Check out the London On Da Track-produced collaboration between T.I. and Young Thug titled "Bobby Womack." This is off of 3rdy Baby and Muzik Fene's "Margiela Music 3" mixtape, available now on LiveMixtapes http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/40687/margiela-music-3.html
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M.I.A is preparing to release her fifth studio album titled "A.I.M." on September 9. Zayn Malik and Dexta Daps are featured.
A.I.M. Tracklist:
1. Borders
2. Go Off
3. Bird Song (Prod. Blaqstarr)
4. Jump In
5. Freedun (Ft. Zayn Malik)
6. Foreign Friend (Ft. Dexta Daps)
7. Finally
8. A.M.P. (All My People)
9. Ali R U OK?
10. Visa
11. Fly Pirate
12. Survivor
13. Bird Song (Prod. Diplo)
14. The New International Sound Pt. 2
15. Swords
16. Talk
17. Platforms
AIM TRACKLIST pic.twitter.com/LwYHDmFFyp
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) August 18, 2016
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YG is looking to take his 4Hunnid Records imprint to the next level after inking a multi-million dollar joint venture with Interscope Records.
The 26-year old Compton native, born Keenon Jackson, told Billboard that he and his label's president, Brandon Moore, felt comfortable hammering out the deal with Joie Manda, the president of urban music at Interscope Geffen A&M, because of their previous relationship.
Manda was an executive at Def Jam Records when YG released his debut album "My Krazy Life" in 2014. The rapper says Manda was a big supporter of his from the beginning.
"After the album came out and had its success, Joie was really behind our whole movement and everything we had going on," YG told Billboard. "[Joie] knew what I did, who I had something to do with. With the album being a classic, [DJ] Mustard popping off, Ty [Dolla $ign] popping off 'cause we all from the same camp, he felt like I could have my own label and do the same things that we did for ourselves and other artists." Manda adds, "I've gotten to know YG and his team over the past few years and have full belief in their vision to build a label that moves the culture."
4Hunnid Records President Brandon Moore, Interscope President Of Urban Music Joie Manda, 4Hunnid Records CEO YG and Interscope CEO John Janick
YG spoke to Billboard in detail about how the deal came about, his vision for the label, the kind of artist's he's looking for and more.
What do you think Joie saw in you as a potential label boss?
Joie just knew about my success [and 4Hunnid's] success story. He knew all the people that was moving with me. He brought Sickamore up under him and you know Sick is a whole part of my situation so he just seen that it’s not too many people from the streets that made it out the West Coast -- the new West Coast. He saw that we knew what to do like attack the Internet and the streets, make hit records, touring -- we was covering all bases. There’s a lot of artists that don’t really know everything about the music business like they’re all just scrapping through to get on but Joie knew we knew that because we did it for ourselves. It’s just the whole camp -- me, Ty and Mustard -- really was homies before everybody had their success. Just three motherf--kers who popped off and became successful from nothing -- that’s big.
What’s the significance of the 4Hunnid name?
I mean it’s something I’ve just been pushing since I started rapping. I been yelling out “4hunnid.” That’s just like my lucky number. There’s so many ways to get rich and it means "forever one hunnid." That’s something we real big on -- just being real, authentic, being yourself, not letting this lifestyle change you. That’s something we’ve been real good at.
Who are some of the signees you have now? I've heard Sad Boy was in the mix.
We ain’t really got none of that locked in yet but we working on it. We got a couple of artists we looking at and trying to figure it out. With Sad Boy, I was trying to bridge the situation between Spanish and blacks [on the song "Blacks & Browns"] and the relationship that we got. I wanted to put out the positive side like, 'We f--k with Hispanics.' We grow up with them, we share the same culture basically.
Do you envision 4Hunnid Records being a predominantly West Coast roster?
Starting off, we for sure gonna have West Coast artists because we’re West Coast-based label. Before the world believes in you, you gon’ have to pop some shit off from your section and your culture. Then when that happens, we gon’ be able to go get who we want from where ever and see where they from but I’m really trying to pop off someone from my side first.
What would you say your day-to-day duties are?
I’m the CEO and creative director so my shit I do on a daily basis is I get on n----s’ bumpers about shit. [Laughs] I get on everybody ass like I just oversee everybody's marketing plan, rollout plan, the goals we trying to accomplish, the touring, all that type of shit. I’m making sure it happen in a timely fashion and I’m doing my thing as an artist.
What do you think is the key difference between 4Hunnid Records and other artist-owned labels?
We different. We 4Hunnid, you know. We like red. [Laughs] We from the West Coast. Like I don’t think nobody could get it how we tryna do it on the West Coast. Ain’t nobody did especially in artist relations. We ain’t f--kin with you if we feel like you can’t be around for 20-plus years. It’s a lotta other artist-owned labels who want artists with hot singles like for right now and that’s cool because that’s the easy money but we getting brands. We teach artists how to build brand and be businessmen and business ladies. It’s just bigger than being an artist and putting out an album. I know there’s a lot of motherf--kers who ain’t taking the time out to spend with their peoples and break shit down from the bottom with them about all of this type of shit. In the record business, if you sign an artist that don’t really know too much about the business, you can really get over on them in a lot of different ways so it’s a lot of people that don’t give artist the game because they’re trying to make the most money in the fastest way off their artists. They ain’t trying to be business partners with their artists. We bring that to the table.
How do you go about looking for artists?
It all starts with the music. I got homies that’s trying to be artists so we do certain things with the homies ‘cause that’s how we rock -- from the ground up. I put my people in situations like if that work out, that work out but we out looking for superstars so it all start with the music. You gotta have the music and then you gotta have potential star power. Then you gotta represent something different that YG don’t represent because we all can’t be doing the exact same shit.
What do you hope your label represents?
It’s real family-oriented. We giving our people opportunities to be something. We not just pulling a regular homie that don’t know nothing about music or don’t got no potential to be successful in the music industry. We not bringing 'em along and giving them job titles like, 'Here, bro, you gon’ run this.' It’s certain people that’s been around since we came in the game. They been around from that time doing certain little things, watching how we move, watching how we do things and they learned so we bringing them along with us. We about the people so we’re trying to uplift one another ‘cause that’s really how you gon’ have some real shit. We trying to do it like we on some Roc-A-Fella shit.
Head over to Billboard to read more.
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Katt Williams has another legal mess on his hands.
TMZ reports that the 44-year old comedian and actor, born Micah Sierra Williams, has been hit with a misdemeanor battery charge by the Los Angeles City Attorney in connection with an alleged physical assault on a woman.
The victim, an employee at the Sportsmen's Lodge restaurant in Studio City, California called police on Sunday, July 24, claiming Williams had attacked her.
The altercation followed an argument that began when Williams felt the woman had disrespected him.
When cops arrived they noticed visible minor injuries on the victim.
Williams was arrested and hauled off to jail. He was later released after posting $20,000 bail. If convicted he could be sentenced to 6 months in jail.
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Freddie Gibbs has been charged with sexual abuse of a defenseless or psychologically impaired person, in connection with the alleged July 2015 rape of woman backstage at a concert in Austria.
"He is alleged to have administered knock-out drops to a woman and then have abused her sexually while she was in a defenseless state," a spokesman for Vienna's criminal court said Wednesday.
Reuters reports that the charges were handed down Tuesday, August 16.
Gibbs' Vienna-based attorney, Thomas Kralik, insists his client had nothing to do with the alleged victim's drink being spiked and is innocent.
"He strenuously denies (the accusations)," Kralik said.
As we previously reported, the 34-year old rapper, born Fredrick Tipton, has been locked up in Josefstadt prison in Vienna since being extradited from France on July 31.
He was originally picked up by French authorities on a European arrest warrant out of Austria on June 2. Gibbs was in France to perform at.the Rex in Toulouse at the time.
His U.S. lawyer, Theodore Simon, issued an emailed statement to Reuters.
"While Freddie Gibbs was charged with an offense today, it remains only an allegation, and it does not in any way change the actual facts that Freddie Gibbs is 100 percent innocent."
Gibbs faces a maximum 10-year prison sentence if convicted.
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Former Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt teams up with Knxwledge for a new song titled "Balance."
Download this track for FREE at adultswim.com/singles
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Rich the Kid and 2016 XXL Freshman Desiigner combine their talents on a new song titled "Strippers." Give it a listen up top and sound off in the comment section below.
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Kid Ink drops off an official music video for his single titled "Nasty" featuring Jeremih and Spice.
Download & Stream Kid Ink "Nasty" below:
Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/iNasty?iqid=yt
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/aNasty?iqid=yt
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/gNasty?iqid=yt
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/sNasty?iqid=yt
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Remy Ma stopped by Tony Touch's Shade 45 show recently with her husband Papoose. Before leaving, Remy blessed the mic with a freestyle over Jay Z's "Where I'm From" instrumental.
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Rochester, New York rap collective recently paid a 2nd appearance to DJ Kay Slay's Shade 45 show, Streetsweeper Radio.
Watch Rigz, Symph and ILLANOISE rip a freestyle session.
@nysymph @Rigz585 @MaverickMontana
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What beef?
Any notion that Eminem had a problem with Drake because of his issues with Joe Budden was put to rest Tuesday, August 16.
Drake surprised the crowd at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena when he brought the music icon out to perform their 2009 collaboration titled "Forever."
Drizzy later bowed to Slim and heaped praise on the "Lose Yourself" hit maker.
"Detroit, make some noise for the greatest rapper to ever got on the motherfucking microphone. And he goes by the name of Eminem," he told the crowd.
Peep the footage above and below.
Photo credit: Jeremy Deputat - Detroit Free Press
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YG is taking his "FDT" campaign out on the road as he announces "The Fuck Donald Trump Tour."
RJ, Kamaiyah and Sadboy will serve as the opening acts during the 52-city trek that kicks off September 18th in San Diego.
Along the way there will be stops in Houston, Orlando, Boston, Chicago, Denver and Portland before winding down in Tempe on December 4th.
Billboard reports that registered voters will receive discounts on tour merchandise. A portion of the profits from the gear sales will donated to families affected by police brutality.
Fans will be given the opportunity to vote and participate in a pre-show panel discussing the 2016 presidential election in certain cities.
Tickets go on sale today at http://4hunnid.com/pages/tour
The Fuck Donald Trump Tour Dates:
Sept. 18 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park^*"
Sept. 20 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory^*"
Sept. 21 - Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater^*"
Sept. 24 - Tuscon, AZ @ The Rialto Theatre^*"
Sept. 25 - Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theatre^*"
Sept. 27 - Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall^*"
Sept. 28 - Austin, TX @ Emo's East^"
Sept. 29 - San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall^*"
Sept. 30 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live^*"
Oct. 1 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues^"
Oct. 3 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum^*"
Oct. 4 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution^*"
Oct. 5 - Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theatre^*"
Oct. 7 - Jacksonville, FL @ Mavericks at the Landing^*"
Oct. 8 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre^*"
Oct. 9 - Charlotte NC @ The Underground^*"
Oct. 11 - Richmond, VA @ The National^*"
Oct. 12 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore^*"
Oct. 14 - Norfolk, VA @ Norva^*"
Oct. 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts^"
Oct. 17 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza^*"
Oct. 18 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place^*"
Oct. 19 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues^*"
Oct. 21 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre^*
Oct. 22 - Montreal, QC @ Theatre Berri^*
Oct. 23 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues^*"
Oct. 25 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre^*"
Oct. 26 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection^*"
Oct. 27 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall^*"
Oct. 28 - Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom^*"
Oct. 30 - Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe^*"
Nov. 1 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works^*"
Nov. 2 - Oxford, MS @ The Lyric Oxford^*"
Nov. 4 - St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room^*"
Nov. 5 - Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club^"
Nov. 6 - Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater^"
Nov. 7 - Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall^*"
Nov. 9 - Minneapolis, MN @ Caboose^*"
Nov. 11 - Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre^*"
Nov. 12 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater^*"
Nov. 13 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom^*"
Nov. 15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex^*"
Nov. 16 - Boise, ID @ Revolution Center^*"
Nov. 17 - Yakima, WA @ El Dos de Oro^*"
Nov. 19 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre^*"
Nov. 21 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre^*
Nov. 22 - Bend, OR @ Midtown^*"
Nov. 23 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater^*"
Nov. 25 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater^*
Nov. 26 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades^*
Nov. 27 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst^*
Dec. 4 - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee^*"
^ = w/ RJ * = w/ Kamaiyah " = w/ SadBoy
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De La Soul links up with Usher for a new gem titled "Greyhounds." This is off of the group's forthcoming "and the Anonymous Nobody" album, dropping August 26.
Pre-order now: https://delasoul.lnk.to/andtheanonymo...
Vinyl pre-order also available: http://smarturl.it/dls_vinyl.
CD: http://smarturl.it/dls_cd
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/dls_itunes
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/dls_googleplay
Amazon MP3: http://smarturl.it/dls_amazonmp3
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/dls_spotify
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Website: http://www.wearedelasoul.com/
Facebook: http://smarturl.it/dls_fbook
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Looks like Christmas is going to come early this year thanks to the one and only Lloyd Banks.
The G-Unit emcee unveiled the James Dunne-designed cover art for the next installment of his "AON" mixtape series titled "All or Nothing: Live It Up."
DJ Drama is back to host the project.
The release date will be announced soon!
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Hit up James Dunne for your next mixtape or album cover.
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2016 XXL Freshman Kodak Black has struck a deal with prosecutors that will free him from the Florida jail cell he has been locked up in since May.
The Orlando Sun Sentinal reports that the 19-year old, born Dieuson Octave, appeared in a Fort Lauderdale courtroom Tuesday, October 16, where he pleaded no contest to charges of robbery, false imprisonment, fleeing a law enforcement officer and possession of a firearm by a delinquent.
In return, Judge Lisa Porter sentenced him to 12 months of house arrest, followed by 5 years of probation.
Porter agreed to withhold adjudication, meaning Black won't become a convicted felon and will be allowed to tour internationally.
Rapper #KodakBlack pleads no contest to multiple charges against him as they enter into a plea agreement.
— Derek Shore (@DerekShore) August 16, 2016
Members of @AtlanticRecords executive team plead for judge to defer adjudication for #KodakBlack so he can travel and tour.
— Derek Shore (@DerekShore) August 16, 2016
Prosecutor says victims involved in #KodakBlack want to see the rapper get another chance.
— Derek Shore (@DerekShore) August 16, 2016
Black will have to attend anger management training, community control supervision and perform community service.
Black was arrested 3 times within a 7 month span.
In October 2015, he was picked up in Pompano Beach for allegedly forcing a group of people into a car. He suspected them of breaking into his house.
Black was hauled in again in April 2016 in Hallandale Beach, after police witnessed what they believed to be a drug transaction between a passenger in the rapper's vehicle and another individual.
Cops say they saw the individual hand the passenger cash in exchange for a large bag filled with a "green, leafy substance."
Black reportedly tossed a gun into a dumpster during a subsequent chase, before he was apprehended.
In May he was arrested in Broward County and charged with false imprisonment, robbery without a weapon, operating a vehicle without a viable license and possession of marijuana.
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Check out Snow Tha Product's new music video for the song "Snooze (Woke)." It was produced by DJ Pumba.
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Neighborhood Nipsey Hussle The Great seems to have an endless amount of musical gems in his vault. He blesses his fans with a new one titled "Mercy" featuring Stacy Barthe.
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A previously unreleased song from Azealia Banks titled "Blossom" has hit the net.
"A leftover track from 2014's Broke With Expensive taste made its way onto the interwebs," Banks wrote on Instagram. "It's called Blossom and the song is about a lesbian romance. Go and check it out when you get the chance !!!"
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Rudy Giuliani, the former Mayor of New York City forgot all about 9/11 while giving a speech on Monday, August 15.
"Under those eight years, before Obama came along, we didn't have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack in the United States. They all started when Clinton and Obama got into office," Giuliani said.
That was more than enough for Charlamagne Tha God to give Rudy "Donkey of the Day" for Tuesday, August 16.
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Michigan native artist JP Thornewell is creating a major melodic lane for himself with new single “How to Live.” This song speaks to escaping regular life and being in the moment, yet exposing yourself to new experiences. JP’s cadence and bounce on the hook keeps you engaged to transition to the next verse, encouraging his “Cute lil bad b*$#h” to leave the boredom of the everyday acquaintances.
The mid slow tempo gives you a chance to rock with the beat, giving you a euphoric visual of living the experience JP’s painted. The delayed echoes in the background carry the song, encompassing his life as an individual not following the in-crowd. Setting the scene for some alone time, JP gives his chic an opportunity to not only keep it real with him but understand his lifestyle and his heart.
The son of a Vietnam veteran, his parents divorced at an early age. This fact attributes to why his sound bellies’ his youthful appearance. Conversely, his military school upbringing also attributes to his strong work ethic. Growing up hearing southern & midwest sounds is why JP strives to make music that connects with all people and gives him a distinct, non regional sound.Looking to be a contender on the national music scene in 2016, be on the look out for new music from JP Thronewell.
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