Mel Carter isn’t the best rapper in his own family. That doesn’t matter because if you had this man’s lineage, you wouldn’t be able to touch his uncle. The rapping nephew of Jay-Z drops off his new mixtape, Popular Stranger, features production mostly by his homies Maserati, Hunga, P. Carrera and J. Dot. Mel Carter held his listening […]
As promised, Jay-Z and Beyoncé, hosted President Obama for a $40,000 a ticket fundraiser at the 40/40 club in New York City, Tuesday (Sept. 18). Fresh off his trip to the Late Show with David Letterman, Obama gushed over Beyoncé, calling her great role model for his two daughters “because she carries herself with such […]
People love to steal Drake’s music. With a vast catalog of club hits and emo-laced tracks, Internet pirates have lots of material to choose from, but “The Motto” seems to be their favorite. According to Spin.com, the very record that launched the YOLO revolution was downloaded 458,038 times in the United States, over a six-month tracking […]
Forbes writer Zack O’Malley Greenburg has combined his love of music and business since joining the company in 2005, and he’s even managed to give Hip-Hop culture a steady presence in the widely-read business magazine. Helming the blog The Beat Report, O’Malley Greenburg focuses not only artists but, more specifically, the business of music. One of […]
BET wants Kanye West to know that they appreciate his body of work—even though it’s been two years since he dropped an album. Nonetheless, the Chicago MC has still been heavy in the rap game dropping Watch the Throne with Jay-Z plus working on projects with his G.O.O.D. Music team, moves which earned him a […]
In case you didn’t know by now, Hit-Boy is a force to be reckoned with. Ever since “N*ggas in Paris” hit the atmosphere, the California native has become a go-to-person for Kanye West, and seems to hit it out of the park with each offering. His latest production feat came by way of “Clique,” off […]
After dropping the artwork, a snippet where a certain Chicago rapper shouted out his girlfriend’s adult video talents, we finally get the full version of Kanye West, Big Sean and Jay-Z’s “Clique.” All three MCs lyrically big up the dominance of their crew over a creeping Hit-Boy production. “He never told, who he gon’ tell we top […]
The supposed tracklist for the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music album, Cruel Summer, dropped late last week and one of the more interesting songs listed was number two, called “Clique.” The tune stood out from the project’s dozen tracks since besides Kanye West and Big sean it features one Jay-Z, who held a small music festival in […]
Although Beanie Sigel, real name Dwight Grant, made his debut with beloved Philadelphia Hip-Hop band The Roots, the self-admitted street tough would go on the find fame with Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella imprint via Def Jam in the early 2000s. Throughout his career, the 38-year-old Beanie Mac simply couldn’t shake his bad boy past and it all […]
Do you need any more proof that Detox will probably never see the light of day? Forbes just released their annual list of the highest paid celebrities. Topping the list are the usual suspects of Oprah Winfrey ($165 Mililon), Michael Bay ($160 Million), and Steven Spielberg ($130 Million). Surprising to some, Dr. Dre placed 5th on the list […]
To promote his new gamer pic with XBOX 360 and the good folks over at Konsole Kingz, Green Lantern brings the invasion back to your ears with a new mixtape. DJ Green Lantern’s blending ability is on full display as he takes cuts from Styles P, Lloyd Banks, JD Era, Raekwon, Lil Wayne, Nas, Emilio […]
Hit-Boy’s career is still moving at a lightning pace, and the West Coaster is enjoying the ride. Having already snagged a major production credit on last year’s Watch the Throne, 2012 has been about Hit-Boy’s rap dreams, a move which has been equally well received by the mainstream. After dropping his HITStory mixtape a couple of […]
