Jah Jah season is in full swing, as soul Goddess Georgia Anne Muldrow offers fans a free download of “Sans Vacay” from her forthcoming debut rap album, “A Thoughtiverse Unmarred”. Close your eyes, and let the breezy new track take you to paradise.
Due out May 19th via Mello Music Group, “A Thoughtiverse Unmarred” balances a beautiful delivery with brutal honesty over dusty beats and hypnotic loops provided by producer Chris Keys. Pre-order “A Thoughtiverse Unmarred” on iTunes.
A guy speaks out about the media portraying black people as thugs! He speaks to Geraldo Rivera of Fox news about the negatively portrayed images of black people in the media.
Wiz Khalifa rides the streets of New York and decides to release a visual for “Good For Us”.
Diddy is joining forces with Sports Illustrated and Ciroc to deliver a once-in-a-lifetime poolside experience at Vegas’ sexy new dayclub, Foxtail Pool Club at SLSLas Vegas for the May/Pac fight weekend.
Tomorrow (April 30), Sports Illustrated will also host an exclusive Draft Viewing party at The Sayers Club® with special guests Emmanuel Sanders, Steven Jackson and Hannah Davis, followed by an epic pool party featuring Makj and Hannah Davis at Foxtail Pool Club® on May 1.
The explosive fight weekend lineup at SLS Las Vegas® will also feature rap stars Lil Wayne, Future and more as it brings some of the biggest names in Hip Hop to the Las Vegas Strip.
Check out the details below!
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Foxtail® Pool Club lineup includes:
Foxtail® Pool Club After Dark lineup includes:
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Legendary New Orleans bred rapper and No Limit leader, Master P, returns with a new single titled “U Ain’t Gotta.” On the new work, Master P is joined by Money Mafia, which consists of members Ace B, Blackqnmild, Young Junne, Eastwood, Playbeezy, Gangsta, Maserati Rome, Calliope Popeye, Flightboy. With an effortlessly, laid-back vibe, “U Ain’t Gotta” will be a great song to play during the summer.
Bronx-born singer/songwriter Tish Hyman gives us a black and white visual for her latest ballad “Subway Art.” The songstress profiles those that travel on New York subway trains daily. “Subway Art” has garnered support from Ty Dolla $ign, Casey Veggies, Fabolous, and Alicia Keys. Tish tells the story of real life in the single, stemming from conversations she had about hardship with strangers on the train. Tish’s debut album Dedicated To is slated for release this spring, and includes contributions from producer William Larsen, Bink, and more.
“I grew up in New York, in the Bronx. I’ve rode the subways in the city my entire life. Subway Art is about the heart of the city. It’s about life underground. When I talk to strangers on my rides, most of their stories involve hardship and struggle. Real life…I wanted to make a record that represents this.”
Check out the music video below.
Maryland based MC Cha$e Royale looks to carve out his own niche in the rap game and takes his first stab at the throne with his debut project “Royale Reigns”. Having honed his skills for years, the 22-year-old showcases an impressive array of lyricism over some smooth boom bap-esque cuts which harken back to Hip-Hop’s golden era, with some new school flavor for good measure. The 12 track project has no guest verses but feature production contributions from the DMV’s own Crank, IAMXII, and Ian Mcleod. Take a listen to Cha$e Royale’s opus.
Kevin Hart’s friends catch him slipping on tour and upload video to Facebook.
UK wordsmith IKES is back with the freestyle “Look Easy” over Action Bronson’s Party Supplies produced “Easy Rider”. With EP Outside|In to shortly follow and single “They Know,” the UK export shows what all the hype is about.
Raleigh, North Carolina emcee Drique London is back with the release of his new Majestic produced single “Laybach”, featuring the soulful Carrington. “Laybach” serves as the second single off his highly anticipated forthcoming album Sounds of the Rising Sun, which is set to release May 13th. Stream the follow up to “You Don’t Know” after the jump!
TMZ caught up with “The Green Eyed Bandit” and asked for his thoughts on transgendered artists in Hop-Hop. Erick said”..hip-hop culture’s not ready for that kinda thing..”
Snoop Dogg is gearing up to release his 13th studio album, Bush, and has unveiled the tracklist, which is loaded with some all-star features, old and new school.
The 10-track effort boasts features from Rick Ross, T.I, Kendrick Lamar, Stevie Wonder and longtime collaborator Charlie Wilson. All the production was supplied by Pharrell Williams. Bush hits store May 12th. Peep the tracklist below. Pre-order it here.
After releasing his “Trips To Trinidad” EP, Trinidad James is back with new single titled “Palm Trees”. Produced by Cavie. Purchase the single now on iTunes.
When a photo of Raekwon and Jay Z surfaced, heads spun at the thought of the two collaborating on wax. Rae’s album, Fly International Luxury Art, was released this week and that expected track is missing. The Chef chopped it up with AllHipHop CEO Chuck Creekmur and dished on why that song never came to life.
He said when Jay made an unexpected visit to the studio, the two emcees had great chemistry.
“I actually came to the studio, and they said, ‘Yo, he actually wasn’t going to be able to be there while you was doin’ it.’ I was like, ‘I know n—s who’s busy.’ But yo, he wound up coming to the session. We talked about life. We talked about real s###. Real n—a s–t, family.”
The Wu-Tang rep said he has only met Jay two or three times during his career but was still excited to do the song, entitled “Heaven.” But because Ghostface Killah couldn’t mesh his schedule with theirs, the song has not seen the light of day.
“I think he just had a vision to put Ghost and me on a track together,” Raekwon says. “I was able to do my part, but Ghost wasn’t available at the time…Next thing you know, he didn’t want to put it out because he didn’t have what he wanted. And I know I get like that too…No love lost on my side.”
Watch the interview below.
Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul got hit with a technical foul during the fourth quarter of his team’s Game 5 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night, and the call left people scratching their heads.
Man’s best friend! His owner had a seizure and as the ambulance drove him to the hospital, the dog followed it all the way there.
Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly has a lyrical makeup that has complexities which make it hard to digest all in one sitting. While trying to decipher its messages, fans may have missed that somewhere in the album pamphlet the album’s subtitle is listed in braille.
“[There]’s actually a sketch of braille that’s added to the title hidden inside the booklet that I don’t think nobody has caught yet,” the good kid told Mass Appeal. “You can actually feel the bump lines. But if you can see it, which is the irony of it, you can break down the actual full title of the album.”
[ALSO READ: Kendrick Lamar Talks True Rebellion, The Rapture & The Future For His Generation]
Complex got in contact with Allison Hawes, MS who is a professor for the visually impaired. She said he used a basic form of Literary Braille, called uncontracted braille, and that subtitle reads “A Kendrick By Letter Blank Lamar.” It’s assumed that he meant “A Blank Letter By Kendrick Lamar.”
Read the full cover story here.
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Well Lil’ B certainly hasn’t been having the best of luck. He is now accusing hotel staff in Oakland, C.A. of stealing $10K from him. He goes as far as to film a conversation with the manager of the Red Lion hotel, as he blasts her for refusing to help him find out who stole his money. Ummm this is unfortunate and crime can happen anywhere, but why was he staying at the Red Lion?
This Fox News reporter got the interview he was not looking for. Nick Mosby, a member of the Baltimore City Council stated on air – “The vast majority of protesters in Baltimore are peaceful, and they’re doing their best to put their city back together. The media should focus on that.”
“This is bigger than Freddie Gray,” he continued. “This is about the social economics of poor urban America. These young guys are frustrated, they’re upset and unfortunately they’re displaying it in a very destructive manner. When folks are undereducated, unfortunately they don’t have the same intellectual voice to express it the way other people do, and that’s what we see through the violence today.”
At the end of a short interview with Fox News reporter Leland Vittert on the streets of West Baltimore Monday night, , decided he had enough. “At this point, this is not productive,” Mosby said, walking away from Vittert. “All you want to do is talk about…”
