Watch D. Di’Yari as he attempts to win your street vote with his latest Video “Campaign”. This transaction was filmed by Sage English with production from Trypps Beatz. “Campaign” is the first record released from
D. Di’Yari’s “Don’t Body Yourself” Mixtape hosted by Dj Odyssey which hit the streets earlier this. Make sure to be on the lookout for D. Di’Yari’s upcoming EP entitled “Break The Law’ set to release before the new year.
Still riding high off of the release of his mixtape “The Visual”, North Carolina native KidCali keeps it moving with his Nizzy produced cut “Don’t Lie To Me”. The emotionally driven track is a coming of age song of sorts as Kid comes to grips with the snakes in the game who fabricate their tales of glitz and glamour while he keeps it 100. Look for more collabs in the future from this emcee/producer duo and stay tuned for a big 2015. Stream this one for free below or support good music by picking it up on iTunes.
Wiz Khalifa was set to break the internet for all the wrong reasons, but it was not meant to be.
Vivid Entertainment was set to offer a sizable offer for a sex tape with the millionaire rapper, but a Playboy model set to sell never showed up to a meeting.
The Taylor Gang leader and model Carla Howe talked out there differences and agreed not to sell or release the sex tape, according to TMZ.
The details on the agreement between the two was not made public.
Less than 24 hours after releasing his latest body of work, appropriately titled Expensive Free S###, Virginia-ATL songwriter and recording artist Treie unloads the official visual for his brand new cut “I’m In My Mode”.
Direction for the video was handled by Highlife (of The Upperroom Studio), Azia and Treie himself while the songs production came compliments of frequent collaborator and mentor Point Guard (of 1500 or Nothin’) and producer turned DJ Kinobeats.
Watch the creative video above and stream E.F.S. in it’s entirety here:
When Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons announced his All Def Digital YouTube channel in the summer of 2013, he said in a press release, “I’ve worked my entire professional life to promote up-and-coming talent and the new art forms they create … YouTube will benefit from having a network that reflects the incredible diversity of the new America.”
There is no artist better fit for that platform than Lazarus. He is a Detroit emcee of Pakistan ethnicity who is also a practicing physician. And that alone is unheard of. But even more importantly,
Laz is just one example of the potential that Hip-Hop has yet to tap into as a result of all the diversity that the new America provides. Therefore, it’s not surprising that he caught the attention of All Def Digital and even Mr. Simmons himself.
With Lazarus’ latest clip, “Open Heart Surgery,” which Russell put up today, he and Bizarre (of D12) prove that Hip-Hop credibility and a successful higher education are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they’re two things that empower each other more than anyone ever could’ve thought.
Respect due for challenging the status quo, instead of reinforcing it.
[ALSO READ – Under the Knife: Lazarus and D12’s Bizarre Bring New Life to Hip-Hop]
After the Chicago MC Young Gii released “All On My Dih” featuring fellow Chi-Town emcee King Louie, Young Gii releases “That Ain’t Enough,” the second single from his upcoming EP Islands to the City. Produced by fellow Windy City native C-Sick.
If Chris Miles has proved anything this year, it’s that talent has no age limit. The 15 year-old MC has impressed everyone from music industry heavyweights like 50 Cent and Mac Miller to legendary producers such as Statik Selektah and Jake One, with his controlled rapid fire flow and complex rhyme patterns. All of his hard work is evident in the release of his first EP, Birth of Cool. Over nostalgic beats that harken back to the golden age of NY hip-hop, Chris Miles spits about the challenges he faces as one of the youngest people in rap. With Birth of Cool, Chris Miles makes a strong case for earning the title of New York’s most talented rookie.
After releasing “Simple Conversation” last week, Wiz is back with another track titled “Smoke Chambers”.
Hopsin has been able to successfully do what most rappers don’t get – attention and notoriety.
However, that has not stopped the talented lyricist from giving up a career in Hip-Hop Hopsin, real name Marcus Jamal Hopson, wrote a letter on Facebook, where he proclaimed that he was leaving the United States for a live in Australia.
Read the letter below:
I just wanted to take time out to say I appreciate all of u who have supported my music over these past few years. A Lot of u have told me stories about how I have changed your life. You too have changed mine in ways that u can never imagine. Unfortunately, tonight is the night that I am actually moving away to Australia. Over the past couple years I have come to conclusion that this profession just isn’t for me, so im going to venture out into new areas of life. I will always be an MC at heart, but this rap stuff just isn’t for me. I hope Youguys can respect it. I’ve signed over my half of the funk volume label to my business partner Dame. I also wished Swizzz, Dizzy Wright and Jarren Benton good luck in their careers. Thank u all! I’m out.
Sincerely,
Marcus Jamal Hopson aka “Hopsin”
Bobby Shmurda is expected to be indicted after he was arrested on gun charges in New York’s famed Quad studios last night.
The “Shmoney Dance” rapper may have to submit to the harsh New York gun laws if the prosecuting attorney is able to get a conviction.
Shmurda and others like executive Sha Money XL were arrested last night and the case seems to be one that has been a long time coming.
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Kati Cornell, director of public information for the New York City’s office of the special narcotics prosecutor, told Wandering Sound her office already “has a sealed indictment against a number of individuals.”
The investigation stems from alleged drug trafficking and violent incidents.
Arraignments are set to happen tomorrow in Manhattan Supreme Court.
Shmurda was arrested earlier this year for gun possession and then in October for marijuana possession.
Famsquad’s Slick Da Capo follows the release of his Gangsta Boo featured single “Baddest” with his debut project “Blow Vol.1”. The EP features appearances from Boo along with Mistah Fab and rare Mach Five collaboration.
Big Sean get’s personal about his relationships with Naya Rivera and Ariana Grande, but things take a turn when Ebro gets to asking to many questions… See how Big Sean reacts and find out if the track “IDFWU” is about his personal relationships.
As a true pioneer of the post-enunciation trap movement, Gleesh has become the year’s fastest rising rapper with features on Billboard, a remix from Chief Keef as well as a high-profile dance-solo in A$AP Rocky’s “Multiply” Video. “Wasabi” is off his hugely successful summer mixtape ‘Cleansides Finest III’.
The Fans have spoken and not only that but one of them Edited a Video for the Song Keep your Faith off the Fan Appreciation Mixtape thats making alot of Noise right now. “I just had this Video in my Email with a nice Writeup from a Fan so Joe and me Decided to take giving back to the next Level and made that the Video! More Fans are welcome to Edit Videos to Songs on the tape cause we doing it for them” Kokane shared with us
The Song Keep The Faith is Performed by Kokane, Joe Young and Aanisha Long. It displays the Science of time and has a positive and very simple Message to the Youth Keep Your Faith.
STREAM KOKANE & JOE YOUNG’S “FAN APPRECIATION” MIXTAPE BELOW:
Big Sean visited the Breakfast Club and got tripled teamed by Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy.
Contrary to what the masses thought, Sean says that “IDFWU” was written while he was still with his ex-fiancee Naya Rivera.
“I vividly remember playing it for that person,” said the D-Town native. “It wasn’t no diss song.” He says that after they had their nasty breakup, he went back and tweaked the lyrics a little bit.
The G.O.O.D Music spitter also spoke about how he met his current bae, Ariana Grande.
“I met her a few years ago at Wango Tango. When I met her it was just cool. She was like ‘I like your music’ and she knew “Gang Bang,” she was like rapping “Gang Bang,” he smiled. “She brings out the best in me.”
Sean says that for his next album, which he says is coming soon, listeners can expect it to have a dark aura to it.
“It’s kinda just a time capsule of my whole life in the last year. So you can just imagine all the things I’ve been through. It’s all gon’ make sense when I drop the album, when I drop the title.”
Kanye West, Meek Mill and Chris Brown will be appearing on the album.
Watch the grill session below.
Cypher Clique brings us a fresh new track titled “Rakim In 88.” The trio lays down some great lyrics on this one.
Doe Boy Kellz gives us a new anthem with “Droppin Off Dem Gramz.” Ca$h Marley joins him on this one as well.
The first ever rap reality show is coming to life, thanks to Kxng Crooked (formerly known as Crooked I). The competition series, One Shot, will follow Crooked, Sway Calloway and SMH Records CEO Mike Smith as they visit several cities in pursuit of hip-hop’s next phenom. They will be passing through Charlotte, Atlanta, New York City, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Houston looking for competitors.
From week to week, the contestants will show and prove as they perform in front of an all-star panel of judges, which is set to include T.I, Game, RZA, E-40, Scarface, DJ Khaled, Twista and DJ Drama among others. Only four will be chosen to go into the booth with producer Johnathan Hay and Smith to prepare themselves for the season finale in Las Vegas. The winner will walk away with $100,000 and a record deal with SMH Records.
The show will premiere in 2015 but audition videos are still being accepted. Read more info here.
The unjust deaths of unarmed black men Mike Brown and Eric Garner not only sparked protests, but also moved D’Angelo enough to unexpectedly drop his long awaited third album, Black Messiah.
According to The New York Times, the “Brown Sugar” crooner was inspired to release his album as a response to the protests regarding the killings of unarmed black men across America. He put in a month’s worth of all-nighters to put together the tracklist and design the artwork so he could rush its release. His RCA Records label executives didn’t even hear the album before it dropped; they heard it along with others at its release party last week (Dec. 14) in New York City.
Black Messiah, which was supposed to be released in 2015, followed the Beyonce method of dropping a surprise album. It didn’t have a month-long promo run nor did it have a first single to appease the radio. When it came to recording it, D’Angelo went old-school and recorded the 12-track effort on 200 reels of tape instead of digitally, which is “more than most budgets for entire projects,” his engineer and mixer Russell Elevado told the Times.
Purchase D’Angelo’s Black Messiah here.
What the hell is wrong with dudes? Nicki Minaj is hot, no doubt. But damn, if you had a baby and a relationship with Lil Kim, wouldn’t that stop you from posting something about her arch Nemesis? Not Mr. Papers. Dude did the unforgivable.
Maybe this is some secret TRAP that Lil Kim has for Nicki? I have no idea.
