Chief Keef fans have reason to rejoice this holiday season, as the Chi Town native is set to release a new album next week.
As first reported on AllHipHop, Keef was dropped from Interscope in the fall, but told fans that he would continue to release projects as scheduled.
In line with that thinking, he released Back From The Dead 2 mixtape and will offer Nobody on Dec. 16.
Kanye West is rumored to be on the title track of the album.
Jeezy is in the clear on gun charges that could have derailed his career.
The trap star was arrested in Mountain View, CA over the summer for a rifle that he claimed wasn’t his.
The police have dismissed the charges from the August 24 incident, but Jeezy had some comments that suggest bias.
“I pray this had nothing to do with race but it definitely had nothing to do with evidence. Words cannot express how vindicated I feel with these charges being dismissed today,” stated Jeezy in a statement. “While my team and I always knew that the allegations and charges were based on zero facts, the rush to judgment by both the media and the police has been extremely disappointing. I’m relieved that the truth has ultimately prevailed and I would like to thank those who have always stood by me including my family and fans.”
Jeezy’s counsel Blair Berk echoed his sentiment.
“Mr. Jenkins should not have been arrested and this case should not have been prosecuted. We are pleased it has been dismissed, although frustrated that it took the police and prosecutors months to do the right thing,” he stated.
Congrats to Jeezy!
Mace connects with Chicago femcee Sasha Go Hard for the crossover track “Bubblegum”. Stream below.
RCA Inspiration artist, Dee-1, made a guest appearance on BET’s The Backroom to deliver a lyrical performance that surpassed all expectations. His verse, started off with an epilogue of purpose which quickly trailed into a barrage of antiquated self-motivation, and he definitely didn’t shy away from being fully equipped with witty one-liners that will surely make you laugh. Dee-1 took to the instrumental of “Lil Stomp”, produced by Tony Crow, to deliver dope freestyle.
“Give me the mic and you gon’ see World War III / Yo’ money, power and respect, man I’ll burn all three / Found out the teachers couldn’t teach, so I learned off me / I’m self-made, I’m self-paid, yeah, I earn off me.”
Rich Homie Quan has been talking about this collabo with Drake for months now, and today we finally get the chance to listen. Check it out down below. This is suppose to be featured on his debut album dropping soon.
There has been much said about Notre Dame football player Justin Brent and his new girlfriend. He’s 19 and Elke the Stallion is 42. That’s just a super cougar in today’s world. However, there is a catch. The big booty model is allegedly a prostitute! She got that boy sprung – reportedly!
But somebody close to the site with a penchant for the pervy shared this! You can buy some “time” with Elke and, rumor has it…have a LOT of FUN for the right price. Check this:
Watch as D. Di’Yari deals us some more dope with his latest visual “It’s In The Trunk”, proving why consistency is key when serving product in the streets. Surprisingly, the last few minutes of the video takes an unexpected turn of events when the closing scene cuts to actual live footage of D. Di’Yari having an altercation with a police officer during a routine traffic stop. This risky stunt comes In the mist of the country being up in arms over the recent Mike Brown verdict. D. Di’Yari shows that his upcoming EP Tittled “Break The Law” is more than a name, it’s a lifestyle. His new project is set to release late December.
For Atlanta native Will EQ it’s all come down to this. With the release of his brand new project “Social Insecurity 1.5: Rise Of The Machine”, his voice is being used for much more than just lyrics; he’s trying to change the world. Now this may sound like a large feat to some, but when you understand what it takes to ascend against the ranks of those opposing us, the only thing left to do is fight fire with fire.
Building a machine of his own, Will brings organization to the forefront and picks up where he left off with his previous release. Blending hidden metaphors with double meanings, he just asks that you don’t call this a sequel, but more of a continuation of the social consciousness he’s been speaking since he broke onto the scene.
His new movement “Machine Society” is the fuel behind this driving force, with a team of creatives taking a stand and putting on for all the truth seekers of the world. Production comes in limited, but strong showing from The Psychonautz, Zen and The Beat Machines, as Hobo the Great and King Cole handle feature duties. Look for EQ to continue his uprising with the impending release of his brand new album “7 Day Weekend”, coming soon. For now, fall out of line, take a stand and press play on the movement that is “Social Insecurity 1.5: Rise Of The Machine”.
http://www.audiomack.com/album/will-eq/social-insecurity-15-rise-of-the-machine
(AllHipHop News) Pusha T was one of the first Hip Hop artists to offer a response to Lil Wayne’s public announcement he was ready to split with Cash Money Records. In a series of tweets, Push cracked a few jokes at Wayne’s expense, invited Weezy to join him at Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label, and referred back to his YMCMB targeted track “Exodus 23:1.”
[ALSO READ: Pusha T Responds To Lil Wayne Wanting Off Cash Money Records]
GQ caught up with Pusha to discuss his collaboration with Adidas – the “King Push” EQT Running Guidance 93. The “Lunch Money” rapper was also asked about his Twitter mentions directed at Wayne and whether he really wanted to see his former rival join the G.O.O.D. roster.
“I don’t know. I just like the fact that I’m a prophet because of my song ‘Exodus,'” said Pusha. “It came out two years ago! People should just call me ‘The Prophet.’ You know what? Wayne on GOOD Music…Well [Kanye] actually likes Wayne, so they could probably make some good music together. But who knows.”
Wayne and Kanye have collaborated on numerous songs like “Lollipop (Remix),” “Forever,” “Swagga Like Us,” “Barry Bonds,” and “Thank You.” Ye also once called the Young Money leader the number one rapper in the world.
[ALSO READ: Former CMB Artist Turk Speaks On Lil Wayne Wanting To Leave Cash Money]
Time for another Throwback Thursdays Mix. This week, with everything that’s been going on with police brutality in our communities, it was only normal that we dedicated this mix to Justice & Peace. Tracklist & stream below.
Tracklist:
01 – MC Shan – Time For Us To Defend Ourselves
02 – Krs One – Self Destruction
03 – Cypress Hill – Dr. Greenthumb
04 – public enemy – 911 is a joke
05 – Brand Nubian – Black And Blue
06 – Dizzee Rascal – Sirens
07 – J-Dilla – F### The Police
08 – Chamillionaire – Hip Hop Police (ft Slick Rick)
09 – The Roots – Guns Are Drawn
10 – Dr. Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg – Deep Cover
11 – The Game – 911 Is A Joke (Cop Killa)
12 – Public Enemy – F### the Police
13 – OC – Constables
14 – KRS-One – Black Cop
15 – Jeru The Damaja – Invasion
16 – Jay-Z – 99 Problems
17 – 2pac – Open Fire
18 – Elephant Man feat. Wyclef – Five-O
19 – Brand Nubian – Claimin’ I’m A Criminal
20 – UGK – Protect And Serve
21 – Killer Mike – Thats Life 2
22 – Dead Prez – F### The Law
23 – Mobb Deep – Get Away
24 – Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Erase Racism (Featuring Big Daddy Kane & Biz Markie)
25 – 2Pac – My Block
26 – Scarface – Hand On The Dead Body (Ft Ice Cube)
27 – D.I.T.C. – The Enemy
28 – Various Artists – Freedom (Theme From Panther)
29 – Main Source – Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Remix)
30 – Mos Def – Mr. N####
31 – Ice Cube – A Bird In The Hand
32 – Pharoahe Monch – When The Gun Draws Featuring Mr. Porter
33 – Common – The People
34 – Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us
Ludacris is working on his upcoming “Burning Bridges” EP and dropping gems at the same damn time. Today, it’s the same rountine as he delivers a verse over Nicki Minaj‘s “Only” joint. Thanks based god.
(AllHipHop News) It has been less than two months since El-P and Killer Mike released their critically acclaimed album Run The Jewels 2. According to P, a third installment of the Hip Hop LP series is already set to happen in the future.
The New York based producer revealed on Twitter while there is no guarantee he will work with Rage Against The Machine’s Zach De La Rocha on another project, fans will definitely get to hear El-P team up with Atlanta representative Killer Mike for RTJ3.
[ALSO READ: Run The Jewels And Thurz Rock Red Bull’s #30DaysinLA With Special Guests]
please understand the ZDLR thing is not at all %100. y'all gonna f### it up by jumping the gun on that one. bad luck. BAD LUCK I SAY.
— el-p (@therealelp) December 11, 2014
RTJ3 however? yeah that s#### %100 going down.
— el-p (@therealelp) December 11, 2014
or maybe I'm lying about it not being confirmed. hard to tell, really. not sure i even know if i know.
— el-p (@therealelp) December 11, 2014
NME reports El-P told a London crowd at a store event that he would connect back up with de la Rocha next month to start recording new music. The California rocker/rapper/activist appeared on the Run The Jewels 2 track “Close Your Eyes (And Count To F**k).”
“In 1999 I spent a month in my apartment in Brooklyn with Zack de la Rocha just before he split Rage Against The Machine, working on music that will never see the light of day,” El-P is quoted as saying. “I can’t speak about his future, but I will say that I’m going to LA to spend another month with him in January.”
[ALSO READ: El-P Says Run The Jewels Helped Bridge The Gap Between NYC & The South]
Probably one of the best collaborators in 2014, but then again, maybe not. Anyway, Rich Homie Quan and his partner in crime Young Thug collab for a new gem titled Ain’t Trippin.
Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images
Chris Rock brought the funny with his latest on screen feature. On Tuesday the famed comedian and actor hosted a private advance screening of his latest film ‘Top Five’ in Atlanta, G.A. The film will hit theaters tomorrow Friday December 12, 2014. Radio personality Ryan Cameron warmed everyone up for the comedic film by allowing people to attempt to tell their best joke to win tickets to a local game. Rock opened his introduction of the film by saying “If you like it tell everyone; if you don’t like it keep that sh*t to yourself,” causing the ready to tweet and Instagram crowd to erupt in laughter.
The film, co-produced by Jay Z and Kanye West, had its share of funny moments with appearances from Cedric The Entertainer, Adam Sandler, Whoopi Goldberg and more. Another interesting focal point of the film was the characters randomly engaging in conversations leading to them debating and discussing their top five rappers.
Talent in attendance included Big Tigger, Keisha Knight-Pulliam, Cynthia Bailey and Peter Thomas, Towanda Braxton, Monyetta Shaw, Toya Wright & Memphitz, Shekinah Jo, Wingo from Jagged Edge, RL from NEXT, Comedian Carl Payne, Vine Celebrity Shod Santiago and the actors of the new movie, “Sons 2 The Grave”, currently filming in Atlanta including R&B Singer Trevor Jackson and Messiah Harris (T.I.’s son/VH1’s Family Hustle). Karlie Redd, who has an interesting role in the film, was also in attendance. So I won’t spoil the film all I’ll tell you is Rock plays an actor that is trying to be taken serious in a role different than his comedic roles of the past. This actor happens to be marrying a reality star (Gabrielle Union), and happens to be accompanied by a NY Times journalist (Rosario Dawson) who is trying to dig up as much information on Rock as she can (for a good story) but simultaneously finds out not only more about Rock but also about herself.
Check out more photos from the screening and Chris Rock’s visit to an Atlanta Waffle House below. Photos by Rick Diamond/Getty Images
Nipsey Hussle is almost ready to release his new project “Mailbox Money“. Today, he enlist Rick Ross for the latest leak from the album, which has a due date of December 20th.
(AllHipHop News) Lately, 50 Cent has been making his rounds to the media once again. After interviews with Hot 97 and the New York Daily News hit the internet this week, another 50 Q&A conducted by The Guardian was published as well. During his talk with the British newspaper, the G-Unit leader covered a range of topics. Check out some excerpts from the interview below.
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On future albums:
That’s the title of one of my next albums. Street King Immortal is the new one to come out, but the one after that might be Beautiful Nightmare. I’ve got thousands of titles.
On his SMS Audio headphones versus Dr. Dre’s Beats By Dre:
I actually don’t own any Beats. And, yes, [SMS headphones] are better… Every time you get to that point, talking about SMS or Beats by Dre, it’s honestly not even an issue for Dre any more. They just sold the company, so it doesn’t matter now. They put the money in their pocket. If you look at the process we had to go through to make sure we had the right signature style for each headset, we wanted them to sound better across all genres of music. If you listen to some of the Beats headsets, the bass is a little heavier. It’s targeting a hip hop audience and that’s not as good. That’s just my opinion.
On comparisons to Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac:
You know what, I don’t think they’ll replace me now. Already my face is in the hearts of people who really love hip-hop music, and the culture’s growing to the point where you have people from all walks of life choosing it for their personal pleasure. So it’s already there. I don’t think it’s going to take me being killed to compare me to Biggie or 2Pac. I am immortal.
On Jay Z and Kanye referring to themselves as gods:
My album is called Street King Immortal and at one point being King of New York was everything. Hip-hop comes from New York City, so when you say Street King it actually works, it resonates, it’s a strong title. But they changed it, made it even bigger, about God himself – like when Kanye calls himself Yeezus. And then Jay Z calls himself Jay-Hova … A god instead of a king. That’s a little further than I would go.
To read the full article visit TheGuardian.com.
[ALSO READ: Cyndi Lauper Praises 50 Cent For His Evolution On LGBT Issues]
(AllHipHop News) J. Cole released his third studio album 2014 Forest Hills Drive this week, and the Roc Nation rapper stopped by The Late Show with David Letterman to hit the stage. But instead of performing a cut from his latest LP, Cole did a live rendition of his tribute song “Be Free.”
[ALSO READ: J. Cole – “Be Free” (Michael Brown Tribute)]
Cole dropped the song in August as a response to the shooting of Michael Brown at the hands of Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson. The Letterman performance is the latest public response by J. Cole to Brown and other unarmed Black men being killed by cops.
The “Apparently” rhymer also participated in protests in Ferguson and in New York City. The latter was organized in response to NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo not being indicted for the choking death of Eric Garner.
[ALSO READ: J. Cole’s “2014 Forest Hills Drive” On Pace For Best Hip Hop Sales Week Of 2014]
Watch J. Cole’s performance below.
Following the success of “Hiroshima”, Al-Fatir (Real Name, No Gimmicks) cruises over another Aviles produced beat with “Sober”. The Danbury, CT native ditches the harsh reality of the world for a drug and alcohol induced alternate universe. “Sober” appears on Al-Fatir’s forthcoming “Love Don’t Live Here” EP. Video directed by Pat Kudej.
There’s something to be said for the art of hustling. Not someone who sticks to one script that they’re given, but the guy who’s got enough talent, drive and vision to write his own. And as an executive, an A&R, a DJ, a label owner and an artist in his own right, very few have penned their own blueprint quite like Mr Thanksgiving, aka DJ Drama. With his hands in many mixes, the man of many hats has been through everything from police raids on his warehouse to rocking stages with TI to corner offices at Atlantic records. And with a new album on the way, the hustle shows no signs of slowing down. Thankfully the God of the Gangsta Grillz took some time out to talk with MrMecc about the artist he’s picked, the beats that are brought in and the process behind creating Quality Street Music.
(AllHipHop News) The United States government’s relationship with the Cuban government has been hostile ever since the 1959 revolution took place on the Caribbean island. Since that time successive American presidents have used tactics like invasion attempts and economic sanctions to cripple the communist nation, but according to a new report by the Associated Press, the U.S. used Hip Hop artists to try to alter the political direction of Cuba as well.
[ALSO READ: U.S. Congress Considering “Jay-Z/Beyoncé Bill” To Tighten Travel Restrictions To Cuba]
For more than two years, a U.S. agency secretly infiltrated Cuba’s underground hip-hop movement, recruiting unwitting rappers to spark a youth movement against the government, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
The idea was to use Cuban musicians “to break the information blockade” and build a network of young people seeking “social change,” documents show. But the operation was amateurish and profoundly unsuccessful.
The A.P. investigation discovered that on at least six occasions Cuban officials detained or interrogated artists. Some of the people did not even know they were a part of the program.
Contractors for the Washington DC-based Creative Associates International were tasked with recruiting Cuban musicians for projects disguised as cultural initiatives. The performers were really being used to spark a movement of fans to challenge the government. A “Cuban Twitter” social media network was even created to recruit activists.
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s operation actually ended up weakening anti-Castro forces. A lot of Cuba’s brightest rap stars promoted by USAID – many of which were the loudest voices against the regime – reportedly had to leave the country or stop performing because of pressure from the Cuban government.
“Any assertions that our work is secret or covert are simply false,” said USAID in a statement.
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