SmCity’s releases the first leak from his forthcoming album, Empire Falls dropping Dec 3rd. Inspired by the hit television series, SmCity goes behind enemy lines over a ominous !llmind produced banger.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Nipsey Hussle Gettin Love From Who?
Lauren London showed her boo some love via Instagram a few days back, by sharing a still frame from the hood classic, ‘Poetic Justice.’
In case you didn’t know, London moved on from baby daddy Lil’ Wayne and has been coupled up with West Coast rapper Nipsey Hussle.
That’s pretty cute Miss London…!
Hip-Hop Rumors: Wiz Khalifa Spotted Having Dinner With Who?
If its one thing those Kardashian sisters know how to do, its pissing off other women.
Single and ready to mingle Wiz Khalifa was recently spotted out having dinner with none other than Khloe Kardashian, who recently dumped her boo, French Montana. The pair were spotted in Beverly Hills Phillipe Chow, and tried hiding in private booths to avoid nosey diners.
What makes things interesting is the fact that Amber Rose, Khalifa’s soon-to-be ex-wife of course dated Kanye West and made it clear that she felt Khloe’s sis Kim played a part in the demise of she and Kanye’s relationship.
All of that is too close to home and too messy. Not a good look Wiz. Not at all.
Jodeci, Chris Brown and More To Perform at 2014 Soul Train Awards
NEW YORK, NY – October 21, 2014 – CENTRIC today announced a lineup of hit-making performers and presenters for SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014. Leading the charge for his first SOUL TRAIN AWARDS performance is the multi-talented GRAMMY Award winner, Chris Brown, who leads the show with seven nominations. In addition, the reunion we’ve all been waiting for is going down as the platinum selling group Jodeci is scheduled to sing a medley of hits before ending with a sneak peek of their new single, “Nobody Wins.” Chart-topping international fan favorites Aloe Blacc and Nico & Vinz will keep the audience entertained with upbeat performances of their catchy sing-a-long hits. Jeremih, Lisa Stansfield, Kem and Liv Warfield round out the list of rhythm and soul singers set to captivate viewers during this year’s show. Presenters Trey Songz, Boris Kodjoe, Laila Ali and Wolf Blitzer will join host Wendy Williams on stage at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on November 7, 2014. The show airs on CENTRIC and BET Networks on November 30, 2014 at 8PM ET/PT.
“This slate of performances is another example that SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 is the only place where soul music lovers can find the diverse combination of current chart-topping performers and reunions from their favorite hit-making groups,” said Paxton Baker, General Manager and Executive Vice President, CENTRIC. “We are pulling out all the stops this year and are thrilled to have Chris Brown and Jodeci lead the big surprises we have in store.”
This year’s theme will celebrate the history of dance, from the classic Soul Train line and the electric slide, to the Dougie and this year’s breakout, the Nae Nae. To bring the dance theme to life, SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 has brought in award-winning chorographer Fatima Robinson and her 12 seasoned dancers to lead the show. Additionally, Grammy Award-winning producers 1500 or Nothin’ are back again as music directors for the show and will keep the party rolling throughout the night.
SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 is directed by Tony McCuin and produced by BET Event Productions and Sunseeker Media. Executive producers of the network telecast are as follows: Paxton Baker, Tami Arasli, Derek Lewis from Centric; Bart Phillips from Sunseeker and David Koff and Jerry Letter from Soul Train Holdings; Doug E. Fresh; Kevin Hunter and Wendy Williams from Wendy Williams Productions, Inc.
Chief Keef Bashes Interscope As “White Honkies”
Chief Keef has completely dissed the new regime of Interscope, calling them “WhiteHonkies.”
The man known has Sosa has never been one to mince words and that was no exception on twitter after the AllHipHop breaking news that he had been dropped.
“When Jimmy n Dre left that’s when I said f**k Interscope! Big Dick style. that’s what I signed up for not this new staff! Of WhiteHonkies!”
In his lament, he also said that all his scheduled projects would still come out as he planned.
RELATED: Exclusive: Chief Keef Dropped By Interscope Records
Check the tweets below.
Keef eventually deleted the “WhiteHonkies” tweet, seen below.
F### that Everything that was Supposed to drop Still dropping? 10days left for #BFTD2and Christmas #B3 SituationGang!
— AlmightySo (@ChiefKeef) October 21, 2014
Laughing because to me I been Dropped. mfs ain’t help me Pay no Mf Bills ?
— AlmightySo (@ChiefKeef) October 21, 2014
Quietly…. I’m Finna Leak some Off B3 I was Tryna hold best for last but….
— AlmightySo (@ChiefKeef) October 21, 2014
100% of everything goes to me now? Jimmy it was cool splitting it with U But u gave yo spot up! ??
— AlmightySo (@ChiefKeef) October 21, 2014
100% of everything goes to me now? Jimmy it was cool splitting it with U But u gave yo spot up! ??
— AlmightySo (@ChiefKeef) October 21, 2014
Scotty ATL – ‘Spaghetti Junction’ (Mixtape Stream)
Today, Scotty ATL drops his eagerly awaited project “Spaghetti Junction”. You can stream/download the mixtape here. The tape is self released, free for fans and features such notables as Bun B, B.o.B., Mookie Jones, IamSu, Starlito, Young Dolph, Doe B, and more.
The tape’s production was overseen by frequent collaborator DJ Burn One with contributions from Childish Major, Sledgren, KE on the Track, Sean C & LV, and more.
Stay tuned, Scotty will also be dropping videos for “Cloud IX (Go Up)” & “Anotha Day, Anotha Dolla.”
Major – “96” (Produced By LostDreamer)
If you’re a hip-hop head a lot of you are familiar with the phrase “like we bringin’ ’88 back”. To the previous generation this was an ode to a time when the game was at a peak and a way to pay homage to the era that was. Step into the current wave of artists who remember a different time when the rhymes were grimy, extravagant and ignorant. We refer to this as simply ’96. New York native Major captures the feel perfectly on his brand new single of the same name, embodying what it was to be a part of arguably the biggest year hip-hop has ever given us. Backed by a dark and synth driven beat produced by LostDreamer, the now Florida transplant puts in bar work reminiscent of his idols that will leave you questioning just exactly what year it is. This will live on his upcoming project “The Century” which is slated for release in 2015. Look for the visuals, coming soon.
Ab-Soul To Nardwuar: If You Say Something Too Weird I Might Punch You
Nardwuar is known for blowing his subjects away (and making them slightly uncomfortable) with how much he knows about them and his interview with TDE’s Ab-Soul was no different. Before the convo kicked off, Soulo warned the human serviette “if you say something too weird I might punch you.” Luckily no blows were thrown. Watch below to see what goodies Nardwuar brought for the Black Lip Pastor and his reaction to his homie, battle rapper Daylyt, almost taking a number two on stage.
Famsquad Ft. Tuki Carter – “I Get It”
Famsquad team up with Taylor Gang’s Tuki Carter for “I Get It”. The Keeynote produced cut is the official followup to their “Vegas Lights” single which saw airplay on Sirius XM for three months. Be on the lookout for “I Get It” visuals this winter and catch the squad on Sway In The Morning today at 9am October 17th. Famsquad’s project “Sport Coat Music” drops spring 2015.
Fresh Heat – Dimello ft. French Montana – “Lose Control”
Infectious smooth vocals are only the beginning of what rising star, Benji Dimello, has to offer the world with the release of his debut single “Lose Control” featuring French Montana. Traveling between the U.S. and Europe, Dimello is currently working on his debut EP with industry notables such as Interscope recording artist, French Montana and Roc Nation songwriter, Andrea Martin. “Lose Control” ft. French Montana is available for purchase on iTunes.
Heater Of The Day: Jon Locke Ft. Project Pat “Vickies”
New music by Jon Locke with an assist from Project Pat.
DJ Khaled Has Been Hospitalized
DJ Khaled has been getting his health on the right track and but may have had a health scare.
In a now deleted Instagram post from yesterday (Oct.20), Khaled is seen sitting up in a hospital bed receiving oxygen at Aventura Hospital in North Miami. The details about his hospitalization are unknown.
After he was released from the hospital, he took to his IG again to post a pic of him and French Montana to show that he was back at it. “Fresh out back to work thank u for love real talk !!!” he wrote. “I promise I’m going on vacation .. I already book my travel .. Going rest and vibe and win more ! @wethebestmusic thank u to all my friends and fam checking in real talk thank u luv! Bless up!”
Mixtape Download: Black Liquid “Title”
Regarded as one of the “Kings of his City,” Richmond, Virginia, Black Liquid has released his 17th project exclusively for free on NoiseTrade. The concept is simple: take the “heavy with mood” instrumentation of songstress Fiona Apple and multiply it by the introspective truth and story of a man who has seen his dreams meet reality through his journey as an independent Hip-Hop artist in the extraordinary machine that is the music business.
Having shared the stage with the legends he grew up listening to such as DMX, Snoop Dogg, Inspectah Deck, Bone Thugs, Immortal Technique, and Fabolous, Black Liquid holds himself to the highest of standards, in hopes that the listener will too.
Logic Talks Being Biracial, His Reaction To Lupe Fiasco Saying He Was Better Than Kendrick Lamar And More
Def Jam’s newest signee Logic made his first visit to the Breakfast Club and touched on how he plans to solidify his place in the rap game. Between taking advice from Charlemagne about not saying he is one of the greatest rappers and growing up in poverty, the Maryland native talked about getting signed to Def Jam and the reaction he had when Lupe Fiasco said he was better than Kendrick Lamar.
GETTING SIGNED TO DEF JAM BY NO I.D
“When I sat down with No I.D it was easy. Not only is he a legend and an incredible producer, musician and artist but he is now an executive at Def Jam. So for me he understood both sides of what I wanted to achieve…Thankfully that man changed my life. He gave me the deal I wanted.”
HIS REACTION TO LUPE FIASCO SAYING HE WAS BETTER THAN KENDRICK LAMAR
“I had never met him. Excluding what he said about Kendrick and just being noticed in general I thought it was great. There’s a lot of artists that I have looked up to when it comes to their talent and what they’ve done and I believe that now I’m kind of on their radar. It’s amazing.”
Watch the interview below.
Exclusive: Chief Keef Dropped By Interscope Records
(AllHipHop News Exclusive) Rapper Chief Keef has been quietly dropped from Interscope Records.
The separation occurred about two weeks ago, a source said.
Earlier this year, matters began to sour with Chief Keef, his camp and the bosses at Interscope. Our source maintains Interscope began to “subtly disassociate” itself from the 19-year-old rapper after he had a series of legal cases sprout up in 2013 and 2014, ranging from lawsuits to drug offenses. He also went into rehab for an addiction to lean, an illegal drink that mixes promethazine and codeine. A March 2014 shoot out in Chicago, which authorities linked Keef to, allegedly further damaged the relationship with Interscope.
After that, the Chicago rapper relocated to Los Angeles in a new mansion this past summer in an effort to change the energy surrounding his life. The move not only got him away from his troubled roots in Chicago, but much closer to his label. This is where sources say the tension intensified.
“Keef and his people tried to keep the label accountable (once Keef moved to Los Angeles) but Interscope didn’t seem interested in dropping a new album. Keef’s team tried to have formal meetings but nothing moved,” an anonymouse source told AllHipHop. Additionally, there was some left over bad blood stemming from how Chief Keef’s first album was marketed and promoted.
Insiders say friction intensified until there were arguments with higher-ups in Interscope over how Keef’s career was being handled. Shortly thereafter, Keef was quietly released from his contract, sources said.
Furthermore, Keef has a new album that will probably be put out next year through his own imprint label Glory Boyz Entertainment.
Chief Keef was signed to Interscope Records in 2012 and in December released his first commercial album, Finally Rich. The album only pushed about 50,000 units even though Keef’s persona,public awareness and popularity would seem to warrant more sales. Today, Finally Rich still has not moved over 200,000 copies.
Representatives for Interscope Records were not immediately available to comment.
UPDATE: Chief Keef has confirmed he was dropped.
https://twitter.com/ChiefKeef/status/524609790144954369
Hunger Games Soundtrack Features Kanye West , Q-Tip, Pusha T And More
The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Part 1 will hit the box office on Nov. 21st and its accompanying soundtrack features some of the best from hip-hop to pop. The tracklist has been unveiled and surprisingly “Royals” singer Lorde played a big role in putting this project together. The 17-year-old curated the 14-track effort and it features three songs of her own. The soundtrack, which has new tracks from G.O.O.D Music reps Kanye West, Pusha T and Q-Tip, drops on Nov. 17th. Check out the full tracklisting below.
1. Stromae (Feat. Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip & HAIM) — Meltdown
2. Chvrches — Dead Air
3. Tove Lo — Scream My Name
4. Charli XCX (Feat. Simon Bon) — Kingdom
5. Various Artists — Track 5
6. Raury — Lost Souls
7. Lorde — Yellow Flicker Beat
8. Tinashe — The Leap
9. Bat For Lashes — Plan The Escape
10. Grace Jones — Original Beast
11. Lorde — Flicker (Kanye West Rework)
12. XOV — Animal
13. The Chemical Brothers (Feat. Lorde & Miguel) — This Is Not a Game
14. Lorde — Ladder Song
Ebola Patient Released From Emory University Hospital
There are more Ebola patients in the U.S. than we think. Turns out that there was one at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA that wanted to remain anonymous. The man, who was admitted to Emory on Sept. 9th after contracting the virus in West Africa, was released from the hospital on Oct. 19th after being determined Ebola-free, USA Today reports. No information has been released about the man but he is expected to issue a statement soon.
The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola outside of the U.S. has also been determined cured. The Spanish nurse in Madrid, whose name still hasn’t been released, that contracted Ebola after caring for a priest who was infected has been released from care.
One of the two Dallas nurses who caught the virus while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, Amber Vinson, is still receiving care at Emory. It became the first hospital to treat American Ebola victims this summer when care was provided to Dr. Kent Brantly and missionary Nancy Writebol.
Revolt TV Kicks Off Inaugural Music Conference in Miami
REVOLT TV rocked out their inaugural music conference this past weekend at the Fountaine Bleau hotel in Miami Beach. This special occasion also marked REVOLT TV’s one year on-air anniversary. With opening remarks from CEO Keith Clinkscales and Vice-Chair Andre Harrell, Friday featured rousing keynote addresses by Guy Oseary (Manager and Founder of Maverick) and Bob Pittman (Chairman and CEO of IHeartMedia) and a full day of panels, performances (Flo Rida, Jhene Aiko, and SZA) and parties. One of the most memorable panels was the “Congress Of Music” Panel with Timbaland, Jermaine Durpri, The Game, and ASTR. The panel talked about music trends, producers using the same drums, politics in the music business, and what they had endure to make it.
REVOLT Chairman Sean “Diddy” Combs joined in on the fun by sitting in the audience for a few panels, including the “Disruptors: The Future of Business” discussion where he engaged panelists Rio Caraeff (President & CEO of Vevo), Kevin McGurn (Chief Revenue Officer of Shazam), Britt Morgan-Saks (Artist Services at Spotify), Alex Ljung (CEO of SoundCloud) and Lars Murray (VP of Music Industry Relations at Pandora) and moderator Kenna about the future of the record business. Music industry titans like LA Reid, DJ Khaled and Daniel Glass determined that A&R is not dead after all.
Saturday kicked off with some inspiration from Russell Simmons as he led a sold out crowd in meditation as Saturday’s lead keynote speaker. Simmons talked about his book Success Through Stillness and stressed the point that there is no one way or right way to obtain success. He encouraged the young group of budding entrepreneurs to stay hungry and appreciate the power of managing one’s mind. Day Two panels featured some of the biggest titans of their perspective industries including Frank Cooper (CMO of Pepsico) and Marc Ecko (Founder & Chief Brand Officer of Complex Media) discussing “The New Deal: Brands and Artists” and legendary music producers Dallas Austin and Rodney Jerkins debating “The Business of Music Publishing” with singer-songwriter James Fauntleroy and Jessica Rivera (SVP, Head of East Coast Operations of Universal Music Publishing).
One of the biggest highlights of day two had to be REVOLT founder Sean “Diddy” Combs’ rousing keynote address entitled “#AskDiddy”. Attendees RAN into the Glimmer Ballroom as soon as the doors were opened to hear Diddy offer invaluable career insight and advice to a packed out crowd. The Revolt Music Conference weekend ended in an iconic way with Diddy presenting his good friend and iconic industry veteran executive Jimmy Iovine with an award for his illustrious forty year career. The gala began with a performance from Ne-Yo and moved to Diddy discussing Iovine’s musical contributions. A video presentation was also shown featuring artists from some of the over 250 albums that Iovine has contributed production too. Iovine then gave an engaging speech about the current state of music and the industry’s ever-changing landscape. Diddy presented Iovine with the “Started From The Bottom Now We Here” Award, and Iovine came to the podium to Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg’s “Nuthin But A G Thang”. Attendees spilled onto the patio to do their last bit of networking and head, in their cocktail attire, to LIV, the official nightclub of the Revolt Music Conference.
Busta Rhymes, The Game, Timbaland, Jim Jones, Jermaine Dupri, Trina, Mase, French Montana and more also came out to show their support. Revolt’s inaugural music conference was a success: networking, knowledge, and fun in the sun.
Check out more photos from the conference below. Photos by Eitan Miskevich, Marc Serota/Invision for REVOLT, and Jeff Daily/Invision for REVOLT.
Three Questions With Denzel Curry
South Florida native Denzel Curry has been crisscrossing the nation on his “Bow Down” tour with North Carolina’s Deniro Farrar. After stops in Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, and other cities, the duo will be rolling into New York City this week as part of the CMJ Music Marathon.
Before the two rising southern rappers hit the Big Apple, AllHipHop.com caught up with Curry for our “Three Questions” feature. The creator of 2013’s Nostalgic 64 reflects on a memorable moment from his childhood and shares thoughts on his female counterparts Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea, and Diamond.
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What is your favorite childhood memory?
Getting an Xbox. The very first Xbox I got around Christmas. Everybody had Playstation 2s. We didn’t. We were stuck with the old game systems like PS1 and N64. But the fact that we got a new system that year was mind-blowing, because everyone was getting GameCubes.
If you had to be trapped in any TV show for a month, which one would you choose?
I would be trapped in Adventure Time, because the story behind that is so crazy. Everything starts off so random, but when you continue watching the episode you see how everything’s connected. I’d definitely be on there.
F**k, Marry, Collab: Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea, Diamond?
I would f**k Nicki. Probably collab with Diamond from Crime Mob, and marry Iggy Azalea. I think Diamond is raw. Don’t get me wrong, Iggy and Nicki do their thing, but I haven’t seen Diamond in a minute. If she were to come out with some new s**t, and it’s as hard as “Knuck If You Buck” – hell yeah, I’d collab with Diamond.
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Follow Denzel Curry on Twitter @RavenxMiyagi and Instagram @denzelcurryph.
For more information about the CMJ Music Marathon visit cmj.com.
YG Hootie Ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Last Nite (2 Turnt Up)”
Just before YG Hootie feeds the streets his new project “Destroy & Rebuild” tomorrow, he decides to let one more single loose featuring Ty Dolla $ign titled “Last Nite (2 Turnt Up)“. I’m pretty sure a lot of us can relate to this. Props to X.