DJ Khaled priced just went up! Today he announced that he signed to Roc Nation for new management deal!
Allow me to reintroduce myself!!!! Meet my manager. His name is Jay Z. Jigga. Hov!!! Special cloth alert! The blessings coming in have been overwhelming. So much blessings I needed the right team to help me embrace it right. And when I say embrace I mean brand partnership. When two special cloth brands come together history gets made. I’d like to thank fan luv for walking with me thru the journey of more success. They don’t want us to win!!!! So what we gonna do is win more. When I say we, I’m talking fan luv! I’m talking my brother Lenny S! Always seen my vision !!I’m talking Chaka!! I’m talking JIGGA NATION!!!!! I’m up to something. I will never stop!!! I will not lose JIGGA VOICE!!! Ride with me thru the journey of more success. God is the greatest! Bless up.
For this weeks #LeaksOfTheWeek I had to go with The new joint from Desiigner “Panda”, the new one from Problem “My Squad” and lastly “By Chance” by Rae Sremmurd.
What a week! From Rihanna to Kanye to Daniel? Yeah, we’re “back at it again with the” LA Leakers Rewind!
DAMN, DANIEL
Once again the Internet has proven it could make anyone an overnight celebrity.
Daniel Lara and Joshua Holz, two high school sophomores from Riverside Polytechnic High School in California, are the most recent Internet sensations.
Holz posted a series of videos of Lara in different outfits that literally consist of Joshua repeatedly saying, “Damn, Daniel,” as he pans the camera up and down.
Another notable quote from the video is “back at it again with the white vans,” which I’m sure has delighted shoe company, Vans.
The two were invited to be on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” where they were showered with gifts including a lifetime supply of you guessed it, white Vans.
The original video has been viewed over 45-million times. “Damn, Daniel.”
Since music is what we do it for, you know we had to add a music angle to this story. Check out this mix of the “Damn, Daniel” videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trZ5nO89G18
DAMN, RIHANNA
Daniel wasn’t the only one that had everyone saying “damn” this week. Bad Gal RiRi showed why she refers to herself as “bad.”
This week she released a video for her hit-single, “Work,” which showcases Rih’s twerking talents and shows her seductively dancing on Drake.
The video is reminiscent of the “What’s My Name” video, where you can feel the sexual tension between her and Drizzy.
Drake’s a brave man for wearing sweats in that ting.
KANYE EXERCISES HIS TWITTER FINGERS
We know how much Kanye loves Kanye but lately he’s been showing how much he loves Twitter, and how he utilizes it to voice his opinions, make announcements and vent.
This week he had the Twittersphere buzzing with excitement as he made two pretty major announcements.
On one of his tweets he said he’s dropping another album this summer and also mentioned that he spoke to ADIDAS about giving everyone a “free” pair of Yeezys.
He then vented about the GRAMMYs being “out of touch” and “the people” needing to see Young Thug and Future at the award show.
In the midst of the venting he referred to himself as, “the most important living artist.
Memphis rapper, Yo Gotti released his fifth studio album titled, ‘The Art of Hustle’ this week.
Gotti dropped the first single off the album, “Down In the DM” last year and it has proved to be pretty successful both in the clubs, and on the Billboard charts.
“Down In the DM” is Gotti’s first song to hit top 10 on any Billboard chart.
The Tennessee native spent most of the week on a promo tour hitting many radio stations across the country and also hit Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform “Down In the DM” with Travis Barker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l9ASG2tEtc
The deluxe version of the album has features from: Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Future, 2 Chainz, E-40, Pusha T and more. It is available on iTunes.
DRAKE SIGNS NEW DEAL
Drake was in the UK for the Brit Awards where he came out and performed, “Work” with Rihanna.
It turned out that was just a footnote for the 6 God in the UK, as he allegedly signed a deal with fellow rapper and close friend, Skepta’s label, BBK (Boy Better Know).
There aren’t any specific details about the deal or the terms of the contract, but Drizzy made it official as he posted it on his Instagram.
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A true abrasive MC that spits vicious, blunt thoughts over progressive, psychedelic sounds isn’t easy to find in today’s hip-hop industry.
This week’s Indie Pick of the Week, Aaron Cohen, possesses that aggressive, dark format with vocals that exude his gut-wrenching visions and lyrics that would make the average man cringe.
Cohen, has been “seriously” making music for roughly four years. As a kid he listened to a lot of rap and hip-hop music and recalls the one day he began to write his own lyrics.
“I just kind of became obsessed with putting lyrics over music. Whether it’s rapping or singing or whatever, if I hear an instrumental that I like, I just automatically start making up a song to go with it,” he said in an email. “Before that I was rapping, but just for fun, messing around with my friends.”
Cohen was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, but moved to New York City after he graduated from high school. It was in NYC where he began to go “hard” with the rapping and started putting out projects with clothing line, Mishka and Mass Appeal.
The road to success hasn’t been an easy one for Cohen, whom has been dead broke, apartment-less and jobless. Through all the adversity he has continued to stay motivated and continued to work on his craft as an artist.
“I would never complain about any of that stuff because I made a choice to enter a difficult field. I get to do what I love everyday and it’s starting to progress into something bigger than most people thought it would,” he said.
Living in New York City has really opened his eye to different realms of motivation and inspired him to go even harder in the booth.
“There’s a lot of different cultures meshed together, a lot of influences to draw from,” he said. “I have to be walking or moving when I work. I’ve been like that since I was a kid, my brain doesn’t work when I’m sitting still.”
Staying on the move is definitely something he does. He recently returned to the states after doing a promo run in France for his forthcoming EP, “Off the Ground,” which is slated to be released in March.
“My next EP, entitled “Off The Ground” is the best music I’ve made by far,” he said. “I really took my time with this project and let the sound develop naturally. Kemal produced the whole thing, so it’s got a more cohesive feel than any of my previous work.”
He credits his producer, Kemal, for being patient with him, as he says he’s very picky when it comes to beats and likes one of every hundred beats he listens to.
“Kemal cooked up some serious fire for this project, trust me,” he exclaimed. “The songs are a mix of really aggressive production and melodic hooks. The project really represents where I am right now as a person, a blend of hunger and gratitude.”
Melodic is what makes his sound different from other rappers in his opinion. He feels that Kemal’s progressive production and his strong lyrics is a knockout combination that is rare these days.
His newest single, “Psychic,” was released this week via Mishka Clothing.
Listen to it here:
The single is about staying focused, specifically on the vision in his mind, while blocking out negativity from the outside world to fully visualize his destiny.
“I just heard the beat and to me it sounded like, “get out of my face, I’m in my zone contemplating shit,” he said.
When asked who he would work with, if he could work with anybody in the industry, he mentioned Kanye West, as a producer and a rapper.
“Very few things have had a bigger impact on me than music from artists I love,” he said. “I don’t know exactly what’s next in my life, but I know if my music keeps getting better, things are going to be good.”
Mr. “No More Parties In LA,” Kanye West made it a party at 1OAK Los Angeles, as he spontaneously dropped in and dropped new music last night for Yo Gotti’s album release party.
Prior to premiering his newest record, ‘Ye took over the mic to share an interesting story of Beanie Sigel saving his life, mentioned that Louis Vuitton offered him a deal, took shots at Apple and MediaTakeOut. He did show love and support to TIDAL, Jay-Z and Taylor Swift.
After his Kanye-ish rant he dropped a new song called, “Closet Thing To Einstein” and hinted at dropping another album in the summer.
Subscribe to TIDAL to listen to Kanye’s ‘The Life Of Pablo,’
Baauer is getting ready to release his new project Aa, which will be dropping next month. Until then he lets go of this new leak “Kung Fu” featuring Pusha T, and Future.
Rihanna killed it at the Brit Awards today! She performed “Consideration” with SZA and for the grand finale she brought out Drizzy for a steamy performance of “Work.”
Kanye has given us a piece of his mind on his Twitter rants, love him or hate him you gotta respect that he has the courage to say what he truly means no matter what anyone has to say. With that being said fresh off his 1oak rant last night in L.A., he went on Twitter today to announce that will be dropping ANOTHER new album this summer! Keep it going ‘Ye!