Top Dawg Entertainment recording artist SchoolBoy Q will release his "Blank Face LP" on July 8. The 17-track project features Anderson. Paak, Kanye West, Jadakiss, E-40, Tha Dogg Pound, SZA, Miguel and more.
1. Torch 2. Lord Have Mercy 3. THat Part (feat. Kanye West) 4. Groovy Tony / Eddie Kane (feat. Jadakiss) 5. Kno Ya Wrong (feat. Lance Skiiiwalker) 6. Ride Out (feat. Vince Staples) 7. Whateva U Want (feat. Candice Pillay) 8. By Any Means 9. Dope Dealer (feat. E-40) 10. John Muir 11. Big Body (feat. Tha Dogg Pound) 12. Neva Change (feat. SZA) 13. Str8 Ballin 14. Black Thoughts 15. Blank Face (feat. Anderson .Paak) 16. Overtime (feat. Miguel & Justine Skye) 17. Tookie Knows II (feat. Traffic & TF)
Lil Dicky's lyrical ability has never been in question. The Pennsylvania native has been grinding independently for several years and looks to continue upping his profile as a member of XXL's 2016 Freshman Class.
Check out his freestyle in honor of the recognition below.
SVA Theatre was packed on Wednesday, June 22, for the season 3 premiere of "Power." Megan Ryte of Hot 97 was smack dab in the middle of the action on the red carpet and managed to snag interviews with cast members Omari Hardwick, Curtis "50" Cent Jackson, Lela Loren, Lucy Walters, Joseph Sikora, David Fumero, Adam Huss, Andy Bean and show creator Courtney A. Kemp.
Courtney A. Kemp:The most important thing is my ability to help other women. That's the thing that is the most important. And other people of color. And to reach down the ladder and bring up the people behind us ... that opportunity is amazing. Whatever you're doing right now, that should be your focus. Not just yourself, but what you can do for others.
Joseph Sikora:I'm doing what Tommy always does and that is work. He is going to be rebuilding the drug empire. I think the curtain comes off and Tommy, who has been afraid to say 'Oh my God, now I've got everything to do by myself.' He suddenly realizes 'I have been doing everything by myself for quite a while.' So, there's the extra responsibility of that, coupled with the fact that he has an ultimatum now to kill Ghost.
Lela Loren:Angela's risked everything for (Ghost). And in part that's why this love is so intoxicating to her ... It's allowed another self that she never experienced to be born within her. This other more feminine, girlish self. That self is directly wedded to that relationship and she doesn't wanna let it go.On the other string we struggle with this loyalty. Loyalty at what cost? Angela's incredibly loyal to her man, but she has very clear parameters where being a murdering drug dealer is a non-negotiable. Everything will work out great if Jamie can live up to his promise that Ghost is dead.
Lucy Walters: It's good and bad, right? Buy you know, honestly I feel like people just love the show so much that nobody has ever said anything (negative) to me personally. I think they know that it's fun to hate the characters, so they don't bring it to a personal place, which I appreciate.
Check out more of the interviews in the video above.
"Power" returns Sunday, July 17, at 9 p.m. Eastern on STARZ. Check out more of the interviews in the video above.
A French court on Thursday, June 23, ruled in favor of extraditing Freddie Gibbs to Austria, where he will be questioned by detectives about an alleged 2015 rape, according to France 24.
As we previously reported, the 34-year old Gary, Indiana native, real name Fredrick Tipton, was arrested June 2 on a European warrant issued by Austria.
Gibbs was in France for a concert at.the Rex in Toulouse. He was being held in jail until being allowed to post $56,000 bail last week.
The rapper's lawyer, Michael Malka, told France 24 that his client vehemently denies the charges and "has no intention of escaping justice, whether French or Austrian,"
Malka added that Gibbs was opposed to the "harsh transfer procedure" and wants to freely hand himself over to Austrian authorities.
Here is the song link to my single "Halfemptyhalffull" featuring Robert Rosenthal.
Song description: Song info: Opening up about personal insecurities, Doug G reflects on his inner conflicts and questions whether he's going in the right direction and where he can be doing better. Is it over thinking? Going along with the theme you are our own worst enemy, the lyrics explore how inside our own head you can be.Robert Rosenthal rips melodic solos and provides moody rhythm guitar over the downtempo soul sampled production.
LONDON (AP) — Britain voted to leave the European Union after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign, toppling the prime minister Friday, sending global markets plunging and shattering the stability of a project in continental unity designed half a century ago to prevent World War III.
The decision launches a yearslong process to renegotiate trade, business and political links between the United Kingdom and what would become a 27-nation bloc, an unprecedented divorce that could take decades to complete.
"The dawn is breaking on an independent United Kingdom," said Nigel Farage, leader of the U.K. Independence Party. "Let June 23 go down in our history as our independence day!"
Prime Minister David Cameron, who had led the campaign to keep Britain in the EU, said he would resign by October and left it to his successor to decide when to invoke Article 50, which triggers a departure from European Union.
"I will do everything I can as prime minister to steady the ship over the coming weeks and months," he said, "but I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers the country to its next destination."
Polls ahead of the vote had shown a close race, and the momentum had increasingly appeared to be on the "remain" side over the last week. But in an election Thursday marked by notably high turnout — 72 percent of the more than 46 million registered voters — "leave" won with 52 percent of the votes.
The result shocked investors, and stock markets plummeted around the world, with key indexes dropping 10 percent in Germany and about 8 percent in Japan and Britain.
The euro fell against the dollar and the pound dropped to its lowest level since 1985, plunging more than 10 percent from about $1.50 to $1.35 before a slight recovery, on concerns that severing ties with the single market will hurt the U.K. economy and undermine London's position as a global financial center. Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney sought to reassure the markets.
"We are well prepared for this," Carney said. "The Treasury and the Bank of England have engaged in extensive contingency planning. ... We have taken all the necessary steps to prepare for today's events."
Also seeking to calm frayed nerves was the most prominent "leave" campaigner, Boris Johnson. Taking a somber tone unusual for the flamboyant former London mayor, he described the EU as a noble idea which was no longer right for Britain. He said the result in no way means the United Kingdom will be "less united" or "less European."
Even as he spoke, however, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said a second Scottish referendum on independence from the United Kingdom is now "highly likely." Scotland voted in 2014 to remain a part of the U.K. but that decision was seen by many as being conditional on the U.K. remaining in the EU.
Britain would be the first major country to leave the EU, which was born from the ashes of World War II as European leaders sought to build links and avert future hostility. With no precedent, the impact on the single market of 500 million people — the world's largest economy — is unclear.
Leaders from across the EU voiced regret at the British decision. Germany called top diplomats from the EU's six founding nations to a meeting Saturday, and the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, said the bloc will meet without Britain at a summit next week to assess its future. Tusk vowed not to let the vote derail the European project.
"What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger," he said.
But already, far-right leaders in France and the Netherlands were calling for a similar anti-EU vote.
The referendum showed Britain to be a sharply divided nation: Strong pro-EU votes in the economic and cultural powerhouse of London and semi-autonomous Scotland were countered by sweeping anti-Establishment sentiment for an exit across the rest of England, from southern seaside towns to rust-belt former industrial powerhouses in the north.
"It's a vindication of 1,000 years of British democracy," commuter Jonathan Campbell James declared at the train station in Richmond, southwest London. "From Magna Carta all the way through to now we've had a slow evolution of democracy, and this vote has vindicated the maturity and depth of the democracy in our country."
Others expressed anger and frustration. Olivia Sangster-Bullers, 24, called the result "absolutely disgusting."
"Good luck to all of us, I say, especially those trying to build a future with our children," she said.
Cameron called the referendum largely to silence voices to his right, then staked his reputation on keeping Britain in the EU. Former London Mayor Boris Johnson, who is from the same party, was the most prominent supporter of the "leave" campaign and now becomes a leading contender to replace Cameron. The vote also dealt a blow to the main opposition Labour Party, which threw its weight behind the "remain" campaign.
Prime Minister David Cameron
"A lot of people's grievances are coming out and we have got to start listening to them," said deputy Labour Party leader John McDonnell.
Indeed, the vote constituted a rebellion against the political, economic and social Establishment. All manner of groups — CEOs, scientists, soldiers — had written open letters warning of the consequences of an exit. Farage called the result "a victory for ordinary people against the big banks, big business and big politics."
Donald Trump praised the decision during a visit to one of his golf courses in Scotland, saying Britons "took back their country. It's a great thing." He likened the vote to the U.S. sentiment that has propelled him to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, saying people in the United States and the United Kingdom are angry about similar things.
"People are angry all over the world," he said.
After winning a majority in Parliament in the last election, Cameron negotiated a package of reforms that he said would protect Britain's sovereignty and prevent EU migrants from moving to the U.K. to claim generous public benefits.
Critics charged that those reforms were hollow, leaving Britain at the mercy of bureaucrats in Brussels and doing nothing to stem the tide of European immigrants who have come to the U.K. since the EU expanded eastward in 2004. The "leave" campaign accuses the immigrants of taxing Britain's housing market, public services and employment rolls.
Those concerns were magnified by the refugee crisis of the past year that saw more than 1 million people from the Middle East and Africa flood into the EU as the continent's leaders struggled to come up with a unified response.
Mindful of the intense rhetoric, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, reached out to the 1 million Europeans in the capital and underscored that they are "very welcome here."
"We all have a responsibility to now seek to heal the divisions that have emerged throughout this campaign — and to focus on what unites us, rather than that which divides us," he said.
Cameron's efforts to find a slogan to counter the "leave" campaign's emotive "take back control" settled on "Brits don't quit." But the appeal to a Churchillian bulldog spirit and stoicism proved too little, too late.
The slaying of pro-Europe lawmaker Jo Cox a week before the vote brought a shocked pause to both campaigns and appeared to shift momentum away from the "leave" camp. While it isn't clear whether her killer was influenced by the EU debate, her death aroused fears that the referendum had stirred demons it would be difficult to subdue.
The result triggers a new series of negotiations that is expected to last two years or more as Britain and the EU search for a way to separate economies that have become intertwined since the U.K. joined the bloc on Jan. 1, 1973. Until those talks are completed, Britain will remain a member of the EU.
Exiting the EU involves taking the unprecedented step of invoking Article 50 of the EU's governing treaty. While Greenland left an earlier, more limited version of the bloc in 1985, no country has ever invoked Article 50, so there is no roadmap for how the process will work.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a statement about the referendum in Britain at the chancellery in Berlin, Friday, June 24, 2016.
Authorities ranging from the International Monetary Fund to the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have warned that a British exit will reverberate through a world economy that is only slowly recovering from the global economic crisis. The European Union is the world's biggest economy and the U.K.'s most important trading partner, accounting for 45 percent of exports and 53 percent of imports.
In addition, the complex nature of Britain's integration with the EU means that breaking up will be hard to do. The negotiations will go far beyond tariffs, including issues such as cross-border security, foreign policy cooperation and a common fisheries policy.
It will also affect the ability of professionals such as investment managers, accountants and lawyers to work in the EU, threatening London's position as one of the world's pre-eminent financial centers. The U.K. hosts more headquarters of non-EU firms than Germany, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands put together.
"We believe this outcome has serious implications for the City and many of our clients' businesses with exposure to the U.K. and the EU," said Malcolm Sweeting, senior partner of law firm Clifford Chance. "We are working alongside our clients to help them as they anticipate, plan for and manage the challenges the coming political and trade negotiations will bring."
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Associated Press writers Raphael Satter and Frank Jordans in London and Shawn Pogatchnik in Dublin contributed to this report.
The bout that boxing fans most want to see is one step closer to coming to fruition.
On Wednesday, June 22, Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Oscar De La Hoya, announced that a match between his fighter Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1) and Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (35-0) will take place in the fall of 2017.
Everything came together when Tom Loeffler, managing director of K2 Promotions, Golovkin's promoter, met face-to-face with De La Hoya earlier this week.
"On Tuesday, Tom Loeffler came to @GoldenBoyBoxing's offices and we agreed that the mega fight between @canelo and GGG would occur next fall," De La Hoya tweeted.
On Tuesday, Tom Loeffler came to @GoldenBoyBoxing's offices and we agreed that the mega fight between @canelo and GGG would occur next fall
Golovkin is ready to fight right now, however Golden Boy wanted to push the fight back for two reasons.
1. They believe the extra time will help to build more hype for the match up.
2. Alvarez wants to become more comfortable at the middleweight limit of 160 pounds.
Alvarez prefers to fight in the 154 pound junior middleweight division. He'll step into the ring at that weight on September 17, 2016, against an opponent to be named later. After that the plan is for him to move up in weight for at least one fight before Golovkin.
"It's Gennady's priority to make the Canelo fight as soon as possible, but Golden Boy felt next year would make the most sense on the promotional side and with the weight as well," Loeffler told ESPN. "We'll be happy whenever we can make the fight with Canelo. We can't force people to get in the ring with Gennady. Canelo wants to work to get up to 160, and we'll try to make the best out of the situation."
Golovkin is also planning to fight in September, possibly against England'sChris Eubank Jr.
I personally believe Alvarez, 25, can easily make the 160 pound weight limit. I don't think the Mexican fighter is afraid to fight Golovkin now, but De La Hoya might feel like the 34-year old pugilist from Kazakhstan could be easier to beat a year from now.
"I believe that Canelo wants to fight Gennady. I don't think he is afraid of Gennady, but I think Golden Boy wants to build up the fight, and the time also gives Canelo time to get to 160 pounds," Loeffler said. "We can jump up and down all we want, but it won't help us get the deal. We have to focus on continuing to build Gennady. The bigger we can make Gennady, the bigger we can make that fight with Canelo, as long as we have to wait."
Right off of the release of his new track “Netflix and Chill” actor/RnB singer Rotimi, best known for playing his role "Dre" in the STARZ hit series "POWER" which is set to return July 17th, releases his new five-song project SUMMER BANGERZ alongside a sexy new visual titled, “Doin It”. This project includes samples from LL Cool J’s “Doin It”, Mya’s “Movin’ On”, Black Rob’s “Whoa”, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam’s “Let the Beat Hit Em”, and an original bonus track “Paradise”. This body of work was features production by Corte Ellis, Bongo, and Brandon “B.A.M.” Hodge.
Tracklist:
1 DOIN IT (prod by Bongo) 2 HAVE YOU (prod by Corte Ellis and Hannon Lane) 3 Movin' On (prod by Corte Ellis and Carlton Gutta Keys) 4 HIT EM (prod by Corte Ellisand Hannon Lane) 5 PARADISE (Prod by Brandon " B.A.M.” Hodge) *BONUS TRACK*
DJ Twin is preparing to release his "Day 1" EP on the 4th of July. Here's a song off of it featuring Yo Gotti and Sean Kingston titled "Rubba Bands." It was produced by Southside and Metro Boomin.
Chris Brown is firing back at his former manager, Mike G, who has filed a lawsuit against him alleging the singer physically assaulted him.
According to TMZ, Mike was hired by Chris in 2012 to rehabilitate his image.
Everything was going fine until last month. That's when Mike alleges Chris launched an unprovoked attack that sent him to the emergency room.
"We did everything we could to resolve this in a non-public way to avoid damage to Chris Brown," Mike's lawyer, Patty Glaser told TMZ. "Regrettably, as outlined in our complaint, Chris Brown has proven to be his own worst enemy."
Chris responded via two Instagram videos, calling Mike G a thief and the allegations completely bogus.
"Ok, you knew it was coming. You knew it was fucking coming. Niggas is getting mad and filing lawsuits because I fired them because they're stealing money. You're stealing money, pal" Chris says. "You're mad because you're no longer existent It's alright ... we're gonna keep pushing. God bless ya. Wish you the best of luck."
Brooklyn, New York representative Joey Bada$$ stopped by the Hot 97 studios to chop it up with Funkmaster Flex and drop a freestyle over the DJ Premier-produced Group Home instrumental for"Supa Star."
The new "Ghostbusters" movie and it's accompanying soundtrack are both being released on July 15.
Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliot contribute to the soundtrack with the song "Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)."
Get "Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)" from the "Ghostbusters" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" ft. Missy Elliott instantly when you pre-order the 'Ghostbusters' soundtrack on June 23rd (out July 15th) on iTunes, Amazon, also available on Google Play.
Fifth Harmony release an official music video for their collaboration with Fetty Wap titled "All In My Head (Flex)." This is off of the group's "7/27" album.
Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic, Ty Dolla $ign and X Ambassadors team up for "Sucker for Pain." This is off of the "Suicide Squad" movie soundtrack.
Brooklyn, New York rapper Desiigner has quickly risen to fame on the strength of his hit song "Panda." With his debut album titled "The Life of Desiigner" on the way, expect to hear a lot more from the 19-year old.
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