(AllHipHop News) One of the most anticipated elements of the annual BET Hip Hop Awards are the rounds of cyphers featuring some of the hottest stars in rap music and a few of the rising emcees making a name for themselves. This year’s full lineup of participants have been revealed, and the cyphers feature a mixture of all-stars, veterans, rookies, and a group of unexpected entertainers.
(AllHipHop News) Since the founding of Hip Hop, artists, fans, and the media have debated about which rapper is wearing the crown at that particular moment with everyone having their own criteria for determining the best in the game.
The outspoken Joe Budden took to Twitter recently to give his insight into what he feels should be the final judgement on who is sitting in the throne. According to Budden, the simple question that has to be answered is- Does the rapper have quotable lyrics?
Budden will provide the opportunity for Hip Hop fans to possibly quote some of his lyrics after the New Jersey native’s BET Hip Hop Awards cypher with fellow Slaughterhouse members airs on October 15th.
The Mood Muzik emcee also announced in August that he will be dropping the Some Love Lost EP and All Love Lost LP in the near future.
(AllHipHop News) Multiple reports coming out the BET Hip Hop Awards taped this past weekend suggests that Flint, Michigan emcee Jon Connor may have signed with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment.
Connor performed during one of the award show’s annual cyphers and spit some lyrics that left members of the audience with the impression that the he has joined Eminem, 50 Cent, and Kendrick Lamar at the California-based label. There has been no official word issued from Aftermath about Connor being added to their roster.
Connor recently release his latest project Unconscious State in July. He also dropped well received mixtapes like While You Were Sleeping, The People’s Rapper, and The Blue Album.
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(AllHipHop News) Mary J Blige and Steve Stoute can almost see the light at the end of her debt tunnel. According to TMZ, The Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now, Inc. has paid off $200,000 of their $322,000 bank debt with TD Bank.
The foundation was sued last year after defaulting on a $250,000 loan and according to TMZ, asserted that the bank should have been aware of the foundation’s financial troubles. The foundation took the loan out in June of 2011 and promised to pay back the money in six months. However, had only paid back a reported $368.33 by February of 2013, 14 months after they promised to pay the money back.
This is not the only debt that looms over Mary J Blige’s head. The legendary R&B singer was sued by Bank of America earlier this year for defaulting on a $500,000 loan and by Signature Bank for allegedly defaulting on a $2.2 million loan with her husband Martin Issacs last November.
(AllHipHop News) Dame Dash’s son has been working on etching his own name in the music business but may have tarnished that image before it began. According to The New York Post, Dame Dash Jr was arrested this past Tuesday (September 25th) on allegations of him strangling his girlfriend.
A source told The New York Post detailed the physical confrontation:
She was visiting him at his apartment, he got violent with her, starts to punch her, slap her and shove her onto the bed, got on top of her, he grabs her by the throat and chokes her
The suit alleges the victim, whose name was not released, suffered a black eye, cut lip and red lacerations on her neck. A law enforcement source informed The Post that the physical altercation resulted from “an apparent dispute over sex.”
Dash Jr appeared at his arraignment on Wednesday (September 26th) and signed an order of protection banning him from coming close to the alleged victim.
“Questioning your reverend like, ‘who gon check him?'”-Rikki Blu
Rikki Blu is back with a cinematic visual for his thought provoking collaboration with Nashville’s Casino Greene, “Mind Control”. The two MCs trade lyrics about overcoming internal conflicts with a world full of expectations and societal norms.
Check out the XklusiveAccess-directedvideo for “Mind Control” below:
It’s understandable that some people get nervous when it comes to public speaking but if you’re going to be a spoken word artist or a rapper then you should probably test yourself out before choking on TV. Enter Marshall Pope, who failed miserably during what appears to be an interview on a public access TV show. Make sure to watch until he actually performs, or lack thereof.
The most recent word on the street is that Kris Jenner split with hubby Bruce Jenner and that she’s now dating Drake. I reached out to some sources who say this isn’t true. Drake can be a serial monogamist and he does have a thing for older women but it’s not Kris Jenner. People saw them in a photo together and saw a tweet exchange and jumped the gun. He performed at Kylie Jenner’s Sweet 16 and does have a relationship with the Kardashian/Jenner crew but it’s not that deep.
I mean, I wouldn’t put it past Kris Jenner to get down with the cougar get down but not with Drizzy. He’s probably busy with some video model somewhere in Hawaii or something.
(AllHipHop News) For the past two years the A3C Hip-Hop Festival‘s compilation albums have served as showcases for the rising emcees who are the next ones to watch in Hip Hop. In 2011, budding artists like Rockie Fresh, Action Bronson, and Nitty Scott, MC contributed to the project, and last year’s edition contain songs from Smoke DZA, Trinidad James, and Vince Staples.
The music, film, and art festival has partnered with iHipHop Distribution once again to present A3C Volume 3. The 2013 installment is a 54-track LP that features emerging underground talent like Deniro Farrar, Scotty ATL, P.SO the Earth Tone King, Black Dave, Kasim Keto, Hardo, Devin Miles, Azizi Gibson, and many more.
A3C Volume 3 will be available at digital stores October 1 via iHipHop Distribution. The 9th annual A3C Hip-Hop Festival will take place in Atlanta, Georgia October 2-6.
Check out the tracklist and cover art for A3C Volume 3 below.
1. The Great Outdoors – “Man Down” (produced by SamGreenS) 2. Earlly Mac – “Cold” (produced by Earlly Mac) 3. Black Dave – “Dangerous” (produced by Arcade) 4. Will Brennan – “All About It” (produced by Will Brennan) 5. B.I.C. (B###### Is Crazy) – “Trippy Joint” (produced by SPVCE) 6. Kush Kelz – “Wat It Iz” (produced by RL) 7. Hardo – “Round Table” Feat. Devin Miles (produced by Kyle Justice) 8. Azizi Gibson – “Band of the Hawk” (produced by Jonathan Lowell) 9. Ken Rebel – “Wreal N*ggaz” Feat. Emani (produced by Ken Rebel) 10. Curtis Williams (of Two-9) – “Buzz Aldrin” (produced by Krysshun) 11. YNG – “A-1 Since Day 1” Feat. J Nics (produced by Wally West) 12. Big Face Paper Gang – “Ride Out” Feat. Nuf Sed (produced by Nash B) 13. G Milla – “DTF” (produced by $mokey $uave) 14. Billionaire B – “Watch Me” (produced by VanCity Beats) 15. Deniro Farrar – “Torn Love” Feat. DuRu Tha King (produced by Ryan Alexy) 16. Khalil Nova – “Lion-O” (produced by BeBopBeatsKrazy of 808 Mafia) 17. Hefna Gwap – “Hood Holla” (produced by TD Slaps of Livewire) 18. Blizz – “Star Struck” (produced by Deez) 19. Define Jones – “The Come Up” Feat. Scotty ATL (produced by Feytality) 20. Alex Wiley – “Based” (produced by Stefan Ponce) 21. Ground Up – “Hate Me Too” (produced by Teddy Roxpin) 22. P.SO the Earth Tone King – “Basquiat Crown” (produced by The Soundmen) 23. Raz Fresco – “Another Night” (produced by Raz Fresco) 24. Senica Da Misfit – “Streets on Fire” (produced by Jimmy Flight Beats) 25. Ffry Ferelli – “Mind Scattered” (produced by Dre Giant) 26. Matt McGhee – “IDK” (produced by Wheelchair Cat) 27. Cam Meekins – “Body, Stress Pleasure” (produced by Teddy Roxpin) 28. BrandUN Deshay – “All That I’m Asking” (produced by brandUn Deshay) 29. L.a.k.a.i. – “Wet Dream” (produced by DJ DN3) 30. Money Makin Nique – “Pimp C” Feat. Miloh Smith (produced by Count Justice) 31. G.o.D. Jewels – “Famous” Feat. Prince Jericho (produced by Hero George) 32. MarQ Spekt – “Eat Your Heart Out” Feat. Fine Peduncle (produced by Blockhead) 33. Lanz Pierce – “4 L’s (Live.Laugh.Love.Life)” (produced by Courtney Hall) 34. Perrion – “Rollin” (produced by Perrion) 35. Cooly Wright – “Time” (produced by 808 Blake of SMKA) 36. Citi Lightz – “Above Da Clouds” Feat. Rodacious (produced by G-Beanz) 37. Locksmith – “Cali Still” (produced by Nova K) 38. Matt Ford – “Olympics” (produced by Chuck Inglish) 39. GQ – “Utep 2 Step” (produced by E. Jones) 40. Kasim Keto – “Bust the Work Down” Feat. Roc Marciano (produced by Kasim Keto) 41. John River – “TWWD” Feat. The Flan (produced by Vinci Circle) 42. Charmingly Ghetto – “Brilliance” (produced ATG) 43. SkyBlew – “Grab A Telescope” ft Azon Blaze (produced The Cratez) 44. Nemo Achida – “Black Box” (produced Northern Lights) 45. Ante Meridian (Rozewood & Mr. Enok) – “Blade Runner” (produced by Mr. Enok) 46. Cannibal Ox – “Gotham” (produced by Bill Cosmiq) 47. GDP – “Nicoles and Dimes” (produced by DOS4GW) 48. Rell Snow – “Things Change” (produced by MK) 49. Izzle – “Ric Flair” (produced by Jay Marvil$) 50. Fortunate Ones – “Matrimony” (produced by Genetics) 51. Stu Cat – “Perfect Getaway” (produced by Teddy Roxpin) 52. The Nice Guys – “Indifference” Feat. The Outfit TX (produced by The Outfit TX and Free of The Nice Guys) 53. Scotty ATL – “All We Know” Feat. SL Jones (produced by DJ Burn One) 54. Prophit – “One Day” Feat. Jipp (produced by Prophit)
Listen to Hardo & Devin Miles’ “Round Table” and watch the video for Azizi Gibson’s “Band of the Hawk” below.
My first Grammy was my first brick/red carpet was every bad b*tch/More BMF than Bilboard, I got a label deal under my mattress
Pusha T has been calling his upcoming debut solo album My Name Is my Name the best rap album of the year for months and he might have just begun making that claim true. Push just dropped the dark visuals for his menacing album intro, “King Push”
The beat, is produced by actor Joaquin Phoenix, and finds King Push detailing his drug past, culture vultures and more. Check out the video for “King Push” below:
(AllHipHop Features) The city of Atlanta is the epicenter to some of the most accomplished Hip Hop acts in history like OutKast, T.I., Goodie Mob, Ludacris, and Young Jeezy. One set of siblings from “The A” is looking to add their name to that illustrious list in the future.
22-year-old emcee/producer Brennan and 24-year-old producer Blake of North Atlanta’s ILLClinton draw inspiration from their musical influences Kanye West, No I.D., 9th Wonder, Pharrell Williams, Jay Z, OutKast, and The Pharcyde. The former Alabama A&M University students were raised by a mother who spent two decades as a chorus teacher, and they participated in band and orchestra programs in high school, so music has been ingrained in their life since infancy.
The duo jumped into the rap music world when they began making beats in 2007, but it was not until last year that they decided to go beyond just producing tracks to actually crafted a career as the Hip Hop group ILLClinton. After dropping their debut mixtape ILLANTA earlier this year, Brennan and Blake recently released the Scion AV hosted EP The ILL Experiment. AllHipHop spoke with the buzzing brothers to discuss the project, what makes them different from other Atlanta rap acts, and whether they think Hip Hop is dead.
AllHipHop: What’s the meaning behind your group’s name?
Brennan: ILLClinton is like a play on words. You know of course Bill Clinton. The real meaning behind it is we just feel like we’re the illest of an era. We grew up in the 90’s which you can call the Bill Clinton Era. We just think we’re like the illest of the era that we grew up in.
AllHipHop: How did you connect with pro skater Sal Barbier to work on your “New Alexandria” video?
Brennan: That was kind of a hook up through Scion. We never actually got up with Sal. He’s just kind of a creative director for the video. He just gave a blueprint of an idea that was cool with the theme, content of the song. It ended up being real cool. He’s a nice guy. We spoke with him a few times over the phone.
AllHipHop: On your EP you have a track called “Hip Hop” where you say, “if Hip Hop’s dead then we gonna resurrect this s**t.” What’s your opinion of the current state of Hip Hop?
Brennan: I actually think that Hip Hop is in a pretty good state. I feel like it’s coming back. I feel like it’s a lot of new talent that is bringing a resurgence of Hip Hop. I feel for awhile it kind of strayed away from what it’s roots were. But with “if Hip Hop’s dead, then we gonna resurrect this s**t,” it was more of a statement like if you think it’s dead, it’s not dead at all. We’re not gonna let that happen.
AllHipHop: Atlanta is a real hotbed for rap music. What makes ILLClinton stand out from other rising acts from the city?
Blake: I feel with music everything is its own entity, so we just want to create our own lane that doesn’t really sound like everyone else in Atlanta. We just wanted to create something that will be our own and not sound like everyone else.
Brennan: I’m real big on lyricism. I feel like content is everything. I want to be able to spread messages through the things that I’m saying. If you can do that in a city like Atlanta, where it’s a big music influence down here, it’s a big platform for people to hear when you say something.
AllHipHop: Do you guys have any plans on releasing a full album?
Brennan: A full studio album is definitely in the future. We’re probably going to start working on another project before that. Just to get some content out. We released our first project back in February of this year, so we’re still kind grinding away at the underground route. But definitely in the near future we’ll probably drop an album in 2014.
I think it’s time to drop the mic like Sexual Chocolate!
I have an exclusive for you. Right now, Jeezy is working on an epic album, I’m being told. He’s all kinds of recording these days in the studio. But that’s something you may already know. Jeezy and Jay Z have been putting in work all week. Now,I heard that he and Jay did a couple of songs in the studio in addition to hanging out. But I also heard I they shot a video for it as well. Let me know what YOU may hear about this! Jeezy is extremely tight-lipped about this recently!
