Macklemore speaks on the state of race relations and police brutality in America on his and Ryan Lewis' new song titled "White Privilege" featuring Jamila Woods. Give it a listen up top.
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APE and AnkH, in association with EFFEN® Vodka and 50 Cent, present the EFFEN Golden Pass Concert & All-Star After Party on Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Historic Fox Theater in Oakland, CA. Headlining the night is 50 Cent and Friends, along with Producer and DJ of the Year award winner DJ Mustard and very special guest Ty Dolla $ign. Supernatural and the Hip Hop Opera, DJ Drama, and Big Von round out the rest of the bill. Multi-platinum recording artist and host for the evening, Chris Brown, will make a rare intimate appearance at the star studded concert and all-star after party.
Fans can expect plenty of surprise guests hitting this red carpet celebration and joining 50 Cent on stage throughout the night, sponsored by super-premium EFFEN Vodka. The EFFEN Golden Pass is an exclusive intimate look at how “50 Cent successfully channels the villain of his hit Starz show “Power” to make the best music he’s made in years.” -HipHopDX.
Tickets go on-sale this Friday, January 22nd @ 12 noon at all Ticketmaster outlets. For more information TheFoxOakland.com, or Ticketmaster.com.
About EFFEN® Vodka
EFFEN® Vodka is a super-premium vodka whose name means smooth, even and balanced in Dutch. It is made from 100% premium wheat, which results in a silky, smooth liquid. The stylish rubber sleeve is carefully affixed to each bottle, further demonstrating EFFEN’s commitment to providing a super-premium vodka with a modern design. The EFFEN line includes EFFEN® Vodka, EFFEN® Cucumber Vodka, EFFEN® Black Cherry Vodka and EFFEN® Dutch Raspberry Vodka. EFFEN is sold nationwide and is available in 50ml, 375ml, 750ml and 1.75L bottles.
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Iggy Azalea's new single titled "Azillion" didn't take off, at least not to her label's satisfaction, so Virgin EMI told her there won't be a music video shot for it.
That angered the "Fancy" rapper enough that she aired her feelings out via Twitter and accused the label's President, Ted Cockle, of trying to hold her career back.
"Bad news update:my record label Virgin/EMI seems to feel the response to my viral record "zillon" wasnt good enough & im not allowed a video," she wrote on the social networking site. "I felt like it was dope so, whatever. ted cockle doesnt wanna see me shine. what can i say. They expect me to find a pop star to wack onto a radio friendly song with me rapping the verses. That’s what THEY want. It’s Cockle’s fault.”
Azalea went on to say that she wants to switch to Def Jam, which also falls under the Universal Music Group umbrella, but is being blocked by Cockle.
"im trying to switch to just Def Jam but cockle is making it hard," she continued.
Some of the tweets have since been deleted, but you can check out the rest and the song "Azillion" below.
Iggy might want to rethink this strategy. Throwing shots at the person who is in control of your career could backfire.
What do you think of "Azillion?"
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Taylor Gang rapper Chevy Woods borrows Travis Scott's "Antidote" for his new freestyle titled "Dope Show." Give it a listen up top and let us know what you think by sounding off in the comment section below.
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Check out Plies' new music video for "Outchea" featuring Kodak Black. The Cheese Beatz-produced track is off of Plies mixtape titled "Ain't No Mixtape Bih 2." Grab it from LiveMixtapes http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/37106/plies-aint-no-mixtape-bih-2.html.
Directed by Omar The Director
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Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson knows what it's like to lose a belt. He also knows that you can't let a setback keep you from getting back in there to reclaim what you believe is yours.
Ronda Rousey has reportedly been in a funk since suffering her first loss and the Women's Bantamweight Championship, when she was knocked out by Holly Holm at UFC 193 last November.
During his appearance this week on the Conan O'Brien show, Iron Mike, offered Ronda a bit of advice.
"She has to understand, we’re in the hurt business," Tyson said. "I don’t care if you’re the king of the hurt business, we’re in the business where we get hurt. And um, she’s just gotta be seen, come out of the house. I see she’s been around, show your face. You’re human. She’s just unfortunate that she’s a Goliath. David is a great king, he’s done great things. He built the civilization. But he’s more famous for beating Goliath."
What do you think of Tyson's advice for Ronda?
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With Super Bowl 50 set for February 7, the timing couldn't be better for EFFEN Vodka and brand partner 50 Cent to unveil a custom football bottle.
"EFFEN is the perfect example of LIQUID LUXURY®, and it's taking over," said rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent in a press release. "This limited edition football bottle will raise the game for your football party."
The limited edition is wrapped in a custom, textured football sleeve, complete with 50 Cent's golden stamp of approval -- his signature and logo.
In 2015, EFFEN Vodka established a partnership with 50 Cent, whose business and marketing smarts, influential networks, passion and high energy are helping to grow the brand. This collaboration, which includes integrations in social media, retail programming and brand-sponsored events, as well as in 50's performances, music videos and network, has already succeeded in introducing EFFEN (Dutch for "smooth") to thousands of new, legal-purchase-age fans.
"50 Cent is one of the hardest-working businessmen out there and has played an integral role in the triple-digit growth of EFFEN Vodka this past year," said Jason Dolenga, Senior Brand Director, Vodka at Beam Suntory. "We're excited to launch this limited edition football bottle to give our fans a taste of the exciting things to come from EFFEN and 50 Cent in the future."
EFFEN Vodka's limited edition bottle will be available at select retailers nationwide this month with a suggested retail price of $35.99 for a 750 ml bottle. Made from 100% premium wheat, using a continuous distillation process, EFFEN Vodka is crisp and smooth, creating a clean taste on the palate. Bottled at 80 proof, EFFEN Vodka is a true example of LIQUID LUXURY®. For more information on EFFEN Vodka, please visit www.effenvodka.com.
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Super producer/rapper Hit-Boy teams up with Quentin Miller and Price of Audio Push for a new heater titled "Lord Have Mercy." Take a listen up top.
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Akon releases a remix of his 2013 song titled "Forever." This was probably recorded around that time, but was never released for some reason. This features Future Hendrix.
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Will Smith sat down with ABC's "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts on Thursday, January 21, to weigh in on the growing Oscar Awards controversy over the lack of diversity among nominees.
"When I see this list of nominations that come out, everybody is fantastic. And that's the complexity of this issue," Smith told Roberts. "Everyone is beautiful and deserving and it's fantastic. But it feels like it's going the wrong direction. When I look at it, the nominations reflect the Academy. The Academy reflects the industry, reflects Hollywood. And the industry reflects America. Reflects a series of challenges that we are having in our country at the moment. There's a regressive slide towards separatism. Towards racial and religious disharmony."
Smith, who many felt should have been nominated for his role in "Concussion," said he will join his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and boycott this year's Oscars.
"My wife's not going. It would be awkward for me to show up with Charlize (Theron)," he added. "We've discussed it, but at this current time, we're uncomfortable to stand there and say this is OK."
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Timbaland is set to launch a U.S. tour in support of his "King Stays King" mixtape. The super producer unveiled the dates for the trek on Wednesday, January 20.
It launches January 22 in Washington, D.C. Additional stops include Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Diego, Las Vegas and Houston before wrapping up in Miami on February 28.
Check out the full itinerary below and pick up "King Stays King" now on Datpiff. http://www.datpiff.com/Timbaland-King-Stays-King-mixtape.755528.html.
Timbaland 2016 Tour Dates
January 22 – Washington, D.C. @ Bliss
January 23 – New York, NY @ Lavo/1Oak
January 26 – Boston, MA @ Club Bijou
January 27 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Savoy
January 28 – Detroit, MI @ Club Blue
January 29 – Chicago, IL @ Studio Paris
January 30 – St. Louis, MO @ HG
February 1 – Kansas City, MO @ TBD
February 2 – Oklahoma City, OK @ TBD
February 6 – San Francisco, CA @ TBD
February 7 – San Francisco, CA @ TBD
February 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ 1Oak/TBD
February 9 – San Diego, CA @ Omnia/Parque/Fluxx
February 11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Drai's
February 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ VIP Listening Event
February 18 – Dallas, TX @ Park Avenue
February 19 – Houston, TX @ Pure
February 20 – New Orleans, LA @ TBD
February 22 – Jacksonville, FL @ TBD
February 26 – Miami, FL @ Studio 23
February 28 – Miami, FL @ LIV
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The backlash from African Americans over Stacy Dash's call to get rid of BET, the BET Awards and Black History Month continues to grow.
As we previously reported, Dash appeared on Fox's "Outnumbered" Wednesday, January 20, and offered her opinion on Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett-Smith's statements that they would not be attending the 2016 Oscar Awards because of the lack of recognition for people of color.
"I think it's ridiculous," she said. "Because we have to make up our minds, either we want to have segregation or integration. If we don’t want segregation then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the [NAACP] Image Awards, where you are only awarded if you are black. If it were the other way around, we would be up in arms, its a double standard. Just like there shouldn't be a Black History Month. We're Americans, period. That's it"
Houston rapper Bun B responded via his Instagram page.
“You’re black,” Bun said a caption of a now deleted photo.”Hating yourself and us won’t make them love you.”
Can't wait to see if Fox News gets at me for my comments. Bringing up my lyrics and shit. They don't want it. https://t.co/Epl1zoXbu7
— Bun B (@BunBTrillOG) January 21, 2016So the Stacey Dash sympathizers flagged my picture on Instagram and got it removed. Doesn't stop the Trill!
— Bun B (@BunBTrillOG) January 21, 2016BET also threw a shot at the "Clueless" actress via their Twitter page.
Soooooo @REALStaceyDash can we get our check back... or nah? Remember YouWereOnTheGame AndWeDontMeanTheRapper pic.twitter.com/2vWq03J0c9
— BET (@BET) January 20, 2016ICYMI: @realStaceyDash and @realDonaldTrump want to abolish BET and #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/IL2ywxG6VI https://t.co/JCmfY5afYk
— BET (@BET) January 21, 2016Wow, it's getting deep.
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UFC Featherweight champion Conor McGregor is still seething over Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s comments that race has helped him achieve stardom faster than he would have if he wasn't white.
During a media conference call for McGregor's upcoming bout at UFC 197 on March 5, for Rafael dos Anjos' lightweight title, the Irish fighter was asked about Mayweather's opinion.
“I think Floyd needs to learn before he opens his mouth,” McGregor said. “You don’t put a man like me in a situation like that. You are putting me in a name that has got to do with prejudice when you don’t know nothing about me. I am a multi-cultural individual. I take from all cultures. I am a product of many cultures as a young Irish man. I know he wasn’t saying I am (racist), but he was putting me in that bracket. I didn’t appreciate that one bit. There’s people buried in the desert for less than that. Floyd needs to understand before he speaks who he is speaking about, and that is that.”
As we previously reported, this beef began when Mayweather spoke to Fighthype earlier this month when the subject of McGregor and Ronda Rousey's rapid ascension to stardom came up.
The former boxing champion believes racial bias still exists in combat sports and played a part in the two UFC fighter's success.
"Ronda Rousey, you know, I think she fought somewhere like 11 or 12 fights, which is not a bad thing. Laila Ali went undefeated and was dominating too. After Ronda Rousey fought I think 9, 10, 11 fights, it didn't even take that long, she got all types of endorsements, movies and everything," Mayweather said at the time. "Laila Ali did the same thing in better fashion. Ronda Rousey, she's a good looking woman when she put it on. Laila Ali is a drop-dead gorgeous woman; I mean a naturally beautiful woman and can kick ass, but you never heard them [the media] saying when she had I think somewhere around 10, 11, 12 fights that she was the baddest woman to ever fight on the planet. And what's so crazy, I don't really know the McGregor guy; never seen him fight. I heard his name actually from one of the runners that works for our company; a little kid named Ken Hopkins, he's a runner and takes care of a lot of the daily business. Whatever we need, he takes care of. He's a cool little kid, I like him, and he does MMA. He told me about the guy McGregor. They say he talk a lot of trash and people praise him for it, but when I did it, they say I'm cocky and arrogant. So biased! Like I said before, all I'm saying is this, I ain't racist at all, but I'm telling you racism still exists."
McGregor responded with a lengthy post on his Facebook page, challenging Mayweather fo a fight.
"Floyd Mayweather, don't ever bring race into my success again. I am an Irishman. My people have been oppressed our entire existence. And still very much are. I understand the feeling of prejudice. It is a feeling that is deep in my blood," McGregor wrote. "In my family's long history of warfare there was a time where just having the name 'McGregor' was punishable by death. Do not ever put me in a bracket like this again. If you want we can organize a fight no problem. I will give you a fair 80/20 split purse in my favor seen as your last fight bombed at every area of revenue. At 27 years of age I now hold the key to this game. The game answers to me now."
What's your take on this beef and McGregor's latest comments?
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Stacy Dash has never been afraid to voice her opinion, whether it's controversial or not. This morning on Fox News' "Outnumbered" she may have outdone herself and alienated a lot of people of color in the process.
When asked about Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith's comments about not attending this year's Oscar Awards because of the lack of diversity among the nominees, Dash had a lot to say.
"I think it's ridiculous," she said. "Because we have to make up our minds, either we want to have segregation or integration. If we don’t want segregation then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the [NAACP] Image Awards, where you are only awarded if you are black. If it were the other way around, we would be up in arms, its a double standard. Just like there shouldn't be a Black History Month. We're Americans, period. That's it"
Dash was far from done.
"What I find astounding is that we've had a President, who is black in office for the past eight years. Who gets most of his funding from the liberal elite in Hollywood. Yet there are not very many roles for people of color," Dash continued. "How can that be? And why is it just now being addressed?"
She later took to her Twitter account to give herself a pat on the back.
I Was Right Today on Outnumbered: There Should Be No Black History Month https://t.co/wJxkIzumMD via @realDonaldTrump
— Stacey Dash (@REALStaceyDash) January 20, 2016Let Morgan Freeman explain why I'm right about Black History Month being ridiculous https://t.co/7pH8Y7UWxx
— Stacey Dash (@REALStaceyDash) January 20, 2016What do you think of Stacy Dash's comments?
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Ayo Breeze drops his brand new project "Blunts Money & Women" also referred to as "BMW". The inspiration for this ep comes from Breeze's trips to Florida, where he was able to partake in new experiences and observe the lifestyle which triggered his creativity for this project, combined with his New York style. Breeze says "Spending a year out there I adapted and caught onto music that naturally the north east catches on to later. Building my repertoire and traveling to parties and clubs while getting my hustle on doing shows I named my stay "Blunts Money & Women" simply because during my stay that was my everyday experience". This ep gives you different options to vibe to, tracks like "Joe Jackson" has more of a up dance beat where anyone can sing along to while, the song "No Help" speaks about Breeze's journey to fame and doing whatever it takes and not letting anything get in his path. His hit single "Butt Gettin Big" heard on Hot 97 is also featured on this project. "Blunts Money & Women" is now available on iTunes, check out the album link above. Also be sure to come out on January 28th as Ayo Breeze hits the stage at Mercury Lounge!
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Lloyd Banks will be releasing an official music video for the araabMUZIK-produced banger "Angel Dust" very soon. This is off of his "Halloween Havoc 2" mixtape, which you can download from Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/Lloyd-Banks-Halloween-Havoc-2-mixtape.744366.html.
Check out a preview of the Eif Rivera-directed visuals above.
Follow Lloyd Banks @LloydBanks on Twitter and Instagram
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Tyga drops an official music video for "I Smile, I Cry" off of his latest project titled "Rawwest Nigga Alive."
Get "Rawwest Alive". Out Now!
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/raw...
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/47HubZx...
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/a...
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Check out this new lyric video from Ca$his for his song "Iceberg Slim." This is off of his "Shady Capo" album. It's available now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shady-capo/id1066390443.
Produced by Rikanatti
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Mos Def aka Yasiin Bey will have to stand trial on March 8, 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa for allegedly being in the country illegally and trying to leave using a "World Passport," which is not recognized there.
As we previously reported, Bey, real name Dante Smith, was initially arrested Thursday, January 14, at South Africa's Cape Town International Airport.
He was released from jail after posting 5000 rand ($295) bail.
On Wednesday, January 20, Home Affairs Director, General Mkuseli Apleni, released a statement detailing the charges Bey is facing.
Full statement on the arrest of Mosdef https://t.co/JljaoN1359
— Home Affairs (@HomeAffairsSA) January 20, 2016He faces charges for contravening the Immigration Act,13 of 2002, as follows:
a) Section 49(14) of the Immigration Act: Misrepresentation made by Mr Smith (using a false identity).
b) Section 49(15) of the Immigration Act: Presentation of a document not issued by a lawful authority.
c) Section 49(2) read with Section 42 of the Immigration Act: Aiding and abetting his family to stay illegally in South Africa.
The rapper's family has been ordered to leave the country by January 29.
Bey released a statement via a freestyle posted on http://www.kanyewest.com/ titled "No More Parties in S.A."
"I don't need to stay/I'll leave and I'll stay away/I commited no crime any place/Why these police up in my face?/Why they raiding my place?/Why I don't feel safe?/This is not an expression of fear/This is just to make things clear," he rapped.
Bey later says he will release one more album this year. After that he is walking away from both the music and film industries.
Read more of General Mkuseli Apleni's statement on why Bey was charged below.
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning! Thank you for coming over at such short notice.
It is very important to clarify issues in time. If not, people may not understand how certain matters are being handled, especially where the law is concerned. In this case, the matter we want to explain is the arrest of United States (US) musician and actor, Mr Dante Terrell Smith, also known as Mos Def and/or Yasiin Bey.
You are aware that Mr Smith was arrested in Cape Town when he tried to leave South Africa on a World Government of World Citizens passport. This was along with his spouse also a US national (with a US passport) and a minor (also on a US passport).
The major problem why he could not get on the Ethiopian flight was the document he produced at the immigration counter, the World Passport, which South Africa does not recognise. Immigration officers had also detected that his spouse and minor child had overstayed their visit to the Republic. Their visitors’ visas had expired in April 2014, and were therefore in the country illegally.
This must be clear, we have no reason,as a country, to refuse anybody entry or departure, as long as such travel is legal. Mr Smith himself has been a frequent visitor to South Africa since 2013. His first visit to South Africa was on 02 June 2013. He has entered South Africa ten times, and has always entered the country on a visitor’s visa (90 days exemption) using a US Passport, not a World Passport.
His last arrival in South Africa was on 30 November 2015, on a visitor’s passport, with his allocated 90 days to expire on 28 February 2016, after which, he attempted to leave the Republic in January using another document, and not his US passport with which he had initially entered the Republic.
We are guided by the Immigration Regulations. Regulation 2(4) lists the international, regional or sub-regional organisations whose documents we recognise, namely:
a) The United Nations, excluding its agencies, except for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
b) The African Union
c) The Southern African Development Community, and
d) The African Development Bank.
As you can see, the world passport is not recognised under Immigration Regulation 2(4).
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Warner Bros. Pictures has rolled out the new trailer for the DC Comics film "Suicide Squad" and it looks great.
The David Ayer-directed film opens in theaters nationwide on August 5th.
Plot: It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
"Suicide Squad" stars Will Smith (Floyd Lawton / Deadshot), Margot Robbie (Dr. Harleen F. Quinzel / Harley Quinn), Jared Leto (The Joker), Ben Affleck (Bruce Wayne / Batman), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Waylon Jones / Killer Croc), Cara Delevingne (Enchantress), Adam Beach (Christopher Weiss / Slipknot), Jay Hernandez (Chato Santana / El Diablo), Ike Barinholtz (Hugo Strange).
Worst. Heroes. Ever. SuicideSquad DCFilms pic.twitter.com/OLCUTOSsnL
— Warner Bros Pictures (@wbpictures) January 20, 2016
Photo and plot source: Warner Bros. Pictures
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