DJ Kay Slay just released his new mixtape The Return of the Gate Keeper. Here's a straight up gem off of the tape featuring Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar.
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DJ Kay Slay just released his new mixtape The Return of the Gate Keeper. Here's a straight up gem off of the tape featuring Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar.
Download the mixtape for free from Datpiff.
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Infamous Mobb Deep's Prodigy gets a little violent in his new music video for "Live." The Alchemist-produced track is featured on Banana Clip P's album H.N.I.C. 3.
You can purchase the album now on iTunes
Video director/Producer: Jeff 'echo' Reyes
Producer: Sandra Varona
Line Producer: Chris De Pretis
Director of Photography: Clint Childers
Editor: Jesse Lomax
SFX Makeup by: Monica Jennings
Via US Weekly
Someone's ready to break some dishes!
Plenty of folks were shocked and surprised to see exes Rihanna and Chris Brown kiss on the lips and embrace inside the Staples Center at Thursday's MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles -- none more so than Brown's current girlfriend, Karrueche Tran.
A source tells Us that the aspiring model, 23, is "totally p*ssed off" with her beau of nearly a year after he congratulated Rihanna for her Video of the Year win with a very public show of affection.
"She felt the kiss was a public slap in the face," the source says, adding that Brown decided to attend the VMAs last minute, without letting Tran know. Earlier this year, multiple sources told Us Weekly that Brown, 23, and Rihanna, 24, have been secretly hooking up; the twosome split in February 2009 following his brutal assault of the "We Found Love" singer.
Rihanna recently opened up about her complicated feelings for Brown to Oprah Winfrey, calling him "the love of my life."
"[Karrueche] and Rihanna really hate one another and Chris ultimately just does what he wants," the source continues. "Seeing him with Rihanna at such a public event made her very angry."
Tran -- who has warred with Rihanna over Twitter -- posted a telling Instagram pic late Thursday. "Treat Your Girl Right," a graphic poster reads.
Should Tran just face the music and realize Brown and Rihanna are destined to get back together?
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Paris Jackson has been in the news quite a bit recently. The 14-year old daughter of Michael Jackson was at the center of a very bizarre family squabble that saw her grandmother, Katherine Jackson, vanish from the home they share for 9 days recently amid rumors that certain family members were angling for some of the King of Pop's fortune.
Glamour had the chance to sit down recently with Paris for an interesting interview. Check out an excerpt from it below.
Some members of her family wish she'd wait to become an actress.
"A lot of people don't want me to do it [her aunt Janet Jackson has said, "She has the rest of her adult life to be that actress that she wants to be... Your childhood—you completely lose."], but Aunt La Toya believes in me. She heard me play a little guitar and sing, and she started clapping, 'Oh my God, oh my God.' She really does encourage me; it's just awesome of her."
She's determined to prove herself.
"I love my dad, and I'm proud to be his daughter. I just don't think the title 'M.J.'s daughter' fits me. A lot of people think he's the only reason I'm making it, but I want to show that I do have talent and that I can make it if I try. I want to be my own person."
She refuses to follow the crowd.
"The clique in my class, they don't like me or my friend because we're outside of the box. We're not copycats. Prince calls me goth, but I'm more rock 'n' roll. (I listen to older music like AC/DC; Phil Collins is the ish.) A ton of kids at school have made fun of me; if I had to give advice to other girls, I would say, 'Hang loose and ignore them. They shouldn't faze you no matter how popular they think they are.'"
To read the complete interview and see the entire October issue, pick up a copy of Glamour on newsstands September 11, or download the digital issue right now!
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Alicia Keys took part in the 2012 Stand Up 2 Cancer telecast on Friday (September 7) at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The singer belted out a heartfelt rendition of "Not Even the King."
Earlier that night she Tweeted that the song is one of her favorites.
This morning Alicia released an official CDQ version of the song. Check out both below versions below.
Alicia Keys Performs 'Not Even The King' Live On 2012 Stand Up To Cancer Telecast
Alicia Keys "Not Even the King" [CDQ]
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Miguel will be releasing Kaleidoscope Dream: The Air Preview on Tuesday, September 11th. The EP is a follow up to his Extended Play project Kaleidoscope Dream: The Water Preview, which was released on July 29th.
The singer will combine both EPs and add five songs to form his sophomore album Kaleidoscope Dream. That project arrives on October 2nd.
Check out Kaleidoscope Dream: The Air Preview below.
"Do You"
"Kaleidoscope Dream"
"The Thrill"
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Flint, Michigan's Jon Connor aka The People's Champ hit up the booth at BET Friday for a Backroom Freestyle session. Check out the video below and see how he does.
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1017 Brick Squad boss Gucci Mane is back with a brand new video. This one is for "Bussin Juugs." The song will be featured on his upcoming mixtape Trap God, dropping October 17th.
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Last night at the MTV Video Music Awards, Rihanna was seated close to Drake and Lil Wayne, maybe a little too close for comfort.
It wasn't that long ago that Chris Brown and Drake had a bottle throwing brawl in New York City. After confessing to the world recently that she is still in love with Brown, it would be understandable if the singer wasn't a Drake fan these days.
TMZ caught what they think are Riri's true feelings for the Young Money camp on camera.
When Wayne, Drizzy, Nicki Minaj and company went to the stage to accept the VMA for Best Hip Hop Video, Rihanna appears to turn towards a person sitting next to her and say, "I hate these a**holes."
TMZ also notes that Rihanna refused to clap and turned her head so she wouldn't have to look at Drake and company.
Check out the video below and tell us what you think.
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Papoose keeps it real in the new music video for his single "Boo'd Up." The Brooklyn, New York MC raps about holding things down for your significant other. We're sure he had his wife Remy Ma in mind when he penned this.
Directed by Michael Olleck and StreetHeat.
Thisis50 Radio is coming to you live from SOB's in New York City on Wednesday September 12, 2012. Hosted as always by Maya The B!
Guests include Ramona from Mob Wives, Somaya Reece from Love & Hip Hop , Fred the Godson and more!
Keep it locked on Thisis50.com for updates as more guests are added.
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Five friends died senselessly this past weekend after one of them got behind the wheel of a car they were all riding in and drove drunk and recklessly, all while tweeting about it.
21-year-old Jonathan Watson was driving his 2005 Nissan Sentra at a high rate of speed after leaving a party in Ontario, California on Saturday, September 2nd.
Watson's Twitter timeline detailed his state of mind at the time.
Not soon after sending his last tweet, Watson crashed.
“The driver of the vehicle was 21 years old and the other four occupants ranged in age from 20 to 23 years old,” Ontario police Cpl. Bill Russell told KNX1070’s Ed Mertz.
“We do know that the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and did run a traffic signal just prior to colliding,” Russell said.
The car following the crash.
The car rolled over at least five times before smashing through a cement pillar and landing in the backyard of a home.
Witness Rowley Barre told CBS2's Jeff Nguyen that the Sentra “ran a red light. Then he swerved and crashed. The car is flipping over and they hit a brick wall.”
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Killed were 23-year old Marquell Bogan, 23-year old JuJuan Bennett, 21-year-old Ervin McKinness, 20-year-old Dylan George and the driver Watson.
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After the success of his strip club anthem "Rack City," Tyga has decided to take it one step further and will produce, direct and appear in his own adult film.
Rack City: The XXX Movie will star smut divas Jada Fire, Ice La Fox, Havana Ginger, Kristina Rose, London Keyes, Skin Diamond, Daisy Marie, Stacie Lane and Austin Taylor.
The movie picks up where the music video for "Make It Nasty" leaves off.
"I just felt like now was a time that I wanted to be involved in the sexual part of it—how far can I actually go without actually doing porn?" Tyga told Business AVN. "I think every guy thinks about that. Doing this project it was important for me to put something out with my vision. For young dudes like myself that are into it and to do it my own way without actually exposing myself. This movie really takes 'Rack City,' the song that I made, into the world of triple-X film. It's a real movie that people will enjoy, and I'm proud of it."
Tyga will have a non sex role in the film and is looking forward to opening his career up to a broader audience. He feels like he's taking what rappers like Lil Jon and Snoop Dogg have done in the past and going even further.
"I would just say to [critics] that sex is a universal thing," Tyga said. "I just kept thinking, well, why not do this movie? I feel like there's nobody young that's been able to—like you said, Snoop Dogg and Lil Jon were the only ones that did it, and they're a little older than me, and they were really only hosting it. This is really me, this is really my vision. This isn't something someone handed to me and I'm just hosting and putting my name on. I'm really producing and doing the whole film. A lot of people are gonna be interested in it and of course girls are gonna want to see it. They might think I'm in it [having sex], they want to see me in it, so it's going to really catch a lot of eyes. I think it's also going to draw a whole other fan base that isn't familiar with me too."
Rack City: The XXX Movie hits shelves this month through distributor Hush Hush Entertainment.
Tyga has also launched the website RackCityXXX.com with adult performer and Rack City XXX co-director Justice Young.
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Kendrick Lamar has become one of the hottest names in the music industry, but he's not an overnight sensation. It's taken years of hard work and dedication to get the 25-year old Compton rapper to where he is today.
On October 22nd, the Dr. Dre protege will be releasing his highly anticipated album good kid, m.A.A.d City.
In a new interview with VEVO LIFT he explains how 50 Cent influenced his career.
"Mixtapes for me is really the start of my career," Kendrick tells VEVO. "This goes all the way back to when I was 16, and I was in my homeboy Dave garage. We was looking at what 50 Cent was doing, you know and we was seeing that no money was behind these tapes and they was just getting buzz where they was from. Not only in New York, but it came out all the way to the West Coast. And we wanted to follow that recipe. 'Let's do it too. Let's put 12 tracks on a cd and burn 'em up and pass 'em in the city and see what it do.' It wasn't on no super big scale, but it was the start and it got people to start talking about my name a little bit."
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50 Cent seems to be everywhere these days. The business mogul never stops working. There's always a new business venture to promote and during a recent trip to Sweden he stopped by the television show Breaking News with Filip and Fredrikto talk about what he's been up to recently.
50 speaks on the weirdest ideas people have asked him to invest in, his SMS Audio headphone line, "Street King Immortal," having financial freedom and more.
During a funny segment of the interview one of the hosts' father compares the quality of Beats by Dre to SMS Audio.
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Nicki Minaj is getting the maximum output out of her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. The Young Money star is planning on re-releasing it in November with several new songs added.
She confirmed the news to E! on the red carpet of the MTV Video Music Awards.
The title of the new disc is Pink Friday Roman Reloaded: The Re-Up.
A new single from the project will be released on September 10th.
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The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards took place last night. There was plenty of excitement as Pink. Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Nicki Minaj, Alicia Keys and more took the stage to perform.
A$AP Rocky got cocky during his performance of "Cockiness (I Love It)" with Rihanna when he grabbed the singer's butt. Riri pushed him away and then segued into her hit song "We Found Love."
There was also a reunion between Rihanna and her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown as the two shared a brief kiss and hug as Riri made her way to her seat.
Brown was a big winner on the night as he took home two Moonmen, including one for Best Male Video. M.I.A. also won two awards for her video "Bad Girls."
The two happiest people at the show might have been Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose. The two confirmed rumors that Amber was pregnant with their first child during an interview with Sway on the red capet.
Check out the full list of winners below.
Video of the Year: Rihanna, "We Found Love" featuring Calvin Harris
Best Male Video: Chris Brown , "Turn Up the Music"
Best Female video: Nicki Minaj, "Starships"
Best Pop Video: One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful"
Best Rock Video: Coldplay, "Paradise"
Best Hip-Hop Video: Drake, "HYFR" featuring Lil Wayne
Best Video With a Message: Demi Lovato, "Skyscraper"
Most Share-Worthy Video: One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful"
Best Electronic Dance Music Video: Calvin Harris, "Feel So Close"
Best New Artist: One Direction
Best Direction: M.I.A., "Bad Girls"
Best Art Direction: Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"
Best Choreography: Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music"
Best Editing: Beyonce Knowles, "Countdown"
Best Visual Effects: Skrillex, "First of the Year (Equinox)"
Best Cinematography: M.I.A., "Bad Girls"
Chris Brown and Rihanna share a quick kiss and hug
Rita Ora raves about Frank Ocean's performance
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Here's the official cover art and tracklist for Machine Gun Kelly's upcoming album Lace Up. The Bad Boy artist will be dropping the project on October 9th.
MGK recruited Young Jeezy, Cassie, DMX, Waka Flocka Flame, Twista, Tech N9ne, Bun B, Ester Dean and more for features on the project.
Pre-order your copy now HERE.
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Jay-Z, Kanye West and Big Sean team up for "Clique." The Hit-Boy produced single will be featured on the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music compilation Cruel Summer.
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Fans have been waiting and hoping for the release of a Black Hippy album. A project featuring the foursome of Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock and Ab-Soulsounds like a great idea right? Well, not if you ask the group members.
Page 31TVcaught up to Ab, Jay and Schoolboy and they all agreed there will not be a Black Hippy album.
"Why n*ggas want a Black Hippy album? It's so corny," Schoolboy said. "What you want the hardest n*ggas to do an album? Why we can't just do our own sh*t? It'll never come out right. When the hardest n*ggas always get together it never comes out right. That's how I feel."
They also talk about Kendrick's comments about not voting, group cyphers, favorite TDE moments and being proud of Kendrick and his upcoming album good kid, m.A.A.d city.
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