Fred The Godson delivers punchline after punchline in his new song "Raise the Bar." The Bronx, New York spitter thinks the industry needs to step their game up or get left behind.
This is off of Fred's forthcoming "Fat Boy Fresh" mixtape.
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Top Dawg Entertainment's newest artist Isaiah Rashad is getting right down to business. He announced today during an interview with Revolt that his debut mixtape is titled Cilvia. It will drop in December.
Isaiah also stopped by Sway in the Morning to spit some freestyle bars.
TDE's Isaiah Rashad Kicks a Freestyle on Sway in the Morning
Isaiah Rashad Announces Debut Mixtape 'Cilvia'
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"The city's lost, so out-of-towners find themselves frontin'/ It was Big, Jay Z, now Troy Ave here after/But Kendrick Lamar's just a weirdo rapper." Troy Ave "New York City"
Troy Ave has NY buzzing with his debut album, New York City. After an interview with The Breakfast Club earlier in the day, the Brooklyn emcee stopped by Hot 97 to chop it up with Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg.
Troy talks about the meaning behind his dope boy lyrics, why he picked N.O.R.E., Raekwon and Prodigy for the song "New York City," creating his own wave, and why he believes Kendrick Lamar is a "weirdo rapper."
"I was stating a fact," Troy said, when asked why he referred to K. Dot as a "weirdo rapper." "It wasn't a diss or nothing. That's like when someone says, 'Troy Ave is a dark skin rapper.' It's a fact. "Right now with social media there's a lot of groups that's getting mixed and jelled into one and it doesn't go like that. With rock music, you have different genres of rock. With rap music you just can't fuse all types of rap. The basis of rap is from the streets. Every artist of any era in rap history... the biggest artist has always been from the street. Now you got the sub-genres. It's never been cool to talk about short shorts. You don't do that. Rap is fly and flashy. That's what it comes from, the streets,"
Kendrick grew up in Compton, California, one of the toughest cities in America. Troy goes on to explain why that doesn't give him a pass in his opinion. Kanye West and the Flatbush Zombies get thrown into Troy's "weirdo" category as well.
"It's a difference in being from an area and being in the streets," Troy continued. "I don't know Kendrick personally to to try to diss him. I think that's corny. Kanye [West's] a weirdo. There's a lot of rappers that's weirdos. I like a lot of Kendrick's records too. [But] it's mad weirdo rappers. Y'all don't understand. The majority of rappers are weirdos. {Flatbush Zombies] weirdos 100%. This is why the game is twisted. At what point did we star celebrating the drug user instead of the dealer? This sh*t is backwards."
Troy Ave calls Kanye & Kendrick "Weirdos"
Troy Ave Ft. Raekwon & N.O.R.E. - New York City
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Check out Obie Trice's latest track titled "Loot" The Mr. Porter-produced song is off of Obie's forthcoming album, The Hangover. The project is due out in January 2014.
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Lecrae is back with the second installment of his Church Clothes mixtape series. This one is 17 tracks deep with features from Paul Wall, Kevin Ross Andy Mineo, Papa San, Propaganda, Crystal Nicole, King Mez and more.
Chris Brown is firing back in his legal battle with Frank Ocean's cousin, Sha'Keir Duarte.
Brown and Ocean got into a fight in January outside of a West Hollywood recording studio. Duarte claimed he was kicked and beaten by one of Brown's bodyguards. He filed a suit against Chris in August, asking for $2 million.
TMZ reports that Brown has now filed a countersuit. Chris claims in the suit that Duarte punched and kicked him. Brown says he tried to avoid fighting "the aggressive and hostile Mr. Duarte."
The singer claims Ocean's cousin asking for $2 million is nothing more than a shakedown attempt.
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Kanye West's lawyer, Blair Berk, has entered a plea of not guilty on West's behalf this morning in a case stemming from his attack on photographer Daniel Ramos.
The incident happened at Los Angeles International Airport in July. As West was exiting the airport Ramos asked him several questions after the rapper asked not to be spoken to.
The G.O.O.D. Music CEO reacted aggressively and charged towards Ramos is an attempt to take his camera.
West was eventually charged with two misdemeanor counts of criminal battery and attempted grand theft.
Ramos hired attorney Gloria Allred, who filed a civil suit against Kanye for assault and battery. If convicted of the crimes the rapper could face a year in jail.
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Nipsey Hussle is writing a blueprint for the independent grind. A lot of artists would be smart to copy the California rapper's moves.
Today he releases the official music video for "1 of 1" featuring BH off of his Crenshaw mixtape. Produced by Ralo.
You can cop Crenshaw now from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crenshaw/id730576921.
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With his new album New York City now in stores Troy Ave paid a visit to The Breakfast Club to talk about it.
The Brick Star Boyz boss talks about bringing back that feeling to New York that G-Unit and Dipset had, his independent grind, deal with Adidas, how much money it would take to sign to a major label, money back guarantee if you buy his album, New York City being the best NY project since 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin', why street music rules and more.
You can purchase New York City from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-york-city/id736930643.
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Troy Ave Ft. N.O.R.E. and Raekwon "New York City"
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Columbia Pictures (Sony) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures have rebooted the 80's sci-fi, crime movie Robocop.
The new film, set for a February 12, 2014 release, stars Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton and Joel Kinnaman as Robocop.
José Padilha directs the new film.
The second official trailer has been released. Read the synopsis below.
In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) - a loving husband, father and good cop - is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.
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Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with Porn Star Mary Jean for an exclusive interview!
Mary Jean talks about the first time for her doing Porn, doggy style being her favorite position, breast size, being in the new Penthouse issue & much more!
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Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with Malibu Mitch for an exclusive interview!
Malibu Mitch talks about where she is from, why she stopped smoking weed, how long she has been rapping for, Hood Foreign, twerking & much more!
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50 Cent took over Turkey along with Precious Paris, Tony Yayo, Ne-Yo, Akon and Kidd Kidd! Get the exclusive behind the scenes here!
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MTV was on the set of B.o.B's music video shoot for his new single "All I Want." In this behind the scenes sneak peek the rapper explains the concept behind the song and visuals.
"You can listen to the song and say, 'oh, it's just about money.' But it's not," he says. "It's about accomplishment. It's about growth."
The track is off of Bobby Ray's forthcoming Underground Luxury album. The release date is set for December 17. You can pre-order it now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/underground-luxury/id737018832.
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YMCMB and G.O.O.D. Music connect musically as Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip go in for a new track, "Thank You."
Lil Wayne introduces Bussa Buss and Kanye West throws in some ab-libs on the song. Busta is hard at work on E.L.E. 2 (Extinction Level Event 2). The album will be here soon.
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With legendary producer/DJ Just Blaze behind the turntables and Big Tigger holding down his familiar spot of Rap City host, Shady Records invaded BET today.
Eminem, Crooked I, Royce Da 5'9, Joe Budden and Joell Ortiz stepped into The Backroom for a freestyle session. Check that out below.
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Chief Keef is back in a Chicago jail cell today after a judge sentenced him to 90 days of rehab associated with Cook County Department of Corrections, according to ABC Chicago.
The 18-year old rapper, real name Keith Cozart, was arrested in May for driving 110 mph in a 55 zone in Northfield, Illinois. As a condition of his release he was sentenced to 18-months probation, ordered to take random drug tests and paid a fine of $531.
On October 15 Keef was taken into custody again after testing positive for weed. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail. The "I Don't Like" rapper was released after serving 9 days.
His rehab sentence today also stems from that positive drug test. Keef tweeted that he was about to be sent to jail around 3 this afternoon.
He's due back in court April 3.
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When XXL's latest cover featuring Black Hippy was unveiled last month the title read: "With Kendrick Lamar and Black Hippy."
That didn't sit well with Ab-Soul. As we previously reported he threatened to leave the group if media outlets continued to put Kendrick's name before the group's.
MTV caught up with the group's other two members, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock, at Powerhouse 2013 over the weekend to get their take on the cover.
"That's so disrespectful," Schoolboy told MTV News. "We didn't go into that shoot saying 'this is Kendrick with Black Hippy.' We went in there and said, 'This is a Black Hippy shoot,' so we expect a Black Hippy shoot."
Schoolboy did acknowledge that Kendrick is currently the name people recognize the most.
"At the end of the day, I always say this too. Kendrick is way ahead of us. He's a platinum artist," Q continued. "I haven't dropped my album yet, [Jay] Rock's working on his major-label album, Ab-Soul's working on his major-label album. We still haven't dropped our major-label albums, so at the same time, at the end of the day, he is f*cking Kendrick Lamar. Even though we're not signed to Kendrick, but he has that impact. It's all about proving yourself. But at the same time I'm not signed to Kendrick. Black Hippy is us four, not Kendrick Lamar with Black Hippy. It's four people, not three."
Jay Rock seemed to take everything in stride.
"It's Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock. Or you can say 'formerly known as Black Hippy," Rock joked. "Personally, I never take offense to that, because at the end of the day, whether it's just Kendrick's name or 'Q and Black Hippy,' or 'Ab-Soul Black Hippy' — that's us, still, because we're all in this sh*t together. Real people know it's not just Kendrick Lamar and then Black Hippy. At the end of the day, we're all family. And with Kendrick's success, he deserves everything he's getting right now because that dude worked hard to get to where he's at."
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Kanye West's Yeezus tour will resume after a several week hiatus. The trek was put on hold following Yeezy's October 28 concert in Los Angeles, after a large LED screen used in the show was damaged in a traffic accident on the way to Vancouver. It will restart in Philadelphia on November 16.
A statement was issued by West's publicist stating that some shows had to be canceled. A new tour itinerary was listed on the rapper's website.
THE YEEZUS TOUR WILL RESUME ITS SCHEDULED ROUTING ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH AT THE WELLS FARGO CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. THE CHICAGO, TORONTO, AND DETROIT DATES HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED
(SEE RESCHEDULED DATES BELOW).
DUE TO ROUTING LOGISTICS, THE VANCOUVER, DENVER, COLUMBUS, MONTREAL, MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS SHOWS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.
Kanye West's Yeezus tour dates:
November 16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center #
November 17 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden #
November 19 - Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center #
November 20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center +
November 21 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center #
November 23 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden #
November 24 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
November 27 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena #
November 29 - Miami, FL @ AmericanAirlines Arena #
November 30 - Tampa, FL @ Tampa Bay Times Forum #
December 01 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena #
December 03 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center #
December 05 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena #
December 06 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center #
December 07 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center #
December 08 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center #
December 10 - Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center #
December 13 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
December 17 - Chicago, IL @ United Center #
December 18 - Chicago, IL @ United Center #
December 19 - Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills #
December 22 - Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre #
December 23 - Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre #
# with Kendrick Lamar
+ with A Tribe Called Quest
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