With the March 17th release of his new album, ‘Rather You Than Me,’ rapper Rick Ross is preparing to go head to head with fellow emcees Drake and Pitbull for the top of the Billboard 200 (battling their ‘More Life’ and ‘Climate Change’ projects respectively).
To aid his quest for the chart’s summit, Ross has enlisted the help of Gucci Mane for the trap single ‘She’s On My D***.’ An ode to gold-diggers and fake friends, the tune is one of many found on Ricky Rozay’s newest LP that features a high profile guest as Nas, Future, Wale, Meek Mill, and Young Thug are among the other notables on the set’s track list.
Keen to hear Ross and Mane trade verses about their “members”? If so, we have just what you’re looking for inside:
Much to the delight of his faithful #Sheerios, ‘Shape of You’ singer Ed Sheeran‘s 2017 is shaping up to be a hectic year.
The singer-songwriter, whose media onslaught has seen him dominate the talk show, radio, and awards circuit in promotion of his new album, ‘Divide’ (in stores now), is now looking to expand that support for the project to a city near you.
Announcing a 48-city North American arena tour, Sheeran’s outing is set for a summer kick off at the Sprint Center in Kansas City on June 29th and run all the way through the fall to an October 6th close at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Curious to know if he’ll make a stop in your town? See the tour schedule below to find out:
For all of Naomi Campbell‘s illustrious success, the supermodel has had no issues saluting newer names on the block.
Such camaraderie has been showcased in her love for Rihanna.
Beyond introducing Rih’s MTV Icon segment at the VMA’s last year, the British stunner even starred in a campaign for the Bajan’s Fenty x Puma fashion line.
But it appears there’s been a rupture in the friendship.
Rihanna’s creative brilliance was showcased in Paris, France tonight when she presented the latest chapter of her Fenty x Puma fashion story to the world.
Supported by a diverse group of models, the star flaunted her latest set of designs as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2017/2018.
A 24-year-old woman who claims to be the biological sister of the rapper Meek Mill has released a number which blasts, slams and seeks to dunk on his ex-girlfriend Nicki Minaj and her rival Remy Ma.
In a video which is generating substantial steam online, Nasheema Williams uses Tupac/strong>’s ‘Hit ‘Em Up’ to weigh in on Ma’s and Minaj’s beef and reveal why she detests both of them.
While the world impatiently waits for Nicki Minaj to strike back at Remy Ma for the back-to-back blows, From The Vault journeys back you to the year 2004 for yet another Urban classic.
Today’s pick is ‘Lean Back’ by a Fat Joe and Remy fronted Terror Squad.
Helmed by 00’s producer-extraordinaire Scott Storch, the track is the definition of club banger and sees Joe and Rem trading verses while commanding the listener to pull up their pants and… lean back.
A Billboard smash, it topped the Hot 100 tally for 3 consecutive weeks during Summer 04 and placed #10 on the Year End Chart.
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DJ Khaled, Kevin Hart, Lil Jon and N.O.R.E all make appearances in the Jessy Terrero and Raul Conde directed visual where the clan can be seen hanging out in the streets of their beloved New York City and getting crunk with scantily clad ladies.
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Hopefully the explosive beef between the Terror Squad Queen and Hip-Hop’s current leading lady Nicki Minaj brings more attention to the talent that is Remy Ma and gives her a big enough platform to really shine on her own.
As heard on ‘Shether,’ her raw energy, her unapologetic and aggressively explicit content paired with her deep tone – as well as her life story – makes her one of the most interesting artists at the moment.
As always, we’d love nothing more than to see, or should we say HEAR. the ladies make peace on a fiery track which would not doubt would be a home-run.
2017’s spring and summer Urban touring circuit is looking to be quite the hot ticket.
After announcements from the likes of crooners The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, and John Legend, we learned of tours from leading rap acts Future and Chance the Rapper. Now, Lil’ Wayne is getting in on the action.
Announcing the dates for his ‘Kloser 2 U’ tour, the announcement of its stops was immediately followed with a tease that the hitmaker will tour the states with his Young Money cohorts Drake & Nicki Minaj.
“I just got off the phone with Nicki and she told me to tell y’all, ‘Hello,’” he said. “We might have to do something special. We might have to do some Young Money reunion s–t out here this summer. I might have to bring all my friends from America, all my friends from Canada, the whole OVO.”
Until we officially find out what that “reunion” could entail, find out where you can see Wayne by his lonesome inside:
As Hollywood saddles up for its annual biggest night, we invite you back on a special jaunt with this week’s From The Vault.
Today’s pick is Aaliyah‘s rendition of ‘Journey To The Past’ at the 70th Academy Awards in 1998.
Serviced as a single from 20th Century FOX animated movie ‘Anastasia,’ ‘Journey’ was written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Vocally and sonically, it was departure from the brand of edgy R&B the beauty had become renown for.
As much as her vocal abilities have never been looked down upon, this very track allowed the then 19 year old to truly set all the power in her voice free.
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The single never charted in the US, but was a moderate UK hit. Still, all of that chart business didn’t prevent the song from being nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Oscar.
And though James Horner and Celine Dion ended up going home with the prizes for the ‘Titanic’ smash ‘My Heart Will Go On’, it was still an amazing look for Ms Haughton who was, at the time, the youngest artist to ever perform on the Academy stage. And oh did she make it count.
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From this performance, to the reception of her eponymous final record, all signs were pointing toward mega superstardom for this R&B princess.
15 years later, it’s hard to rationalise the loss of such a talent and we can’t stop imagining what the musical landscape would look like had she never left this earth.
Still, there’s some solace to be taken in the fact we still have showings such as this to cherish.
Though sales of her latest LP ‘The Pinkprint’ have stalled around the 700,000 units point mark, Nicki Minaj continues to stand as one of the highest-selling artists to have debuted within the last decade…sans streams.
Indeed, with ticket, single, album and merchandising sales that see her dwarf Pop stars and Hip-Hop veterans alike, the rapper’s gargantuan brand has now become the standard for success for anyone hoping to assert themselves as a market leader in her field.
Alas, one of these artists is the gifted Remy Ma.
For, after releasing a number of cuts which gave many good reason to believe she had a bone to pick with Minaj, industry fanatics set their sights on the release of her new studio album to see just how loyal her fanbase was.
After a two hour extravaganza, which saw performances from the likes of Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, and Little Mix, the credits have rolled on the 2017 BRIT Awards.
Hailed as the UK’s answer to the Grammys, you can find out who snagged what awards at the ceremony (which was held at London’s O2 Arena) after the jump…
