Jul 17, 2013
Video; Young Jade, "Wristwork"
Wolfpack Entertainment presents the Dan Da Camerman-directed video for "Wristwork", the new single from Baltimore rapper Young Jade. "Wristwork" is produced by childhood friend and Wolfpack producer AJ Beatz, and comes on the heels of the video for his last single "Flex Mode" (click here to watch "Flex Mode"). Both songs appear on the Wolfpack Worldwide Compilation, which also features singer I Dwayne, High Skyz and the entire Wolfpack Worldwide roster including singer D. Carter (click here to watch D. Carter's "Overdose" video).
Video: Edo G & Stereo Boyz, "Behind The Mic"
"Behind The Mic" is the new video from German producer iGadget featuring Edo G and the Stereo Boyz. During their tour stop in Berlin, Germany the Stereo Boyz recorded their vocals as well as video scenes for this collabo with Edo G and iGadget (Beatevolution). The video was shot both in Berlin and Detroit. While the scenes recorded in Germany show Edo G and the Stereo Boyz in the studio as well as in the city of Berlin, you will also see shots of Downtown Detroit and the Stereo Boyz' lab. "Behind The Mic" will appear on iGadgets album, expected to be released this fall.
Video: E Major, "Feature Presentation"
Baltimore-bred, Los Angeles-based emcee E Major presents the self-directed music video to “Feature Presentation”, the Rexamillion-produced second leak from his upcoming album Baltimore Bruin. Coming on the heels of his video for "Zodiac Freestyle" (watch here) the "Feature Presentation" video focuses on his adopted home of Los Angeles where he moved to a couple of years ago, a gamble for an artist with the kind of support he commands in B-More. His album Better Than Yours had already made Baltimore City Paper’s top ten albums of 2011 – two years after dubbing his Majority Rules album “a classic” – by the time his hit “Paper Runnin’” started doing the rounds on 92Q, later remixed by local legend DJ Booman. Wielding common-sense lyricism and a relaxed, persistent flow which presides on equal footing over boom-bap and trap alike, E’s shared stages with Lupe Fiasco, Wale, and Little Brother and has gotten the nod from Okayplayer, MTV, VH1 and DJ Booth. "The song is about coming up and being successful within music and specifically Hip Hop but extends to be represent anyone trying to make it in their respective fields and the hurdles they might face," says E. "The video is representing the dichotomy of the world we live in. There are people struggling as well as people that are sitting on top. It's a statement that no matter where we are on the ladder, we're still trying to climb higher." Baltimore Bruin is set for an August release.
Album: STRANGER DAY, YOU'RE WELCOME
Charlotte, North Carolina emcee Shane Coble a.k.a. Stranger Day presents You're Welcome, his new album featuring production from Ryan Hemsworth, Ducko McFli, Black Siren, Wilguts, Heroes&Villains, BanksOnTheBeat, UZ, Dnae Beats, The Amps, Clicks&Whistles, Guttercats and Alist. Shane followed up his first project Young, Dumb & Dope with the Barstool Bounce EP which included production from Mad Decent's DJA, and included “Not Playin” which was featured on MTVU, Fuse and AOL Music.Bounce also included production from Philadelphia's EMYND who Day teamed up with for the rock 'n roll sample-fest A SundayDrive With The Windows Down. Day dropped his first full-length album Vice Matters in 2012. Stranger recently dropped the video for first single "Shut Up". "The idea behind the mixtape as to make something that is interesting from start to finish that will keep the listener guessing what's next... in true mixtape fashion," says Stranger. "You're Welcome showcases what I can do as a rapper and what my DJ can do as a DJ." You're Welcome is mixed by Famous Jason and presented by Atlanta rap media imprint Greedmont Park and clothing label We Are The Process.
album at soundcloud.com/strangerday/
"Shut Up" video youtube.com/watch?v=
Mario Dones - 10 Summers [Mixtape]
Atlanta, GA - Pittsburgh MC Mario Dones jumps into what has already been an exciting summer with his brand new mixtape, 10 Summers. Dones goes against the grain and recruits DJ Nice Rec to mix each track live to cassette, giving listeners a real 'mixtape' experience. This project previews a few tracks from Mario's debut album, Black Watermelon, while showcasing the sound he's developed in the process of putting it together.
"10 Summers is really just the result of everything lining up at the right time. I grew up around DJ's all my life, so my idea of a mixtape is very particular. I just wanted the listener to be able to go to that same place, especially getting ready for the album. That's the time and place my music comes from," explains Dones.
The 20-track mixtape features Supastition, The Sole Vibe, Gannon Sparks, as well as production from Keelay & Zaire, Lazy J, Nice Rec, J. Fish, 1PM and more.
Stream [A Side]: http://www.youtube.com/
Stream [B Side]: http://www.youtube.com/
Download: http://official.fm/
Jul 9, 2013
Hit-Boy ft Rockie Fresh “Somewhere In America (Remix)”
Somewhere in America, Hit-Boy is jackin’ beats. After giving a Yeezus track a test run, he brings Rockie Fresh along for their take of Hov’s Magna Carta Holy Grail track. To be continued.
Jay-Z - Dead Presidents 3
Per Jay-Z's request (via Twitter), Young Guru drops the unreleased version of, "Dead Presidents 3"
Crooked I - Apex Predator [Album Cover] Tracklist/Features
Crooked has released the tracklist for the album. Surprisingly there are no features from his fellow Slaughterhouse members, but he does snag guest vocals from K-Young, Tena Jones and Tech N9ne
01. YODO
02. Vegas On Biz (feat. K-Young)
03. Let Me Get It (feat. Tech N9ne)
04. Apex Predator (My Gun Go)
05. Nobody Cares (feat. Tena Jones)
06. Crowns
07. A Lady Fell In Love
08. No Sleep Gang
09. Sumthin From Nuthin (Beatbox)
10. Crook N Porter
11. Tell Them MF’s We Made It
20-Year Old Brazilian Artist MC Daleste Shot & Killed While Performing [Video]
20-year old Brazilian funk singer MC Daleste has been shot and killed during a performance.
Daleste, real name Daniel Pellegrine, was performing in the Brazilian city of Campinas in São Paulo State, Saturday (July 6) when a gunman shot him in the stomach.
According to a Brazilian news source, Daleste was rushed to City Hospital Paulinia where he died on Sunday.
The incident was captured on video by someone in the audience. Since it's upload to YouTube it's been viewed over 4 million times.
There have been no arrests made in the case. The shooting occurs at the 1:05 mark in the clip below
Lauryn Hill Reports To Prison To Begin 3-Month Tax Evasion Sentence
Lauryn Hill has reported to a federal prison in Connecticut to begin her 3-month sentence for tax evasion.
According to TMZ, the former Fugees singer/rapper will be housed in general population at the the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury.
The Grammy Award-winning entertainer pleaded guilty in June 2012 to evading federal taxes on $1.8 million earned between 2005 and 2007. In May 2013, Hill was sentenced in a New Jersey federal court.
In addition to serving three months in prison, Hill must pay a $60,000 fine. After she is released from prison, she will be under parole supervision for a year, the first three months of which will be spent under home confinement.
Lawrence Taylor Jr. Arrested For Statutory Rape & Sodomy Of 16-Year Old [Video]
Hall of Fame football player Lawrence Taylor's son has been arrested and could be facing a long prison sentence after being accused of statutory rape and sodomy in Powder Springs, Georgia.
Lawrence Taylor Jr. reportedly committed sodomy by forcing oral sex on a 16-year old girl Saturday, July 6.
The teen told police that Taylor Jr. "first asked her if he could eat her out repeatedly in which she stated no," according to TMZ.
The 31-year old then "with force spread her legs then pulled her bathing suit to the side and gave her oral sex."
When police were called to the scene another underage girl told police that LTJ had sex with her 5 or 6 times in February 2012.
Taylor Jr. was arrested and taken to Cobb County Adult Detention Center, where he's currently being held without bail. He's been charged with three felonies. Statutory rape, aggravated child molestation, and statutory aggravated sodomy.
If convicted of aggravated sodomy or aggravated child molestation, Taylor would face 25 years to life in prison. A statutory rape conviction carries the possibility of 10 to 20 years in prison, according to Georgia state law
Lawrence Taylor Jr. (left) and Sr.
Taylor Sr. is on probation for statutory rape after having sex with an underage prostitute in 2010.
Nicki Minaj Gets Touchy Feely With Female Strippers At Perfection "I Love Bad B*tches That's My F*ckin Problem" [Video/Pics]
Nicki Minaj had a really good time at Perfection Gentleman's Club in Queens, New York on Sunday, July 7. The Young Money rapper and the female dancers got up close and personal during her visit.
The Harajuku Barbie tweeted about her freaky experience to her 16 million Twitter followers.
Meek Mill and Maino were also reportedly in the building. Peep a few pics below and up top courtesy of Nicki's Instagram account.
Yasiin Bey AKA Mos Def Allows Himself To Be Force-Fed Under Standard Guantánamo Bay Procedure [Video]
During Ramadan more than 100 detainees at Guantanamo Bay protest by going on hunger strikes. More than 40 of them are force-fed using military instructions, or standard operating procedure obtained through leaked documents.
Rapper/actor Yasiin Bey a.k.a. Mos Def agreed to let himself experience the procedure in this four-minute film made by Human Rights organization Reprieve and Bafta award-winning director Asif Kapadia.
The procedure looks very painful. Mos screams for it to be stopped before it's finished and begins to cry. Watch the film below.
Chris Brown Donates 1000 Pairs Of Reeboks To Kids At 'Walk Everywhere In Unity's Shoes' Event At Crenshaw High In L.A. [Pics]
The media is quick to crucify Chris Brown whenever they suspect he might be in trouble, but they seldom give him credit when he gives back to the community.
Breezy's good side was on display as he made a lot of young kids very happy when he gave away 1000 pairs of Reebok sneakers on Saturday (July 6) at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles at the “WE US: Walk Everywhere in Unity’s Shoes” event.
As part of his campaign, Chris works with with the L.A. Mayor’s office and gang reduction organizations to remind the youth that “whenever and whenever they walk, we are a united community.”
The singer posed for photos with some of the children at the event. Peep those below.
Goodie Mob - Age Against The Machine (Album Cover Art) Tracklist/Features
Goodie Mob is getting ready to release their first album since 2004's One Monkey Don't Stop No Show. Their upcoming album, Age Against the Machine, also marks the return ofCee Lo Green to the group.
Check out the cover art up top. The album will be released on August 27th.
Here's the official tracklist for the album. The group decided to keep the features to a minimum with only T.I. and Janelle Monae making guest appearances.
Tracklist:
1. U Don’t Know What You Got (Intro)
2. State Of The Art (Radio Killa)
3. Power
4. Silence….. The New Hate (Interlude)
5. I’m Set
6. Valleujah
7. Pinstripes (feat. T.I.)
8. Special Education (feat. Janelle Monae)
9. Ghost Of Gloria Goodchild
10. Kolors
11. Come As You Are
12. Nexperiance
13. The Both Of Me
14. Balls (Interlude)
15. Amy
16. Understanding
17. Uncle Red’s (Interlude)
18. Father Time
Kevin Hart Imitates Trey Songz During Press Conference.
Trey Songz brings out Kevin Hart and Houston Rockets guard James Harden in the press room backstage at the 2013 Essence Music Festival on Saturday night. Since Trey injured in ankle, Kevin took over the duties of answering all of Trey's press questions, in his own way.
Dame Dash Hit With $2.8 Million Tax Lien
Damon Dash is facing another huge financial hurdle. Jay-Z's former Roc-A-Fella Records business partner has been hit with a bill of $2,802,262.30 by Uncle Sam.
According to TMZ, the federal govenrnmant has filed a tax lien against Dash for unpaid taxes for the years 2005 ($2,614,918.10) and 2011 ($187,544.20).
Dame also reportedly owes back taxes to the states of New York and New Jersey.
Mistah Fab - F*ck All That
Oakland's Mistah Fab will be releasing his latest mixtape Hello Ratchet very soon. Here's a new song off of the project titled "F*** All That
G4 Boyz - Versace Freestyle
The G4 Boyz are back with some new heat. They hop on what seems to be almost every rapper's favorite instrumental at the moment, Migos' "Versace
Producer D Dot Compares The Notorious B.I.G. Vs. Jay-Z's Studio Work Ethic "Jay Worked Faster. Big Took Longer Because He Wanted To Make Sure Every Line Was Memorable" [Video]
Producer D. Dot has had the honor of working with both The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Zin the studio. Both are two of the best of all time. Dot sat down with Vlad TV and compared their approaches in the booth.
"I would say Jay probably could work a little faster than Big. I've actually seen Jay work in various situations and he's very prolific and he could come up with things faster," Dot said. "I Think Big's specialty was that he put a lot of his Jamaican roots in his records. He was really into melody. Big's time took a little longer because Big, line for line wanted to make sure every line was memorable lyrically. But also melodically."
The Story Behind The 16 Year Old Highschool Student Who Produced The Beat for Jay-Z's "Crown"
Ebony Oshunrinde in her Brampton studio
The Globe and Mail reports the story of this Brampton, CANADA high schooler that contributed to new Jay-Z album, Magna Carta Holy Grail.
Read on:
As a 9-year-old, Ebony Oshunrinde used to watch YouTube videos in her Mississauga bedroom of her favourite hip hop artists – Timbaland and Jay-Z – working in their studios.
This week, one of those heroes – Jay-Z – became a collaborator, after a beat produced by the now-16-year-old Ebony was included in the rapper’s new record.
"I listened to it last night in the studio, and I honestly felt like crying," Ebony said in an interview. "It was a big moment in my life."
And though the track, titled "Crown," is earning Ebony attention from music industry heavy-hitters, Jay-Z and his high-flying rapper lifestyle is still worlds away from the teenager’s life in Brampton, CANADA, where she now lives and has just finished grade 11.
Raised by her travel-agent mother, Ebony taught herself as a 9-year-old how to produce music by watching instructional videos off of YouTube.
It took her a few years before she started to feel comfortable producing her own music – or, as she described it "until I was about 11."
A few years after that, she began competing in local music competitions, where the competitors closest to her in age would sometimes still be 15- to 20-years her senior.
Still, she made a big impression, winning local competitions, and signing with a local management company.
From then on, she began working with local and U.S. producers, sending audio files back and forth from her Brampton bedroom in between classes and homework.
But a couple of weeks ago, she received a surprising message. It came from Travis Scott, a U.S. producer she had worked with in the past, and whom she'd sent a beat she especially liked the week before.
"I'm gonna change your life," the message read.
"A few days after that, he called and said that I was on the album."
Unbeknownst to her, Mr. Scott had been working with Jay-Z when he received the beat, and the rapper liked what he’d heard.
"Crown" earned the teen a production credit on Jay-Z’s highly-anticipated album Magna Carta Holy Grail, released Thursday.
"I didn’t believe it at all, because it’s pretty crazy news," Ebony said. All of this happened during her twin siblings’ birthday party, so she said she "was just, like, hugging everybody at my house."
She described the beat she created as "dark," and her overall style as "hard – knocking drums, and cutting samples using different filters and stuff."
Ian Stanger, a representative at her management company Black Box, said that from what he’s heard, Jay-Z had no idea of Ebony’s age when he selected her beat for the track.“What she’s doing is world-class,” he said. “Not world-class for a 16-year-old, but just straight-up world-class.”
She’s yet to meet Jay-Z, but said that she’d heard that the rapper is interested in meeting her soon.
In the future, she said, she’d like to continue producing music, and eventually one day start her own label.
She’s started learning how to play the piano to make her beats “sound more full,” and said she’d like to study studio engineering or audio engineering one day.
But first, she’ll have to finish high school – something her mom is strict about.
"If I don’t pass a class, she takes my whole studio away," Ebony said.
The Globe and Mail reports the story of this Brampton, CANADA high schooler that contributed to new Jay-Z album, Magna Carta Holy Grail.
Read on:
As a 9-year-old, Ebony Oshunrinde used to watch YouTube videos in her Mississauga bedroom of her favourite hip hop artists – Timbaland and Jay-Z – working in their studios.
This week, one of those heroes – Jay-Z – became a collaborator, after a beat produced by the now-16-year-old Ebony was included in the rapper’s new record.
"I listened to it last night in the studio, and I honestly felt like crying," Ebony said in an interview. "It was a big moment in my life."
And though the track, titled "Crown," is earning Ebony attention from music industry heavy-hitters, Jay-Z and his high-flying rapper lifestyle is still worlds away from the teenager’s life in Brampton, CANADA, where she now lives and has just finished grade 11.
Raised by her travel-agent mother, Ebony taught herself as a 9-year-old how to produce music by watching instructional videos off of YouTube.
It took her a few years before she started to feel comfortable producing her own music – or, as she described it "until I was about 11."
A few years after that, she began competing in local music competitions, where the competitors closest to her in age would sometimes still be 15- to 20-years her senior.
Still, she made a big impression, winning local competitions, and signing with a local management company.
From then on, she began working with local and U.S. producers, sending audio files back and forth from her Brampton bedroom in between classes and homework.
But a couple of weeks ago, she received a surprising message. It came from Travis Scott, a U.S. producer she had worked with in the past, and whom she'd sent a beat she especially liked the week before.
"I'm gonna change your life," the message read.
"A few days after that, he called and said that I was on the album."
Unbeknownst to her, Mr. Scott had been working with Jay-Z when he received the beat, and the rapper liked what he’d heard.
"Crown" earned the teen a production credit on Jay-Z’s highly-anticipated album Magna Carta Holy Grail, released Thursday.
"I didn’t believe it at all, because it’s pretty crazy news," Ebony said. All of this happened during her twin siblings’ birthday party, so she said she "was just, like, hugging everybody at my house."
She described the beat she created as "dark," and her overall style as "hard – knocking drums, and cutting samples using different filters and stuff."
Ian Stanger, a representative at her management company Black Box, said that from what he’s heard, Jay-Z had no idea of Ebony’s age when he selected her beat for the track.“What she’s doing is world-class,” he said. “Not world-class for a 16-year-old, but just straight-up world-class.”
She’s yet to meet Jay-Z, but said that she’d heard that the rapper is interested in meeting her soon.
In the future, she said, she’d like to continue producing music, and eventually one day start her own label.
She’s started learning how to play the piano to make her beats “sound more full,” and said she’d like to study studio engineering or audio engineering one day.
But first, she’ll have to finish high school – something her mom is strict about.
"If I don’t pass a class, she takes my whole studio away," Ebony said.
Jul 5, 2013
New Music: Ludacris “Type Of Way (Remix)”
Ludacris gets into the holiday spirit and decides to add his touch on Rich Homie Quan’s single, “Type Of Way”. Ludaversal coming soon.
New Music: Torch Ft. Fred The Godson x Styles P “Malaria”
MMG’s Torch prepping his No A/C 2 mixtape and gets ill with it on his new track featuring Fred The Godson and Styles P. Produced by Scram Jones.
Jay-Z Magna Carta Holy Grail Release Party
We see you YN and B.Dot. Jay-Z has more than enough reasons to celebrate and last night, he celebrated the release of his Magna Carta Holy Grail album in Brooklyn.
Guests who came out to support included Beyoncé, Timbaland, J.Cole, Busta Rhymes, Nick Cannon, Raekwon and many more. More photos from the evening after the jump.
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