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Drake and Future handle the hook on the track, produced by Mike Will Made It, while Lil Wayne tells us that everything’s gonna be alright as long as the girls love him. This will be on Lil Wayne’s I Am Not A Human Being II album.
Drake shared “Started From The Bottom,” the first single from his as-yet-untitled new album, and from the sound of things, it’ll be a departure from the luxuriant moroseness of Take Care. “Started From The Bottom” is a hard, simple rap song with a nagging piano loop and some serious 808 programming.
2-cent Good Christmas was created as a Music Video Parody for the holidays back in 2010. But every year around christmas I can’t get enough of this. This parody makes fun of Eminem, Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka, Rick Ross, Willow Smith, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Kanye West, Birdman, Nicki Minaj, Plies, Drake, Lil Wayne, Wyclef, and Lady Gaga.
A$AP Rocky has unveiled the tracklisting for his forthcoming new album ‘LongLiveA$AP’, revealing a host of guest stars, including Florence Welch of Florence And The Machine, Drake and Kendrick Lamar. The record will be released on January 15, 2013, and also features appearances from Santigold, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson and Pharrell. However, the record will not feature ‘Ridin” – his collaboration with Lana Del Rey that was pulled from the KickDrums’ recent mixtape.
The New York hip-hop star was originally due to release ‘LongLiveA$AP’ in September of this year but rescheduled the release date to October 31. He then subsequently shelved the release until 2013 after revealing that the mastering of the record was taking longer than expected, due to his refusal to back down over clearing any of the samples used on the LP. Explaining the delay, Rocky said: “The issue with my album is I got things on it that’s so out of this world that it’s taking so long to get mastered. That’s the issue, and I refuse to take anything off. It’s complete, everything is being mastered and cleared right now. Its just so hard to get things cleared, because you got to find people to clear samples.”
The ‘LongLiveA$AP’ tracklisting is:
‘Long Live A$AP’
‘Goldie’
‘PMW’ (All I Really Need) feat. Schoolboy Q
‘LVL’
‘Hell’ feat Santigold
‘Pain OverDoz’
‘Fuckin’ Problems’ feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar
‘Wild For The Night’
’1Train’ feat. Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T.
‘Fashion’
‘Phoenix’
‘Suddenly’
‘Pretty Flaco’ (Remix) feat. Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka Flame & Pharrell
‘Ghetto Symphony’ feat. Gunplay & A$AP Ferg
‘Ticket’
‘Like I’m Apart’ feat. Florence Welch
‘Purple Swag’ (Remix)
Cash Money’s newest artist was just announced… Check out how it all went down.
Drake has made it clear that he doesn’t spend much time on social media outlets thanks to the inevitable criticism, but this week the YMCMB rapper really caught heat for his new collaboration with Aaliyah. Amid rumors that her family isn’t supporting the mysterious posthumous album that he’s helming, Drake finally confirmed that the project is official — with the blessing of her family.
Tyrone aka T-RexXx of ‘MuchMusic’ scores an exclusive interview with Drake backstage at OVO Fest and chats about the festival and his upcoming collaboration with the late Aaliyah.
Finally, 2 Chainz is set to take off, releasing a music video for the Drake-assisted “No Lie”, the first single off his highly anticipated debut, Based on a T.R.U. Story. In the Director X-directed, black-and-white clip, the duo get artsy, performing amongst white rooms with black paint dripping slowly down the walls. Shots of women in masks and other imagery are dispersed in between their performances. Based on a T.R.U. Story is slated to drop August 14th.
King Of Diamonds can certainly be a relaxing spot for those who work hard non stop. And no one seems to be working harder these days than Lil Wayne and the YMCMB crew. Take a look at how they relaxed on Memorial Day 2012. (And be WARNED, the video is uncensored).
As if all that wasn’t enough, check out some of the Memorial Day shows in Miami featuring Funk Master Flex, Ace Hood, 2 Chainz, Fat Joe, and many more.
Check out an all the way live rendition of the massive mixtape hit ‘Stay Schemin’, recorded by some lucky girl, and performed by Rick Ross, Drake, and French Montana.
DJ Drama is known for putting out tracks from some of the hottest artists in Hip Hop. Take a listen to his newest release “We In This B*tch 1.5″ by clicking the player below.
It was only yesterday that fans were treated to the latest visual installment from his debut album, Careless World: Rise of the Last King, with the Big Sean-assisted “I’m Gone“, and today Tyga teams up with his Young Money counterpart Drakefor the music video to their “Still Got It” collaboration. The Iren Sheffield-directed clip sees Tyga Tyga chilling around the way, filmed in what appears to be New York City, draped in a bucket hat, a rugby shirt and gold jewelry – a very Harlem look, as championed by A$AP Rocky and Smoke DZA. Drizzy doesn’t make an appearance, but his harmonious hook plays out in the backdrop to complete this love song.
Check out some dope behind the scenes footage from Shanell’s newest video titled ‘So Good’ featuring Lil Wayne and Drake.
Exclusive premiere of Drake‘s official music video “Take Care“, which features Rihanna. Fans have been waiting for this video to surface since the leak of the on the set photos of Drake and Rihanna holding each other. Take Care music video was directed by Yoann Lemoine.
Drake’s Club Paradise tour has been underway for quite sometime now, but a video from one of his first performances surfaced recently. Here’s a look at Drizzy performing “The Zone” live in Miami.
Anyone now a days who’s doing anything noteworthy tends to make videos of their exploits. And true to form, Drizzy Drake has created a video-log of his current Club Paradise tour adventures. Check the method below.
I’ve said many a time that music videos with story lines are too few and far between now a days. Its a refreshing change to see any artist put some added effort or thought into the video for a well done track, and it seems like Waka Flocka and Drake wanted to do something special for this hip hop chart topping song. Check out the uncut version of the ‘Round Of Applause’ below.
With the Grammy’s occuring last night, a few devout Hip Hop heads noticed that both Common and Drake were both in attendance. After Common’s repeated Drizzy disses, Drake simply said at a concert that Common should try and “say it to [his] mutha f*ckin face”. The Grammys were certainly an opportunity for the two to come face to face, but instead, Common spoke to a drunken Toure’ (from Fuse TV) and seemed to squash the beef. (A friend pointed out that after Common’s album was released, and he had to see Drake in person, he squashed the beef in a timely manner.) But it’s a good things to see two emcees ending a feud that ultimately amounted to nothing but a few memorable songs and people talking sh*t.
As much as some would love to stop hearing about it (… like myself), word on the street is that the duo met coincidentally back stage, and got into some type of scuffle. The police were called in to break up the confrontation, and before both parties left the building, it happened a second time. Now, this is all rumors as of now, and I hate reporting on rumors, no matter what the topic, but if it’s true, I know people would love to know exactly what went on.
Take an exclusive behind the scenes look at the filming of the video for ‘Round Of Applause’ by Waka Flocka featuring Drizzy Drake.
The Metro Detroit pop star Mike Posner and his California comrade Blackbear decided recently to add their own flare to the only notable diss song in the past few years, Rick Ross and Drake’s “Stay Schemin.” Considering this combination from these two crooning Caucasians seems somewhat odd on paper, presumably a few of you will hesitate and opt for French’s original, flat chorus. But, you’d be hard-pressed to hear such rich lyrical content being replicated so flawlessly, as these makers of “Marauder Music” completely knock this out the park and give the irrevocable gangster love some depth beyond just the Kobe call and ginger ale tales.
In the Rap game, there will always be beefs and feuds. But a very puzzling one came blairing onto the radio and the web about a month ago. Common and Drake seem to be in full swing on a beef that no one expected. After some shots directly to Drizzy, Common sat down with Hip Hop Nation to discuss how everything got started. Listen to the interview below.
Even one of my favorite rappers Grafh said it the best, “I like Common, I like Drake… (wait) I like veggie-patties, and I like steak. Both them n*ggas different, I don’t wanna see ‘em riffin, I’mma fan, I just wanna see ‘em spittin. I just wanna see black people eatin’, I just wanna see the dishes.” And I totally agree. I don’t understand why they can’t both just get along?
Although I’m not biased, and I listen to all types of music, for some odd reason, Ive been gravitating more and more towards MMG and Rick Ross. His newest mixtape “Rich Forever” has had people talking since its release, and one of the first video’s shot was “Stay Scheemin”. The track features Drake and French Montana, and although the song is technically Ross’s, its Drake’s words that ring the loudest. Drizzy has had issues recently with both Ludacris, and Common, (among a few other un-need-mentionables), and this song seemed to be an avenue for him release some of his frustrations on the topic. Check the method below.
Despite roots that date back to the late ’90s, dubstep in the U.S. gets mostly relegated to the fringes of popular music. Recently it’s been slipping into more mainstream arenas like hip-hop and pop. It most often rears its head at music festivals, on college campuses and in sets by the occasional late-night club DJ. Dubstep can be polarizing — alternately celebrated and derided as music for robots — but I’m not here to beat the drums of dubstep war, nor advocate for the genre’s continued prevalence. Instead, I’m here to state the obvious: that hip-hop and dubstep are fusing. You can call it “dubhop” or “hipstep,” but either way, this year it became impossible to deny.
What started with dubstep DJs experimenting with hip-hop remixes has progressed into the mainstream, with hip-hop artists now seeking out these DJs to incorporate dubstep beats into their songs. The list which follows is arranged by level of griminess and filth: The top represents some of the mainstream hip-hop acts to have infused their music with womp. But as you descend down the rabbit hole, the sounds become more hardcore. These jams are bursting with brutally thunderous bass lines, and they’re not for everyone. But if you emerge from this dark 10-track burrow of face-melting bass intact, then congratulations, my robotic friend: You are the newest fan of hipstep. Check the method.
Jay-Z and Kanye West – Who Gon Stop Me
SBTRKT ft. Little Dragon – Wildfire (RMX ft. Drake)
Kreayshawn – Gucci Gucci
Kelly Rowland ft. Lil Wayne & Diplo – Motivation (Remix)
Wiz Khalifa – Black And Yellow (Big Gigantic Remix)
Drake & Lil Wayne – I’m On One (KillaGraham Remix)
Big Boi – Shutterbugg (Unlimited Gravity DUBSTEP Remix)
Pretty Lights – All Of The Lights Remix Kanye West
SAVOY – Welcome To Jamrock (Remix)
Sam Adams – Hold On
While drawing out the logistics on a new music project I’m taking on this holiday season, I was searching the web for some nice live covers of popular Hip Hop songs, and I came across “YoungPianoTV”. A young kid name Lucas who seems to be able to restructure any beat (and even lyrical notes) on his piano. Exhibiting a great ear for the composition of a song, all his covers are spot on recreations of the tracks he’s emulating. I definitely recommend taking a look at his expansive library of Top 40′s covers, and don’t forget to hit his facebook page. Props to you Lucas.
Beef in Hip Hop is something that has been around since the beginning and will continue to be around until the end. Essentially all beef boils down to, is not liking someone, which happens in the real world all the time. You may have a gripe with a co-worker, a slight inclining of hatred for your brother in law, or a discontent with someone you did a favor for. When it’s in Hip Hop, you have massive celebrities who are known all over the world sending messages that can be heard by millions, so things tend to be a bit more intense. I personally have no idea why Ludacris went after Big Sean with his newest track ‘Bada Boom’, but it seems to have people talking. (I’ve also heard through the grapevine that Luda is also taking shots at Drake with this song, but I don’t see how). Take a look and give some feedback on Luda’s video for ‘Bada Boom’.
In the world I occupy, there seems to be much speculation behind Drake’s intentions when recording his sophomore album Take Care. Some say he’s lost his edge, other think he’s being experimental with his art, and there are the few who just think Drizzy has lost the plot. I personally don’t have a dog in that fight. I just appreciate good music no matter what the message was intended to be, but for those of you who might have been wondering the same thing, check out Drake’s interview with Vevo.
