Sunday, January 12, 2014
KOTD's Organik Explains "Innovation" In "Blackout 4" Announcement
by Andres Tardio
The official trailer for "Blackout 4" can be found below. It includes battler names, but not the match-ups, save for the two mentioned above and the Ground Zero title bout between Step Easy and DDSS.
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King of the Dot's Organik talks about the Battle Rap league's "Blackout 4" announcement plans.
This
year's "Blackout 4" event by King of the Dot is slated to take place
January 24-25, but fans are still not sure who will be battling who at
the event. The co-headliners, Dizaster Vs. Pat Stay and Bender Vs. Big T,
have been confirmed, but the other battles on the card have yet to be
revealed. This decision to "blackout" the audiences from all information
was a deliberate one, a plan to do something that Battle Rap fans have
not seen in this era of the platform.
"Innovation," Organik says of King of the Dot's
plans in an exclusive statement to HipHopDX. "We wanted to do something
to add excitement to the scene again, to add some excitement to live
events and for the fans and battlers involved. The concept for
'Blackout' was something I had been kind of toying with in my head for
quite some time. At first, it was just an idea, but over time I would
put more and more pieces of it together in my head on how it can work,
be presented and most important of all marketed. We wanted to wait for
the right time to pull it off, a time where we sat in a position to be
able to do it right the first time and make it historic from the jump."
Earlier this month, Organik spoke about the "Blackout 4" idea.
"We're gonna kind of keep y'all out of the loop as far as information
goes and leave you guys to put the pieces of the puzzle together,"
Organik said in a KOTD video blog. "We're gonna be announcing battlers
individually, but not who they are facing. Who they are facing, that'll
come out on the day of the event. You've gotta be at the event or order
in the pay-per-view to find out who is battling who. I promise y'all, if
you know our history, this is the best King of the Dot event we've put
together yet."The official trailer for "Blackout 4" can be found below. It includes battler names, but not the match-ups, save for the two mentioned above and the Ground Zero title bout between Step Easy and DDSS.
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Jean Grae "The State of Eh" Album & Book Release Date, Cover Art & Stream
by Andres Tardio
The State of Eh was announced by Grae with the following statement.
"A book, complete with its own listen along album," Grae said on her site. "Listen to it. Read it. Do both. A retrospect on past relationships and musings, The State of Eh has Jean taking us to honest and hilarious places. Surprise."
Grae also provided the following statement on Bandcamp January 7.
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Jean Grae releases "The State of Eh."
Jean Grae released The State of Eh recently, an audio book, which is now available for streaming. The State of Eh was announced by Grae with the following statement.
"A book, complete with its own listen along album," Grae said on her site. "Listen to it. Read it. Do both. A retrospect on past relationships and musings, The State of Eh has Jean taking us to honest and hilarious places. Surprise."
Grae also provided the following statement on Bandcamp January 7.
This is The State of Eh. It's a book. For you to read. THEN ALSO, It's an album for you to LISTEN TO! You can read along with the audio. I MADE IT FUN! WHEEE!!! Or not! Just listen! Keep your hands free to bake cookies! Whatever! You're welcome.Grae was also asked about a physical release by one of her Twitter followers
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Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine's Beats Music To Launch On January 21
by Roman Cooper
The subscription streaming service, originally called Daisy, is expected to compete with Spotify, Pandora, and Apple's iTunes Radio. Beats Music also has Trent Reznor of Nine Inch as its chief creative officer.
In a profile of Beats Music on The New York Times, Jimmy Iovine spoke about the service. “What song comes next,” he said, “is as important as what song is playing now.”
Ben Arnold, an analyst at the NPD Group, also spoke on the new streaming provider. "If they are coming at this from a new angle, not just that we want to be the Beats version of Spotify, it’s a great idea,” he said. “If not, then you’ve got to rely on your brand. There’s something for them there, but it’s tougher.”
The marketing campaign includes an integration deal with cellular provider AT&T, a Super Bowl ad, and plugs on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
U2's Bono also spoke on Beats Music. “There’s so much music to hear online, people have become a bit deaf to the choices,” he said in an email. “Jimmy believes that Beats-style curation will become the discovery model that the music business is waiting for. I would never bet against him.”
Beats Music will only be available in the United States for the time being.
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Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine's streaming service launches in a matter of days.
Beats Music, the latest product from Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine's Beats Electronics, is set to launch on January 21.The subscription streaming service, originally called Daisy, is expected to compete with Spotify, Pandora, and Apple's iTunes Radio. Beats Music also has Trent Reznor of Nine Inch as its chief creative officer.
In a profile of Beats Music on The New York Times, Jimmy Iovine spoke about the service. “What song comes next,” he said, “is as important as what song is playing now.”
Ben Arnold, an analyst at the NPD Group, also spoke on the new streaming provider. "If they are coming at this from a new angle, not just that we want to be the Beats version of Spotify, it’s a great idea,” he said. “If not, then you’ve got to rely on your brand. There’s something for them there, but it’s tougher.”
The marketing campaign includes an integration deal with cellular provider AT&T, a Super Bowl ad, and plugs on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
U2's Bono also spoke on Beats Music. “There’s so much music to hear online, people have become a bit deaf to the choices,” he said in an email. “Jimmy believes that Beats-style curation will become the discovery model that the music business is waiting for. I would never bet against him.”
Beats Music will only be available in the United States for the time being.
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"The Wu-Tang Manual" Among "The Most Essential Hip-Hop Books You Need To Read"
by DX Staff
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green-label.com has compiled a
list of "The Most Essential Hip-Hop Books You Need To Read," which also
includes "Check The Technique: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies."
green-label.com has compiled a list of “The Most Essential Hip-Hop Books You Need To Read."
“The documentation of Hip Hop is not complete without the slew of books that have been written on the subject,” the green-label.com article
says. "Whether covering the history of the culture, compiling lists for
debate, or demystifying the art form, books have been just as important
to keeping a record of the genre we love so much.”
Among the books on the list is The Wu-Tang Manual. "The Wu-Tang Clan started off with a master plan, and the master behind that plan was the RZA,”
green-label.com says. "So it’s only right that the Wu’s renowned
producer shares his philosophy and in-depth knowledge of the group he
architected. Complete with profiles of all the members, wild stories,
and lyric explanations, The Wu-Tang Manual is the perfect compendium for anyone seeking to learn more about one of the most beloved groups in Hip Hop history.”
Visit green-label.com for the full list of “The Most Essential Hip-Hop Books You Need To Read."
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Method Man "The Meth Lab" Release Date & Cover Art
by Soren Baker
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Method Man has released the cover art for his forthcoming "The Meth Lab" mixtape.
Method Man has released the cover art for his The Meth Lab mixtape, which he said on twitter that he’d be releasing in March.
Method Man also said that he’ll be releasing his Crystal Mef album in August.
In January 2013, the Wu-Tang Clan member provided an update on the then-titled Crystal Meth, which he has discussed as far back as 2008. During an interview with Montreality, he said he had not started recording the project but that he's "going at my own pace" and needs "to get my ass off the couch."
"I'ma start work soon,” he said at the time. "I can't put a
number on it. I'm doing it at my own pace, which is slow as shit. I
need to get my ass off the couch. I been on that couch, heavy. I write a
verse now and then because I don't know if there's any real
listeners... You've gotta have a real listener in order to appreciate
what you're doing. I don't want someone to say, 'I like the beat.' I
hate that shit. Or, 'I like the hook.' There's so much more to it than
that. I hate that and the motherfuckers who run up on me every day
thinking that I'm just a pothead or some shit. There's so many more
levels to my character than just smoking fucking weed."
Method Man's tweet about his forthcoming projects is as follows:
The cover art for The Meth Lab is as follows:
Murs & Curtiss King Announce "Shut Your Trap" Release Date
by Andres Tardio
"It's a backpacker's adventure into the world of Trap music led by Curtiss King's amazing production," Murs says in a video announcing the project.
The album is set to showcase Murs' appreciation for different types of Rap music, he says.
"I love Hip Hop," Murs says in the video. "I love Rap, so to me, the Top 2 albums of the year are Run The Jewels [by Killer Mike and El-P] and Young Rich Niggas by Migos. That's my dichotomy. That's my balance. I've always been like that. Personally, no disrespect to anybody, but I've never heard the whole Black Star album. I don't know that type of Hip Hop. I grew up on E-40. I'm an at-risk youth from the inner city, but I make backpack music because I did read and my mother stressed being educated.
"I guess I'm from the trap and I'm making trap music," Murs continues. "To me, it's a genre I respect. I don't like a lot of backpack rap. I don't like a lot of trap music. There's not one genre of music that has a bunch of good rappers. There's a bunch of motherfuckers biting me and especially biting [bleeped out] right now. Some of them are blowing up off of us. Some of them aren't. And I'm supposed to like that just because it's backpack or just because it's conscious? No. Fuck that. It's not creative. You're still an artist and you're failing. I don't care if you got a positive message. If you suck, you suck. I'm just doing me and having fun.
Curtiss King, who is also in the video announcement, says he had a great time working with Murs on the upcoming release.
"I had fun doing this," King says. "It's having fun at the end of the day. It's okay to smile."
In February 2012, Murs spoke with HipHopDX about the importance of having Curtiss King perform at Paid Dues, Murs' annual music festival.
"For the most part, I won’t say that I do Paid Dues for other people, but it is for Reverie and it is for Curtiss King," Murs said at the time. "That’s why I want people to get there early. Curtiss King’s mom is coming. Reverie’s mom is coming. I will probably cry that day because of that alone, that someone’s mother thinks that this idea that I had seven years ago is important enough to their child that they would make a YouTube video to ask me to put their child on the festival. That’s crazy to me. I don’t even deserve that."
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Murs says his Curtiss King-produced album is set to be "a backpacker's adventure into the world of Trap music."
Murs has announced a new album, Shut Your Trap, a project slated to feature Curtiss King's beats. It is scheduled to be released January 23."It's a backpacker's adventure into the world of Trap music led by Curtiss King's amazing production," Murs says in a video announcing the project.
The album is set to showcase Murs' appreciation for different types of Rap music, he says.
"I love Hip Hop," Murs says in the video. "I love Rap, so to me, the Top 2 albums of the year are Run The Jewels [by Killer Mike and El-P] and Young Rich Niggas by Migos. That's my dichotomy. That's my balance. I've always been like that. Personally, no disrespect to anybody, but I've never heard the whole Black Star album. I don't know that type of Hip Hop. I grew up on E-40. I'm an at-risk youth from the inner city, but I make backpack music because I did read and my mother stressed being educated.
"I guess I'm from the trap and I'm making trap music," Murs continues. "To me, it's a genre I respect. I don't like a lot of backpack rap. I don't like a lot of trap music. There's not one genre of music that has a bunch of good rappers. There's a bunch of motherfuckers biting me and especially biting [bleeped out] right now. Some of them are blowing up off of us. Some of them aren't. And I'm supposed to like that just because it's backpack or just because it's conscious? No. Fuck that. It's not creative. You're still an artist and you're failing. I don't care if you got a positive message. If you suck, you suck. I'm just doing me and having fun.
Curtiss King, who is also in the video announcement, says he had a great time working with Murs on the upcoming release.
"I had fun doing this," King says. "It's having fun at the end of the day. It's okay to smile."
In February 2012, Murs spoke with HipHopDX about the importance of having Curtiss King perform at Paid Dues, Murs' annual music festival.
"For the most part, I won’t say that I do Paid Dues for other people, but it is for Reverie and it is for Curtiss King," Murs said at the time. "That’s why I want people to get there early. Curtiss King’s mom is coming. Reverie’s mom is coming. I will probably cry that day because of that alone, that someone’s mother thinks that this idea that I had seven years ago is important enough to their child that they would make a YouTube video to ask me to put their child on the festival. That’s crazy to me. I don’t even deserve that."
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Madlib Says He Doesn’t Want His Music Exploited Like J Dilla’s
Despite passing away in 2006, J Dilla’s production can still be heard on new songs released well after his death like on Joey Bada$$’ “Two Lips” and the Yancey Boys’ Sunset Blvd album. The possibility of posthumously producing tracks for future work is not an idea that fellow producer Madlib wants to see happen with his unreleased material.
“I’m gonna burn it down before I die, a little Lee Perry action. Ain’t nobody exploiting my s**t,” said Madlib. ”If I was dying in hospital I’d tell my son to go and burn it. Don’t think I’m going to get exploited like they’re doing to Dilla. I’m learning from how he’s being treated from some people.”
Madlib, who sometimes performs under the moniker Quasimoto, also reflects back on the time he worked with Dilla making Champion Sound.
“That was the favorite time of my life. We were just musical cousins,” expressed Madlib. “When Dilla was healthy it was crazy. When he moved to LA we hung out every week, went to clubs, acted crazy, got drunk. I think about him all the time. I always bump his music.”
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OutKast To Headline New York’s Governors Ball
The 2014 OutKast reunion just got bigger. After it was officially
announced that Big Boi and Andre 3000 were reuniting for this year’s
Coachella Festival, word is now out that the ATLiens will also headline
the Governors Ball in New York as well.
Rolling Stone reports the Atlanta duo will take the stage during the annual event at Randall’s Island Park. The festival also plans to reveal more than 80 other artists scheduled for the 3-day showcase via social media in the coming days. The Governors Ball official Twitter page already sent out a cryptic message featuring a picture of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac.
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The Governors Ball 2014 will take place June 6th - June 8th.
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Rolling Stone reports the Atlanta duo will take the stage during the annual event at Randall’s Island Park. The festival also plans to reveal more than 80 other artists scheduled for the 3-day showcase via social media in the coming days. The Governors Ball official Twitter page already sent out a cryptic message featuring a picture of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac.
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The Governors Ball 2014 will take place June 6th - June 8th.
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DJ Drama Joins A&R Team At Atlantic Records
The man behind Gangsta Grillz mixtapes
series is now the newest executive at Atlantic Records. DJ Drama has
signed on to partner with the label’s A&R team.
“I’m extremely excited to embark on this new chapter in my relationship with Atlantic Records,” said Drama. “My first two albums as an artist were on Atlantic, and I’m now looking forward to working with Craig and Julie in a new capacity, helping them break the label’s next crop of amazing talent.”
DJ Drama’s debut album Gangsta Grillz: The Album and his sophomore project Gangsta Grillz: The Album Vol. 2 were released through Atlantic and T.I.’s Grand Hustle imprint. Besides his own work, Drama has helped craft mixtapes for Tip, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, and many more.
“A hugely influential force in the Hip Hop community, I know he’ll be a tremendous asset in signing and and developing artists and making amazing records. It’s great to be renewing our relationship, and I’m looking forward to making music together again,” stated Atlantic Chairman & CEO Craig Kallman.
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“I’m extremely excited to embark on this new chapter in my relationship with Atlantic Records,” said Drama. “My first two albums as an artist were on Atlantic, and I’m now looking forward to working with Craig and Julie in a new capacity, helping them break the label’s next crop of amazing talent.”
DJ Drama’s debut album Gangsta Grillz: The Album and his sophomore project Gangsta Grillz: The Album Vol. 2 were released through Atlantic and T.I.’s Grand Hustle imprint. Besides his own work, Drama has helped craft mixtapes for Tip, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, and many more.
“A hugely influential force in the Hip Hop community, I know he’ll be a tremendous asset in signing and and developing artists and making amazing records. It’s great to be renewing our relationship, and I’m looking forward to making music together again,” stated Atlantic Chairman & CEO Craig Kallman.
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Wu-Tang Clan Announce “A Better Tomorrow” Album Is Coming Soon
The much talked about Wu-Tang Clan reunion album is apparently close to
being released. While there is still no official release date, according
to the legendary group’s certified Twitter account the A Better Tomorrow LP is “coming soon.”
The Hip Hop collective’s first album since 2007′s 8 Diagrams was reportedly waiting on verses from Raekwon. RZA even suggested that the album could be released without Rae’s contribution. During an appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show in November RZA spoke on his hope that they could “put some of the business to the side” and Raekwon would still make the album.
RZA also recently took to social media to share that he has been hard at work on A Better Tomorrow. The head of the Wu tweeted that he had spent significant time in the studio finishing up the project.
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The Hip Hop collective’s first album since 2007′s 8 Diagrams was reportedly waiting on verses from Raekwon. RZA even suggested that the album could be released without Rae’s contribution. During an appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show in November RZA spoke on his hope that they could “put some of the business to the side” and Raekwon would still make the album.
RZA also recently took to social media to share that he has been hard at work on A Better Tomorrow. The head of the Wu tweeted that he had spent significant time in the studio finishing up the project.
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Common To Drop New Album “Nobody’s Smiling” In 2014
Chicago rhymer Common is set
to return to music with his 10th album. Com spoke with Revolt TV to
announce that the No ID produced Nobody’s Smiling LP will be hitting stores in 2014. This will be the rapper/actor’s first studio project since 2011′s The Dreamer/The Believer.
“I gotta say 2014 is going to be one of my greatest times in music. I feel excited about the project that I’m working on,” says Common. “Originally I was making an EP, but we’ve just been making a lot of songs.”
The veteran emcee explains that the concept for his latest work is based on trying to end the ongoing violence consuming his hometown and inner cities across the world.
“‘Nobody’s Smiling’ was really a thought that came about because of all the violence that was going on in Chicago,” adds Com. “We were talking about the conditions of what’s happening when I said ‘Nobody’s Smiling,’ but it’s really a call to action.”
Common also gives props to the new crop of rising rappers from Chitown.
“The younger artists, they’re really bringing what Chicago is about, and they have brought something new to Hip Hop,” says Common.
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“I gotta say 2014 is going to be one of my greatest times in music. I feel excited about the project that I’m working on,” says Common. “Originally I was making an EP, but we’ve just been making a lot of songs.”
The veteran emcee explains that the concept for his latest work is based on trying to end the ongoing violence consuming his hometown and inner cities across the world.
“‘Nobody’s Smiling’ was really a thought that came about because of all the violence that was going on in Chicago,” adds Com. “We were talking about the conditions of what’s happening when I said ‘Nobody’s Smiling,’ but it’s really a call to action.”
Common also gives props to the new crop of rising rappers from Chitown.
“The younger artists, they’re really bringing what Chicago is about, and they have brought something new to Hip Hop,” says Common.
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Sunday, January 5, 2014
Boi-1da Producing On Mobb Deep's "The Infamous Mobb Deep" Album
by Soren Baker
Drake producer Boi-1da says he is working with Havoc on beats for Mobb Deep's forthcoming "The Infamous Mobb Deep" set.
Boi-1da is among those who will be producing material with Havoc for Mobb Deep’s forthcoming The Infamous Mobb Deep album.
“It’s new-age with that old Mobb twist to it,” the Toronto producer says during an interview with vibe.com.
“I was a big fan of Mobb Deep and Havoc’s production, so I just reached
out and me and him have been producing records together, sending stuff
back and forth. I can say that I have some records on the new Mobb Deep
album that me and Havoc did together. It’s something I knocked off my
bucket list.”
Mobb Deep announced its The Infamous Mobb Deep album and tour last month. Havoc and Prodigy are
slated to release the double album through Infamous Records/Red in
March, according to Prodigy. The collection is scheduled to include
unreleased selections from the group's 1995 sessions while crafting its The Infamous album, according to a press release. The project is slated to include a digitally re-mastered version of The Infamous and a new self-titled album.
"We're gonna have special packaging and we've got like 10 unreleased songs from The Infamous album," Prodigy said on Huffington Post. "Verses nobody's ever heard before from Raekwon, Nas, Ghostface [Killah], our verses. It's crazy."
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Del The Funkee Homosapien "Iller Than Most" Cover Art, Tracklist & Album Stream
by Andres Tardio
Del released the project with a statement made on the site.
This year, Del was also a part of the Hieroglyphics album, The Kitchen.
Iller Than Most's cover art, tracklist and stream can be found below.
1. "Leader"
2. "Boogieman"
3. "Delta Time"
4. "Mental Fitness"
5. "Bitin Ain't Samplin"
6. "Robust"
7. "Militant"
8. "Wreckin the Upside"
9. "10 Paces"
10. "Grand Royal"
11. "Land of Immediate Rap Hits"
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Hieroglyphics' Del The Funkee Homosapien releases the cover art, tracklisting and album stream for "Iller Than Most."
Del The Funkee Homosapien has released a new project, Iller Than Most, a free release disseminated through Soundcloud.Del released the project with a statement made on the site.
"This is a new FREE LP that is futuristic and fun- but still on some Hiphop shit. Lyrically ill but fun to listen to, nothing super heavy. I did the production on it as well. Hope yall enjoy it, peace."In October, Del released Deltron 3030's Event II.
This year, Del was also a part of the Hieroglyphics album, The Kitchen.
Iller Than Most's cover art, tracklist and stream can be found below.
1. "Leader"
2. "Boogieman"
3. "Delta Time"
4. "Mental Fitness"
5. "Bitin Ain't Samplin"
6. "Robust"
7. "Militant"
8. "Wreckin the Upside"
9. "10 Paces"
10. "Grand Royal"
11. "Land of Immediate Rap Hits"
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Logic Promises 2014 Debut Album & Discusses Artistic Freedom
by Andres Tardio
"The deal that I got with Def Jam through Visionary is incredible," Logic says in a video released through All Def Digital. "We do what we want and the label just supports it."
In the clip, Logic also praises those working with him behind-the-scenes.
"My team is everything," he says. "There are so many people in my camp that have allowed me to get to this level. I definitely don't take it for granted. What we have to always remember as musicians and artists is to just focus on the craft. That's all that matters."
Logic has announced that his debut album is slated to be released this year. That promise was made via Twitter.
In December, Logic spoke with HipHopDX about his upcoming album.
"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."
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Logic says Def Jam & Visionary support his creative decisions.
Logic,
who says that his debut album is slated to drop this year, recently
spoke about the creative freedom that he is afforded through his record
deal with Def Jam."The deal that I got with Def Jam through Visionary is incredible," Logic says in a video released through All Def Digital. "We do what we want and the label just supports it."
In the clip, Logic also praises those working with him behind-the-scenes.
"My team is everything," he says. "There are so many people in my camp that have allowed me to get to this level. I definitely don't take it for granted. What we have to always remember as musicians and artists is to just focus on the craft. That's all that matters."
Logic has announced that his debut album is slated to be released this year. That promise was made via Twitter.
In December, Logic spoke with HipHopDX about his upcoming album.
"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."
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Lotta Zay Says Top Tier Battle Rappers Scared To Compete
Battle rapper Lotta Zay is calling out what he calls the “top tier”
of his peers. In an interview with VladTV, Zay expressed he feels some
of the more well known competitors are avoiding jumping in the ring with
him.
“A lot of these n***as is too comfortable with they spot. They don’t want to lose,” said Zay. “A lot these n***as is fake a** emcees. A lot of these n***as is ducking me.”
Zay goes on to explain that everybody loses, but a lot of unnamed rappers are “scared to get knock out.”
During the interview Lotta Zay also talks about the rise of the battle rap scene over recent years. He credits the battle culture’s rawness for saving Hip Hop and refers to battle rap emcees as “lyrical athletes.”
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“A lot of these n***as is too comfortable with they spot. They don’t want to lose,” said Zay. “A lot these n***as is fake a** emcees. A lot of these n***as is ducking me.”
Zay goes on to explain that everybody loses, but a lot of unnamed rappers are “scared to get knock out.”
During the interview Lotta Zay also talks about the rise of the battle rap scene over recent years. He credits the battle culture’s rawness for saving Hip Hop and refers to battle rap emcees as “lyrical athletes.”
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Onyx To Release New Album This Year
by Yohance Kyles
The East Coat rap group Onyx is set to return with a new album later this year. The NYC crew announced their project will be arriving in 2014 on social media.
erything That’s Popular”]
The trio is best known for the hit single “Slam” from 1993′s Bacdafucup. Group members Sticky Fingaz and Fredro Starr have also appeared in films and television programs. Sticky can be seen in movies like Dead Presidents and In Too Deep. Fredro had a recurring role on Moesha and starred in Sunset Park. Onyx was also featured on last year’s Trap Lord album by A$AP Ferg.
Sticky, Fredro, and Sonsee will all be performing at the Whisky A Go
Go in Los Angeles on January 29th.
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The East Coat rap group Onyx is set to return with a new album later this year. The NYC crew announced their project will be arriving in 2014 on social media.
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The trio is best known for the hit single “Slam” from 1993′s Bacdafucup. Group members Sticky Fingaz and Fredro Starr have also appeared in films and television programs. Sticky can be seen in movies like Dead Presidents and In Too Deep. Fredro had a recurring role on Moesha and starred in Sunset Park. Onyx was also featured on last year’s Trap Lord album by A$AP Ferg.
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Action Bronson Announces “Blue Chips 2 Tour”
by Yohance Kyles
Queens emcee Action Bronson took to social media to announce he’s heading out on the road again. Bronson’s “Blue Chips 2 Tour” will begin January 10th in New York and run until February 10th in Hawaii.
Bronson released the sequel to his 2012 Blue Chips mixtape last month. Blue Chips 2 featured appearances by Ab-Soul and Mac Miller. He also dropped the Saaab Stories EP with Harry Fraud this year. Action Bronson’s major label debut album is expected to hit retail in 2014.
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