Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Official Vizion Signs deal Freemantle Media

It’s been a journey for artist and ceo of Nashville TN label, Official Vizion. With its conception after O.N.A.’s collapse a coalition of artist from music city. Leader Z aka Zeus would later go on to create Official Vizion, entertainment label directly after. From humble beginnings the label would receive its fair share of light after the release of “Ordained”! The success of the mixtape would propel the label too new heights attracting the attention of Freemantle Media, a television production company . This deal is apparently one of many and worth a lot of money. The details of how much haven’t been specified. Stay tune to find out what other moves Z’s camp is making!

West Coast Staple Roscoe's House Of Chicken N Waffles Has Filed For Bankruptcy

This would be a major loss for anyone who appreciates good food. We swear we aren’t just on a chicken and waffles kick, despite just recently posting about a pair of chicken and waffles Nike SBs. Apparently one of the most well-known chicken and waffle restaurants in the world, Roscoe’s House of Chicken N Waffles, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As reported by the Wall Street Journal,East Coast Foods Inc. — the parent company of the popular restaurant — filed the documents. They claim the company has less than $50,000 in assets, while owning between $10-$50 million in debt. Part of that debt comes from a $3.24 million payout the company owes to a former employee who won a lawsuit for discrimination and wrongful-termination in 2013. The west coast food staple has been around since 1975 and has seven locations in Southern California. The company was founded by Harlem native Herbert Hudson. Ideally, the bankruptcy filing will allow the company to restructure its debts rather than close outright. It would be a travesty if they closed.

Monday, March 28, 2016

Kanye West's "Famous" Is Now Available On Apple Music & Spotify

Stream Kanye West's single "Famous" to your heart's content. When The Life of Pablo released, Kanye West declared that the album would “never be for sale” on sites like Apple’s iTunes, instead forcing anyone who wants to listen to the album to sign up for Tidal. Kanye has remained true to that declaration, updating the existing album on Tidal with new versions of a few tracks, until today. Twitter account TeamKanyeDaily posted a tweet showing that the album’s new single “Famous,” is available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify. For reference, "Famous" is the track containing the controversial Taylor Swift line. Now, this makes sense for Def Jam, a label that has so far allowed its streaming revenue to be severely undercut while Kanye puts on for Tidal. The lead single will finally reach the ears of people who weren’t among the hundreds of thousands to download the album on The Pirate Bay, and Kanye gets to more or less keep his original declaration intact. We’ll have to wait and see if more songs get the single treatment and become widely available for streaming. What this means is that ‘Ye will definitely not be making any other changes to “Famous,” as he did for “Wolves” and other songs on the album. Stream "Famous" on Spotify and Apple Music now.

Big Sean & Jhene Aiko Form Duo TWENTY88, Project Dropping This Week

Big Sean and Jhene Aiko have formed a duo called TWENTY88. They're dropping a project on Friday. Big Sean and Jhene Aiko both retweeted videos posted by a brand new Twitter account called TWENTY88 tonight. The first clip shows both Sean and Aiko sitting in the backseat of a car, and the second shows Aiko being filmed by a robot while she's likely in the middle of intercourse (perhaps with Sean).

Kanye West & Tyga Dress Up As Easter Bunnies

Two new bunnies showed up in the Kardashian household today. The Kardashians decided to host an Easter celebration for the kids today, and the two rappers in the family circle, Kanye West and Tyga, went the extra mile by dressing up in full-body bunny suits. Kim recorded their entrance on her Snapchat, and Ye is the first bunny to enter the room (in a suit that appears to be of slightly higher quality), while Tyga follows behind and hits a few dabs before surprising the kids. North was a bit frightened at first, but she eventually approached her pops to go in for the hug.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Tyga Faces 3rd Lawsuit From A Landlord

Apparently Tyga has a thing for not paying rent. Tyga has been at the center of a second public dispute with his landlord, who claimed he hadn’t been paying rent on his $17,000 a month Hollywood Hills mansion. Apparently, Tyga has a third legal dispute with a landlord on his hands, this time for a space he rented for his clothing company Egypt Last Kings Clothing. As TMZ reports, Tyga had been using the rented space as a retail shop for Last Kings, but the landlord found the unit abandoned in June 2015. No trace of Tyga or anyone else who had lived there, except for some not-so-subtle redecoration. Tyga or someone in his crew had apparently painted the doors black with Egyptian patters, painted over the ceiling tiles and had spilled ink across most of the 5,000 square feet of concrete flooring. To top it, off, the landlord is claiming that someone poured ink down the drain, which violates more than one environmental regulation and is just all around bad for the environment. As for his Last Kings line? You can check out their website for yourself, because apparently Tyga doens't like to pay rent on digital properties either. The landlord is seeking $75,000 for repairs to the rental, plus five months of rent. Because of course Tyga didn’t pay his rent. That being said, Tyga has defended himself by claiming the damages were the landlord’s doing and that the building wasn’t up to code, which caused the environmental fine

Post Malone Says He Has New Music Coming This Week

Could it be a single from Post Malone's new album? We haven’t heard much from the out-of-nowhere sensation Post Malone aside from the odd rumor about his collaborators since he announced his album would be dropping in March. Of course, March is now almost over and we still don’t have the album, so time is running out for the “White Iverson” singer to make good on his tweet. He may be doing just that, according to an Instagram post from last night. Post Malone shared a picture of himself holding a solid gold Air Jordan 11 necklace pendant, and told people as an aside, “don’t ask me about music, because it’s coming this week.” There’s still ample time for Post to drop a single and an album before the month is over, so we might have a lot more from the Texas artist very soon.

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Monday, March 21, 2016

Rihanna's "ANTI" Returns To The Top Of The Billboard 200

After over a month spent in lower positions, Rihanna's "ANTI" is back at number one. Rihanna pulled out a nail-biter against Kevin Gates about a month and a half ago when their respective albums ANTI and Islah were released, barely edging him out for the top spot on the Billboard 200. After that week at number one, Rih's surprise release ceded its spot to Future's EVOL, Kendrick Lamar's untitled unmastered, and of course, Adele's commercial juggernaut 25 in between. Now, after a month at number two or lower, ANTI's back on top. Billboard's chart for the week of March 17th records 54,000 equivalent album units for Rih, 17,000 of which were deemed pure album sales. The rest, 69% of the total, came from streaming. Elsewhere, Adele moves down to number 2, Justin Bieber's Purpose moves up to 3, untitled unmastered falls back to 5, Islah sits at number 9, and Flatbush Zombies' 3001: A Laced Odyssey debuts at number 10 with 28,000 EAUs. Interestingly enough, 24,000 (about 85%) of that number came from pure album sales. So even though they're several rungs below Rihanna, FBZ sold more actual albums this past week.

Wale Plans To Release Two Albums In 2016

Wale announces plans for two 2016 albums, shares details on MMG's "Self Made Vol. 4." Back in January, Wale announced a new album by the name of Shine, giving us the name only and no other details, and now we've got a slight update. In an interview with Complex at SXSW, the MMG rapper spoke on his upcoming fifth album and gave some additional hints about two more new projects. First off, Shine is apparently an acronym that stands for "Still Here Ignoring Negative Energy," and it's about 80% complete. Kehlani and Nez & Rio are involved, but there's no release date yet. In addition, Folarin said that he'll "for sure" have another solo album out in 2016, and will also executive produce MMG's upcoming group project Self Made Vol. 4

Drake & Rihanna Surprise Fan With Cancer In Miami

The Make-A-Wish foundation sent Drake and Rihanna to visit a devoted young fan in Miami. Last week, as the "Anti" tour hit Miami, Rihannabrought out Drake to perform their smash hit "Work," currently the No. 1 song in the country. During their stop in Miami, the two megastars took the time to visit a young fan of theirs named Megan, who's currently undergoing cancer treatment. Megan certainly looks elated in her picture with both Drake and Rihanna, though the highlight of the visit, organized by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, was meeting the OVO rapper, for whom her obsession rivals any girl her age. "BEST DAY OF MY LIFE! I MET THE LOML," wrote Megan in the caption of a video post she put on her Instagram, one that has been reshared via a Drake fan account.

Rich Homie Quan Says Young Thug Is Still His Best Friend

Even though Thug dissed him at a recent show, Rich Homie Quan has still got love for his former Rich Gang partner. And he intends to prove it on an upcoming track. During a recent concert, before dropping "Lifestyle," still the biggest hit to his name, Young Thugshouted, "Hey, fuck Rich Homie!" -- Rich Homie being the other collaborator on the track, taken off their 2014 joint tape Tha Tour: Part 1, which they released as the duo Rich Gang. Since the dissolution of Rich Gang, Thug has seemed to disown his former partner, but Rich Homie Quan, on the other hand, has no interest in contributing to the bad blood, as evidenced in a new track he's planning to release, which he previewed last night on Instagram. The unreleased track seems to provide Quan's take on the highly scrutinized Rich Gang breakup. "I had to separate myself from Rich Gang," lip syncs Quan as the track plays in the background. "No disrespect to Birdman," he continues. With the next line, Quan confirms that "Thugga Thugga still my BEST FRIEND, BEST FRIEND, BEST FRIEND," perhaps a nod to Thug's big hit off Slime Season. Then again, maybe Quan will drop a "Best Friend" of his own.

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Official Vizion Signs Awesome2 Deal

We’ve been hearing a lot of chatter from Official Vizion camp in the early 2016! With summer coming we’ve been hearing a lot of waves from rapper/ceo Z aka Zeus! Were now hearing that they’ve signed another deal 4 months in the making with Awesome 2. Pair of djs that have a large amount of credentials in the hip hop community! With artist like, P diddy, Busta Rhymes, Styles P, and other major names on their resume; this deal promises to be lucrative for Z’s camp.

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Yung Lean’s Tour Bus Shot At In Pittsburgh

Someone is gunning for the Sadboys. Swedish rapper Yung Lean is currently on a US tour in support of his album Warlord, and played a show in Pittsburgh last night. After the show, it appears someone fired shots at Lean’s crew and their tour bus. Pittsburgh SWAT team had to be called to calm things down. Yung Lean confirmed the shooting in a few now-deleted Instagram comments on his post thanking Pittsburgh for the show. We were also able to confirm the presence of SWAT based on a vine posted by Bladee, a frequently collaborator with Lean who’s on tour with him.

Afeni Shakur's Husband Wants Part Of The Tupac Estate For Alimony

Afeni Shakur does not want her soon to be ex-husband to get any alimony from the Tupac Estate. Part of Tupac Shakur’s estate may end up as part of a divorce settlement, as Tupac Shakur’s mother Afeni Shakur is currently embroiled in a divorce with her husband Gust Davis. They have been married for 12 years but have been living apart for over a year. TMZ reported details of the suit, including exactly how much the family makes and what Davis wants in the divorce. The Tupac Estate currently brings in roughly $900,000 a year, but after expenses & taxes that number is more like $20,000. Davis wants half of that monthly total for the rest of his life, as well as possession of his Jaguar and a 50 acre North Carolina ranch that the two purchased when they were still on good terms. It’s up to a judge to decide how the assets will be divided, but Afeni has filed to block the alimony request. However, for some reason the couple didn’t sign a prenup before they got married, which is not good news for Afeni Shakur. Just goes to show, you don’t have to be female to be a gold digger.

Tory Lanez & Jacquees Have Squashed Their Beef

Tory Lanez and Jacquees met up at South By Southwest. South By Southwest can really do everything. In addition to providing dope performances for fans, it can also be a means for reconciliation. Back in late February, Tory Lanez and Jacquees fell into a brief Twitter beef that was started when Tory Lanez responded flippantly to a post from the new Cash Money signee. Lanez wasn’t having it when Jacquees declared that he was coming for every R&B artist not named Chris Brown, and Jacquees ended up calling the Toronto singer a “watermelon head ass,” among other things. Fast forward to SXSW, where the two linked up and appear to have squashed any ill will that may have stemmed from their spate on Twitter. Jacquees posted a photo of the two together at SXSW, and although he called Tory Lanez a watermelon head again, it appears to have been in good fun this time. The two are on to bigger things, as they should be, and hopefully we’ll hear a collaboration between the two talented artists soon.

Friday, March 18, 2016

Z Rejects Google Play Deal & Signs another deal

We had received word that the Official Vizion camp was making power moves by signing deals with companies like “Freemantle”, but now weve gotten word that rapper/ceo of Official Vizion has denied a deal with google play reported to be worth 500,000-2,000,000! Definitely a large sum of money compared to a normal income! We’re receiving word that Z turned down the deal because he felt that “Official Vizion” could make more money outside of the deal and it would be restricting for the labels growth! Stay tuned for more information on rapper Z aka Zeus!

Meek Mill & Rick Ross Show Off Matching Ankle Monitors

Meek Mill & Rick Ross were together in Philly and showed off their matching ankle monitors. Meek Mill might not be able to record music while he’s currently serving his 90-day house arrest bid, but that’s not stopping him from seeing his friends. The other day his bae, Nicki Minaj, paid a visit by his crib, and now his fellow boss man, Rick Ross, did the same on Wednesday. While together though, the two MMG counterparts decided to show off their matching ankle monitors. “Meek Milli! Renzel” Rick Ross said in the snapchat video. “God bless the hustlers and the soldiers. We gonna be alright. Stay focused.” Rick Ross, who’s wearing an ankle monitor for his pistol-whipping case, is allowed to travel while Meek can’t. Therefore, the boss man flew out to Philly to be with his little homie and lift his spirits up. Rozay later took to Instagram to post a picture of the two, along with the caption, “If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere."

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Lyor Cohen Says "We're Gonna Bury 'Slime Season 3'"

In a video that can only be described as cryptic, 300 Entertainment label boss Lyon Cohen claims that “today in Austin, we’re going to bury Slime Season 3. We’re going to have a funeral procession right through South By Southwest.” So, is that good or bad Lyor? It sounds bad. Thugger fans have been clamoring for Slime Season 3 for a while now. It was supposed to drop last month, but instead fans got I’m Up. However, Young Thug confirmed that Slime Season 3 was its own project, and would still be releasing. Nothing more was said about it until Lyor Cohen’s strange video. Cohen is no stranger to blocking some of Thug’s releases. In a prior interview, Offset of Migosclaimed that the 300 Ent. honcho was the one who prevented Migos Thuggin from releasing on Christmas Day. We’ll be on the look out at SXSW for any sort of funeral procession and will report back if we hear more

Rihanna Speaks On "Rivalry" With Beyonce In Vogue Cover Story

Rihanna isn't buying into the media's narratives about her. Rihanna is at the top of her game, riding the success of ANTI and launching her own collection with Puma. Vogue tailed the mercurial singer for a cover story and got her perspective on a few different questions that have been following RiRi. For one, Rihanna says she tried to take a break from music after her previous album Unapologetic, but that break “lasted a week.” She was back in the studio before she knew it, working on what would become ANTI two years later. When Beyonce’s “Formation” released during the same week, many people took it as a way to steal Rihanna’s thunder, but RiRi doesn’t see it that way. “They just get so excited to feed on something that’s negative. Something that’s competitive. Something that’s, you know, a rivalry. And that’s just not what I wake up to. Because I can only do me. And nobody else is going to be able to do that.” She also has kind words for “Work” collaborator Drake, saying, “everything he does is so amazing.” She also recently brought Drake out at a show in Miami. But don’t start calling the two a couple any time soon, because she specifically address dating and complains that, “my schedule is so crazy right now. It’s definitely going to be a challenge when I do decide to pursue a relationship … but I have hope!” Rihanna is a woman of varied interests, and she speaks on different ventures she’s working on, including an agency for make-up artists and stylists. She likens her Fenty by Puma collection to “if the Addams Family was wearing gymwear.” It’s not just for women either. Just like much of the fashion world, her collection is unisex. “I always wanted to do what my brothers were doing,” Rihanna explains, “I always wanted to play the games they played and play rough and wear pants and go outside.”

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Jay Z Quietly Pulls All 3 "Blueprint" Albums From Spotify

A power move by Sean Carter. After Tidal’s launch last year, Jay Z was quick to pull his seminal debut Reasonable Doubt from Spotify. It would make sense not to allow your competitor to have your music, even if it might eat into streaming royalties. Jay Z has enough money to cover those short-term losses though. For a long time, it looked like Reasonable Doubt would be the only exclusive on Tidal. However, as of last week Jay Z pulled the entire Blueprint series from Spotify as well. While a few singles from The Blueprint, The Blueprint 2, and The Blueprint 3 are still available via compilation albums they appear on, Spotify users can no longer access classic tracks like “Renegade,” “Song Cry” or “On To The Next One.” It’s unclear what took Jay Z so long to pull these albums, but now everyone has just a little bit more incentive to make the switch to Tidal.

Stream Joell Ortiz’s New Album “That’s Hip Hop”

Joell Ortiz gets features from Kool G Rap, Billy Danze of MOP and more. Joell Ortiz is fully a student of New York hip hop, and he wears those influences on his sleeve in his new album That’s Hip Hop. That means dope lyricism that never slows down throughout the album and some OG features in the likes of Billy Danze and Kool G Rap. Fans of turntablism will also be pleasantly surprised to find some work on the ones and twos throughout the album. The beats are fairly old school as well, favoring more mid-tempo boom-bap sounds over trap’s quick snares and booming bass. The most fast-paced part of the album comes from the album’s lyrical buzzsaw of a single, “Kill at Will” featuring Token.

Foxy Brown Endorses Donald Trump

Foxy Brown is leaving the Democratic team for Donald Trump. It looks like Azealia Banks isn't the only female rapper who's endorsing Donald Trump. Brooklyn's own Foxy Brown is also joining team Donald. In a recent interview with New York Daily News, Brown endorsed the billionaire frontrunner and said she would be doing “a lot” for his campaign in the coming months. “I know so many people won’t agree with me and will try to change my mind, but I’m a smart girl,” said Foxy. “I’m excited…I haven’t been this excited in so long.” Brown, who ironically is a lifelong Democrat, said she loves Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, but is most impressed with Trump’s ability to get things done. “No matter how many people sabotage his campaign, it keeps growing and growing and growing,” she said. “I know people say he’s a racist, but that’s just crazy.” Read Foxy’s full interview with New York Daily News right here. [Update: Foxy Brown Says She's Not Endorsing Trump] Foxy Brown took to Instagram following the article's publishing to clear up the allegations of her Trump support.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Meek Mill & Chief Keef Are Looking To Face Off In Grand Theft Auto V

Meek Mill has found a good way to spend time under house arrest. As of now, Meek Mill is not allowed to record music while serving his 3 month house arrest, so he's settled for the next best thing-- playing video games with fellow rappers. Meek jokingly taunted Chief Keef on Instagram earlier today, throwing up a screencap of his Grand Theft Auto V squad with the suggestion that he's coming to look for the rapper, who's known to be a big fan of the game. It didn't take Sosa long to respond, warning Meek that he shouldn't try him on GTA V "No u aint dont do it meek! We'll fuck yo whole everything up," he said, accompanied by a good helping of cry-laugh emojis. Keef then went on to post a collection of screencaps from his side, claiming he's on the lookout for Meek and his crew. So far, they don't seem to have met up, but we will definitely keep you posted if a face-off ensues. Meanbwhile, OG Maco has also expressed interest in joining in on this battle on Twitter.

Monday, March 14, 2016

Bryson Tiller Gets Key To City & His Own Holiday During Louisville Show

Louisville showed Bryson Tiller mad love last night on the final stop of his "Trapsoul" tour. Yesterday was a big day for Bryson Tiller. In fact, the Trapsoul singer owned the day -- literally -- as the Louisville Metro Government officially anointed March 12 as "Bryson Tiller Day." In addition to getting his own holiday, Tiller was also given the key to the city of Louisville. It all went down last night during the final U.S. show on Tiller's "Trapsoul" tour, which, of course, took place in his hometown.