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Kanye West sent some great news to G.O.O.D. Music fans via Twitter yesterday–a compilation album featuring all of Ye’s good music artists will be available in Spring 2012! Big Sean, CyHi Da Prynce, John Legend, Common, Pusha T, Consequence, Mr. Hudson, Kanye West, of course, and more are all expected to appear on the project. RELATED POSTS: Kanye West And Russell Simmons Occupy Wall Street [VIDEO] Big Sean Debuts Two New Songs At Concert In NYC & Brings Out Kanye West [VIDEO] CyHi Da Prynce: “I’m The Anderson Cooper Of The Streets!” [EXCLUSIVE]
‘It’s just me showing my versatility,’ G.O.O.D. Music soldier tells Mixtape Daily of jumping on timeless beats from Youngbloodz to Outkast. By Rob Markman, with reporting by James Smith Main Pick Artist : CyHi the Prynce Representing : Atlanta Mixtape : Jack of All Trades Real Spit : CyHi the Prynce figured he would end the summer the same way he started: with a free mixtape. In June, the G.O.O.D. Music soldier released Royal Flush 2 to much fanfare and as August rolled to a close, the MC once again got to work with his Jack of All Trades tape. The Atlanta rapper teamed with both DJ Scream and DJ Spinz to gather a bunch of familiar instrumentals that would showcase his rhyme skills. As far as the title of the tape, it’s all pretty simple if you let the Prynce tell it. “It’s just me showing my versatility and that I’m a jack of all trades,” CyHi told Mixtape Daily. “Slow beats, fast beats, mid-tempos, whatever; rugged, pop, I can rap on it all. Gospel, country — whatever you want to give me, I can do. So I think Jack of All Trades shows that I’m a jack of all trades.” On “Farmer,” CyHi goes to the Midwest for inspiration, using Bone Thugs-n-Harmony ‘s 1994 beat for “Thuggish Ruggish Bone” to rap about his affinity for marijuana. “Blacksmith” continues the trend. Over the slow bounce of Tru ‘s “I’m Bout It, Bout It,” Kanye’s prot
Series-closing MCs tell MTV News the Vitamin Water project a great look for underground artists. By Steven Roberts CyHi The Prynce (file) NEW YORK — Vitamin Water hosted the last show in its “Uncapped Live” concert series at the Hudson Hotel on Wednesday night, and Freddie Gibbs , Big K.R.I.T. , CyHi the Prynce and Rye Rye came through to rock the New York City crowd. Over the last few months, the “Uncapped Live” series has partnered with up-and-coming acts to help expose them to bigger audiences. MTV News caught up with K.R.I.T. and CyHi before the show to talk about what the opportunity means to them. “They’re actually helping artists such as myself, Big K.R.I.T., Pill [and] other up-and-coming hip-hop artists that’s looking to stand on the forefront of hip-hop and the game,” CyHi told us. “We’re coming from the underground and we’re doing it organically, so they’re a big help to up-and-coming artists such as myself.” The G.O.O.D Music MC opened the show, casually walking onstage in a black tee and his signature Jesus piece; the crowd actually didn’t notice him at first. Cy went on to perform songs from his Royal Flush mixtape series and various features. But he really got the crowd rocking when he did his verse from Kanye West’s “So Appalled.” The ATLien said he loved performing in New York, because New Yorkers are typically harder to impress. “They’re the originators, and I guess you have to pay homage to the originators, and at the same time I remember me and K.R.I.T. was on the same show and I got booed. Ever since then, every time I come back it’s like pandemonium. That’s just the war wounds or the process you have to go through to become a stronger artist. A lot of crowds may not perceive you as well as other crowds may and you may think that they’re supposed to.” Big Krit — whose Live From the Underground drops September 27 — was grateful for the platform the “Uncapped” tour provided newer artists. The Mississippi MC said he loved the opportunity to perform in front of an audience that may not know have been familiar with his music, jaded New Yorkers or not. “Anywhere where you are performing in front of people who might not know who you are, it can be intimidating. But I’ve been doing this so long and I’ve been in front of crowds who knew who I was that didn’t bob their heads or really didn’t care that I was onstage. So to have the opportunity to be in front — far from where I’m from and performing my music and people are listening — it’s dope all the same, whether you get booed or don’t get booed.” Related Videos ‘RapFix Live’ With CyHi The Prynce Related Artists Prynce Cy Hi Big K.R.I.T.
Big Sean, who witnessed the album being made, tells MTV News that even its intro blew him away. By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway Jay-Z and Kanye West Photo: Getty Images Big Sean has been watching the throne, literally. The Detroit rapper, whose Finally Famous snagged the #3 spot on next week’s Billboard albums chart, got to watch Jay-Z and Kanye West craft their highly anticipated Watch the Throne album , but don’t expect him to give away the goods. Sean did confirm to MTV News that he didn’t land a spot on the album — not that he’s stressing it. “No, I didn’t make it,” Sean said on the set of his “Marvin & Chardonnay” video shoot earlier this week. “But it’s all good. I was there while they were doing it, applauding them up.” The album was made available for pre-order on Monday, and though no release date has been officially confirmed, the ship date on customer receipts is listed as “2011-08-02.” Kanye West took to Twitter to plug the LP and name drop Givenchy designer Ricardo Tisci, personality writing , “Watch The Throne cover by Riccardo Tisci. Pre-order album at www.watchthethrone.com .” Other than a few tweets from industry insiders like Hot 97 radio personality Angie Martinez , and positive reviews from artists like Swizz Beatz and CyHi the Prynce mum has been the world on Watch the Throne . So, when Sway pressed Sean, he too gave a glowing but brief review. “Man it’s just some good-ass songs on there,” he said. “I don’t know if they want me to give away any of the titles, but you’ll hear it. You’ll know what I’m talking about. Just even the intro is like, damn!” Related Artists Kanye West Jay-Z
‘It’s just like Shady and Aftermath,’ MC says of being signed to G.O.O.D. Music, Konvict and Def Jam. By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Sway Calloway CyHi the Prynce Photo: MTV News If you want to get technical, Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music deal with Def Jam puts Atlanta rapper CyHi the Prynce back where he’s been throughout his career. And that makes him all the more confident that big-label status won’t change his music. “Def Jam is like family, for real,” he said on “RapFix Live” this week. His history with the label began back when CyHi was part of a Georgia rap group called Hoodlum that was signed to Def Jam through Jazzy Pha’s Sho’Nuff imprint. After the group split a couple of years later and CyHi embarked on a solo career, his relationship with a pair of execs kept him in the family. “When I went solo, I came back and revisited the situation, due to my relationship with L.A. Reid and my relationship with Bu Thiam,” CyHi told MTV News. At the time, Reid was Island Def Jam’s chairman and Thiam, Akon’s younger brother, was (and still is) an A&R at the label. CyHi was signed to Akon’s Konvict Music imprint in 2009. And then last year, Kanye West caught wind of his talents and recruited him to join his Grammy Family. “I’ve been at Def Jam all my life; it’s just, you know, the big heads put it all together,” CyHi explained of the new relationship with Kanye’s group and the label. “By G.O.O.D. Music actually getting their label deal there, and I’m already there, it just solidifies me more, [increasing] the possibility of an album coming soon.” As for how Konvict and G.O.O.D. Music interact on his behalf, and split any due proceeds, CyHi offered an analogy for the joint venture: “It’s just like Shady and Aftermath. It’s just like G-Unit and Aftermath. It’s the same thing. I’m not a stingy guy. My thing ain’t to get rich. … Their check is a joint venture. That’s between Konvict and G.O.O.D. Music. They going to split that, then I just do me.” The “Royal Flush” rapper was also adamant that both Konvict and G.O.O.D. Music only have his best interest at heart and that the plan is to augment his talent, not switch up his style. “When you self-made and you do it yourself, they all come to complement what you have done,” CyHi said. “I got with ‘Ye, I been like this. They was like, ‘I don’t want to change nothing about you; I just want to enhance it.’ Same with [Konvict], ‘We just want to enhance.’ It’s a great relationship with everybody. My team is what really makes me who I am. Teamwork makes dreams work.” Related Videos ‘RapFix Live’ With CyHi The Prynce Related Artists Prynce Cy Hi Kanye West Konvict
Big Sean, J. Cole and more show up on the street set, in Mixtape Daily. By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Sway Calloway and Rahman Dukes CyHi the Prynce Photo: MTV News Don’t Sleep: Necessary Notables Mixtape : The Allies Headliner : CyHi the Prynce Key Cameos : Big Sean, Yelawolf, Donnis, Big K.R.I.T., Pill, J. Cole and more Essential Info : You would think on the heels of dropping a critically acclaimed mixtape, CyHi the Prynce would take his act on the road or bask in the praise. But the Decatur, Georgia, native must subscribe to the motto “no rest for the weary.” Just a month after dropping Royal Flush, CyHi is set to drop another collection to the streets, the collabo-heavy Allies. “Everyone was asking me on the Royal Flush [project], why didn’t I do some songs with other guys,” Prynce told MTV News’ Sway Calloway during an appearance on “RapFix Live.” “So it was cool, they liked the songs, they just wanted to hear me with some of my peers as well.” The forthcoming 14-song collection is tentatively slated to arrive in mid-December, just in time for the holidays, he said of his gift to fans. So far, he’s nine songs into the project and looking to lock in his G.O.O.D. Music crew member Pusha T for the potential first offering, “A Thousand Pounds.” The track is a thought-provoking number about what the MCs featured on the song would do should they come into that amount of money. The mixtape will be the upstart MC’s third of the year, following his Greg Street and Green Lantern-helmed The Prynce of Jacks and last month’s Royal Flush “I feel like I can do it more than once, more than three times,” CyHi said of releasing more material. “I gave y’all my nukes. I threw a couple of nukes in. Other than that, it’s the same me, just more wise and more groomed.” Other Heat This Week
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