(WFMZ) READING, Pa.- Albright College in Reading has suspended two students that the school said were most directly involved in the creation and distribution of a video that has sparked racial outrage.
The suspensions are pending further investigation and adjudication through the college's community standards process, Lex O. McMillan III, Albright's president, said Friday, adding that the students have been advised to leave campus immediately while remaining available for communications with college officials.
A series of videos posted on a social media website earlier this week show a white female Albright student in blackface. At one point, she said to the camera, "Black Lives Matter." Then, she went out into a hallway and began dancing.
The videos have since gone viral, with news organizations around the world reporting on them.
"As we continue to investigate the matter," McMillan said, "we have learned that multiple students of multiple races were involved. We will continue to review the facts of the matter so that the most appropriate sanctions for those who took part can be determined."
McMillan invited the campus community to join him, his cabinet and the student government president in an open forum Friday.
"We hope that by speaking with and listening to each other, we can take the first steps toward learning from this hurtful, offensive act," McMillan said.
Producer Sonny Digital has released a new EP titled "G.O.A.T." The eight-track project features Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd, Black Boe and Key! Stream it up top.
G.O.A.T. Tracklist:
1. First Call 2. First Call – Commentary 3. Lenox Square Ft. Key! & Black Boe 4. Lenox Square – Commentary 5. On Me 6. On Me – Commentary 7. Thats It Ft. Swae Lee 8. Thats It – Commentary
Kid Cudi teams up with Pharrell Williams for a new collaboration titled "Surfin." This is off of Cudi's forthcoming "Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin" album.
The A$AP Mob are gearing up to release their Cozy Tapes project titled "Friends Minus." It was the brainchild of late member A$AP Yams.
A$AP Ferg told AllHipHop in June that the album would is on the way.
“We just shot the album cover art. The music is pretty much done. It’s in the process of being mixed,” he said. “I don’t have a date, but it should be out real soon.”
The first release off of it is titled "Crazy Brazy" featuring A$AP Rocky, A$AP Twelvyy and Key!. Give it a listen up top.
It should come as no surprise that Curren$y has dropped another new project given his incredibly high output of new music. His latest mixtape is titled "Andretti 9/30."
1.All On One Tape 2.Anybody 3.This Side ft. C-Style 4.Traffic 5.Insane ft. Marcelo & Ty 6.Speculation ft. Ty & Fiend 7.Treat Em The Same ft. Corner Boy P 8.My Man
The soundtrack for the film "Birth of a Nation" is filled with an impressive lineup of talent. Artists contributing songs include Vic Mensa, Pusha T, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, The Game, Ne-Yo, 2 Chainz, Marshia Ambrosius, Wale, Anthony Hamilton, K. Michelle and more.
"Birth of a Nation" arrives in theaters on October 7.
The Birth Of A Nation: The Inspired By Album Tracklist:
[02:59] 01. Vic Mensa – Go Tell ‘Em [04:03] 02. Meek Mill & Pusha T – Black Moses (feat. Priscilla Renea) [03:21] 03. 2 Chainz – Whip & a Chain [03:00] 04. Gucci Mane & Lil Wayne – Oh Lord [03:33] 05. Lecrae & Leon Bridges – On My Own [03:41] 06. Sir The Baptist – Raise Hell (feat. Killer Mike and ChuchPeople) [04:12] 07. Georgia Ku – Bloodline [03:23] 08. Trey Songz – Stand [03:24] 09. Ne-Yo – Queen [03:25] 10. Wale & Anthony Hamilton – Live Forever [03:36] 11. KAMAU – The Icarus [03:43] 12. The Game & Marsha Ambrosius – Sins of Our Fathers [03:49] 13. Marko Penn & Janine – Firebird [03:58] 14. K. Michelle – Forward [03:54] 15. Nas – War (feat. Raye) [05:17] 16. Wiley College Choir – Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray
Carter Strong is an new rap sensation representing the great state of South Carolina. Carter Strong linked up in the studio with Nino Brown and made a created a street anthem. the track is entitled "SURF" and is definitely a banger. Check out the video with Carter Strong and Nino Brown for this street anthem "SURF"
Nas teams up with Raye to offer a contribution to the soundtrack for the film "Birth of a Nation," which hits theaters October 7. The song is called "War."
Joliet, Illinois is a city located about 40 miles SouthWest of Chicago with a population of about 147,000. The city is popular for its abandoned prison, casino, raceways, and historic sites. But in our opinion, it will very soon be known for its music.
Leading that move is two brothers, C Mo and Lil Matt, who go by Greezy Gang. In the last few weeks they have come to our attention with consistent video releases and their debut mixtape release, "BooPac". From the cover to the sound it seemed to pay a hiphop homage to Boosie Badazz and the late Tupac Shakur. And their sound only amplified that belief.
They first came under our radar with the single music video release from C Mo, "Black Lives Matter." He tackled it solo and showed first hand these two were incredibly talented together or apart. His steady paced lyrics told his view from a stand point with out animosity or hatred. While describing being raised with a history of confusion, and growing into self placement in a world where violence seems to be around every corner. From those in the community to those sworn to protect it. He even ends the whole thing with a very strong statement, "Black Lives Matter....and we don't say that to say, all lives don't matter...we're just saying,...we matter too."
He released it with a powerful visual which included everything from live footage of his performance in midst of a peaceful march, to clips and live audio of the brutality face by those in America daily, and the outrage that comes from people who feel their voices aren't heard.
Prior to that, they seemed to have been the first in a long following of "Letter 2 Boosie" songs and videos. And came back full circle in the last few weeks when they released, "Boosie Juice", a hard hitting well played ode to Boosie's new alcohol brand, Boosie Juice.
And in between....they took no pause in showing that they may be fresh in the game,..but they have come to play as seasoned vets. After releasing a few videos like Can't Forget and Happiness and Peace, they dropped their debut release, BooPac, while promoting the motto "Bringing Real Back". And they are focused in doing so.
Line after line, BooPac was full of fresh and original delivery telling their story growing up in back streets of Joliet that the city hides from its tourists. Speaking on the bonds of blood with "Family Calls" to the backstabbing trust can get you in "Never Wit Us". They even did it correctly with a few songs real street soldiers can ride to with their main one like the Tink sampled, "Treat Me." But one of our personal favorites is "New Generation". Where they go head on with the misguidance and wrongful rebellion of their generation. It had to have gotten 25 repeats before the next song got played. It was very deep, well worded and a respectable play on their love for hiphop. Music with a real message.
They definitely have a story to tell....And the first of many chapters has been released. If you feel everything is starting to sound the same and has no significance beyond the words,...then get your copy of BooPac TODAY...It is available now only at www.hfemovement.com...in the meantime, check out a few of these videos.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 30, 2016 at 5:56pm
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Frequent guest of The Breakfast Club, comedian Donnell Rawlings, stopped by the show recently to chop it up about being a dad, liking August Alsina, the Black Lives Matter movement, tearing his patella tendon playing basketball, picks The Game over Meek Mill and Birdman over Lil Wayne, his brother getting over his crush on Charlamagne Tha God, losing role on "Power" due to his knee injury.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 30, 2016 at 5:17pm
Canadian rapper and singer Tory Lanez drops off some new music to kick the weekend off right. Take a listen to the Play Picasso-produced gem titled "Bodman Song."
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 30, 2016 at 4:30pm
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Rappers Dark Lo and AR-Ab sat down with VladTV to talk about Lo's Darkaveli double disk filled with 28 tracks, how they banded, what it took for AR to hear him out, and why there isn't any real gang life in Philadelphia, and it's essentially every man for himself.
While violence is something not to be glorified, Dark Lo says that he noticed it was common once he watched Boyz in the Hood as a child. However, it wasn't until he turned 9 when he witnessed one kid get brutally beaten by other boys in the neighborhood. Unlike Chicago and their gang culture, Lo says that gangs are nonexistent, but they do have sections or "blocks" that retaliate against one another. "In Philly it's blocks." Lo said, "In Philly, it's basically every man for theyself, but if you from 23rd street, we'll still kill each other, but you can't come kill us, [we're] 23rd street."
While facing many adversities, Dark Lo ended up in prison, and once he got out, he heard about AR-Ab's buzz and gravitated to his lyrical skills. After they met up, which AR says was typically doing "street s***," he says Lo revealed that he rapped, but AR made sure he approached him with a CD versus a hot 16 on the spot. "He comes and we making a drug deal, and he says 'you know I rap.'" AR says he responded, "'I ain't tryna hear that s***, you don't rap, man.'" He joked, "I'm looking like he had a beard, looking like a gangsta...I said bring some CDs; I don't want to hear you rap."
Fortunately, once AR got the CD, he and his team liked what they heard, and the rest was history. Further into the interview, Dark Lo talks about feeding the streets with Darkaveli and AR-Ab explains why he rather stay cordial with Meek Mill than have each other shoot at one another.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 30, 2016 at 1:38pm
Ask almost anyone in the music industry and they will tell you that Gucci Mane's ear for talent is impeccable. Atlanta is filled with artists that he either discovered or played a part in their development.
One such artist is Young Thug, who at one point was signed to Big Guwop's 1017 Brick Squad imprint.
The two remain close and XXL honored the pair by putting them on the cover of their Fall issue, appropriately titled "The Protégé and the Professor."
For the new issue, the two artists both sat with XXL to talk about their journeys to stardom—including some of the bumps they have hit along the way—their history with each other, thoughts on the current hip-hop landscape and personal focuses for the future. Gucci, who has been somewhat absent from hip-hop for the past three-plus years, due to a federal prison bid, also discusses his life before the jail sentence and what he had to do to change himself and succeed when he got out. Thug, who has found comfort in the world of fashion, also talks about how that fits in his budding career and what it means for himself and hip-hop.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 30, 2016 at 12:00pm
It's been a minute since we've heard some new music from Asher Roth, but the Morrisville, Pennsylvania native is back with a new single titled "Oops" featuring D.A. Wallach. The track was produced by Oren Yoel.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 30, 2016 at 11:35am
Desiigner and Phresher have a long history of working together prior to the "Panda" fame. They've linked back up for Phresher's new song titled "Dope."
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