Got enough MCs? In celebration of his The Piece Maker 3: Return Of The 50 MCs release last week, Tony Touch invited a handful of the LPs guests to his Toca Tuesday show for a cypher. Listen up.
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Co-written by his father Alan Thicke, Robin keeps the feet moving with Blurred Lines‘ latest release. The label sure has been pretty generous with the releases. Get it in full on July 30. ru
During yesterday’s Trayvon Martin rally in L.A., cops briefly cuffed the rapper after they suspected he was brandishing a firearm, then released him after they realized he wasn’t strapped. Bullets Rappers ain’t go name. tmz
Slaughterhouse returned to New York’s Highline Ballroom yesterday. During the show, Joe Budden, Crooked I and Royce Da 5’9″ gave a first live rendition of No Love Lost‘s 8th track.
Mac Miller held court at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom last night. ScHooboy Q hit the stage for their collabo, “Gees”. After the jump, Q’s fellow Black Hippy, Ab-Soul joined Mac for “Matches”.
Constant drinking and love songs aren’t such bad combination after fall. This week, J.Cole’s lead single, “Power Trip” has crossed the one million mark. Congratulations to the entire Dreamville team. Download Born Sinner here.
In Jay’s recent interview with Zane Lowe, he explained a brief fallout between him and Timbo after Blueprint 3. In Revolt’s new clip, Tim speaks on the subject and says he’s written an apology verse.
After going head-to-toe with Nick, Mac hit the stage during last night’s episode of Wild N’ Out. He closed out the show with “Matches”. “S.D.S.” after the jump. Watch it with the sound on.
Numbers don’t lie—or do they? Despite Billboard not counting Jay-Z’s million seller, the tangible edition of Magna Carta Holy Grail has sold approximately 528,208 copies. If the number holds up, this will mark Hov’s 13th number one album. Watch out Paul, John, George, and Ringo; he’s on your ass. Pause. Final tally tomorrow. UPDATE: 527,000 copies sold. Oh, what a feeling!
Back again, Jiggaman’s mug takes the front display of London’s New Musical Express magazine. Read the article after the jump. Michael Stipe of REM has told NME that he is “thrilled” that Jay-Z chose to include lyrics by his band on his latest album ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’. Speaking to NME as part of this week’s cover feature on the US rapper, Stipe discussed his relationship with Jay-Z and his reaction to words from his song ‘Losing My Religion’ appearing on his new song ‘Heaven’. […]
[…] The episode features testimonials from close family members, his ex-wife Tashera Simmons, and major music executives who were instrumental to his career, including Def Jam’s Lyor Cohen, Ruff Ryders’ Swizz Beatz, Murder Inc.’s Irv Gotti, and fellow artist Eve. […]