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Today, Frank Ocean’s Tumblr page had a new note on it that came from the Boys Don’t Cry artist. “Don’t cook the books either Donald. We all know your event was dry. No matter how many times CNN anchors repeat majestic or peaceful transition of power. The world can see America divided and the chaos in the streets,” Frank says on the post. He continues with giving love to Barack Obama and tells him it would have been “equally presidential if you would’ve just walked on out while Donald got through that struggle speech trashing your career.”
Frank didn’t make it unknown of what he was thinking. Other than Frank’s Tumblr post, artists like Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Kendrick Lamar said farewell to the 8-year president on their social media pages today.
You can look at Ocean’s full post below:
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Future wanted to let us know in his new music video that getting cars, women, and money isn’t that hard for him. In his new video “Poppin Tags,” he shows a sneak peek at his flashy lifetime and how many women he travels with.
The video, produced by Zaytoven and DJ Esco, features all kinds of high-end cars from Lamborghinis to Rolls Royces in an array of colors. If you thought that was the end of his parade of rich goodies, you thought wrong. Future shows off his enormous amounts of cash with his friends and his women. The video, also, took place in Dubai which is one of the most luxurious places on the planet.
Take a look at “Poppin Tags” below:
Lil Wayne has had his fair share of recent controversy however he has one mega fan named Tory Lanez. Tory Lanez tweeted yesterday “Lil wayne will die the best rapper of his time and era…ni**** gotta stop the bullshit and give the man his credit.”
Lil Wayne is Drakes mentor/friend so it is interesting that Tory is coming to his defense.
Kanye West is a complicated person to say the least. We love him, we hate him, we can’t decide. Well one University in Missouri will be taking an depth look into Pablo himself and teaching a class titled “The Politics of Kanye West.”
The class is already full with people waiting to take it and will look at the rapper/producers/fashion designers affect on society and talk about larger issues connected. It will also discuss the Taylor Swift and Kanye drama.
“I always wanted to teach a course looking at black genius and the impossibility of black genius in America,” the professor of the course stated.
We know one thing for sure, Kanye will be all for a course on him because, obviously, no one loves Kanye like Kanye.
21 21 21 21…
Epic Records has just added another dope rapper to their roster. 21 Savage is the newest member of L.A. Reid’s empire. From Atlanta, 21 Savage has been through a lot and has really come a long way.
From one of the rookies in LA to now being one of the rap games heaviest hitters, 21 Savage has made a good name for himself. He broke out last year when he was one of XXL 2016 Freshman class.
He has been in songs with Future, Drake, and has worked very closely with Metro Boomin on the mixtape Savage Mode.
His newest hot collaboration with Drake “Sneakin” has been playing at clubs everywhere. Drake posted on IG his gift to 21 which was a Ferrari for his bday. From coming from humble beginnings 21 Savage is having the life he always dreamed of.
Epic Records is home to many talented artists including Future, Dj Khaled, Jidenna, Travis $cott, Yo Gotti, and many more. We are so excited to see all of the amazing things 21 is going to be doing this year.
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Out of nowhere twitter explodes with a rivalry between Nelly and Drake to see who will take the title of best hip hop rapper.
Once again is seems as if this year is a year full of battles between people in the music industry so of course, they had to bring in two new faces.
While the chose is nothing that can be compared, fans of both artist took to twitter to defend who they think is better.
The fans that are saying Nelly is a generation that came up listening to his music while those who grew up with Drake say Nelly was cool for a while but Drake remains in the limelight.
The debate continues on social media with a few tweets below for you all to look at.
If we consumed music the same way we did in 2001 today do you think Drake would do similar numbers to Nelly at his peak?
— Young Person (@EricTrillman_) January 17, 2017
Nelly was super popular for a few years.
Drake is pushing up on a decade straight.
Why is this a thing?
— Boogie Bousins (@bansky) January 17, 2017
“Best I Ever Had” hit #2 in 2009. We’re on year 8 of Drake dropping hits literally nonstop. Nelly let up after 5 years. took 5 to come back https://t.co/8c0SQM6ATR
— Boogie Bousins (@bansky) January 17, 2017
Drake all-time Top 10 singles: 11
Nelly all-time Top 10 singles: 10Drake yrs between T/10 hits: 7
Nelly yrs between T/10 hits: 10— DJBooth (@DJBooth) January 17, 2017
The wait may finally be over for all the Lil Wayne fans who have been patiently waiting for Carter V.
A video appeared on LilWayneYMHQ Instagram account of a song that is supposedly called “Life of Mr. Carter,” based on Weezy’s birth name, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
We know that Tunechi and Birdman have both announced that the album would be released this year. But we also know that the two have not had the best relationship over the past few months.
A while ago, Martin Shkreli leaked some of Tha Carter V on Periscope claiming that he received a copy for his personal possession. However, Weezy’s team conducted an internal investigation to find the culprit of the leak.
Could this be a competition to see who will release the album first? The main reason that it has been taking so long for Carter V to be released is because Wayne and Birdman are locked in a $51 million lawsuit against with Cash Money. “Birdman recently said on Beats 1 that fans will hear the LP, but Lil Wayne said not so fast.”
You can check out the full video below!
Meek Mill gives his fans a little taste to what seems like Dream Chasers 4.5 on Instagram last night. It’s been a little under 4 months since Meek dropped Dream Chasers 4 and now he is coming out with a 4.5 version to the hot tape. You know Meek Mill is not one to hold back on his music so we know he’s definitely going to do in on this project.
Teasing one of his singles, we can already hear one dope instrumental accompanied by the words “Welcome to Philadelphia!”
His last #DC4 project had features from Tory Lanez, Pusha T, 21 Savage, Lil Uzi Vert, + more. There’s no sign to who might be on the 4.5 version but we’re sure he’s coming in strong with it for 2017 and post break-up with Nicki.
There’s no release date on this new project but you can tell Meek is really in the works with new music.
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As president-elect, Donald Trump’s Inauguration draws near, many people are growing anxious. This Friday is the day when President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, will vacate the White House for the Trump clan. The big question, regarding Trump’s Inauguration, is, “Who will actually perform for this guy?” While the president-elect has a few artists in his lineup already, he may want to consider this rapper’s offer of a lifetime.
Compton rapper, YG, said he would hit Trump’s stage for $4 million. It wouldn’t be any song, either. YG 4 Hunnid tweeted, “I’ll perform Fuck Donald Trump at his inauguration for $4,000,000.” For what Donald Trump is worth, the price shouldn’t be a problem. We all know he’s struggling to gather performers to support him, and bringing YG on would create a larger audience, consequently increasing his Inauguration ratings—which he cares a lot about. However, at what price is he willing to pay? $4 million, perhaps?
I'll perform Fuck Donald Trump at his inauguration for $4,000,000
— STAY DANGEROUS (@YG) January 15, 2017
FUCK TRUMP
— STAY DANGEROUS (@YG) January 11, 2017
Just a couple of weeks ago, 2 Chainz revealed the name of his upcoming album, which is titled Pretty Girls Like Trap Music. Now, Tity Boi finally announced the release date of when the album will drop.
2 Chainz posted a picture on Instagram of him and Drake in the studio with the caption “4/7.”
April 7th is the release date for PGLTM and this automatically made fans excited the album will drop in less than 3 months. The last solo album 2 Chainz dropped was back in 2013 with B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time, we are just as excited as his fans to see what the album has in store for us.
After listening to his last project Hibachi For Lunch in October and performing at our Cali Christmas in December, we know Chainz has major moves up his sleeve.
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Drake’s music seems to be everywhere these days, even in lawsuits. Aspire Music Group is not happy with Cash Money and the current music situation over Drake’s music.
Aspire Music Group filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Cash Money for its portion of revenue Drake has created through his recordings. Aspire has claimed Drake signed a recording deal with them in December 2008 and then signed a secondary deal with Cash Money.
The deal with Cash Money was that Aspire would receive one-third of the profits from any “commercial exploitation” of Drake recordings, per the claim. To add onto that, Aspire is now declaring it wants Cash Money to give a full accounting of Drake’s earnings, pay Aspire its share of revenues, and pay for some damages.
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A Tribe Called Quest, Solange, Frank Ocean, and more are one of the many artists who are headliners for the Panorama Festival. Other artists like Vince Staples, Tyler the Creator, and 6LACK are set to perform over the 3-day festival as well.
The 2nd annual festival takes place in New York’s Randall’s Island Park from July 28th-30th. Tickets go on sale on January 13th at 10 a.m. Prices range from $282-$650 for 3-day tickets and $99-$230 for single day tickets.
If you’re on the mission to find the most fire festival to attend, this is one you need to mark on your calendars.
Check out the full line-up below:
