The Rewind Episode 15 On the latest episode of “The Rewind” , hosts Landon and DJ Franchise talk Teyana Taylor’s “Gonna Love Me” remix with Raekwon, Ghostface Killa, and Method Man that DJ Franchise “The Bully” can’t get enough of. Landon, however, is less than impressed considering that it comes with production from Kanye. On the flip side Landon LOVED Tyler Perry’s new film “Nobody’s Fool”—that Franchise says was absolutely horrible. “Tyler Perry keeps giving us this garbage, this trash. I don’t know why black people wanna go see this stupid a** movie. This movie was just horrible over all.” Ooop! Watch above, it’s THE REWIND!
Aubrey don’t write rhymes, he writes checks… Drake Pays Former Rapper $100,000 For Borrowed Lines Apparently Drake’s opening lines on YG’s “Who Do You Love” track sound STRIKINGLY similar to a portion of a verse from Rappin’ 4-Tay’s 1994 track “Playaz Club.” 4-Tay never filed a formal lawsuit, but today he’s enjoying some Views From The 6 -figure settlement in exchange for his throwback lines. Via TMZ : Drake just paid a ton of respect to Rappin’ 4-Tay — in the form of cold, hard cash — to settle a beef in which 4-Tay claimed Drizzy jacked his rhymes. 4-Tay first put Drake on blast when YG’s hit “Who Do You Love” came out. Drake drops lyrics on the song that are clearly ripped straight from 4-Tay’s 1994 hit “Playaz Club.” 4-Tay was offended Drake didn’t give him credit on the song. No lawsuit was ever filed, but sources close to the situation tell us a very lucrative agreement was reached. 4-Tay’s manager tells TMZ … Drake’s record label agreed to pay 4-Tay $100,000 for “borrowing” the lines. Not shockingly … 4-Tay tells us he’s no longer offended. Let’s face it, $100,000 is chump change to Drizzy and the label. At least he was able to tiptoe around a messy lawsuit with this one…but it may behoove Drake to only rap his own emo-rhymes from here on out.
You may not have heard of Cassius. But you’ve heard him. He’s the GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter behind Bruno Mars’ “Just The Way You Are”; a single that’s sold over 12.5 million copies around the world. But don’t be fooled my his success on the pop charts. You may recall us chatting with Cassius shortly after Bruno’s Super Bowl halftime show. Well now, the indie hip hop artist premieres his new album, Loss Leader Vol. 1 , as a BitTorrent Bundle. Peep the clip below to get a closer look: Described as a mix of melancholy hip hop and stripped down electronic, Cassius’ debut solo project aims to present a duality in sound and serve as proof that musicians can move beyond the easy labels. Take a listen: You can download the bundle HERE to unlock the 11-track Loss Leader Vol. 1 album, art, and lyric sheets. Or, you can download the app ( iTunes or Android ) to have a listen. What do you think of the tracks you hear so far? Continue reading →
In celebration of Jay’s birthday , DJ Lissa Monet and 2 dopeboyz released a tribute mixtape ’4Jay-Z’ . We’ve already downloaded the free, 68-track joint and, hate him or love him, it’s pretty dope to take a journey back down memory lane. Since Reasonable Doubt, Sean Jay-Z Carter showed us anything is possible. With a long lasting relationship with the art of story telling, there is no doubt that Jay-Z is one of the best rappers of all time. With every album that he releases, Jay-Z gives the world an opportunity to evolve, a picture frame of perspective, a different way of seeing life and a new instant fashion, business and social culture trend with each music video. As with all her tribute mixes, DJ Lissa Monet once again provides listeners with the raw emotion of Jay-Z’s live shows to his forgotten features along with contributions of thoughts and words from his friends and colleagues. “This 4 Jay-Z mixtape isn’t really about the hits, because we can play Jay-Z hits all day, its essentially about the lyrical versatility and growth of an artist who wasn’t ashamed of where he came from and wasn’t afraid to push boundaries do the impossible and keep people thinking.” ~lissa monét download + share + enjoy Happy Birthday Mr. Carter. Images via lissamonet/2DBZ/tumblr
You likey?? Fresh off his 28th birthday this past Sunday, Omarion dropping the latest track, “M.I.A” featuring Wale. Are you feelin’ it? Images via youtube/twitter
Could there be a hit on the horizon? Frenchie Davis ‘ new dance track broke out on the airwaves and we’ve got the vid for you to check out. The song was born when Frenchie teamed up with international songwriter Janice Robinson (Ashley Tisdale, Deborah Cox), who wrote the dance track with Frenchie in mind, saying only her voice could make the record come alive. Accompanied by an electrifying Mad Max-inspired video directed by Ch’an Andre and Brian Friedman (Britney Spears), the video for “Loves Got A Hold On Me” sets a perfect tone of what is to be expected from the already loved Diva, Frenchie Davis. “I feel that it’s coming together wonderfully, almost divinely. Everything is happening the way it’s supposed to,” says the songstress. With over five years of performance experience on Broadway as a cast member of Rent and the Grammy nominated revival of Ain’t Misbehavin, as well as a stint on American Idol that launched Frenchie’s amazing voice onto national television, she is making the daring move to step out on her own. Her new song and video “Love’s Got a Hold On Me” is slated to dominate the Dance World and Charts like never before. When speaking on the release of the video, Frenchie Davis said, “I want to live my life to inspire people to be brave and courageous, to believe in themselves and never take no for an answer.” We all know Frenchie can sing her azz off…what do you think of the new track? Images via Youtube/WENN
Positive K is one of the original artists of the First Priority Music camp. First Priority Music was the home of The Audio 2, MC Lyte & the Priority Posse. Positive K is best known for his hits “I’m Not Havin’ It” (a duet with MC Lyte) “A Good Combination” and his 1992 hit “I Got a Man”. Positive K recorded & performed with the likes of Big Daddy kane, Grand Puba, Milk D and some of the biggest names in hip hop. Today’s #Throwback “Step Up Front”, is the single that put him on the map. Officially. Listen: Download: step-up-front.mp3 Follow on Twitter @positivek1 Facebook: (Link) Other Positive K Hits: The latest from Positive K “You Don’t Have To Lie” Posted by Garnet Reid Follow on Twitter @Garnet_Reid
Ray-Ray is back with a slow jam for that azz Ray Lavender New Music Video “We Love” Ray Lavender slows it down with the his new “r&b” video titled “We Love”. This is what the ladies want from you Mr. Lavender. Stick to the basics. ‘We Love” kinda reminds you of that classic 90′s r&b sound. This is a winner. Ladies?? Hate it or Love it?? Follow on Twitter @DAREALRAYL Posted by Garnet Reid Follow on Twitter @Garnet_Reid
Naughty By Nature DJ/producer Kay Gee introduces his new group Elite to the game with the remix of the hit track “We are Young” by Fun featuring Janelle Monae. This is Elite’s official first single off their upcoming mixtape #WavyFlexinCool which is set to drop this summer. Some of Kay Gees credits are Naughty By Nature, Zhane, Next & Jahiem. Listen : Download: elite-_we-r-young_-kay-gee-mix.mp3 Follow on Twitter @WeRELITE3 @KayGeeNBN Posted By Garnet Reid Follow on twitter @Garnet_Reid
Bieber’s “Boyfriend” gets a boost from the South, courtesy of the Ying Yang Twins??? Double the guilty pleasure for sure. What do you think? Do You Hate It… Or Love It?!?
