Posted 5/24/13 5:45 pm EST by MTV News in Music News
By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Trinidad James made "Popped a Molly, I'm sweating" into one of hip-hop's biggest phrases over the past year. In light of a harsh critique by DJ A-Trak on hip-hop's love affair of drugs published in the Huffington Post, the "All Gold Everything" rapper is coming out and defending his right to do drugs. Read More...
Posted 5/24/13 5:25 pm EST by MTV News in Music News
By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
RiFF RAFF is one of hip-hop's most controversial new artists. The over-the-top personality has won hearts with his charisma, but he's also been criticized for being a contrived caricature. Recently, RiFF RAFF addressed the critics and defended his style on NYC's Hot 97 morning show. Read More...
Posted 5/24/13 4:52 pm EST by MTV News in Music News
By Maurice Bobb
The UK’s Tim Westwood’s hip-hop time capsule was opened Friday (May 24) by Fake Shore Drive and a rare visual treasure was unearthed: a never-before-seen 13-minute freestyle by Kanye West from 2005. Read More...
Posted 5/24/13 3:35 pm EST by MTV News in Music News
By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
French Montana released his debut album Excuse My French this week and projections for his first-week sales are already coming in. According to Hits Daily Double, the album is slated to sell 45-50,000 copies in its first week, giving French the #7 album of the week. Read More...
Posted 5/24/13 2:46 pm EST by MTV News in Music News
By Maurice Bobb
May 24 is turning out to be a very big day for Ludacris. Not only does his summer blockbuster, "Fast & Furious 6," hit theaters today, but his mixtape, DTP Presents: I Don’t Give a F—k, also dropped today. Read More...
Posted 5/24/13 1:15 pm EST by MTV News in Music News
By Maurice Bobb
Yasiin Bey is a true hip-hop activist, so to shed light on the NYPD’s racist “Stop & Frisk” practices, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, in collaboration with Communities United for Police Reform, put together a public service announcement video called “Don’t Tread On Me” to get the word out and urge the community to get involved in the fight to end racial profiling by police. Read More...
Posted 5/24/13 12:20 pm EST by MTV News in Music News, Uncategorized
By Maurice Bobb
Ice Cube may be a Hollywood mover and shaker these days with his litany of hit television shows and movies, but he could never completely abandon his musical roots. The West Coast hip-hop legend is back with a new lyric video for “The Big Show,” from his upcoming tenth studio album, Everythang's Corrupt. Read More...
Posted 5/24/13 11:38 am EST by MTV News in Music News
By Jocelyn Vena
Nicki Minaj is hard at work on her debut acting role in the Cameron Diaz flick, “The Other Woman.” And the feisty MC was spotted on the NYC set on Thursday, making her way around the Big Apple in a black wig with bangs and bathrobe. Read More...
Posted 5/24/13 11:24 am EST by MTV News in Music News
By Maurice Bobb
2 Chainz took to Twitter Thursday (May 23) night to announce to the world that he’s putting all “features on hault” to focus his energies on his yet untitled new album, which now has an official release date: September 10. Read More...
Posted 5/24/13 9:00 am EST by MTV News in Music News
By Maurice Bobb
Ray J’s pay as a typecast reality show “star” must not be what it should be because, at this point, he could use a big fat reality check. During a visit to BET’s "106 & Park" on Wednesday (May 22), the For the Love of Ray J crooner brought out Kim Kardashian’s doppelgänger, the same woman who plays his love interest in the video for his controversial song, “I Hit It First.” Read More...
