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Looking 4 Myself is Usher's seventh studio album. It made it's debut at No. 1 when it was released in June. The r&b singer just dropped a new music video for the project's latest single "Numb."
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Jadakiss made a stop in Linden, New Jersey last night for a concert. Mr. So Raspy performed a variety of hits from his extensive catalog for the crowd at the D Club.
Footage shot by: Kwan Lee @KwanLee
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Here it is, Iggy Azalea's new Trapgold mixtape. The Grand Hustle artist enlisted Diplo and FKi's 1stDown for the bulk of the production. Juicy J is the lone feature.
Diplo and 1stDown also executive produced the project.
Nelly's tour bus was stopped in a Texas town today and police found a large stash of contraband on board.
TMZ is reporting that Nelly's tour bus was stopped at a border patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca and a police canine detected the presence of drugs.
When the bus was searched police found 36 small baggies of heroin (totaling .64 ounces) and over ten pounds of weed inside a large green duffel bag.
A loaded .45 caliber pistol was also found.
According to the report, there were seven people on the tour bus. They were all detained until one of them, a man named, Brian Keith Jones, admitted the drugs were his. He was placed under arrest.
Nelly and the rest of his crew were eventually released.
Sierra Blanca is the same town where Fiona Apple, Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, and "Social Network" actor Armie Hammer have been busted for drug possession in the past. You would think by now celebrities would stay clear of this town, but they keep passing through and keep getting arrested.
*UPDATE*
Nelly is speaking out about being detained in Texas and the drugs that were found on his tour bus. The St. Louis rapper issued a statement to TMZ, saying he had no idea the drugs were on board.
It is my understanding a member of my staff made an unfortunate decision to bring unlawful materials onto our tour bus that resulted in his arrest this morning. Neither I nor anyone else on the tour bus was aware of his decision to bring these on board. Law enforcement officials did not press charges against anyone other than that individual.
He later took to his Twitter account to vent about the situation.
Do you believe Nelly's story?
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”Heavy Rain”, Denzil Porter’s third release off his forthcoming project Porter’s Pot, set to release in November, is a very special track produced by Christopher “Claws” Stevens. The captivating drums, with the keys of the piano put the listener in a place where the strings represent screaming emotion on this song. When asked the recipe to this track, Denzil says, “Just add 1 bucket of emotion, a cup of aggression, 2 bags of reality, then stir”.
“Heavy Rain” touches on the real stories and despair of Denzil’s brother Donald and two of his childhood friends Stephen and Sunny, who were all locked up unfairly. It was written by Denzil Porter after receiving a letter from Sunny with proof of his innocence. ”Heavy Rain” is relatable to so many people because unfortunately, this is reality. Innocent people are locked up all the time from false accusations and receive unfair treatment once inside the system, ultimately trapping them for a much longer time than projected. When telling Stephen’s story, who has been locked up for almost three years with no trial, Denzil raps, “I don’t know ’bout the time I’m facing, or even why I’m still here/Caught a couple extra cases, I don’t even drink beer”.
In 2009 Denzil’s brother Donald was deported to Jamaica after not paying a $25 fine. He lived in the United States since he was three years old, attended a specialized high school and was enrolled in college. Unfortunately, the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) was not yet passed by President Obama, providing conditional permanent residency to undocumented residents of moral character who arrived in the United States as a minor and graduated from high school. During transportation out of the U.S., Donald would call and write frequently; never sure of his location or his destination, but knowing he just wanted to go home. On a call with Denzil heard on “Heavy Rain”, Donald says, “Threw me all over the place… Told my parents I was gonna be in Jersey, told me I was gonna be in PA… man I ended up in Texas”.
At the start of each verse, Denzil Porter begins telling the story as himself before transforming into one of the story’s characters, making the record relatable to people inside the penitentiary as well as those outside who have to deal with the despondency every single day.
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Houston and Atlanta link up as Grand Hustle/ABN artist Trae Tha Truth recruits Brick Squad Monopoly boss Waka Flocka Flame for "I Got Em (Head Shots)."
The Kaleon-produced track appears on Trae's new mixtape, Tha Blackprint.
Directed by Philly Fly Boy
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Vice has some very informative documentaries on youtube about a wide variety of topics. If you haven't checked them out you should.
In their latest, they visit Otherside Farms, one of California's premier medical marijuana shops.
"In a time where our economic is in shambles. I mean we're in trouble. And if we're not willing to look at possible solutions outside of the box we're doomed," says Chadd McKeen, the owner of Otherside Farms. "If money could grow on trees wouldn't we start growing those trees?"
Chad shows how his Irvine-based company helps patients cope with serious illnesses the natural way, all while dodging the feds.
"I really get a feeling you can't imagine when you help somebody that is coming in that is dying, And they say, 'Hey man I'm dying' and they tell me, 'I got x amount of months to live, I'm not going to be able to enjoy the last six months that I have.' And they say, 'I don't wanna take these pills. They make me constipated. I can't eat, I can't sleep.' And to give them a medicine and they come back a week later and they go, 'Oh my God, you have no idea. I stopped taking all my pain pills, I've stopped taking all my insomnia pills. I've stopped taking this, I've stopped taking that.' That's incredibly rewarding to me." Chad explained."
Chad also talks about feds raiding his home and business in January 2012. (Read about that here)
"I'm gonna keep doing things my way, that's the bottom line," Chad said. "You gotta kill me if you want me to stop helping people. Because I actually get off on the fact that you wanna stop me."
Peep the full documentary below.
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Ghostface Killah of the Wu Tang Clan and D-Block MC Sheek Louch have joined forces to bring a taste of real hip hop back with their upcoming Wu Blockalbum.
The two sat down with The Source to discuss the project and why it's different from most of what is being offered these days.
"It's like a refreshing glass of water when you hear what we got," Ghostface said. "Because right now the game is just the same. All the beats sound the same, and everything is just the same. I'm not knocking nobody, what brothers is doing out there, but we like original sh*t. I love making music especially over good beats. We choose these beats very carefully."
Check out the full interview below and pick up the Wu Block album when it drops on November 13th via eOne Music.
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The Lox veteran spitter Styles P drops "I Know," a brand new single off of his upcoming album. The track was produced by Jahlil Beats.
You can purchase it now on iTunes
The RZA teams up with The Black Keys for "The Baddest Man Alive." The track off of the upcoming soundtrack for RZA's directorial debut, The Man with the Iron Fists.
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Power 105 1's The Breakfast Club interviews Machine Gun Kelly. He speaks on dealing with depression because his mother left him and his father when he was young, says he wants to reconcile with his parents and how he has no one to enjoy happy moments with besides his young daughter.
He also talks about Diddy and 50 Cent's run in at the BET Hip Hop Awards, the Source Power 30 party he had shut down, hooking up with DMX, his gold plaque for "Wild Boy," new Lace Up album, wonders why Charlamagne Da God doesn't like his music and more.
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With her new single "Diamonds" burning up the charts worldwide, Rihanna decided the time was right to unveil the cover art for her seventh studio album in as many years titled Unapologetic.
Riri teased her 26 million Twitter followers an hour before releasing the cover.
The art work shows the singer totally nude from the waist up with only words and her arm strategically placed to cover up certain body parts.
The album will be released on November 19th. A 2013 "Diamonds" tour has already been mapped out. You can check those dates out below.
Confirmed dates for the "Rihanna Diamonds World Tour":
3/8 – Buffalo, NY – First Niagara Center
3/10 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
3/12 – Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
3/14 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
3/15 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
3/17 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
3/18 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
3/21 – Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena
3/22 – Chicago, IL – United Center
3/24 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
3/25 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
3/27 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
3/30 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
4/1 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
4/3 – Seattle, WA – Key Arena
4/6 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion
4/8 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
4/11 – San Diego, CA – Valley View Casino Center
4/12 – Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay
4/15 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
4/16 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
4/19 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Times Forum
4/20 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BankAtlantic Center
4/22 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
4/29 – Washington, D.C – Verizon Center
5/2 – Ottawa, ON – Scotiabank Place
5/4 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
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50 Cent went off on French Montana via Twitter yesterday and the whole industry took notice. 2010 XXL Freshman and current artist on Young Jeezy's CTE imprint Freddie "Gangsta" Gibbs co-signed the G-Unit boss and said what a lot of people have been thinking.
It's a case of real recognizing real.
The Indiana rapper just released a highly acclaimed Gangsta Grillz mixtape titled Baby Face Killa. Do yourself a favor and grab the deluxe version from DJBooth.net.
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The 2012 BET Hip Hop Awardsaired last night and it just wouldn't have been right if someone didn't spoof the cyphers.
Justin Hires and his comedy team have some fun at the expense of DMX, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Waka Flocka Flame, Kendrick Lamar and Big Sean.
Peep the comedy below.
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Jay-Z made famous his old Brooklyn stash spot in the song "Empire State of Mind."
"Used to cop in Harlem, all of my Dominicanos. Right there up on Broadway, pull me back to that McDonald's/Took it to my stash spot, 560 State Street. Catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons with them pastries," he rapped.
A lucky fan, Amit Wehle, who happens to currently live in that same building got the surprise of his life recently when he got a call that Hov wanted to borrow a menorah from him for his eight-concert series at the Barclays Center and later visited his old stomping ground.
Read the story below that Amit wrote for Fuse TV about the experience.
Want two VIP tickets to Jay-Z's sold-out opening night show at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, followed by a private meeting with the hip hop don a few days later? No problem. Just buy a piece of Judaica and live in his old stash spot, the 560 State Street apartment building immortalized in "Empire State of Mind." Yes, this is a multi-culti Brooklyn hip hop tale for the ages.
At 6:30 PM on Friday, September 28, I was leaning against my apartment building, the very building Jay-Z put on the map when he name-dropped the address in his chart-topping anthem with Alicia Keys. In the song he recites his street hustler-to-rap icon story, made possible only in his hometown: "Took it to my stash spot, 560 State Street," he rhymed of his old pad, where, in the late 1990s, a young Shawn Carter sold drugs and worked on the music that would be his ticket off the streets.
That Friday I was doing what most Brooklynites in my ‘hood were doing: staring at the Barclays Center, the borough’s beautiful new arena, and imagining how dope it’d be to see Jay-Z christen it. Not two hours later I was on the VIP line, standing next to Dave Chappelle, collecting my two tickets to see the Jigga-man himself tear down the house he (sort of) built.
How did all this happen? It all started with a phone call from my brother-in-law, Nate Fish. Our exchange went like this:
Me: Hey Nate.
Nate: Yo, do you have a menorah?
Me: What? Yeah, of course. Why?
Nate: Cool. JAY-Z needs it backstage.
Nate said this like it was a normal request, like he's often involved with lending religious items to the most famous pop stars on the planet (he is, in fact, not). But, as it turns out, Nate's good pal and high school classmate John was producing the concert series at Barclays and was tasked with locating a menorah, STAT. Knowing Nate was a devout Jew, who had even played for the Israeli Baseball League (he’s the King of Jewish Baseball), John made the call.
Nate continued...: Amit, you understand why they need the menorah, right? Get it? Eight nights. Eight candles.
Let me pause to explain what a menorah is for those who may not know: It's a nine-branched candelabrum lit each night during the Jewish holiday, Hanukah. It commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple some 2,200 years ago in Jerusalem. Now Jay-Z and his team wanted to light one candle for each night of their eight-concert run, held in their own Holy Temple. So, already feeling a kinship with Hova from my chance living at his old residence, I jumped at the idea.
I told Nate to hook John and I up. I figured, Hey, maybe I wouldn’t be able to see the opening night concert, but knowing my menorah would be burning bright for Jay-Z, Beyonce and the band backstage, warmed my heart. I was filled with joy and a certain bad-ass pride in knowing that for all eternity I could point to my shelf and say, “See that menorah? That bad-boy was lit backstage at Jay-Z’s opening show at the Barclays Center. That menorah is a legend."
I rushed home knowing only that John was going to stop by in less than an hour to pick up THE menorah. When he arrived right on time, my wife and I handed him the menorah and a few fancy Hannukah candles, both of which were wedding presents. I thought, 'If not for Jay-Z, then f*cking when?'
John thanked us and told us the menorah was a blessing. "And to thank you," he said, "We’re gonna hook you up with two VIP tickets. Sound good?"
My wife and I almost pooped matching boxes of matzah.
And so with our menorah lit somewhere backstage at Barclays and Jay-Z killing it on stage, my wife and I sat in the heart of the new arena and took in the show of shows. It was truly epic (read Fuse's full concert report and see live photos).
Four days later I received an email with the words "560 State Street" in the subject line. It requested I get in touch with Radical Media Production Company right away. What the hell is this? Was hip-hop lightning striking me twice in one week? Yep. The producers for the upcoming Ron Howard-directed documentary on Jay-Z, called Made In America, were hoping to shoot footage of Jay (yes, now I call him Jay) at his old stash spot apartment. The email asked: Was I willing to sign the location release? Duh. When the universe wants you to hook Jay-Z up, you listen.
At around 4 PM on Thursday, October 4, just days before closing his Barclays run with Beyonce (buy the live EP), Jay-Z walked through the interior courtyard of my building flanked by a camera crew, producer and bodyguard, and climbed the stairs to apartment 10C. (Turns out, despite reports by New York Magazine and Village Voice claiming otherwise, Jay-Z's old apartment wasn't mine, 10B, but actually next door, 10C). There, Jay-Z knocked on the door and took the crew on a brief tour of his old place. He pointed out where he slept, how he had the place set up with music equipment and where he worked on some of his hip hop masterpieces in the late '90s. (Also, FYI, the building manager once told me that Jay-Z was a good tenant: "There were never any noise issues," he said. "He was respectful of his neighbors.")
From there, the crew went back down to the courtyard, where Hova opened up on camera and reminisced about his life and times at 560 State. He spoke about his music as a "gift"; he spoke about his genius-level talent, which he feels all people have, explaining that it's up to the individual to discover what their unique talent is and nurture it at all costs.
He went on to say that 560 State was where he first started gaining real momentum in hip hop. It's where he realized that he needed to cut out all the other sh-t in his life (read: selling drugs) and focus on his passion. Once he applied himself, and dedicated all his energy into the music (rather than the street), things started moving quickly. He remembered that in those early days, rap was a real family affair. He employed his friends to fill all the needed spots in his developing empire: If you were talented at drawing, then you were in charge of artwork. Good with logistics? Now you're booking shows.
While waiting for roof access, a few lucky residents got to chat with Jay-Z and snap a pic or two with him. His ability to normalize a rather unreal moment and focus his attention on each of us was both humbling and powerful. One hears of those rare mega-stars who possess a zen-like quality, this equilibrium of power and grace. Jay-Z has it.
While we waited, he spoke about how much 560 State had changed over the years–"these trees weren’t here," he said. None of this was. He pointed to the impressive Viking grills that now lined the back wall of the courtyard, and joked about the make-shift grills he and his boys used to set up for cookouts. He thanked a young lady for coming to his show and told her she had a beautiful energy about her. He wrapped his arm around a couple and their toddler, thanking them for allowing him into their home. He spoke gently to a precocious little boy on a scooter, telling the boy he had an old soul and intelligence about him.
During my brief exchange, I brought up the menorah and said how great the opening night show was. He thanked me and said he’d try to take a picture with the menorah backstage. I also got the above photo snapped. I’m the one on the left.
From there, Jay and the film crew finally headed to the roof for more shooting. From that vantage point, he could really take in the sheer magnitude of the Barclays Center just across the street. To the east he'd see Bed-Stuy and the Marcy Projects where he was raised. He stood there solemnly gesturing to the camera with his arms. If life is about dreaming big, never forgetting where you came from and nurturing your genius, I can’t imagine a moment more powerful for him.
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The subject of Lil Wayne skateboarding seems to be a sore spot for skaters who have been doing it for a while. Although Wayne is adamant about becoming a great skater and even has his own line of shoes coming out in 2013 via SUPRA, it still doesn't sit well with some.
Rapper Hopsin, an avid skateboarder dissed Wayne recently saying those that take the sport seriously don't like him.
"Wayne, skateboarders don't like you. I'm telling you that right now," Hopsin said. "Learn, it's cool learn, but don't come out with all this huge buzz about you skateboarding because people like me get upset. And other skaters feel the same way. The only reason skaters hang around this guy is because he's Lil Wayne, but they don't like him. I've talked to skaters, nobody likes Wayne as a skateboarder.
Now pro skater Darren Harper aka D-Streets has released a music video titled "Rollin" where he also addresses Wayne's new hobby.
"Now, take a look around, I got 'em posted up/There was a time black skaters wasn't dope enough," he raps. "I put the strong arm in it, had 'em open up/Now every rapper wanna act like he grinding trucks/So, I guess I gotta thank you/For stealing our sh*t, no thank you/Yeah, you makin' it aware, that's what fame do/I hope it's really in your heart, not just another angle."
Complex caught up with Harper to ask him about the song and get his opinion on Lil Wayne.
"I don't think the verse was a diss," he told Complex. "I feel Lil Wayne skating is a good and bad thing. It's good, because he's on a major platform that will allow other black youth who have shown interest in skateboarding to view it now no longer as a white thing. He is going to help motivate the hood…Now, the bad is it's a smack in the face to the skaters like myself who have been working so hard their entire careers to fulfill dreams that Wayne has accomplished overnight mainly because of his name when he really isn't a skater. Like my verse said, I just hope that [skateboarding] is really in his heart. We all know rap consists of constant trends in order to promote things or persons to gain revenue."
Is "Rollin' a diss? Check the song out below and judge for yourself.
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Nicki Minaj has locked down a release date for Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded: The ReUp. She announced today via Twitter that the disc will arrive in stores on November 19th.
The album is a re-packaged version of Nicki's sophomore project, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. It will feature at least 5 new songs including the single "The Boys" featuring Cassie.
Nicki also teased her Twitter followers with a still (above) from "The Boys" music video shoot that shows her on her knees in front of a very sexy looking Cassie.
Based on that pic the video might be pretty interesting.
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Miguel made an appearance yesterday on The Late Show with David Letterman. The r&b crooner performed his red hot single "Adorn."
The song is the lead single off of Miguel's new album Kaleidoscope Dream.
You can pick up Kaleidoscope Dream now from iTunes.
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As the October 30th release date for his debut album Dreams and Nightmares fast approaches, Meek Mill keeps the peddle to the metal by dropping the official music video for "Burn" featuring Big Sean.
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Fred The Godson is back with a brand new music video for "Stuntin On You" featuring Friday October. The song is off of Fred's latest mixtape, Gordo Frederico.
Download Gordo Frederico for free from Datpiff.
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