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Texas rapper Bun-B has been keeping it trill for almost two decades. As 1/2 of the legendary rap duo UGK along with the late Pimp C, Bun started dropping gems when a lot of these younger rapper were still in diapers.
On his third solo album, Trill O.G. Bun has received the highest honor The Source magazine can hand out by earning the coveted 5 mics for the perfect album.
The Source writes:
"Trill O.G. scored high enough to receive 5 mics, the holy grail of Hip-Hop ratings, granting it admission into an elite club of timeless musical compositions that span over 20 years. The album rating system has been a staple for the magazine in announcing which artists have put together the best album from start to finish. Bun B is the first artist to receive this honor in over 5 years."
The album has features from Drake, Young Jeezy, Pimp-C, 2Pac, Slim Thug, Gucci Mane and Yo Gotti.
Bun issued a statement regarding the 5 mic rating:
When I started rapping, the highest honor a real MC could aspire to was the coveted 5 mics from Source Magazine. It was only given to the best of the best in hip hop, the cream of the crop so to speak. Those that received the honor were sometimes but not always contested, but what WAS always contested were those that DIDN’t receive the honor. If you’ve ever argued about your favorite MC on a corner, in a barbershop or on the comment section of a blog, then you know what I’m talking about.
For every album labeled a classic, there are dozens of others that people feel deserve the honor. So I realize that people now feel they have to place my album next to others that they feel were more impactful, and argue their case. With social networking being as prevalent as it is in our society, these arguments now take place in a very public arena, which in order to be heard, you often have to be very opinionated and abrasive to stand out. So people, while having no personal hate or malice towards me, will make very loud arguments about The Source’s decision, and the loudest ones will probably get the most attention.
Having been in the music industry almost 20 years, I have learned to receive my accolades with honor and respect, and hold my head high when the hate rains down. I love hip hop just as much or even more than the next person, so I understand the passion behind the argument. At the end of the day, we all want this thing we love to be as real and pure as the day we fell in love with it.
Having said all this, it is with great honor and admiration that I humbly accept this esteemed declaration from the Source Magazine and it’s staff for my album Trill OG, and for those that feel they need to shit on me to argue for another artist or album, don’t worry. The Trill OG can take it! UGK for life!
Bun B
Bun B ft Yo Gotti & Gucci Mane "Counting Money"
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Lil Wayne is on lockdown inside Rikers Island jail . but he's doing a good job of keeping his name in the streets.
He called in to Hot 97 and chopped it up with DJ Funkmaster Flex for a few minutes the other day.
Weezy let his fans know if they would like to write him, just send letters to his website, WeezyThanxYou.com and he'll try to write back.
Wayne says when he gets out of prison in November, the first people he wants to record with are Andre 3000 and Tech N9ne.
Flex asked him if he felt like Eminem was sending subliminal shots at him on "Not Afraid".
"Em is Em and he's back in a major way. I really don't have no personal feelings on that song. But as far as Eminem, the dude, he's actually a great dude. He's been keeping up with me while I been up in here and I really appreciate his support," Wayne said.
Weezy goes on to talk about his artists, Drake and Nicki Minaj, keeping up with his family daily via phone calls and what he plans on doing differently when he gets out of jail.
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Lil Wayne Interview W/Funkmaster Flex Pt 1 of 2
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Foxy Brown insists there were no shots fired at Nicki Minaj. The Brooklyn veteran disputes claims she was dissing the Young Money MC during a recent show at Manhattan's B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. Brown says that, in fact, she thinks Minaj has been doing an exemplary job at navigating the music industry.
"What's funny, I actually applaud Nicki for it," said Foxy, who was accompanied by her manager earlier this week during a visit to the MTV News studio. "I think she's doing an incredible job of branding herself. When you're a boss bitch, you give it up. Send her a Chanel bag or something," she laughed. "If you're winning, you're wining. That's just how I see it."
When Foxy was asked whether she shared the same line of thinking as Lil' Kim, who believes that a rising female MC like Minaj should pay homage, Brown insisted, "I'm not caught up in that at all ... I'm not even in that category. I'm still one of the youngest female rappers in the game. [Other female rappers] may feel like that because they're older, but I myself am still young. I don't feel that. I applaud what she's doing.
As for Foxy's comments at her B.B. King's show over the weekend, Brown addressed her female rap counterparts mixing hip-hop and dancehall saying, "I'm the only rap bitch in the game that f--- with all hip-hop, all dancehall, and I'm the only bitch that can do that for real"
Brown told us that yes, she was referring to Nicki's Caribbean accent on the remix of Gyptian's "Hold You," but no, she wasn't throwing jabs.
" 'Cause everyone thought it was me on that dancehall record," Foxy explained. "It's something I created. That's something that had never been done before — hip-hop and dancehall together — until I did it. I didn't do it just to sell records. I didn't do it as a ploy or gimmick. My parents are from Trinidad. I'm Trinidadian. I'm West Indian. That is the music I grew up on. To incorporate that with hip-hop was the biggest thing ever.
"My ex-fiancé is Spragga Benz; [he] had the most amazing dancehall hook and we went crazy on it. I think anybody that does that after, [people will be like, 'Is that Fox?'] Then the little ad-libs [Nicki does on the song], 'whoa, whoa,' that's my trademark. People will start to question that and say, 'Was that Foxy?' But what I said onstage is what is said. I back up and stand behind everything I say two million percent: I am the only Trinny chick that can kick yard sh--."
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NEW YORK (Billboard) – Rappers have a propensity for christening themselves with royal titles to promote their standing in hip-hop (e.g., King of the South, Prince of Rap). But for Bun B, the less-regal handle Trill OG was the most fitting.
"My plan is just to ignite the fire that speaks to the issues that go on in the streets," Bun B (born Bernard Freeman) says about the moniker, which stands for "true and real original gangster."
To do so, the 37-year-old rapper joined forces with Young Jeezy, the late Pimp C (partner to Bun B in the duo UGK), Yo Gotti and Gucci Mane, among others, for "Trill OG" the album, out Tuesday (August 3) on Rap-a-Lot/Fontana. J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Drumma Boy and Boi-1da are among the set's producers.
Billboard: You have a song with 2Pac (deceased rapper Tupac Shakur), Pimp C and Trey Songz on "Trill OG" called "Right Now." How did that come together?
Bun B: We had these verses that Pimp and I had already recorded for a 2Pac tribute album. We had submitted the music but it wasn't accepted, for some reason. But it recently came out of the archives and I was able to put a new verse on there and some new sounds and voices to really bring new life out of it. The ... subject matter is something that Pimp C and 2Pac were known for: the ladies. So it made sense to bring in Trey Songz to tie it all together.
Billboard: There are a lot of Texas-bred artists on the album, including Slim Thug, LeToya and Play-N-Skillz. How important is it still to rep your hometown?
Bun B: Texas has had incredible moments in the history of hip-hop. But there is a misconception that because we aren't at the forefront that we aren't here at all. But we're still making music, going on tour and getting in front of and connecting with the people.
Billboard: How was recording this album different from your last one, especially considering this is your first solo release since Pimp C's death?
Bun B: There was no anxiety behind this one, actually. There was no dealing with Pimp C being locked up, or Pimp C passing away. There wasn't that kind of pressure. We took up to a year to record this album and allowed everyone working on it to put their best foot forward. No one had to rush. If we didn't like something, we scrapped it and tried it again. Because of that, this is a really strong album.
Billboard: What is the goal you want to achieve with "Trill OG?"
Bun B: It's time for Texas to move back to the top, and in order for that to happen, someone has to take charge. Since I call myself the Trill OG, the first thing I have to do is round up the troops.
That's what this album is -- to show that Texas is back. I'm just taking the lead and bringing everyone else with me.
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Drake is definitely doing his own thing and it's working for him. Even though he's with the very big (as in numbers) Young Money crew. He doesn't travel with a large entourage. Matter of fact, I haven't seen any other Young Money artists with him in clips from his recent shows.
The Toronto rapper/singer hit up the stage Friday (July 16) at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest and thrilled the crowd performing songs off his gold album 'Thank Me Later'.
Check the show out below.
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Drake Performs "Fancy" x "Paris Morton Music"
Drake Performs "Show Me A Good Time"
Drake Performs "Lose My Mind" x "I'm Going In"
Drake Performs "Fancy" x "Paris Morton Music"
Drake Performs "Show Me A Good Time"
Drake Performs "Lose My Mind" x "I'm Going In"
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Bangledesh is not on the best of terms right now with Young Money as he is suing Lil Wayne for $500,000 for failure to pay him for production of "A Millie".
He recently told Vibe, "I don’t really give a f*ck about [Wayne]. I can't give a f*ck about somebody that don’t give a f*ck about my situation, I have kids. In the hood, people get killed for ten dollars. I couldn’t imagine owing someone hundreds of thousands of dollars and just walking around in front of them. I'm so confident in myself, that I don’t need Lil Wayne. There's gonna be so many opportunities. I can create a Lil Wayne."
There is no denying though, that the beat is incredible and was one of the hottest songs off of Wayne's album 'The Carter III".
Bangledesh talks to VladTV about how he got the beat into Weezy's hands.
"Basically the connection was my friend that I went to high school with, Shanell. She's actually in Young Money now. She just knew Wayne and "A Millie" was a beat that I always wanted to play for Wayne. I had a lot of opportunities to sell it, but I always hold my beats until I want the person to hear it. Until they hear it, I can't do nothing else with it. So I had an opportunity to play it for him and he went in on it immediately, freestyle. He'll freestyle and just perfect it, listening back to it, like not writing."
Bang said in his opinion Cory Gunz spit the dopest verse out of any of the countless remixes to the song.
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This is part two of Gloria Velez' interview with MajorMovesDVD. Peep part one HERE
Gloria is an actress/rapper/model who is fast becoming known for speaking her mind no matter who it offends.
Glo has been going in on Nicki Minaj nonstop for the last several months. After releasing a diss track titled "Roger That" accusing the Young Money femcee of being a gimmick. She added Drake to her list, calling him a b*tch for coming to Nicki's defense in her beef with Lil Kim.
Now Glo is speaking her mind about incarcerated rapper Remy Ma.
She tells CEO Money Joe that Remy "irrelevant". Seems the two had issues before Remy went to prison.
"She [Remy Ma] told Funk Flex she didn't like me. I mean come on how do you just not like somebody and want to fight them? Alright then we can do it, let's pop it off, alright b*tch. I'll be damed if I'll be afraid of anybody."
Glo also goes in on her ex, Joe Budden. Accusing the Slaughterhouse rapper of using women to keep his name relevant.
"He's using women to keep his name in the public eye all over the internet," Gloria tell Major Moves. "He's using these females, that have some type of name, that are doing something and that are pretty and these girls don't understand that he's using them. He used Tacera, Tacara [Tahiry] whatever that girl's name is that he was living with. He used her with her [big] butt, then he used Somaya [Reece] and now he's using Esther [Baxter].
She criticizes Nicki Minaj for being a fake bisexual, claiming the Queens rapper is just saying it to be like Lady Gaga because in reality she "really likes d*ck".
There's a lot more to the interview, so peep it below.
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Kat Stacks is starting to resemble an human pinata.
The queen of internet drama got caught slipping again. This time by the aunt of Young Money artist Lil Twist who made her apologize for lying on the Young Money camp.
In Kat's previous video, she said these visuals would emerge. According to her she was set up by Yung L.A. and J. Futuristic.
This chick either needs to get full time security or just stop talking about people before she gets seriously hurt.
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Kat Stacks Forced To Apologize For Lying On Young Money
Kat Stacks Explaining Why She Apologized
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The People's Choice, DJ Envy caught up with Nicki Minaj backstage at one of her concerts in Boston.
Nicki broke it down how she had to really grind to get her big break. She explains that it took a long time before Lil Wayne put her down on the Young Money team.
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6-Joell Ortiz Interlude 1
7-Joell Ortiz - Project Boy (Prod. by DJ Premier)
8-Dynasty feat. Redman - Gettin' Dat Money
9-Drake feat. Joell Ortiz - Find Your Love RMX
10-AZ - Feel My Pain (Prod. by Frank Dukes)
11-Street Spittas & Allegheny Dough Boys - Money Talks
12-Young Jeezy - D-Boyz
13-Game - Slangin' Rocks
14-Styles P feat. Jadakiss - Money Hunt
15-Drake - 9 a.m. In Dallas
16-Reflection Eternal feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole & Mos Def - Just Begun
17-Jay Electronica feat. Diddy - The Ghost Of Christopher Wallace
18-Sean Price - Let Me Tell You
19- P2theLA - Hunnit
20-Jay Jizzle feat. Young Buck - You Need A Stop
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22-Drake feat. Young Jeezy - Unforgettable
23-Rick Ross - Money Maker
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Chris Brown's career is at a crossroads. The singer's last album, 2009's 'Graffiti' wasn't the commercial success he had hoped. And coming on the heels of his physical assault of then girlfriend Rihanna maybe that backlash from fans should have been expected.
Feeling like pop radio has abandoned him, the R&B star has gone in a totally different direction on his new mixtape 'Fan Of A Fan'. A collaborative effort with Young Money rapper Tyga.
A new video from the tape for the song "No Bullsh*t" is already stirring controversy and dividing some of his long time fans because of it's sometimes R-rated content.
The video shows Chris getting his "grown man" on with a young lady. With shots of him licking, kissing and doing other things that you usually don't see in a music video. Especially one from the usually more reserved Chris Brown.
As one fan, hupakoe05 wrote in the comment section of the video on youtube.
"it's one thing to grow up... it's another to sell out.... be different...you have to put out a ass-licking video cause everybody else is? smh"
Another fan, tashatambara had a completely different take on it
"Chris BREZZY IS THE SHIT... I LOVE HIM so much.. this song got me... Good video .. i love his dance steps.. every move and heart beat was so passionate... for all d negative comments on dis video, y'll shud appreciate hardwork and dont hate... cos Chris is Fly, and y'all probably not even by the terminal....."
Chris addresses his fans on Twitter about the video, writing, "just so u know.. all these videos r for you.. the fans. Ive never done it for the industry or approval of my peers(other artists) i do it for u... everyone else can just follow my lead".
Every artist with a teen fan base like a Chris Brown or a Miley Cyrus has to make a decision to either keep making bubbly pop songs or try to gain an adult audience.
Looks like Chris has made his decision, now he has to hope the fans will be ok with it.
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Chris Brown and Young Money's Tyga hooked up for a best of both worlds type mixtape titled 'Fan Of A Fan'.
The mixtape is excellent and if you don't have it, you should cop it soon.
This video is the lead track from the mixtape and also features a verse from Kevin McCall
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Chris Brown and Young Money's Tyga are hard at work on a new mixtape and judging from the tracks in this video they're going to have a hot one.
The tape is titled 'Fan Of A Fan' and will be the second mixtape of 2010 for Breezy following the February release of 'In My Zone'.
No release date for 'Fan Of A Fan', but expect it very soon.
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