Last night, Drake performed his verse from Forever live in Toronto at the Kid Cudi concert...The crowd was banindles!
Drake always got the hand motions...And what beef? Ugh...the gossipers who try to start drama between to great artist.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
*Video* Drake Guess Performance At Kid Cudi Toronto Concert
Thursday, November 26, 2009
*Video* Behind The Scenes Young Money - Bedrock Video Shoot
BEHIND THE SCENES OF "BEDROCK" BY YOUNG MONEY FT LLOYD from DERICK G on Vimeo.
Did yall see Chuck rings?
Bedrock Video coming soon...
Shouts Out: Derrick G
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
I Guess Ri-Ri's Plan Did'nt Work.
Mediatakeout says that Def Jam is in panic mode because Rihanna's album isn't selling. It could be the recession, or that Ms. Ri Ri has gone so dark that people don't understand her music and don't know what to expect. In an effort to save face, "Def Jam marked down her album price to $3.99 on Amazon...and they are having a meeting to decide whether to sell it as a .99 cent special on black Friday."
Even if the record doesn't sell at least she's still considered a style icon.
See God don't like
Via: hiphopblog.com
* Hot Music* Robin Thicke ft. Nicki Minaj “Shakin It”
Robin Thicke ft. Nicki Minaj “Shakin It”
Nicki went in on this song...Be on the look out for the video. Oh, and thank Hov for getting Ms. Nicki on the song. It was his idea!
Young Money Tour
Gudda told newlilwayne.com: "Definitely got a tour starting, supposed to be anywhere in between the 10th and the 14th of next month…it's a Young Money/Cash Money tour. I'm pretty sure it's gonna be either as big or bigger. We don't take two steps back, you know every time we do something we try to keep moving forward, more progress every time we do something. So, definitely might be either bigger, if not on the same level as one of the others but it's definitely gonna be a big tour."
YM's album hits stores December 22nd.
Big-Ups: hiphopblog.com
Day 26 Doesn't Want To Be Bad Boys Anymore
Sean "Diddy" Combs has lost another piece of his Bad Boy Records empire. His brainchild Day 26 is reportedly leaving the label. The group was birthed out of Diddy's infamous Making the Band show. With Diddy moving Bad Boy to Interscope Records the group has been shifted to Atlantic Records.
Group member Willie spoke to The Boombox and is adamant that there is no bad blood."Bad Boy is always our family, but we're with Atlantic right now…we really want to get people focused on the artistry, on the music. I think a lot of people lost it with the entertainment of the show. So now, we really want to show people what we're all about, that we do our thing whether it's on stage, in the studio, writing and producing -- we do it all."
The group is planning to release their next album sometime in 2010.
Via: hiphopblog.com
Doin’ Lines: Drake fills in ALL the blanks
This is some real shit. Drake sits down with XXL and fills in all the blanks. You can find this in XXL’s December ‘09/January ‘10 issue. Be sure to go cop it! What # is your favourite line? #19 is heartbreaking… no pun.
1. While Lil Wayne is gone I will hold that shit down.
2. My solo debut album will be different from So Far Gone because I now have a different story to tell.
3. I wasn’t on XXL’s freshmen cover last year, and I was happy because it showed me what my team could do in one year.
4. Kanye West is one of a kind.
5. I like to put Lox and Light Cream Cheese on my bagel.
6. My mom said, “I remember her” when she saw my “Best I Ever Had” video.
7. I need a girl who understands life better than I do.
8. If I signed to Cash Money in 1999, instead of 2009, I would still have my original Cash Money chain.
9. The one thing I miss about Toronto, compared to anywhere else, is feeling so far away from my dreams.
10. TV groupies are different from hip-hop groupies because they don’t exist.
11. One thing I haven’t bought yet that I want to buy is patio furniture.
12. The greatest piece of advice I ever got was to write it all down as it happen, because eventually you become numb to it, and I got that from TIP.
13. When people compare my buzz to 50 Cent’s , I think, he’s gonna get ANNNNNGGGRRYY, like the Hulk.
14. I think weed is a nice occasional escape.
15. Fuck bitches, get money.
16. People thought I was dating Rihanna, and that was semi-true.
17. I’m scared to death of dying.
18. I love women who love money, unfortunately.
19. Kandice Henry broke my heart.
20. My most-prized possession is your girlfriend’s heart.
Via: ATF
Am I the only one who caught number 16...hmmmm.
I Mean They Did Invent Sex...
Everybody knows about the glamour and glitz of the entertainment industry. All of the media exposure, fancy possessions, and love from adoring fans can seem really luxurious. A lot of the male artists show their female fans a lot of love, whether by dedicating songs to them, blowing them kisses, or things of such nature. Some of these chicks go as far as being labeled "groupies," as they have an obsession for their favorite male artists. Not the ones to back away, many artists have dated a fan or two.
Well it seems that Trigga Trey and Drizzy may have pulled a R. Kelley and Usher by messing with the same girl. The crew over at Blogxilla reported yesterday that Trey Songz’ New York girlfriend, Tanaya, and Drake have been hitting it off pretty tough as of late. They say that after she and Trey were cuddled up at Diddy's party, she let Drake hit. The source also says that she was with Drake at the Kid Cudi video shoot.
Now this shouldn't be a shock, as many male celebrities toss females around. It is what it is. Where the drama comes in is the fact that Trey doesn't know about this little secret romance and that Drake initiated the relationship, as he sent Tanaya freaky text messages as well as getting upset when she would be with Trey.
The main thing to wonder is how Trey will take this. True, Trigga has chicks on deck. Ladies love homie. This was supposedly his girlfriend, but many say that when they see Trey out at nightclubs that he's quite the flirty guy. Blogxilla even said that Drake told ole girl that his entire first album would be dedicated to her. It’s going to be interesting to see how the man who invented sex reacts to all of this. Oh and speaking of that, Tanaya supposedly has been telling her girls that Drake is better than Trey in the bed. Not trying to call ole girl out, but if this doesn’t define a groupie then what does?
Via. hiphopblog.com
People Magazine Calls Drake " The Sexiest International Rapper"
People Magazine titles Drake as 2009’s Sexiest International Rapper.
Drake
Sexiest International Rapper
Age 23
The humble poet “I make my music for women to feel special.” says the Toronto native of his summer jam Best I Ever Had.” I don’t consider myself a heartthrob. I am not the guy who takes his shirt off at every show. I am not ripped and chiseled.”
Via: ATF
Monday, November 23, 2009
Wale & J.Cole Freestyle At Dennys
Came across this...I like both rappers, especially Jermaine. Oops, thats what they use to call him, now they say J.Cole.
Via: hiphopblog.com
Oprah Calls It Quits
After a 25 year run, The Oprah Winfrey Show went from a local talk show to a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Though she shuns most rappers by not allowing them on her show, Oprah's paved the way for a lot of people of color to get on television. Props to her.
Via: hiphopblog.com
Gucci Mane's Star Studded Album
The State vs. Radric Davis is set to be released on the eighth of December regardless of whether or not Gucci will be out to promote it. Knowing his work ethic, the Atlanta rapper will probably find a way to push the upcoming LP from behind the cement walls. The album features a guest artist on nearly every track as well as star production from Polow Da Don, Zaytoven, and Bangladesh. Check the tracklist below:
The State vs. Radric Davis track list, according to Asylum Records:
"Classical" (Intro)
"Interlude: Toilet Bowl Shawty/ Mike Epps"
"Heavy"
"Stupid Wild," featuring Lil Wayne, Cam'ron
"All About the Money," featuring Rick Ross
"Lemonade"
"Bingo," featuring Soulja Boy Tell'em, Waka Flocka Flame
"Spotlight," featuring Usher
"I Think I'm in Love," featuring Jason Caesar
"Bad Bad Bad," featuring Keyshia Cole
"Interlude: Toilet Bowl Shawty/ Mike Epps"
"Sex in Crazy Places," featuring Bobby V, Nicki Minaj, Trina
"The Movie"
"Volume," featuring Wooh Da Kid
"Gingerbread Man," featuring OJ Da Juiceman
"Wasted," featuring Plies
"Kush Is My Cologne," featuring Bun B, Devin the Dude, E-40
"Worst Enemy"
"Interlude: Toilet Bowl Shawty/ Mike Epps"
"Wasted" (Remix), featuring Lil Wayne, Jadakiss, Birdman
Via: hiphopblog.com
Mixtape: Lil Twist Class President
Download: Lil Twist - Class President
Young Money’s own Lil Twist just released a mixtape entitled Class President. The mixtape features Nicki Minaj, Soulja Boy, New Boyz, Gudda Gudda, Birdman, Tyga, Jae Millz, Yung Joc, Young Dro, and more. Make sure you check out the flyer below for a contest Lil Twist is throwing for the… laaaaadies.
Photos: Fed Up Videoshoot (Behind The Scenes)
This week was the “Fed Up” videoshoot in Miami with DJ Khaled featuring Usher, Drake, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy but… no sign of Lil Wayne? Regardless, check out the photos below courtesy of Derick G! Lots of water, boats, helicopters, girls
More Pics Here
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Behind The Scenes Video Shoot For Birdman 4 My Town (Ft. Drake)
Download: Mo Milly - Birdman (ft. Drake & Bun B)
Shouts Out: hiphopblog.com
Young Money – We Are Young Money Album Tracklist
Here is the Young Money “We Are Young Money” album tracklisting straight from Universal Motown. It looks like there are a few songs that we have heard already from the album, which is set to drop on December 15 along with Lil Wayne’s “Rebirth“.
1. “Bedrock” (Feat Lloyd)
2. “New Shit”
3. “Pass Me the Dutch”
4. “Wifebeater”
5. “Fuck the Bullshit” (Feat Birdman)
6. “Ms. Parker”
7. “Target”
8. “Sacrifice”
9. “Every Girl”
10. “She Is Gone” (Feat Pleasure P)
11. “Girl I Got You”
12. “Gooder”
13. “Roger That”
14. “Steady Mobbin’” (Feat Gucci Mane)
Big-Ups: Rap-Up
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Flash Game Winning Buzzer Beater vs. the Nets
I mean what else can you say but, "Wow!" Its indeed his house...Wade County.
Shouts Out: hiphopblog.com
T-Boz Has H1Ni
Please pray T-Boz and her daughter! I hope they get better soon!
Shouts Out: HipHopBlog.com
My Team Starts Our Season Today!
Today is our first regular season game and is the start of our defense of our state title. Last year we won the Class 6A State Championship and went indefeated, 32-0! This year we plan to repeat our historic season.
Short Dawg (Young Money Newcomer) - Champions Freestyle
Here is some hot new music from Young Money’s latest signee Short Dawg. The track is called “Champions Freestyle“, and it will appear on his upcoming mixtape, Southern Flame Spitta Vol 3 dropping November 30.
Download: Short Dawg - Champions Freestyle
Birdman – Grindin’ Making Money (Feat Nicki Minaj & Lil Kim)
I have a new Birdman track called “Grindin’ Making Money” which features Young Money’s Nicki Minaj, and Lil Kim. I’m not sure if this is from Baby’s upcoming album titled Pricless dropping November 23rd, or his mixtape dropping November 27th. You can listen and download this song below:
Download: Birdman - Grindin' Making Money (Feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Kim)
Drake Reveals List of Wishful Collaborations
When you’ve worked with Eminem, Jay-Z, and Mary J. Blige, who else is left? Drake tells Rap-Up.com which three artists he would most like to collaborate with.
Drizzy desires to connect with a certain “Smooth Operator” for his full-length debut Thank Me Later, due in early 2010. “I really, really wanna do a joint with Sade,” he shares.
He also has another elusive rapper and a rock band on his short list. “I really wanna get André 3000 on the record. And I really wanna do a song with Kings of Leon.”
The “Successful” 23-year-old has already reached out to some of them about making his dreams a reality. “Yeah, slowly, but surely. We’ll see…”
Big-Ups: Rap-Up
Alicia Keys Seeks Out Drake for New Album
Everyone wants a piece of Drake. Alicia Keys is the latest superstar to call on the in-demand rapper for a collaboration.
The “Best I Ever Had” hitmaker is reportedly featured on a song from Keys’ fourth album The Element of Freedom, due December 15. Her longtime producer Kerry “Krucial” Brothers broke the news on Twitter.
“‘If you have something to say… U should say it right now,’” he wrote, possibly quoting the unnamed song’s lyrics. “Wow this new Ak and Drake is fire! I love my job.”
Also featured on the album is “Empire State of Mind II,” the sequel to her hit with Jay-Z, featuring a new verse from Jay.
Big-Ups: Rap-Up
So Krucial tweets:
Drake & 40 tell him to stop tweeting...
Shouts out: ATF
Kid Cudi, Drake & Wale Are "Gansta Killers"
This is an scan from the GQ photoshoot with Wale and Kid Cudi for the GQ magazine’s Men of the Year issue.
Make sure yall cop the the December 2009 GQ issue when it hits the shelf!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Omarion Reacts To Being Replaced By Lloyd On Young Money Single
The former B2K member originally sang the hook on “Girl You Know,” later retitled “Bed Rock,” for December 15th’s Young Money compilation We Are Young Money. When asked what he thought of his replacement, “You” singer Lloyd, Omarion said, “That’s interesting. I heard it. It didn’t bother me.”
O was first contacted about remaining on the song or having someone else sing his hook. “I was contacted and they told me they wanted to potentially use my version of the song or have someone else sing it because I wrote the hook.”
In the end, his vocals and lyrics were swapped for Lloyd’s. “Lloyd did another hook. That’s what’s so interesting to me too,” he shared. “Technically people didn’t have to know that [I wrote the hook if Lloyd would've sang my version]. I didn’t go and tell nobody before the song came out.”
But Omarion still thinks he outshined his R&B counterpart. “Truthfully, I thought mine was better.”
I personally
Download: Girl You Know
Download: Bedrock
Big-Ups: Rap-Up
Drake To Be On December Cover of Vibe
A month ago, Drake was in New York for a photoshoot with VIBE Magazine. He will be on artist featured on the December 2009 issue. Congrats Drizzy… What’s a Top 10 Freshman?
Drizzy describes his own “vibe” and talks on-set secrets on camera after the jump.
Audio: New Drake Leaks!
These Drake songs just leaked off an unofficial mixtape but, these are NOT leaks from his Thank Me Later album. So enjoy these songs to feed your hunger for new Drizzy.
Drake - Scriptures
Birdman ft. Drake - Play Ball
Drake ft. Colin Monroe - Runaway Girl
Drake - Hurt (This if off Dirty Money's Album "Last Train to Paris")
Shouts out: AllThings-Fresh
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Interview: Chris Brown Talks About the February "Incident" With 106&Park
Today Chris Brown sat down with Rocsi to talk about if he still feels that the details of the incident should be kept secret. Also does he think that he is "like" his mothers boyfriend, who abused his mother.
Interview: Drake Speaks on "Thank Me Later"
Drake had a recent sit down with Rap-Up.com to discuss his debut album “Thank Me Later“. He confirmed that “Shut It Down” is not his first single (he hasn’t picked one yet either) and that he doesn’t have a set date for the album. Read the interview below.
One year ago, Aubrey Drake Graham was best known for playing Jimmy Brooks on “Degrassi: The Next Generation.” Fast forward to 2009 and the Canadian actor-turned-rapper has a No. 1 record (“Best I Ever Had”) and Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Eminem on his résumé. He’s also readying the most-anticipated debut from a rapper since 50 Cent with next year’s Thank Me Later. The Young Money rookie has been holed up in Toronto over the past couple months recovering from knee surgery, but checked in with Rap-Up.com for an update on his eagerly-awaited album.
How far along are you in the recording process?
I’m still in an early stage. This is my first album and it takes a lot for me to commit to a song and be like, “I like this enough that I’m gonna put it on the album.” Every artist will have their album list, like these are the songs I’m considering. It takes a lot for me to put a song onto that list. It’s gotta be a real great song. It’s gotta be something that I feel is timeless and is better than anything that I’ve ever done. Towards the end, you listen to it as a full body of work and start to appreciate certain songs that you may not have seen the vision for initially. I’m gettin’ there though. I’mma get it done. Next few months, it’ll be done.
Who have you worked with so far?
I haven’t really worked with that many people. I sat down with Pharrell for a couple days, but it was very, very early in the recording process, so I wasn’t sonically sure what I wanted. I’m about to sit with Timbaland. Kanye and me have a lot of work to do together, and then other than them, just [Noah "40" Shebib] and Boi-1da who did the majority of the mixtape [So Far Gone] with me.
There are reports that “Shut It Down,” featuring The-Dream and produced by 40, is the first single from the album. Is that true?
No, it’s not the first single. It deserves to be a single at some point, but it’s not the first single.
Have you selected a first single?
No, not yet. I have trouble doing that. I’d say I have about six songs done and to pick from just six is hard for me ’cause I don’t know what else is going to come. With So Far Gone, before “Best I Ever Had” became the single, the entire project was done and it just happened to be the most commercially viable, catchiest song. I like picking my singles like that. Now obviously my management hates that because that doesn’t give them much time to work it. But I’m a big believer that everything should happen organically and if it doesn’t then something’s not right, and I don’t really want to change my formula. Before I start working a single, I need to get about 10, 15, 20 songs done so I can pick from a batch of music as opposed to just committing to something right now.
Does the album have a release date?
Not right now, but I’m hoping for February.
Shouts out: Rap-Up.com
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
10 Best Sports References From "No Celings" Mixtape
10) “Quarterback Weezy/Young Tom Brady/Open up your mouth and catch a bomb baby” - That’s All I Have
9) “I’m in the zone like a fastball/and I fuck up the game like a bad call” - D.O.A.
8) “Drop my best shit like the Cowboys dropped Owens” -Banned From TV
7) “Walk around like I’m 30 feet tall/Tiger Woods on these hoes tryna birdie these balls” -Swag Surfin'
6) “Young Nino nigga/Do it for my team Tim Tebow nigga!” -D.O.A.
5) “Gucci only to the grocery store/Quit playing bitch we ballin like Okafor” -Throw It In The Bag Remix
4) “Yall niggas Little League/Call ‘em Curacao” -Wasted
3) “Quarterback shotgun you don’t get any sack yards/Bitch I ball hard breaking all the backboards/Pretty Boy Floyd step up I’ll crack yours” -Swag Surfin
2) “Smoke weed talk shit like Lake Kiffin” -Banned From TV
1) “Looking for a bitch for some sexual healing/Open up her mouth she catch it like Braylon” -No Ceilings
Bip Ups: hustleGRL
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