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May 17
Time for another visual from Jada’s Consignment mixtape.
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May 17
Time for another visual from Jada’s Consignment mixtape.
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May 16
New video from “The Big 10″ mixtape. The next project “The Lost Tape” with DJ Drama drops May 22nd.
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May 16
By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Tonight’s season finale episode of MTV’s “Hip Hop POV” (airs midnight ET) is filled with reveals and insider gossip. Waka Flocka Flame opens up about his beef with fellow rapper Wiz Khalifa. Despite appearing on the same episode of Hip Hop POV a few weeks ago, the buzzy rappers have not been the best of friends. In a sit-down with Def Jam’s Bu Thiam, Flocka says that it was weed of all things, that sparked the feud, as the two were smoking and Wiz couldn’t hang.
Wiz then took to Twitter and threw shots at Waka but the “Round of Applause” rapper has “no problem” now with Wiz. Wiz echoed this sentiment in an interview with “RapFix Live” last month, saying, “I don’t have problems with people, because if I do, I address it. If I feel someone disrespected me or if I feel like somebody was mentioning me in an indirect way I’ma find out how to talk to that person and then we’ll squash it from there.”
The Kang, T.I., also stops by for a candid interview with the crew. He talks about his upcoming album Trouble Man, his disregard for music blogs (He’s too high for them!) and shares that his protege Iggy Azalea is no longer signed to Interscope. Iggy inked a much-talked about deal with the label earlier this year. Although Tip wouldn’t say what label she will ultimately align with and release her debut, The New Classic, through he says that he’s open to both a major or indie deal.
Rounding out the night, Black Hippy’s ScHoolboy Q makes a rare primetime appearance and Travis Porter gets the crowd ramped up with a high-energy performance.
Don’t miss tonight’s episode of “MTV’s Hip Hop POV” at midnight ET on MTV. The conversation-based show highlights some of today’s hottest news and more from a cast of hip-hop tastemakers. Fans can also join in on the Twitter conversation using the hashtag #HipHopPOV.
May 16
By Rob Markman
DMX dropped his free EP The Weigh In on Tuesday, making it the first time in six years that X has released an album. The Yonkers vet tells MTV News that he’s happy to get focused on the music again.
“It’s a good thing. I wish it was always like that but you can’t really worry about what people think, what they say. I just gotta do me,” DMX told MTV News over the phone on Tuesday. “The focus is on taking the music seriously, as a job, and less trouble.”
When DMX first emerged in 1998, he took the rap game by storm with a pair of groundbreaking and multi-platinum albums, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot and Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood. Through the years, however, X has been making headlines for his mounting legal trouble and jail stints. It’s actually an issue he addresses on “Last Hope,” one of the EP’s stand-out tracks. “Damn I’m goin’ through it again/ After tellin’ everybody I wouldn’t do it again,” he spits with his unmistakable gruff.
Just as its title suggests, The Weigh In is merely a set-up for the main event. X will drop his new studio album, Undisputed, this fall. “Everywhere I go people are like, ‘When’s the album droppin? When’s the album droppin’?’ So I was just like, lemme hit ‘em with something, let them know, give them a little appetizer of what it’s gonna be like,” he said of The Weigh In. “Not the same songs, because I’m sitting on like three albums right now, but ya know, just what it’s gonna be like.”
As if X wasn’t enough incentive for fans to download, the Dog also called in a few favors from Snoop Dogg and Tyrese, who both appear on the EP. “It was incredible. I just happened to call Snoop, while I was in the studio, he answered the phone, I sent him the joint, the next day I had it back,” he recalled. “I appreciate the fact that the love is still there. I look forward to working with more artists. I normally don’t work with too many artists, but these have always been friends of mines.”
May 15
“Toothy Wavy” is a collaborative project between Machina Muerte head Isaiah Toothtaker, incarcerated rapper Max B, and production duo The Hood Internet. Toothtaker, in addition to rapping on the tracks and providing hooks, also helmed most of the videos, while The Hood Internet handled all of the beats, and Max B recorded his verses through the prison phone line.
Track list and download link below.
Download: Link
May 15
The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 1,2 & 3 out now.
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May 15
Nope this isn’t the one either. I want “Be Easy” Tip back.
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May 15
By Rob Markman
PHILADELPHIA – There was a Roc reunion today in the city of Brotherly Love. Jay-Z made the trek from Brooklyn to Philadelphia on Monday to announce that he was headlining and curating the Budweiser “Made In America” music festival during Labor Day weekend. Moments before the press conference Hovito was greeted by an old friend; Freeway.
With all of the excitement pouring through the city Freeway took the stage alongside Hov, Philly mayor Michael Nutter and officials from Anheuser-Busch and the United Way. “Everyone knows my love affair with Philly from the amazing, talented artists I’ve signed from here,” Jay said, prompting the State Property MC to jump onstage beside him. “That’s Freeway’s cue” Jay-Z smiled.
It was a great photo-op, or so everyone thought. With Philadelphia Free standing off to the side with his arms crossed, Jay posed with festival organizers. After photos began popping up online many read into the snapshots, speculating on a rift between Freeway and his former Roc-A-Fella mentor, but MTV News was on hand to witness the off-camera interaction between Jigga and Philly Freezer and things were all good.
The show will be held September 1 and September 2 on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park. Tickets for “Made In America” will go on sale May 23 through Ticketmaster.com andLiveNation.com.
Check MTV News and RapFix on Tuesday to peep our interview with Freeway!
May 15
Despite having a close working relationship with Kanye West for some time now, Harlem rapper/singer and actress Teyana Taylor has just now been confirmed as an official member of ‘Ye’s all-star team at G.O.O.D. Music.
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The 21-year-old singer-songwriter and actress, who worked with West on his fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, will reveal details about her first G.O.O.D. Music LP and forthcoming singles in the next few weeks. In April she debuted a new mixtape, The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor, which pays tribute to Lauryn Hill and her other early influences, including Mary J. Blige and Janet Jackson.
aylor got her start in the industry when she was signed to Pharrell William’s Star Trak record label at the age of 15, and some fans might remember her over-the-top episode of MTV’s “My Super Sweet 16.” Her debut album, 2008′s From a Planet Called Harlem, featured the breakout single “Google Me,” and Taylor has since earned plenty of co-writing credits on recent songs like Nicki Minaj’s “Right By My Side,” which appeared on Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Taylor worked closely with West on MBDTF‘s “Hell of a Life,” “Runaway,” “Dark Fantasy” and the collaboration track “Christmas in Harlem,” which also featured G.O.O.D. Music’s CyHi the Prynce.
Her recent onscreen endeavors include roles in 2010′s “Stomp the Yard 2″ and Tyler Perry’s 2011 film “Madea’s Big Happy Family.” Last summer, the 21-year-old also grabbed attention with her remix of Drake’s hit single “Marvin’s Room.” “Her Room” found Taylor sampling lyrics from Lauryn Hill’s “X Factor,” as she came to terms with a cheating ex.
The G.O.O.D. news just keeps coming from Kanye West’s camp. Last month the super producer/rapper signed veteran Q-Tip to his Def Jam imprint.