Thursday, December 19, 2013
Mellow Music Group "Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist
by Soren Baker
Mellow Music Group's forthcoming "Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows" features Mr. Lif, Has-Lo and Quelle Chris, among others.
Mellow Music Group's Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows project is slated to be released January 28 via Mello Music Group. The 20-cut collection is slated to feature appearances from Mr. Lif, Has-Lo, Oddisee and Quelle Chris. The set is scheduled to feature production from L’Orange, Has-Lo and Quelle Chris, among others.
Earlier this week, Oddisee released the song “Invisible Walls,” which is set to be the first song on Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows.
In a 2008 interview with HipHopDX, Oddisee discussed his early material.
"I hit a lot of road bumps as far as people not realizing the amount of
work that I'm doing, and that I'm an emcee/producer,” he said. "For all
the stuff that I’ve done, there’s still a lot of people that don’t know
me. People that do know me, I say a large portion of them think that
all I do is emcee, or that all I do is produce. So again, I'm trying to
centralize my fan base. When Foot In The Door came out, it was
pretty heavily bootlegged. And it was frustrating, because people would
get the credits wrong. I would see one song on a blog on Bulgaria,
saying, 'Produced by Oddisee,' and that would be it, but it’s me rhyming on it. Then I see my stuff on a blog in Brazil, and it would say, 'Featuring Oddisee,’ but
it wouldn’t have any production credits. People have no idea what
they’re listening to. All they know is that it came from Foot In The Door."
The Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows cover art and tracklist are as follows:
2. “The Lost Nova” f. Mr. Lif & John Robinson (Produced by L’Orange)
3. “Hard Writer” f. Has-Lo (Produced by Has-Lo)
4. “Lost Children” f/ Georgia Anne Muldrow (Produced by Duke Westlake)
5. “Euclidian Geometry” Instrumental (Produced by Quelle Chris)
6. “Supreme Codeine” f. Miz Korona, Quelle Chris, T. Calmese & Nick Speed (Produced by Quelle Chris)
7. “A History Of Modern Dance” f. Open Mike Eagle (Produced by Jeremiah Jae)
8. “King O.A.T.” f. yU, Tim Hicks & Charlie Ross (Produced by yU)
9. “You Are Safe Now” f. Milo (Produced by L’Orange)
10. “Family Room” f. Castle (Produced by Castle)
11. “Nothing Has A Never” f. Oddisee (Produced by Oddisee)
12. “Juggernaut” f. Has-Lo (Produced by Has-Lo)
13. “Crazy High” Instrumental (Produced by Oddisee)
14. “L.I.V.E.” f. Akil The MC (Produced by Duke Westlake)
15. “Going Swell” f. Quelle Chris (Produced by Quelle Chris)
16. “Brick Walls & Blurry Faces” f. Castle & Blueprint (Produced by L’Orange)
17. “Problematic” f. yU (Produced by Slimkat 78)
18. “Bracelets” f. Has-Lo (Produced by Has-Lo)
19. “Something Good” f. Georgia Anne Muldrow (Produced by Dudley Perkins)
20. “Polysonic Flows” f. Quelle Chris (Produced by Quelle Chris)
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Madchild Says Dizaster Battle Would Be "The Ultimate Test"
by Andres Tardio
"I could step up to the challenge and battle Dizaster," Madchild said during an interview with Montreality. "I believe I could. I'm not calling him out or anything like that, but I think that would put me to the ultimate test because he's a fierce lyricist. I'm a fierce lyricist. I'm not a battle rapper, but if I battled a few more people, I do believe that I could get to the point where I could battle him and surprise everybody."
In August 2012, Madchild spoke with HipHopDX about Battle Rap and why he decided to participate in a match-up for King of the Dot, one that paired him against San Jose, California Battle Rap emcee/talk show host Dirtbag Dan.
"I thought it was a cool thing that was going on," Madchild said. "I thought with some of the things in Hip Hop that are watered-down and manufactured, I thought this was a real incredible thing that was bringing some purity back to our culture. When you look at the culture of Hip Hop, it’s important to preserve the culture as much as it’s important to progress in the culture. I was impressed when I started watching these battle raps. I was impressed how many people were interested in it. I was impressed with how talented some of these emcees were, even though they weren’t recording artists, some of these guys’ wordplay is fierce. There are some fierce lyricists out there. I was like, this is a real dope movement and I hadn’t seen at that time, any artist that had sold a number of records, enter it. When I talked to [King Of The Dot’s] Organik, when we met, he was like, 'Basically, Madchild, you’d be the first one that sold 800,000 records in your career to enter a battle like this.' I wa.....
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Madchild also says that he is not a battle rapper, but that he might be able to surprise Battle Rap fans.
Madchild, who has participated in a King of the Dot Battle Rap event, recently spoke about who he would want to face in a future face-off. "I could step up to the challenge and battle Dizaster," Madchild said during an interview with Montreality. "I believe I could. I'm not calling him out or anything like that, but I think that would put me to the ultimate test because he's a fierce lyricist. I'm a fierce lyricist. I'm not a battle rapper, but if I battled a few more people, I do believe that I could get to the point where I could battle him and surprise everybody."
In August 2012, Madchild spoke with HipHopDX about Battle Rap and why he decided to participate in a match-up for King of the Dot, one that paired him against San Jose, California Battle Rap emcee/talk show host Dirtbag Dan.
"I thought it was a cool thing that was going on," Madchild said. "I thought with some of the things in Hip Hop that are watered-down and manufactured, I thought this was a real incredible thing that was bringing some purity back to our culture. When you look at the culture of Hip Hop, it’s important to preserve the culture as much as it’s important to progress in the culture. I was impressed when I started watching these battle raps. I was impressed how many people were interested in it. I was impressed with how talented some of these emcees were, even though they weren’t recording artists, some of these guys’ wordplay is fierce. There are some fierce lyricists out there. I was like, this is a real dope movement and I hadn’t seen at that time, any artist that had sold a number of records, enter it. When I talked to [King Of The Dot’s] Organik, when we met, he was like, 'Basically, Madchild, you’d be the first one that sold 800,000 records in your career to enter a battle like this.' I wa.....
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Rolling Stone Names Its 20 Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2013
by Soren Baker
"Yeezus" & "Nothing Was The Same" Named Rolling Stone's Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2013.
Rolling Stone has named its “20 Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2013.” Kanye West’s Yeezus earned the #1 spot, while Drake’s Nothing Was The Same landed at #2.
"Kanye's electro masterpiece is his most extreme album ever, which is saying something,” Rolling Stone says in its Yeezus blurb. "No wonder the late, great Lou Reed embraced Yeezus, since it's basically the Metal Machine Music concept translated into futuristic Hip Hop, all industrial overload and hypertense egomania and hostile vibes.”
The article compares Yeezus to Nothing Was The Same.
"With Kanye breathing fire in rarified air, Drake is the people's
rapper, a smart kid conflicted about his fame, heart, family, everything
except his mic potency,” Rolling Stone says. "But what makes his lonely
fantastic voyage matter is its emotional weight, which gets crucial
amplification from Noah ’40' Shebib's whirlpool beats.”
Danny Brown’s Old album was the #3 album on the list, while Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2 landed at #4. Chance the Rapper’s Acid Rap
earned the #5 spot. "The second mixtape from this 20-year-old Chicago
MC is the ultimate in psychedelic Hip Hop,” Rolling Stone says. "Chance
spins Lil Wayne-meets-Hendrix language swirls punctuated by the
real-life observations of a kid who grew up in a world where 'it's dark a
lot . . . easier to find a gun than it is to find a fucking parking
spot.”
Rolling Stone's “20 Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2013” is as follows:
1. Yeezus, Kanye West
2. Nothing Was The Same, Drake
3. Old, Danny Brown
4. The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem
5. Acid Rap, Chance the Rapper
6. My Name Is My Name, Pusha T
7. Born Sinner, J. Cole
8. Doris, Earl Sweatshirt
9. Trap Lord, A$AP Ferg
10. Magna Carta Holy Grail, Jay Z
11. B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time, 2 Chainz
12. Long.Live.A$AP, A$AP Rocky
13. The Luca Brasi Story, Kevin Gates
14. Run The Jewels, Run The Jewels
15. Wolf, Tyler, the Creator
16. I Am, Yo Gotti
17. The Night’s Gambit, Ka
18. Excuse My French, French Montana
19. Watching Movies With the Sound Off, Mac Miller
20. Self Made Vol. 3, Maybach Music Group
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Statik Selektah Announces "What Goes Around..." Album
by Andres Tardio
The producer and deejay made this announcement on MTV, where he promised that the project, titled What Goes Around..., is set to be available in the second quarter of the year. No official release date has been finalized.
Statik Selektah dropped his Extended Play album this year, a Duck Down Records/Showoff Records release. Extended Play features many artists rapping over Selektah's production, including Black Thought, Joey Bada$$, Raekwon, Ab-Soul, Action Bronson and Evidence.
Beyond dropping Extended Play, Statik Selektah also released The Proposal, a collaborative album that was crafted with Ransom. The project was released by Showoff Records and Brick Records, featuring appearances from Styles P and Termanology, among others.
Statik Selektah's What Goes Around... announcement can be viewed below.
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Statik Selektah says "What Goes Around..." will be available in 2014.
Statik Selektah has plans for 2014 and he has announced that a new album is on its way. The producer and deejay made this announcement on MTV, where he promised that the project, titled What Goes Around..., is set to be available in the second quarter of the year. No official release date has been finalized.
Statik Selektah dropped his Extended Play album this year, a Duck Down Records/Showoff Records release. Extended Play features many artists rapping over Selektah's production, including Black Thought, Joey Bada$$, Raekwon, Ab-Soul, Action Bronson and Evidence.
Beyond dropping Extended Play, Statik Selektah also released The Proposal, a collaborative album that was crafted with Ransom. The project was released by Showoff Records and Brick Records, featuring appearances from Styles P and Termanology, among others.
Statik Selektah's What Goes Around... announcement can be viewed below.
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Lox "The Trinity" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist
by Andres Tardio
The Trinity is an EP that consists of four selections, including "Faded," "Talk About It," "Love Me Or Leave Me Alone" and "Three Kings."
Tyler Woods and Dyce Payne are the guest appearances on the project, which is available for $3.96 as a D-Block release via iTunes. The set's tracks are also available for individual purchase at $.99 each.
The tracklist for the project can be found below.
1. "Faded" (f. Tyler Woods)
2. "Talk About It"
3. "Love Me Or Leave Me Alone"
4. "Three Kings" (f. Dyce Payne)
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Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch release a surprise EP "The Trinity."
Lox has released an iTunes exclusive EP, The Trinity, without pre-release promotion and without a publicized release date.The Trinity is an EP that consists of four selections, including "Faded," "Talk About It," "Love Me Or Leave Me Alone" and "Three Kings."
Tyler Woods and Dyce Payne are the guest appearances on the project, which is available for $3.96 as a D-Block release via iTunes. The set's tracks are also available for individual purchase at $.99 each.
The tracklist for the project can be found below.
1. "Faded" (f. Tyler Woods)
2. "Talk About It"
3. "Love Me Or Leave Me Alone"
4. "Three Kings" (f. Dyce Payne)
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Ray West & OC "Ray's Cafe" Release Date & Cover Art
by Soren Baker
Ray West and OC are slated to release the "Ray's Cafe" album, which is produced by Ray West.
Ray West & OC are slated to release their collaborative Ray’s Cafe album January 21. The collection was produced by Ray West.
In advance of the album, the duo released the song “Just Cause,” which will not be featured on Ray’s Cafe.
Last year, OC, then going as O.C., released the Trophies album with producer Apollo Brown.
Ray West collaborated with O.C.’s fellow D.I.T.C. member A.G. on “These Rappers Under The Hex,” a cut from West’s Luv NY project, which also featured O.C. “These Rappers Under The Hex” was a pick for HipHopDX’s Slept-On But Dope Hip Hop Songs From The Week Of 12/31/2012.
The Ray’s Cafe cover art is as follows:
The stream for “Just Cause” is as follows:
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Sean Price & M-Phazes "Land of the Crooks" Cover Art, Tracklist & EP Stream
by Soren Baker
Sean Price & M-Phazes release their "Land
of the Crooks" EP, which features guest appearances from Roc Marciano
and Billy Danze, among others.
Sean Price & M-Phazes released their Land of the Crooks EP today (December 17). The 11-cut collection features guest appearances from Billy Danze, Roc Marciano and Guilty Simpson, among others.
The EP features instrumental versions of each track.
Land of the Crooks is available at digital retailers for $5.99, and can also be purchased on CD as part of a double disc set with Guilty Simpson & Small Professor’s Highway Robbery LP via Fat Beats, as per a press release.
The EP’s artwork was inspired by the 1986 movie”Crocodile" Dundee. "The idea of doing a spin off ‘Crocodile' Dundee was
a concept that came to mind the moment I thought of putting out this
project,” Matt Diamond, founder of Coalmine Records, which released Land of the Crooks, says on the imprint’s website.
"The movie definitely appeals to the generation of fans that would
appreciate a Sean Price x M-Phazes collab. That movie poster was iconic,
so to it see it translate with both P and Phazes represented on the
cover is pretty dope, and hilarious. I wanted the image to maintain a
certain sense of geographical identity, which explains why P’s holding
back project tenements that you’d find in Brownseville, while Phazes is
pushing aside the Sydney Opera House. I also advised the designer to add
Gorilla’s and Kangaroos to run hog wild in the street, to replace the
cars and cabs from the original poster, which adds to the lawlessness
that you’d suspect when you’d combine both artists."
The "Crocodile" Dundee poster is as follows.
Sean Price released his Mic Tyson album in 2012.
M-Phazes is an Australian producer who first listened to Rap when he was 11 or 12. "I got into Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and N.W.A,”
he said during at 2012 interview with HipHopDX. "I guess after about a
month of listening to Hip Hop, I started banging on the table and
mumbling little raps and shit. But I always had a thing for the beats.
That's what attracted me to Hip Hop. So after messing around with the
tape-deck, looping and dubbing little raps through headphones, my mum
bought me a computer and I had some bullshit software. But I learned it
and fell in love with beatmaking. I eventually gave up the rapping and
decided to pursue production exclusively."
The Land of the Crooks cover art, tracklist and stream are as follows:
01. "Bag of Shit" f. Loudmouf Choir
02. "Dump In The Gut"
03. "Land of the Crooks" f. Billy Danze, Maffew Ragazino & DJ Babu
04. "Murdah Type Thinkin" f. Roc Marciano
05. "Murdah Type Thinkin" f. Guilty Simpson (Small Professor Remix)
06. "Bag of Shit" (Instrumental)
07. "Dump In The Gut" (Instrumental)
08. "Land of the Crooks" (Instrumental)
09. "Murdah Type Thinkin" (Instrumental)
10. "Murdah Type Thinkin" (Small Professor Remix) (Instrumental)
11. “Crookapella" (Beat Kit/Scratch Stems)
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Mobb Deep Announce World Tour & Details On New Album
Mobb Deep is back. The Queens duo stopped by HuffPost Live to announce
they are dropping their reunion album next year in the run-up to the
20th anniversary celebration of their classic album The Infamous. Prodigy and Havoc will also go out on a world tour to support the new project.
The two emcees spoke with Marc Lamont Hill about their upcoming
project, revealing the album packaging will contain 10 unreleased songs
featuring Mobb Deep, Raekwon, Ghostface, and Nas verses from The Infamous recording sessions. During the interview, Mobb Deep also praised the way Beyoncé released her latest album, called Lil Kim a legend, and touched on their brief falling out. Havoc said the statements he made about P being gay that set off the public beef were not true and were tweeted out of anger.
“I got mad at my partner and he handled it like a chief. We squashed it,” said Havoc. “I went crazy for a moment. I didn’t mean it, cause that’s my brother.”
“Time heals all wounds. Hav is my brother,” adds Prodigy. “We’ve been through worse. Real life and death situations, so Mobb Deep is forever.”
Mobb Deep plan to release their new album around March 2014 and a documentary in the next year as well.
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Method Man & Redman To Headline Fresh Island Festival 2014
Rap music’s resident
marijuana aficionados Method Man and Redman are taking their brand of
high time Hip Hop to the beach next summer. The creators of Blackout! and Blackout! 2 are headlining the annual Fresh Island Festival 2014.
The third edition of the event will return to Zrće Beach on Croatia’s Island of Pag. Previous acts to perform at the Fresh Island Festival include Nas, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, A$AP Rocky, Eve, and Iggy Azalea.
The Fresh Island Festival 2014 will take place July 23rd-25th. Meth and Red’s set is scheduled for Thursday, July 24th. Early bird tickets are now available here.
Watch highlights of the Fresh Island Festival 2013 in the video below.
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The third edition of the event will return to Zrće Beach on Croatia’s Island of Pag. Previous acts to perform at the Fresh Island Festival include Nas, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, A$AP Rocky, Eve, and Iggy Azalea.
The Fresh Island Festival 2014 will take place July 23rd-25th. Meth and Red’s set is scheduled for Thursday, July 24th. Early bird tickets are now available here.
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The Street On Beastie Boy’s “Paul’s Boutique” Cover Could Become “Beastie Boys Square”
- New Yorkers may have been denied the opportunity to walk down Christopher Wallace Way in Brooklyn, but a new petition has begun to give the Lower East Side some Hip Hop history. A petition by film location scout and Brooklyn resident LeRoy McCarthy has begun to turn the street corner pictured on The Beastie Boys’ seminal 1989 album Paul’s Boutique after the Hip Hop trio.
Over the course of 40 years, hip-hop has contributed to the economy, to fashion, tourism, race relations and New York City had projected this onto the world. Where is the recognition from New York City? Has there been any? I don’t see that.While Christopher Wallace Way was rejected due to the Notorious B.I.G.’s criminal past and vulgar lyrics, The Beastie Boys’ reverence in the area could help their cause. On the famous intersection now is wrap joint Wolfnights and its general manager Vicky Dalva expressed the continued support for The Beastie Boys in the area:
When Adam Yauch passed away, people came here for three or four days putting candles and flowers out, taking photos, really mourning his death. At least one person comes in each week asking if it’s Paul’s Boutique.This past May, a small park near the Brooklyn childhood home of late Beastie Boys’ member Adam “MCA” Yauch was named “Adam Yauch Park”, a year following his death.
The petition for “Beastie Boy Square” can be viewed and/or signed here
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Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles & Todd Moscowitz Announce New Label “300″
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- Former president of Def Jam and CEO of Warner Music Group Lyor Cohen is hoping to become the King Leonidas of the music industry as he and fellow veteran music executives Kevin Liles and Todd Moscowitz introduce their new label 300. The company’s title was borrowed from the epic 480 BC battle between the Spartans and Persians depicted in the movie of the same name.
300 has received a reported $5 million funding from Google as well as backing from Columbus Nova (stakeholder in Rhapsody), hedge fund billionaire Noam Gottesman, Kemado Records co-founder Andres Santo Domingo, and former Warner Music digital chief Alex Zubillaga. The “content company” will be distributed by Atlantic Records.
Cohen, Liles, and Moscowitz all spent time at Def Jam and Warner Music prior to uniting to launch 300.
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Slaughterhouse Announces New 2014 Tour
For ticket information visit glasshousetour.com.
Check out the promo video with dates/locations for Slaughterhouse’s Glass House Tour below.
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Songs By Jay Z, Pharrell, & Jennifer Hudson In Contention For Original Song Oscar
by Yohance Kyles
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released their list of 75 songs that are up for contention for the Best Original Song Oscar this year. Among those vying for one of the five spots is Jay Z’s “100$ Bill” from The Great Gatsby, Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” from Despicable Me 2, and Jennifer Hudson’s “Bleed for Love” from Winnie Mandela and “He Loves Me Still” and “Test Of Faith” from Black Nativity.
The Great Gatsby soundtrack, which was executive produced by Jay Z, has five songs on the Academy’s list. Black Nativity’s “Hush Child (Get You Through This Silent Night)” performed by Jennifer Hudson, Jacob Latimore, Luke James and Grace Gibson is also amongst the contenders.
“In The Middle Of The Night” and “You And I Ain’t Nothin’ No More” from The Butler, “My Lord Sunshine (Sunrise)” from 12 Years a Slave, and “Ordinary Love” from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom are also in contention.
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is presented to the writers of the winning the song. Past winners include Eminem (“Lose Yourself”- 2002), Juicy J, and DJ Paul (“It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp”- 2005).
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
Kid Capri Says Battle Rappers Can Make Good Songs
by Andres Tardio
"Yeah, it’s coming out real good," Capri said in an interview with xxlmag.com. "I am doing all the beats on there. I just wanted to go and get all the battle rappers. I shot a battle rappers joint three years ago with Loaded Lux, before I even knew it was going to be a big deal. It happened to be big. Now, this is where we at. So I wanted to get all the battle rappers. The top-tier battle rappers and put them on my beats just to show the world that the battle rappers can make good records instead of getting that stigma that they can’t. A lot of battle rappers can make records, such as Meek Mill, KRS-One. They did it, so it’s only right we show them what they can do."
In May, Loaded Lux, who is known for battling, among other things, spoke with HipHopDX about criticism that battle rappers can't create worthwhile music. Lux said he does not shy away from the "battle rapper" label, but instead embraces it.
"The beauty of life is you can always change things," he said of the criticism regarding battle rappers. "It’s always forever changing. With me, as far as I’m concerned, I embrace all that I am, all that I do because it is me. You can’t just take one aspect of me. You’ve got to take it all. I ain’t got no problem with that. These are things that I’ve achieved, and these is my accolades. Yeah, I battle rap. You can put me in that category, if you want. There’s more to me than that. Like me or love me for whatever it is, but at the end of the day, they sayin’ something and they sayin’ something from the essence. I’ll never deny that, dispute that or try to be something other than myself."
Capri has not confirmed names of battle rappers set to appear on his upcoming project.
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Kid Capri also says he is slated to release a mixtape featuring top-tier battlers.
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Kid Capri is set to release a mixtape featuring battle rappers, according to the deejay."Yeah, it’s coming out real good," Capri said in an interview with xxlmag.com. "I am doing all the beats on there. I just wanted to go and get all the battle rappers. I shot a battle rappers joint three years ago with Loaded Lux, before I even knew it was going to be a big deal. It happened to be big. Now, this is where we at. So I wanted to get all the battle rappers. The top-tier battle rappers and put them on my beats just to show the world that the battle rappers can make good records instead of getting that stigma that they can’t. A lot of battle rappers can make records, such as Meek Mill, KRS-One. They did it, so it’s only right we show them what they can do."
In May, Loaded Lux, who is known for battling, among other things, spoke with HipHopDX about criticism that battle rappers can't create worthwhile music. Lux said he does not shy away from the "battle rapper" label, but instead embraces it.
"The beauty of life is you can always change things," he said of the criticism regarding battle rappers. "It’s always forever changing. With me, as far as I’m concerned, I embrace all that I am, all that I do because it is me. You can’t just take one aspect of me. You’ve got to take it all. I ain’t got no problem with that. These are things that I’ve achieved, and these is my accolades. Yeah, I battle rap. You can put me in that category, if you want. There’s more to me than that. Like me or love me for whatever it is, but at the end of the day, they sayin’ something and they sayin’ something from the essence. I’ll never deny that, dispute that or try to be something other than myself."
Capri has not confirmed names of battle rappers set to appear on his upcoming project.
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J. Dilla "Dillatroit" Cover Art, Tracklist & Stream
by Steven J. Horowitz
The 12-track offering will drop on May 25th courtesy of Mahogani Music. The previously unheard cuts will be available on a limited edition 12-inch vinyl. OkayPlayer speculates that the project will be a sampling of selections from the Rebirth of Detroit LP, due June 12th on Ruff Draft Records.
Listen to some of the albums snippets below.
1. Birthright
2. Feel This Shit
3. The Best That Ever Did It
4. Lets Pray Together
5. Ride Wit It
6. Say My Name
7. Dillatroit
8. Detroit Madness
9. Possible
10. Mind Yo Business
11. Rebirth is Necessary
12. Pitfalls
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UPDATE: Stream the posthumous J. Dilla release.
The tracklist and cover art have been revealed for J. Dilla's posthumous release Dillatroit.The 12-track offering will drop on May 25th courtesy of Mahogani Music. The previously unheard cuts will be available on a limited edition 12-inch vinyl. OkayPlayer speculates that the project will be a sampling of selections from the Rebirth of Detroit LP, due June 12th on Ruff Draft Records.
Listen to some of the albums snippets below.
1. Birthright
2. Feel This Shit
3. The Best That Ever Did It
4. Lets Pray Together
5. Ride Wit It
6. Say My Name
7. Dillatroit
8. Detroit Madness
9. Possible
10. Mind Yo Business
11. Rebirth is Necessary
12. Pitfalls
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Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip "The Abstract And The Dragon" Release Date, Cover Art & Mixtape Stream
by Soren Baker
The collaborative project is due December 12.
Busta Rhymes, formerly of Leaders Of The New School, and Q-Tip, a member of A Tribe Called Quest, have collaborated extensively throughout their careers, including the 1991 A Tribe Called Quest song “Scenario.”
On the song, Busta Rhymes references a dragon in his lyrics, which is likely where his "The Dragon" moniker comes from.
Q-Tip, who has produced material for Busta Rhymes throughout his solo recording career, has referred to himself as “The Abstract Poet” throughout his career.
A Tribe Called Quest opened for Kanye West on the "Yeezus Tour" yesterday (November 20) and was joined by Busta Rhymes during its performance of “Scenario.”
Busta Rhymes also features Q-Tip, Lil Wayne and Kanye West on his song "Thank You." The song's video is expected to be released soon.
The Abstract And The Dragon cover art is as follows.
(November 21)
UPDATE: Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes have released new cover art for their The Abstract and The Dragon album.
(December 4)
UPDATE #2: Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip drop the stream for their The Abstract And The Dragon mixtape.
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Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip drop the stream for their "The Abstract And The Dragon" mixtape.
Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip announced the release of their forthcoming The Abstract And The Dragon mixtape today (November 21).The collaborative project is due December 12.
Busta Rhymes, formerly of Leaders Of The New School, and Q-Tip, a member of A Tribe Called Quest, have collaborated extensively throughout their careers, including the 1991 A Tribe Called Quest song “Scenario.”
On the song, Busta Rhymes references a dragon in his lyrics, which is likely where his "The Dragon" moniker comes from.
Q-Tip, who has produced material for Busta Rhymes throughout his solo recording career, has referred to himself as “The Abstract Poet” throughout his career.
A Tribe Called Quest opened for Kanye West on the "Yeezus Tour" yesterday (November 20) and was joined by Busta Rhymes during its performance of “Scenario.”
Busta Rhymes also features Q-Tip, Lil Wayne and Kanye West on his song "Thank You." The song's video is expected to be released soon.
The Abstract And The Dragon cover art is as follows.
(November 21)
UPDATE: Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes have released new cover art for their The Abstract and The Dragon album.
(December 4)
UPDATE #2: Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip drop the stream for their The Abstract And The Dragon mixtape.
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DJ Premier Opens Online Gang Starr Pop-Up Shop
For a limited time fans of Hip Hop legends DJ Premier
and Guru can visit a new digital pop-up shop to purchase official Gang
Starr merchandise. The online retail store will be open only until
January 1, 2014. The shop is offering Gang Starr t-shirts ($30)
and hoodies ($50).
“Thank you for supporting Real Hip Hop, big things coming in 2014!” wrote DJ Premier on his Facebook page.
To purchase items from the Gang Starr pop-up shop visit gangstarrclothing.myshopify.com.
Check out some of the Gang Starr merch in the picture gallery and their video for “Mass Appeal” below.
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“Thank you for supporting Real Hip Hop, big things coming in 2014!” wrote DJ Premier on his Facebook page.
To purchase items from the Gang Starr pop-up shop visit gangstarrclothing.myshopify.com.
Check out some of the Gang Starr merch in the picture gallery and their video for “Mass Appeal” below.
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Hip-Hop Stays Alive! L.A.’s 93.5 KDAY Sold To Meruelo Media
- Los Angeles Old School Hip-Hop Radio Station 93.5 KDAY was purchased by a group called Meruelo Media (also based out of Los Angeles) for an undisclosed amount on Wednesday December 12, although the new company is not set to take over until January of 2014.
93.5 KDAY is unique in the sense that they allow longtime fans of Hip-Hop to enjoy the music and the hits they grew up with which can no longer be heard on the radio, an outlet that tends to only focus on what’s current. It also gives a boost to artists who have catalogs of music in reaching audiences that were too young to remember their initial releases.
AllHipHop.com would like to congratulate the staff of 93.5 KDAY and the new owners for doing their part in keeping Hip-Hop alive in the radio market. We also have exclusive interviews coming up with KDAY radio personalities DJ Brandi Garcia, Class1c and DJ Dense – so stay tuned for that!
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UW Battle League’s “High Stakes” To Be 1st PPV Battle Streamed In HD Real-Time
by Keith Nelson Jr
The world never was able to see Ali vs. Tyson and may never get to see Pacquio vs Mayweather. However, on the Sunday of Superbowl Weekend (January 26) the UW Battle League will make sure rap fans around the world will get to witness the first ever Pay-Per-View rap battle event streamed in HD real-time with its “High Stakes” event. Set to be held at Club Envy in Elizabeth, NJ, the battles scheduled for this historic event include Tsu Surf vs Calicoe, O-Red vs. Hitman Holla, Daylyt vs B. Magic and the main event, Hollow Da Don vs. Loaded Lux with more battles to be announced later.
The most poignant innovation of this particular UW Battle League event is the implementation of real-time HD streaming via Ustream. In an official press release, UW discussed the inclusion of live streaming: We believe that offering a live, HD PPV event for the fans worldwide, while providing cinematic promotional video content, will set the stage for all events going forward.
A meet and greet with the entire battle card and UW Battle League’s “FaceOff” series will commence this Sunday (December 15th) at Studio 34 in Orange, NJ.
Check out UW Battle League’s “FaceOff” with Charlie Clips and Arsonal from earlier this year:
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The world never was able to see Ali vs. Tyson and may never get to see Pacquio vs Mayweather. However, on the Sunday of Superbowl Weekend (January 26) the UW Battle League will make sure rap fans around the world will get to witness the first ever Pay-Per-View rap battle event streamed in HD real-time with its “High Stakes” event. Set to be held at Club Envy in Elizabeth, NJ, the battles scheduled for this historic event include Tsu Surf vs Calicoe, O-Red vs. Hitman Holla, Daylyt vs B. Magic and the main event, Hollow Da Don vs. Loaded Lux with more battles to be announced later.
The most poignant innovation of this particular UW Battle League event is the implementation of real-time HD streaming via Ustream. In an official press release, UW discussed the inclusion of live streaming: We believe that offering a live, HD PPV event for the fans worldwide, while providing cinematic promotional video content, will set the stage for all events going forward.
A meet and greet with the entire battle card and UW Battle League’s “FaceOff” series will commence this Sunday (December 15th) at Studio 34 in Orange, NJ.
Check out UW Battle League’s “FaceOff” with Charlie Clips and Arsonal from earlier this year:
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Talib Kweli’s New Album “Gravitas” Now Available For Streaming
by Yohance Kyles
Brooklyn emcee Talib Kweli will release his 6th solo album Gravitas on December 15th. The Black Star and Reflection Eternal member is now offering his fans the chance to stream the entire project via Pandora.
Gravitas includes tracks with Gary Clark Jr., Raekwon, UnderAchievers, RES, Black Thought, and Rah Digga with production by OhNO, Statik Selektah, J Dilla, and more. It was recorded on the road during Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “The Heist Tour.”
The digital album is being released independently by Kweli’s Javotti Media. CDs and vinyls of the project will be available via Javotti/Fat Beats on February, 18 2014. This is Kweli’s second album to drop this year. He released Prisoner of Conscious in May.
To stream Talib Kweli’s Gravitas visit Pandora.com. Watch the video for “The Wormhole” below.
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Lord Jamar & Star Discuss “The Gay Agenda”, Drake, & The Native Tongues
by Yohance Kyles
In the latest installment of their conversation with DJ Vlad, Star and Lord Jamar discuss what they call the “gay agenda,” segments of Hip Hop no longer representing the “alpha male,” and how members of the Native Tongues collective paved the way for current rap trends.
“Don’t promote the gay agenda as if it has more merit than the f**king Black Holocaust,” said Star. “I have no problems with gays. God bless you, but just remember the people that got you to this point were hosed, beaten, lynched, castrated, and set a blaze. Nothing, with the exception of the Jewish Holocaust, surpasses the Black struggle.”
“This Hip Hop s**t was made by masculine Black and Latino males. This is the alpha male s**t,” adds Jamar. “Not even the beta male, who they’re pushing at us now. Your Drakes, and your f**king Kendrick Lamars and all these softer type of dudes.”
According to Jamar, Drake would not have been as successful if he had started his career in the 1980′s and 1990′s. He acknowledges Drake can rap, but his tendency to sing would not have been appealing to Hip Hop fans of the era.
The conversation then turns to some of the Hip Hop acts from that time that did break out like De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest. Jamar contends that it was the music from those 80′s/90′s rap groups that paved the way for artists like Drake.
“That was an introduction to a more a nicer- that pulled a lot more white people in,” says Jamar. “They were the forefathers for a lot of these rappers now.”
When Vlad specifically asked if De La Soul were the forefathers to Drake, both Jamar and Star answered yes. “A Tribe Called Quest too,” said Jamar.
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U-God Says Only Reason Southern Rappers Are Popping Is Because They’ll Sign Anything
by Yohance Kyles
U-God recently spoke with Montreality about numerous topics including his childhood, upcoming projects, and his favorite cartoon character. Ultimately, the conversation turned to Trinidad James’ recent comments about the South running New York, and Universal God had a lot to say about it referring to Trinidad directly.
“Trinidad James ain’t talking to me about that s**t,” said the Wu-Tang Clan member. “You better listen to my sh*t n***a.”
The life long NYC resident then goes on to share his view on why southern rappers have been so successful over the last several years. U God says it is because rappers from the south are more willingly to sign contracts that New Yorkers would not:
Only reason why n***as is popping, them down south n***as sign any goddamn thing. New York dudes, the one time we was rocking, we don’t go for all that. We want our [publishing]. We want all our s**t. So that s**t traveled down south. So dudes started going down there with that bulls**t. But, I like the music personally. I ain’t getting caught up in what dudes be saying, but Trinidad James can knock it off with all that bulls**t. He ain’t saying nothing. N***a signed his life away. He getting 360 deals.
Watch U-God’s full interview below and fast forward to 7:15 mark to hear his comments on Trinidad James and southern rappers.
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Sunday, December 8, 2013
SPIN Names Its "Rapper Of The Year"
by Andres Tardio
The publication announced that Chance it considered its "rapper of the year" due to his work on Acid Rap, a project that also nabbed the #2 spot in SPIN's "Album of the Year" list, falling behind Kanye West's Yeezus.
"[Acid Rap] is an impressive, arresting display of furious styles, but it's also a well-observed and deeply empathetic album about growing up and trying to be decent — a good kid in a mad Midwestern city — whose songs inhabit a series of lost and half-found characters: wounded addicts, lusted-over high-school lab-mates, feckless dealers, a sweetheart dad, and young couples in love," SPIN says of Chance's 2013 project.
"There's nothing wrong with being a rapper in 2013," Spin adds. "But Chance, well, he's a rapper and he wants you to know it. Scratch that: He's the rapper."
SPIN names honorable mentions who ranked behind Chance. Kendrick Lamar earned a nod for his "Control" verse and Eminem was named for his The Marshall Mathers LP 2 work.
Elsewhere, SPIN also gave consideration to Vic Mensa, Earl Sweatshirt, Mac Miller, Big Sean, Wale and J. Cole, among others.
"We could use more J Cole and Wale types in the mainstream, for sure," SPIN says.
In May, HipHopDX reviewed Chance's Acid Rap giving it the highest possible praise for a mixtape.
"With Acid Rap, Chance The Rapper does more than simply entertain with poetic quips and a vibrant personality; he sparks a conversation that keeps the listener committed from start to finish," HipHopDX said in its review of the project. "It’s this steadfast conviction that separates him from the current pack of talented yet indistinct peers, and at 20 years old, the Windy City representer should have little trouble building upon what looks to be a breakthrough moment with his latest project."
Chance The Rapper's upcoming Justin Bieber collaboration is slated to be released at midnight. The track was announced earlier this week via Twitter.
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SPIN names Chance The Rapper its "Rapper of the Year."
SPIN has named Chance The Rapper its "Rapper of the Year."The publication announced that Chance it considered its "rapper of the year" due to his work on Acid Rap, a project that also nabbed the #2 spot in SPIN's "Album of the Year" list, falling behind Kanye West's Yeezus.
"[Acid Rap] is an impressive, arresting display of furious styles, but it's also a well-observed and deeply empathetic album about growing up and trying to be decent — a good kid in a mad Midwestern city — whose songs inhabit a series of lost and half-found characters: wounded addicts, lusted-over high-school lab-mates, feckless dealers, a sweetheart dad, and young couples in love," SPIN says of Chance's 2013 project.
"There's nothing wrong with being a rapper in 2013," Spin adds. "But Chance, well, he's a rapper and he wants you to know it. Scratch that: He's the rapper."
SPIN names honorable mentions who ranked behind Chance. Kendrick Lamar earned a nod for his "Control" verse and Eminem was named for his The Marshall Mathers LP 2 work.
Elsewhere, SPIN also gave consideration to Vic Mensa, Earl Sweatshirt, Mac Miller, Big Sean, Wale and J. Cole, among others.
"We could use more J Cole and Wale types in the mainstream, for sure," SPIN says.
In May, HipHopDX reviewed Chance's Acid Rap giving it the highest possible praise for a mixtape.
"With Acid Rap, Chance The Rapper does more than simply entertain with poetic quips and a vibrant personality; he sparks a conversation that keeps the listener committed from start to finish," HipHopDX said in its review of the project. "It’s this steadfast conviction that separates him from the current pack of talented yet indistinct peers, and at 20 years old, the Windy City representer should have little trouble building upon what looks to be a breakthrough moment with his latest project."
Chance The Rapper's upcoming Justin Bieber collaboration is slated to be released at midnight. The track was announced earlier this week via Twitter.
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DJ Quik Details His Next Album's Sound
by Andres Tardio
"I just got a budget opened for me for my ninth album, my ninth studio album," DJ Quik said during an interview on Extended Play. "I'm channeling DJ Quik from 1989. I'm sampling my old shit and thinking like the old DJ Quik from 1989. I'm biting me from then. I won't be impressed until I sound as youthful and naive as I used to. I don't want the smarts anymore. Smarts don't really work. Smarts are boring. In music, sometimes, you just gotta throw caution to the wind, say, 'What the fuck,' and do what you feel."
During a recent interview with HipHopDX, DJ Quik confirmed rumors of his upcoming retirement.
"My voice is going out," Quik said. "This is my last year. I’ve toured for three…four years straight to get to this point. And now I got my son here, and that mothafucka gonna take over. I don’t need no Grammy. I don’t need no American Music Award, because I helped invent that shit. If anything, when I die, posthumously raise $30,000 and pay for the mothafuckas to vote to get me a key and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I’m good, and I don’t need nothing else. DJ Quik is a beast. I’m the best. I’m smart, I’m fly, and I’m cute. I wear Yves Saint Laurent cologne and shit that people can’t even pronounce. I don’t play with these mothafuckas."
More from Quik's Extended Play interview can be found below.
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DJ Quik also says he wants to sound "youthful" and "naive."
DJ
Quik is prepping work for his next full-length album and he recently
spoke about the mentality that he is set to take on with the project."I just got a budget opened for me for my ninth album, my ninth studio album," DJ Quik said during an interview on Extended Play. "I'm channeling DJ Quik from 1989. I'm sampling my old shit and thinking like the old DJ Quik from 1989. I'm biting me from then. I won't be impressed until I sound as youthful and naive as I used to. I don't want the smarts anymore. Smarts don't really work. Smarts are boring. In music, sometimes, you just gotta throw caution to the wind, say, 'What the fuck,' and do what you feel."
During a recent interview with HipHopDX, DJ Quik confirmed rumors of his upcoming retirement.
"My voice is going out," Quik said. "This is my last year. I’ve toured for three…four years straight to get to this point. And now I got my son here, and that mothafucka gonna take over. I don’t need no Grammy. I don’t need no American Music Award, because I helped invent that shit. If anything, when I die, posthumously raise $30,000 and pay for the mothafuckas to vote to get me a key and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I’m good, and I don’t need nothing else. DJ Quik is a beast. I’m the best. I’m smart, I’m fly, and I’m cute. I wear Yves Saint Laurent cologne and shit that people can’t even pronounce. I don’t play with these mothafuckas."
More from Quik's Extended Play interview can be found below.
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Logic Says Upcoming Album Will Be More Personal
by Andres Tardio
"This record actually has a lot of significance as far as lyrically," Logic said in an exclusive statement to HipHopDX. "This is one of the first songs where I really...In my career, my fans know [me], definitely, without a doubt with records like, 'Dear God' or 'Dead Presidents III,' where I have delved into who I am as a person and the things that I've gone through. However, I have never truly brought you into the world of like Bobby, the person. Kind of been a lot about Logic."
"I feel like with rappers and mixtapes, its kind of like, we rap and we show our worth," Logic continued. "So it's like, 'I'm this good because I can rap like this, check out this style, check out this, that.' That's kind of what we do [with] mixtapes, to be honest. But with the album, it is totally different. I want this to be why my fans are my fans. I want them to get to truly know me. You can hear it in Kendrick's mixtapes, you know, kind of being the best and you can hear it in Cole, just them rapping, but there are some really incredible songs that they have of great meaning and who they are, but I feel like in their album, that's where we really got to know who they were, not only as rappers, musicians and artists, but as people."
Logic's "Like Me," also discusses the importance of knowledge of industry within the record business. For the emcee, this was also an important topic to cover.
"Just off the break you hear me talking about quotas and, 'Yeah, you've got a deal,' but do you even know how much your deal is really for, what you walked away with, what's going to go into your recording budget, what's going into your promotional budget, publicity and all these different things painting the picture of where I am now," Logic said.
Logic's "Like Me" is also a sign of things to come, Logic says.
"That's what I am also going to be doing for the length of the album, just giving a really vivid picture of who I am and where I am and where I am going," Logic said.
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Logic speaks about "Like Me" and how his true self will shine on his upcoming project.
Logic recently released "Like Me," a selection that he feels is an important piece for his fans."This record actually has a lot of significance as far as lyrically," Logic said in an exclusive statement to HipHopDX. "This is one of the first songs where I really...In my career, my fans know [me], definitely, without a doubt with records like, 'Dear God' or 'Dead Presidents III,' where I have delved into who I am as a person and the things that I've gone through. However, I have never truly brought you into the world of like Bobby, the person. Kind of been a lot about Logic."
"I feel like with rappers and mixtapes, its kind of like, we rap and we show our worth," Logic continued. "So it's like, 'I'm this good because I can rap like this, check out this style, check out this, that.' That's kind of what we do [with] mixtapes, to be honest. But with the album, it is totally different. I want this to be why my fans are my fans. I want them to get to truly know me. You can hear it in Kendrick's mixtapes, you know, kind of being the best and you can hear it in Cole, just them rapping, but there are some really incredible songs that they have of great meaning and who they are, but I feel like in their album, that's where we really got to know who they were, not only as rappers, musicians and artists, but as people."
Logic's "Like Me," also discusses the importance of knowledge of industry within the record business. For the emcee, this was also an important topic to cover.
"Just off the break you hear me talking about quotas and, 'Yeah, you've got a deal,' but do you even know how much your deal is really for, what you walked away with, what's going to go into your recording budget, what's going into your promotional budget, publicity and all these different things painting the picture of where I am now," Logic said.
Logic's "Like Me" is also a sign of things to come, Logic says.
"That's what I am also going to be doing for the length of the album, just giving a really vivid picture of who I am and where I am and where I am going," Logic said.
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Grammy Nominations Announced For 2014
by Roman Cooper
Hov's featured spot on Justin Timberlakes "Suit & Tie" is up for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video, while his album Magna Carta Holy Grail is nominated for Best Rap Album and Best Recording Package, while "Tom Ford" from the same album is up for Best Rap Performance, and "Part II (On the Run)" featuring Beyonce competes with "Holy Grail" featuring Justin Timberlake on Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
Kendrick Lamar also garnered numerous nominations, with his album good kid, m.A.A.d city up for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album, and lead single "Swimming Pools (Drank)" up for Best Rap Performance. K Dot is also up for Best New Artist. In all, Kendrick has earned seven nominations.
Other Hip Hop nominees include Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (seven), Drake (four), Kanye West (three), and Eminem, among others.
See the list of nominees below in its entirety with Hip Hop and R&B entries in bold:
GENERAL
Album Of The Year:
"The Blessed Unrest" — Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" — Daft Punk
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" — Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
"Red" — Taylor Swift
Record Of The Year:
"Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
"Radioactive" — Imagine Dragons
"Royals" — Lorde
"Locked Out Of Heaven" — Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
Song Of The Year:
"Just Give Me A Reason" — Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out Of Heaven" — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" — Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
"Royals" — Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
"Same Love" — Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)
Best New Artist:
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
POP
Best Pop Solo Performance:
"Brave" — Sara Bareilles
"Royals" — Lorde
"When I Was Your Man" — Bruno Mars
"Roar" — Katy Perry
"Mirrors" — Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
"Just Give Me A Reason" — Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
"Stay" — Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
"Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
"Suit & Tie" — Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
Best Pop Vocal Album:
"Paradise" -- Lana Del Rey
"Pure Heroine" -- Lorde
"Unorthodox Jukebox" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thicke
"The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience" -- Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Instrumental Album:
"Steppin' Out" -- Herb Alpert
"The Beat" -- Boney James
"Handpicked" -- Earl Klugh
"Summer Horns" -- Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot
"Hacienda" -- Jeff Lorber Fusion
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
"Viva Duets" -- Tony Bennett & Various Artists
"To Be Loved" -- Michael Bublé
"The Standards" -- Gloria Estefan
"Cee Lo's Magic Moment" -- Cee Lo Green
"Now" -- Dionne Warwick
DANCE
Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
Settle — Disclosure
18 Months — Calvin Harris
Atmosphere — Kaskade
A Color Map Of The Sun — Pretty Lights
Best Dance Recording
"Need U (100%)" -- Duke Dumont Featuring A*M*E & MNEK
"Sweet Nothing" -- Calvin Harris Featuring Florence Welch
"Atmosphere" -- Kaskade
"This Is What It Feels Like" -- Armin Van Buuren Featuring Trevor Guthrie
"Clarity" -- Zedd Featuring Foxes
ROCK
Best Rock Performance:
"Always Alright" — Alabama Shakes
"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" — David Bowie
"Radioactive" — Imagine Dragons
"Kashmir" (Live) — Led Zeppelin
"My God Is The Sun" — Queens Of The Stone Age
"I'm Shakin'" — Jack White
Best Rock Album:
"13" — Black Sabbath
"The Next Day" — David Bowie
"Mechanical Bull" — Kings Of Leon
"Celebration Day" — Led Zeppelin
"…Like Clockwork" — Queens Of The Stone Age
"Psychedelic Pill" — Neil Young With Crazy Horse
Best Metal Performance
"T.N.T." -- Anthrax
"God Is Dead?" -- Black Sabbath
"The Enemy Inside" -- Dream Theater
"In Due Time" -- Killswitch Engage
"Room 24" -- Volbeat Featuring King Diamond
Best Rock Song
"Ain't Messin 'Round" -- Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
"Cut Me Some Slack" -- Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)
"Doom And Gloom" -- Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)
"God Is Dead?" -- Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath)
"Panic Station" -- Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album
"The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You" -- Neko Case
"Trouble Will Find Me" -- The National
"Hesitation Marks" -- Nine Inch Nails
"Lonerism" -- Tame Impala
"Modern Vampires Of The City" -- Vampire Weekend
R&B
Best R&B Performance:
"Love And War" — Tamar Braxton
"Best Of Me" — Anthony Hamilton
"Nakamarra" — Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
"How Many Drinks?" — Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Something" — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
"Love And War" — Tamar Braxton
"Side Effects Of You" — Fantasia
"One: In The Chamber" — Salaam Remi
"Unapologetic" — Rihanna
"New York: A Love Story" — Mack Wilds
Best R&B Album:
R&B Divas — Faith Evans
Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys
Love In The Future — John Legend
Better — Chrisette MicheleThree Kings — TGT
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Please Come Home -- Gary Clark Jr.
"Get It Right" -- Fantasia
"Quiet Fire" -- Maysa
"Hey Laura" -- Gregory Porter
"Yesterday" -- Ryan Shaw
Best R&B Song (A Songwriters Award)
"Best Of Me" -- Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
"Love And War" -- Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)
"Only One" -- PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder)
"Pusher Love Girl" -- James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
"Without Me" -- Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliot)
RAP
Best Rap Performance:
"Started From The Bottom" — Drake
"Berzerk" — Eminem
"Tom Ford" — Jay Z
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" — Kendrick Lamar
"Thrift Shop" — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
"Power Trip" — J.Cole Featuring Miguel
"Part II (On The Run)" — Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé
"Holy Grail" — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
"Now Or Never" — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
"Remember You" — Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd
Best Rap Album:
Nothing Was The Same — Drake
Magna Carta…Holy Grail — Jay Z
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar
The Heist — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Yeezus — Kanye West
Best Rap Song
"F***in' Problems" -- Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
"Holy Grail" -- Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake)
"New Slaves" -- Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West & Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West)
"Started From The Bottom" -- W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)
"Thrift Shop" -- Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)
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Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis all nab multiple Grammy nods.
Hip Hop is king this year, as Jay Z leads all artist in Grammy Award nominations for 2014 with nine.Hov's featured spot on Justin Timberlakes "Suit & Tie" is up for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video, while his album Magna Carta Holy Grail is nominated for Best Rap Album and Best Recording Package, while "Tom Ford" from the same album is up for Best Rap Performance, and "Part II (On the Run)" featuring Beyonce competes with "Holy Grail" featuring Justin Timberlake on Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
Kendrick Lamar also garnered numerous nominations, with his album good kid, m.A.A.d city up for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album, and lead single "Swimming Pools (Drank)" up for Best Rap Performance. K Dot is also up for Best New Artist. In all, Kendrick has earned seven nominations.
Other Hip Hop nominees include Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (seven), Drake (four), Kanye West (three), and Eminem, among others.
See the list of nominees below in its entirety with Hip Hop and R&B entries in bold:
GENERAL
Album Of The Year:
"The Blessed Unrest" — Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" — Daft Punk
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" — Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
"Red" — Taylor Swift
Record Of The Year:
"Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
"Radioactive" — Imagine Dragons
"Royals" — Lorde
"Locked Out Of Heaven" — Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
Song Of The Year:
"Just Give Me A Reason" — Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out Of Heaven" — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" — Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
"Royals" — Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
"Same Love" — Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)
Best New Artist:
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
POP
Best Pop Solo Performance:
"Brave" — Sara Bareilles
"Royals" — Lorde
"When I Was Your Man" — Bruno Mars
"Roar" — Katy Perry
"Mirrors" — Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
"Just Give Me A Reason" — Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
"Stay" — Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
"Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
"Suit & Tie" — Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
Best Pop Vocal Album:
"Paradise" -- Lana Del Rey
"Pure Heroine" -- Lorde
"Unorthodox Jukebox" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thicke
"The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience" -- Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Instrumental Album:
"Steppin' Out" -- Herb Alpert
"The Beat" -- Boney James
"Handpicked" -- Earl Klugh
"Summer Horns" -- Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot
"Hacienda" -- Jeff Lorber Fusion
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
"Viva Duets" -- Tony Bennett & Various Artists
"To Be Loved" -- Michael Bublé
"The Standards" -- Gloria Estefan
"Cee Lo's Magic Moment" -- Cee Lo Green
"Now" -- Dionne Warwick
DANCE
Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
Settle — Disclosure
18 Months — Calvin Harris
Atmosphere — Kaskade
A Color Map Of The Sun — Pretty Lights
Best Dance Recording
"Need U (100%)" -- Duke Dumont Featuring A*M*E & MNEK
"Sweet Nothing" -- Calvin Harris Featuring Florence Welch
"Atmosphere" -- Kaskade
"This Is What It Feels Like" -- Armin Van Buuren Featuring Trevor Guthrie
"Clarity" -- Zedd Featuring Foxes
ROCK
Best Rock Performance:
"Always Alright" — Alabama Shakes
"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" — David Bowie
"Radioactive" — Imagine Dragons
"Kashmir" (Live) — Led Zeppelin
"My God Is The Sun" — Queens Of The Stone Age
"I'm Shakin'" — Jack White
Best Rock Album:
"13" — Black Sabbath
"The Next Day" — David Bowie
"Mechanical Bull" — Kings Of Leon
"Celebration Day" — Led Zeppelin
"…Like Clockwork" — Queens Of The Stone Age
"Psychedelic Pill" — Neil Young With Crazy Horse
Best Metal Performance
"T.N.T." -- Anthrax
"God Is Dead?" -- Black Sabbath
"The Enemy Inside" -- Dream Theater
"In Due Time" -- Killswitch Engage
"Room 24" -- Volbeat Featuring King Diamond
Best Rock Song
"Ain't Messin 'Round" -- Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
"Cut Me Some Slack" -- Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)
"Doom And Gloom" -- Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)
"God Is Dead?" -- Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath)
"Panic Station" -- Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album
"The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You" -- Neko Case
"Trouble Will Find Me" -- The National
"Hesitation Marks" -- Nine Inch Nails
"Lonerism" -- Tame Impala
"Modern Vampires Of The City" -- Vampire Weekend
R&B
Best R&B Performance:
"Love And War" — Tamar Braxton
"Best Of Me" — Anthony Hamilton
"Nakamarra" — Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
"How Many Drinks?" — Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Something" — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
"Love And War" — Tamar Braxton
"Side Effects Of You" — Fantasia
"One: In The Chamber" — Salaam Remi
"Unapologetic" — Rihanna
"New York: A Love Story" — Mack Wilds
Best R&B Album:
R&B Divas — Faith Evans
Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys
Love In The Future — John Legend
Better — Chrisette MicheleThree Kings — TGT
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Please Come Home -- Gary Clark Jr.
"Get It Right" -- Fantasia
"Quiet Fire" -- Maysa
"Hey Laura" -- Gregory Porter
"Yesterday" -- Ryan Shaw
Best R&B Song (A Songwriters Award)
"Best Of Me" -- Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
"Love And War" -- Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)
"Only One" -- PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder)
"Pusher Love Girl" -- James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
"Without Me" -- Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliot)
RAP
Best Rap Performance:
"Started From The Bottom" — Drake
"Berzerk" — Eminem
"Tom Ford" — Jay Z
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" — Kendrick Lamar
"Thrift Shop" — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
"Power Trip" — J.Cole Featuring Miguel
"Part II (On The Run)" — Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé
"Holy Grail" — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
"Now Or Never" — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
"Remember You" — Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd
Best Rap Album:
Nothing Was The Same — Drake
Magna Carta…Holy Grail — Jay Z
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar
The Heist — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Yeezus — Kanye West
Best Rap Song
"F***in' Problems" -- Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
"Holy Grail" -- Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake)
"New Slaves" -- Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West & Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West)
"Started From The Bottom" -- W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)
"Thrift Shop" -- Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)
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Murs Launches Murs 316 Label & Debuts "S.O.S." Video
by Soren Baker
“I wanted to create a platform for hard-working musicians with good hearts,” Murs says during an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. “All the artists I have lined up are good people who want to see their dream manifest and I’m trying to help them do that. I feel like I do have a lot of knowledge and wisdom to impart to other emcees. It’s a platform where I can do all of those things, do features for artists, help them out, give them advice, put them on some shows with me and help out people I felt had a similar work ethic.”
Murs is not operating his label, which is named after Murs’ first collaborative album with 9th Wonder and is also the same company that puts on Paid Dues and will be releasing Murs’ debut feature film, in typical record company fashion. Murs 316 is a one-off label that does not give advances and that will not be signing artists to long-term deals. The company partners with an artist on one project and will share ownership of the masters in perpetuity with each artist on its respective project.
Murs 316 has released Kosha Dillz’s Awkward In A Good Way album. Its next release is Jabee’s Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt, which is due in stores December 17. DJ Fresh presents Marley B & Cash Lansky’s The GLDN TCKT is slated for a January 7 release and Foudation presents MC Optimal is scheduled for a February 4 drop date. Reverie and Louden have the final release of Murs 316’s first wave of releases. Their project is due March 4.
Murs set up a SoundCloud page for his imprint. It features a Murs 316 Mix Tape sampler with two songs from each act on the imprint, as well as the posse cut “S.O.S.,” an acronym for “Scrap On Sight.” The song’s video was filmed at the Beach Hut Deli in Reno, Nevada and is premiering on HipHopDX.
The release of Reverie and Louden's album will mark the end of what Murs is calling Season #1 of Murs 316. Season #2 is slated to begin in April with another handful of artists who will be featured on a sampler on the Murs 316 SoundCloud page and who will record a posse cut a la “S.O.S.” Murs 316 also plans to release an album per month from its second batch of artists.
Murs says that he’s being upfront with the artists he’s working with on Murs 316 about his company’s relationship with them.
“I always promote the label as, ‘This is not a crew. This is a business,’ because so many people get so involved in, ‘This is my crew. This is my family,’” Murs says. “I just think that is so much bullshit. I have a family and I have a set of friends. We’re all together because we want to make a career out of music, so as long as we stay focused on that, it’ll keep a lot of the feelings, a lot of the bullshit, out.”
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Murs explains the business of
his new Murs 316 imprint, which will release albums from Kosha Dillz,
Jabee, Marley B, Cash Lansky, MC Optimal and Reverie.
After building a career for himself as an artist and as a businessman through his Paid Dues festival, Murs
says that he was regularly being solicited for advice and guest
appearances from aspiring rappers. Thus, the rapper decided to launch
Murs 316, a label where he could work with artists and help jumpstart
their careers. The imprint is scheduled to release albums from Kosha Dillz, Jabee, Marley B, Cash Lansky, MC Optimal and Reverie by March.“I wanted to create a platform for hard-working musicians with good hearts,” Murs says during an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. “All the artists I have lined up are good people who want to see their dream manifest and I’m trying to help them do that. I feel like I do have a lot of knowledge and wisdom to impart to other emcees. It’s a platform where I can do all of those things, do features for artists, help them out, give them advice, put them on some shows with me and help out people I felt had a similar work ethic.”
Murs is not operating his label, which is named after Murs’ first collaborative album with 9th Wonder and is also the same company that puts on Paid Dues and will be releasing Murs’ debut feature film, in typical record company fashion. Murs 316 is a one-off label that does not give advances and that will not be signing artists to long-term deals. The company partners with an artist on one project and will share ownership of the masters in perpetuity with each artist on its respective project.
Murs 316 has released Kosha Dillz’s Awkward In A Good Way album. Its next release is Jabee’s Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt, which is due in stores December 17. DJ Fresh presents Marley B & Cash Lansky’s The GLDN TCKT is slated for a January 7 release and Foudation presents MC Optimal is scheduled for a February 4 drop date. Reverie and Louden have the final release of Murs 316’s first wave of releases. Their project is due March 4.
Murs set up a SoundCloud page for his imprint. It features a Murs 316 Mix Tape sampler with two songs from each act on the imprint, as well as the posse cut “S.O.S.,” an acronym for “Scrap On Sight.” The song’s video was filmed at the Beach Hut Deli in Reno, Nevada and is premiering on HipHopDX.
The release of Reverie and Louden's album will mark the end of what Murs is calling Season #1 of Murs 316. Season #2 is slated to begin in April with another handful of artists who will be featured on a sampler on the Murs 316 SoundCloud page and who will record a posse cut a la “S.O.S.” Murs 316 also plans to release an album per month from its second batch of artists.
Murs says that he’s being upfront with the artists he’s working with on Murs 316 about his company’s relationship with them.
“I always promote the label as, ‘This is not a crew. This is a business,’ because so many people get so involved in, ‘This is my crew. This is my family,’” Murs says. “I just think that is so much bullshit. I have a family and I have a set of friends. We’re all together because we want to make a career out of music, so as long as we stay focused on that, it’ll keep a lot of the feelings, a lot of the bullshit, out.”
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Lil' Kim Says She's The Queen Of Hip Hop
by Andres Tardio
When asked about where she sees herself stand in Hip Hop, Lil' Kim explained her position.
"I am definitely the queen," Kim said in an interview with xxlmag.com. "I definitely see myself as the queen. I am the one who made it possible for females to be sexy. That’s just the bottom line. And [I] still rap hard with the fellas.
"There’s nothing that’s gonna take away from my legacy," Kim added later. "I’m sorry. It is what it is. I’m dying this way. With the crown on my head. Nobody can take nothing away from me."
During the interview, Kim also talks about why she thinks she was able to succeed.
"The one thing that made me so great before is I just did what the fuck I do," she said. "I didn’t care how I did it. I did it for my fans at the same time, but I also did it for me. That’s what my fans love because I did me. I told them the story about me and my life. I made sexual music that was fun and just people loved to sing to."
Lil' Kim has often referred to herself as a queen. In her 1996 debut album Hard Core, Kim had a track titled "Queen Bitch." Kim's 2002 project The Notorious K.I.M. also featured a selection titled "Queen Bitch Pt. 2."
Lil' Kim has also often called herself the Queen Bee or Queen B.
Queen Latifah recently said that women in Hip Hop have not topped the era where Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown and other women were at the top of the Rap sphere.
“I still think some of the best ones that have done it have yet to be topped. I still don’t think anybody has topped the whole era of Foxy, Kim, Missy, Eve, me on the tail end kinda things,” Latifah said in September on "The Rickey Smiley Show." “I’m still looking forward to it not just being a one-at-a-time female rapper thing. I mean, I think Nicki Minaj is great, but I think we definitely need to blow up some of the other females that are out there.”
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Lil' Kim also says she will die with the crown on her head.
Lil' Kim, who is preparing the release of Hard Core 2K13, recently spoke about her place in Hip Hop history.When asked about where she sees herself stand in Hip Hop, Lil' Kim explained her position.
"I am definitely the queen," Kim said in an interview with xxlmag.com. "I definitely see myself as the queen. I am the one who made it possible for females to be sexy. That’s just the bottom line. And [I] still rap hard with the fellas.
"There’s nothing that’s gonna take away from my legacy," Kim added later. "I’m sorry. It is what it is. I’m dying this way. With the crown on my head. Nobody can take nothing away from me."
During the interview, Kim also talks about why she thinks she was able to succeed.
"The one thing that made me so great before is I just did what the fuck I do," she said. "I didn’t care how I did it. I did it for my fans at the same time, but I also did it for me. That’s what my fans love because I did me. I told them the story about me and my life. I made sexual music that was fun and just people loved to sing to."
Lil' Kim has often referred to herself as a queen. In her 1996 debut album Hard Core, Kim had a track titled "Queen Bitch." Kim's 2002 project The Notorious K.I.M. also featured a selection titled "Queen Bitch Pt. 2."
Lil' Kim has also often called herself the Queen Bee or Queen B.
Queen Latifah recently said that women in Hip Hop have not topped the era where Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown and other women were at the top of the Rap sphere.
“I still think some of the best ones that have done it have yet to be topped. I still don’t think anybody has topped the whole era of Foxy, Kim, Missy, Eve, me on the tail end kinda things,” Latifah said in September on "The Rickey Smiley Show." “I’m still looking forward to it not just being a one-at-a-time female rapper thing. I mean, I think Nicki Minaj is great, but I think we definitely need to blow up some of the other females that are out there.”
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ODB’s Estate Resolves Legal Issues, New Documentary Available Online
by Keith Nelson Jr
allhiphop.com
- After months of miscommunications and a failed screening, Raison Allah’s documentary on the life of his cousin Ol’ Dirty Bastard will finally see the light of day. The NuHo Film Festival and the Estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard have resolved their legal issues and released Dirty: Platinum Edition online.
The NuHo Film Festival apologizes to all the individuals who attended the November 15th red carpet screening, to our media partner AllHipHop.com who was not expecting the event to turn out the way it did, to the press that attended, but most importantly to all Wu-Tang and ODB fans who were expecting to enjoy the film on November 15th at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
In the weeks following the failed screening, The NuHo Film Festival
pre-screened the documentary for ODB’s estate, which includes his
widowed wife Icelene Jones. Today (December 7th), The NuHo Film Festival
announces that it has reached an agreement with the ODB Estate and that
the ODB documentary titled Dirty: Platinum Edition is now available to stream at www.NuHoFilmFest.com.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
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