Month: November 2016

Kanye West And Drake Are Back In The Studio

Kanye West and Drake definitely have a history of good music together. Although they haven’t released any collaboration for a while now, the waiting will be over soon.
One day ago, Drake uploaded an Instagram post of him and Yeezy, saying, “There goes the neighborhood.” Even though at first we weren’t sure whether the two are cooking up a new project or not, our guess was confirmed when Scooter Braun, Kanye’s new manager, left a comment on the post. His comment said, “It begins…” with clapping emojis.
Now we don’t know if “There goes the neighborhood” is going to be the name of their upcoming album, but at least we know that the duo is back. “We’re just working on music, working on a bunch of music together, just having fun going into the studio. We’re working on an album, so there’s some exciting things coming up soon,’ is what Kanye declared about him and Drizzy earlier this year.

Kodak Black Encourages People To Vote From Behind Bars

America is dealing with one of the most heated presidential races in the history of the United States. Every citizen’s vote is important and this is why many of the biggest names in the hip hop industry encourage people to vote and have shown support for the Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton.
Kodak Black is one of the rappers who decided to speak up, although he was sentenced for 120 days after pleading no contest to drug charges in September. Even behind bars, Kodak takes advantage of his options to keep in contact with his fans and with the world. Recently, he has dropped a freestyle called “Jailhouse Blues” through a phone call and now, he used the same method to send his message about the election. His producer, Dubba AA, posted a tweet with the recorded message, where the 19-year-old artist is encouraging people to vote for Hillary Clinton.
“Hello, my fellow Americans,” he starts off. “Make sure you go out there and vote ’cause every vote counts. Voting is a privilege. If I was able to vote, I’d vote for Hillary. I believe she’ll do a great job with our country. I’m Kodak Black and I approved this message.”
You can listen to Kodak Black’s message here:

Luke Skiiwalker – “Toaster” Feat. ScHoolboy Q [VIDEO]

For some a “Toaster” is a electrical appliance used for toasting bread and other things. For TDE members, Lance Skiiwalker and ScHoolboy Q it is any area they can burn their weed and get baked.

In the animated video for Skiiwalker’s single off  ‘Introverted Intuition’, a one-“years”-old Q is held by a marijuana alien that Lance pinches buds off of to smoke up and create the “Toaster” effect.

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New Music: Spillage Village – “Can’t Call It” Feat. J. Cole & Bas [LISTEN]

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A few months ago DJ Khaled gave us a new J. Cole song on his ‘Major Key’ album which featured EarthGang. The song, “Jermaine’s Interlude,” was originally supposed to be a Spillage Village cut, before all verses were stripped with the exception of Cole’s.

The complete version of the original song titled, “Can’t Call It” was released today featuring all members of Spillage Village (EarthGang, J.I.D. & Hollywood JB), Bas, and Cole. This isn’t the first collaboration for the Spillage Village clan and Dreamville. In the past they have made music and toured together.

Listen to the smooth, six-minute long song via TIDAL below.

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Vic Mensa Performs “16 Shots” On “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” [WATCH]

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On the heels of Election Night, Vic Mensa performed his politically-raged “16 Shots” single off ‘There’s Alot Going On’ on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last night.

With Travis Barker on the drums, Vic ripped through the strong lyrics putting an emphasis on social injustices and racism. During the performance Mensa is tackled by acting S.W.A.T. team officers, before he stops his performance to share some thoughts.

“I’m a young black man from Chicago and I’m tired of not being able to trust the police. I want to have faith in the men and women sworn to protect me. I don’t want to see another 17-year-old kid like Laquan McDonald murdered in the street,” he said before taking a shot a Trump. “Tomorrow we have the biggest election of our lifetime, so you gotta get out and vote against hate, because Donald Trump is a racist and if you don’t vote, racism wins.”

Other rappers like YG, Nipsey Hussle, and Jay-Z have also expressed their dislike of the Republican presidential candidate. It’s good to see high-profile artists use their platform to try to create change and make a difference.

Get out and vote!

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Mannequin Challenge: Destiny’s Child Edition

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It’s been a minute since Destiny’s Child has done anything together as a group. The group posted an IG this past weekend doing the trending Mannequin Challenge. This challenge is the hottest craze right now.

The trio is filmed together in what it looks like a children’s toy room. Beyonce, Michelle, and Kelly look absolutely stunning and we are so happy to see them together.

The song that is in this video is Lauryn Hill’s “Every Ghetto, Every City.”

Rae Sremmurd’s ‘Black Beatles’ Moves to Hot 100’s Top 10

At their concert in Denver on November 3rd, the duo decided to do the now viral challenge with their audience.  The attempt was such a success that Black Beatles featuring Gucci Mane has moved into the top 10 on Hot 100’s list.  The jump earned Rae Sremmurd as well as Gucci Mane their first times being in the top 10 at number 9.

Other artists have taken on the experiment of trying the #MannequinChallenge themselves.  Young Thug tried the epic challenge while also previewing a new piece of his collab with 21 Savage.

Check out Rae’s and Young Thug’s #MannequinChallenge videos below.

 
 

Ty Dolla $ign – “Campaign” Feat. Future [VIDEO]

On Election Day eve Ty Dolla $ign drops the visuals for “Campaign” featuring Future.

The Alex Bittan-directed video shows both rappers rocking out in front of a big American flag with red, white, and blue confetti falling over them as they celebrate the victory. In the video Ty also sits down with a journalist from the fictional “Beach House Network” for a one-on-one exclusive interview.

The single is the title track for Ty’s ‘Campaign’ project that dropped in September. In addition to “Campaign,” the project also includes the single “Zaddy” and appearances from Meek Mill, Wiz Khalifa, Travis Scott, Migos, Trey Songz, and 24hrs.

Vote Ty Dolla $ign for President.

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JEEZY On ‘Trap or Die 3’ Album With The L.A. Leakers

In a sit down with Justin Credible and DJ, Jeezy goes in depth about his inspiration behind the album, Trap or Die 3. He defines the meaning behind Trap or Die, explaining how it’s a statement that can relate to everyone. Jeezy explained how “Trap or Die” is about taking a chance, getting your money, and going out of your way to get it.

In addition, he talked about the passing of Bankroll Fresh and how he had felt concerned with the amount of people he had around him. He also mentions how Bankroll Fresh was supposed to meet with him in the studio on the day that he was killed.

Young Jeezy explains how Tupac, Scarface, and Cash Money had an influence on him when he was younger and starting off his career. He also talks about how he has no regrets and what his focus are about now, and much more.

Lastly, Jeezy explains to Justin and Sourmilk about his thoughts on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

 

French Montana – “Xplicit” Feat. Miguel [VIDEO]

Even though French Montana’s ‘MC4’ never came to fruition and was cancelled following various issues, the rapper is still dropping visuals for singles off the album. French hits the beach canyon to kick it with a few models in the video for “Xplicit” featuring Miguel.

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Drake’s ‘Views’ Gets More Than 3 Billion Streams on Spotify

Today, Drake’s album, Views, racked up more than 3 billion streams on Spotify.

The album was originally released in April on Apple Music only.  On May 13th, Views finally started streaming on Spotify.  Within 5 months, the album has hit exactly 3,043,000,000 streams as of Monday, November 7th.  This is not the only streaming service that Drake has broken a record on.  On Apple Music, Views was the first album to be streamed more than a billion times.

Jeezy’s ‘Trap Or Die 3’ Debuts At No. 1 [PEEP]

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Jeezy has trapped his way to the top of the Billboard charts with his recently released album, ‘Trap Or Die 3’ debuting at No. 1 on the 200 chart.

Last week it was projected that ‘Trap Or Die 3’ would sell about 70,000 copies in its first week, but it exceeded that by almost 20,000 with 89,000 copies sold. Of those 73,000 count as traditional sales and the remaining were counted by streams.

‘Trap Or Die 3’ is the Snowman’s third No. 1 album with his 2006 album, ‘The Inspiration’ and 2008’s ‘The Recession’ both reached the No. 1 spot. His other eight albums have all placed in the top 10 and sold over 100,000 within two weeks of their release.

Meek Mill’s ‘DreamChasers 4’ landed at No. 3 behind Jeezy with 87,000 units sold, respectively.

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