JoJo is all grown up now and preparing to release "Mad Love," her first album since 2006. The 25-year old singer recruits Wiz Khalifa for the lead single off of it titled "Fuck Apologies." It's available now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/f*ck-apologies.-feat.-wiz/id1136790043?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
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Shad Da God continues to push it to the limit with new music and videos. "Moonrocks" being the newest video from the ATLien early this week (July 25th). Day before (July 26th) he dropped the new single "Wut I Luv" from the latest project 'Free The Goat'.
The Grand Hustle artist comes with another new video within the week "Gas". Definitely look for more music and videos coming as Shad Da God prepares for a takeover.
The name Timi Turnup is representative of the kind of youthful energy that gives birth to bliss. As a versatile rapper, Timi creates his own unique aura when he records or performs; it leaves you wondering what the world must be like through his eyes.
His first project, ‘Summer Practice Package,’ makes this very clear. Potent and witty lyricism is coupled with attention-grabbing flows to showcase, first and foremost, that Timi Turnup is a very talented artist. The package has received a bit of local support and will likely be seeing a lot more soon, as merchandise becomes available and exposure continues.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HoopinTimi
Hip Hop artist Aadanis, a Brooklyn native, has recently released a new single entitled "Harriet's Blood Been". The song renders thought provoking lyrics that tell a story of fearlessness, pertaining to the Black man's plight; address the struggles of day to day experiences with violence, gentrification and oppression, all over an enticing, soul beat. Partnered with a strong narrative and straightforward rap thrills, this song will take you on a trip through Aadanis' thought process.
Listen to the new single, today!
Follow Aadanis on Twitter: @aadanis_lmfl
The soulful, artistic singer Ezkiel paints another beautiful song “Focus”. The Latin American heartthrob continues to garner music that captivates not only edgy lyrics, but also great production and harmony. “Focus”, is a segment of a full musical storyline, where Ezkiel encourages his love to be liberated and live the life she always envisioned. The singer tells her to ignore the boys, fame and fortune and focus on what presently is about to happen. With the perfect balance of not saying too much, “Focus” displays his songwriting talent, yet demonstrates a creative way to convey to her that she’s her biggest fan.
To listen to this enticing new single, click here.
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Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, July 25, was fantastic and will be remembered and referenced for a long time to come.
One passage in particular resonated with a lot of viewers.
“I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. And I watch my daughters, two beautiful, intelligent black young women, playing with their dogs on the White House lawn," the First Lady said.
It was a reminder of both an ugly period in America's history and how far we've come as a nation.
Bill O'Reilly fact-checked Obama's comments and found them to be true. Slaves did in fact, build the White House.
During a segment on the Fox News show, "The O'Reilly Factor," the controversial host gave his take.
O'Reilly pointed out that "free blacks, whites and immigrants" also helped in the construction, before adding that "slaves that worked there were well fed and had decent lodgings provided by the government."
Twitter users and celebrities ripped O'Reilly a new one Wednesday, July 27.
"I don't care if the slaves who built the White House were paid in gold and housed in mansions, Bill O'Reilly -- THEY WERE SLAVES!!!," Cole Haddon wrote.
"The idiocy never ceases to amaze me. Try slavery, Bill. Let us know how good the food is while you wear chains," Shonda Rhimes chimed in.
Dear Bill O'Reilly...live through this a few times... pic.twitter.com/reJpHhTaSh
— Audra McDonald (@AudraEqualityMc) July 27, 2016
The idiocy never ceases to amaze me. Try slavery, Bill. Let us know how good the food is while you wear chains. https://t.co/sHSWPljgyd
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) July 27, 2016
I don't care if the slaves who built the White House were paid in gold and housed in mansions, Bill O'Reilly -- THEY WERE SLAVES!!!
— Cole Haddon (@colehaddon) July 27, 2016
O'Reilly responded with a tweet of his own.
"Far left loons distort tip about @FLOTUS statement that slaves built White House. She's correct & I provided facts. More on The Factor -BO'R," he wrote.
Far left loons distort tip about @FLOTUS statement that slaves built White House. She's correct & I provided facts. More on The Factor -BO'R
— Bill O'Reilly (@oreillyfactor) July 27, 2016
The New York Times spoke with journalist Jesse Holland, who said that a good portion of what O'Reilly said wasn't accurate.
According to Holland, slaves were fed pork and bread, but how much couldn't be confirmed. He added that most were housed in barns.
“We know as construction workers they were expected to do hard, grueling, back-breaking work,” Mr. Holland said. “So they had to feed them enough so they could actually get their money’s worth. Were they well fed? That’s not something that, right now, history supports.”
In all likelihood O'Reilly won't face any repercussions from his bosses at Fox News. He's been making offensive comments for years and will probably continue to do so with their blessing.
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2016 XXL Freshman Anderson. Paak stopped by the Shade 45 studios recently to kick it with Tony Touch. Check out his way-too-brief freestyle over the J. Dilla-produced Slum Village classic, "Players."
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Nas teams up with Erykah Badue for a new song titled "This Bitter Land" This is taken from the soundtrack to the upcoming film, "The Land."
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With all the situations going on within the Black community Mitchy Slick's & the WKYK 1st round draft pick "Eddie MMack" addresses the question of the day "What happened to the #Unity?" press play an listen to Eddie MMack's thoughts on the issues then answer the question or give him your thoughts via Twitter @EddieMack59
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Joey Bada$$ is currently on the road with his Pro Era crew before heading back out in September to open for SchoolBoy Q's "Blank Face Tour."
Today he dropped off a video for "Devastated" featuring live concert footage from various venues.
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/Devastated
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/DevastatedAmazon
Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/DevastatedAppleMusic
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/DevastatedSpotify
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/DevastatedGooglePlay
Shot and directed by Dee Knows
Song produced by Adam Pallin, Kirk Knight, & Powers Pleasant
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Juicy J drops a new music video off of his "Lit In Ceylon" mixtape. This one is for the TM88-produced song titled "Old School." Directed by Ted Cadillac.
Grab "Lit in Ceylon" now from Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/Juicy-J-Lit-In-Ceylon-mixtape.793038.html.
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Unbeknownst to many, Jas Prince was responsible for discovering and catapulting Drake's rap career after finding him on MySpace. By the time Jas reached out to the OVO rapper, he already had success as an actor on the Canadian television drama series, Degrassi and began to circulate as a lyricist. Although Jas comes from a music based family and has a Rap-A-Lot affiliation through his father J Prince, Jas opens up to DJ Vlad that Drake was uncertain of his promises. "I was like, 'I'm [going to] make you famous' and he was like 'I hear that a lot.'" Even though Drake appeared pessimistic about Jas' capabilities, he decided to work with him regardless.
In this interview Jas talks about J Prince and Lil Wayne not feeling the Canadian's sound, but explains once he gave him exclusive beats and let Weezy listen to him a second time during a random drive, He immediately wanted to work with him the next day.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors dropped the remaining charges Wednesday against three Baltimore police officers awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray, bringing an end to the case without a conviction.
Gray was a 25-year-old black man whose neck was broken while he was handcuffed and shackled but left unrestrained in the back of a police van in April 2015. His death added fuel to the growing Black Lives Matter movement, set off massive protests in the city and led to the worst riots the city had seen in decades.
The decision by prosecutors comes after a judge had already acquitted three of the six officers charged in the case, including the van driver who the state considered the most responsible and another officer who was the highest-ranking of the group.
A fourth officer had his case heard by a jury, but the panel deadlocked and the judge declared a mistrial.
On Wednesday, instead of a pretrial hearing for Officer Garrett Miller — who had faced assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment charges — Chief Deputy State's Attorney Michael Schatzow told the judge that prosecutors were dropping the charges against Miller and the rest of the officers.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys quickly left the courtroom without commenting, but both sides planned news conferences later Wednesday.
After Gray's death, the U.S. Justice Department launched a patterns and practice investigation into allegations of widespread abuse and unlawful arrests by the Baltimore Police Department. The results have not been released.
Prosecutors had said Gray was illegally arrested after he ran away from a bike patrol officer and the officers failed to buckle Gray into a seat belt or call a medic when he indicated he wanted to go to a hospital.
State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby wasted little time in announcing charges after Gray's death — one day after receiving the police department's investigation while a tense city was still under curfew — and she did not shy from the spotlight. She posed for magazine photos, sat for TV interviews and even appeared onstage at a Prince concert in Gray's honor.
The city's troubles forced Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to fire her reform-minded police chief and abandon her re-election campaign. Homicides skyrocketed at a rate unseen in decades.
Many feared that the acquittals could prompt more protests and unrest, but that never panned out.
The Gray case hasn't fit quite so neatly into the narrative of white authorities imposing unfair justice on minorities.
Three of the officers charged are white and three are black. The victim, judge, top prosecutor and mayor are African-American. At the time of Gray's death, so was the police chief.
No reputations hinged on the case's outcome as much as Mosby and her husband, Nick Mosby, a councilman for Baltimore's west side who announced his mayoral candidacy shortly after Rawlings-Blake pulled out.
Marilyn Mosby spoke so forcefully when she announced the charges against the officers in May that defense attorneys argued she should recuse herself for bias.
Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby
Gray's family received a $6.4 million settlement from the city.
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Here's part 2 of 50 Cent's hilarious interview with the Drink Champs (N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN).
The business mogul talks about Vivica A. Fox eating his ass, his relationship with Chelsea Handler, A$AP Rocky Twitter issue, new artists increasingly becoming one hit wonders, sophisticated pettiness, Hot 97's Ebro saying he ruined New York hip hop, Effen Vodka deal, Steve Stoute, finding it weird when Diddy offered to take him shopping, not believing Chris Lighty killed himself, enjoying working with Dr. Dre and much more.
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Waka Flocka Flame and producer Sizzle of 808 Mafia drop off a new mixtape titled "LeBron Flocka James 4." Stream it up top and grab a free copy from Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/Waka-Flocka-Sizzle-Lebron-Flocka-James-4-mixtape.796084.html
LeBron Flocka Fames 4 Tracklist.
1.Real Nigga No Flex
2.Ball Hard
3.How You Say
4.One Eyed Shooter
5.FlockaSizzle Freestyle
6.Get Whacked
7.All I Know
8.Workin' Wit A Check
9.What's A Party
10.Ain't Shit Sweet
11.New Year
12.Timeline
13.Chill Baby
14.Hype
15.Outro
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My name is Champz. I'm a 27 year old lyricist/songwriter from Long Island NY. This is my new song called "I'm A Bad Man". I really wanted to showcase my lyrical dominance over this beat, produced by Doug G. I use versatile rhyme schemes and fast paced lyrical artillery to get the point across. I decided to call this song "I'm A Bad Man" bcuz I want it to draw people in to show them I really have something and I belong in this industry.
Website - Champz516.weebly.com
Twitter - @Champz516
Instagram - @champz516
Facebook Artist Page - @Champz516
Full Soundcloud Profile - https://soundcloud.com/champz516/im-a-bad-man-prod-by-doug-g
Michael Rushden returns with the release of his jaw dropping new album “Use Your Illusion III”. The album which features some great Chiptune production by Michael’s frequent collaborator Lord Diamonds sticks to it’s NES Zapper Guns from start to finish. Each track comes to life with Michael’s hysterically ignorant yet often descriptive wordplay. Topics on the album range from hard partying at a college dorm (Dazed & Amused) to driving around in a mystical vehicle near the La Brea Tar Pit (Ford Flintstone). As any Michael Rushden fan should expect, the fun doesn’t stop until the very end. If you’re into unapologetic, next level, balls out comedy hip-hop, Michael Rushden is the badass dude you’ve been looking for.
You can purchase Use Your Illusion III now from the link below:
http://msclvr.co/useyourillusioniii
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The powers that be at MTV really like Beyonce's "Lemonade."
The Houston native's visual album has her ahead of the pack with 11 nominations for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.
Bey is up for both Video of the Year ("Formation") and Best Female Video ("Hold Up")
Adele has the second most nominations with an impressive 8 nods.
Drake picked up 6 noms. Ariana Grande and Rihanna are not far behind with 5 and 4 respectively.
Fans can do their part by voting at vma.mtv.vom.
The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Madison Square Garden on Sunday, August 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
Video of the Year:
Adele – “Hello”
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
Kanye West – “Famous”
Best Female Video:
Adele – “Hello”
Beyoncé – “Hold Up”
Sia – “Cheap Thrills”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version)
Best Male Video:
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”
Kanye West – “Famous”
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”
Best Collaboration:
Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”
Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home”
Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love You”
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version)
Best Hip Hop Video:
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Desiigner – “Panda”
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
Chance The Rapper – “Angels”
2 Chainz – “Watch Out”
Best Pop Video:
Adele – “Hello”
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
Alessia Cara – “Wild Things”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”
Best Rock Video:
All Time Low – “Missing You”
Coldplay – “Adventure Of A Lifetime”
Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato – “Irresistible”
twenty one pilots – “Heathens”
Panic! At The Disco – “Victorious”
Best Electronic Video:
Calvin Harris & Disciples – “How Deep Is Your Love”
99 Souls ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – “The Girl Is Mine”
Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill In Ibiza”
Afrojack – “SummerThing!”
The Chainsmokers ft. Daya – “Don’t Let Me Down”
Breakthrough Long Form Video:
Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey
Beyoncé – Lemonade
Justin Bieber – PURPOSE: The Movement
Chris Brown – Royalty
Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy
Best New Artist:
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES
Best Art Direction:
Beyoncé – “Hold Up”
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
David Bowie – “Blackstar”
Adele – “Hello”
Best Choreography:
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)”
Beyoncé – “Sorry”
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X”
Florence + The Machine – “Delilah”
Best Direction:
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Coldplay – “Up&Up”
Adele – “Hello”
David Bowie – “Lazarus”
Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better”
Best Cinematography:
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Adele – “Hello”
David Bowie – “Lazarus”
Alesso – “I Wanna Know”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”
Best Editing:
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Adele – “Hello”
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $”
David Bowie – “Lazarus”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”
Best Visual Effects:
Coldplay – “Up&Up”
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X”
Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)”
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”
Zayn – “PILLOWTALK”
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