Forbes released their annual hip-hop cash king list today and at the top of the pile is Jay-Z. They estimate Hov grossed $63 million last year. Rounding out the top five are Dr.Dre ($17 million), Lil Wayne ($20 million), Akon ($21 million) and Diddy ($30 million). Read the rest of the list here.
Bow Wow sported the referee uniform yesterday at the Foot Locker in Herald Square. The wardrobe change was to promote his new fiick, Lottery Ticket. In the film, Bow’s character “Kevin Carson” worked at the sneaker retailer before winning $370 million. Peep the madness above.
[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”walemc”] Good times last night at the Highline Ballroom, as my boy Wale pulled off The Show About Nothing. Rap Radar was a proud sponsor of the event and I don’t know about y’all but I had super fun. Ha! Anyways, here’s Mr. Folarin’s show opener. More footage on way including guest appearances by J.Cole and Fabolous. Missed out? Your Loss!
Yaowa! Joell Ortiz visited Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97 last night and blessed the airwaves for about five minutes over a gang of bangin’ instrumentals. This dude is the truth. ifwt
Freeze! Polo Dro’s latest gets an upgrade with the bossman and Gooch. Pretty chill. Hopefully P.O.L.O. is just as ill. hhnm
Burr that’s a whole lot of ice. As promised, here is Gucci’s latest mixtape hosted by DJ Holiday. Download link and tracklist after the jump.
Well we’re not going to see Detox anytime soon, so how about some unreleased music possibly a reference track for somebody? Although it sounds unfinished, so far everything about this is turning us off. omen
In about 5 hours—10:17 to be exact, Gucci Mane and DJ Holiday will release their latest mixtape, Jewlery Selection on Livemixtapes. Until then, here’s one of the cuts you’ll hear. It’s electric. The Appeal drops September 28th.
[vodpod id=Video.4244867&w=425&h=350&fv=] J.Cole raised the roof last Wednesday in Flint, Michigan and street logik was there to witness his intimate performance. He opens his set with “We On” and runs through cuts from The Warm Up.
For RESPECT.’s fourth issue, T.I.’s plastered on the cover. Issue on newsstands August 31st. Sidebar: Tip’s also having a secret show tonight in New York. I got 10 tickets to the first ones that email us at [email protected] make sure you have a printer handy. Open to NY area residents. UPDATE: Contest over! Congratulations to the lucky 10. See ya tonight 9 P.M.
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.