Mac Miller Talks Working With Pharrell, Gold Record

Mac chops it up about his first gold record and what it was like to hit the studio with Skateboard P.

AllHipHop recently caught up with Mac Miller to discuss yesterday's news that his single "Donald Trump" from Best Day Ever went gold. The Pittsburgh rapper talked about the excitement he felt when he heard that his 2011 song passed the 500,000 sales mark. At the same time, he said the achievement is one small step in his career, and that he isn't going to let up on his music anytime soon.

"It's dope, man - a gold record, that's just an accomplishment," he explained. "I just happy that [the record] was able to go that far, and I'm just looking to build on that and keep growing, and hopefully have more gold records, maybe some platinum ones…it's definitely crazy to see where I was at a year ago and see where I am now, but at the same time, this is what I've dedicated my life to. I wouldn't settle for anything less, [and] I'm not even settling for this now…at the end of the day, this is nothing. I'm just working on building for the next step and to keep growing and take things to the next level."

Mac also revealed that he recently linked up with Pharrell to record a number of songs. He said that while he isn't sure where the tracks that the two made together will end up, he enjoyed the hands-on approach to the recording Skateboard P takes, saying that he even prefers building a song from scratch as opposed to receiving beats via email.

"I did like, two crazy jams with Pharrell," he revealed. "It was dope. He's real good peoples, and I just came in there and we were just vibing. I like making songs from scratch with people. I'm not a big 'send me a beat type guy.' We came up with some real cool shit, and we did two joints…he raps on one, and on there other he just did the beat."

Check out the full interview below.

Rick Ross Sued By Nigerian State For Cancelled Concert

Rick Rozay finds himself in legal hot water after he bailed on a festival performance in Nigeria's Cross River State.

Rick Ross may not forgive, but apparently the government of Nigeria's Cross River State doesn't either. The Bawse was recently slapped with a lawsuit by the Nigerian state's government for canceling a performance date at the Calabar Festival and failing to reimburse the performance fees.

According to a recent article from InformationNigeria.org, Rick Rozay abruptly cancelled his performance at this year's Calabar Festival, a nearly month-long music festival funded by the Cross River State government. In addition to failing to notify the concert organizers of his intention to cancel his performance, the Miami rapper has failed to reimburse them for his performance fees, which he had already cashed.

In response, the Cross River State government has hired lawyers within the United States to sue the rapper for breach of contract. An official statement was released by the government this past Wednesday via BlackBerry Messenger.

C-Murder's Murder Conviction & Life Sentence Upheld In Appeals Court

The rapper, whose real name is Corey Miller, was denied exoneration by Louisiana court.

After rapper C-Murder filed an appeal in October, a Louisiana appeals court has upheld his murder conviction and life sentence.

C-Murder, whose real name is Corey Miller, faced a panel yesterday (Dec. 28th) to convince three judges that he did not get a fair trial for allegedly murdering a teenager in 2002. He cited “prejudicial and unsubstantiated testimony that he threated witnesses to the shooting” and blamed prosecutors for eliminating black people from the jury. The 5th Circuit rejected those arguments.

He was originally convicted in 2009 of second-degree murder in the shooting of 16-year-old Steve Thomas at a nightclub.

OG Ron C Announces Launch Of New Label, Chopped Not Slopped Entertainment

The chopped 'n screwed pioneer reveals that he's launching a new imprint.

OG Ron C has announced the formation his new label Chopped Not Slopped Entertainment, a partnership with DJ Michael "5000" Watts to launch in 2012. During an interview with The Source, the chopped and screwed pioneer revealed that there are nine DJs signed to the imprint and that it’s intended to put an official stamp on slowed and throwed releases.

“Me and Mike Watts just got back together to form a new label for 2012. After 15 years, we’re doing it again,” he said. “So in 2012, we decided that we’re going to start the new label, called Chopped Not Slopped Entertainment. And what it basically is is it’s giving the seal and approval of chopped ‘n screwed music, saying that if it didn’t come from this label, it’s not official. It’s certified. So if you don’t see that logo on there, that Chopped stars logo on there, it’s not official.”

DJs signed to the label include OG Ron C, DJ Michael Watts, DJ Candlestick, Mr. Rogers, DJ Chose, DJ Mankind, DJ Hollygrove, DJ Lil Steve and DJ Ruckus.

Profile Records' Greatest Hits To Be Released In An Anthology

Recordings from Run-DMC, Nine, Dana Dane, Onyx, DJ Quik and Smooth Da Hustler come to compilation release.

On January 31, 2012 Legacy Recordings will releaseGiant Single: Profile Records Rap Anthology, a 2CD set. The collection, which spans 1981 to 1996, features Profile catalog hits from '80s hit-makers Run-DMC, Dana Dane and Rammelzee vs. K-Rob, as well as hardcore '90s emcees like Smoothe Da Hustler, Nine and Onyx.

Profile birthed the careers of Hip Hop icons Run-DMC, along with stars such as DJ Quik, Rob Base & DJ E.Z. Rock and Special Ed. The label was founded by Cory Robbins and Steven Plotnicki, and expanded to include Dance and Dancehall genres of music.

In 1997, Profile merged with Arista Records. The label's catalog today is managed by Legacy/Sony Records.

Wiley's "Evolve Or Be Extinct" To Release On January 19, 2012

The U.K. veteran drops his second album in six months.

Less than six months after releasing the acclaimed 100% Publishing, British emcee Wiley is going to release Evolve Or Be Extinct next month. The rapper's seventh album will be released by Big Dada, who has worked with MF DOOM, Roots Manuva and Busdriver.

Mark Pritchard is producing, in addition to Wiley, who has self-produced his works throughout the last decade.

Yung Joc Denies Involvement In Studio Robbery, Says He Lost $70,000 In Equipment

The Atlanta, Georgia rapper says that he lost hard drives with unreleased music featuring Jazmine Sullivan, Pitbull and Lil Wayne.

Last weekend, Yung Joc's studio in Atlanta, Georgia was raided, costing him $70,000 in equipment. During an interview with WSB TV, he said that he lost unreleased music with Lil Wayne, Pitbull and Jazmine Sullivan and is offering a $2,500 reward for the return of his hard drives.

During the chat, Joc said that his brother and his brother's girlfriend were outside of the studio when the gunmen forced them inside, tied them up and stole everything inside, including speakers, TVs and recording equipment. Joc addressed speculation that this was an inside job to recoup money from insurance, but he says he wasn't insured.

"I've been seeing stories where people say this is about insurance fraud. The truth is, I did not have insurance. I was in the process of deciding who I wanted an insurance policy with, said Joc.

Sheek Louch keeps the holiday festivity going by tacking a few quick bars over Drake and Rick Ross Lord Knows.

Bonus: Back To Work

New Music: Yo Gotti “I Got Dat Sack”

Before Yo Gotti releases his new mixtape, January 10th tomorrow, he releases his latest offering, produced by Drumma Drama. Live From The Kitchen finally drops January 10. Tracklist after the jump.

01. The Situation
02. Real Shit – prod by Lil Lody
03. Live From the Kitchen – Prod by Lil Lody
04. Legacy
05. Colors ft. Gucci Mane & Juelz Santana – prod By Lil Lody
06. I Got Dat Sack – prod. by Drumma Drama
07. My Fans
08. Real Niggas – prod. by Drumma Drama
09. 5 Years
10. Hold Me Back – prod. by Silent Jay
11. Industry
12. Zed Zilla ft. Yo Gotti – Fire Dat Bitch – prod. by Quantum Sound
13. Sylver Karatz – Kill Dem Hoes – prod. by Young Shun
14. CMG

New Video: DJ Kay Slay Ft. Outlawz x Lil Cease “Bury The Hatchet”

New Music: Maino Ft. T.I. x Meek Mill “Cream (Remix)”

Maino antes up on one of his recent tracks by bringing along his fellow money spenders T.I. and Meek Mill for the official remix. Still nothing moving but the money.

Kanye West’s DJ Debut In London

New Music: French Montana x Ace Hood “Y’all Don’t Hear Me Tho”

Bad Boy’s latest addition and We The Best's own Ace Hood pair up and bring the noise for their new collabo. Oh and by the way, not to get it confused with this tho.

Mac Miller Reveals Cam’Ron Collabos

T.I. Fuck Da City Up Trailer Pt. 3

New Music: Jae Millz “Finish The Year Right (Pt. 3)”

Its that time of the year folks. And today, Jae Millz lays some bars down over some familiar tunes for his annual Finish The Year Right series.

Young Jeezy Talks Twitter Beefs

T.I. Fuck Da City Up Cover

Stalley Begins European Tour

Rick Ross Rich Forever Cover

New Video: Droop-E x Kendrick Lamar “Rossi Wine (Free My Mind)”

Kurtis Blow “Christmas Rappin” On FOX

Kurtis Blow Performs, Talks About New Album: MyFoxDC.com

45 King Interviews DJ Premier

Behind The Scenes: YG, Nipsey Hussle, & Snoop Dogg “The Motto (Remix)”

MOTTO (WEST COAST REMIX) ft. YG & Snoop Dogg (BEHIND THE SCENES) from Marathon TV on Vimeo.

New Video: Grafh “Don’t Know How To Act”

Kid Cudi Saddened Over Fan’s Death

On Christmas Day, Kid Cudi’s fan Ben Breedlove, died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). A week prior to his death, Ben shared his experience with the disease via YouTube and said during his last health scare, he had a vision of being with Cudi.

After learning of Ben’s passing, Cudi turned to his tumblr page and expressed his condolences.


Iam so sad about Ben Breedlove. I watched the video he left for the world to see, and him seeing me in detail, in his vision really warmed my heart. I broke down, Iam to tears because I hate how life is so unfair. This has really touched my heart in a way I cant describe, this is why I do what I do. Why I write my life, and why I love you all so much. Life is really fucked up sometimes, but I know Ben is at Peace, and I hope he gets a chance to sit and talk with my Dad. We love you Ben. Forever. Thank you for loving me. To Ben’s family, you raised a real hero, he’s definately mine. You have my love.

Nitty Scott Talks About Female Hip-Hop, Her First Rap Name "Lady Hardbody", New Mixtape "Doobies and Popsicle Sticks" & More

Tour Queen: Rihanna's 'Loud' Trek Rakes In Staggering $90 Million Dollars

Rihanna worked her tail off in 2011 and it paid off big time. The singer's "Loud" tour grossed an incredible $90 million dollars, placing it at No. 9 among all tours for the year.

Riri battled through a brief hospitalization in November due to severe exhaustion to complete the 78 city, 6-month tour, which hit North America, South America and Europe.

The trek bested tours by heavy hitters such as Sade, Paul McCartney, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. The only female artist with a higher 2011 tour gross was Taylor Swift, who raked in $104 million to place 4th on the list.

Only one rap tour managed to crack the top 25. Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Watch The Throne" trek grossed $48.3 million to earn the No. 23 spot.

Lil Kim Chills With 50 Cent & Floyd Mayweather Jr. (The Money Team). Is A New Collaboration On The Way?

Could there be a new collaboration coming soon from Lil Kim and 50 Cent?

The Queen Bee has been tweeting about hanging with the Money Team quite a bit in recent days, including the pic up top which she sent to her 420,000 followers early this morning.

On December 27, Kim tweeted that she was in the studio with Floyd and 50.

Tyrese Ft T.I., Big Sean & Busta Rhymes - Fireworkz (Remix)

Tyrese remixes "Fireworkz," a bonus track from his new album Open Invitation. The r&b crooner gets assists from Big Sean, T.I. and Busta Rhymes.

Waka Flocka & French Montana Ft. Prodigy - Hell On Earth 2K11 [Official Music Video]

50 Cent, Common, Travie McCoy, French Montana, Jill Scott, Mac Miller & More Share Their New Year's Resolutions With MTV [Video]

Jay-Z Sued By Workers Compensation Board Of New York

Hov is under fire for allegedly failing to pay worker's comp.

Jay-Z's legal troubles continue, as the Brooklyn emcee has been sued by the Workers Compensation Board of New York.

TMZ.com reports that the suit alleges that Jay failed to pay worker's compensation insurance for three months in 2009.

The insurance, which was supposed to cover domestic employees in the emcee's home, was allegedly properly paid after the three months.

The Workers Compensation Board sued Jay-Z for $18,000 in fines, though sources reportedly say that the figure is the result of a clerical error.

Joe Budden Says He's No Longer Releasing His "Feature Presentation" Project

Despite securing verses from Emilio Rojas, Phonte, and other artists Joe Budden cancels his "Feature Presentation" project.

Months after Joe Budden announced that he’d be releasing a mixtape featuring a who’s who of Hip Hop artists including Phonte and Yelawolf, the Jersey rapper has revealed that he no longer has plans on releasing the project which was to be titled Feature Presentation.

Joe Budden broke the news during an interview with AllHipHop.com when he was asked for an update onFeature Presentation.

“I’ll be honest with you… I’m not sure if I’m gonna put that project out,” Joe Budden explained to AllHipHop.com. “It was a project that I originally wanted to do for the fans because I was extremely passionate and I wanted to reach out to all of these great artists and work with them because I don’t typically have too many features at all.”

Ironically, when asked why he chose to cancel the project Joe Budden explained that the biggest problem was the hassle that came with securing featured verses for the mixtape.

“So once I started to do it I remembered why I don’t have too many features. I don’t really have the time with Slaughterhouse and everything happening to chase people for verses or be consistent in trying to get verses from people,” said Joe Budden. “So if it’s not I call you, tell you what I’m doing, and you’re [willing to oblige] and just do a verse and send it. I can’t really chase too many people…A few people actually did send in verses for songs. Z’ro sent in two or three of them. Blu, Elzhi, Phonte, Yela, Emilio Rojas but I am gonna still do these songs and release them. I’m just not certain what project that will be.”

AZ Updates On "Doe Or Die 2," Speaks On Nas Collaboration

AZ says that he hopes to drop his new album by second quarter of 2012.

This past August, Nas tweeted a photo of him and AZ together in the studio, fueling speculation that the two could be working on his upcoming album Life is Good. Speaking with Montreality, AZ said that the two weren’t recording for any specific project, but that it’s possible for the tracks to end up on future albums.

“He just working. Something might come out of it, you know how it go, you know? We politicin’,” he said.

AZ is also currently working on his upcoming album Doe or Die 2. The Firm member revealed that the project is still being recorded, but that he hopes to drop the LP in the second quarter of 2012.

“I’m trying to put that Doe or Die 2 together, get that done. Hopefully I’ll have that out second quarter of the year, 2012,” he said.

Watch the full interview below.

Mobb Deep Speaks On Creative Process, Independent Artists

Prodigy and Havoc explain how they can still work together after so many years on the grind.

Mobb Deep recently spoke with Muve Music about their recent Black Cocaine EP and creative process, explaining that the limited edition EP was meant as an appetizer for their upcoming album, due in February. During the interview, Havoc reflected on their creative process and how their long history allows them to comfortably work with one another.

“The creative process between me and P, it varies. Sometimes, he’ll be in the studio by himself or I’ll be in the studio by myself,” said Hav. “But the good thing is that we come together with it. We’ve known each other for so many years that it’s second nature for us. We don’t even have to be in the same place at the same time. But most of the time, we in the same place and we’ll sit down and he might write a verse and he’ll ask me what I think about this verse and I’ll write one. It’s real collaborative.”

The duo also spoke on independent artists, giving props to those who function without the backing of a major label. “Independent artists, we’ve definitely got love for them. We feel their pain, they gotta come up. Good luck to all of them,” said Prodigy.

Havoc added, “Also I think independent artists are foundation to the music right now, because you get all of this commercial music and you hear it a million times a day. But independent artists are the real ones who are really expressing themselves. So those are the people you really have to look out for.”

Damian Marley Speaks On Possibility Of Second "Distant Relatives" Album

The reggae star also touches on the importance that the 2010 release had to Africa.

Damian Marley and Nas teamed up last year for their first collaborative album Distant Relatives, touring together since last year. But now that the tour is a wrap, the reggae artist says that there are no immediate plans to continue the project and hopes that they’ll be able to one day make a sequel.

“For a while. This will be the last we’re doing in America for a while,” he told Longhorn Hip Hop, shifting to the prospect of a follow-up LP. “That would be nice. Hopefully.”

He also spoke on the reaction he got from African listeners. Though the two never made it to the continent to perform, he says that it’s helped to form a bridge between the western hemisphere and Africa.

“Yes. Well I want to tell you that one of the things that’s left to do with this project is go to Africa and perform. But most of the people we’ve spoken to so far, yes, I embrace it as a great idea. I think it helps to strengthen the bridge between the western hemisphere and Africa.”

Meek Mill Talks First Rap Battle, "Dream Chasers"

The MMG rapper talks about his first rap battle at the age of 12 and his recent mixtape "Dream Chasers."

Reebok Classic recently caught up with Maybach Music Group's Meek Mill to talk about his career so far and recent work with Rick Ross and the MMG crew. Meek talked about what propelled him into his rap career and why he's pursued it. He recalled that he first began rapping at the age of 12, and although his early start led him to losing a number of rap battles, his competitive spirit made stick with it.

"I've always been a [competitive] person. When I was about 12, I battled some guy who was like, 14," he explained. "He ate me up in a battle and everybody was laughing, so I just wanted to let people know I could do this if I wanted to."

Meek also talked about his latest mixtape Dream Chasers and the process that went into making it. He explained that he viewed the project as a cohesive LP that features a wide variety of track"s. At the same time, the Philly rapper explained that he also realizes that there is a notable difference in the amount of time that an artist must put into an album versus a mixtape.

"If you listen to Dream Chasers, I tried to do it like an album," he explained. "It has some heart-felt songs, some that can touch the club, some grimy, some south-hitting beats, some story telling. I try to make it as if it is an album, but I might be on a few other peoples' beats and I ain't gonna take as much time [on it] as I would on an album, and when I do do my album, I'm going to try and make my album as like a top-of-the-line mixtape."

The full interview can be seen below.

New Video: Lil Zane “Niggas In Paris (Freestyle)”

Lil Zane emerges from the milk carton and targets Tyler, The Creator and Game over The Throne’s instrumentation. Sorry y’all, it’s been a slow night. At least Tyler seems to be enjoying this.

New Music: Alley Boy x Eastside Jody “Guilty”

Alley Boy’s Nigganati finally arrives January 10. But until then he keeps his friends close and his enemies closer with his latest leak. Produced by Lil Neal.

T.I. Talks Working With Dr. Dre

After Dr. Dre’s cameo in yesterday’s trailer for T.I.’s upcoming mixtape, Fuck Da City Up, MTV reached out to the Kang, who spoke on the chemistry in the lab with the Doc. Mixtape drops in 4 days.


“Dre was here. He sent for me over to the spot. We really just turned up more than anything else. It was about creating chemistry course we can get together, he got hot beats and I got dope rhymes, so we can always get together and make music

But for people to feel what we’re sayin’ and for it to sound like a party comin’ through your speakers, you gonna have to create some chemistry. So that’s what we spent more time doin’ than anything else; developing that chemistry.”

New Music: Paul Wall x Marcus Manchild “She Likes It”

Featuring Marcus Manchild, Paul Wall keeps his Wednesday music series going with his latest installment. Let’s hope she likes this one too

Nas Reflects On It Was Written

Esco’s It Was Written turned 15 years old back in July. And in a recent interview with XXL, he reflects on his sophomore album.


What was your inspiration for “I Gave You Power?”
A Premier beat. Just a beat from Premier… in the studio. Back then I was around a lot more guns and my reality was that. There was no armed security back then, it was just us moving around so that was a lot more in my world.

I remember you had “Silent Murder” on the cassette. What made you put a bonus track on cassette at a time where things were moving to CDs?
Well, the cassette still wasn’t dead. They was still sellin’, so we figured, the cassette is what we grew up on. CDs is takin’ over so we need an extra attraction to get people to not buy the CDs, and also try to keep the cassette alive. We needed something to help keep the cassette alive so that’s what we did with Stretch and that was his last works, that was his last works with me. I miss him. I do. I think about him from time to time. Great dude. He was a real good dude.

I still got my cassette. Read the entire article here.

New Video: Consequence “Step Up”

Mac Miller “Donald Trump” Goes Gold

Mac continues to make history and closes out the year with his single “Donald Trump” crossing the 500,000 mark. Haters, keep getting mad. Ha! Blue Slide Park in stores now.

New Music: Crooked I “Sweet (Freestyle)”

Still ain’t nothing sweet over here but just more free music from Crooked I. And today, he tries his hand over Common’s controversial record. Sweet baby Jesus, he went in!

Joe Budden & Joell Ortiz At S.O.B.’s

Drake Sings Karaoke With A Fan

Big Sean Gives G.O.O.D. Music LP Update

New Music: Juvenile Ft. Wacko x Skip “Sip Champagne”

While we wait for Juvenile’s album, Rejuvenation, he posted another track on his Twitter account that will not make the cut. Toast to that.

Kreayshawn Explains Rift With Lil B

New Video: Waka Flocka “Rap Game Stressful”

Justin Bieber & Busta Rhymes NBA Commercial

Unreleased Music: Crooked I “Cocaine Is A Helluva Drug”

It certainly is actually, but so is this unreleased track from Crooked I as well. Coke is no joke and this isn’t any different.

New Music: Jeremih “The Motto (Remix)”

It was only a matter of time until Drake’s single got R&Bmixed. Here’s the latest rendition courtesy of Jeremih.

Black Thought x The Wurx “Toca Tuesday” Freestyle

Black Thought stopped by Tony Touch’s weekly show last week to promote The Roots’ undun. With The Wurx also present, they all dropped a freebie over the Shade 45 airwaves.

On The Set: L.E.P. Bogus Boys x Meek Mill “Rush Hour”

While most were waiting for Santa to arrive, Count, Moonie and Meek shot the video for their collabo over the weekend. More pics spotted from FSD below. It’s never too late to get Now Or Neva, now.

Cee-Lo Lands Reality & Vegas Show

2011 was a busy year for Cee-Lo and from the looks of it, 2012 will be just as hectic. In a feature from the NY Times, it’s revealed that Cee-Lo will be part of a UK reality show and a string of Las Vegas shows dubbed “Loberace”.


More television is on its way. Backstage at the last night of “The Voice” last June, he signed a contract with Mr. Burnett for a reality show on British television, “Cee Lo Takes the U.K.,” on which his old group, the Goodie Mob, records a reunion album in London and soaks up the local customs. And next year Cee Lo will follow Celine Dion and Prince to Las Vegas with “Loberace,” a theatrical show to be presented at Planet Hollywood.

New Music: Tyga “Lob City (LA Clippers Remix)”

Tyga puts a spin to his hit and dedicates it to Chris Paul’s new squad. And oh, for all you sport fanatics, The Clippers won their season opener against the Warriors, 105-86.

Phil Ade ft. Casey Veggies "P.O.P. Music" [Video]

Jay-Z, Kanye West Paid $6 Million To Perform At Sweet 16

Jay-Z and Kanye West have been known to bring in the big bucks, and earlier this month the Hip-Hop duo pocketed nearly $6 million to show up to a 16-year-old's birthday party. The Throne traveled to Dubai two weeks before Christmas and were paid $2.9 million each to perform at the birthday party of the niece of an Arab billionaire.

According to UK tabloid The Sun, the rappers performed several sets to a packed room of partygoers. The birthday girl comes from a wealthy family which includes her uncle, multi-billionaire owner of the Manchester City Football Club, Sheikh Mansour.

Having recently wrapped up their Watch the Throne Tour stateside, Jay-Z revealed that a follow-up to the collaborative album may be in the works. "We–I say 'we' because I'm in Throne mode–we're in a great place creatively," said Hova in a recent interview with MTV News. "You might see a Jay, then Kanye and a Throne album next year… We've really found our zone."

Released in August, Watch the Throne debuted atop the Billboard charts selling 436,000 units in its first week, and has been certified platinum with over 1.1 million copies sold in the U.S.

Common Talks Drake Diss, Joint Album With Nas & Serena Williams [Audio]

Common Talks Drake Diss, Serena Williams and Joint Album With Nas

Earlier today we ran a story on Big Sean's interview with DJ Whoo Kid, so it's only right that another G.O.O.D. MusicMC follows up. DJ Whook Kid asked the questions andCommon elaborated on his feud with Drake, and where it all stems from.

Nevertheless, Hip-Hop also continues to unify, as Common discusses his joint album with Nas. The Chicago MC sited the mutual respect that he and Nas have for one another, as well as their chemistry on"Ghetto Dreams" as reasons for the collaborative effort.

The Dreamer/The Believer is available now

Bizarre of D12 Gets Nicki Minaj Tattoo [Video]

Maybach Music Group Rapper Pill Airs Out Label Frustrations On Twitter

Maybach Music Group Rapper Pill Airs Out Label Frustrations On Twitter

Atlanta rhyme peddler Pill forged a solid lane for himself after his gritty underground smash hit “Trap Goin' Ham”blazed the Web and speakers for the better part of 2009. After releasing four acclaimed mixtapes and inking a deal with Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group imprint (which is distributed by Warner Bros. Records), the self-proclaimed “trap rapper” vented some frustrations regarding his career via his Twitter account (@Pill4180) earlier today.

“No TV and No Radio.. U do the math,” tweeted Pill. Pill continued his tirade with, “I bet u can name you favorite artist and the turn on the tv and see the video and hear it on the radio. It's not rocket science. Radio and TV b4 I had a deal, none after and u ask why Pill ain't blew all the way up.”

Pill signed with Ross back in February and it was anticipated that the southern mainstay's steady work and growing following would ensure stardom. Instead, MMG compatriots Wale and Meek Mill have dominated the charts, becoming the faces of the label–a point that Pill alludes to via his impassioned tweets.

“Artist sign deals, label doesnt do sh-- for them or don't even know to work the artist. time wasted,” added Pill. “Ask Wiz Khalifa what Warner Bros did for him. I'll wait..dropped em. Atlantic signed em put em on TV and Radio and he sky rocketed,” Pill tweeted further.

Pill, who recently had to fight off rumors that he was dropped from MMG, continued to rage on by rattling off some of his accomplishments, including his heavy tour schedule both in the States and overseas and naming various media outlets that covered his work. He also retweeted supportive words from fans, encouraging the rapper to continue on his path and saying fame will come in time.

Pill ended his Twitter rant succinctly with, “I shall remain true.”

50 Cent - "Nah Nah Nah" feat. Tony Yayo (Official Music Video)

50 Cent - "Put Your Hands Up" Official Music Video

Final Numbers Are In: Young Jeezy Grabs No. 3 Spot On Billboard Selling 233,000 Copies Of 'Thug Motivation 103.' Adele's '21' Has Biggest Sales Week Yet With 399,000 Units Sold

After numerous delays Young Jeezy's fourth studio album, Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition, was released on December 20. With final numbers counted the album moved 233,000 units. Good enough to place 3rd on the Billboard 200 chart.

Adele's 21 shows no sign of slowing down. The album placed No. 2 on the charts with it's biggest sales week yet, moving 399,000 copies to push it's 2011 total to 5.68 million according to Billboard.

Michael Buble's Christmas album claimed the top spot on the charts, selling 467,000 copies.

Common's The Dreamer/The Believer sold 69,000 units, landing at the No. 18 spot.