As we’re on the heels of the premeir of Drake’s music video for “Fancy” featuring T.I., it’s only right that the history behind the song surfaces!! If you aren’t already in the know, Swizz Beatz breaks things down to MTV in the clip above. The track originally featured Mary J. Blige, until Drake fell in love with it! Pretty interesting stuff!
NBC Miami was recently in the Poe Boy Music Group recording studio with Flo Rida and Billy Blue discussing the unofficial Miami Heat theme song, “We Already Won“. Also in attendence were Brianna, Ballgreezy, & Desloc Piccalo. The other artist on
the song is Brisco, who is currently on tour. Flo Rida talks about his forthcoming album and how the song came about, while Billy Blue talks about how the Lakers match up with the Heat. See what they had to say in the clip above!
Drizzy let the Henny do the talking last night and spilled the beans that he’s wasting no time and has already started recording for his next album!!! Keep in mind, next to drop is his R&B mixtape and at some point he will also be releasing that joint album with Lil Wayne! There’s plenty of Drake to go around!
Sammy Adams and label-mate G. Curtis performed in New York City Monday night in front of a crazy, sold out crowd at Grammercy Theater!!! Will 2 B of GoomRadio.com (AllHipHop.com Radio) was on hand taking photos which you can check out HERE!!! Also, if you missed their interview you can still catch it HERE! I want to thank Will 2 B for sending these over!
I actually meant to post this yesterday, but it completely slipped my mind. Weezy checks in once again with the fans and lets us know, among other things, how he’s spending his time behind bars. Less than four months remain until he comes home! Here’s what he had to say:
Hello world… I’m good. Counting the days and still smiling. Most of those smiles come from hearing my kids’ voices over the phone. The others come from reading fan mail. Let me just say that I have the best fans in the world! The devotion, dedication, support, love, and most of all, prayers are simply the best. I never imagined that I could have such an impact on people’s lives. Because of this, I vow to be a bit more careful of what I say.
So I’ve been writing and let me be the first to tell you that the lyrics that I’m writing are… well there’s no word that I can think of that properly defines them. Amazing would be too typical and perfect would be unfair. I listen to the radio sometimes, emphasis on sometimes, and I hear the new music. I like some. I applaud my Young Money family for what they’re doing. As I’m not surprised. This is what we’re supposed to do. Congrats to Drake and Nicki for all their recent success. Those 2 are going to have me retiring early. I love my team. Much love to Tez and Mack. I know that people are inquisitive of what I do all day, so here goes. I wake up around 11AM. Have some coffee. Call my kids, and my wonderful mother. I then shower up. Read fan mail. Have lunch. Back on the phone. Read a book or write some thoughts down. Have dinner. Phone. Pushups. Then I listen to ESPN on the radio. Read the bible, then sleep. That’s my day.
I’ll end this letter, but never my love. I’m gone. Oh, and how ‘bout dem Lakers!?!
P.S. I thank my fans for appreciating me the way you do.
It is with great satisfaction, that I introduce all of you to my newest “Feature Artist”, Sonyae Elise! With her one-two punch of singing and rapping, there’s no doubt in my mind that this Lady Rebel is going to capture the ears of music listeners everywhere! Considering her incredible talent, obvious beauty, and unique style, Sonyae is surely destined for success in the music industry! Included below is her press bio, the music video for her first single “We Heard (Retweet)”, her contact info, and a few stand out tracks that I strongly suggest you give a listen!! Check out Sonyae Elise’s page here on MuziksMyLife.com for MORE! I will continue to keep you updated with Sonyae and her music throughout the future!
PRESS BIO:In the dictionary it states that a ‘Rebel’ is someone unconventional who opposes the codes and conventions of society, in simpler terms a ‘Rebel’ is someone who doesn’t follow the pack and stands out amongst the norm. New Jersey born R&B sensation Sonyae Elise, the ‘Lady Rebel’ is out to show the world that her raw, heartfelt and passionate musical offerings stand out and exceed the norm.
Having worked in theatre since the third grade and studying it more thoroughly since middle school, Sonyae quickly gravitated towards on and off Broadway stage performance opportunities for acclaimed shows such as Lion King, Grease, Little Shop of Horrors and Rag Time. Sonyae’s musical influences range from 2 Pac to Prince, Linda Jones to Nas and Phyllis Hyman to Barbara Streisand. With no musical training, just a family history of talented musicians and producers, Sonyae linked up with Multi Platinum production duo ‘Midi Mafia’ (50 Cent, Jennifer Lopez, Fantasia, Justin Bieber and more) at the tender age of 15 at Sony Records in NYC. Sonyae remembers back ‘I just gave them some music, they fell in love with it and we have been family ever since’ Well since that day Sonyae has been extremely busy preparing for her time to shine, she has collaborated with some of the most sought out producers in the game such as Los Da Mystro (Trey Songz, Dream, Usher), Kwame (Pussy Cat Dolls, Christina Aguilerra, Mary J Blige), Soul Diggaz (Destiny’s Child, Missy Elliot, Diddy) and Platinum artists such as Bow Wow and Omarion to name a few. She hopes to work with Andre 3000, Cee-Lo and Kanye West in the near future.
With a lead single and video for ‘’We Heard’ (Retweet) Sonyae calls out insecure Internet thugs who talk tough while hiding behind the keyboard. With an aggressive viral marketing campaign including several remixes planned, ‘We Heard’ (Retweet) should have the World Wide Web in a frenzy in no time at all.
Lil Wayne materiail has been rather scarce as of late, but it looks like the drought will be coming to an end real soon! Cash Money will be releasing a new EP titled I’m Not A Human Being on Wayne’s birthday, September 27th! The EP is going to consist of 8 new tracks, leading up the the release of Tha Carter IV!
“I’m putting out a [Wayne] album called I’m Not A Human Being and I’ll probably drop it on his birthday, September 27,” says Cortez Bryant, Lil Wayne’s co-manager and Young Money CEO.
According to Bryant, the album will be an EP of all new Wayne material to serve as the Carter IV prelude. Fans are also warned not to expect any marketing and promotion bells and whistles.
“We not about to roll out no three month set up,” says Bryant. “I’m not even putting it out in stores. We just gonna put it out virally and maybe package it up for Christmas. Give ‘em a hard copy later for fan appreciation.” – Vibe
Cleveland residents, believe it or not, have something to be happy about after Bron Bron leaving them for Miami! DJ E-V and KiD CuDi are doing a FREE show very soon!! More details will be given live on Cleveland station 96.5 KISS FM @3:51pm!
UPDATE: There’s always a catch. Details over at Ohio Homecoming.
There hasn’t been any confirmation as to whether or not this is the official tracklist for Kanye’s upcoming album, but this is what’s currently floating around! Obviously, this does not include the album features. The source of this rumored tracklist is this particular image. Good Ass Job hits stores September 14th on G.O.O.D. Music Day!!!
1. Hell Of A Life
2. Dark Fantasy
3. Power
4. Chain Heavy
5. Ghetto University
6. That’s My Bitch
7. Runaway
8. Lost In The World
9. Gorgeous
10. Monster
11. Holding Me Back
12. Devil In A New Dress
13. The Joy
14. So Appauled
15. Blame Game
16. Sweat On My Face
Still no title, but Nicki Minaj just announced her highly anticipated debut album will be hitting stores November 23rd!! With her single currently placed No. 1 on the Billboard Rap Songs chart, things are looking positive for the album!
DJ Scoob Doo explains in the video above that Lil Wayne shot his portion
of the “Steady Mobbin’” video prior to going to jail and prior to La Flare’s
release and that Gucci shot his portion of the video after being released
and after Wayne was incarcerated. Then, it shows Gucci Mane talking on
the phone with Ciara about the music video, which is premiering Sunday
on MTV, adding more fireworks to your 4th of July festivities!!! Tune in!!!
Barbie has followed up her failure of a first single, “Massive Attack“, in
outstanding fashion! Her second single from her yet-to-be titled debut
album has made history!! Billboard reports that “Your Love” has made
Nicki Minaj the first solo female artist to top the Rap Songs chart since
Missy Elliot back in 2002 when “Work It” held the top spot! WooHoo!!
With 16 songs included on Eminem’s Recovery album, which debuted at
No. 1 on the Billboard 200 by selling 741,000 copies in its first week on
the shelves, 6 more made their way to the Billboard Hot 100 this week
with Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” successfully defending the top spot
against “Love The Way You Lie” which sold 338,000 downloads! Wow!
2. “Love The Way You Lie”
11. “Not Afraid”
23. “No Love”
62. “Won’t Back Down”
71. “Cold Wind Blows”
88. “Talkin’ 2 Myself”
92. “25 To Life”
- via RR
Looks like Weezy can kick his feet up a little more comforatably while
at Rikers, because Reuters confirms that an Arizona court sentenced
Wayne today to three years probation after he plead guilty a couple
weeks back via video feed to a drug possession charge which was a
result of his arrest at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Arizona. The
multiple other drug & weapons charges were dismissed. Pheeww!!!
According to Nielson Soundscan, Eminem’s Recovery album racked up 741,000 copies sold during its first week on the shelves, surpassing
Drake’s successful debut, and making it the highest selling debut for
an album in almost two years! This includes his Relapse album which
last year debuted at No. 1 with 608,000. “Love The Way You Lie” is
looking like it’s going to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, after the
Rihanna collaboration sold 338,000 downloads to debut at No. 1 on
the Digital Songs Chart, coming in just shy of Recovery‘s first single,
“Not Afraid” which sold 379,000! Well deserved, Em! Well deserved!