Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz drop their "ColleGrove" album on March 4th. Here's a song from the project titled "Gotta Lotta." Give it a listen up top and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
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Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz drop their "ColleGrove" album on March 4th. Here's a song from the project titled "Gotta Lotta." Give it a listen up top and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
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Slaughterhouse emcee Royce 5'9 has unveiled the cover art and tracklist for his forthcoming sixth solo album titled "Layers."
The 17-track project features include Pusha T and Rick Ross. Production credits go to Antman, Mr. Porter, Nottz, DJ Khalil, S1, Jake One and more.
The release date is set for April 15.
Tracklist:
1.) “Tabernacle” (produced by S1)
2.) “Pray” (produced by Mr. Porter) 3.) “Hard” (What Was I Thinking) (produced by Antman)
4.) “Starter Coat” (produced by Mr. Porter)
5.) “Wait” (produced by Jake One)
6.) “Shine Your Light” (Skit)
7.) “Shine” (produced by Nottz)
8.) “Lincoln” (Skit)
9.) “Real” (produced by DJ Khalil)
10.) “Hello” (Skit)
11.) “Misses” (On My Line) (produced by DJ Khalil)
12.) “Dope!” (produced by Pain 1)
13.) “America” (produced by S1)
14.) “Layers” f/ Rick Ross and Pusha T (produced by Mr. Porter)
15.) “Quiet” (produced by Mr. Porter)
16.) “Gottaknow” (produced by Mr. Porter)
17.) “Off” (produced by Mr. Porter)
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Jadakiss of The Lox links up with Nino Man to remix Justin Bieber's song "Sorry." You fucking with their version? Let us know by sounding off in the comment section below.
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Royce 5'9 will release his new solo album titled "Layers" on April 15th. The project is being executive produced by Mr. Porter and Royce himself.
The Detroit rapper give Sway in the Morning the green light to debut a song off of it called "Tabernacle.'
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Smoke DZA a.k.a. The Kush God won't be releasing his Harry Fraud-produced album "He Has Risen" until March 4th, but he already has another project on the way.
DZA and legendary producer Pete Rock have joined forces for a collaborative effort titled "Don't Smoke Rock."
The best album they gonna get this year PeteRock
— Smoke DZA (@smokedza) March 1, 2016
We can't wait for this one. More details coming soon.
Shouts to HNHH
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A$AP Mob member A$AP Ferg links up with Migos for a new joint titled "Trap Anthem." What do you think of this Atlanta/Harlem collaboration? Let us know in the comment section below.
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Zoe Saldana (left) in the 'Nina' biopic and Nina Simone
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It seems nobody is happy that Zoe Saldana has been chosen to play singer and political activist Nina Simone in the forthcoming biopic titled "Nina."
Most of the controversy is centered around the darkening of Saldana's skin for the role, which some say is akin to "blackface."
Critics have suggested that a darker skinned actress or singer should have gotten the role intead. Even the singer's official Twitter is taking shots.
When Saldana quoted Simone via Twitter, it was met with a venomous response.
.@zoesaldana Cool story but please take Nina's name out your mouth. For the rest of your life.
— Nina Simone (@NinaSimoneMusic) March 3, 2016
The film will be released in theaters and VOD on April 22nd. Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think of the controversy.
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The tension between CMG and Young Dolph has bubbled to the surface.
Blac Youngsta, an artist of Yo Gotti's Collective Music Group imprint, released several Instagram videos going at the Paper Route Empire boss on Wednesday, March 2.
“Dolph you a bitch, you a soft ass nigga, you nice ass nigga. if you got a problem nigga, say you got a problem. Shake ass, bitch ass nigga. You ain’t no motherfucking King of Memphis. You ain't the king of South Memphis. You ain’t from the city, bitch!” Blac says in one clip.
In the caption of the video he threatens to "smack the shit" out of Dolph when he sees him.
In a second video Blac pulls up with the goon squad in South Memphis, strapped with guns, looking for Dolph.
According to XXL, the beef stems from Dolph turning down Gotti's offer to join CMG several years ago. Since then there has been tension between the two.
In various interviews Dolph has denied there was beef, but on the same day Gotti released his "Art of Hustle" album, Doplh dropped his "King of Memphis" project.
Gotti has long proclaimed himself as the King of Memphis.
There you have it. Hopefully the two parties can settle this peacefully.
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Katt Williams might be facing legal trouble if allegations being made against him by 5 Georgia women have any validity.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that Salena Boston and a group of friends spotted Williams walking on Sunday, February 28, at 2:30 a.m. He obliged when they asked if he would pose for photos, but allegedly became angry and started fighting them when one of the women began filming him.
Four of the five women accusing comedian Katt Williams of attacking them early Sunday in Atlanta joined attorney Loletha Hale at a press conference outside Atlanta police headquarters on Wed., March 2, 2016. (Photo Credit Kimberly Jones)
Boston claims Williams, real name Michael Sierra Williams, punched her, pointed a gun at the women and took their cell phones.
When the police arrived Williams told them that the women harassed him, took his picture without permission and snatched a chain from his neck, sparking a brawl.
His security team saw what was happening and came to investigate. When one of the ladies allegedly said “she was going to her car to get something to pop somebody," a member of the comedian's team pulled out a gun and placed it on a concrete post, according to the police report.
The 44-year old was detained briefly before police let him go.
“Upon responding to the scene, the officers were not able to determine what occurred due to conflicting testimony by all parties and a lack of an independent witness,” Atlanta police Sgt. Warren Pickard said. “Based on the information they had in real time and the totality of the circumstances, the officer used their discretion to not arrest anyone on the scene. I always caution victims not to get frustrated in instances where an immediate arrest is not made. We will answer further questions related to the investigation at the appropriate time.
Attorney Loletha Hale of Hale Law Firm said the police failed to properly do their job during a press conference on Wednesday, March 2.
“The police should have conducted a thorough investigation,” she said “They should have retrieved these young ladies’ cellphones at the very least.”
In a separate incident from the same night a man is accusing the comedian of punching him in the face for no reason at an after party following his show.
He ended up walking in and smacked my phone [out of my hand]. I bent down to pick it up. When I picked it up he punched me twice," Tyrell Williams told CBS46.
Katt's attorney, William Briggs, disputes the alleged victim's version of events.
"There was a man who grabbed my client and I know that he went to defend himself and that's when the scuffle ensued," Briggs said.
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As we previously reported, Williams was arrested the following day in Gainesville, Georgia and charged with battery, following an altercation with a pool supply store clerk.
Following his release from jail, Williams told TMZ that the store clerk, identified as Paul Love, racially profiled him and called him the N-word.
"He used the N-word on the last day of Black History Month," Katt told a TMZ cameraman. "So, Katt Williams did what Katt Williams had to do as a black man that is self employed. Then Katt Williams went out into the middle of the street and assumed the position. So that the hard working police officers that ran up on him with 9 police cars and guns drawn, understood that they weren't dealing with a criminal."
TMZ is also reporting that the "First Sunday" star is being investigated for misdemeanor battery in Los Angeles.
Williams told the website that on Tuesday, March 1, he went to help victims of a car accident that he witnessed outside of his hotel room.
While offering his assistance several onlooking rappers, who all stood at least 6 feet tall, started to make fun of his 5'5" height.
Punches were thrown and the police were called. Cops verified Williams' story except for the part about the rappers. He's now a suspect in that case as well.
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Kat Deluna delivers a modern remake of The Four Seasons' 1963 hit record "Oh What a Night" on her catchy new single titled "What a Night" featuring Jeremih. Give it a listen up top. It's available for purchase now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/what-night-feat.-jeremih-single/id1083177714
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Zeds Dead reaches out to Freddie Gibbs to collaborate on a new song titled "Back Home." Give it a listen up top and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
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Boosie Badazz continues to crank out new visuals. This latest one is for "The Truth" off of his album, "Out My Feelings in My Past." Purchase it now from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/out-my-feelings-in-my-past/id1081080917.
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DotMob's Murda Mook, T-Rex & Dutch Brown have come together in a formidable way over classic Hip Hop tracks on their new mixtape Fuxk The Politics hosted by DJ Whoo. This project also features verses from Cooley Cash, Chayna Ashley, Dan Barz, Brillo Henny Hustle, Pop $hit & Great One. 01. Where is Whoo Kid? (Intro) Follow DOTMOB IG | FACEBOOK | TWITTER Murda Mook: IG | TWITTER | FACEBOOK |
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Project Pat teams up with his blood brother Juicy J to shoot an official music video for their collaboration titled "Pint of Lean." The Lil Awree On Da Track-produced song appears on Pat's new "Street God 2" project out now on LiveMixtapes http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/36061/project-pat-street-god-2.html
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As Tidal continues to try to find it's footing the company has fired two more executives.
Music Business Worldwide reports that Chief Financial Officer Chris Hart and Chief Operating Officer Nils Juell have been given their walking papers.
“Tidal has terminated CFO Chris Hart and COO Nils Juell," the company said in a statement via MBW. "As Tidal has grown into a global operation serving 46 countries we have moved our accounting and operations team to New York while our technology team and key support staff remain in Oslo.”
Since Jay Z's 2015 acquisition of the Norwegian music streaming service for $56 million, a number of high level executives have been let go.
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CEO Andy Chen was shown the door in April 2015, amid company "streamlining." His replacement Peter Tonstad was gone 2 months later.
US Sales & Marketing Manager David Soloman, Senior Vice President of Label & Artist Relations Zena Burns and Chief Investment Officer Vania Schlogel are also gone.
The service is struggling to bring in new subscribers amid a crowded field that includes Apple Music and Spotify.
Kanye West's February release of the Tidal exclusive "The Life of Pablo" , gave the streaming service a much needed shot in the arm. More than doubling it's subscriber base from around 1 million to over 2 million.
However, the New York Post reports that Samsung has been in talks with Jay Z about possibly acquiring Tidal, so it remains to be seen how this will all play out.
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BBOD are the newest baddest booshes on Love And Hip Hop. The Harlem female rap duo seems to be what makes the show go round since they got everyone on the show talking about them. The ladies has been working non stop, out working everyone on the show including Remy Ma. BBOD decided to make a statement, that they don't plan on stopping anytime soon. And they are making that statement loud and clear with the release of their latest music video, "Hell Of A Night." If you ever went to the club with your crew and woke the next morning wondering how you got home, you know exactly what this is about. Enjoy, because this one right here is on fire!
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Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz will release their highly anticipated "Collegrove" album on Friday, March 4th. Kanye West made the announcement this morning via Twitter and unveiled the cover for the project.
New project with 2 Chainz and Wayne dropping this Friday pic.twitter.com/IZwN3mnkIS
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) March 2, 2016
You copping?
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Azealia Banks puts her singing voice on full display in her latest song titled "Used to Being Alone." Give it a listen up top and let us know your thoughts on it in the comment section below.
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No Malice, formerly of Clipse, stopped by Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning show recently to bring fans up to speed on his career and life.
He talks about his "The End of Malice" documentary, his spiritual awakening, his Christian podcast, not being able to listen to his brother Pusha T's music, Push's greatness as an artist, no Clipse reunion, current musical tastes, warning his former manager Anthony "Geezy" Gonzalez that he was going to get arrested because of a vision he had, initially resisting the call to follow God and more.
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AraabMUZIK is lucky to be alive following a February 25th shooting that left him and friend James Malloy hospitalized.
As we previously reported, two men approached the BMW Araab was driving. One of them approached the driver side and tricked the producer into rolling down the window by telling him that he had dropped something on the way to the vehicle, which was in Harlem, New York's ProPark America parking garage.
The gunman then opened fire, leaving the 26-year old producer, real name Abraham Orellana, with wounds to his jaw and right arm. Another bullet grazed his head.
Malloy suffered a gunshot wound to the right leg.
A Police source told Fox New York that the shooting wasn't random and Araab was "clearly targeted."
On Tuesday, March 1st, the producer shared a photo from his hospital bed. There is an open wound to his chest that wasn't mentioned in the initial report of the incident.
"Still Here, thanks for all the support. #Blessed," he captioned the photo.
Get well soon Araab.
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