TMZ unveils security footage from a hotel in Detroit that captures Ruff Ryder rapper DMX streaking completely naked. The short clip showcases X creeping behind a corner in the hallway and dropping his boxers before taking off running down the hallway. With staff only a few feet away, X eventually comes back and throws his underwear back on. Below is an official statement from X’s rep on the matter.
“DMX was a Detroit hotel with his DJ (DJ NonStop) and his road manager (Montana) before his performance with Eve and Lil Kim on August 31st. X and the team were killing time at the hotel before the concert and dared each other to streak in the hallway. No one was aware that security cameras were rolling and it was just a playful dare between friends.”
Pusha T links up with Esteban from Fuse at Rock The Bells 2013 in San Bernardino. The G.O.O.D. Music rapper stresses the importance of supporting the music festival and shares details on his creative process in the studio with Kanye West. In fact, Pusha shares a story of once getting kicked out of studio by West. Pusha T also reassures viewers he’s stacking beats and prepping for following up album which he announces will be titled King Push. The Clipse member also discusses his latest single “Sweet Serenade” and talks collaborating with singer Chris Brown. Always one to keep things a mystery and subtle, Esteban attempts to get Pusha to give some clarity on his recent tweet that many suspect was a subliminal diss aimed at Lil Wayne and his new mixtape Dedication 5.
Drake and company release a short promotional trailer to get fans ready for his highly anticipated Nothing Was The Same LP. In the clip below, Drake and his posse hit the streets of what looks to be Canada in some luxury vehicles. Nothing Was The Same will be available to purchase on September 24.
Atlanta based group Migos links up with Revolt TV for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of their new music video for their breakout hit “Versace” featuring Drake. Watch as the group breaks down their wise reasoning behind their love for couture like Versace and lets everyone know their living lavish and rebellious.
Stalley continues his Honest Cowboy web series and delivers for your viewing pleasure episode three. In this episode, the MMG rapper gives up details behind the recording process for Honest Cowboy and recalls isolating himself from the world. In fact, Stalley points out that he needed to bring producers such as DJ Quik and Cardo into his own creative space as he never left the premises.
Sitting down with Vlad TV, Just Blaze addresses Jay Electronica’s album delay and admits that he has nothing to do with any setbacks. In fact, Just makes it very clear that Jay Electronica basically does whatever he want’s and operates at his own pace. However, the producer does reassure fans that Electronica is definitely in a creative zone and still moving forward on eventually releasing his debut album. Before heading out Just Blaze also fills DJ Vlad in by explaining that the album for the most part is put together and done.
Respected producer and Long Beach, Calif. native Tito Rodriguez, steps into new territory as he prepares to debut his upcoming solo album The Message. The 13-track LP will showcase Rodriguez on the vocals as he embraces the transition of his career to now being a writer and artist. With plenty of production credits and past releases with his former band The Pricks, Rodriguez reflects on some of his career’s accomplishments and shares his optimism for the future.
“I’ve come full circle in the music game,” said Rodriguez. “I went from just being a full on producer, to writing songs, to now performing songs so, that’s who Tito Rodriguez is at the moment.”
With a modest attitude and honest demeanor, Rodriguez is the type of individual who sees the brighter side of things and goes out of his way to help wherever he can. He stresses he prefers to contemplate over positive thoughts and credits his outlook on life from his experiences endured during his humble beginnings.
More commonly known by his alias “Tnut,” Rodriguez has been earning his stripes in the music industry as a producer since the ’90s. In fact, the self-taught producer has collaborated in the past with artists like Snoop Dogg, Tha Eastsidaz and even managed to land some of his work in a few films.
“In the past I got to produce for a bunch of acts out in Long Beach, most of the long beach rap crowd, rap circle,” said Rodriguez.
Still, it would be Rodriguez’s decision to start a band with a unique sound that would take his career in a different direction after meeting lead vocalist Mike Brophy sometime in the early 2000s. The duo randomly found themselves crossing paths after being introduced by a mutual friend.
“That’s how I met him, I was introduced to him by a mutual friend who owed me money and I was just trying to get my money back and he brought Brophy over,” Rodriguez explains with a smile on his face. With the band’s stage name still undecided, Rodriguez recalls suggesting his ideas by stating, “I said what about The Pricks?” “He was like you know what, perfect, you’re a prick I’m a prick, that’s it.” After recruiting keyboard player Chris Medina and catching the attention of KROQ’s Kat Corbett, The Pricks would go on to win 2006’s “Battle Of The Bands” contest and play venues throughout Hollywood.
However, in 2012, Rodriguez reveals the group decided to collectively disband after eight years together with each member now focusing on their individual careers. Though he’s optimistic The Pricks will eventually find their way back to the studio, Rodriguez makes it clear he’s proud of what the band has been able to accomplish but is ready to step up to the microphone and deliver his upcoming The Message LP.
“I’m doing music with messages, I just didn’t want to make music just to make music, I really wanted to give the people, really my family more than anybody, I want to make my mom proud you know, and I want my daughter and my son proud, my family,” Rodriguez continued. “There’s no cuss words, I’m giving nothing but good messages, good vibes, I’m trying to inspire the people…trying to get people something they can relate to in time of need, or they’re sad or they’re depressed, give them some kind of hope through music, it’s just some words of encouragement.”
“I got to do it by myself…I really got to go deep in my mind and think outside of the normal,” said Rodriguez. “I think what happens when you record with other people you’re trying to please them so you get lost on what you’re really trying to do. The process has been more of, I’m getting to do what I want, no one is influencing me, there’s no opinions, I really enjoyed the process, this has probably been the most fun thing I’ve done…it’s a blessing in disguise.”
With his new music video for “Angel” currently in the works, Rodriguez shares the concept behind the visual which finds the artist hitting the streets of his hometown and giving back.
“I got Diamond Supply, I got them to donate thousands of dollars worth of product…I got Stance socks, I got Br4ss Underwear…I got Frito-Lay, I got Sara Lee bread, Monster Energy Drink…and I got to go back to my community, my neighborhood…all of Long Beach…and gave it all away to less fortunate families and the homeless.”
Beyond the beats and rhymes, Rodriguez keeps the spirit of the group alive and stays busy with his new clothing line named after The Pricks. The evolution of the brand and its significance is something he stresses the importance of.
“The brand surpassed the band by miles I could say, we managed to do tons of skateboards, we did some surf boards, we’ve done shirts, hats, accessories, you name it,” Rodriguez continued. “As far as you making money, unless you’re a Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift, somebody who’s got that kind of momentum and that kind of steam and that kind of machine behind them, you’re not going to see no money from your music unless you’re independent and you sell 80,000 copies or something and it’s all going to you. That’s the part that people got to learn how to master first…branding what you got if you want to be successful in the game.”
There’s also been an influx of packages left at Rodriguez’s doorstep since the launch of the clothing line. The brand has gone on to inspire fans of the music from around the world to create their own artistic renditions of the company’s signature skeleton logo.
“I got artists from all over the world, I have art in my studio from everywhere, ready to hang up and ready to go, that’s the best thing about it, when you put out good vibes, good vibes come back, we pride ourselves on being standup guys,” explains Rodriguez. “You know they say you reap what you sow? It’s definitely true and you know that’s a testament of us being that kind of people that people want to help us.”
Big Sean checks in with JAY Z’s Life+Times and decodes his song “First Chain” off his new album Hall Of Fame. Breaking down all the details during a candid interview, Sean reflects on the creative direction for the track and shares the meaning behind his lyrics. “First Chain” is Big Sean’s latest single featured on his new Hall Of Fame LP which is now available in stores.
With EA’s FIFA 14 coming out in a few weeks, the company debuts their new TV commercial for the game which shows off some quick game play action and YMCMB’s Drake. The Canadian rapper and former Degrassi grabs the sticks and jumps right in to an online match against presumably a little girl from another country. Check out the short promo visual below.
MMG’s rising star Stalley continues his promotional run across the country for his new Honest Cowboy mixtape. Part three of Stalley’s web series finds the rapper making his rounds through Mississippi, New Orleans and Houston where he spends some time talking with fans, hitting the radio airwaves and growing as an overall artist.
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