Timbaland finally unveils his new single “Know About Me” which features Drake, JAY Z and singer James Fauntleroy. Backed by some crazy keys and pounding bass courtesy of Timbo, the club banger showcases Drizzy’s rhymes and Fauntleroy’s smooth vocals while Hov barely says a few words in the intro. “Know About Me” is set to make the final tracklist for Timbaland’s upcoming album, Textbook Tim.
Here’s a sneak peek behind the scenes of Busta Rhymes music video for his new single “Thank You.” Take a look as the legendary emcee performs to the camera in front of a green screen with his new label mate Lil Wayne. There’s also a short clip included of Q-Tip and Kanye West as they were also on hand to record their contributions to the infectious new song. “Thank You” is set to be featured on Busta’s forthcoming Extinction Level Event 2 LP.
JAY Z has remained quiet on the ongoing investigation concerning Barney’s New York which is accused of allegedly racial profiling customers. The public has been patiently waiting to see if Hov would address the matter and break his silence especially since no announcement to cancel his upcoming collaborative holiday collection with the retail giant had been issued. However, the hip hop mogul finally took to his Life+Times website to release an official statement and confirm that his plans with Barney’s will be moving forward. Check out JAY Z’s statement below.
In the past several weeks two separate investigations were launched as a result of the wrongful detention of Trayon Christian and Kayla Phillips. My team has been privy to the status of the Barneys third party consultant investigation. In continuing our research, we also contacted the New York State Attorney General’s office for the status of their investigation into both Barneys and Macy’s. Those findings are not yet available.
While I await the findings of the Attorney General’s Office, I have agreed to move forward with the launch of BNY SCC collection under the condition that I have a leadership role and seat on a council specifically convened to deal with the issue of racial profiling. I am in a unique position to use my voice to affect change to this disturbing issue. The easy position would have been to walk away and leave policy making to others hoping that someone addresses the problem. I will not leave the outcome to others. I will take this into my own hands with full power to recommend, review and revise policies and guidelines moving forward. I am choosing to take this head on.
As I previously stated, the collaboration with Barneys has always been about giving and The Shawn Carter Foundation. From this collection, the Foundation will receive not only 25% of sales, it will now receive the additional 75% of Barneys’ sales, totalling 100% of all sales from BNY SCC. Along with 100% of sales from the collaboration, the Foundation will receive an additional 10% of all retail sales from Barneys New York stores nationwide and Barneys.com on November 20th. – Shawn “JAY Z” Carter
After getting in touch with HOT 97 and voicing his opinion, Maino decides to continue his campaign against Trinidad James and calls into Power 105 for an interview. Maino makes it clear he feels New York is to be blamed for allowing James to feel comfortable enough to run his mouth and explains that essentially the “All Gold Everything” rapper is opening the door for more disrespect from other artists. The rapper continued by stating that he feels the city is disorganized. Before hanging up, Maino calls into question James’ street credibility and clarifies he’s opening to disciplining him.
The Source catches up with R. Kelly at the premier of the new holiday film, The Best Man Holiday. Speaking candidly, Kells opens things up by speaking on his contributions for the movie’s official soundtrack and eventually gets into details about his new forthcoming album entitled Black Panties. The veteran R&B singer explains he’s been hard at work in the studio finalizing the project for the last six months and reassures the ladies they can expect him to keep it classy and sexy. Before heading out, R. Kelly compares Black Panties to his 1993 album 12 Play.
New York’s rising talent, Troy Ave, recently paid a visit to Shade 45 satellite radio to chop it up with Tony Touch about his new album and also hopped on the microphone for an exclusive freestyle. Check out Harry Powder in action as he tackles Pusha T’s “Numbers On The Boards” instrumental and pulls out his trusty phone to share a few bars for listeners tuning in. Troy Ave’s New York City: The Album is now available.
The CTE general is back with a new hard-hitting song titled “Benihana” featuring rappers Rocko and 2 Chainz. Produced by D. Rich, Jeezy goes in over the bouncy instrumental and takes the opportunity to reminds listeners about what he’s been able to accomplish in the music business. Jam packed with plenty of his signature braggadocios and drug inspired lines, Jeezy unleashes another street banger for fans as they anticipate his forthcoming project, It’s Tha World Vol. 2.
The Chicago production team, Blended Babies, is gearing up to launch their very own record label called Blended Babies Music Group. In celebration of their new business move, the duo unleashes a new single titled, “See The World,” featuring Asher Roth and Chuck Inglish. Backed by slappin’ drums and catchy guitar rifts, the mellow joint showcases both rappers going to work over the sample driven instrumental with boastful laid-back flows.
Drake’s “Would You Like A Tour?” recently made a stop in Houston, Texas just a few days ago and footage has now surfaced of the YMCMB rapper closing out his performance with “November 18th” which is off his So Far So Gone project. The southern inspired jam had crowd-goers extra live as fans screamed in excitement when Drizzy gave the cue to drop the beat. Drake’s background screen also featured visuals from the Canadian rapper’s 2009 performance at Houston’s Warehouse. Take a look as Drake openly gave props to Pimp C, DJ Screw and Big Moe before jumping into the song.
M.I.A. is back with a new tripply and colorful music video for her latest collaborative single, “Y.A.L.A.,” with Dutch production team The Partysquad. It’s not recommended you sit to close for this one as the Daniel Sannwald directed visual showcases a number of fast and vibrant moving objects which could be considered by some to be seizure inducing. Now that we got that out the way, the glow-in-the-dark visual finds the artist performing to the camera as rapid images zip off and on the screen. The music video also comes courtesy of KENZO and i-D Magazine. “Y.A.L.A.” is featured on M.I.A.’s new album, Matangi.
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