It’s been a minute since we heard a new track from Lil Durk. The Chicago rapper has been busy with the visuals lately, as he was recently featured in WSHH’s original documentary and Noisey’s Chiraq documentary. He also just dropped his own music video for “Times” at the top of the year as well. But the streak of visuals ends there as Durk decided to offer up some new music for the streets today. He gives us the 4th entry to his “52 Bars” series and its two and half minutes of straight heat. Track produced by Dree The Drummer.
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(AllHipHop News) One of Hip Hop’s legends is currently on a search for his missing son. Scarface’s autistic son, 20 year old Brandon Jordan has been missing since last Wednesday (January 30th).
According to Brandon’s mother, Mellissa Lollis, last Wednesday afternoon Brandon “got agitated, didn’t want to talk about it no more, and just stormed out of the house with nothing.” Brandon lives in a Leimert Park home while he attends West Los Angeles College where he studies music.
Jordan was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, gray lounge pants and black sandals. If you have any tips or information regarding Jordan’s whereabouts, please contact the Los Angeles Police Department at (877)LAPD- 247
Check below for ABC 7’s report, including interview with Brandon’s mother below:
The always outspoken Uncle Murda blesses the street with “NY Sh*t” another ode to the best city in the world is hometown. With Keyz providing a melodic chorus over Jay Z’s “Feeling It” instrumental, Murda spits about how he will revitalize certain traits and traditions of New York City and then wishes for one reunion almost every New Yorker wishes for:
“The boy Murda going ham again/I want to see Jay make Dame the man again”
The song is off of his new mixtape Uncle Murda & GMG Presents: Ain’t Nothing Sweet which is set to be released on Valentine’s Day.
Check out Uncle Murda’s new song “NY Sh*t” below:
(AllHipHop News) In the immortal words of Jay Z: “when it’s hot, it’s hot.” Today (February 6th) the NBA announced that two of the hottest Hip Hop artist will be performing at this year’s All Star Game as Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell have been tapped for performances.
Pharrell will perform before the game during the player introductions and promises “surprise guests”. This news comes days after Pharrell was announced as a performer for this year’s Academy Awards show on March 2nd, two weeks after the NBA All Star Game. Kendrick Lamar will perform before the NBA Slam Dunk Contest the day before the big game.
The NBA All Star Game will air on TNT on February 16th and will be held at the New Orleans’ Pelicans newly named arena, Smoothie King Center. The Slam Dunk Contest will occur on the preceding day.
Check out Pharrell and Kendrick Lamar’s only collaboration to date, the good kid, mAAd city song, “good kid” below:
(AllHipHop News) It is going on nine years since rapper/producer/singer Missy Elliott dropped her last full length studio album. The multiplatinum selling performer spoke with Yahoo!’s “The Yo Show” about what is taking so long for the official follow-up to 2005’s The Cookbook.
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“When I create something, it’s got to be special, and it can’t just be to throw something out there because I feel like I’m Missy,” said the Virginia native. “I got to feel like what I’m giving the fans is 100% and that it’s game-changing. I don’t just throw out microwave records.”
Miss E. assures that writer’s block is not the cause for the delay. According to the “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” rapper, she is still searching for inspiration.
“Just being inspired by things is what I’m grabbing for,” explains Missy. “It’s different now, so I’m just trying to make sure that what I give is 100% because I know that expectations is high from my fans, and it’s high of myself.”
While Missy fans may have to wait a little while longer for her next LP, she does reveal that listeners will get to her work with Faith Evans. The former roommates are collaborating on Faith’s upcoming album.
Watch Missy discuss her hiatus from music in the video below.
(AllHipHop News) Sandra Butler of Independence, Louisiana was killed Sunday night during a drive-by shooting. The 37-year-old women was just a innocent bystander that was gunned down as the result of a feud believed to be over rap lyrics.
Two suspects in the shooting have been arrested so far. 19-year-old Davontaye Jackson was arrested Monday evening and 24-year-old Anthony Moore was taken into custody on Tuesday. Both men have been booked on counts of first-degree murder according to Sheriff Daniel Edwards.
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff office is still searching for a third suspect. Kenneth Johnson, 17, is believed to be in the New Orleans area.
Sherriff deputies say an argument over rap lyrics with “meaning between a specific group of individuals” led to the deadly shooting.
