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  • Nas’ highly anticipated ‘Lost Tapes 2’ to arrive July 19th

    Nas’ highly anticipated ‘Lost Tapes 2’ to arrive July 19th

    Escobar season has returned. Nas and Def Jam Recordings took to Twitter this afternoon (July 2) to announce the forthcoming of Lost Tapes 2 later this month — July 19th — a long-awaited sequel to his highly regarded Lost Tapes project released back in 2002. 

    The original Lost Tapes was compiled together with cuts from previous efforts that didn’t wind up making commercially released albums. With this project, the formula will remain consistent. It’s expected that this project will include work dating back to Nas’s 2006 Hip Hop Is Dead in addition to his most recent Kanye West produced LP “Nasir.” 

    In a video posted to Def Jam Recordings official Twitter account, a snippet of the album lays over a video of the iconic labeled cassette tape. Towards the end, a juggernaut list of production credits can be found that includes: RZA, Pharrell Williams, Swizz Beatz, No I.D., The Alchemist, Kanye West, Pete Rock, Statik Selektah, Hit-Boy, and others. 

    The Lost Tapes 2 tracklist:

    1. No Bad Energy [PROD. BY SWIZZ BEATZ]

    2. Vernon Family [PROD. BY PHARRELL WILLIAMS]

    3. Jarreau of Rap (Skatt Attack) feat. Al Jarreau, Keyon Harrold [PROD. BY EDDIE COLE]

    4. Lost Freestyle [PROD. BY STATIK SELEKTAH]

    5. Tanasia [PROD. BY RZA]

    6. Royalty feat. RaVaughn [PROD. BY HIT-BOY]

    7. Who Are You feat. David Ranier [PROD. BY ERIC HUDSON]

    8. Adult Film feat. Swizz Beatz [PROD. BY SWIZZ BEATZ]

    9. War Against Love [PROD. BY DJ DAHI & DJ KHALIL]

    10. The Art of It feat. J. Myers [PROD. BY PETE ROCK]

    11. Highly Favored [PROD. BY RZA]

    12. Queens Wolf [PROD. BY DJ TOOMP]

    13. It Never Ends [PROD. BY THE ALCHEMIST]

    14. You Mean The World to Me [PROD. BY KANYE WEST]

    15. Queens Bridge Politics [PROD. BY PETE ROCK]

    16. Beautiful Life feat. RaVaughn [PROD. BY NO I.D.]

    This announcement ironically comes on the same day as the anniversary of Nas’s 1996 masterpiece, “It Was Written.” Will the hip-hop veteran add another classic to his array of impressive works? Be on the lookout for The Lost Tapes 2, dropping this July 19th, 2019. 

    Nas The Lost Tapes 2

  • Dave superfan Alex is the talk of Glastonbury

    Dave superfan Alex is the talk of Glastonbury

    21 year old rapper Dave, nicknamed ‘Santan Dave’ brought the heat to Glastonbury’s The Other Stage on Sunday Night. The South London’s powerful one hour set encapsulated the many different sides of the performer we’ve grown to know and love. The vulnerability and storytelling in his music is what sets him apart from peers, and standouts of the performance included the haunting “Psycho” and the emotional “Black.”

    OG Fans will know of Dave and AJ Tracey’s 2016 linkup “Thiago Silva” which is named after the Brazilian footballer. The rapid grime banger, is a live favourite and performed often by each artist at their respective shows.

    Dave shared his big moment by inviting superfan Alex on stage, to perform alongside him and absolute carnage ensued.

    Peep the full video and read some of the best Twitter reactions.

    https://twitter.com/mannerzzzz/status/1145673884458508288

    What a beautiful moment and one that has captured the hearts of fans. This togetherness is what music represents. The connection between an artist and their fans is imperative, and we salute the young king Dave in blessing Alex with this opportunity. Big up to Alex for the confidence and this impressive skills on the mic – a moment he will surely never forget.

    Alex and Dave’s show stopping performance has turned into viral sensation, and rightly so. The video has accumulated over 8M views so far, and Alex has become something of an overnight superstar, being inundated with praise and media opportunities, and he has reached almost 30K followers on Twitter. He is literally living his best life and it’s a joy to watch..

    Congratulations to Dave once again on his success, and the boundaries he is breaking as an artist. Guaranteed, it won’t be too long until he’s up on the Pyramid stage.

  • A$AP Ferg’s forthcoming album “Floor Seats” is releasing in July

    A$AP Ferg’s forthcoming album “Floor Seats” is releasing in July

    A$AP Ferg just announced his upcoming album is titled ‘Floor Seats‘ and is releasing in July. During his interview with Zane Lowe’s Beats 1, where he released his second single in months with his new song ‘Wigs’, he revealed he’s currently sitting on a completed album.

    There is no confirmed released date yet, but we can’t forget about this classic…..

    A$AP Ferg's forthcoming album "Floor Seats" is releasing in July

    So we incorporated it in a tweet, here are the funniest twitter reactions

    Caught on

    Just a bit

    The myth

    “Second”

    https://twitter.com/joshsigns/status/1144085198507859968

    He knew.

    https://twitter.com/Gator_Da_Great/status/1144104459464826881

    “Fifthcoming”

  • Singles, Albums, & Projects releasing in July 2019

    Singles, Albums, & Projects releasing in July 2019

    July 1

    Pouya – The South Got Something To Say (Album)

    July 2

    Kanye West – Brothers ft. Charlie Wilson (Single)

    July 4

    Chief Keef – Almighty So 2 (Album)

    Ballout – Ballin No NBA 2 (Project)

    July 5

    Post Malone – Goodbyes ft. Young Thug (Single)

    Dreamville – Revenge of the Dreamers (Album)

    Jaden Smith – ERYS (Album)

    Blueface – Buss Down (EP)

    Machine Gun Kelly – Hotel Diablo (Album)

    July 11

    Various Artists – The Lion King Soundtrack (Album)

    July 12

    Joe Trufant – 40 (Single)

    Big K.R.I.T. – K.R.I.T. IZ HERE (Album)

    Ed Sheeran – No. 6 Collaborations Project (Album)

    July 13

    Rich Forever Music – Rich Forever 4 (Album)

    July 19

    Nas – The Lost Tapes 2 (Album)

    Iggy Azalea – In My Defense (Album)

    Jacquees – Round II (Album)

    Lil Reese – Get Back Gang 2 (Project)

    Maxo Kream – Brandon Banks (Album)

    Willow Smith – WILLOW (Album)

    Yung Pinch – BACK 2 THE BEACH (Project)

    July 26

    E-40 – Practice Makes Paper (Album)

    XXXTENTACION – ? (Deluxe) (Album)

    Rich Brian – The Sailor (Album)

    YBN Cordae – The Lost Boy (Album)

    Chance the Rapper – The Big Day (Album)

  • J. Cole is half-German and he was born in Frankfurt, Germany

    J. Cole is half-German and he was born in Frankfurt, Germany

    J. Cole was born on January 28, 1985, in Frankfurt, Germany on a US military base and when he was just eight months old, his mother Kay Cole, who is a German actress, relocated him and his brother to an army base in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

    Read: 11 facts you didn’t know about J. Cole

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  • Lil Uzi Vert’s biggest inspiration is Marilyn Manson

    Lil Uzi Vert’s biggest inspiration is Marilyn Manson

    Lil Uzi Vert’s biggest inspiration is Marilyn Manson. When he was younger he discovered Marilyn Manson after watching an episode of MTV’s Celebrity Death Match which featured a match between Marilyn and singer Ricky Martin. Lil Uzi immediately became a fan and listened to Marilyn Manson on repeat.

    Read: 11 facts you didn’t know about Lil Uzi Vert

    Lil Uzi Vert has a Marilyn Manson chain which cost him a $220,000 dollars. The chain and pendant combined has more than 16,000 diamonds and 155 carats. 

    Lil Uzi Vert and Ben Baller, Uzi is wearing the Marilyn Manson chain Ben Baller made for him.
    Ben Baller / Via Instagram.com

    Lil Uzi Vert is such a big fan of Marilyn Manson that during an interview with Nardwuar he says he would die for him.

  • Meek Mill is now a co-owner of the sports apparel retailer Lids

    Meek Mill is now a co-owner of the sports apparel retailer Lids

    Meek Mill has definitely been having dinners with Jay-Z. On Wednesday (June 26), Meek Mill announced that he has became a co-owner of Lids, the biggest hat retailer in North America with more than 1,200 retail locations across the United States.

    “I’ve always been a fan of Lids – growing up, I remember buying their hats to match my outfits and look my best,” Mill said. “It’s amazing to see my relationship with the brand come full-circle and have the opportunity to evolve as a businessman. We have a great team in place and we’re looking forward to taking Lids to new heights.”

    Meek also told Business Insider that he wants to use his position as the creative strategist to further infuse hip-hop culture with the company. 

    “I would definitely love to involve our whole culture in Lids more,” Meek Mill says. “Because, first thing we do in merchandise in hip-hop, we sell hats, we sell all types of things.”

    Lids is co-owned by Ames Watson and Fanatics, whose CEO is Sixers limited partner and Meek Mill’s good friend, Michael Rubin. As a new stakeholder in the brand, Meek Mill will lead the creative side and release his own limited-edition, exclusive hat line this August. 

    “The Lids design team is thrilled to collaborate with Meek Mill,” Lids CEO Tom Ripley says. “He is a true original artist with an incredible sense of fashion. Meek’s first line of hats will be unique and the first of many ways we work together.”

    See what some people had to say below.

    https://twitter.com/practispeace/status/1143948025829580800
    https://twitter.com/Snatcheesie/status/1143960989836226565
    https://twitter.com/TLiES44/status/1143951020290125825
  • Childish Gambino’s ‘Because The Internet’ album was recorded in Chris Bosh’s home

    Childish Gambino’s ‘Because The Internet’ album was recorded in Chris Bosh’s home

    During an interview with Tim Westwood, Childish Gambino revealed that his 2013 album ‘Because the Internet‘ was actually recorded at a mansion that was owned by Chris Bosh in Pacific Palisades, California. Chris Bosh bought the home in late 2012, and he had absolutely nothing to do with the actual recording of the album as he wasn’t present during the time. Childish Gambino was renting the Pacific Palisades home for $45,000 a month and he referred to it as “The Temple.”

    Clapping For the Wrong Reasons

     “Me and my friends rented a house,”  Childish Gambino told Westwood. “It was Chris Bosh’s mansion. I shouted him out before. We stayed there, and we just ate s’mores and, like, made songs and stuff like that.”

    Childish Gambino said he’s pretty sure Chris Bosh never even visits the house and only uses it to make money, makes sense considering Chris Bosh listed the Pacific Palisades mansion for sale that same year (2013) for $14.5 million.

    Donald Glover also used the home in his short film ‘Clapping For The Wrong Reasons’ and Chris Bosh appeared in the “Special Thanks” of the credits. Childish Gambino had strict house rules including no tweeting, no Instagram posts, no shoes and working beginning at 10 a.m. each day.

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