Posted 9/28/11 3:09 pm EST by Alvin Blanco in Interviews, Music News, RapFix Live
The second episode of the second season of MTV's "RapFix Live" is guaranteed to be another amazing show thanks to special guest Styles P.
Last week, Philly rapper Freeway came through and chopped it up about his past, current and future endeavors. This week's invitee is a New York City hip-hop veteran who also has plenty of news to share. Styles P, a.k.a. the Ghost, is a member of the LOX (with partners Sheek Louch and Jadakiss) but he has enjoyed a successful solo career too. Read More...
Posted 8/24/11 4:14 pm EST by Alvin Blanco in Music News, Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are, VMAs
Beyoncé has just been announced as one of the performers on the star-studded lineup at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. No one, except maybe her hubby Jay-Z, knows exactly what the R&B and pop megastar will perform, but she has plenty of options. Read More...
Posted 7/7/11 6:07 pm EST by Alvin Blanco in Interviews, Music News
Jay-Z and Kanye West are finally ready to let heads into their proverbial Throne Room. A listening session for their collaborative album Watch The Throne—easily one of the most anticipated albums of the year, regardless of genre—is going down for select media tonight at a secret location in New York City. I will be there on behalf of MTV News to get a first listen in on the project that Yeezy and Hova have been working on for a good minute, keeping fans and media alike wondering what the final product will sounds like.
As for the visuals, the album’s artwork—created by Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci—was revealed over the weekend. Rumors that circulated previously saying the album would be released over the July 4th holiday proved to be suspect, but the album will be shipping on August 2, 2011. That’s the date given to customers who have already chosen to pre-order the album, which comes in a standard and deluxe edition. Also, there is no solid tracklist that has been made available, yet. Read More...
Posted 6/21/11 7:03 pm EST by Alvin Blanco in Interviews, Music News
J. Cole’s fans will have to wait all summer, and then some, for the North Carolina rapper’s album. Today, the Roc Nation signee announced a September 27 release date, and title, Cole World: The Sideline Story, of his debut. Read More...
Posted 6/17/11 1:10 pm EST by Alvin Blanco in Interviews, Music News
With yesterday being Tupac Shakur’s 40th birthday, Rick Ross and Meek Mill premiering their video for “Tupac Back” makes sense. In exclusive behind the scenes footage, the video’s director talked about the importance of shooting the video for the song in the hood; specifically, Grape St. in the infamous Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Read More...
Posted 6/16/11 9:51 pm EST by Alvin Blanco in Interviews, Music News
50 Cent isn’t going to let not being on the same page with his record label stop him from making moves. Earlier today, Funkmaster Flex premiered a new song from the G-Unit general called “Outlaw,” that is the first single from his forthcoming new album. Read More...
Posted 6/8/11 1:35 pm EST by Alvin Blanco in Interviews, Music News, Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are
One thing Lupe Fiasco always does is speak his mind. On a visit to CBS News’ “What’s Trending” series, the Chicago rapper likened President Obama to a terrorist.
The MC was spotlighted due to his status as an “influencer” and after discussing his many Twitter followers and fans petitioning for the release of his album Lasers, the topic turned to “politically charged” music. Fiasco cringed when the hostess, Shira Lazar said that his politically charge music, like Lasers single “Words I Never Said,” is an anomaly for a pop artist. Read More...
Posted 5/11/11 7:03 pm EST by Alvin Blanco in Interviews, Music News, RapFix Live
Super producer Just Blaze hit the MTV "RapFix Live" couch on Wednesday (May11) and one of the many topics discussed (working with Jay-Z, beef with Cam’Ron, etc.) was Dr. Dre's long-delayed but still highly anticipated Detox album. Just has long been attached to Detox as one of its contributors on beats, and he revealed some details about the album to Sway. One tidbit shared was that since Dre "announced" the project (more on that later) in 2002, there have been multiple versions of the album recorded. Read More...
Posted 5/10/11 11:30 pm EST by Alvin Blanco in Music News
Tyler, the Creator released his highly anticipated sophomore album Goblin today and hasn’t let a run in with authorities slow down his promotion. Earlier today it was rumored that the “Yonker” rapper had been arrested while promoting his album near Westchester High School in Los Angeles.
Details were sketchy as Tyler took to Twitter around 7PM EST to spew vitriol at law enforcement. “F**K COPS. F**K POLICE F**K YOU ALL I HOPE YOU ALL DIE. I WILL NEVER RESPECT YOU. PIGS,” tweeted Tyler in rapid succession. Read More...
Posted 4/22/11 6:48 pm EST by Alvin Blanco in Music News
Kid Cudi is getting everything in order for the release of his third album titled Wizard. While performing at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City last night (April 21), Cudi told the crowd that the name of his new record label is “Wicked Awesome Records.” Cudi also revealed that he has changed the name of his band from “Wizard” to “2 Be Continuum.” Read More...
