2 Chainz continues to find success on the charts. The Def Jam rapper just revealed that his single "No Lie" featuring Drake has gone gold. The track was originally released to iTunes for sale on May 8th.
Tity Boi tweeted the good news to Drake a little while ago.
2 Chainz just released "Birthday Song" featuring Kanye West as the second single off of his upcoming album Based On A T.R.U. Story, which will be released on August 14th.
Grab a copy of "Birthday Song" from iTunes now.
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Meek Mill is filming another video off of his highly successful Dream Chasers 2 mixtape. This time he recruits Wale, Sam Sneak and Trey Songz for "Face Down."
Directed by Dre Films
You can cop Dream Chasers 2 for free from Datpiff.
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Slaughterhouse releases the first single off of their Gangsta Grillz mixtape that will be dropping before their album welcome to: Our House.
New music from Mike Knox off of his upcoming mixtape By Any Means Neccesary, dropping August 7th.
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It's been a minute since we've seen a new video from Trina aka The Baddest B*tch. The Miami, Florida femcee brings plenty of wet eye candy to her new clip for "I'm Back (Back 2 Business)."
Directed by @MoroccoVaughn
Check it out below.
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Busta Rhymes up in the place true indeed. Bussa Bussa returns with a brand new video for "King Tut" featuring Reek da Villian & J Doe. The veteran MC is putting the finishing touches on his upcoming ninth studio album Year of the Dragon, which will be released later this year via Cash Money Records.
Video directed by Daniel Czernilofsky
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The Coast 2 Coast Industry Mixer is coming to Houston, Texas tonight Wednesday, July 25th.
Showcase Judges:
Big Swift @bigswiftthe1st
(Platinum Producer for Scarface, Geto Boys, Bun B, Slim Thug, Devin The Dude & More)
Young Jack Thriller @JackThriller
(ThisIs50.com/G-Unit Comedian)
DJ Pain 1 @DJPain1
(Certified Gold Producer for Young Jeezy, Yo Gotti, 2 Chainz, Soulja Boy & More)
Performer List
Cla$$ic , Hu$$le Simmons , Ray , Mace Viera , Spady , @harveymuzik , Brooklynn Jayde , FNF Kenno , GBG , T.J. , Jmo , D-Boy Danny , Typhus , , Mann Pooh , Lil T , Deezyjuan , AndreLathereo , C-Low , KB , J.Sneed , popeye , J*A*C*K , SirRocStar , J.Haynes , FLAME DASH G , De'Wayne Jackson , Don Money , Tha Phoundation , L-Smooth , Camino Kent , KAY-Bee , MaVericK , TMC BOYZ , CliffHanga , PUSHH , 450
For more information head over to CoasttoCoastMixtapes.com.
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The 2012 Appelsap Fresh Music Festival was Sunday, July 22nd in Amsterdam. The show had some hip hop flavor as French Montana, Danny Brown, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul all performed.
Check out a few songs from their sets below.
Danny Brown "Radio Song"
French Montana "Pop That"
Schoolboy Q "Hands On the Wheel"
Ab-Soul "Terrorist Threats" ft Danny Brown
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Pusha T already has four albums under his belt as one half of the Clipse, but when the G.O.O.D. Music rapper unleashes his solo debut via Def Jam later this year, he'll be treating fans to a purely cinematic experience.
Last year's Fear of God mixtape delivered a potent dose of his lyrical venom, but while recording his still-untitled debut, Pusha turned his focus to musicality. Enlisting The-Dream and Rico Beats on production, he's been hard at work crafting a project heavy with rhyme and melody, which finds him painting a complete picture of the lifestyle that most rappers only skirt over in their music.
The album has not been pegged with a release date yet, but during his sit down for MTV's Hip-Hop Music Preview, Pusha gave some insight on the topics that made him tick — from relationships, to family and even major pop-culture events like the death of Steve Jobs. Expect to find beauty, glitz and glamour juxtaposed with the harsh realities of street life and fame.
The Recording Process
"Unlike most artists, I'm a morning person when it comes to recording. My recording day can start as early as 9 a.m., and I'll write what needs to be put down, and hopefully I'm leaving by 1 p.m.
"I'm not a studio junkie at all. I actually don't like the studio because it sort of ruins my vibe. To me, it's just [a place] to lay down vocals and get out of there. For whatever reason, I'm most creative and write best in the shower, and also when I'm driving. Even if I don't have a starting point, it usually comes with the constant flow of water or the monotony of driving."
The Cinematic Influence
"This album was based off the movie 'Devil's Advocate.' Not theme-wise at all, but just in the feel of the album. 'Devil's Advocate' is a very dark movie, but at the same time, visually, it's beautiful. The album is based off of that because I speak about the harsh realities of street life but there's a lot of glitz and glamour that comes along with that. If you just look at it at face value, you might think, 'It sounds a bit like he's glorifying [street life],' but when you get tuned into the record, you realize that you get both sides of it.
"There's a scene where one of Charlize Theron's girlfriends — a beautiful woman — is trying on clothes, and as Charlize is looking at her, her face turns into a monster. That's one of the scenes that really paints the picture of the beauty and the dark side of my album."
The Tracks
"40 Acres": "One of the more thoughtful records would be '40 Acres,' and it's produced by The-Dream and Rico Beats. It really harps on things that have happened in my life in regards to family — my brother being my partner, my parents not being together — speaking on how those things altered my views on relationships and so on.
"One of the lyrics goes, 'Unpolished, unapologetic, might've broke a heart or two, but gave an honest effort/ You see my nonchalant attitude is always f--- it/ 35 years of marriage, and my mama left it/ You shouldn't question if you ever stood a chance with him, the better question is, did you enjoy the dance with him?/ I'll probably never pull your chair out, bitch, you know this money grew your hair out, switch/ All that s--- I bought, you wear out, rich/ But I'm the only one I care 'bout.'
"A lot of people, and men in general, don't recognize that their selfishness towards women in a relationship probably has to do with something that has happened in their life before. I like to harp on things like that because people speak about relationships like it's always so blissful but, like I said, my album is also based in harsh realities."
The Five-Word Description
Musicality: "There are a few things I feel that are lacking in rap, and musicality is one of them. The 'superproducer' damn near died this year."
Cinematic: " 'Devil's Advocate' made everything seem so much easier in terms of making the record and knowing which direction to go in. There are a lot of records that I had to rewrite because it wasn't 'movie enough.' I wrote '40 acres' three times."
Uncompromised: "We didn't compromise on anything on this record. I have my own standard for raps."
Lyricism: "There's just never a moment where the fundamentals of hip-hop are ever forsaken."
Big: "I don't think there's any point on this album where I thought twice about anything I was about to say, regardless of who it might've touched or affected or annoyed."
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Raekwon links up with DJ Babu and Closed Sessionsto record this new track. Peep the song up top and the studio session/documentary down below.
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The Jackson family is in an all out civil war as members choose sides in what has become a nasty battle on Michael Jackson's Estate.
Michael left all of his estate to his mother, three kids and charities. If Katherine were to pass away the money would then be divided between his children and charities leaving his brothers and sisters with nothing.
Randy, Jermaine and Janet Jackson are attempting to have the executors of the Michael Jackson Estate, John Branca and John McClain, resign from their positions. Randy claims there has been misconduct. He alleges that executors had a hand in faking MJ's will. He believes he can prove it because Michael was in New York on the day he supposedly signed the document in L.A according to The Examiner.
"They know that they've been caught, they know that they've falsified a document and they know that there are questions that we want answered," Randy Jackson told the Rev. Al Sharpton on Sharpton's MSNBC show. "This family is united to right a wrong."
Jermaine and Randy want to become the conservators over the estate giving them access to the cash
Caught in the middle of all of this are Michael's three children Paris, Blanket, Prince Michael and his 82-year old mother, Katherine Jackson.
The children claim they haven't seen their grandmother in over a week. She is supposedly in Arizona resting under doctors orders.
"8 days and counting . something is really off , this isn’t like her at all," Paris tweeted on Monday. "I wanna talk directly to my grandmother!!"
She followed that up with another tweet on Tuesday. "9 days and counting… so help me god i will make whoever did this pay," Paris wrote.
To top it all off a scuffle was caught on tape when Randy and Janet showed up unannounced at Katherine's house earlier this week and tried to take the kids away. Security prevented that from happening, but surveillance footage shows Janet attempting take away Paris' phone.
“You’re a spoiled little b*tch,” Janet reportedly told Paris during Monday’s confrontation, an unidentified source told TMZ.
“This is our house. Not the Jackson family house. Get the f*ck out!” Paris replied, according to the report.
There was also a report that Janet slapped Paris during the confrontation but that was denied by Randy and there is no sign of that happening on the footage
Meanwhile Marlon appeared on The Insider alongside Tito and Jackie. During the interview he got very emotional as he described being kept away from his mother.
“We’ve been told that our mother is safe. She’s doing well. But we have not spoken to her. We have not talked to her and I don’t know where my mother is," Marlon said, before breaking down crying. “All i know is she is in Arizona, and whatever doctor is saying I can’t talk to my mother you call ME!”
Tito's son, T.J. Jackson, is seeking legal guardianship of the kids while all of this drama continues to swirl.
Katherine Jackson is now on her way back to Los Angeles according to Randy.
Paris Jackson and Janet Jackson scuffle caught on tape
Marlon Jackson breaks down crying talking about his mother
Randy Jackson Interview: Janet Jackson Didn't Slap Paris, Feud "Not About Money"
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Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday tour rolled into Miami, Florida on Tuesday, July 24th. The Young Money star turned it into a reunion as she brought out her boss Lil Wayneduring one segment of the show.
Check out the show below. Nicki's latest album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded is available on iTunes now.
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During HARDKNOCKTV's 7 Year Anniversary party, King Los (a.k.a Swagga Boy Los, a.k.a I'm singed to Diddy, a.k.a Mr Baltimore 2-Step) ended his set by free-styling off the top. LOS let the crowd pick his topic and they picked OBAMA CARE.
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Roscoe Dash goes in over 2 Chainz's single "No Lie." Be on the lookout for Roscoe's new mixtape 2.0 dropping on August 14th.
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Nas continues to make the promotional rounds in support of his latest album Life Is Good. Last night he was the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live where he performed "The Don" and "Nasty."
Peep his performance below and pick up a copy of Life Is Good from iTunes.
"The Don"
"Nasty"
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Fred The Godson takes off literally in this new banger featuring Brooklyn's own Maino. See what happens when a woman learns never to judge a book by its cover, in this summer classic directed by Taya Simmons.
Off of Fred's mixtape City of God. Download for free from LiveMixtapes.
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Appomattox, VA - For the first time, we are witnessing video of the bullying of 10-year-old Cequan Haskins. The Appomattox Countychild was verbally and physically assaulted by two teenage boys on board a school bus in May 2011.
A press conference in Appomattox County was held Friday afternoon by Cequan's mother to show friends and family the video and how bad this really was.
Forty grueling minutes of physical and verbal bullying was all caught on tape aboard the school bus transporting Cequan Haskins.
The 15-year-old boys can be seen tormenting Cequan on the way to school
Some parts are harder to watch than others. At one point, the two 15-year-old school mates of Haskins hold a hot cigarette lighter to his skin.
The boys yelled at Cequan to 'sit down and shut your mouth' as he screamed out in pain (typo on video)
The abuse included name calling, racial and sexual slurs.
Bus driver Nancy Davis can be heard as well. Months ago, the tape played a crucial part in her child neglect trial. An Appomattox County jury acquitted her of all charges.
The driver of the Appomattox Schools bus, Nancy Davis, was initially investigated for child neglect, the video playing a key part in her trial.
"Ugh, anything to get him quiet! I've got to drive this bus," Davis can be heard saying.
"My son, he was a special needs child and he didn't deserve this. He was entitled to a safe transportation just like any other child in the Appomattox County Public School System," said Roxanne Haskins, Cequan's mother.
But she says instead, her son was left with physical and emotional scars. Since the incident he's received hours of therapy and been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Cequan's mother, Roxanne Haskins, released the video at a press conference on Friday, telling wset-tv that she wanted people to know just how bad bullying can be.
"I wanted parents to be aware, that when I speak out, I'm speaking out for all kids. But unfortunately, this did happen to my child, and I want parents to be aware of what's going on in the school system," she said.
Both teens on board the bus were found guilty of disorderly conduct and assault and battery, back in 2011. Currently, Haskins is awaiting a trial date in her civil case against the Appomattox County School Board.
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George Dennehy was born without arms, but he hasn't let that physical challenge stop him from pursuing his dream. The 18-year old from Ashland, Virginiahas learned to play the guitar like a professional using his feet.
"I want it [music] to be my career. I have the opportunity to speak/play at different events or churches, you name it! I'm hoping big things will happen," he said according to the Huffington Post.
According to the article he eats, types and washes his hair with his feet, and he says he's primarily right-footed.
Last month he uploaded a video of himself playing and singing "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls and it is starting to get a lot of attention.
Check it out below and let us know what you think.
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William Balfour received three life sentences today for the 2008 murders of singer Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Judge Charles Burns imposed three consecutive life sentences for the murders and 120 years for the underlying felonies of home invasion and aggravated kidnapping.
Burns told Balfour that his "soul is barren" and that the murders "send a chill through all of us."
The judge was especially appalled that Balfour claimed to still love Julian King, the 7-year old nephew of Hudson that he murdered.
"The fact that you can stand in court and tell us you love that child is an insult to all of us," Burns said."There's no doubt in my mind he looked up to you as you were putting bullets into his head. I just hope his terror was short-lived."
Balfour made a statement to the victim's families while in court.
"My condolences go out to the family," said Balfour. "My deepest sympathies go to Julian King. I loved him. I still love him."
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