Earlier this year VladTV spoke with famed producer Zaytoven, who told us that Migos "changed the sound of rap forever," which group members Quavo and Takeoff responded to during a recent sit-down. Both rappers agreed with Zaytoven's comments, and Quavo specifically added that he wishes Migos would get the respect he feels they deserve for changing the sound of music forever.
During the conversation Migos also spoke about Drake amplifying the use of the "Migos flow" after jumping on the "Versace" remix. They explained that after Drake mimicked their flow, it started a trend of other rapperers trying to achieve the same sound by using the eighth note triplet flow. Though Gangsta Boo has credited the flow's origin to Lord Infamous and 2Chainz credited it to Three 6 Mafia as a whole.
Check out more of what Takeoff and Quavo had to say during the interview above, including how they started investing big money into their music before they hit it big.
Tyga is preparing to release his latest mixtape titled "Rawwest Alive" on January 15th. Here's some new heat from the Last Kings Records Ceo, "Gone Too Far."
Kevin Gates releases an official music video for "2 Phones" off of his forthcoming album titled "ISLAH."
Directed by Jon J. Visuals
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Quentin Miller, best known for reportedly being Drake's ghostwriter, and his WDNG Crshrs partner, The Cool Is Mac, talk with DJ Smallz about the meaning of "1317," how they met, their pet peeves about each other.
Hotboy Turk sat down with DJ Smallz to talk about his twin children, difficulties he and his wife experienced with them being born prematurely, being hands on in helping to raise them and offers advice to parents expecting twins.
New Single from the #Ca$hCartel Boss @ike_cashcartel Ft LA Dub , " Ridin & Smokin " !! So Roll Up and Enjoy , The Mixtape is on the way , Also Keep up with Ike via Twitter/ IG @ike_cashcartel Midwest Stand Up !!!
Lyrics: [Intro] I see the strangest things The evil that money brings I swear it’s like a disease That goes round and round and round like sirens And they wanna bury me Why? Cause I’m anti everything I swear it’s like a disease That goes round and round and round like sirens
[Hook] Money, pussy, alcohol You niggas pussy after all Money, pussy, alcohol You niggas pussy not at all Get in them drawers I had a dream I had it all I woke up and really had it all
[Verse 1] The three leading killers of you niggas Is the shit that’s most appealing to you niggas Even I fell victim to it, your pride don’t let you do it The lies will get you through it Money, pussy, alcohol, what a wonderful cocktail Fronted my first brick over oxtails and ran with it Dope is like a two-way street The addiction, both you and me, now take a seat Every car got a fleet, every broad get a jeep Every sparkle in the club that wasn’t ours, we compete Poor minds, poor decision makers No reward, then what’s the risk you taking? New bitch I been fucking might start a rap war Won’t unveil it yet, can’t tell it yet Defense wins games Bill Belichick These hoes having Google numbers, niggas better check Yuugh
[Hook] Money, pussy, alcohol You niggas pussy after all Money, pussy, alcohol You niggas pussy not at all Get in them drawers I had a dream I had it all I woke up and really had it all
[Verse 2] Shout out my bitches fucking baseball niggas That dress like Bamas with guaranteed contracts Yeah, I see your vision, sick of prison visits Now the Major League’s where you're fishing You young and hot, so why not? The dealers is washed, the money is dry, so take your best shot We can’t judge you ‘cause we ain’t hug you We sent you off to other hoods and let them niggas fuck you For real, we made you watch from afar Even talked down on you, tryna dim your star Until we seen them foreign cars pull up And watch them pick you up And then we realized we missed a diamond in the rough So, make us proud, make it count Until you learn to love ‘em, make ‘em spare no amount Make ‘em dig deeper to keep ya, knowing you deserve it Take advantage of it when you’re worth it Real bitches worth it
[Hook] Money, pussy, alcohol You niggas pussy after all Money, pussy, alcohol You niggas pussy not at all Get in them drawers I had a dream I had it all I woke up and really had it all
[Verse 3] I’ve been watching all you real niggas I done see more won't than you will niggas Take a swing, snatch a chain Lose your mind, go insane I’m in the club, you in the club too I got money, you got money too You think it’s honey dew Whispering in my ear like a hunny do Eyeballing every bottle that we running through Trying to stand near, nigga damn near Pushing bitches out the way to Instagram here It’s no pictures, now you in your feelings I’m a real dope boy, no stranger dealings Bruised ego, Henny-induced Debos Nickel bag niggas, all of a sudden Ninos I cancel all of you G-Moneys for G money I get it done for quarter ki money, for real
[Hook] Money, pussy, alcohol You niggas pussy after all Money, pussy, alcohol You niggas pussy not at all Get in them drawers I had a dream I had it all I woke up and really had it all
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Natalie Cole, the Grammy-winning daughter of Nat "King" Cole" who carried on her late father's musical legacy and, through technology, shared a duet with him on "Unforgettable," has died. She was 65.
Natalie died Thursday evening at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles due to compilations from ongoing health issues, her family said in a statement.
"Natalie fought a fierce, courageous battle, dying how she lived ... with dignity, strength and honor. Our beloved Mother and sister will be greatly missed and remain UNFORGETTABLE in our hearts forever," read the statement from her son Robert Yancy and sisters Timolin and Casey Cole.
Cole had battled drug problems and hepatitis that forced her to undergo a kidney transplant in May 2009. Cole's older sister, Carol "Cookie" Cole, died the day she received the transplant. Their brother, Nat Kelly Cole, died in 1995.
Natalie Cole was inspired by her dad at an early age and auditioned to sing with him when she was just 11 years old. She was 15 when he died of lung cancer, in 1965.
She began as an R&B singer but later gravitated toward the smooth pop and jazz standards that her father loved.
Cole's greatest success came with her 1991 album, "Unforgettable ... With Love," which paid tribute to her father with reworked versions of some of his best-known songs, including "That Sunday That Summer," ''Too Young" and "Mona Lisa."
Her voice was spliced with her dad's in the title cut, offering a delicate duet a quarter-century after his death.
The album sold some 14 million copies and won six Grammys, including album of the year as well record and song of the year for the title track duet.
While making the album, Cole told The Associated Press in 1991, she had to "throw out every R&B lick that I had ever learned and every pop trick I had ever learned. With him, the music was in the background and the voice was in the front."
"I didn't shed really any real tears until the album was over," Cole said. "Then I cried a whole lot. When we started the project it was a way of reconnecting with my dad. Then when we did the last song, I had to say goodbye again."
She was also nominated for an Emmy award in 1992 for a televised performance of her father's songs.
"That was really my thank you," she told People magazine in 2006. "I owed that to him."
Another father-daughter duet, "When I Fall in Love," won a 1996 Grammy for best pop collaboration with vocals, and a follow-up album, "Still Unforgettable," won for best traditional pop vocal album of 2008.
Cole made her recording debut in 1975 with "Inseparable." The music industry welcomed her with two Grammy awards — one for best new artist and one for best female R&B vocal performance for her buoyant hit "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)."
She also worked as an actress, with appearances on TV's "Touched by an Angel" and "Grey's Anatomy."
But she was happiest touring and performing live.
"I still love recording and still love the stage," she said on her website in 2008, "but like my dad, I have the most fun when I am in front of that glorious orchestra or that kick-butt big band."
Cole was born in 1950 to Nat "King" Cole and his wife, Maria Ellington Cole, a onetime vocalist with Duke Ellington who was no relation to the great bandleader.
Her father was already a recording star, and he rose to greater heights in the 1950s and early '60s. He toured worldwide, and in 1956 he became the first black entertainer to host a national TV variety show, though poor ratings and lack of sponsors killed it off the following year. He also appeared in a few movies and spoke out in favor of civil rights.
Natalie Cole grew up in Los Angeles' posh Hancock Park neighborhood, where her parents had settled in 1948 despite animosity from some white residents about having the black singer as a neighbor. When told by residents didn't want "undesirable people" in the area, the singer said, "Neither do I, and if I see (any), I'll be the first to complain."
The family eventually included five children.
Natalie Cole started singing seriously in college, performing in small clubs.
But in her 2000 autobiography, "Angel on My Shoulder," Cole discussed how she had battled heroin, crack cocaine and alcohol addiction for many years. She spent six months in rehab in 1983.
When she announced in 2008 that she had been diagnosed with hepatitis C, a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood, she blamed her past intravenous drug use.
She criticized the Recording Academy for giving five Grammys to drug user Amy Winehouse in 2008.
"I'm an ex-drug addict and I don't take that kind of stuff lightly," Cole explained at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Hepatitis C "stayed in my body for 25 years and it could still happen to this young woman or other addicts who are fooling around with drugs, especially needles."
Cole received chemotherapy to treat the hepatitis and "within four months, I had kidney failure," she told CNN's Larry King in 2009. She needed dialysis three times a week until she received a donor kidney on May 18, 2009. The organ procurement agency One Legacy facilitated the donation from a family that had requested that their donor's organ go to Cole if it was a match.
Cole toured through much of her illness, often receiving dialysis at hospitals around the globe.
"I think that I am a walking testimony to you can have scars," she told People magazine. "You can go through turbulent times and still have victory in your life."
Chicago and Houston connect as Only the Family boss, Lil Durk, teams up with Assholes By Nature shot caller, Trae Tha Truth, for a new song titled "Da Fame." Give it a listen up top.
Murs and producer 9th Wonder return with a new project titled "Brighter Daze." Features include Mac Miller, Problem, Bad Lucc, Rapsody and more.
Stream and download up top.
Tracklist:
[02:08] 01. The Battle [03:06] 02. God Black/Black God [02:26] 03. How To Rob With Rob [02:40] 04. Lover Murs [03:53] 05. Get Naked Feat. Problem [03:13] 06. The Shutters Feat. Reuben Vincent & Bad Lucc [03:05] 07. Wait…back It Up [03:26] 08. If This Should End [04:05] 09. Walk Like A God Feat. Rapsody & Propaganda [03:11] 10. Otha Fish [05:37] 11. No Shots Feat. Mac Miller, Vinny Radio, Franchise & Choo Jackson [03:08] 12. Murs Superstar
1.The Rain 2.Cancer 3.Stressing Me 4.Warning Signs 5.Bad Guy 6.Call Of Duty 7.Smile To Keep From Crying 8.Forgive Me Being Lost 9.Roller Coaster Ride 10.I Know They Gone Miss Me
The rift between Lil Wayne and and his record label looks like it might finally be over.
Cash Money Records co-owner, Bryan "Baby" Williams, posted an Instagram photo Friday morning, January 1, that shows him ringing in the new year with Weezy, Young Money Records President, Mack Maine, Drake and 2 Chainz.
The caption on the photo, which has now been changed, hinted at the long awaited release of Wayne's album, "Tha Carter V."
"C5 poppin," Baby wrote, before changing the caption to "2016 #makemusic #lifestyle #YMCMB4Ife."
Mack Maine posted the same photo on his IG page and sent out several tweets indicating things were being worked out.
Wayne and Birdman had been at odds for a year. The rapper filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Baby and Cash Money Records for $51 million in January 2015.
The suit claimed that Cash Money violated the deal in three ways.
1. Not paying Wayne an $8 million advance when he began recording Tha Carter V in December 2013.
2. Failing to pay Wayne an additional $2 million upon completion of the album a year later.
Kanye West drops some heavy heat to kick 2016 off on the right note. Check out his new song titled "Facts." The track was produced by Metro Boomin and Southside.
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