Drake On The Cover Of VIBE Magazine

Drake graces the cover of VIBE magazine’s new Winter 2014 issue. The cover story can be read here, where he talks about his new album ‘Nothing Was The Same’.

2 Chainz Announces ’2 Good To Be T.R.U.’ Tour With Pusha T, August Alsina & Cap 1

Def Jam’s 2 Chainz is ready to hit the road again as he has announced plans to travel the country on the ’2 Good To Be T.R.U.’ tour. He will be bringing along special guests Pusha T, August Alsina and Cap 1. It is set to kick off on February 4th in Boston and will continue until March 24th.
Check out the tour dates below.

Feb. 4 — Boston, MA (House of Blues)
Feb. 5 — New York, NY (Roseland Ballroom)
Feb. 7 — Chicago, IL (Chicago Theatre)
Feb. 8 — Milwaukee, WI (Eagles Ballroom)
Feb. 10 — Denver, CO (Ogden Theater)
Feb. 12 — Boise, ID (Revolution Center)
Feb. 13 — Seattle, WA (Showbox SoDo)
Feb. 18 — Oakland, CA (Fox Theater)
Feb. 20 — Santa Ana, CA (The Observatory)
Feb. 21 — Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood Palladium)
Feb. 22 — Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)
Feb. 28 — St. Louis, MO (Chaifetz Arena)
Mar. 1 — Indianapolis, IN (Egyptian Theater)
Mar. 2 — Cincinnati, OH (Bank of Kentucky)
Mar. 13 — Dallas, TX (South Side Ballroom)
Mar. 17 — St. Petersburg, FL (Jannus Live)
Mar. 18 — Miami Beach, FL (The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason)
Mar. 20 — Charlotte, NC (The Fillmore Charlotte)
Mar. 22 — Upper Darby, PA (Tower Theater)
Mar. 24 — Washington, DC (9:30 Club)

Video: Kanye West – The Breakfast Club Interview

Kanye West makes an appearance on Power 105′s The Breakfast Club to sit down with DJ Envy, Angela Yee and Charlamagne Tha God. He talks about ‘Yeezus’ album, ‘Bound 2′ video, fashion, the Roc-A-Fella breakup, paparazzi and much more. I also included a preview of his interview on Juan Epstein, where he talks about meeting Michael Jackson, working with J Dilla and more.

Young Jeezy’s CTE World & Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Launch Management Agency

After expressing his disappointment with Def Jam last week, it appears that Young Jeezy is making some moves on his own. It was announced today that Young Jeezy’s CTE World label is joining forces with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation. The two companies will be forming a new management agency that will handle Young Jeezy and other artists he brings to the table. Expect more details soon.

Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul & Jay Rock On The Cover Of XXL Magazine

After destroying the TDE cypher last night, Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock grace the cover of XXL magazine’s October/November issue. The cover story explores the fast-growing success of TDE as a label and the careers of the individual artists. It will be hitting stores on October 29th.

Drake Removes Future From ‘Would You Like A Tour’ Tour

It appears that Drake and Future have developed some new issues. According to Page Six, Drake has removed Future from his upcoming ‘Would You Like A Tour’ tour. The move comes after Future gave his opinion about Drake’s new album ‘Nothing Was The Same’ and said:

‘Drake made an album that is full of hits but it doesn’t grab you. They’re not possessive; they don’t make you feel the way I do’

The Billboard story was then removed after Future said his comments were taken out of contexts, but the damage was already done. It appears that Future is getting ready to sue Drake for lost wages in the amount of $1.5 million. R&B artist Jhene Aiko is set to replace Future on the tour.

Jay-Z On The Cover Of Vanity Fair Magazine

Jay-Z graces the cover of Vanity Fair’s November issue. It will be hitting newsstands in New York and Los Angeles on October 1st and nationally on October 8th.

2013 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher Lineup Announced

Last night, the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards were taped down in Atlanta. Here is a look at this year’s cypher lineup, with the most anticipated ones being the Slaughterhouse and TDE ones. The award show, hosted by Snoop Dogg, is set to air on October 15th.
Check out the lineup below.

Cypher 1: Wax, Rapsody, Emis Killa, Rittz, Jon Connor
Cypher 2: A$AP Ferg, A$AP Twelvy, A$AP Nast, A$AP Ant & A$AP Rocky
Cypher 3: Action Bronson, Star Life Breezy, Travi$ Scott, Tifanny Foxx & Lil Kim
Cypher 4: Joell Ortiz, Crooked I, Royce Da 5’9″ & Joe Budden
Cypher 5: ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Isaiah Radhad & Kendrick Lamar
Cypher 6: Chocolate Drop (aka Kevin Hart), Nick Cannon, Nelly, Boris Kodjoe, Dwayne Martin & JB Smooth
Cypher 7: Asia Sparks, Bad Lucc, Problem & Astro

Kanye West Announces ‘Yeezus’ Tour With Kendrick Lamar

Kanye West is ready to hit the road for his first solo tour in 5 years. He announced today that the ‘Yeezus’ tour will be going down this fall and he will be joined by Kendrick Lamar. It is set to kick off on October 19th in Seattle. Some dates also have an unannounced special guest.

A Bathing Ape x PEPSI 2013 “Moonface Camo’ Cans

It looks like Japanese brand A Bathing Ape is not slowing down anytime soon with their slew of new business ventures. Now the streetwear pioneers have linked up with soft drink giants PEPSI a second year, for a AAPE rendition of the beverages can, putting their own “Moonface Camo” spin on it. Purchase the limited AAPE By A Bathing Ape x PEPSI can from September 4th to October 4th here

Drake – Nothing Was The Same (Album Tracklist)

Drake unveils the official tracklist for his highly anticipated album ‘Nothing Was The Same’. The standard edition will come with 13 tracks and the deluxe will have 2 bonus records. So far the only features revealed are Jay-Z, 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Detail and Majid Jordan but expect some more. The LP will be hitting stores on September 24th.

Jack Nicholson Retires From Acting

Quite easily one of the most important actors of our own generation, Jack Nicholson has decided to retire from his major acting career at the age of 76. With dozens of the biggest hollywood films to his name, the reason for ending his work is down to memory loss, with the ability to simply remember lines not coming as first nature anymore.

Drake on Kendrick Lamar “He’s Not Murdering Me, At All, In Any Platform”

Drake isn’t feeling one bit threatened by K. Dot‘s song–but he felt the need to speak about it in their latest issue on newsstands now.

Drake’s thoughts on Kendrick Lamar’s verse on Big Sean’s “Control”:

After hearing West Coast peer Kendrick Lamar’s instantly incendiary verse on Big Sean’s recent single “Control,” in which Lamar goes for the jugular of every rapper he deems a threat, including Drake, the latter says he “went about my day, went and got dinner and kept it moving.”

“It just sounded like an ambitious thought to me. That’s all it was. I know good and well that Kendrick’s not murdering me, at all, in any platform. So when that day presents itself, I guess we can revisit the topic.”

Drake On The Cover Of Billboard Magazine

Drake graces the cover of Billboard magazine’s latest issue. His highly anticipated album ‘Nothing Was The Same’ is set to drop on September 24th.

Dom Kennedy – Get Home Safely (Release Date)

Dom Kennedy took to Twitter to announce that ‘Get Home Safely’ will be in stores and on iTunes October 1st.

GET HOME SAFELY October 1st 2013 #opm #itunes #bestbuy

— DOM (@DOPEITSDOM) August 28, 2013