Bronx emcee J Pressure teams up with Fred The Godson for his latest track “Kingpin”. “Legendary P.” project coming soon.
MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD: Mir Fontane – "He So Crazy"
Mir Fontane is a 21-year-old NJ rapper that just dropped a 12-track project, entitled He So Crazy.
He So Crazy is much more than a mixtape, but more so an expertly crafted play where Mir Fontane not only becomes Martin, but adds his own twist to the show’s storyline, while utilizing snippets of dialogue from fan-favorite moments. With production from Kev Rodgers, Fontane has given us a very well created, 90s nostalgic project.
Shawnna Ft. Mush Millions – "New Chicago Sh*t"
Shawnna is back with music featuring fellow Chicagoan Mush Millions titled “New Chicago Sh*t”.
CB Smooth Ft. Jadakiss – "On The Line"
Back with a gritty banger for the streets CB Smooth comes with the hard hittin’ “On The Line” ft Jadakiss, Produced by Dame Grease.
Check out the video for “On The Line” below. Directed by Leesh Luger. Also catch the cameo from Hassan Johnson aka “Wee-Bey” from HBO’s The Wire.
Chad Boseman To Bring Marvel's Long Awaited "Black Panther" Character To Life
The Marvel universe is a large one and the recent success of films like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, The Avengers and X-Men has only opened the doors for more projects to be developed.
One character that has received a fair amount of speculation and attention is Avengers member Black Panther, long considered to be one of Marvel’s first Black superheroes. (Yes he came before John Stewart’s version of the Green Lantern.)
Actor Chadwick Boseman (known for his recent portrayals of Jackie Robinson and James Brown) has already been tapped to play the role and recently joined Captain America actor Chris Evans at a studio event where it was revealed that the character will officially be introduced in Captain America: Civil War, which is slated to be released on May 6, 2016.
It will be interesting to see the direction the studio goes in, as fans of the comic are already well aware of his connection to Captain America, whose shield is made from materials only found in the Panther’s homeland.
According to Marvel President Kevin Feige, “In terms of Black Panther, it’s absolutely in development, and when you have something as rich as Wakanda and [Black Panther’s] backstory – and clearly, Vibranium’s been introduced in the universe already – I don’t know when it will be exactly but certainly we have plans to bring him to life someday.”
Gerb The Point Guard ft Gucci Mane & Young Scooter
Gucci Mane’s incarceration is not stopping him from getting on records from artists he supports. This one is from Gerb The Point Guard featuring Gucci and Young Scooter and Jimi Nu called “Watch Me Turn Up.”
Theophilus London Ft. Kanye West – "Can't Stop"
We’ve heard a short snippet of this a few weeks back, and now Theophilus London highly anticipated single with Kanye West has finally hit daylight. This will live on his upcoming “Vibes” album.
PREMIERE: Hasan Salaam – "Life In Black & White" (Album Stream)
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.
Mixtape: KidCali – The Visual
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 Ft. French Montana – "Phantom Life"
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.
DJ Mustard Models For Sean John's Fall/Winter 2014 Line
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.
SmCity Ft. BJ The Chicago Kid – “New Spiritual”
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.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Transgender Escort Sets The Record Straight About Chris Brown Encounter
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!
Que Ft. Problem – "Work In"
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.
Nicki Minaj Ft. Drake, Lil Wayne, & Chris Brown – "Only"
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.
Danny Brown: I'm The Best Rapper Ever And I Need To Be Respected
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.
Gilles- "Righteous Ratchet"
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 Says "Who Shot Ya" Was Meant For Mary J. Blige
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.
Sister 2 Sister Magazine Files For Bankruptcy
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.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Keyshia Cole Gives Birdman A Show!
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:
https://instagram.com/p/usKU91l79a
https://instagram.com/p/usKfGTl79k
https://instagram.com/p/usrtjal7yN
Keyshia…please refrain from doing anymore videos like this again, its not a good look at ALL.