More footage from the Hot 107.9’s 17th annual Birthday Bash pours in. This time around, we have visuals of Young Jeezy gracing his city with a performance of “Fawk the City Up” with T.I. The Snowman also surprised attendees by bringing out Interscope’s latest signee, Chief Keef to perform his breakout hit “I Don’t Like.” Needless […]
Chief Keef has landed another major co-sign, this time in the form of T.I. The 16-year-old’s “I Don’t Like” single was remixed by Kanye West, effectively turning all eyes in his direction. With one record label after another clamoring to sign the young rapper, Keef chose Interscope Records as his new label home. Now that he’s got a distribution […]
After months of speculation of where the newcomer was going to land, Chief Keef finally announces a deal with Interscope Records. The Chicago rappers tells MTV RapFix that he ultimately signed with the Jimmy Iovine led label because of their proven track record with 50 Cent and Eminem. The recording contract also includes a publishing […]
UPDATE: Jimmy Henchman has been found guilty of all charges. Beleaguered Hip-Hop mogul James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond‘s high-stakes drug trial began on May 14, with fans of his former client base undoubtedly shocked to learn just how deep in the game the executive was. Facing charges of running a multi-state, $10 million dollar-per-year coke operation, the former […]
Slaughterhouse is currently on the European leg of their Welcome To: Our House tour. Last night at the Paris La Bellevilloise, they performed their new single, “My Life” The buzz continues to snowball as we move towards a full length LP release.
Devi Dev reunited with long time friend and TDE standout, Kendrick Lamar during their conversation on the 5th episode of Hip Hop POV. He spoke on being a Def Jam signee during Hov’s presidency before the recent Interscope deal materialized. According to Lamar, being dropped from the label was a result of a lack of […]
Iggy Azalea’s label situation was called into question last week when T.I. pegged her as a “free agent,” but according to the femcee, his words were taken out of context. The Australian rapper cleared up the comments made by her Grand Hustle boss, explaining that she has several different deals in the works.
You had to know that Kendrick Lamar’s Dr. Dre connection was going to come in handy. The Fader reports that the “HiiiPower” rapper and his Black Hippy brethren (ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock) have signed a deal to formally align their rhyme powers with Aftermath and Interscope Records. The joint venture is actually between […]
Legendary producer and entrepreneur Dr. Dre celebrates a birthday today. Born Andre Romelle Young in the Los Angeles County of Compton in 1965, Dre’s early forays into music led him to join the old school Hip-Hop troupe World Class Wreckin’ Cru alongside DJ Yella. Formed in the early 80’s and influenced by the rapidly changing […]
Whoever said pushing pu**y won’t get you far in life hasn’t heard of Iggy Azalea. The Aussi rapper—whose viral single “Pu**y” and subsequent 2011 mixtape Ignorant Art recently landed her a deal with Interscope—has announced that T.I. will executive produce her debut, The New Classic, due out this summer. MTV News caught up with Iggy […]
The speculation behind which record label rapper Iggy Azalea would sign to has ended. The Australian rhymer announced earlier today that she is officially signed to Interscope Records. Rumors had been swirling that she would join the Def Jam roster, but Azalea took to Twitter to set the record straight. “Interscope, if you were wondering,” […]
50 Cent Promotes Headphones, Discouraged By Interscope Records [Video] 50 Cent spoke with Spike TV live from the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The rapper/actor/entrepreneur was promoting his Sleek headphones and also mentioned some of his tribulations with Interscope Records. As for why he started selling headphones, 50 told Spike, “It’s an extension to […]
