Author: LA Leakers

The Weeknd Is Releasing Two New Tracks

 

speaks onstage at the WSJ Magazine 2016 Innovator Awards at Museum of Modern Art on November 2, 2016 in New York City.

The Weeknd just doesn’t stop! He releases such dope music and he is about to drop two more hot tracks.

Tomorrow, Nov. 17th, The Weeknd is releasing songs “Party Monster” and “I Feel It Coming” feat. Daft Punk. These songs are going to be featured on The Weeknd’s upcoming album Starboy which is going to drop Nov. 25th.

In addition, The Weeknd is going on a huge tour: Starboy: Legend of the Fall.  He will be in LA April 29th and April 30th. Go get your tickets.

Make sure to listen to the songs tomorrow and make sure to cop your Starboy album.

Fleekbok 2 With Cam’ron Headed to a Store Near You

Back in March Rapper Cam’ron teamed up for the first time with sneaker brand Reebok to create a dope shoe called purple haze.

The brightly colored shoe which says “The sole of this #PurpleHaze Sneaker is cray.. #Reebok #420 #Fleeboks,” in the sole of the shoe, was the first time the “fleekboks” title was used.

Now he’s back again with another bright shoe called “fleekbok 2.”
The pink shoe which according to Hip-Hop DX will “come in a camouflage box with the Dipset logo appropriately stamped atop” is set to be released this month just in time for Christmas for $160.

This is an authorized collaboration that Cam’ron is doing unlike what he claims the UFC and reality TV show Love and Hip Hop is doing.

Yesterday (November 16) he took to Instagram to share his feelings on the show using his face and saying he is a cast member.

He stated “Good evening, everyone. I am not a cast member on ‘Love & Hip Hop,’” Cam’ron said, “I did a scene for Juelz (Santana). Cause he’s on the show. I did a scene for Juju cause she’s on the show.”

But that’s not the biggest problem that he is having. At the end of the video, he hinted that he would be getting his lawyers involved in the use of his song for UFC promotions.

He comments saying “Second order of business is Dana White from the UFC, You’ve been using my song all week to promote the Conor McGregor fight at Madison Square. My song ‘Welcome To New York City’ featuring Jay-Z … Once again nobody reached out to me … We’ll be reaching out tomorrow, me and my lawyer.”

Safe to say when working with Cam’ron complete the paperwork before using his name “Obviously these people haven’t done business with me before, so they don’t know how I get down,” says Cam’ron.

Check out the Fleekboks 2’s down below!

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Meek Mill Spitting Bars on Kanye West & Donald Trump in Freestyle

It’s no secret Meek Mill doesn’t keep quite when it comes to those dis records. So it comes to no surprise he’s back at it again with his words on Kanye, the fam and his views on Trump becoming the new President-elect plus a few more thoughts he couldn’t keep to himself in the freestyle.

Mill unveils his rap during an interview where he shows clear signs of his feelings towards the success of the recent rappers to date and the way the presidency future will look. In the seven minute clip, the Philly rapper makes multiple references to Yezzy. “Bad bitch with me getting her slay on,” he raps. “Let me in this bitch, I’ma stay on / Any ni**a in the way of that, we pull that K on / Fill his clothes up with holes, tell him get his ‘Ye on, Yeezus.”

Later, he adds: “We ain’t grow up like the Jenners / The only choice we had was fuck with yay’ / Sometimes it’d make me wanna run away / Sometimes I see my people struggle and I want to stay.”

The freestyling continued while Meek held up a “Fuck Donald Trump” foam middle finger in promotion to YG’s Still Brazy tour. Continuing to spit, “Now that Trump won the election,” he raps. “They’re gonna try to box us out like the Mexicans.”

While continuing to touch on the mass incarceration topic. But with the hate comes the praise, in the freestyle Meek glorifies YG his consistent fam.

Gucci Mane & Future Drop A Collaborative Mixtape

 

ATLANTA, GA - JULY 22: Rapper Gucci Mane and rapper Future perform on stage at Gucci and Friends Homecoming Concert at Fox Theatre on July 22, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Atlantic Records)

No one expected for Gucci Mane and Future to drop a collaborative mixtape together tonight. Their project is titled, Free Bricks 2K16: Zone 6 Edition EP and contains 6 tracks. This EP is a follow up from their 2011 joint project, Free Bricks. The tracks have production from Metro Boomin, Southside, and Zaytoven. In an interview with Missinfo he explains how this production was literally recorded last night.

Gucci explained,

“Last night, me and Future met up in Atlanta. We ditched our entourages, we didn’t book my usual studio, or his usual studio…it’s like we knew we wanted to fly under the radar,” says Gucci. “There was like this positive competition in the room. I’d hear him go in on a verse, and I knew I had to step up.”

He continues: “He would say, the same back, and we knocked out 6 songs so crazy that I knew we couldn’t just sit on it. We talked about recording some more, adding more songs. But I didn’t want to over think it or over plan things. Even Future didn’t think we were dropping this tonight. This is the freshest it can get. These joints ain’t even 24 hours old. That’s like bringing you in the studio with us.”

If only more artists could collaborate on music this quick we would have so much new music that we all anticipate!

Juicy J Is Going On Tour

 

ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 17: Rapper Juicy J performs onstage at Power 106 FM's Powerhouse at Honda Center on May 17, 2014 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)

Juicy J is about to go on tour and it is going to be epic!  The Rubba Band Business: The Tour is starring Juicy J and he is bringing along Belly and Project Pat.

This North American tour starts Jan. 26 and ends March 18.  Juicy J’s album Rubba Band Business: The Album is set to drop this winter.  Juicy J’s collaboration with Kanye West Ballin is going to be featured on the new album.

Check out all of the dates below and find a city near you.

Also, listen to Juicy J and Kanye’s collab track together.

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‘Black Beatles’ Gets No. 1 Spot on Hot 100 List

Black Beatles hit the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 list and knocked the longest reigning champion, Closer by The Chainsmokers and Halsey, out of the spot.  Billboard has also announced Black Beatles was the No. 1 song in both streaming and sales.  Other than being the hottest song on the Hot 100 list, their song is No.1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart and Hot Rap Songs chart.

Rae Sremmurd is not the only artist to finally get their first No. 1 spot.  Gucci Mane, who is featured in Black Beatles, got his first song in the No. 1 spot by being featured in the song as well. 

Desiigner Raps ‘Timmy Turner’ in Acapella

Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue Magazine, was treated with Desiigner’s vibrant personality and an up close and personal performance of his song “Timmy Turner”.

The G.O.O.D. Music rapper was modeling a “digital letter of authenticity” for the L.A. clothing brand Stampd.  After showing the brand’s product, including Desiigner’s infectious personality, one of the staff asked him to rap a little verse for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund panel and Wintour. Desiigner started to rap a verse from one of his top songs, “Timmy Turner”, in acapella.

Check out the video of Desiigner rapper below starting at 4:17.

 

John Legend Shows The Power Of Love In New Video

While we’re all waiting for the release of his next album “Darkness and Light” that will drop next month, John Legend surprises us with the “Love Me Now” video, which depicts the power of true love.
The video of the song was directed by Nabil Elderkin and pictures different happy couples around the world, in places like Domiz Refugee Camp in Iraq, Pulse Nighclub in Orlando, Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic and Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota.
John Legend stars together with his wife, Chrissy Tiegen, and their beautiful daughter, Luna.
“This video shows how love can be shared in some of the most difficult situations on earth in which the human spirit and connection with each other prevails. From one of the longest standing refugee camps in northern Iraq just 45 miles outside of Mosul, to Standing Rock Reservation where they are fighting against the Dakota Access Pipeline that threatens their sacred lands and all of our water, it is a glimpse into these couples’ lives and the lives of those in their communities,” said director Nabil Elderkin.
Thank you, John Legend, for showing us that in a mad world, love can overcome anything.

French Montana Throws Lavish Birthday Bash

On Wednesday (November 9), French Montana linked up with some of the biggest names in the industry to celebrate his 32nd birthday. And as we know him, Montana did not have an ordinary bash.
After dropping “Unforgivable”, French Montana and rumored girlfriend Iggy Azalea spent some time at his house in Calabasas, partying with… elephants? But the real party continued after, on a yacht at Marina Del Rey. Drake, Diddy, Cassie and Amber Rose were some of the rapper’s friends who joined his yacht party. Diddy and Amber even offered speeches, and Rose called Montana “one of my best friends in the world.”
Happy belated birthday, French Montana!

Tyler the Creator Gives Sneak Peak of ‘Cherry Bomb’

Cherry Bomb, Tyler the Creator’s 4th studio album released in April 2015, is getting its own documentary.

Tyler released a sneak peak of the documentary on his social media accounts to give notice of the arrival of the film.  There are multiple artists that appearance in the film including Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Schoolboy Q.  Cherry Bomb is set to premiere in January, but the rapper is showing 10 minutes of the film at Tyler the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival this weekend.

Check out the sneak peak of Cherry Bomb The Documentary below.

 

A Tribe Called Quest is Back

After an 18 year absence in the music world, A Tribe Called Quest has finally released an album. The last album from this group was their 1998 The Love Movement.

Earlier in august, the group vowed to release music before the death of Phife Dawgand.

The album titled “We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service” is available for streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

The 16-track album features some greats like Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Andre 3000, recordings from the late Dawgand so much more.

This album couldn’t come at a better time to get people mind off of the recent elections.

Tupac May Be Gone But Never Forgotten

This month the hip-hop world will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of Tupac’s 1991 2pacalypse Now album in a major way.

For the first time ever the 25-year-old album is being released tomorrow (November 11th) as a very rare vinyl and a cassette tape.

The website Respect The Classics who will be releasing record described it saying;

“To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Respect The Classics is re-releasing the album on vinyl and cassette on November 11, 2016. The 25th Anniversary edition of 2Pacalypse Now will be packaged as a double LP gatefold and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at renowned record plant, RTI. The cassette version will include the original booklet from 1992 featuring the original photos and artwork covering the inner city poet’s rise.

But that’s not the only way that they are celebrating the life of the rapper who was recently nominated to be inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame.

Clothing store Urban Outfitters will be releasing a special line called 2Pac Forever.

The brand, which features a lot of great pieces, goes live in stores and online tomorrow (November 11) in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, and Berlin from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Los Angeles shop will be located at Space 15 twenty and will have a performance from upcoming artists Andre Power and Alia Zin.

You can pre-order your Vinyl for $25.98 or your cassette for $8.98 on the Respect the Classics website.