off the retail version of his “Spaghetti Junction” mixtape.
On December 2nd, Scotty ATL drops both the retail version of his acclaimed new mixtape “Spaghetti Junction” as well as the project’s prelude EP “On The Road 2 Spaghetti Junction”.
“On The Road 2 Spaghetti Junction” is 6 tracks in length and features Killer Mike, Trouble, Rich The Kid and Peezy. The EP serves as the perfect precursor to the album, which stands at 17 tracks, featuring 2 bonus tracks and guest appearances from Bun B, IamSu, B.o.B., Starlito, Doe B, Young Dolph and more!
Allhiphop host Valerie Lora And Dash Polanco from TV show Orange Is The New Black, are going to the Dominican Republic to bring sneakers to kids that really need them. They need your help!
Devious returns with a hot new remix of “You Sleep Out Here” featuring Kevin Gates produced by BlaqNMild. The remix will be available on his iTunes EP on January 1, 2015. Devious’ new mixtape, Life Is What You Make It drops 12-3-14.
The honeymoon is over and according to sources Kimmy is no longer happy.
Although the couple have not been married even six months, word is the non-stop bickering and constant upset is due to the fact that the marriage is mostly business and no pleasure.
RadarOnline reports:
“Kim feels like their relationship is more of a business relationship than a real marriage. All they do is talk about business whenever they’re together and it’s stressing Kim out more than it ever has before.”
According to the source close to the couple, their marriage vows also included a promise not to talk shop during their infrequent free time together.
“When they got married they agreed to take a break from talking business all the time, but that hasn’t happened,” added the insider. “And Kim feels stuck. It doesn’t feel like what a normal happy marriage should be.””
After releasing his project “For The Hopeful” some weeks back to critical acclaim, Los Angeles native Azad Right has been riding high on his success. From drawing comparisons to Nas and having the Huffington post proclaim him as the Iranian-American rapper that you need to know, he has definitely been enjoying the fruits of his labor. Today he lets go of the remix to one of the standout cuts from the project titled “Son Of Sam (Remix)” with a little help from Slaughterhouse MC Joell Ortiz.
Just when you thought Harlem battle God, Murda Mook, had his sights solely set on Drake, it seems another Young Money member has wandered into the crosshairs. In an exclusive interview, the Dot Mob general took time out to talk to @MrMecc to explain the reason behind the rhymes on his new freestyle over Nicki Minaj’s “Only” song featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown.
For some background; Mook and Nicki have history. They used to chill together back in the day when Mook had garnered considerable respect as a battle rapper, and Nicki was just getting her rap career off the ground. Nicki made a song called “Dreams” where she talks about her “Dreams of F*cking A Rap N*gga.” One of which was Mook. So when “Only” came out, Mook felt he had to express how he felt about Nicki. Mook’s freestyle is funny, sexy and genius. Was Mook too much? Did he cross the line? Should Nicki respond? You be the judge and watch our Exclusive Interview with Mook as he explains his reasons for doing the song.
[ALSO READ: Murda Mook and Dame Dash Call Out Drake For a $15 Million Dollar Battle]
When Pusha T’s brother changed his named from Malice to No Malice and decided to shift his music, many were unsure of what led him to step away from the music that jump started his career. It was a surprise to the fans and they were forced to accept that there would never be another Clipse album because of it. Now, No Malice is now releasing a documentary that will detail what sparked his spiritual journey and what made him change his life. In the trailer for The End of Malice, No Malice narrates an account of what led him to step away from fame as he knew it. Pharrell and Pusha T also make appearances. A release date has not been revealed.
Watch the clip below.
Hip Hop producer and veteran, Duane DaRock, who has worked with Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, The Game and more teams up with B-more implant Mann E Styles to produce the new street anthem “Free Throw”. Mann E Styles is emerging onto the Baltimore hip hop scene as a budding new emcee and he is currently working with Duane DaRock on his yet to be titled mixtape that is set for release at the top of next year. Check out “Free Throw” below. This is an infectious beat simple and plain and the flow is pretty clean too. We will be checking for more from this Maryland rapper as it rolls in. He almost sounds like Masta Ace if you ask me.
On Nov. 20th, unarmed 28-year Akai Gurley was shot and killed by NYPD officer Peter Liang in a stairwell of the Louis H. Pink Houses in the East New York section of Brooklyn. A medical examiner has now ruled this death a homicide, NBC reports.
[ALSO READ: NYPD Kills An Unarmed Brooklyn Man]
While Liang and his partner were at the eighth floor landing, Gurley entered at the seventh floor landing, which startled Liang. He had his flashlight in one hand and his gun in the other and accidentally fired his weapon, hitting Gurley in the chest. Gurley stumbled down to the fifth floor where his girlfriend sought aid for him by knocking on doors. By the time Liang and his partner found the two 911 had already been called. Gurley was pronounced dead at Brookdale Hospital.
The stairwell is said to not have had properly working lights and there are reports that it was “dimly-lit.”
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said this was an accident and called Liang a “total innocent.”
Gurley’s death sparked outrage in his Brooklyn community and over this past weekend when 250 people marched outside of the 75th Precinct, where Liang is stationed.
Its pretty much been all but confirmed that Charlie Sloth has signed with MMG.
The English DJ and rapper left a memorable impression on MMG boss Rick Ross last week when he visited the UK for BBC’s 1xtra Live in Birmingham.
GRMDaily reports:
“It’s likely the initial interest sparked from Rozay’s side during an interview with Sloth, where Charlie explains how he has “dethroned everyone in Hip Hop in Europe. In a similar fashion to what you [referring to Rick Ross] have done with the artists, I’ve done the same with DJ’s.”
To which Ross responded, “Ima tell you something, I like that attitude, and if you haven’t yet you surely will, you MMG now.”
Check out more footage of Rick Ross co-signing the DJ:
“For those that don’t know GLC is a legend out here. He worked with Kanye back in the day and he’s just someone in Chicago thats so well known and respected. He didn’t have to do that man, but he did,” MJ explained.
Last night’s decision by a grand jury to not indict officer Darren Wilson on charges in the shooting death of 18-year-old Mike Brown caused an uproar and a new wave of riots in Ferguson. However, people in Ferguson were not the only ones affected. As they rioted through the streets, rappers Q-Tip and Mackelmore participated in peaceful marches while August Alsina shed tears at the realization that it could have been him.
When a TMZ reporter spoke to Macklemore, he said “It’s not about me. It’s about Mike Brown.”
Q-Tip lead a peaceful march through Times Square in New York City while also releasing his frustrations via Twitter.
No value for black life. But they extrapolate our magic , sweat, our voice our fire… And leave us stripped of our right to exist
— QTip (@QtipTheAbstract) November 25, 2014
While on tour, August Alsina became emotional about the decision and shed tears after having a moment of silence. “I’m emotional ’cause I could’ve been that n—a that they killed,” he said trying to hold back tears.
?#MikeBrown another brother who didn’t #MakeItHome A video posted by Yungin’ (@augustalsina) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:14am PST
Tinashe replaces ASAP Rocky with Jeezy for the official remix of her second single “Pretend”. Her debut album “Aquarius” in stores now.
After Timbaland predicted big things for rising emcee Tink the young Chicago native quickly delivered; sparking an impressive buzz and signing to her new mentor’s Mosley Music Group record label.
Now she has returned to voice her own frustrations with the turmoil in Ferguson, collaborating with the super producer on a new track titled “Tell The Children.”
https://soundcloud.com/timbaland-thursdays/tell-the-children-1124-v3
To continue to push people to save 15 percent or more on car insurance by switching to Geico, the auto insurance company has called on hip-hop pioneers Salt-N-Pepa. The Queens trio revamped their 1986 hit “Push It” for the latest Geico ad. In the 30-second clip, watch Salt, Pepa and Spinderella pop up on the football field, a Lamaze class and in an elevator to encourage everyone to push it.
Lucy lights one up with TreaZon on her new single “Mary Jane”. TreaZon hits the ground running on his first appearance on record since his scene stealing performance on “Prone To Sin” from Quest’s “Searching Sylvan” album. Additional vocals by Chicago crooner C.Rich. The Keeynote produced cut is the third release from her forthcoming project “LP” arriving at the top of 2015.
Check out the visual for “Mary Jane” below:
Glasses Malone’s Pittsburgh protegé J-Haze is back with another single “Bang” featuring label CEO Malone and fellow Pittsburgh native Indo Bo.
Since officer Darren Wilson will not be charged with the murder of Mike Brown, the testimonies of the grand jury and Wilson have been released by St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch.
In Wilson’s testimony, he gave his account of the situation that led up to Brown’s death. He said he felt threatened by the teen, comparing him to Hulk Hogan and a demon. Wilson encountered Brown because he was walking in the middle of the street with a friend. Wilson says he then saw the 18-year-old with a box of cigarillos, which made him believe Brown was associated with a robbery at a store where cigarillos were stolen.
Wilson said he ordered Brown to get back but he approached his car and was punching him in the face through the car window.
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He then grabs my door again and shuts my door. At that time is when I saw him coming into my vehicle. His head was higher than the top of my car. And I see him ducking and as he is ducking, his hands are up and he is coming in my vehicle.
I had shielded myself in this type of manner and kind of locked away, so I don’t remember seeing him come at me, but I was hit right in the side of the face with a fist. I don’t think it was a full-on swing, I think it was a full-on swing, but not a full shot. I think my arm deflected some of it, but there was still a significant amount of contact that was made to my face.
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And he said, “Hey man, hold these.” And at that point I tried to hold his right arm because it was like this at my car. This is my car window. I tried to hold his right arm and use my left hand to get out to have some type of control and not be trapped in my car any more. And when I grabbed him, the only way I can describe it is I felt like a five-year-old holding onto Hulk Hogan.
Prosecutor: Holding onto a what?
Hulk Hogan, that’s just how big he felt and how small I felt just from grasping his arm.
Officer Wilson then describes where he felt that Brown was reaching for his gun.
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He grabs my gun, says, “You are too much of a p#### to shoot me.” The gun goes down into my hip and at that point I thought I was getting shot. I can feel his fingers try to get inside the trigger guard with my finger and I distinctly remember envisioning a bullet going into my leg. I thought that was the next step.
Wilson says he later fired two shots from inside his car and Brown took off running. He says he chased him until he stopped by a light pole. He said once they reached the light pole, Wilson ordered Brown to get on the ground but he instead turned around, made “a grunting like aggravated sound” and began to come towards him.
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At this point it looked like he was almost bulking up to run through the shots, like it was making him mad that I’m shooting at him.
And the face that he had was looking straight through me, like I wasn’t even there, I wasn’t even anything in his way.
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And when he gets about that 8 to 10 feet away, I look down, I remember looking at my sites and firing, all I see is his head and that’s what I shot.
I don’t know how many, I know at least once because I saw the last one go into him. And then when it went into him, the demeanor on his face went blank, the aggression was gone, it was gone, I mean I knew he stopped, the threat was stopped.
All of the documents, including Darren Wilson’s full testimony, the grand jury’s testimonies and the accounts of the witnesses are available here.