Today Hasan Salaam drops his new album titled “Life In Black & White” on Immortal Technique’s label Viper Records. On this new album Salaam speaks on everything from addiction to family reunions, adult entertainment to philanthropy, police brutality and global oppression. This album deals with life in so-called post racial America where being a person of color is still treated like a crime. Life In Black and White deals with all the grey area in life and the commonalities that bind us all.
After dropping his singles “Breathe” & “Too Strong”, Raleigh, North Carolina native KidCali breaks onto the scene with the release of his debut mixtape “The Visual”. With a variety of sounds in tact, Kid’s intentions with the name and the tape are to simply show the world outside of his inner-cirle his vision and beyond. Keeping the features at bay allowing himself to stand out all on his own, he sets the mold for the tape off with the production side of things being taken care of by CSick, Omito Beats, Mr. Kooman and many more. Always wanting to progress his craft, the Dream City Records emcee is already back in the lab expanding his sound even further with future releases on the way. Look for videos from the project to drop shortly, with more music to follow thereafter.
Najee Morning links up with French Montana for his debut offering on “Phantom Life”. This debut single is a good sign of what is to come from the rising artist.
In the latest ad for Sean John’s upcoming Fall/Winter line, DJ Mustard shows off in all black everything as he discusses living his dream. Watch the commercial below and then check the photos of him rocking threads, including a Letterman jacket and a suede sweater, from the upcoming line.
Washington D.C.’s own SmCity drops the second leak “New Spiritual” featuring BJ the Chicago Kid, produced by Statik Selektah from his upcoming “Empire Falls” album. SmCity provides a narrative of various forms of neo-slavery that still exists today and how trying to escape one particular form can often lead into another.
“Empire Falls” will be released on Dec. 3rd and features production from !llmind, Statik Selektah, Harry Fraud and others. Pre-order on iTunes now.
About a week or so ago story surfaced about a transgender model saying how much of a “good time” she had at Chris Brown’s home in Virginia. Everyone questioned exactly what happened, and now the young lady, Shauna Brooks is coming forth setting everything straight.
RadarOnline reports:
“But Brooks says Brown will not be the next celeb to be caught up in a transsexual scandal — because the two only partied together.
Brooks revealed that though she found Brown’s messy bachelor pad “disgusting,” he deserves praise for welcoming her into his circle and being the consummate host.
“Breezy’s party was a blast and he was a great host,” she said.
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She told RadarOnline.com that though she has had several well-known celebs as escort clients, Brown is not one of them and on-and-off girlfriend Karrueche Tran has nothing to fear.”
*Wipes forehead* No worries ladies…well Karrueche!
For the first leak off his upcoming project, Que taps Problem for “Work In“. This has the two artist flipping Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” joint. Be on the lookout for more info on Que’s “6th Man” mixtape.
After pushing her album “The Pinkprint” back to December 15th, Nicki Minaj thank the fans for being so patient by dropping her new single “Only” featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown.
In a recent sit-down with the Huffington Post, Danny Brown gave a few details on his upcoming album. For his follow-up to Old, Brown says he wants it to be almost perfect.
“It’s probably going to be a shorter release than normal because I’m trying to glance perfection with this one,” said the 33-year-old. “With previous projects I had to branch out and show my range. But with this one, I feel like people know what I can do and what I’m capable of, so now it’s just time for me to show that I can make perfect.”
The Detroit native also voiced his dismay with how he is viewed as an emcee.
“I still don’t feel like I have the respect I deserve,” he said.” I’m the best rapper ever and I need to be respected.”
A release date was not revealed. Read the full story here.
Atlanta artist Gilles is making a name for himself in the Hip Hop world. He recently linked up with producer Mista CJ for his new single “Righteous Ratchet”.
Everything about Gilles is deliberate. Gilles seems to be cut from a different cloth. He is unique in his own right as he intertwines his NY and ATL upbringing. The lawyer-by-day, rapper around the clock is giving it to us again.
Take a listen to the single below.
DJ Funkmaster Flex is adding author to his résumé .
VIBE reports that Funk Flex is teaming up with writer Karen Hunter to drop a book of stories about the late Notorious B.I.G. In this untitled book, the Hot 97 DJ drops a bomb about Biggie’s#### “Who Shot Ya?” He says it was not meant for Biggie and was originally packaged for the Queen of Hip Hop Soul.
“The song “Who Shot Ya” was originally an intro for Mary J. Blige’s album. Uptown/MCA said it was too hard. The song in its original form had a verse from Big, Keith Murray and LL Cool J, though LL never did his verse. The song still exists!”
The book, which will be published by Simon Schuster, doesn’t have a release date.
Ever since the internet has taken over, magazines have been suffering. Many magazines have folded and decided to put their energy into their online editions and now Sister 2 Sister magazine has been forced to do the same. The women’s mag has reportedly filed for bankruptcy protection and is putting the print edition on hiatus. While the magazine is on hold, the focus will be put on their website.
Their money problems have seemed to affect the payroll of their writers as well. A writer took to Twitter to voice his frustrations with the publication. “Never do biz with Sister to Sister mag! I did 3 stories for them 3 months ago. Now they say they are bankrupt and can’t pay me!” journalist Manny Otiko posted on his timeline yesterday (Oct.27).
Sister 2 Sister has been up-and-running for 25 years. The owner and publisher Jamie Foster Brown is currently preparing a statement about the status of the magazine.
Lawd…
Apparently last night everyone’s favorite hood chick Keyshia Cole posted a few videos to Instagram, hoping to gain Birdman’s attention. Now I don’t know if she caught it or not, but she sure got mine crawling all over a damn piano lookin’ wasted as hell.
The videos have since been deleted, but you already know somebody got it saved (shoutout to BallerAlert).
Peep the disaster below:
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Keyshia…please refrain from doing anymore videos like this again, its not a good look at ALL.
“Dey Ain’t Ready,” a proclamation to the competition shows Scoe’s confidence. This easy, ode to indulgence, demonstrates the Philly transplant’s, comfort in the Cali sunshine and familiar settings. The Xzibit-assisted single, is directed by, Fredro Tovar, of A-Plus Films, culminates in a late-night recording session.
Pushing his pen since the age of 14, Scoe’s lyrics have appeared on, Kurput’s, critically acclaimed, Kuruption!, and Tha Streetz Iz A M####. Scoe’s début, Young Roscoe Philaphornia, aroused attraction to his work. Subsequent efforts have garnered more interest. Tha Influence, will be released on November 11 through indie label, Kalifornia Dreamin. It will build upon the foundation of support he’s earned.
Check out “She Don’t Love You,” the lead single from Tha Influence.
We got the chance to play with this sick app. In seconds you can become a “DJay” with thosands of songs to mix in. This app partners with spotify and gives you endless options. There is no need to carry giant turn tables or ruin your needles. Once upoun a time we left the records at home now we can leave the laptop. Djay allows you to have endless music and rock at party like you been dejaying for years. I recomend this app to someone who wants to have fun and play the role of a dj.
“Anyone who listens to and loves music should be able to Dj, Its for everyone”
Wiz Khalifa shared some choice words via Twitter last night that may cause a few side eyes…
Hmmm…could Wiz be hinting at the underlying truth about Amber? Did she betray ol’ dude and got him lout here lookin’ like a simp? Or are we reading too much in to things? #questionsthatneedanswers
Beyhive rejoice! Queen Bey’s biography is on the way.
According to THR, writer J.Randy Tabborrelli will be penning a comprehensive biography that will “explore all facets of Knowles’ life” that is set for a 2015 release. The book will dish on her childhood, her days in Destiny’s Child and as a solo artist, and her marriage to Jay Z.
Though Beyoncé will not be involved in the book, Tabborrelli plans to get all of his information from interviews with people “who have been pivotal to her personal and professional development.”
“Beyoncé has lived a most incredible, inspiring life. I know my readers will enjoy her journey,” said the author in a statement.
The book, which will be published on Grand Central Books, has yet to be named.
I am hearing that Jay Z is slowly making his way back into the mix of recording. I don’t know much, but I am hearing Jay Z is about to make his masterful return to the rap game after spending a lot of time touring with Beyonce, his doting wife. They seem to be really loving life. This is that rap life though and a lot of young bucks are raising up. I am hearing Jay is coming back through, but there is a slight quandary. What rabbit Jay and the team pull out of their hat this time. Last time he went platinum before dropping. How’s he going to top that? I know I didn’t say a lot here, because there isn’t a lot to say.
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Halloween is right around the corner and the offensive costumes have commenced. Last week, pictures of a Ray and Janay Rice costumes began popping up on social media. One costume includes a man dressed in Ray Rice’s Baltimore Ravens jersey dragging a blow-up doll, mocking the elevator scene where Rice dragged his now-wife Janay out of the elevator after knocking her out cold. Other costumes consist of the woman being conscious with a made-up battered face.
The couple is very aware of the Halloween get-up and people close to them told TMZ that they are “praying for them.”
Janay sent a tweet over to TMZ last week that read “@TMZ it’s sad, that my suffering amuses others.”
There has also been a picture of a child dressed up as Ray Rice carrying a doll to represent Janay.
The newlyweds have reportedly been dealing with the backlash by being involved in the church. They recently became born-again Christians.
Take a look at a few costumes below.
Students at the University of Texas at Austin are already buzzing over the addition of a new course that will focus on Rihanna and the Queen Bee herself Beyonce. Though the course will not be available until Spring 2015, the University has already released some details regarding the curriculum.
According to the University, “They will not be simply listening to Beyoncé and Rihanna for fun or even comparing the roles of Beyoncé and Rihanna in popular culture, rather, students will be studying how the lyrics, music videos, and actions of these women express various aspects of black feminism such as violence, economic opportunity, sexuality, standards of beauty, and creative self-expression.”
In a sign of the changing attitudes towards Hip Hop and R&B, a number of colleges have already made similar moves; including Rice University which offers a course taught by Bun B, Georgetown University which offers a sociology course based on Jay-Z, Harvard University which offers a course on Tupac Shakur and Rutgers University which already offers its own Beyonce course titled “Politicizing Beyonce.”
The course, according to its listing, “Hopes for students to understand the role black feminism plays in culture as well as everyday life.”
