Tag: MTV

Drake On Hold On, We’re Going Home (Video)

MTV caught up with Drake after his OVO Fest and talked his new single “Hold On, We’re Going Home.”

It’s not a rap record. It’s not ‘Versace,’ it’s not ‘Started From the Bottom‘. In approaching this album I was like man, it would be great if we had a record that was played at weddings in 10 years or that people that are away from their families in the army could listen to. Something that just [has] timeless writing, timeless melody. So I did it with the group that we signed to OVO called Majid Jordan.

Majid is singing on the record with me and Jordan is his production partner. It’s a great record. I’m nervous and excited and all these things about it. I’ve never really put out a record like this before, so we’ll see how it goes.

Kanye West To Perform At MTV VMAS (News)

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Yeezus will rise in Brooklyn. Kanye West has been added to the lineup for the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.

The G.O.O.D. Music rapper will perform “Black Skinhead” off his album Yeezus at the 30th annual show, which airs live on August 25 at 9 p.m. EST from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

MTV made the announcement on Instagram, writing, “BREAKING! Kanye West to perform at the 2013 #VMAs 8/25 at @barclayscenter! Don’t worry Ye, we got your damn croissants.”

This will mark Kanye’s seventh time performing at the VMAs, tying Madonna for the most performances. He last performed “Otis” with his Throne partner Jay Z in 2011.

Lady Gaga has been previously announced as a performer. The pop superstar will debut her new single “Applause” from her upcoming album ARTPOP, due November 11.

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Big Sean Speaks On ”Switch Up” (Video)

MTV caught up with Big Sean and talked his new single “Switch Up.”

“The song “Switch Up” is pretty buzzin man, people talkin when I put it out I did for the believers, the people rockin with me, the fans, real Hip Hop you know what I’m saying. I didn’t intended on it being a single or anything like that, it was just naturally you know I was just listening to the radio and and they was running it back like 20 times you know it’s intense man.”

Nas #4 On MTV’s Hottest MCs List (Video)

Nas comes in the #4 spot on MTV’s Hottest MCs List.

Not only did Nas drop potent stick-to-your-rib singles like “Daughters,” “The Don” and “Bye Baby,” he went to great lengths to craft memorable story-driven videos to match. ” ‘The Don’ was a great visual, ‘Daughters’ was a great visual, ‘Nasty’ was great and I think with this record coming off of Distant Relatives, nobody expected this,” pointed out MTV Programming VP Yomi Desalu while referencing the mixed reviews surrounding Nas’ Damien Marley collaboration album in 2010.

Rick Ross #3 On MTV’s Hottest MCs List (Video)

Rozay takes the #3 spot on MTV’s Hottest MCs List!

“When you talk about some of these cats, it’s a quantity-versus-quality thing, and that’s not the case with Ross — he has both,” said MTV’s VP of Music & Talent Programming Strategy, Yomi Desalu. “Ross is out there putting in work.” Not only did Rozay drop his gold-selling, #1 Billboard album God Forgives, I Don’t, he also rallied his Maybach Music troops to release the compilation Self Made, Vol. 2. Of course, who can forget that he gave out a pair of mixtapes for free: Rich Forever, at the top of 2012, and the jacking-for-beats-style tape The Black Bar Mitzvah, in October. Combine all of that with a string of features on hit records like Usher’s “Lemme See” and French Montana’s “Pop That” and it becomes increasingly difficult to deny the MMG mastermind.

Big Sean #6 On MTV’s Hottest MC’s List (Video)

Big Sean landed in the #6 spot on MTV’s Hottest MC’s List.

When the members of MTV’s Hip-Hop Brain Trust sat down to discuss the year’s rankings, the Detroit rapper initially had the #8 spot. But no one could’ve predicted how much he would progress on the list. Indeed, the same could be said for Sean’s influence and impact on hip-hop over the past year.

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Meek Mill Debuts #10 On Hottest MC’s List (Video)

 

Meek Mill took the #10 spot on MTV’s Hottest MC’s List.

 

While he prepped his debut album, Dreams and Nightmares, the MMG rapper kept busy early in the year with features on Rick Ross’ Rich Forever mixtape, in addition to appearances on remixes of tracks like Wale’s “Slight Work” and Tyga’s “Rack City.”

By the spring, he delivered a brand-new body of work on hisDreamchasers 2 mixtape, which included the smash “Amen” (featuring Drake) and other notables like “Racked Up Shawty” with Fabolous. Even Jay-Z took notice, signing Meek to a Roc Nation management deal while his tape was still in heavy rotation.

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