After giving us ‘Rap God’ last week, Eminem is back with another one. Here is his new single ‘The Monster’ featuring Rihanna. It is produced by Frequency. This will appear on his upcoming album ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2′, which will be available in stores on November 5th.
Earlier today, DJ Khaled released his new track ‘Im Still’ featuring Chris Brown, Wale, Wiz Khalifa and Ace Hood. It appears Chris Brown actually recorded a verse for the track that didnt end up making the final version. So he decides to take matters into his own hands and liberates the unheard verse. In other news, his album ‘X’ has been pushed back to December 3rd but he will treat fans to 5 tracks on November 19th.
Chris Brown just released a new video giving us a look at various studio sessions. One of the standout people that appear is Drake, but this is old footage from before their altercation. The clip also shows Chris Brown recording material with Big Sean, Justin Bieber, Will.I.Am, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Nelly, Tyga, Brandy, The Game and Lupe Fiasco. His new album ‘X’ is set to be released on November 19th.
Rihanna finally premieres the official video for her single ‘Pour It Up’. Her album ‘Unapologetic’ is in stores now.
Wale hits us with some new music and decides to unleash the official remix to ‘Bad’ featuring the one and only Rihanna. The original was one of the standout cuts off his “Folarin” mixtape and evolved into a single. This will appear on his forthcoming album ‘The Gifted’ in stores June 25th and can be purchased on iTunes.
Download: Wale Ft Rihanna – Bad (Remix)
Tiara Thomas has decided to go back and re-record a solo version of Wale’s hit single ‘Bad’ and this time she is rapping on it as well. It was recently revealed that she chose to leave Wale and sign with someone else. It appears she has inked a deal with Rico Love’s Division 1 and is currently working on her debut EP. I also included a quick preview of the official ‘Bad’ remix featuring Rihanna.
Earlier today, Drake made his way to EVR to appear on the Keep It Thoro show and gave an interesting interview. He talks about his upcoming album ‘Nothing Was The Same’ and the recording process for it. He also speaks on his recent releases ‘Started From The Bottom’ and ’5AM In Toronto’. Drake also speaks on working with 2 Chainz and Future on new material, the controversy over Rick Ross’ lyrics, the OVO brand, moving to Los Angeles, Lil Wayne’s health scare and much more. He also lets us know that we will be getting new music from him next week.
Moving on, Drake talks about his current relationship with The Weeknd and addresses rumors of them having problems. Drizzy also let us know that he has no problems with Pusha T. Finally, he broke his silence about the beef with Chris Brown and sent some shots at him as well as a small jab at Rihanna.
“His insecurities are the reason I make better music than him…I’m more popping than him…At one point the woman he loves fell into my lap and I did what a real nigga would do and treated her with respect.”
The last week has been an interesting one for the Jiggaman, to say the least, with the official launch of his Roc Nation sports agency, signing New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and yesterday’s announcement of a global partnership with Universal Music Group. This includes a future record release for not only himself, but also Rihanna and J. Cole.
Due to a conflict of interest with the NBA prohibiting any owner from having agent contractual affiliation with an athlete, Jay is giving up his share of the Brooklyn Nets in order to obtain a National Basketball Players Association certification to become an agent.
As the 2013 NBA Draft nears in June, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and Jay are taking the necessary steps in order to formally launch the brand, focusing on the long-term business in comparison to just one draft.
Many owners are worried about Jay’s worldwide celebrity, which may shy away many athletes to bigger markets (i.e. NYC teams). The house that Hov built will soon be no more in the coming months, with Jay leaving court-side to become an day-to-day agent with athletes in global market, entertainment and business.
The announcement was made this morning that Jay-Z would be taking his successful music label Roc Nation over to Universal Music. The deal allows Roc Nation to continue to operate as an independent label and the upcoming releases from all its artists, such as Jay-Z, Rihanna, J.Cole and more, will be released via Universal Music. Here is what Jay had to say about the deal:
“We are looking forward to working with Lucian and the incredible team he’s assembled at Universal. We would like to applaud Lucian for collaborating with us to strike a new age deal. This agreement presents a unique opportunity for Roc Nation’s artists-being able to continue to operate as an independent label with the strength, power and reach of the best major. I look forward to a long and prosperous collaboration with UMG. It feels good to be home.”
Chris Brown stopped by Power 105′s The Breakfast Club for a lengthy interview. He talks about his new single ‘Fine China’, dealing with the media, Justin Bieber, making a comeback, Karrueche Tran, dissing Drake on ‘R.I.P. (Remix)’, his relationship with Rihanna, his artists, the new album ‘X’ and much more.
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