Common’s back with another track of his forthcoming album Nobody’s Smiling. “Diamonds” was produced by No ID and features G.O.O.D. Music affiliate Big Sean.
[ALSO CHECK OUT: Common “Speak My Piece”]
Listen to Common’s “Diamonds” featuring Big Sean.
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Hip-Hop Rumors: Doe B’s Friend Murdered?
Damn. I don’t know the name of the dude, but from what I am hearing one of Doe B’s close friends was killed recently. Apparently, from what I have been told, Doe B’s friend was looking to sue a bunch of people. The club where Doe was slain was well known to have a lack of security. And that lack of security was the basis for the lawsuit and him saying that it lead to the death of the rising rap star. I was told he was also wounded when Doe was murdered. Unfortunately, I am hearing he was killed recently in another incident. I am also hearing that his death was part of an ongoing “war” in the aftermath of Doe’s death. Hopefully I’m wrong.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
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Heater Of The Day: Scott King x Maino "Kings" (P###. By No ID)
Kid Ink Ft Chris Brown, French Montana, Yo Gotti, Tyga & Lil Bibby "Main Chick (Remix)"
Quavo Ft Lil Durk & Ca$h Out "$kinny"
Vinny Cha$e "Ambitious Desire"
Figg Panamera Ft Future & Juelz Santana "Show You"
Waka Flocka Flame "Blatlanta"
Sevyn Streeter Celebrates Her Birthday In N.O. With Trey Songz, Tank, Angela Simmons & More (PICS)
Today (June 7) is R&B star Sevyn Streeter’s birthday. The singer-songwriter celebrated another year of life this weekend in New Orleans.
Trey Songz, Tank, Angela Simmons, Raheem Devaughn, Kenny Burns, Rob Hill Sr., and others were on hand at Muriel’s Jackson Square restaurant for the Rosa Regale and Beautiful Texture sponsored event.
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[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Mack Wilds Talks BET Awards, Sevyn Streeter Dating Rumors, & The Making Of His “Henny (Remix)”]
The following day Streeter performed for the first time at the Essence Music Fest. Her experience leading up to the show was captured in a four-part documentary.
[ALSO CHECK OUT: B.O.B. Ft Sevyn Streeter “Swing My Way”]
Check out photos from Sevyn Streeter’s birthday bash and part one of her “Road to Essence” doc below.
Photo Credit: Thaddeus McAdams/ ExclusiveAccess.Net
Hip-Hop Rumors: Kanye West Gets Super Booed!!
This dude just gets it from every angle! I don’t know what to make if it anymore. This happened over the weekend at a festival in the UK. He was doing well they said, but then he started to talk about a bunch of other stuff including discrimination in the fashion industry. Well…needless to say, it didn’t go well from there. Ye and his studded mask may need a talking to about connecting with an audience at this point.
Started out ok…
Then the boos start…
Here, the crowd goes bonkers.
Here is the full speech.
I’d rather just hear Kanye spit some bars.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
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Yung Simmie Ft. Spaceghostpurrp "Thankful"
Mixtape Download: Fly Union "Small Victories"
Fly Union drops their newest project Small Victories as a follow up to their Loose Releases EP. The thirteen track project will also include features from B.J. The Chicago Kid and Casey Veggies. Small Victories is produced entirely by iYe and JaySwifa of Fly Union.
RRose RRome – "The Hope" Freestyle (Produced by ARAAB Muzik)
Brooklyn’s Own RRose RRome is back at it again with a lyrical teaser preluding his anticipated debut release, Take This Serious, hosted by Hot 97’s DJ Absolut. RRome continues to wow critics with his street wise slang just as he did on his premier single, “What’s The Word?” with Uncle Murda. Also, check for his “Like That” track that he put together with D-Block/LOX general Sheek Louch.
Will.I.Am Talks Beats by Dre/Apple Sale, Helping Start iTunes and The iPod + MORE (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) June 2015 will mark the 20th anniversary of The Black Eyed Peas and according to Will.I.Am, their storied history involves more than simply releasing music. During a recent interview with CNN, Will.i.Am discusses the recent $3 billion sale of Beats by Dre, helping start iTunes and more.
Will.I.Am has teamed up with artist Yuri Suzuki to create an exhibit for the Digital Revolution show at London’s Barbican Centre that will showcase machines While explaining the magnitude of Apple purchasing Beats by Dre for $3 billion, Will.I.Am points out a key difference between the Head of Samsung Gregory Lee (President and CEO of Samsung USA) and Dr. Dre:
It used to be somebody from the mountains came down and said ‘Here is your new technology’ that you never knew. He could be walking down the street and you never knew. I don’t know what the head of Samsung looks like. But, for some reason they gives me the stuff to talk to the world with. But Dr. Dre is different. You know him. You listen to his music. Now he brought you headphones.
The Black Eyed Keys will celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2015 and . In 2004, The Black Eyed Keys’ “Hey Mama” was featured in the original television commercial advertisement for Apple’s iPod, a fact Will.i.Am has not forgotten:
Ten years ago, The Black Eyed Peas launched iTunes and iPod with Apple . I remember the conversation saying, “What’s an iPod and what’s iTunes.
Check out Will.i.Am’s interview below:
Common: Beef With Drake Was "An Emotional Thing" For Me & Started Over Serena Williams
(AllHipHop News) A battle between the two rappers who have made some of the most During a recent interview, Common admits that his 2011 beef with Drake started over Common’s ex-girlfriend Serena Williams.
Back in August 2011, rumors of Drake and Serena Williams dating began circulating after Drake sent out a tweet stating “@serenawilliams I cannot wait to put it on you and make you sweat……….during our match this weekend.” According to Common, the rumors of Drake’s relationship with his ex and concomitant publicizing of it rubbed Common the wrong way and three months later he released the inflammatory song “Sweet”:
I think that was, for me, an emotional thing. I was feeling like..at that time, I think ti was the “Drake/Serena situation” I didn’t know what was going on with that. I didn’t know if he was throwing things, shots or anything. This is my ex and we kind of going our separate. Unfortunately, the war might have been over a girl, even if at the time I never said that.
Common claims that the two squashed the beef on amicable terms. However, in a 2013 interview with XXL, Drake claimed to be the victor in the beef due to Common’s reaction to Drake’s “Stay Scheming” verse:
For you to delve into my mom and my dad’s a b#### and all that, you’re just reaching for impact moments but the bars aren’t really good, so it didn’t hit me. I never sat back and analyzed that, either. I only heard it once, and thought, ‘I think I came away with the W on that one
Check out Common address beef with Drake with VLADTV here.
Solange Talks Elevator Fight W/ Jay Z, Backup Dancing For Destiny's Child + MORE
(AllHipHop News) Solange has been relatively quiet since her infamous elevator fight with Jay Z During an interview with Lucky magazine, Solange addresses the fight, speaks on how injuries and pregnancies led to her backup dancing for Destiny’s Child and releasing her debut album in 2003 and more.
During the interview, Solange simply refers to her fight with her brother-in-law Jay Z as “that thing”. While she does not address her motivation for the assault she does reassure that her family is in a good place:
What’s important is that my family and I are all good. What we had to say collectively was in the statement that we put out, and we all feel at peace with that.
Later in the interview it is revealed that Solange became a background dancer with Destiny’s Child in 1999 at the age of 13 after one of the original dancers became pregnant and dropped out. Solange’s own physical limitations from an injury she sustained two years later would force her to bow out as well. During her convalescence, she began writing lyrics and eventually decided to embark on her own musical journey, a decision she was not necessarily looking forward to tell her parents:
I was nervous to talk to my parents. Part of my mom was like, ‘Please be normal and get a regular job,’ because she had gone through so much with my sister. She knew how strong-willed I was and how the industry was probably not going to be the most supportive thing for a 15-year-old girl.
Solange signed with Columbia Records and released her debut album Solo Star on January 21st, 2003, less than six months before Beyonce’s solo debut album Dangerously In Love was released on Columbia as well.
Read the full interview here.
Metta World Peace "Thanks Mom, Thanks Dad"
Metta World Peace returns this week with a song touching on growing up and his family life, “Thanks Mom, Thanks Dad”. Metta discusses his own upbringing relating to the song below. Produced by Cozmo Beats and Q Made The Beat.
AllHipHop Breeding Ground Showcase Coming To 9th Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival
(AllHipHop News) Talent is bred to be showcased and for the ninth annual Lincoln Park Music Festival, AllHipHop will be providing that. On the Lincoln Park Music Festival’s Hip Hop Day (July 27th), AllHipHop will bring selected Breeding Ground artists to the main stage to perform.
The Lincoln Park Music Festival, co-produced by Jersey natives Redman and Do It All from Lord of the Underground, will give a few chosen Breeding Ground artists 10-minute sets to tracks ONLY. Selected artists are responsible for transportation to the event and lodging.
The selected artist will be announced on the final Lincoln Park Music Festival lineup. The Breeding Ground showcase will take place between 2:30 P.M. and 4 P.M. on July 27th.
Check out Redman speak on How High 2 Kickstarter and more EXCLUSIVELY with AllHipHop at last year’s Lincoln Park Music Festival below:
Hip Hop Rumors: Azealia Banks Cancels Show Because No One Shows Up
Azealia Banks fans may have had enough of all her bulls***.
The rapper was scheduled to perform at the Tromøy Music Festival in Norway, but cancelled at the last minute because well…no one showed up.
May be fans in Norway want to hear music and not her beefing with just about everyone in the industry.
Flavor Flav Has Over 100 Pounds Of Fireworks Confiscated By Police on 4th of July
(AllHipHop News) What type of 4th of July party would you expect from a man who still wears a huge clock around his neck? This past Friday (July 4th), Flavor Flav had over 100 pounds of fireworks confiscated by Las Vegas police officers.
According to his neighbors of the 7800 block of Via Ventura Court on the south side of the Las Vegas Valley, Flav had multiple pallets of fireworks stacked 4 feet high and Flav claims he set most of them off to avoid police involvement. However, around 8 P.M. police responded to his neighbor’s complaints about the firework display, confiscated over 100 pounds of fireworks and gave two fireworks-related citations.
Flav has been holding firework displays during his annual Fourth of July parties since 2009 and was stopped by police last year when he planned to set off $8,000 worth of fireworks. Finisterre Homeowners Association board member Harold Ewing claims the police suggested the neighbors petition the district attorney’s office to get involved in regulating Flav’s behavior.
Flav stated to Las Vegas Review-Journal that he will move the party to another location next year.