Tiësto's new single titled "Summer Nights" featuring John Legend gets the full visual treatment. Check it out below and grab "Summer Nights" now http://tiesto.lnk.to/summernights
Directed by Marc Klasfeld Produced by Nicole Acacio for Rockhard Films Filmed on location in Dominican Republic
21 Savage sat down with VladTV for an exclusive interview where he detailed being involved in street life in Atlanta, joining the Bloods, getting shot, and being a 2016 XXL Freshman.
At the start of the interview the "Red Opps" rapper spoke about being involved in the streets his whole life, but not getting hands-on until he was around fourteen. A few years later he joined the Bloods, but 21 Savage pointed out that he is cool with a lot of Crips, and he doesn't care much for the storied rivalry between the two gangs.
Moving along, he spoke about getting shot six times and fearing he was dying after getting hit in the neck. 21 Savage explained that he lost his best friend in the situation, and afterward, he started being "savage" toward anyone crossing him the wrong way.
To hear more of what 21 Savage had to say, including the meaning behind his dagger forehead tattoo, hit the clip below.
With a lot of rappers getting killed in their city at the hands of "haters," Lil Bibby explains why rappers should refrain from going back to their neighborhoods so frequently. Although admitting that he has a home in L.A. and an upscale area in Chicago, Bibby says he visits his neighborhood from time-to-time but knows that if he lived in his old neighborhood, he would possibly catch a case or meet a deadly fate. He tells DJ Vlad that rapper's enemies have always been around, far before their success in rap and at some point when they witness their progress, they become envious. "A hater just can't be looking at you every day. They [are] just going [to] be—'I'm [going to] do something today.'"
Because rappers are targeted, they surround themselves with people who would handle any drama and take a physical hit or legal hit for the artist. Thus, this is the case for Troy Ave, who is currently out after posting a $500K bail, Bibby addresses the rapper's legal issues and explains in this particular case, and he had no choice but to shoot back.
50 Cent has been quite busy as of late. After co-hosting "The View" earlier this week he stopped by the "Conan" show on Wednesday, July 13.
He talked about it not being a good idea for either Donald Trump or Kanye West to run for president, explains why he was able to post several hilarious "money" photos on his Instagram account while going through his Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and not understanding his arrest in St. Kitts for cursing when they have a high murder rate.
Check out Clams Casino's collaboration with A$AP Rocky and Lil B titled "Be Somebody." This is off of Clams' new album, "32 Levels." Available for free download www.albumforest.com/albums/clams-casino-32-levels
PeeWee Longway calls on the services of Gucci Mane for his latest song titled "Pocket Watchin." The track was produced by Zaytoven. Give it a listen up top.
Schoolboy Q stops by DJ Whoo Kid's "The Whoolywood Shuffle" on Shade 45 to promote the "Blank Face LP". He goes into detail about Kanye's studio session for "That Part", Eminem cancelling a $100,000,000 tour, the issues he has with social media, working with Metro Boomin for the first time, and his daughter's thoughts on the album.
Tune into "The Whoolywood Shuffle" each and every Saturday from 12p-6p EST, with a re-broadcast on Sunday's from 10a-4p EST exclusively on Eminem's Shade 45 (Sirius XM). POW!
Tinashe is hard at work on her sophomore album titled "Joyride." Check out "Superlove," the new single from the forthcoming project. Produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart.
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Despite demands that he "Show both hands!" and shouts that "You're going to get shot man!" a 19-year-old in California refused to pull one hand from behind his back and to stop walking toward Fresno police. Officers then shot him four times, killing him.
Dramatic and graphic body-camera video shows the man, identified as Dylan Noble, was struck twice after he already had gone down from the first two bullets.
"Get on the ground now!" officers continually shout at Noble in the video released by police Wednesday. One yells: "Drop whatever you have in your hand!"
It turned out Noble, who was white, was unarmed and had only a small, empty plastic container with an unknown purpose in his hand, police Chief Jerry Dyer said. Officers, who had been looking for a man with a gun when they pulled him over, had no way of knowing that with his refusal to cooperate, Dyer saud,
One officer shot him twice as Noble yelled that he hated his life. He was still moving his arms, and officers were still shouting for him to stop, as he lay on the ground. Another shot from the same officer and a fourth from a second officer finally made him stop.
At a news conference, Dyer acknowledged the video is gruesome, but he said it was important for the public to see. He said he prays it won't spark violence amid simmering anti-police sentiment in Fresno and elsewhere.
"Tensions are high," Dyer said. "In some cases we are one spark away from a forest fire. And I pray this video doesn't serve as that spark ... This is not a time to become violent."
Dyer said he intended to make the video public last Friday, but he held off because of the shooting deaths of police in Dallas the night before. The video was shown last week to Noble's father and stepfather.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer releases body-camera video of officers fatally shooting a 19-year-old man
Noble's death on June 25 came more than a week before police killed two black men in shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota. Those shootings last week sparked protests around the country.
The video shows Noble first draws officers' attention when he screeched his truck's tires while they were searching for an armed man.
Noble pulls into a gas station, and officers order him to put both hands out of the window. Noble puts his left hand out the window, concealing his right hand, and officers shout "both your hands!"
Noble gets out of the truck and walks away from officers, at first putting both hands in the air. He turns around and walks toward officers, raising his left hand but putting his right hand behind his back.
He continues to walk toward officers with his right hand concealed and his left hand in the air when the shots began coming.
His mother, who declined to watch the videos, is seeking damages from the city for her son's death.
Stuart Chandler, the attorney for Noble's mother, Veronica Nelson, put out a statement saying that he urged the police chief to release the video Wednesday. "We are pleased to discover from the media that Chief Dyer is belatedly providing the body camera footage to the general public," Chandler said.
Noble's mother and attorney said in a claim filed with the city that the officers used excessive force, and they called the death inexcusable. The claim does not say how much Nelson seeks from the city.
Dyer, who has asked the FBI do its own investigation into the shooting, said he has yet to conclude if officers used excessive force.
ESPN held it's 2016 ESPY Awards Wednesday, July 13, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Chris Paul and Dwayne Wade used the occasion to speak about the current state of unrest in America and urged more athletes to use their high profile positions and wealth to help rebuild urban areas, mentor the youth and raise awareness in an effort to bring the country together.
"We cannot ignore the realities of the current state of America," Anthony said. "The events of the past week have put a spotlight on the injustice, distrust and anger that plagues so many of us. The system is broken. The problems are not new, the violence is not new and the racial divide, definitely is not new. But the urgency to great change is at an all time high."
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony open #ESPYS with speech on racial profiling, gun violence.https://t.co/qHQ0BjVjWb
"We all feel helpless and frustrated by the violence," James added. "But that's not acceptable. It's time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves 'What are we doing to create change?' It's not about being a role model. It's not about our responsibilities to the tradition of activism. I know tonight we're honoring Muhammad Ali, the GOAT. But to do his legacy any justice let's use this moment as a call to action, for all professional athletes to educate ourselves. Explore these issues ... speak up. Use our influence and renounce all violence. And most importantly, go back to our communities. Invest our time, our resources, help rebuild them, help strengthen them, help change them. We all have to do better."
Big T is back with part four of his "Shut Up and Rap" freestyle series. This time the world renowned battle rapper borrows the instrumental from Nicki Minaj and G Herbo's,"Chiraq."
Atlanta rapper Young Thug decides to release an official music video for his song, "Memo." It was produced by London On Da Track and directed by Be El Be.
Swizz Beats calls into the Angie Martinez Show discussing about the "war going on outside". Stemming from the Alton Sterling,Philando Castile shootings (and others killed by police officers) to the Dallas and Houston shootings involving police officers getting killed. Swizz more so in a different state of being music wise, understanding his role is more important than ever in his career discussed with Angie on providing a message to enlighten more positive actions and informing the people in the new track "Sad News" featuring Scarface, who also has dealt with alot of situations at this magnitude. Check this interview of Swizz Beatz and look for more music to come such as "Choices".
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Young Buck released a song over the weekend titled "The Get Back." In it, the G-Unit emcee expresses his disgust with corrupt cops, following the recent shooting deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Catile in St. Paul, at the hands of officers.
Buck suggests that it might be time to fight fire with fire.
"Laying on the roof waiting for 12 to come through / .223 shells what the hell they gon' do? / Gripping on the handle, thinking 'bout Philando / I'ma blow out his candles. Make him out of example," he raps in the song.
On Wednesday, July 13, Buck appeared on TMZ Live to talk about the song's meaning with Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere.
"I do feel like, just us as people, we do got the right to be able to protect our lives from those crooked police officers that feel like they got the right to come take your innocent life ... black or white," Buck said.
Levin and Latibeaudiere asked the Tennessee rapper how he felt about the killing of 5 police officers in Dallas last week by gunman, Micah Johnson.
"Honestly, my condolences goes out to the lives that was lost in Dallas," Buck replied. "But I do feel like we have the right to protect our life."
Pittsburgh rapper and Taylor Gang CEO, Wiz Khalifa, connects with 2016 XXL Freshman Lil Uzi Vert for "Pull Up." Check out the official music video for the collaboration below.
Fettuccine P chops it up with Jack Thriller and talks today's music, his new project "Ape Shit," being the son of former Def Jam rapper, Nikki D and tells the story of why his mom kicked him out of the house.
Digital Trapstars just released their "Screens On Lock 3" mixtape. One of the highlights on the project is the collaboration between Chicago rappers Lil Bibby and Lil Durk titled "Get It Out the Trenches." The mixtape is available now on Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/-Screens-On-Lock-3-mixtape.793796.html
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