August Alsina stopped by the #LIFTOFF with J Cruz and Justin Credible, he talks XXL magazine being Hip-Hop dominated, and explains he is a singer not a rapper “What Hip-Hop is to me is no matter if you’re singing or you rappin it’s your lifestyle, it’s your story, it’s your background, it’s your come-up it’s everything.”
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News: Hip Hop Links – 2/28/12
So here’s the deal, there’s always news circulating the net and I’ve decided it would be easier to pile it all together in one post. Capiche? Let’s go.
J. Cole will have his own holiday! On Thurs, March 1st, Cole will be honored in Fayetteville, North Carolina with his own day. Dreamville Weekend follows. Not too shabby, Jermaine. [RR]
XXL released their 2012 Freshman Class list. Have you seen who made the roll call? We posted it just in case you missed it. — [LA Leakers]
The Dream talks about working with Jay-Z: “We’ve Done a Couple Things Already.” No word on if it’s for Hov’s or The Dream’s album but we have something great to look forward too. [miss info]
Kid Cudi vs Universal. Kid Cudi lashed out on twitter because his label only ordered 55k physical copies. Sucks and we’re getting punished too, Cud said that his next album will be a WZRD album and MOTM3 is on hold till 2014. You can still cop WZRD on iTunes. For the full rant, check out — [RR]
Wiz Khalifa hitting $100 million income mark in 2012? The rapper seems hopeful. [HHDX]
Oooooh, btw. If you haven’t heard, Drake and Common kissed and made up. Ok, maybe there wasn’t kissing but smiles were exchanged. [complex]
Note: News will be updated throughout the day.