Make no mistake—or apologies, but J.Cole’s selling records. And this week, his sophomore set Born Sinner has accumulated 506,000 receipts. The album becomes Cole’s second gold plaque. Congratulations! Download the LP here.
Trae Tha Truth kept his tradition going this weekend with his annual Trae Day event in Houston. With performances from Trinidad James, Lil Scrappy, Problem and more, Trae provided goods for the needy, back-to-school supplies for the kids, free HIV testing and more. Every day should be Trae Day. kit
2 Chainz was last night’s musical guest on Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘N Out. Above he closes out the show with “Crack”. Meanwhile, he puts the slicks moves on Rosa Acosta after the jump.
Don’t blink. About 10 seconds in, Rozay makes his acting debut as “Butterball” in the next episode of Starz Network’s series, Magic City. Episode airs this Friday at 9pm.
In this portion of his interview with Revolt, Timbo explains why Aaliyah’s posthumous vocals particularly used in Drake and Chris Brown‘s singles did not work. He also mentions that Nas, Jay-Z, and Justin Timberlake have recorded a song called “Sinatra In The Sands”. hhnm
Macklemore checked in with the folks at Life + Times to decode his track seven off The Heist. After reciting his first verse, he explains how the song came together.
Yelawolf’s back in his zone, and announced on Instagram that he and DJ Paul will be releasing a collaborative album.
Look who’s a shot caller now. With the relaunch of Priority Records, producer Harry Fraud has formed a new label, Surf School. Fraud turned to his Twitter account and said this of his new venture. For the label I am looking to create partnerships with other independent minded artists and release wavy music. Its not about signing people.” He then went on to clarify, “As far as me as an artist/producer I do not have a record deal…yet (evil laugh).”
Sorry 2004 2013. The day after J.Cole apologized for his lyric on Drake’s “Jodeci Freestyle”, Drizzy turned to his blog and expressed his regret. He also said that the lyric will be removed.
Man, this drop from Masspike Miles is seriously smooth from start to finish. The Road Less Traveled totally delivers on that signature R&B vibe, and the production choices across these tracks are just insane. It honestly feels more complete than a lot of full-length albums out right now. Tracks like "Devoted" with Bun B and the title track hit different when you are just cruising around the city late at night. If you are heading out to grab the physical copy or hitting up a late-night listening session across town, trying to flag down reliable taxi services can sometimes be a real hassle, so planning ahead definitely saves the mood. Overall, this project proves why he is such a vital part of the Maybach crew. Definitely keep this one on repeat for a while.