Houston rappers Sauce Walka (of The Sauce Twinz) and Sosaman alongside TSF member Young Payday, sit down with DJ Smallz and reflect back on the Steve Francis chain snatch incident that occurred on stage at one of their events and reveal the current relationship status with steve after they got him his chain back.
(AllHipHop News) This week both social media and traditional media have been full of stories about Bruce Jenner’s transition to becoming Caitlyn Jenner. After the Olympic gold medalist and reality TV star’s Vanity Fair cover story was released, Jenner was congratulated by fans, his Keeping Up With the Kardashians family members, and evenPresident Barack Obama.
Instead of following the trend, record producer Timbaland posted a highly circulated meme featuring an image from the Eddie Murphy movie Coming To America. The picture included the words, “His momma named him Bruce. Imma call him Bruce.”
Tim was then accused of being transphobic and insensitive toward Jenner. The creator of hit records such as “One In A Million,” “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” “Cry Me A River,” and “Holy Grail” jumped on Twitter to defend his use of the meme and to call out the media for focusing on his post.
(AllHipHop News) Snoop Dogg dropped his 13th studio album Bush earlier this month. The 10-track project included features by Stevie Wonder, T.I., Kendrick Lamar, and Rick Ross, but there was at least one more guest vocalist the Long Beach representative wanted to add to the tracklist.
The Doggfather spoke with Vibe about Bush. During the interview, Snoop revealed he had a song with his late 213 collaborator Nate Dogg that did not make the album. While Pharrell Williams handled most of the production on Bush, the Nate Dogg track was produced by Fredwreck.
Snoop explained why the song did not make the album:
It was called “Wintertime in June.” It was a song with Nate Dogg on the hook and the bridge. I could never write to it. I had it for about a year before I tried to do something to it because every time I would try to write, I would get emotional and cry, and couldn’t finish it ‘cause the way he was singing on it, the sh*t he was saying. So I ended up giving it to a writer to write it for me and he wrote the sh*t out of it and he sounded good. It felt good and Pharrell loved it. It’s just the producer didn’t like the way the mix sounded because when I had did it, I did it on a two-track and then he ended up separating it. And when he separated it, it didn’t feel like it felt on the two-track.
After releasing the cryptic video for his single “Nightmares” at the tail end of last month, Canarsie, Brooklyn’s own Mackalevin returns with the visual to “That’s Life.” In it, he continues the stream consciousness raps by taking his grievances to his therapist, lamenting about his day to day struggles. His forthcoming project is slated for release later this year.
Boston duo, Kings Dead, consists of MC/song writer, Sonny Shotz, and Producer/Film Scorer, Alexander Mendoza. With an eclectic, alternative, hip-hop sound, they’ve been recognized as the one of the hottest college touring acts in the United States, performing at over 50 colleges and universities. These guys put in work! In sequence, they’ve released projects including Jerusalem, Revenge of The Beast, as well as Utopia, that have charted on Itunes with over 100,000 downloads online.
Sending the listeners, along with the main character, on a trip to the future in the first chapter, Utopia Too is the finale of this concept. In the last chapter, you will find yourself in a vulnerable place of honesty and self-awareness that you will only find in Utopia.
In the last installment of SAKESHOTSUNday, Noex brings us “Breeze”. Over a smooth Erykah Badu sample, Noex flows effortlessly about soaring to new heights.
(AllHipHop News) A$AP Rocky is set to land the second number one album of his career. The Harlem artist took the top spot in 2013 with his debut studio album Long.Live.A$AP, and now Rocky’s latest effort At.Long.Last.A$AP is following suit.
HitsDailyDouble reports A.L.L.A. sold around 116,000 units (143,000 SPS) in its opening week. That total will be enough to beat Boosie Badazz’s Touch Down 2 Cause Hell (53,474/56,329) and Taylor Swift’s 1989 (34,248/73,079).
Rocky joins Drake, Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar, and Wale as the only Hip Hop acts to score a number one album in 2015. By this time last year only two rappers reached the pinnacle of album sales in America – Schoolboy Q with Oxymoron and Rick Ross with Mastermind.
Marvelous Mag drops this visual of his gritty New York Minute song produced by Swedish producer M.W.P. This video shows the streets the Brownsville Brooklynite was brought up in as well as the artist and albums that he has been inspired by. This video gives New York Hip Hop life and gives you truly something to look at.
(AllHipHop News) Pharrell Williams is serving as an executive producer for the upcoming film Dope. The Grammy winning artist has also taken on the task of curating the music for the movie’s soundtrack, and P went into the vaults to pull out some classic cuts from the 1990’s.
Tunes by Hip Hop legends Nas, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, and Naughty By Nature were all tapped for the album. Punk band Awreeoh makes four appearances. The late poet Gil Scott-Heron is featured on the soundtrack as well.
Dope tells the story of three nerdy South Los Angeles high schoolers obsessed with ‘90’s Hip Hop culture. The film stars Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, and Kiersey Clemons. Celebrities A$AP Rocky, Zoë Kravitz, Chanel Iman, and Tyga also make appearances.
Rick Famuyiwa (The Wood, Brown Sugar) directed Dope. Along with Pharrell, the film was produced by Forest Whitaker and co-executive produced by Sean “Diddy” Combs. The Dope soundtrack is scheduled for release on June 16. The movie hits theaters June 19.
Check out the full tracklist for the Dope soundtrack and the movie trailer below. Pre-order the album here.
1. Rebirth of Slick—Digable Planets
2. Can’t Bring Me Down—Awreeoh
3. The World Is Yours—Nas
4. Go Head—Awreeoh
5. Rebel Without A Pause—Public Enemy
6. Don’t Get Deleted—Awreeoh
7. Scenario—A Tribe Called Quest
8. Cocaina Shawty—Kap G
9. Poppin’ Off—Watch The Duck
10. The Humpty Dance—Digital Underground
11. New Money—Buddy
12. Hip Hop Hooray—Naughty By Nature
13. Dirty Feeling—LolaWolf
14. Home Is Where The Hatred Is—Gil Scott-Herron
15. It’s My Turn Now—Awreeoh
(AllHipHop News) Duck Down Music is rallying its troops for the label’s annual concert event. This year’s Duck Down BBQ is scheduled for Thursday, June 11 at Betsy Head Park in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
The free event is a 20th anniversary celebration of Drew “Dru-Ha” Friedman and Kenyatta “Buckshot” Blake’s founding of the company in 1995.
This year’s line up includes performances by Buckshot, Smif N Wessun, Sean Price, Rock of Heltah Skeltah, Kirk Knight & CJ Fly of Pro Era, Raz Fresco, Chelsea Reject, and Young M.A. Music will be provided by Statik Selektah and Mr. Green. It will be hosted by Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg.
The Duck Down BBQ is free to the public. The showcase is part of NYC’s City Parks Summer Stage which is also celebrating its 30-year anniversary. BBQ attendees will also get access to free food and merchandise.
Watch the video recap of the Duck Down BBQ 2014 below.
Jay Z and Tidal have been a hot topic as of late; Scholito, the artist of former Roc A Fella rapper Freeway, jumps on the “Ignorant Sh*t” beat that Jay and Beanie Sigel once graced, and talks his ish. Check it out below.
For his latest small screen contribution Young Money Yawn takes on Jay Z‘s Just Blaze produced single “Dear Summer”. Watch the D3 Film directed video below and be sure to download Street Gospel II hosted by DJ Drama via Datpiff today!
(AllHipHop News) A rapper once signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money imprint is now wanted for his involvement in a double murder.
Police are looking to arrest New Orleans rapper Widner “Flow” Degruy, they allegedly had a role in the double murder of a pair of brothers.
Kendrick and Kendred Bishop, ages 22 and 18, were shot dead on May 25 inside their black Kia in New Orleans. No motive for the slayings have been revealed.
Surveillance video seemed to show Degruy, 23, and another suspect fleeing the scene and then making a purchase from a nearby store.
Amber Rose breaks down the Twitter rant heard ’round the world that included Amber mentioning that Kanye got his lyrics from Travis $cott. Despite the fact that she said she was “s### faced off the Crown and Cokes,” on social media in this interview she says she was “drugged.” via Complex.
Nash Made directs a lit video (literally) for Trap Boss Rico. Moving both your left wrist and right wrist you can move along with Trap Boss Rico as he chants the hook over a melodic synth that runs throughout the chorus.
The monotony of the day to day grind often leaves many of us unmotivated and burnt out. “Game Days” is a record that provides a narrative for those days that seem like they never quite end. Listen as Southern California emcee HASEEB and producer Curtiss King deliver the first record from their forthcoming collaborative EP titled, The Daisy Chain.
Police have obtained a warrant for the arrest of New Orleans rapper Widner “Flow” Degruy, who they said is wanted in connection with the double murder of two brothers last week.
Kendrick and Kendred Bishop, ages 22 and 18, were found shot early May 25 inside a black Kia sedan in the 4800 block of Bright Drive in eastern New Orleans. Both died there, police said. Investigators have not released information on a motive for the shooting.
NOPD said surveillance video showed Degruy, 23, and a second unidentified suspect “possibly running from the scene and making a purchase at a nearby store.” Degruy appears in the video wearing a dark colored hooded shirt, police said. The other suspect wears a hat and short pants.
Degruy was signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment label in 2012. He would face two charges of second-degree murder, police said, and was identified as a suspect during Detective Gregory Johnson’s investigation.
Jay Rock fans have been patiently waiting for new music and today he surprises us with a brand new track titled “Money Trees Deuce”. Hopefully the new album comes sooner than later as Jay Rock has been the only one out of the TDE camp to not drop constant projects. Listen to “Money Trees Deuce” below.
