While putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming "Primo" album, South Bronx, New York native and Take Money Inc. CEO, Yung JB, continues to apply pressure on the competition by dropping one gem after another.
JB's latest single is the FattyOnTheBeat-produced song, "Grass Cut."
As promised Billy Danze, 1/2 of the legendary Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York group, M.O.P., has just dropped a new solo album titled "The Listening Session," in conjunction with producer TooBusy.
The thirteen-track project features Method Man, Havoc, DJ Premier, Lil Fame, M.O.P., Daz Dillinger, Cormega, La Boogie and Frontline Live.
Tracklist:
[03:13] 01. Don't Believe Ya [03:43] 02. Gotham feat. Method Man [03:02] 03. Cyrus [02:32] 04. Southern Man [02:26] 05. Damn feat. La Boogie & Frontline Live [02:41] 06. WeBusy [02:39] 07. One to Grow on feat. Havoc [03:10] 08. Take a Step feat. DJ Premier [00:32] 09. The Beginning (Interlude) feat. Lil Fame & M.O.P. [03:09] 10. That Time feat. Lil Fame & M.O.P. [03:32] 11. Don't Want It [02:44] 12. Respect Some Shit feat. Daz Dillinger [03:28] 13. Worship the Ground feat. Cormega
Benny the Butcher is the latest rapper to suffer a gunshot wound below the belt this week -- this time, it happened out in Houston during what sounds like an attempted robbery.
Houston PD tells TMZ ... the New York rapper was in town Saturday and visiting a local Walmart with a couple friends in tow. While they were in their car in the lot, we're told a car with 5 guys inside pulled up next to them and whipped out guns ... demanding their chains.
Apparently, Benny and co. were moving too slow for the alleged robbers' liking ... and cops say one of the 5 fired a round into Benny's leg, which caused the crooks to flee. We're told Benny and his friends booked it too, but eventually pulled over and called the police.
Benny was taken to a hospital for treatment -- his condition is unknown at this time. Cops say the men who attempted to rob him are also still at large, and an investigation is underway.
You'll recall ... Boosie was also shot in the leg in the Lone Star state just a few hours away that same day. Somewhat different circumstances there, but same result ... he was left with a bullet hole in his leg as well. We've heard Boosie's gonna be alright, however.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on November 15, 2020 at 10:18am
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As promised Billy Danze, 1/2 of the legendary Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York group, M.O.P., has just dropped a new solo album titled "The Listening Session," in conjunction with producer TooBusy.
The thirteen-track project features Method Man, Havoc, DJ Premier, Lil Fame, M.O.P., Daz Dillinger, Cormega, La Boogie and Frontline Live.
Tracklist:
[03:13] 01. Don't Believe Ya [03:43] 02. Gotham feat. Method Man [03:02] 03. Cyrus [02:32] 04. Southern Man [02:26] 05. Damn feat. La Boogie & Frontline Live [02:41] 06. WeBusy [02:39] 07. One to Grow on feat. Havoc [03:10] 08. Take a Step feat. DJ Premier [00:32] 09. The Beginning (Interlude) feat. Lil Fame & M.O.P. [03:09] 10. That Time feat. Lil Fame & M.O.P. [03:32] 11. Don't Want It [02:44] 12. Respect Some Shit feat. Daz Dillinger [03:28] 13. Worship the Ground feat. Cormega
New Orleans, La., mc, singer, songwriter, and producer Rahmón P. just released the last single before his forthcoming self produced album PATTERNS entitled "KEEP SCORE" Hosted by the legendary Fat Joe. This comes at a great time for new innovative sounds and colors. Due to Rahmón's futuristic and boundless approach to production and arranging this new song is much more like a musical journey, taking you through a wide range of soundscapes accompanied by his witty lyrics and warm vocal tone. Safe to say Rahmón P. is well on his way to making big waves in the music game and there's nearly nothing that can stop the rise with his determination and knack for pushing artistic limits.
Rapper Mo3 was desperate to get away from his killers before he was gunned down on a Dallas freeway ... a chase that allegedly started the minute he'd left a friend's house.
Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... the Dallas-based rapper left a female companion's house Wednesday morning and noticed he was being watched. It's unclear who the person tailing him was, but we're told they followed him in their vehicle from the home to a gas station.
Our sources say that's when Mo3 knew something was up, and jumped on I-35 in an attempt to lose the other vehicle. We're told he tried to get around traffic but ended up crashing on the side of the road.
That's when Mo3 got out of his car and ran for his life, before the trigger man gave chase and shot him in the back of the head. No one's been arrested for the deadly shooting, and police haven't identified a suspect yet.
TMZ broke the story ... Mo3 was shot and killed in his hometown where an innocent bystander was also shot and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Mo3 died at a hospital.
It's interesting ... fans are making an eerie connection between Mo3's death story and his 2017 "True Story" music video. It starts with him laying on a morgue's table and the coroner saying she was treating a "rapper who got shot in his own city."
Boosie Badazz has a bullet hole in his leg after coming under gunfire during a trip to Dallas ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Boosie was shot at in Dallas Saturday, after rolling through town in what we're told was a sprinter van near a strip mall called Big T's Plaza. Yesterday evening, he stopped by another venue to pay his respects to recently murdered Dallas rapper Mo3 -- who was a friend and collaborator of his.
At some point, somebody opened fire on the vehicle and one of the bullets struck Boosie in the leg. We're told the shooters booked it, and Boosie and co. made their way to a hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound below the knee.
Our Boosie sources say he is doing okay ... his injury seems to be non-life-threatening.
Someone posted video of the Big T parking lot where the action supposedly went down, claiming Boosie was NOT shot -- but we've been told otherwise ... Boosie is, in fact, a patient being treated for his wounds. According to this purported witness though, there were multiple vehicles involved -- at least three of them.
Dallas PD tells us ... officers responded to reports of an armed encounter Saturday, where the callers stated someone had been shot but then fled in a private vehicle. We're told when the cops showed up at the scene, there was nobody around and no signs of a crime being committed.
We should note, the shooting comes just days after rapper Mo3 was shot dead in the same city on a freeway. Word is Mo3 had been feuding with a fellow rapper, but it's unclear if there's any connection between that and his slaying.
Cops haven't arrested a suspect yet in Mo's death case quite yet. It's unclear if there is any connection between his fatal shooting and Boosie's incident.
Jeremih is fighting for his life, battling COVID-19 -- he's currently hospitalized in the ICU and the prognosis is bleak ... sources tell TMZ.
Sources with direct knowledge tell us the R&B singer is being treated at a hospital for COVID-19. It's unclear how long he's been admitted, or how long he's had the virus ... but he is not doing well.
Word that he was seriously ill started percolating online Saturday -- with rappers like 50 Cent, Chance the Rapper, producer Hitmaka and others asking for prayers on Jeremih's behalf, but not necessarily saying what exactly was wrong with him at first.
Fifty was the only one who gave a bit more insight, claiming it was COVID-related -- while also saying Jeremih was hospitalized in his native city of Chicago.
50 wrote, "pray for my boy Jeremih he’s not doing good this covid s*** is real." He added, "he's in ICU in Chicago."
Chance also touched on the seriousness of the situation, writing ... "Please if you can take a second to pray for my friend Jeremih, he is like a brother to me and he’s ill right now. I believe in the healing power of Jesus so if you can for me please please say a prayer over him."
Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... Jeremih is currently on a breathing ventilator within the ICU he's being treated at, and we're told his condition has recently gotten worse.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he won’t let President Trump “bully” New Yorkers over the COVID-19 vaccine.
“That’s how this president operates. He bullies,” Cuomo said in a Saturday news briefing. “I’m going to tell the truth. I’m going to protect the people of the state and New Yorkers don’t back down to bullies.”
The latest salvo in the ongoing feud came after the president tweeted earlier that only states that use the vaccine immediately would get it.
Trump also proclaimed “I LOVE NEW YORK!”
“I love New York,” Cuomo countered. “If that’s what the president thinks then he just has an abusive personality. He has been hostile to New York from day one.”
Trump, in a Rose Garden press conference Friday, said New York wouldn’t get the vaccine because Cuomo has said he doesn’t trust it and wanted to evaluate it before distribution.
Cuomo again insisted yesterday a state-convened panel would immediately look at any vaccine and there would be no delay in getting it to New Yorkers.
“Send me a vaccine today, I will distribute it this afternoon,” he said.
Cuomo also suggested New York City should “seriously consider” looking at the rate of COVID-19 cases in individual schools rather than shutting down the whole system when the positivity rate hits 3 percent.
“Add to your calculus a positivity rate in the school, because if the school is not spreading the virus or if the school has a much lower positivity rate than the surrounding area, then the school is not part of the problem,” he said.
City officials said Saturday schools will remain open Monday after the citywide positivity rate, measured on a seven-day rolling average, dropped slightly on Friday.
Statewide, the number of positive results for 184,162 tests processed Friday was 2.57 percent, excluding hot zones, a decrease from 2.6 percent a day earlier. The positivity rate in hot zones stood at 4.83 percent.
There were 24 deaths, 1,788 people hospitalized and 5,388 new cases in the state on Friday.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on November 14, 2020 at 12:25pm
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In this clip from next week's "People's Party with Talib Kweli," Kweli and co-host Jasmin Leigh talk with rapper Inspectah Deck about the impact of 'C.R.E.A.M' and his headspace while writing his historic verse on that track. Check it out to hear Deck explain how what could have been a straightforward dope boy's anthem turned into a conscious rap song.
Full episode arrives on Monday 11/16 at 9AMet/6AMpt.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on November 14, 2020 at 11:30am
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Bonnie Stone, 1/3 of the Springfield, Massachusetts collective M.D.S. (Mack.Donn.Stone.), is establishing herself as one of the top lyricists in the game.
She has just released a new solo album titled "Explicit Truths." The lead single and music video off of it is for the Danny Caiazzo-produced banger, "Digital Underground."
Directed by Money $hot Made It
"Explicit Truths" is available now on all streaming platforms and Bonnie's website
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on November 14, 2020 at 10:33am
Earl Thomas' wife is clearly done trying to make things work with the NFL star after the two were involved in that wild April incident ... TMZ Sports has learned she just filed for divorce.
According to court records, Nina Thomas put in the paperwork on Nov. 3 ... citing adultery as the grounds for ending the marriage.
Nina added in the docs that the couple has such a strained relationship ... there's zero "reasonable expectation of reconciliation."
It's interesting ... because Earl has seemed to put in a ton of effort to make things work since Nina was arrested for allegedly pointing a loaded gun at him back on April 13.
We broke the story, cops say Nina SNAPPED after she allegedly caught the former Baltimore Ravens safety cheating on her at a rented home in Austin, Texas.
Police say Nina busted in the home angrily ... and eventually held Earl at gunpoint.
Nina was ultimately arrested ... but shortly after the incident, Earl announced the two were trying to work through things.
And, it all seemed to be going smoothly ... he posted on social media several times the past few months praising her -- and even celebrated her birthday last month with a photo and a mushy "I love you" note.
But, Nina -- who married Earl in a well-publicized, extravagant wedding in April 2016 -- makes it clear in the docs ... she wants out.
The couple has three kids together ... and in the court filing, Nina is asking for Earl to only have limited access to the children until "he takes a parenting course and can show evidence that he is able to care for the children for an extended period of time."
Tave Getem releases his new single "Hard Times" featuring and produced by A-Wall. The track will be featured on their upcoming joint project titled Tavewall Shit, which is due out on Black Friday. His recent video "White Power" has hit over 20K views on YouTube and he also plans to announce some big features that are in the works.
A-Wall is the younger brother of R&B singer Trey Songz and has produced for Shy Glizzy, Iggy Azalea, Kat Deluna, and of course Trey Songz. The Virginia natives demonstrate undeniable chemistry on the track and we’re looking forward to more new music from the duo.
DJ Kay Slay rounded up some of the top lyricists in the game for his new album titled "Homage." Stream it up top and grab a copy from anywhere music is streamed and sold: https://music.empi.re/homage
Tracklist:
01. DJ Kay Slay – Homage
02 DJ Kay Slay - Rolling 50 Deep
03. DJ Kay Slay x Ghostface Killah x Busta Rhymes x Junior Reid – It’s About To Go Down
04. DJ Kay Slay x Conway the Machine x Sheek Louch – Where Is The Love
05. DJ Kay Slay x Juicy J x Jim Jones x Phresher x Bun B x Pesh mayweather – Man Down
06. DJ Kay Slay x Joell Ortiz x Papoose x Ransom – Rhyme or Die
07. DJ Kay Slay x AZ x Papoose x Bun B x Benny The Butcher x TRAE THA TRUTH x ZONE x Ghostface Killah – We Get Busy
08. DJ Kay Slay x EMC Scotty x BILLBOARD BABY x 6 Keys x Sammi J – Lose Control
Hailing from Tacoma, Washington and Jeanerette, Louisiana comes Avenue$ounds CEO, Vini, and his partner in rhyme Solo with a new EP titled "From Pacific To The Bayou."
Available soon on Spotify, Tidal and Soundcloud.
Tracklist:
1. Driver & Shooter 2. RoadRunner 3. Let It Go 4. Could It Be 5. 6PM 6. Outro
Luna Grey has officially dropped her new music video for her latest single “Big Boys”, a high energy, a playful song and visual that uses quirky metaphors to highlight the hustle, focusing on the cannabis industry with dollar bills and building blocks. Make sure to stay in tune with this abstract artist and follow her everywhere @TheLunaGrey.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on November 14, 2020 at 12:00am
Jamal Gasol teams up with Quis Star to bring you "Consignment" - now available everywhere music is streamed and sold! This marks the first single off of Jamal Gasol's forthcoming "The Ghost of Fritz" album. The new 13-track project is fully produced by Quis Star with features from 38 Spesh, Rome Streetz, Jynx716, Yaya and Washy. Preorder the album today and tune in to the new single now!
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