(AllHipHop News) Fabolous’ 6th studio album released on Christmas Day is looking to break into the Top 10 on the album chart. According to HitsDailyDouble, The Young OG Project open with around 72,000 units in its initial week. That would place Fab’s new project at #8.
Two other rap stars will join the Brooklyn rhymer on the list of the ten best-selling albums this week. J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive is expected to add another 105,000 units, and Nicki Minaj’s The Pinkprint reportedly pushed an additional 104,000 units. Those totals would put Cole at 4 and Nicki at 5 respectively.
Fabolous’ previous album Loso’s Way debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 99,000 copies in first week sales. With that 2009 LP, Fab is still only one of five New York based rappers to have a number one album since that year. The others include Nicki, Jay Z, Nas, and A$AP Rocky.
(AllHipHop News) Nearly two decades after his death Tupac Shakur is still being brought up in relation to The Notorious B.I.G.’s wife Faith Evans. The R&B performer spoke with VladTV, and during the interview she claimed that at one point Pac tried to get her to perform oral sex on him.
Faith was recalling her experience recording with 2Pac during the onset of the Death Row/Bad Boy feud. She reiterated her claims she was not aware Pac was associated with the West Coast label at the time. She then went on to address allegations she made in her autobiography that the “California Love” rapper pursued her sexually in order to cover the $25,000 she was allegedly owed for doing the feature.
“In a very surprising and offensive way, for sure. By that time, I think it was pretty clear to me that that was kind of like a plan. Like, ‘You’ve been kind of got,’” said Evans about the supposed offer for oral sex. “I allowed myself to be played and allowed myself to get into this situation, because this is totally not how I operate. That ain’t how I do business and that was never even up for discussion as far as that being an exchange. My whole point for being in L.A. was to be out there making my money. I’m very much about the coins.”
(AllHipHop News) Could a future collaboration between Lil Wayne and Migos be in the works? The New Orleans rhymer and the Atlanta trio took a photograph together in the studio, and the group posted the pic to their Instagram page.
Wayne is said to be currently working on his Sorry 4 The Wait 2 mixtape, so it is possible a Migos feature could appear on the project. There is no official word as of yet if and when a potential Wayne/Migos track will be released.
Besides hitting the lab, Tunechi, Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff partied at LIV nightclub in Miami. Migos were scheduled performers at the venue. The Georgia representatives dropped their Rich N***a Timeline mixtape in November.
(AllHipHop News) During the recent public discussions about the appropriation of “Black music” by White artists, one Caucasian entertainer closely connected with Hip Hop has relatively gotten a pass. Eminem is regarded by many as one of the greatest to ever pick up a microphone, so his skill set (and his acknowledgement of the history of the culture) usually provides him with cover from accusations he is “stealing” from African-Americans.
Brand Nubian’s Lord Jamar does not think Em should be left out of the conversation. The 25 year Hip Hop veteran tells VladTV that there is no difference between Eminem’s take on Hip Hop than what Macklemore and Justin Timberlake has done.
“He’s doing the same thing that they’re doing. Why not be thrown in with them?” asked Jamar. “What are we saying bad about them? We’re just stating facts. They’re all White people that do Black music. What’s different about him?”
Jamar does recognize that Em is a talented emcee and he studied the culture. Later in the interview, he even states he enjoyed The Slim Shady LP, but for Jamar, the Detroit rhymer is not the most skilled emcee he has experienced.
“He’s good, but at the end of the day, I don’t feel Eminem. Most people that I know don’t feel him,” he added. “Cause he talks some s**t Black people don’t really relate to. I don’t relate to killing my mother and my f**king girl, taking pills, and all this stupid s**t. That’s what a lot of White dudes rhyme about – how far they can take it on the crazy meter… I don’t care technically how good it is… There’s no soul in that s**t.”
Previously Jamar gave another opinion about the comparison between Eminem and Macklemore. In March, he suggested to VladTV that Em winning rap Grammys was not the same as Mack taking home the same trophies.
“Eminem is a different kind of story. He came up worshiping Black emcees. He was the first one that White people were able to look up to and worship,” said Jamar. “But you gotta look at the altar he originally worshiped at. It was the altar of the Black emcee. He did the study.”
Jamar’s most recent sit down also includes him claiming he does not have a problem with Eminem or Macklemore. But the New York rapper/actor does not want to see White artists promoting ideas that he feels are not “customarily acceptable” in Hip Hop.
(AllHipHop News) Reports began to circulate this week that R&B singer Solange Knowles was hit with a $55,000 tax lien in California. The Saint Heron creator briefly commented on the issue via Twitter writing “thanks for letting me know,” but a representative for Solange has issued an official statement about the reported debt.
Sarah M. Cunningham of Columbia Records tells AllHipHop.com:
The lien is in process of being removed as there was simply confusion on whether Solange was a California resident. We expect this to come to a swift close.
Having previously gone as far as to hand deliver gifts throughout his community, Memphis emcee Yo Gotti decided to expand his charitable efforts this holiday season, teaming up with NBA veteran Penny Hardaway to host the Third Annual Yo Gotti Christmas Carnival.
Speaking to WMC Action News 5 he explained, “We just want to bring people together and have a good time, touch a lot of kids and just give them the holiday spirit. Of course give them toys, but to me it’s bigger than the toys. It’s the spirit that you should get from the family. That’s why we bring the rides out, the reindeers out and bring a lot of kids so they can play with each other so they can have fun.”
Nicki Minaj has grown refreshingly more candid as she’s#### the road in promotion of her Billboard chart listed “The Pinkprint” album, finally providing a more intimate look into the trendsetting raptress.
Gracing the cover of Rolling Stone, she opened up about an abortion she underwent as a teenager while attending Manhattan’s Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Minaj first referenced the incident inside of a 2008 track titled “Autobiography.”
Explaining her initial thoughts after discovering she was pregnant at 16, “I thought I was going to die. I was a teenager. It was the hardest thing I’d ever gone through.”
Staging their own protest of sorts, the NYPD is reportedly only offering limited policing in response to the deaths of OfficersRafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who they claim were killed as a result of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio showing favoritism towards those advocating for an end to police brutality.
The New York Daily News and New York Posthas reported a sharp drop in a variety of low level offenses including drug arrests (down 84%,) traffic tickets (down 94%) and felony arrests (down 44%.) Denying that the continued anger towards the Mayor is the cause, the NYPD has instead cited a concern for their safety as the reason behind the decline in police work.
Seen as being “too soft” on police critics, de Blasio originally rode into office on claims that he would reform law enforcement within the city; following complaints that they relied too heavily on racial profiling and unwarranted “stop and frisks.”
Peewee Longway drops the official video for “African Diamonds” to build the anticipation for the release of The Blue M&M 2 (due out early January). The track features HoodRich Pablo Juan off the The Blue M&M 1. This track was Produced by Mucho.
West Coast rapper G-Eazy teams up with his fellow Bay Area legend Too Short for the track “Show You.” After performing at sold out venue after venue for the Lil Wayne vs Drake tour and several previous Young Money tours, G-Eazy is primed to have a break out year in 2015 despite already achieving great success in 2013 and 2014.
Nipsey continues his #Proud2Pay campaign with his project costing over $1000 for his newest project “Mailbox Money.” Today the Crenshaw and Slauson rep gives DJ Drama the greenlight to premiere one of the standout records from the project. This one features Young Thug & Rich Homie Quan and is titled “Choke.” Track was produced by London.
Clay James provides us with a new music video for his “Kool Water Intro.” Taken from his Kool Water EP executive produced by Savage Beats, this soulful track gets a fitting visual.
Get a first hand glimpse into Troy Ave’s world as he takes us on a tour of his life on the newly released visuals for “Beneath Me”. In the video we follow Ave from the tour bus, to the stage and even get a behind the scenes look at one of his studio sessions. If that’s not enough, follow Troy Ave to the after party where things get really wild.
“Beneath Me” appears on New York City: The Album which dropped back in 2013. Keep an eye out for Troy Ave’s Major Without A Deal coming 2015.
Brownsville Brooklyn C-Class links up with the self-proclaimed “King of Philly,” Gillie da Kid, for this fresh new club banger ” My IG” P### by Kidd Flash is a short track, but be sure you are going to hear it in the clubs in NYC this winter.
On this brand new J57 Remix of DJ JS-1’s collaboration with Murs and Fashawn, J57 shows he will do “Whatever it Takes.” Putting his own, more experimental, spin on JS-1’s original instrumental, which includes a vocal hook, courtesy of Akie Bermiss, J57 reminds listeners why he’s one of the game’s fastest rising talents.
The original version is one of the many highlights featured on JS-1’s latest compilation LP, It Is What It Isn’t, which is now available for stream, in its entirety. If you’d like to support, the album is available for download via iTunes, and all major digital retailers, and can be purchased on Compact Disc through Fat Beats and UGHH!
With the EP XXX, Memphis rappers JUNE take it back to his roots giving fans an uncensored look into his world. With up-beat, club tracks like “Roc Boy” to the melodic, relaxed vibe of “Made It”, the sound created by JUNE and Teddy Walton can be described in one phrase…. Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy…. via Nancy Byron
Inspired by his recent return to his South Florida hometown and keeping his birthday tradition going. Good Luck signed artist, Bizzy Crook, is back with a surprise mixtape “Coming To America” Hosted By DJ Sam Sneaker & AdrianSwish. The project includes a feature from Shy Glizzy, & Production From The Maven Boys, Illuminated & Hunga. Bizzy is expected by many to have a big year so we will be looking out for more of what he has to offer in 2015.
After drawing comparisons to Travis $cott and trap rappers like Chief Keef and other Midwest trap rappers, Cleveland, Ohio rapper Billard returns with his LOVE DAY project a 4 track EP executive produced exclusively by K.E. On The Track. The project was made this for the fans in promotion of his project, I Am Billard. Fans of the project can find his album here: I Am Billard.
