Pennsylvania-based producer Jahlil Beats has just inked a deal with Roc Nation.
Jahlil made the announcement via Twitter yesterday (October 16).
"I feel like i just did the impossible today. I signed with Jay-Z and ROCNATION ," he wrote. "I wanna that malik, jay, ty ty & emory for giving me this opportunity."
Jahlil has provided music for artists like Chris Brown, Jae Millz and Diggy Simmons, but it's his production work for Meek Mill that really helped to put him on the map. He thanked the Philadelphia MC for giving him a chance.
"I wanna thank meek mill and charlie mack as well them n*ggas put me on and i'll appreciate it that forever."
MTV caught up with Birdman, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj on the set of Stunna's new video for 'Y U Mad?'
Nicki rocks dreads, camouflage pants, a wife beater and holds a cigar as she morphs into the "female Weezy" for the Gil Green-directed clip.
Birdman told MTV that the song was a gift to him from Nicki.
“Nicki gave me that song. She called me one day like, ‘Stunna, I got a record for you I think you would like.’ I jumped on it and put my son on it. I liked it from the start. Working with Nicki is just special anyway and I felt good about it, so we rocked with it.”
Just a week after dropping a video for "Countdown," Beyonce Knowles has released new visuals for "Love On Top."
Both songs are from B's fourth studio album, 4.
Beyonce says the "Love On Top" clip pays homage to her favorite all-male bands growing up.
"I had an idea for the video based on some of my favorite male groups. I remember seeing videos from New Edition, the Jackson 5 and The Temptations, bands I love for their beautiful harmonies, and precise choreography and I always wanted to make a video and be part of a boy group myself. It was so much fun."
Common is gearing up for the release of his first album under his new deal with Warner Brothers. The veteran rapper from Chicago just finished shooting his second video in as many weeks. After wrapping up "Blue Sky," Common headed over to Haiti to shoot "Sweet."
Both songs are from his upcoming album, The Dreamer, The Believer.
Check out the behind the behind the scenes footage for the Phillipe Scaglietti directed "Sweet" video below.
LOS ANGELES — Bernard Hopkins was stopped for the first time in his career in bizarre fashion Saturday night when Chad Dawson lifted him and tossed him to the canvas late in the second round, leaving the 46-year-old champion unable to continue.
Dawson (31-1, 18 KOs) claimed the WBC light heavyweight title from Hopkins (52-6-3), but both fighters were left furious when referee Pat Russell ruled Dawson hadn’t fouled Hopkins.
“They want me out of boxing, and this is one way to do it,” Hopkins said. “Chad Dawson came in the ring tonight, and he just wanted to rough me up with dirty tactics. He wanted to get me out of there, and that was the only way he could.”
When Hopkins leaned over the crouching Dawson after throwing an overhand right, Dawson lifted Hopkins off his feet before shrugging him onto the canvas. Hopkins landed roughly on his left shoulder, his head poking underneath the bottom rope, and might have glanced off the ringside table.
Hopkins immediately clutched his left shoulder and grimaced in pain, apparently unable to continue. Russell declared a TKO — and just like that, a long-awaited showdown between the ageless light heavyweight champion and his top young rival was over, infuriating the lively Staples Center crowd.
“It was not a foul,” Russell said. “It’s a TKO. He could not continue because of an injury. No foul.”
After waiting a half-decade for a fight with Hopkins, Dawson was enraged when Hopkins stayed down on the ground, angrily taunted taunting him and climbing on the ropes. When Russell waved off the fight, Dawson went over to Hopkins and motioned at him to get off his stool.
“He jumped on me and was pulling me down, so I pushed him off with the shoulder,” Dawson said. “B-Hop disappointed a lot of fans. I was looking forward to a good fight. I trained eight weeks for this. ... Yes, he was faking. This is a fight I wanted for three years, and Bernard obviously didn’t want the fight.”
The result seems likely to be contested by Hopkins. Even California officials acknowledged the first TKO on Hopkins’ record could be erased on appeal.
“He couldn’t continue, so it’s a TKO for now,” said George Dodd, the California State Athletic Commission’s executive officer. “At this time, that’s the call.”
As we previously reported, an offer of $1 million dollars for an unreleased Tupac Shakur song playing in the background of a sex tape was made by NOHO CEO, Jay Grdina.
The offer has gotten the interest of 'Pac's estate. According to TMZ negotiations have started between Grdina and the estate.
The sex tape hasn't been viewed by Shakur's estate, so they have no idea what song is playing or even if they have it in their possession, but they are willing to sell Grdina another unreleased song from 2Pac's catalog if they can agree on a price.
NOHO plans to use the track as it's official theme song.
As for the sex tape itself, 2Pac's mom Afeni Shakur has vowed to put up a legal fight to ensure that it is never seen by the public.
Lil Kim is a woman with expensive tastes. Check out her first musical release since signing to Universal Music Group as premiered by Hot 97's DJ Absolut.Read more…
Drake served as both an actor and musical guest yesterday on Saturday Night Live.
The Toronto MC performed two songs off his upcoming sophomore album, Take Care. After performing "Headlines" Drizzy brought out Nicki Minaj for "Make Me Proud."
Drake also participated in a couple of sketches. In one he sits down for a very strange interview with comedian Andy Samberg. In the other Drake plays a rapping wolf on the Weekend Update.
A part time skydiving instructor and the receptionist at the company where he worked are facing possible legal trouble after filming themselves having sex while skydiving.
Alex Torres, who is also a porn star that goes by the nickname Voodoo and Hope Powell engaged in the act to get the attention of radio host Howard Stern.
"Apparently they told my pilot it was OK to do this. And got here early in the morning before anyone got here and shot this," Skydive Taft owner David Chrouch told KGET.
The video shows the pair having sex inside the plane before tandem jumping out of the plane, continuing the act mid-air as they freefall over Kern County, California.
Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said there is no policy against having sex in a plane, but says "any activity that could affect a pilot's ability to concentrate on flying or cause the pilot to be jostled could constitute a violation of federal aviation regulations."
The video was originally posted on Torres's blog before going viral. Authorities were alerted when the clip started circulating around local high schools.
"One teenage boy saw it, was upset at the girl in the video, and took it and posted it to all of his friends." Lieutenant Ed Whiting of the Taft Police Department said.
To say that Nelly is a crossover success would be a huge understatement.
The St. Louis rapper has three multi-platinum albums and two Grammy awards to prove it. But he says at his core he's still an urban artist who just happened to crossover.
"At the end of the day, I am urban, so you can't run from that fact," Nelly told MTV News. "You do what works for you. I think you'd be an idiot to not do what works for you. They don't want me to be smart about it? They wanna see another dumb brother not succeeding because he tried to do something that wasn't smart? That's what they say about us: We don't think first. Well, this brother thinking first. I plan on being here."
Nelly is currently working on his seventh solo album. He told the Today Show back in May that he has a big surprise collaboration on the new disc.
“Hopefully, I have something real big planned. I don’t want to give it away,” he said.
1. I Love Life, Thank You (prod. Brandun Deshay)
2. People Under The Stairs
3. Willie Dynamite (prod. Big Jerm)
4. The Scoop On Heaven (prod. 9th Wonder)
5. Love Lost (prod. Black Diamond)
6. Pranks 4 Players (feat. Sir Michael Rocks) (prod. Cardo)
7. Cold Feet (prod. Clams Casino)
8. Family First (feat. Talib Kweli) (prod. Like)
9. The Miller Family Reunion (prod. Big Jerm)
10. Boom Bap Rap (feat. The Come Up) (prod. Mac Miller & Big Jerm)
11. Just A Kid (prod. E Dan)
12. All That (feat. Bun B) (prod. E Dan)
13. All This (prod. E Dan)
This is the 3rd track off of the "Dirty Middle Class" mixtape project. This record is called "Dirty White Leathers " and it features Asaad, an up and coming artist out of Philadelphia. The record is produced by Nascent & QB (50 Cent, LEP Bogus Boys). "Dirty Middle Class" is a conceptual project made by young minds from Philadelphia, New York, Delaware and Los Angeles, which will feature exclusive tracks by Asaad, Mac Miller, Gilbere Forte, Rich Hil, Casey Veggies and more .Be sure to follow Asaad on Twitter.com/_asaad !Read more…
Rihanna manages to look sexy even when she's playing in the mud for her new music video "We Found Love," off her upcoming sixth studio album, Talk That Talk.
The Melina-directed video was shot in the Northern Ireland capital of Belfast. The film crew was actually booted off of one farmer's land after he became offended by Riri's risque attire, but quickly found a new location to finish filming.
"We've never done a video like this before. This is probably one of the deepest videos I've ever done," says Rihanna "Its all about love and love being like a drug... you definitely get that from this. The good feeling of it and the dangers of it. That's what this video is about."
Rapper Rick Ross has suffered his second seizure in the last day and is currently in a Birmingham, Alabama hospital.
TMZ is reporting that the rapper was on board a plane en route to Memphis for a concert when became ill. The plane was diverted to Birmingham where Ross was hospitalized. He is listed in stable condition.
Ross suffered his first seizure this morning on a plane that was re-routed to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where he was briefly hospitalized then released.
1. STFU
2. Wild Boy Ft. Waka Flocka
3. Half Naked & Almost Famous
4. Chasing Pavements
5. The Pledge
6. Warning Shot Ft. Livvi Franc
7. LTFU (One More Time)
8. The Morning After Voicemail…
9. Welcome To The Rage Ft. The Madden Brothers
10. Fantasy (Digiraatii) Ft. Aaron LaFette
11. On Fire (Drug Dealer Girl Pt. 2) Ft. Mike Posner
12. Thought I Was Gone, Hello
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