Kevin Gates' debut album titled "Islah" is finally here. He's provided a free stream for fans to check out the project, which you can listen to up top. Purchase links are below.
01. Not the Only One 02. Really Really 03. 2 Phones 04. Pride 05. La Familia 06. Time for That 07. Thought I Heard (Bread Winners’ Anthem) 08. Hard for 09. Ask for More 10. One Thing 11. The Truth 12. Kno One 13. Told Me 14. Ain’t Too Hard 15. I Love It 16. Jam feat. Trey Songz, Ty Dolla $ign & Jamie Foxx [Bonus Track] 17. Excuse Me [Bonus Track]
First Tyga leaves his baby mama Blac Chyna for Kylie Jenner, now Chyna is dating Kylie's brother, Rob Kardashian. Sounds like a tangled web.
TMZ confirms Rob and Chyna are a couple despite the fact that she is a sworn enemy of his sisters. The video vixen/model has apparently given him motivation to lose weight and leave the house, where he's been stuck, living like a recluse for months.
The fallout from Kanye West's Twitter attack on Wiz Khalifa continues.
As we previously reported, the two rappers started feuding after Yeezy changed the title of his forthcoming from "SWISH" to "Waves."
Wiz took exception because he felt like the title was offensive to the original "Wavy One," incarcerated rapper Max B.
"Please don't take the wave," Wiz wrote on his Twitter page Wednesday, January 26. "Max B is the wavy one. He created the wave. There is no wave without him. Im a wavy baby for sure and I'm not having it."
Max B is the wavy one. He created the wave. There is no wave without him.
West responded with a long diatribe that included disrespectful comments about Wiz's ex-wife, Amber Rose, and their son Sebastian.
"You let a stripper trap you," West began. "I know you mad every time you look at your child that this girl got you for 18 years."
That prompted Amber to launch a Twitter attack of her own.
"Awww @kanyewest are you mad I'm not around to play in your asshole anymore? #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch," she responded.
On Friday morning, January 29, Yeezy wanted to make it clear that he's not into buttplay.
"Exes can be mad but just know I never let them play with my ass… I don’t do that… I stay away from that area all together," the G.O.O.D. Music CEO explained. "I’m not into that kind of shit… I like pictures and videos Me and my wife got the kind of love that can turn exes into best friends."
Up and coming rapper Largo releases an official music video for his single titled "They Gone Learn." The clip was shot by Kiev Rucker for Inferno Films. For visuals call 267-304-9255.
British singer Rita Ora looks fantastic on the cover of the latest issue of the French Magazine LUi. The 25-year old beauty is photographed by Terry Richardson, with her blouse open while wearing a black leather skirt.
This has to be the strangest beef in the history of rap. In one corner you have one of the greatest rappers in the history of hip hop, Ghostface Killah. In the other you have pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli.
As we previously reported, this feud began last Friday, January 22, when Ghostface was asked by TMZ to give his thoughts on Shkreli's purchase of the Wu Tang Clan's $2 million album "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin."
Ghost wasn't happy about it because when Shkreli was the CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, he hiked the price of the anti-parasitic drug Daraprim from $13.50 a pill to $750 per pill overnight.
Ghost referred to Shkreli as "shithead" and criticized his business practices.
"You don't take an AIDS pill that you have for like $7 and make it like $800. You don't do that like that. I don't care if he bought the Wu Tang whatever, whatever, whatever," Ghost said. "I don't even know him, but when I heard what he did with the AIDS [medication] that's not right."
Shkreli responded with a tweet, saying the Wu Tang rapper was past his prime.
Ghost mad that Shaolin outsold his last 5 albums… dude’s a non-profit rapper. Calls himself ironman, but sounds rusty AF @GhostfaceKillah
TMZ spoke with Ghostface afterwards to get his reaction.
"This the man I'm beefing with? The Michael Jackson nose kid?" Ghost asked while showing a photo of Shkreli on his phone. "Come on bruh, you don't even wanna do it. I'll break your heart in four days."
Stubborn and with time on his hands while he awaits trial for securities fraud conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, Shkreli threatened to end Ghost's career.
"A @GhostfaceKillah response tomorrow evening. Don't cry, Ghost. All rap careers come to an eventual end. Long time coming, motherfucker," he wrote on his Twitter page.
A @GhostfaceKillah response tomorrow evening. Don't cry, Ghost. All rap careers come to an eventual end. Long time coming, motherfucker.
Today we found out what Shkreli was referring to. In a bizarre video that looks like a parody, the executive is seen with three other men who are wearing masks. He refers to Ghost by his government name, Dennis, and demands an apology or he will erase the rapper's vocals from "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin."
"For whatever reason you think it's OK to beef with me, but that's a big mistake. At the end of the day, I'm very sorry for you," he said. "You're an old man—an old man that's lost his relevance, and you're trying to claim the spotlight from my spotlight. That's not going to work, Ghost—Dennis. In fact, I think that if you ever say some dumb shit again, this album, this Shaolin, I'm going to erase all your shit from this album. I'm going to erase you from the record books of rap. You're gonna be done. You're my son ... you have to listen to me. I butter your bread, you understand me? Without me you're nothing. Even though I pity you I have to give you some punishment. I expect you to write me a written apology from the heart. Some contrition. Some long letter where you explain your sorrow and sadness for what you've done. Be real, as your video once said, and uh, don't ever fucking mention my name again, or there will be more of a price to pay than just this video."
As mentioned in my video, I expect a written apology, @GhostfaceKillah. At least 500 words, no grammatical errors and Shaolin stays intact.
Vancouver's own, Walden releases his first single “IDGAF” featuring LA artist Problem. Don't sleep on this track as both artists deliver solid verses, definitely worth a listen. Stream below and keep track of this West Coast emcee. https://itun.es/ca/CYwkab
Dir. Leon (@MudwingMedia) New visual from Next to blow artist hailing from Chicago, Ray iLLa featuring King Louie. Ray iLLa's newly released Ep "Situations' out now via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/situations/id1071619648
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Acclaimed record executive and producer, Jermaine Dupri, was a guest on The Breakfast Club recently.
He explained why he believes Bow Wow is a legend, talked about his reality television show "The Rap Game," the advantages to signing a record deal with someone like himself who would mentor their career, Bryson Tiller's achieving success because he sounds like Drake, upcoming TV show "Moguls" and more.
Here's another new song from superstar singer Akon, who has been cranking out a lot of new music as of late. This tune is titled "Hypnotized." Give it a listen up top.
Charlamagne Tha God gave Kanye West the "Donkey of the Day" for Thursday, January 28. The two reasons being Yeezy mistakenly believing Wiz Khalifa's "kk" tweets were about his wife, Kim Kardashian. In reality, Wiz was referring to his "Kalifah Kush" brand of weed.
The second reason Yeezy got "Donkey of the Day" was for his entire rant about Wiz and for throwing stripper shots at Amber Rose when he used to date her himself.
Take a listen to what Charlamagne had to say up top.
Amber Rose is still heated at Kanye West for disrespecting her son Sebastian while attacking the child's father, Wiz Khalifa, on Twitter, Wednesday, January 27.
"You let a stripper trap you," Kanye told Wiz. "I know you mad every time you look at your child that this girl got you for 18 years."
Amber responded with some ether of her own.
"Awww @kanyewest are you mad I'm not around to play in your asshole anymore? #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch," she wrote on her Twitter account.
Rose didn't stop there. Later that day she appeared on the "Allegedly" podcast with hosts Matt Cole Weiss and Theo Von and continued to throw shots at her ex-boyfriend.
In a clip obtained by TMZ, she called Kanye a "fucking clown."
"The thing of it is, I would never talk about kids in an argument," she said. "It just shows the type of person he is. And even him saying stuff about my son, I still didn't say anything about his kids ... and I'm not going to. It's ridiculous, they're innocent babies. You don't ever, ever talk about a baby ... ever. That just shows how fucking ridiculous he is. Then he gets on the internet today and he's like, 'a stripper trapped you Wiz.' But you took me around the world. We dated for two years."
After verbally sparring with Kanye West on Twitter this week, Wiz Khalifa expressed how he felt about his new nemesis during his concert in Argentina on Wednesday, January 27.
While performing the song "Taylor Gang," Wiz told the crowd, "Fuck Kanye!"
We're guessing that in Wiz's opinion when you disrespect his son there's no coming back from that.
DJ Kay Slay recruits Maino, Sheek Louch and Raekwon for a new song titled "Business Never Personal." This is off of The Drama King's forthcoming "50 Shades of Slay" mixtape.
Actor/writer/musician Dominic Santana landed the role of Suge Knight in the upcoming Tupac Shakur biopic, "All Eyez On Me."
He talks to HipHopsRevival about auditioning for the role, being a huge 2Pac fan, tips from Daz Dillinger on Suge's mannerisms, what fans can expect from the film and gives details of life on the set.
Benny Boom is the director of the Morgan Creek Productions movie. L.T. Hutton and DeSean Jackson are producers.
Release date coming soon.
Dominic Santana (left) will portray Suge Knight in "All Eyez On Me"
Comedian turned Director Sean Larkins has put together a series titled "D-Boyz," featuring some of Atlanta's most talented comedians.
The cast includes Jack Thriller, KDubb, Karlous Miller, Ronnie Jordan, Rodney Perry, Tony Tone, Nema Williams and more.
"I want to put people in the mindset of The Wire meets The Office," Larkins told Comedy Hype. "D Boyz is a series that’s sort of like a funny The Wire. A fake documentary crew follows a dope crew around. I’m a fan of both shows, so I decided to put my spin on it."
Plot: Beyond the glitz and glamour of Buckhead and Midtown, lies the streets of East Atlanta; home to one of the most dubious gangs…the D-Boyz. The D-Boyz are in a power struggle over precious turf with the Westside Brick Discrabushun Klick. Caught in the middle of the turf war are the hapless J’s. Tasked with taking down the gangs is Police Chief Gilmore and his “over-the-top” gang buster crew of detectives. Each episode is a window into the wild and crazy world of the D-Boyz.
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