French Montana’s got a hit on his hands, but Uncle Luke hasn’t gotten a check in his pocket. On the BET Hip-Hop Awards red carpet, Luke tells RapFix that he hasn’t been compensated yet for French’s single, “Pop That”. The song samples his classic party starter, “I Wanna Rock”. Better get-get the checkbook.
Maino and his Mafia separate themselves from the pack with this new track from their upcoming mixtape. The Mafia arrives October 9th.
The second leg of K.R.I.T.’s tour is underway and he’s bringing Slim Thug along. Here’s a recap of their stops in Philly and NY with clips from the show at Irving Plaza as well as visits to Hot 97 and Power 105. Previously: Pt. 3
Busta and his fellow Conglomerate clean up nice for Year Of The Dragon‘s next motion picture. Until the finalized version swings our way, here’s a sneak peek from the set.
With a slight alter, Hit-Boy reuses his beat and adds some bars along with K.Roosevelt and Audio Push for their personal touch. Check it out A$AP. complex
In under 3 minutes, Uncle Murda and Diddy Bop touch on some of hip-hop’s current events from Tunechi’s comments to the passing of Chris Lighty. You know, real nigga shit. xzone
Everyone is up on 2 Chainz’ tour. In the fifth part of his tour series, we get a look at more crazed fans and a behind the scenes look at his House of Blues show in Houston. Previously: Pt. 4
It’s so, hello, but looks more like a, no-no. Directed by GT Films, Waka, Dorrough and Shawty Lo drop off another recycled video, this time off Waka’s mixtape, Salute Me Or Shoot Me 4. Shoot me now.
DMX returns the favor and enters the dark side with Machine Gun Kelly. This probably would’ve been better if X resurrected his Damien alias. Lace Up in stores next Tuesday. rap-up
Creed frontman Scott Stapp was on VH1’s Morning Buzz Live two days ago to promote his memoir Sinner’s Creed. He says after a foiled suicide attempt in Miami, T.I. came to his rescue and helped him get medical attention. Sidebar: Two years ago The Negotiator Tip talked a man off a ledge in Atlanta.
Thank you for sharing this story. Glad to hear Dice Raw made it through the accident, and wishing him a full recovery.