Posted 4/29/13 2:56 pm EST by MTV News in Music News
By Maurice Bobb
DJ Khaled’s victorious anthem, “All I Do Is Win,” has gone from basketball arenas to football stadiums worldwide, but this past Saturday (April 27), it went all the way to the White House. Khaled’s chart-topping single from his fourth studio album, Victory, played as President Obama made his way to the podium for his first second-term White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Read More...
Posted 4/29/13 12:26 pm EST by MTV News in Music News
By Henna Kathiya
Despite Ray J vehemently denying that his new single “I Hit It First” is about Kim Kardashian, his new video to accompany the track proves what we all already knew. Read More...
Posted 4/29/13 11:40 am EST by MTV News in Music News
By Maurice Bobb
Michael Jordan finally got another ring. But this around, it wasn’t for his exploits on the basketball court. For the second time in his life, the 50-year old owner of the Charlotte Bobcats took the plunge into wedded bliss when he tied the knot with 35-year old former model Yvette Prieto Saturday (April 27) in Palm Beach, Fla. Read More...
Posted 4/29/13 11:00 am EST by MTV News in Music News
By Henna Kathiya
What is Jay-Z not associated with these days? Hov was recently named one of Time’s Most Influential People in the World, plus he's building up Roc Nation Sports and scoring the music for “The Great Gatsby" but he's still lending his talents to another big project--co-executive producing a new indie film called “An Oversimplification of Her Beauty.” Read More...
Posted 4/29/13 10:01 am EST by MTV News in Music News
Stop us if you've already heard this one: Tupac, Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight go parasailing... OK, so maybe you haven't. Last week Snoop Lion visited "RapFix Live" and took a few minutes to recall one of his favorite memories with his Death Row fam. Read the full story at MTV News or hear him explain in the video above.
Posted 4/29/13 9:30 am EST by Nadeska Alexis in Music News
Chance The Rapper drops a visual for "Smoke Again" featuring Ab-Soul.
Posted 4/27/13 9:00 am EST by MTV News in Music News
By Rob Markman
New York, New York -- There was a definite excitement inside of B.B. King’s in New York City’s Time’s Square on Friday night. Hip-hop fans lined the front, then filed into the venue to celebrate Fabolous and Pusha T’s The Life is So Exciting Tour, presented by MTV Jams. Read More...
Posted 4/26/13 5:28 pm EST by Nadeska Alexis in Music News
If you're wondering why Kid Cudi seems to be absent vocally-speaking on some of the tracks from his third solo album, Indicud, it's because he really wanted to show his hand as a producer. And that's clear on tracks like "Solo Dolo Pt. II" with Kendrick Lamar and "Brothers" with A$AP Rocky (and King Chip), where Cudi falls back on his verses to let the two young MCs shine. Read the full story at MTV news or hear Cudi explain in the video above.
Posted 4/26/13 3:30 pm EST by MTV News in Music News
By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
AOL Music may be shutting its doors and letting go of its' staff, according to tweets sent out by employees on Friday (April 26). The Spinner's official Twitter handle announced "All of AOL Music is shutting down. Thank you all for your support. We had such a blast." This tweet was quickly removed but not before fans ReTweeted it. Read More...
Posted 4/26/13 11:20 am EST by Nadeska Alexis in Music News
Big K.R.I.T. will tell you that one of the most meaningful songs on his Def Jam debut Live From The Underground is the B.B. King-featured "Praying Man," which tells the story of three slaves. With the weight of the track considered, he didn't want just anybody to direct the accompanying video, so when he appeared on "RapFix Live" this past Wednesday, he began a campaign to get Spike Lee behind the camera--and it seems like he's succeeded. Read More...
