Philly native Meek Mill links up with Power 105.1′s DJ Self for an exclusive interview where the MMG rapper touches on his upcoming project Dreamchasers 3, creative inspiration in the studio, JAY Z and much more. Also included in the footage is a short promotional freestyle performance from Meek Mill.
Murder Inc veterans Ja Rule and Irv Gotti sat down with Angie Martinez at HOT 97 for an exclusive interview. After finally being released from prison recently, Ja Rule took the opportunity to fill everyone in on what he’s been up to and share what life behind bars. Speaking candidly with Angie, Rule opens up on what it was like to transition from state to federal prison, slimming down after being released, using the time alone to reflect and mature and making the decision to join the general population rather than the hiding in the safety of protective custody.
Emilio Rojas pays a visit to Showoff Radio with DJ Statik Selektah on Shade 45 and delivers a freestyle live on-the-air for listeners. Take a look as the New York native goes to work over Mobb Deep’s classic “Shook Ones Part II” instrumental and drops bars straight off the dome for close to a minute.
King Push decides to call the In The Morning crew over at HOT 97 in New York and gives insight behind how Kanye West’s now infamous My Name Is My Name party rant came about. In fact, Pusha explains that he’s fortunate enough to hear Kanye speak that way on a regular basis and that the public is only treated to these moments when he goes off on a rant. Before getting into Pusha T’s new single “Nosetalgia” featuring Kendrick Lamar, the G.O.O.D. Music rapper lets Cipha sounds know he’s working on getting Kanye West on the Juan Epstein show. Take a listen to how it all went down live on the air.
Young and rising star Mali Nicole sits down for an interview and shares her story live on-the-air with DJ Skee. The 16-year-old singer, dancer and Watts native opens things up by recalling the first time she ever met Skee at a very young age through a mutual friend. DJ Skee admits to listeners he always knew Nicole had potential to be big and a successful artist. Mali also gives insight behind how she became connected with Stampede Management as solo artist following the disbandment of her former group after coming up short on the television show X Factor. Nicole also breaks down her humble beginnings and explains she’s simply working hard to purse her dreams. Fans of Mali Nicole can look forward to the singer’s upcoming Confessions of A Teenager EP which is slated to release later this year and features her new debut single “Sunday Afternoon.”
Trouble rapper Gucci Mane almost found himself in a random fight at Lennox Mall in Atlanta just a few days ago. The unknown man in the video clip who squares up with Gucci Mane has now come forward to give details on what exactly took place. Live on the air with radio host Big Tigger, the Detroit R&B artist explains to listeners that the near fight almost broke out after Gucci behaved disrespectfully towards him. He further elaborated the two previously had bad blood after he found out that Gucci grabbed the unsigned singer’s wife’s assets while he was apparently in prison. Though the Detroit native admits he approached Gucci only to solicit his music, the “Icy” rapper wasn’t having it.
Earlier this morning, Gucci Mane found himself cuffed up and hauled away to jail just after midnight after cussing at police in Atlanta. Making matters worse, Gucci also had a small amount of marijuana and a gun on him. According to TMZ, the rapper’s problems began after a friend flagged down police due to Gucci’s apparent erractic behavior and when he was approached the 33-year-old rapper decided to start cussing and threatening officers. Gucci has been officially booked for carrying a concealed weapon, disorderly conduct and marijuana possession.
Hosted by DJ Scream and Boss Lady, Maybach Music Group was heavy in the building on satellite radio station Hip Hop Nation for the label’s Self Made 3 album release event. In fact, check out the footage below to see young Philly native Meek Mill freestyle off the top of the dome for eight minutes live on the air for fans. Label mate Rockie Fresh at one point attempted to jump in and give Meek a hand but the rising star was feeling the moment and couldn’t help himself from dropping bars.
New York DJ Mister Cee had a heartfelt conversation this morning with Ebro on HOT 97. Cee was given the platform to voice his opinion on his situation and had the courage to go on-air and admit to listeners that he’s had homosexual encounters with drag queens. Though not easily coming clean at first, Cee eventually opened up about his problems as fellow HOT 97 co-worker Ebro helped him through it. There were a few moments where Cee broke down and began crying on the air, however, at one point even Funk Master Flex who at one point made his way into the room showered Cee with support and reassured him that everything would be fine. As the conversation continued, Ebro made it a point to continuously encourage Mister Cee to reconsider his decision to resign and eventually convinced him to make his return today.
Below is Mister Cee’s comeback “Back On The Block Mix.”
This morning on Big Boy’s Neighborhood radio show, the full interview with West Coast MC Kendrick Lamar addressing his “Control” was aired for listeners everywhere. The Compton native revealed to host Big Boy that he’s in the infant stages of conceptually putting together his follow up LP. After keeping everyone in suspense, Kendrick finally spoke on his controversial verse from Big Sean’s “Control” leak. The TDE MC recalls approaching the verse with the intentions of wanting to take things to the next level but was honestly surprised to see the way it turned the industry upside down. Lamar also went on to share his thoughts on the number of responses that followed the song’s release and explains why his “King of New York” line was paying homage.
Danny Brown hits up Sway In The Morning and drops an ill freestyle for the listeners. After declining to participate in Sway Calloway’s “5 Fingers of Death” challenge, the Detroit native decided to let his bars do the talking and proceeded to kill it. Watch Danny hold it down live on Shade 45 below.
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