West coast spitter Demrick and Funk Volume's DJ Hoppa are gearing up for the release of thier collaborative project "Stoney Point", and have dropped their first single/ music video "Nobody's Safe" featuring Jarren Benton andMadchild online at http://youtu.be/NpFjDKVb_NI?a .
"Stoney Point" drops digitally on June 9th and is backed Funk Volume, Battle Axe, and Broken Complex, and was completely produced by DJ Hoppa, with Demrick spitting his trademark rhymes over the beats.
Demrick and DJ Hoppa will also be performing together on Dizzy Wright's "The Growing Process" Tour throughout June and into July.
TOUR DATES:
May 29 - Slo Brew – San Luis Obispo, CA
May 30 - The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA
May 31 - The Boardwalk – Sacramento, CA
June 02 - Revolution Event Center – Boise, ID
June 04 - Aggie Theater – Fort Collins, CO
June 05 - Bourbon Theater – Lincoln, NE
June 06 - Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
June 07 - Nos Event Center – San Bernandino, CA
June 09 - Deluxe – Indianapolis, IN
June 10 - Mojoe’s – Joilet, IL
June 11 - The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
June 12 - The Shelter – Detroit, MI
June 13 - The Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
June 16 - The Hoxton – Toronto, ON
June 17 - Fairmont Theater – Montreal, QC
June 18 - Highline Ballroom – New York City, NY
June 21 - Firefly Festival – Dover, DE
June 23 - Hi Tone – Memphis, TN
June 24 - Juanita’s Cafe & Bar – Little Rock, AR
June 25 - Trees – Dallas, TX
June 26 - Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
June 27 - Alamo City Music Hall – San Antonio, TX
June 29 - Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
June 30 - The Press Room – Phoenix, AZ
July 01 - The Rock – Tucson, AZ
July 02 - Shark Club – Costa Mesa, CA
July 03 - Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA
July 04 - House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
About Demrick:
Los Angeles bases emcee Demrick, formerly known as Young De, rose through the ranks of the hip-hop scene when his mixtapes "Audio Hustlaz Vol. 1" and "Homeland Security" ignited the internet. Since then, Demrick has continuously raised the bar as a lyricist collaborating with high profile artists such as Xzibit, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, B-Real, Royce Da 5’9, Crooked I, Freeway, Too $hort, and Cypress Hill. In 2013, Demrick was invited by B-Real and Xzibit to join them in the formation of a new super-group dubbed the Serial Killers, and they released their now classic "Serial Killers Vol. 1" album on Halloween. Demrick's solo debut "Losing Focus" was released through Battle Axe Records and features collaborations with Dizzy Wright, Logic, B-Real from Cypress Hill, and Xzibit.
About DJ Hoppa:
Whether sampling other artists or composing his own beats, DJ Hoppa has an innate sense of groove that never comes across as manufactured or mechanical. He borrows sparingly and delivers tastefully – never running classic tracks into the ground, but presenting them as gentle reminders of the better days, back in the day. Finding like minded individuals in his hometown, DJ Hoppa developed a growing and prosperous Hip Hop scene in the San Fernando Valley through his label Broken Complex, a thriving imprint specializing in Indie Hip Hop, DJs, and Roots Reggae releases and events. It was through these efforts that Hoppa was noticed by Funk Volume, and joined their artist roster and is the current touring DJ for Hopsin, SwizZz, and Dizzy Wright. His debut solo album DJ Hoppa’s "Hoppa and Friends" was released on Funk Volume in early 2015 and features tracks with Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, SwizZz, R.A The Rugged Man, Wax, Chris Webby, and more.
Compton, California emcee C. Carter delivers her new single entitled "The Clique." The song was produced by EyeQ. Take a listen up top and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
Bobby V teams up with with Snootie Wild for a collaboration entitled "Versace Sheets." Give it a listen up top and let us know what you think of it in the comment section below.
Here's a previously unreleased song from Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar entitled "PARTYNAUSEOUS." The track didn't get the official green light because of creative differences.
Machine Gun Kelly paid a visit to Hot 97 to chop it up with Ebro in the Morning.
He discusses the pressure of fame, being accepted in hip hop, playing smaller venues, having a real base, not selling out, dating Amber Rose, saving Cleveland and more.
Ronda Rousey was recently profiled in a segment on HBO's Real Sports. Widely recognized as the most dominant fighter in the UFC, the 28-year old women's Bantamweight Champion was engaging during the conversation.
Ronda discusses her reluctance at being called a sex symbol, her dad's suicide when she was 8-years old, her mom being a Judo champion and getting her into the sport, being the first American woman to ear an Olympic medal in Judo,Dana Whitefinally agreeing to allow women into theUFC, her acting career, her new book, My Fight/ Your Fight and more.
Joseph Sikora and Naturi Naughton are really enjoying their roles on Power. With season coming June 6, the two stopped by The Breakfast Club to talk about the show.
They both talked about how they got their roles, how their real life partners feel about their sex scenes, the excitement of the second season, Kanan (50 Cent) coming home from prison to cause havoc and much more.
Original Block HustlazbossAr-Abhas been putting in work overtime in the lab. He recently released hisMud Muzik IImixtape. Today he breaks off a new freestyle overNas'classic"Ether"instrumental.
Waka Flocka Flame and DJ Whoo Kid are the "Turn Up Godz." Check out their official music video for the very hyped up track below and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
Directed by: Jesse Castellanos | Produced by: 36BRICKHOUSE - Song Produced by: Jae Millz
New Artist- Eddylness is Bringing Back that Hip Hop/R & B flavor. Check out the song "Do You Love Romance" This week's Featured Artist on MyMusicMyLife.com
Over the weekend Jay Z performed a Tidal B-Sides Concert at Terminal 5 in New York City. The Roc Nation boss took shots at YouTube, Spotify and Nike chairman Phil Knight for the criticism his streaming service Tidal has received.
Here's the official version released by Hov via Tidal.
“And I don’t need no middle man to talk to my n*ggas I understand if you don’t understand, I figure I’m Jigga That’s where we differ I take what’s mine, you accept what they give ya, I get ya I don’t take no checks, I take my respect Pharrell even told me go with the safest bet Jimmy Iovine offered a safety net Google dangled around a crazy check I feel like YouTube was the biggest cul-prit Them n*ggas pay you a tenth of what you’re supposed to get You n*ggas die for equal pay right? You know what I’m worth? I ain’t ya slave right? You know I ain’t shuckin’ and jivin’ and hi-fivin’ You know this ain’t back in the days, right? Well I can’t tell the way they killed Freddie Gray, right? Shot down Mike Brown, how they did Tray, right? Let ’em continue choking n*ggas We gonna turn style (turnstile), I ain’t ya token n*gga You know I came in this game independent right? Tidal, my own label, same difference Oh, n*ggas is skeptical when it’s their own sh-t You bought nine iPhones and Steve Jobs is rich Phil Knight is worth millions, you still bought them kicks Spotify is nine million, they ain’t say sh*t Lucy you got some explainin’ to do The only one they hatin’ on looks the same as you That’s cool, I know they tryin’ to bamboozle you Spendin’ millions on me to tryin’ to confuse you I had to talk to myself, Hov you should be used to it It’s politics as usual”
Kanye West has been very outspoken about wanting a relationship with Kim Kardashian before things finally sparked. Naturally, most people assume West courted Kim, but the Keeping Up with the Kardashians told Access Hollywood it was the other way around.
"I called [Kanye] because I'm sure it was really hurtful that I got married and, even though it's not like we communicated all the time, I knew what he was thinking. So I thought he was going to call me as soon as he knew that I was single again," she explained. "He didn't, and so I called him and I said, 'Hello? I thought you were at least going to call me and 'I told you so,' something?' And then – he's always been a good friend to me, like, we've always been there for each other – then he invited me to a fashion show of his in Paris and I went, and then the magic happened."
Jim Jones of The Diplomats stopped by ESPN's Highly Questionable for a very entertaining interview. Jones has been in many beefs over the years and detailed a few of them.
He talks about the 30-minute brawl he, Freekey Zekey and Juelz Santana got into with some cats in D.C., being confronted by a 40 of Louis Farrakhan's Fruit of Islam security team over disparaging remarks he had made, the infamous Rucker Park scrap with a member of Diddy's crew and confronting French Montana.
"Shout outs to French, he's a lover not a fighter," Jim said. "He didn't want no sauce with that. I think that would have been his best bet. I don't think he still want no sauce with that. He should keep on loving and enjoying his career and make the money he's making. 'Cause by chance he make that mistake, that's gonna be a bad mistake for his ass."
There may be a connection betweenStack Bundles'2007 murder andChinx'sshooting death Sunday, May 17.
Bundles, real name, Rayquon Elliott, was the leader of the Riot Squad, which included Chinx, Bynoe and Cau2G$.
"I really think they could be related," Elliott's older brother Ronald Ulmer, 48, told the New York Daily News. "They were tight. They were a crew. And I just think if a person commits a crime as harsh as killing, and they think they got away with it, they will surface and do it again."
Stack Bundles died at age 24 in 2007, after being shot in the head at the Redfern Houses in Far Rockaway
Bundles' sister Geannie Ulmer spoke at Jamaica Medical Center Sunday after Chinx, real name Lionel Pickens, was rushed there and pronounced dead.
"(He) is laying in the same place my brother did. For what? For rapping? For what he believed in?" she said. "You got to look at that. Somebody's out there aiming for us."
Chinx a.k.a. Lionel Pickens
The similarities between both tragedies have piqued the interest of police.
Both rappers owned brand new Porches. Chinx also grew up in the Redfern Houses.
"They were friends, Stack Bundles and Chinx. They were friends, so we're looking at all hip-hop angles," NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said Tuesday. "We've been getting a lot of information from the hip-hop community, from social media sites, any contacts this individual (Pickens) may have had. I do not have an eyeball witness right now to that scene."
Police believe the investigation may take some time.
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