MUSIC::DRAKE THINKING ABOUT DOING A REGGAE ALBUM?
January 27, 2011
In a fairly short amount of time Toronto native Drake has become a very respected rapper/singer, but is the world ready for Drizzy the Reggae artist?
The Young Money rapper might be dropping some tunes over Jamaican influenced sounds very soon.
In an interview with MuchMusic Drake revealed his plans.
“I wanna do something for Jamaica, because we are supposed to go out there and record after the European tour. I was like send me some rhythms that are poppin and I’ll see what I can do. He sent me some rhythms that are poppin, so I’ll see what I can do. You never know.” he said.
Drake is currently touring Europe with Roc Nation artist J. Cole. He was intially scheduled to tour the UK last summer but cancelled due to his mother falling ill. Once the tour wraps he’ll head to Jamaica to record.
In addition to a possible Reggae cd, Drizzy is working on a follow up to his platinum debut disc ‘Thank Me Later.
NEWS:: NICKI MINAJ TALKS ABOUT GROWING UP WITH ABUSIVE FATHER!
“All of my young and teenage early years we lived in fear that my mother would be killed by my father. It was ridiculous. It made me act out to guys and
be evil to them when I was growing up,” Nicki said. “It made me tough. Of course it did. I am an emotional person, but I am a tough person. It was very
tough emotionally for me to have a parent who was an alcoholic and a drug addict. I had a mom with no money.
NEWS:: BEST OF BOTH WORLD “JAY-Z WITH LIL WAYNE”
Lil Wayne and Jay-Z, are arguably two of the most famous and respected MCs rapping today. Over the years, both of have worked with one another, hopping
on each others albums, and even acknowledging their respective talents.
But doesn’t there always seem to be an air of contention between the two? We’re not saying they’re beefing. We would never even want to see such a
thing. After all, rappers who work together make better music than rappers who don’t. Thing is, while Jay-Z and Lil Wayne have always given each other
the proverbial salute, they’ve also made some comments both in interviews and on record that we can’t help but think about.
For instance, their latest verses. Jay-Z’s line on “H.A.M.” where he raps, “Really n**** you got baby money/Keep it real with niggas, niggas ain’t got
my lady’s money.” Almost immediately after the song was released, publications like Forbes connected that line to an interview Baby from Cash Money gave
where he said Lil Wayne has more money than Jay-Z. Less than a week later, a new Lil Wayne verse surfaced on the remix to Nicki Minaj’s “Roman’s
Revenge”. The line everyone’s talking about? “Old ass rappers/I’m still the s***, old ass pampers.” For years, rappers who take shots at Jay mention
something about his age.
NEWS: JUELZ SANTANA STUDIO GETS RAIDED!
When the Diplomats appeared on MTV’s RapFix Live two days ago, Cam’Ron said Juelz Santana was missing because he had an allergic reaction. Turns out,
that was probably the least of his concern. That same day, Santana’s New Jersey studio was raided and Skull Gang affiliate Toby M. Raynor was arrested
on drug charges after selling narcotics to an undercover cop.
During the raid, police found two loaded 9 millimeter guns, ammo, 17 bags of marijuana and paraphernalia. Raynor is currently being held on $50,000
bail. No word whether Juelz is in custody.
MUSIC:: KANYE WEST NEXT ALBUM?
Kanye West has turned into hip hop’s version of the Mad Scientist, ready to drop three albums in less than a year.
His critically acclaimed ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ dropped in November, ‘Watch The Throne’, a collaborative effort with Jay-Z is coming in a
couple of months. Now Yeezy has announced he’s back in the studio working on his next solo joint.
“My New Album Coming This Summer.” he tweeted.
Yeezy also tweeted that a video for “All Of The Lights” will be dropping in a week.
MUSIC:: BEHIND THE BEATS OF “LEX LUGER”
Virginia producer Lex Luger has become a big name in hip hop in a very short amount of time.
In 2010, the 19-year old born, Lexus Lewis had heads nodding from coast with hits for Officer Ross “BMF”, Waka Flocka Flame “Hard In The Paint”, “O
Let’s Do It”, Fabolous “Lights Out”, Soulja Boy “Speakers Going Hammer” and Slim Thug “How We Do It”, to name a few.
Lex has started 2011 off fast start as well, producing “H.A.M” for Jay-Z and Kanye West.
In this Samuel Rogers directed clip, Lex talks about how he started to develop then hone his craft. He explains how he went from playing the drums, to
using an MPC 2000. Once he got a computer and mastered Cakewalk and Fruity Loops software, it was a wrap.
TOUR: LIL WAYNE TOUR DATES!
January 26, 2011
3/18: Buffalo, N.Y., HSBC Arena
3/19: Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Arena
3/20: Baltimore, Md., First Mariner Arena
3/23: Hampton, Va., Hampton Coliseum
3/24: Cleveland, Ohio, Quicken Loans Arena
3/26: Philadelphia, Penn., Wells Fargo Center
3/27: Long Island, N.Y., Nassau Coliseum
3/30: University Park, Penn., Bryce Jordan Center
4/1: Chicago, Ill., United Center
4/2: Detroit, Mich., The Palace of Auburn Hills
4/3: Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
4/6: Miami, Fla., Bank Atlantic Center
4/8: Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Coliseum
4/9: Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
4/10: St. Louis, Mo,. Scottrade Center
4/14: New Orleans, La., New Orleans Arena
4/15: Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Arena
4/16: Houston, Texas, Toyota Center
4/19: Phoenix, Ariz., US Airways Arena
4/23: Anaheim, Calif., Honda Center
4/24: Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena
4/26: Sacramento, Calif., ARCO Arena
4/28: Edmonton, Canada, Rexall Place
4/29: Vancouver, Canada, Rogers Arena
5/01: East Rutherford, N.J., Bamboozle Festival at Meadowlands Arena
MUSIC: T.I “NO MERCY” SOLD 500,000!
January 21, 2011
Rapper T.I. may be spending a year behind bars, but that isn’t stopping fans from snapping up copies of his latest album No Mercy, which was recently certified Gold.
The album was released on December 7th, just as the rapper started serving a year-long prison stint in an Arkansas prison for a September violation of the terms of his previous probation for gun charges.
No Mercy, which is T.I.’s seventh album, has sold in excess of 500,000 copies, to earn the Gold certification from the RIAA.
The album sold almost 160,000 copies during its first week in stores, placing it a #4 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart.
MUSIC: BLACK & YELLOW “STEELERS ANTHEM”
wiz Khalifa will give a high profile performance of his hit single “Black and Yellow” to open this Sunday’s NFL AFC Championship game between The New York Jets and Wiz’ hometown team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Wiz will perform “Black and Yellow” in front of 65,000 Steelers fans at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field on January 23rd, just as the hit single closes in on the 2 million mark in sales.
NEWS: NICKI MINAJ IN LONDON!
January 20, 2011
Nicki Minaj made sure there would be a throng of fans waiting for her when she arrived in London this morning (January 19). The Young Money artist
tweeted the details of her arrival in plenty of time for her fans to get there.
Nicki is in the UK to promote her ‘Pink Friday’ album.
So far the album has risen no higher that #34 on the UK charts and currently sits at # 55, which is still very good for her debut disc, but the Harajuku
Barbie hopes to push the record further during her stay.
MAG: XXL SHADY 2.0 COVER
XXL Shady 2.0 Cover
XXL’s EIC Vanessa Satten had the opportunity to sit down with the Detroit lyricist and his newest signees—underground supergroup Slaughterhouse, which
consists of Royce Da 5’ 9”, Joe Budden, Crooked I and Joell Ortiz, as well as buzzing Alabama upstart Yelawolf—to talk about their plans to take over
the rap game as Shady 2.0.
According to Em, this new roster signifies a rebirth of his company Shady Records, which, founded in 1999, lost steam after several members parted ways
(Obie Trice, Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater) three years ago. “Slaughterhouse, it’s kinda phase two of Shady,” Em says in the story. “The new generation of
Shady Records.”
