New Music: Justin Bieber Feat. Miley Cyrus - “Twerk”

Heart Throb Justin Bieber teams up with Twerk Queen Miley Cyrus for his Maejor Ali-produced cut "Twerk", originally a track of his good pal Lil Twist.

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New Music: Pusha T Feat. Chris Brown - “Sweet Serenade”

G.O.O.D. Music's own Pusha T gives us his latest gem "Sweet Serenade" featuring Chris Brown. The track will be featured on Pusha's upcoming My Name Is My Name album slated to arrive on October 8th. 

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New Music: Cam’ron - "Welcome To My World"

Killa Cam delivers his latest track "Welcome To My World" from his Ghetto Heaven Vol. 1 mixtape slated to drop October 1st. 

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New Video: Lil’ Durk Feat. French Montana - "L’s Anthem" (Remix)

Lil' Durk displays the Zae-directed visuals for his "L's Anthem" remix featuring French Montana. Chilling in the streets of Chicago Durk and French throw their L's in the air with Durk's crew. Lil' Durk's new Signed To The Streets mixtape drops September 17th.
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New Video: JAY Z feat. Justin Timberlake - “Holy Grail”

Probably my favorite track from Jay Z's Magna Carta....Holy Grail album is his collaborated track "Holy Grail" featuring Justin Timberlake and now the visuals have arrived to give the song a whole different meaning for the title. The Anthony Mandler-directed visuals open with Jay Z's first verse before JT's original opening crooning where the two are taken on a dark journey in the clip displaying lights, dreams, and a mansion with solo performances giving the song a whole new range of perspective. Hov's new visuals were the first set of visuals to world premier on Facebook by a widely famous and known musical artist as well as having a 24 hour hold before the release to other music sites like Youtube and Vevo. Jay Z's Magna Carta...Holy Grail is in stores and available on iTunes NOW.                                                                               XO   

New Music: Ariana Grande - “You’ll Never Know”

Ariana Grande debut's her new track "You'll Never Know" an up beat track displaying her vocal range, that she says is "a special song and I hope you love it as much as I do". The song can be found on the songtress' upcoming Yours Truly album slated to drop on September 3rd and is available for pre-order on iTunes NOW. 

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New Video: Fall Out Boy Feat. Big Sean - “The Mighty Fall”

Fall Out Boy deliver their latest set of visuals for their cut "The Mighty Fall" featuring Big Sean, where they are on a dangerous adventure being hunted down by some dark sided kids. Fall Out Boy's Save Rock N Roll album is out now and available on iTunes. 
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New Music: Spits Nelson - Take Em On The Road ( Produced By Wyldtree)

The same day two days ago that I posted his latest track "My Muthaf*chin Intro" produced by Korona Spits Nelson dropped "Take Em On The Road". Spits laid his lyrics over an uptempo beat in his latest Wyldrtee-produced effort making it the second cut in less than a week he has dropped. Remember every Sunday for the next 12 weeks is #spitsnelsonsunday as he will release a new track each and every Sunday for the upcoming 12 weeks. 

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Bruno Mars VMA Performance - "Gorilla"

Crooner Bruno Mars took the stage at the VMA's to perform his latest single "Gorilla" from his latest album Unorthodox Jukebox. Bruno performed with a full band, an array of green laser lights, and a Gorilla on the screen behind him all to display the true essence of the song and performance, making his performance my other favorite aside from Drake's medley performance. The singer was nominated for five VMA's that included Video of The Year for his song "Locked Out of Heaven", Best Male Video "Locked Out of Heaven", Video of The Year "Locked Out of Heaven", Best Pop Video "Locked Out of Heaven", and Best Choreography "Treasure". Bruno ended up winning the award for Best Male Video for his song "Locked Out of Heaven", which made it his very first Moonman ever. Unorthodox Jukebox is in stores and available on iTunes NOW.                                                                                XO

Drake VMA Performance - "Hold On We're Going Home"/"Started From The Bottom"

I waited patiently for Drake's camera time during the VMA's and it was well worth it. Though his medley performance of "Hold On We're Going Home" and "Started From The Bottom" was rather simplistic he was still his amazing live performance self. The two performed songs can be found on the Toronto natives upcoming album Nothing Was The Same scheduled to drop on September 24th, after a push back date from its original release date of September 17th. 
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New Music: Swizz Beatz Feat. Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz & Lil’ Wayne - “Hands Up”

Swizz Beatz delivers his latest effort "Hands Up" with a type solid feature line up as he enlists Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Lil Wyane, and Nicki Minaj in for features on the new anthem. The track was premiered by Funk Master Flex on Hot 97.

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New Music: Eminem - "Berzerk"

The real Slim Shady is back with his new Rick Rubin-produced cut "Berzerk" after the announcement about his new album and release date was made in a two Beats By Dre commercials. Eminem's new album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is slated to drop on November 5th. Peep the  Beats commercials below. 

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New Music: Mario - "Fatal Distraction"

Mario returns with hit latest cut "Fatal Distraction" after the success of his track "Somebody Else" featuring Nicki Minaj. Mario sings about falling for his best friend's chick in the track which would become what would be a "Fatal Distraction" if dreams were to become reality. Mario's upcoming fifth album Evolve is scheduled to drop in October.

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New Music: Spits Nelson - "My Muthaf*ckin Intro" (Produced by Korona)

For the next 12 Sunday's we have something to look forward  as each of these Sunday's will officially be called #spitsnelsonsunday as Spits Nelson will be delivering a new track every Sunday for the upcoming 12 weeks. This past Sunday he delivered his latest cut  "My Muthaf*ckin Intro" with production from Korona. The New Jersey rapper shows continual growth as an artist with each new project that he delivers and is proving himself to be a Hip Hop force to be reckoned with. 

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New Music: Miley Cyrus - “Wrecking Ball”

Miley Cyrus not only delivered a much talked about performance at the VMA's but she has also delivered her latest track "Wrecking Ball". With production on the track from Dr. Luke Miley puts her vocal range on display as she sings about something we can all relate to. The not so good girl songstress' new album Bangerz has a set release date for October 8th and is available for pre-order in iTunes NOW!

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New Music: 2 Chainz Feat. Fergie - “Netflix” & Tracklisting: B.O.A.T.S. 2: Me Time

2 Chainz gives us his latest cut "Netflix" enlisting a feature from Fergie, the track is from his upcoming B.O.A.T.S. 2: ME Time album.

Tity's new effort hosts 14 new songs on the regular edition and 17 on the deluxe edition, enlisting features from Drake, Ma$e, Lil Wayne, Mannie Fresh, Pharrell, Chrissette Michelle, Rich homie Quan, Lloyd, T-Pain, Sunni Patterson, Dolla Boy, Pusha T, Iam Su, and of course Fergie. B.O.A.T.S. 2: ME Time is scheduled to drop September 10th and is available for pre-order on iTunes NOW. Take a peep at the tracklisting for the album below.

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New Video: Robin Thicke Feat. Kendrick Lamar & 2 Chainz - “Give It 2 U (Remix)”

Robin Thicke gives us the visuals for the remix of of his latest cut "Give It 2 U" enlisting features from Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz. The Diane Martel-directed visuals take the 3 gentlemen to a football field with beautiful women everywhere.

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New Music: Wiz Khalifa - “Look What I Got On”

Wiz delivers his new Stargate-produced track "Look What I Got On"  in honor of the launch of his new Converse. You can check out the "Wiz Khalifa Collection by Converse" commercial below. 

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New Video: Snoop Lion - “The Good Good”

Snoop Lion gives us the visuals for his latest cut "The Good Good" from his Reincarnated album. You can  purchase Snoop's Reincarnated album on iTunes now. 
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New Music: Tamar Braxton - "All The Way Home"

Tamar Braxton delivers her new single " All The Way Home" which is the follow up track to her previous hit "The One". Tamar puts her powerful vocal range on display in the new ballad as she gives a real life scenario about fighting with someone you love and needing some space, only to find herself thinking about her lover "all the way home". The reality star is continuing the promotion for her upcoming album Love and War scheduled to drop September 3rd and is available for pre-order on iTunes NOW. You can find the album cover and tracklisting to "Love and War" below. The second season of "Tamar and Vince" premiers September 5th on We tv.

Tracklisting

Love and War

1.  The One

2.  Tip Toe 

3.  Stay and Fight

4.  Love and War

5.  All the Way Home

6.  One on One Fun

7.  She Did That (Interlude)

8.  Hot Sugar

9.  Pieces

10. Where It Hurts

11. Prettiest Girl

12. Sound of Love

13. White Candle

14. Thank You Lord

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New Music: Lady Gaga - “Applause”

Better late than never as I post Lady Gaga's new track "Applause", I deserve a round of applause for actually posting some old drafts that I have had in my drafts folder for a mere 2 or 3 weeks. Gaga is said to be performing her new cut at  the upcoming MTV VMA's this weekend on Sunday August 25th. The envelope pusher's new album Artpop is slated to drop November 11th. 

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New Music: Big Sean feat. Nas & Kid Cudi - "First Chain"

Big Sean recruited Nas and Kid Cudi in for features on his latest No I.D.-produced cut "First Chain". The track can be found on Big Sean's upcoming Hall of Fame album that is scheduled to drop August 27 and is available for pre-order on iTunes NOW!

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New Music: Drop City Yacht Club feat. T.I. and Jeremih "Crickets" (Remix)

Drop City Yacht Club gives us the remix to their track "Crickets" keeping Jeremih on the track but adding Mr. King of the South T.I.. You can purchase Drop City Yacht Club's Crickets EP on iTunes now!

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New Video: Waka Flocka - “Where It At”

Wake delivers the visuals for his latest cut "Where It At" as he continues to be his own person in Paris screaming Brick Squad all day, while Gucci Mane is continuing his rant of disowning Waka. Who actually knows what is really going down, but make of it what you want. Be on the lookout for Waka's upcoming Brick Squad Monopoly EP.

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New Video: Ty Dolla $ign Feat. Wiz Khalifa - “Irie” & Ty Dolla $ign "Beach House 2" Mixtape

 Ty Dolla $ign gives us the visuals for his latest cut "Irie" a collaboration track enlisting a feature from Wiz Khalifa from the newest Taylor Gang member's latest mixtape Beach House 2. Ty's Beach House 2 enlists features from Wiz Khalifa, Kevin Gates, Juicy J, IAMSU!, Chevy Woods, Trey Songz, Joe Moses, Kirko Bangz, Jay 305, YG, Terrace Martin, B.o.B., Kid Ink, Chris Brown, The Game, Big TC, and Nate Howard. The project boast production from Dee Mile, Peter Lee John, DJ Mustard, By Ty of DRUGS, Buddah Shampoo, DJ Spinz, FKI. The Invasion, and is hosted by DJ Drama. You can take a listen to Beach House 2 below!



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New Music: M.I.A. - “Unbreak My Mixtape”

The ever so eccentric M.I.A. delivers her new cut "Unbreak My Mixtape" as she sings over samples of Karen Dalton and Blur. Her new album Matangi is slated to drop later this year.

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New Video: Talib Kweli - “Human Mic”

Talib Kweli gives us the visuals for his track "Human Mic" with direction from RA The Rugged Man. The track is from Talib's latest album Prisoner of Conscious available on iTunes now.

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New Music: Juicy J Feat. Justin Timberlake - “The Woods”

The Trippy King Juicy J gives us his latest cut "The Woods" with Justin Timberlake in for the feature. The Timbaland-produced cut exemplifies Juicy giving his love to one woman and JT crooning on the hook. The track will be featured on his upcoming album Stay Trippy slated to drop October 27th. 

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New Music: Iggy Azalea Feat. T.I. - “Change Your Life”

Iggy Azalea delivers her new track "Change You Life" enlisting a feature from the Hustle King of the South T.I. on the catchy track. Iggy's debut album The New Classic will drop sometime in the future but the release date has yet to be set.

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New Music: Sean Paul Feat. Juicy J, Nicki Minaj & 2 Chainz - "Entertainment" (Remix)

Sean Paul's "Entertainment" track featuring Juicy J and 2 Chainz has had growing popularity over the past few weeks, but to make it even more liked by music fans Sean has thown Nicki Minaj on the remix of the song. As usual Nicki delivers her feminine power to the track as she rips her verse on the track with the already featured Juicy J and 2 Chainz.

New Music: Wiz Khalifa - “Look Into My Eyes”

Wiz has been a busy man as of late and even after a weekend full of wedding ventures and marrying Amber Rose the Taylor Gang rapper served us his new Sledgren produced track "Look Into My Eyes". The track may make the tracklisting for Wiz's upcoming Blacc Hollywood album, who know's?

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Drake Releases Album Covers For "Nothing Was The Same" Album & Meaning Behind The Album & Artwork (UPDATED)

After having announced that his forthcoming album Nothing Was The Same would be delayed a week from September 17th to September 24th Drake gave us something that would make the bad news of the delay a little better, as he released the album cover for his upcoming effort. The covers were designed by illustrator, artist, and author Kadir Nelson who is known for his work in Sports Illustrated, beverage company Coca-Cola, and The New York Times to name a few. The artist who is the creator of the cover for Michael Jackson's posthumous 2010 album Michael created 2 album covers for Drake's upcoming album one for the regular version of the album that represents a young Drake with a curly fro and a comb stuck in his hair and the other cover for the deluxe edition representing Drake in the present form with his grown up good looks, his perfect hair line, and features that fit him to the T. Drake who made the announcement of the album delay also made the announcement that he would be performing at the upcoming MTV VMA's at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York this Sunday August 25th.  Drizzy has yet to release a tracklisting for  his new album Nothing Was The Same but it has been confirmed that the album will host features from  Noah “40″ Shebib, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Hudson Mohawke, and Hit-Boy.
Nothing Was The Same SEPTEMBER 24th.

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New Mixtape: Rapsody - "She Got Game" (Hosted By DJ Drama)

One of my favorite North Carolina MC's Rapsody has officially released her latest mixtape She Got Game. After releasing her debut solo album The Idea of Beautiful last year under 9th Wonder's Jamla record label the MC is back to show us just how much game she has as she delivers her most significant piece of work to date. The 16 track effort enlists features from Raekwon, Mela Machinko, Chance The Rapper, Raheem Devaughn, Mac Miller, Jared Evan, Wale, Problem, Gwen Bunn, Common, Nipsey Hussle, Ab-Soul, Terrace Martin, Phonte, and Jay Electronica. The project features production from DJ Premier, Mr. Porter, and 9th Wonder. The mixtape is solely hosted by none other than DJ Drama.  

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New Music: The Weeknd feat. Drake - "Live For"

After making an appearance at Drizzy's OVO Fest The Weeknd reunites with the OVO King Drake for The Weeknd's new cut "Live For", as the two of them each put their very own OVO and XO sound on record. "Live For" is the latest track to surface from The Weeknd's upcoming sophomore album Kiss Land slated to drop September 10th.

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New Music: Goodie Mob Feat. T.I. - “Pinstripes”

Goodie Mob are back on the scene with their new track "Pinstripes" enlisting a feature from the King of the South T.I.. Goodie Mob's new album Age Against the Machine drops August 27th.

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New Video: Chris Brown Feat. Nicki Minaj - “Love More”

C Breezy and Nicki Minaj always seem to compliment one another well when doing collabo's especially in the visuals for Chris' latest cut "Love More" with the Young Money Queen herself. Chris takes over LA with his co-star Nick Swardson  as the two party it up at a club where Nicki draws everyone's attention to herself in a fashion show showing off her many assets. Chris' X album is slated to drop later this year.

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New Mixtape Chief Keef "Bang Part. 2" & Video: Chief Keef "Citgo"

Cheif Keef delivers his new  19 track mixtape Bang Part 2. The DJ Holiday and Michael Blackson hosted effort enlists features from Tray Savage and Tadoe. Aside from the new mixtape Keef has also served up the visuals for one of his latest cuts "Citgo" which is not on the mixtape that you can peep below after the mixtape.

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New Music: Sean Kingston feat. 2 Chainz - “Shotta Luv”

Sean Kingston serves up his latest track "Shotta Luv" enlisting a feature G.O.O.D. Music's 2 Chainz. Sean's third studio album Back to Life drops on September 10. 

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New Video: Big Sean feat. Lil Wayne and Jhene Aiko - “Beware” & "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Performance

After all the hype over the "Control" track he released a mere two weeks ago Big Sean is moving ahead by delivering the visuals for his track "Beware" featuring Jhene Aiko and Lil Wayne. Be on the lookout for Sean's upcoming Hall of Fame album as it drops August 27th and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. Peep Big Sean and Jhene Aiko's performance of "Beware" on Jimmy Kimmel Live below.

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J. Cole Performs on "Conan"

My North Carolina favorite J. Cole took Conan's stage to perform his hit "Crooked Smile" from his #1 album Born Sinner. Born Sinner is continuing the path of success selling 14,000 copies this week putting the albums total sales at 557,000 units. Jermaine's Born Sinner album is in stores and on iTunes NOW.                                                                   XO

New Video: Meek Mill - “Levels”

Meek Mills gives us the latest Hype Williams-directed visuals for his cut "Levels" from Maybach Music Group's upcoming Self Made Vol. 3 group effort. The rapper shows his haters the luxuries of living the good life in the clip. The project is scheduled to drop September 17th. 
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New Music: Jim Jones Feat. Charlie Rock - “Drink From The Bottle”

Jim Jones aka Jimmy *in my Chrissy Lampkin voice* is one of my favorite  favorite people partly because he was part of Dipset, but also because he still delivers things worth listening to. His latest cut "Drink from the Bottle" featuring Charlie Rock proves just that. 

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New Video: Juicy J - “Yet”

I find it intriguing how an artist like Juicy J who was popular some years ago can just hit the scene full force after sort of reinventing himself and keep his popularity like it never ceased. He has done just that and is continuing on the path of being hot by continuing to deliver us gems that are worth a listen. Mr. Trippy has the visuals for his latest cut "Yet" ready for a peep with production from Jonathan Andrade. Juicy's new album Stay Trippy drops August 27th. 
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New Music: Marsha Ambrosius Feat. Ne-Yo - “Without You”

So refreshing to hear something as beautiful as Marsha Ambrosius' new track "Without You", as she enlists Ne-Yo for the feature to set some smooth vocals to compliment her ever so melodic sound. The track can be found on Marsha's forthcoming album Lovers & Friends dropping later this year.

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New Music: John Mayer feat. Frank Ocean - “Wildfire”

I can always appreciate when two worlds collide beautifully the way John Mayer and Frank Ocean's have in John's new track "Wildfire". John's new album "Paradise Valley" is slated to drop August 20th.

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New Music: Big Sean Feat. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica - “Control" & "Hall of Fame" Tracklisting

If I woke up to the world talking about this track then everyone else did also. Big Sean delivered his latest effort "Control" last night as he allowed Funk Master Flex of Hot 97 to premier the track that was heard around the world. The gem enlisting features from Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica was a cut that did not make the tracklisting to Sean's upcoming Hall of Fame album, but still has everyone chattering. The track may belong to Big Sean but Kendrick cleaned the clock with his verse, even calling the G.O.O.D. Music guy out in his own song taking the shine this time. Kendrick's whole verse is sick but the lyric that has people talking is when he called his fellow rapper friends out saying,

"I’m usually homeboys with the same ni**as I’m rhymin’ with/ But this is hip-hop and them ni**as should know what time it is. And that goes for Jermaine Cole, Big K.R.I.T, Wale, Pusha T, Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, Drake, Big Sean, Jay Electron, Tyler, Mac Miller/ I got love for you all, but I’m tryna murder you ni**as/ Tryna make sure your core fans never heard of you ni**as/ They don’t wanna hear not one more noun or verb from you ni**as."

I think it is safe to say that Kendrick dropped the mic after this verse. You can find the tracklisting for Sean's Hall of Fame album below. Also Hall of Fame is available for pre-order on iTunes NOW and is scheduled to drop August 27th.!

 Hall of Fame Tracklisting:

1. Nothing Is Stopping You

2. Fire

3. 10 2 10

4. Toyota Music

5. You Don’t Know (Feat. Ellie Goulding)

6. Beware (Feat. Lil’ Wayne & Jhené Aiko)

7. First Chain (Feat. Nas & Kid Cudi)

8. Mona Lisa

9. Freaky

10. Milf (Feat. Nicki Minaj & Juicy J)

11. Sierra Leone/Greedy Ho’s

12. It’s Time (Feat. Young Jeezy & Payroll of DoughBoyz Cashout)

13. World Ablaze (Feat. James Fauntleroy)

14. Ashley (Feat. Miguel)

15. All Figured Out

Deluxe Edition:

16. Mula (Remix) (Feat. 2 Chainz, Meek Mill & Earlly Mac)

17. Switch Up (Feat. Common)

18. Guap

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Ma$e Attends The 4th Annual OVO Fest With Drake & Diddy

Drake has always been a fan of Ma$e and he even said in an interview once that when he first got into the game that if wanted to sound like someone he would want to sound like Ma$e and Loon. This year he was able to kick it with one of those people that he drew inspiration from at his 4th annual OVO Festival in Toronto when Ma$e joined him for the evening. The Toronto native and Harlem native kicked it  before Ma$e took the stage with Diddy. The two talked about Ma$e possibly getting back into the game and maybe even joining his OVO label, as there have been some rumors in circulation about the rapper joining Drake's new label recently. Drake took to an interview to confront the rumors and tell about the time with the former Bad Boy rapper.

Drake was not the only person Ma$e kicked it with during the OVO Festival last week as Ma$e was actually there to reunite with Bad Boy front man Diddy. Drake was solely to thank for the reunion as he brought Ma$e and Diddy back together for the first time in over 9 years, as they took the stage to perform. You can check the behind the scenes footage below of the reunion and scenes from the 4th OVO Festival.

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Melodic Monday: Drake - "Cameras" & Jon B. "Calling On You"

As I put Drake's previous albums on play just to hold me and my drive me crazy anticipation over until the release of his new album Never Was The Same dropping on September 17th, I cannot help but want to listen to Take Care another one million times. Although all of his previous albums and mixtapes were type solid efforts Take Care still does something to me like it is my first time listening to it all over again. One of my favorite tracks on Take Care was the track "Cameras" where Drake actually sampled R&B singer Jon B's song "Calling On You", from Jon B's Pleasures You Like album. This bringing us to Melodic Monday and the track that fits according on this very Monday is Drake's "Camera's". The song still has Drake going steady at his lyrical pace with a mixture of his at times R&B tone, but it is the enlisting of Jon B's vocals over that bridge that gives it an all day melodic feel. Without Jon B's one there probably would not be the Drake's other unless it was a totally different song, so with that being said I have to give you both Drake's "Cameras" and Jon B's "Calling On You". I am giving both simply because Drake's "Cameras" would have never had those Jon B vocals from "Calling On You" if Jon B would have never created that song, and the two would have never complimented one another so very melodically the way in which they did.                                                                  XO

Throwback Thursday: Biggie - "One More Chance" & Tupac "Life Goes On"

There was a debate or an Eastcoast/Westcoast feud the other day amongst some Americans, Canadians, and just plain Hip Hop fans as to who was better Biggie or Tupac? Not to offend anyone but who would have thought Canadians could argue about eastcoast and westcoast when they are almost at the north pole? At heart I believe I am a little Canadian because of Drake being from Canada but I will not make this about Drake making me somewhat Canadian. I will make it about the debate of Biggie and Pac. I almost lost my heart literally to hear people debating such because I had never made myself as a Hip Hop fan choose between Biggie and Tupac. In my opinion they were two totally different people that someone should not have to choose between. Biggie was the host of the eastcoast and my side of the world, and he was brilliant and iconic. Tupac was the host of the westcoast and taking us back to Cali Cali, and he was beautiful and could hit ones soul just having speak. There was a valid point made by a Canadian when someone said "Biggie was the better rapper if you are talking straight lyrical craziness and he had a better beat selection. Pac was the better rapper if you are talking about engaging the listeners emotions. Two legends but I pick B.I.G. as the greatest." After hearing that statement my logic was justified even more Biggie was brilliant with his lyrical sway and Pac was beautiful with his emotional sway. This bringing us to my Throwback Thursday pick and not being able to choose . Why choose if you can have both? Why pick between two of the best rappers that ever did live? I would have almost but I do not have to so for Throwback's sake I pick Biggie's "One More Chance" and Tupac's "Life Goes On". Both songs are iconic pieces of history left by both of these great men who have left behind two very different legacy's to HIp Hop that can be appreciated for various reasons, and by many different individuals whether you are from the eastcoast, westcoast, or Canada :). We can forever remember both of them for their own unique originality and the fact that they are two of the greatest rappers that ever lived. I am thankful for such music and gems, for it is these things that make music worth its while.
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Together Again Jay Z and Dame Dash

The two of them together were a force to be reckoned with. Jay Z and Dame Dash build am empire known as Roc-A-Fella records in 1995 after numerous major record labels had passed Hov up in the signing game. They built a trailblazing stomping ground for artists such as Kanye West, Cam'ron, Jadakiss, N.O.R.E., and more. The duo went their separate ways in 2004 due indifferences with one another, but it left the Hip Hop world that had grown to love them wanting them together again. With some years passing and the two gentleman growing in their own lives one Jay Z the head honcho of Roc Nation, founder of Roc Nation Sports, and a certified sports agent, the other Dame Dash a former owner of Roc-A-Fella records, Rocawear, and now a mogul with a few financial pitfalls, the two manage to stay level headed about their departure from their former business venture. Time has finally brought the two back into the same room with one another as they attended the birthday party of a mutual friend last night and it looked as though they picked up right where they left off, as Dame had posted a pic to his Instagram of the two moguls. Both had previously taken to an outlet of some source to voice their opinions of one another in a positive manner conquering that it was still all love and respect between the two. Jay Z recently spoke out about he and Dame in an interview with Angie Martinez on Hot 97 saying...
"The thing we built , you can’t take that away so no matter what, the love is still there. Because what we’ve done will forever be stamped in history… We created something that’s gonna go down forever. So I can only have love for Dame. I just don’t know where we are in our life–We’re not the same two men at that time when we gelled in that way. I haven’t seen him in a while. I have ultimate confidence in him that he’ll find his way ’cause he’s an amazing and smart guy…. He’s a hustler and he’s highly intelligent, so I always root for him and always believe that he’ll find his way out of it. But I can’t control what happens life."

When I first seen the photo I almost lost it for a second cause it was a beautiful thing to see these two converse again and let life be life, and just happen. A dream came true. <3

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New Music: Juvenile Feat. Yo Gotti & Young Jeezy - “Pay The Rent”

Juve's back but for how long? I guess while we are pondering that question we can listen to his latest effort "Pay The Rent" featuring Yo Gotti and Young Jeezy. Here is to the hopes that this is the start of a new run for Juve. 

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New Music: Arianna Grande feat. Big Sean - "Right There"

After the success from her hit single "The Way" featuring Watching Movies with the Sound Off rapper Mac Miller, Arianna Grande delivers her latest track "Right There" featuring another well know rapper G.O.O.D. Music's own Big Sean. Arianna's new album Yours Truly is slated to drop September 3rd. 

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New Video: Big Sean feat. Miley Cyrus - “Fire”

Big Sean did not make us wait too long for the visuals to his new cut "Fire" featuring Twerk It girl Miley Cyrus. Just days after he let the new track loose he done just the same with the visuals. For the most part the G.O.O.D. Music artist allowed Miley to be the center of attention in front of the camera staying at a shy distance. Be on the lookout for Big Sean's Hall of Fame EP as it is slated to drop August 27th.

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New Music: Drake feat. Majid Jordan - "Hold On, We're Going Home"

Drake's OVO Fest was the concert of the summer and year hands down and that can be said partly because of the all star lineup the rapper had as apart of the show. The Toronto native gave his hometown everybody from the likes of  J. Cole, Kanye West, Miguel, The Weeknd, Big Sean, A$AP Rocky, French Montana, Wale, TLC, Lil Mama, Diddy, and a fav of mine Mase, along with plenty more. While some people are still coming down from their OVO Fest high Drake is continuing his by delivering his latest cut "Hold On, We're Going Home" enlisting a feature from Majid Jordan. Drizzy's new album Never Was The Same is slated to drop September 17th.

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New Music: KaliRaps feat. Maino - "One Too Many"

KaliRaps delivers his latest cut "One Too Many" enlisting a feature from Maino, along with GoldHands on the production end. The track serves as a single from his forthcoming Mr Misunderstood EP and is available on iTunes NOW.

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New Video: John Legend - “Made to Love”

John Legend delivers the Daniel Sannwald-directed visuals for his latest track "Made To Love" from his upcoming album Love in The Future. The crooners new project Love in The Future features executive production from himself along with his G.O.O.D. Music mentor Kanye West and Dave Tozer and is slated to drop September 3rd.

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New Music: Kirko Bangz Feat. Z-Ro, Slim Thug & Paul Wall - “Cup Up Top Down”

Kirko Bangz delivers his new banger "Cup Up Top Down" enlisting features from Z-Ro, Alim Thug, and Paul Wall. Kirko's new mixtape Progression III was supposed to have dropped today but has been pushed back to a to be determines date. 

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New Music: The Weeknd - “Love In The Sky”

The Weeknd delivers his latest track "Love In The Sky" from his upcoming album Kiss Land. The Weeknd's new project Kiss Land is expected to drop on September 10 just one week before his OVO day one friend Drake's new album Nothing Was The Same.  

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New Video: Justin Timberlake - “Take Back the Night”

JT gives us the visuals for his latest track "Take Back the Night" from his upcoming project The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 dropping September 30th. You can purchase the single "Take Back the Night" on iTunes now and also available is the pre-ordering for The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2.
    
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New Video: Kirko Bangz feat. French Montana, YG & G Haze - “Shirt By Versace”

I am assuming Versace is the way to go nowadays whether you are wearing the trendy fashion or putting it in a song. The latest one to jump on the bandwagon of the Versace craze is Kirko Bangz with his new DJ Mustard-produced track "Shirt By Versace" enlisting features from French Montana, YG, and G Haze. The track can be found on Kirko's new mixtape Progression III scheduled to drop today but has been pushed back to an unknown date.

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New Music: Drake Feat. 2 Chainz & Big Sean - “All Me”

OVO front man Drake started dropping clues via Twitter this past Sunday July 28th with his vague minimal worded tweets "All Me", "I Need You To Hear This", and "NWTS SEPT 17 17 17 17 17". Up until last night I am sure Drake had everyone thinking that those tweets was apart of  his usual tweeting behavior and they were, but they were also clues as to what he would unveil to the world last night. As the usual behavior tweets started rolling again last night from the "Started From the Bottom" rapper it was when he tweeted "Would You Like An Anthem? ovosound.com" that he let an epic tweet loose. That tweet was one that gave us the link to a simplistic site that was the host to his latest single "All Me", a title that we had heard once before just this past Sunday when he made that vague who really knew what he was talking about tweet. The new track "All Me" is the latest single from his upcoming album Nothing Was The Same that is slated to drop "SEPT 17 17 17 17 17". In the Key Wane-produced cut Drake called on two of his homie g's who are two of G.O.O.D. Music's finest to hold him down on the feature end as 2 Chainz and Big Seam deliver there original sounds to the new soon to be hit. Expect more from Drizzy in the coming weeks as his new album Nothing Was The Same will be dropping in just 47 days (YES I AM COUNTING). xo

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