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Drake’s ‘Take Care’ Album Secures 250th Week On Billboard’s 200 Chart [PEEP]

When people debate on what Drake’s greatest album is, the general consensus always seems to be ‘Take Care’. The album was major for Drizzy, who was coming off his biggest single to date in “Best I Ever Had,” and maintained consistency with the album, eventually making him a household name.

Released back on November 15th 2011, ‘Take Care’ debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts with 631,000 copies sold in its first week. Just last week the album completed a 250 week streak on the Billboard 200 and currently sits at No. 105. It has sold over 5-million copies as of this year.

The album spawned many big singles for Drizzy including “Marvin’s Room,” the radio-ready “Headlines,” “HYFR” featuring Lil Wayne, “Take Care” featuring Rihanna, “Make Me Proud” featuring Nicki Minaj, and many more. It is 4x certified-platinum by the RIAA.

What’s you favorite song off this classic album? Tell us in the comments below.

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New Music: Trouble – “Bring It Back” Feat. Drake [LISTEN]

Atlanta’s Trouble links up with Drake on his new Mike WiLL Made-It-produced single “Bring It Back.”

On the track Trouble comes for haters rapping,  “Hating on that man won’t do you no blessing / Tryna teach a young ni**a flexin’ / Wanna go to war, but you ain’t got no money / Worrying ’bout these hoes and you ain’t got no money.”

Drake follows suit by addressing his enemies and namesayers that got his name in their mouth as he spits, I don’t play no games, boy, I’m at your head / All about the family, ni**as took the pledge / Now you gotta own up to that shit you said.”

Back in March Mike WiLL told Justin and Sourmilk about the single in an interview and explained how it came to fruition.

“Me and Trouble did a whole project in like three or four days, and then I let Drake hear it and Drake was like, ‘Yo, this song is crazy,’ and he ended up hopping on that joint, smoking that joint,” he said. “We shot the video and everything. We’re just trying to make sure that project is all the way ill and complete and done.”

Listen below.

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Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B Winners At 2017 American Music Awards [PEEP]

Last night’s 2017 American Music Awards took place in DownTown LA at the Microsoft Theater. Diana Ross was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by her daughter Tracee Ellis-Ross, who hosted the buzz-worthy event.

Many of the culture’s top representers like Drake and Kendrick Lamar weren’t in attendance, but did receive awards. Bruno Mars, who was also absent was one of the biggest winners of the night taking home seven awards, including Artist of the Year.

Meanwhile Drake won Favorite artist in the rap/hip-hop category and Kendrick Lamar was awarded Favorite album — rap/hip-hop.

Check out all the winners for the rap/hip-hop & R&B categories below.

American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement:
Diana Ross
Artist of the year:
Bruno Mars
Collaboration of the year presented by Xfinity:
“Despacito” Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber

Video of the year:
Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like”
Favorite male artist — pop/rock:
Bruno Mars

Favorite album — pop/rock:
Bruno Mars “24K Magic”
Favorite song — pop/rock:
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber “Despacito”

Favorite artist — rap/hip-hop:
Drake
Favorite album — rap/hip-hop:
Kendrick Lamar “DAMN.”
Favorite song — rap/hip-hop:
DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper and Lil Wayne “I’m The One”
Favorite male artist — soul/r&b:
Bruno Mars
Favorite female artist — soul/r&b:
Beyoncé
Favorite album — soul/r&b:
Bruno Mars “24K Magic”
Favorite song — soul/r&b:
Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like”

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Diddy & Drake Lead Hip-Hop’s Highest Paid Artists In 2017 [PEEP]

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A conversation that is often had amongst hip-hop aficionados is who’s dominating the game in revenue. Thankfully the good folks over at Forbes compiled their yearly “World’s Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Artists,” featuring the 20 wealthiest musicians and moguls in the game.

Leading the pack at No. 1 with a total revenue of $130-million in earnings is none other than Diddy. As you now Diddy has his own television network in RevoltTV, Ciroc Vodka, DeLeon Tequila, Aqua Hydrate, still has a roster of talent at Bad Boy, gets royalty checks on the regular, and has other business ventures. In addition Puff sold his SeanJean clothing for $70-million earlier this year.

At No. 2 is Drizzy Drake with $94-million American dollars (not Canadian). A big chunk of The 6 God’s income comes from his music sales, touring revenue, and having endorsement deals with Apple, Nike/Jordan Brand, and Sprite also help tremendously.This figure should increase substantially when his $200-million LiveNation deal goes through.

Jay-Z comes in at No. 3 with  $42-million thanks to his Roc Nation label, TIDAL streaming service, Paper Planes clothing brand, Puma deal, and many other investments and business ventures.

Newcomers on this year’s list include Chance The Rapper at No. 5 with $33-million and Lil Yachty at No. 20 with $11-million. A notable name that didn’t make this year’s list is 50 Cent, who figures to be back on it once his STARZ and BET contract dollars come in.

Peep the complete Top 20 list below via Forbes.

Hip-Hop’s Top Earning Acts of 2017:

1. Diddy ($130 million)
2. Drake ($94 million)
3. Jay-Z ($42 million)
4. Dr. Dre ($34.5 million)
5. Chance The Rapper ($33 million)
6. Kendrick Lamar ($30 million)
7. Wiz Khalifa ($28 million)
8. Pitbull ($27 million)
9. DJ Khaled ($24 million)
10. Future ($23 million)
11. Kanye West ($22 million)
12. Birdman ($20 million)
13. J. Cole ($19 million)
14. Snoop Dogg ($16.5 million)
15. Nicki Minaj ($16 million)
16. Lil Wayne (15.5 million)
17. Swizz Beatz ($14 million)
18. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ($11.5 million)
18. Rick Ross ($11.5 million)
20. Lil Yachty ($11 Million)

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Drake Isn’t On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart For The First Time Since 2009 [PEEP]

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For the first time in 430 weeks, Drake finds himself off Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. One of the most-accomplished artists of this decade, Drizzy has broken numerous records and garnered all sorts of accolades, but today marks the end of his epic run according to Chart Data.

Back in May Drake became the first artist in history to remain on the Hot 100 chart for eight consecutive years, dating back to 2009. May 23rd 2009 he entered the chart at No. 92 with his heartthrob single, “Best I Ever Had,” which eventually peaked at No. 2.

Earlier this year, the 6 God also celebrated the record of most Hot 100 hits by a solo artist with 154, passing his mentor, Lil Wayne. That’s a very commanding feat, considering Billboard Hot 100’s rich 58-year history.

Drake has looked merely invincible at times, but his lack of ‘More Life’ promotion may have hurt his feat. Perhaps a bit more promotion or the release of a music video or two would have kept the streak alive. Either way, I’m sure he’ll come back with a vengeance and continue to dominate and break records.

Luckily for Drizzy there’s more charts. He’s currently dominating Billboard’s 200 chart with ‘More Life’ currently at No. 13, ‘Views’ at No. 33, ‘Take Care’ at No. 76, ‘Nothing Was the Same’ still charting at No. 119, ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’ at No. 126, and his collaborative project with Future, ‘What a Time to Be Alive’ at No. 188.

Rest assured there’s more hits on the way. At his recent OVO Fest he mentioned he was gonna go work on his next album in Toronto.

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New Video: French Montana – “Whiskey Eyes” Feat. Chinx [WATCH]

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On French Montana’s recently-released ‘Jungle Wars’ album he showed his loyalty to his day ones and how solid he is. The Coke Boy rapper put Max B, (who is currently incarcerated) on a track with The Weeknd, while also adding deceased rapper, Chinx on “Whiskey Eyes.”

In the video for “Whiskey Eyes” French honors his late friend, Chinx. The Majik Films-directed visuals begins with a video of Chinx cheering to the Coke Boys and popping a bottle of Dom Perignon. French then goes on to rap about his ups and downs and losing Chinx.

French also puts Chinx son in the video next to a portrait of the fallen rapper, that was painted on his birthday.

Watch the video below.

 

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New Music: PARTYNEXTDOOR – “Freak In You (Remix)” Feat. Drake [LISTEN]

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Episode 46 of OVOSOUNDRADIO served up several new gems. Amongst the new music dropped on the show was Drake’s “Signs” single, Majid Jordan’s “Gave Your Love Away,” and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s “Freak In You (Remix)” featuring Drizzy.

On the remix of the Jodeci-inspired single, Drake adds a verse where he sings, “I got a big G-Wagon, I don’t mind sharing, / We can get wild like Olivia, we can get stoned like Sharon / Wrote Take Care, but they push me to the point where I’m just not caring / I’m just more ready than petty nowadays / Young and in control, even when they stoop low / I see anything is anything and everything’s a go.”

Listen to the full remix below.

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New Music: Drake – “Signs” [LISTEN]

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It’s Fashion Week in Paris and to celebrate the event Drake teams up with Louis Vuitton for his new single “Signs.” The 40-produced track draws its inspiration from Louis Vuitton’s upcoming SS18 collection and the brand’s style director, Kim Jones.

Mr. Kim Jones first announced the song on his Instagram with a caption that read, “We are very proud to announce that Drake @champagnepapi will be premiering a brand new song inspired by our #louisvuitton #pfwSS18 collection. Hear it first at 2:30pm Paris time tomorrow on www.louisvuitton.com.”

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Back in May Drake shared a photo on IG of himself at the studio toting a Louis Vuitton bag and wrote he was “visiting 40 today.” The photo instantly sparked rumors of new music and “Signs” is the confirmation. In my opinion the runway single is stronger than the DJ Khaled collaboration “To The Max.”

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Listen below by pressing play and forwarding to the 6:00 mark.

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New Video: BakaNotNice – “Live Up To My Name” [WATCH]

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OVO affiliate Baka Not Nice goes from LA to the 6 side in the video for his recently-released single “Live Up to My Name.” In the video you will see Drizzy, The Weeknd, Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd, XO’s Nav, and other familiar faces.

Watch the full video below.

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QUOTABARZ: The Hottest Barz Of The Week [PEEP]

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This week brought a new Kendrick Lamar verse loaded with QUOTABARZ on the SZA collaboration “Doves In the Wild”. Vince Staples also dropped a new track off his forthcoming album, while Khaled did the same with the Drake vocals that are officially released for the world to listen.

Other drops this week from Vic Mensa, Juicy J, Ice Cube, Young Thug, 6lack, and of course we can’t forget Jay Electronica’s surprise release and ballad to Golden State Warriors’ wing, Kevin Durant.

Check out the hottest barz of the week below.

CLICK ON THE LINKS TO LISTEN TO THE SONG.

DJ KHALED & DRAKE – “TO THE MAX”

“I talk grey, I don’t keep it white and black / Only say “I love you” just so I can hear it back / Sometimes, other times I’d love to have you back”

“Now all of a sudden, people say we cousins / I keep hearin’ all this “You my brother” talk, I can’t relate to nothin’ / My broski down to ride”

VINCE STAPLES – “RAIN COME DOWN” FEAT. TY DOLLA $IGN

“I’m the man, ten toes in the street / I’m the blood on the leaves, I’m the nose in the Sphinx / Where I’m from we don’t go to police / Where I’m from we don’t run, we just roll with the heat” – VINCE STAPLES

“Ride in the drop top, son, why think? / Might get JFK’d, hope not I prayeth / If so, ain’t no thang to a G / I feel just like Snoop on Andre Day / I run North Side of the beach / Run these streets like Ali Bomaye / I’m Lou’ Bourgeois on the beat / Best bet, try not to compete” – VS

SZA – “DOVES IN THE WILD” FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR

“Niggas’ll lose they mind for it / Wine for it, dine for it—pussy / Spend time for it, see no colored line for it—pussy / Double back handicap and go blind for it—pussy” – DOT

“And the screw face when the bae look / Won’t get you no pussy / I mean, the fake chains and the gold names / For insecure, gon’ reassure you not to get pussy / You overcompensate too much for the pussy / You like to throw all kinda shade for the pussy / See, that’s what pussy niggas do / I know the ways of a pussy, I see pussy lookin’ at you / How many niggas get mistaken for clitoris in a day?” – DOT

“You could never trivialize pussy / But a bum nigga like you would try it (pussy) / I know what you really ’bout / High key, your dick is weak, buddy / It’s only replaced by a rubber substitute” – SZA

SZA – “PRETTY LITTLE BIRDS” FEAT. ISAIAH RASHAD

“Told you I like gentle giants so you softened up / And you been jack’n, bean’n, stalk’n just to get to me love / I wanna be your golden goose / I wanna shave my legs for you / I wanna take all of my hair down and let you lay in it / Spread all of my limbs out and let you lay in it” – SZA

“Diamond cerebral peek into your cortex / Be faithful and free and just play in your vortex / I see you lying and you fly by the pound / Fly by the ounce / Fly to the south / Don’t mind them bitches that’s cleanin’ my house” – ISAIAH RASHAD

JAY ELECTRONICA – “LETTER TO FALON”

“I was born on Tatooine / With dreams of saying / I kept going / The blind would undermine my plans / I kept growing / God blessed the child that has / I kept building / One can’t rewind the past / I push forward”

VIC MENSA – “OMG” FEAT. PHARRELL & PUSHA T

“Since I came in this shit, made my name a name brand / French kissing bitches in Paris, clubbing like a caveman / We threw up the pyramid, now they say we Illuminati / Fox fur cavalli, fuck Bill O’Reilly” – VIC MENSA

“No blood diamonds, I rock gold like a king / Jewelry so cold, made ’em blow the nose off the Sphinx” – VIC MENSA

“The weight kiss told us should never be misquoted (no) / Them guns that you wave on the camera? We been toting” – PUSHA

“We could go foreign for foreign until it’s boring / My sheep will keep jumping the fence until you’re snoring / Street poetry, I’m on Wale Folarin / ‘Til the world is mine like Illmatic and Lauryn” – PUSHA

VICE MENSA – “ALMOST THERE” FEAT. MR. HUDSON

“I tweak on every little thing / That’s why it took me so long / But the album is coming / It’s done for you n—as, hold on / I set the mode for ’em / Who was hot in the Chi’ before I, n—a / N/A, I do not know, nah n—a” – VIC MENSA

ICE CUBE – “GOOD COP BAD COP”

“Good cop, good cop, where is your dignity? / Where’s your empathy? / Where is your sympathy? / Bad cop, where’s your humanity? / Good cop, is that just a fantasy?”

“Fuck the po-po actin’ like Deebo / Already know Craig let the brick go”

YOUNG THUG – “PULL UP WIT AH STICK (REMIX)”

“We ’bout to smoke them boys / Bring out the blocka, go fuck the crime stoppers / Push sniff, I’m a Rasta”

JUICY J – “BUTTERFLY EFFECT (TRIPMIX)”

“I said they cant fuck with the legacy not at all / Niggas say they Finna re-up I’d spent that in the mall / Even though Im a stand up guy niggas wanna see me fall / Like I had ‘em niggas come collect a nigga all I gotta do is make a call”

JUICY J – “A MAN (TRIPMIX)”

“A man, a man, a man all this blessings all this new love / Nigga that bounces back, they can’t handle that / I got my own shooter ain’t no comin’ back from that / I could never fold, why would I surrender?”

6LACK – “THAT FAR”

“I can never worry ’bout the next man / Been too busy focused on the next plan / Only thing I check is balances and texts, man / And really, baby, you to go to find your ex-man”

DORROUGH MUSIC – “#FREESTYLE015”

“My only real issue is Uncle Sam / I’m lit up I can’t put the buddah down / Smoking tree off in Hollywood hookah lounge / Smoking tree should be legalized everywhere”

“At 22 I was a millionaire / I really wish I was a billionaire / Bun B say I’m trill ima trillionaire / They been sleeping on me fuckin grizzly bear / They been sleeping on me time to wake em up with no alarm I just grab em and Shake em up”

BARZ OF THE WEEK: KENDRICK LAMAR – “DOVES IN THE WILD”

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DJ Khaled Delivers New Single “To The Max” Feat. Drake & Shares Artwork For ‘Grateful’ [LISTEN]

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THE DRAKE VOCALS ARE IN!

DJ Khaled has shared several keys on his SnapChat regarding upcoming collaborations. One of the most teased collabs is his and Drake’s “To the Max.” Using his character, Khaled teased the new Drizzy collaboration over SnapChat by simply asking if the Drizzy vocals were in.

The vocals are officially in with Billi (Khaled) and Champagne P. providing more chune for ya head top. Last year the duo took over the summer with For Free” off Khaled’s ‘Major Key’ album, and with “To the Max” they are looking to stay consistent.

In the past the duo has also collaborated on “I’m On One,” “No New Friends,” “Fed Up,” “All I Do Is Win (Remix),” and others. The rapport Khaled and The 6 God have built always shows in the music they make. The sound is consistently fluid and solid.

Look for this one to be on top of the charts and potentially be his third No. 1 off his upcoming ‘Grateful’  album, with both “Shining” and “I’m the One” reaching the top spot. ‘Shining’ will be executive produced by his infant son, Asaad, who graced the single’s cover art and album cover.

Khaled also shared the release date for ‘Grateful’. The artwork shows Khaled’s appreciation for his son on the cover, with baby Aasad relaxing in a lavish pool. In addition, Khaled announced the release date of June 23rd.

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Put your volume on high, press play, and listen to “To the Max” below via YouTube.

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Get In The Mood With Drake & Sade’s “More Love” Playlist [LISTEN]

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On OVO Sound Radio’s latest episode from Saturday, May 27th, special guest Vacations took ‘More Life’ to ‘More Love’. The Brooklyn, NY DJ/producer dropped a compilation mash-up for the ages of Drake’s ‘More Life’ with select Sade songs.

The 5-track mix blends Drake’s latest critically-acclaimed album with Sade’s ‘Love Deluxe’. Vacations opens up the mash-up mix with “Can’t Cherish Everything,” combining Drake’s “Can’t Have Everything” and Sade’s “Cherish the Day”.

Other combinations include Drizzy’s “Get It Together” with Sade’s “Give It Up,” “Free Smoke” with “Lovers Rock,” “Passionfruit” with “Never Thought I’d See the Day,” and my personal favorite, “Gyalchester” with Sade’s “Skin.

Even though the two have never collaborated on a track together, it isn’t far-fetched. Sade was photographed at one of Drizzy’s “Boy Meets World Tour” shows with the rapper and a few days later The 6 God got a portrait of Sade tatted on his ribs (like he do not know what permanent is).

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Listen to ‘More Love’ below.

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Nicki Minaj Will Perform At The First-Ever NBA Awards [PEEP]

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It’ll be yet another Young Money affair at the NBA Awards, as it was at the Billboard Music Awards with Drake-hosting, and the new announcement that Nicki Minaj will hit the stage for a well-warranted performance.

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Nicki’s BBMAs performance stretched just under 10-minutes and included surprise appearances from Lil Wayne and Jason Derulo. Barbz ran through her top hits (which are a lot) through the performance and left a lasting impression on the attendees.

Aside from doing major performances the queen is having sleepovers with Nas and has been working on her fourth studio album which will be the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Pink Print’.

The first-ever NBA Awards will be hosted and produced by Drake and will take place at Pier 36’s Basketball City in New York City. It will air on June 26th at 6 p.m. PST / 9 p.m. EST.

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