MUSIC: Rick Ross – “Foreclosures” + Announces New Album ‘Black Dollar’ admin Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Rick Ross is on one this week. Even with his short stint in jail and a semi-embarrassing "rap beef" hovering over the MMG brand, Rick Ross has completed an album that will drop this week on September 3rd....
Trick Daddy Slacks on Child Support, Files Chapter 11 admin Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Trick Daddy love the kids...but not enough to pay child support. According to TMZ, the Miami, FL rapper claims he is FLAT BROKE and is forced to file for Chapter 11. With checks from his music...
VIDEO: Kid Ink Reflects on Life in L.A. in 1800 Tequila Campaign admin Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Los Angeles artist, Brian Todd Collins aka Kid Ink, teamed up with 1800 Tequila for a special episode of their "Enough Said Episodes" video series. In the video, Kid Ink reflects on his journey into the...
BMI Honors Nile Rodgers at 2015 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards [PHOTOS] admin Monday, August 31, 2015 Events, Feature, Music, The Studio Broadcast Music, Inc.®, (BMI®), the global leader in music rights management, presented the BMI Icon Award to GRAMMY-winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger and guitarist, Nile Rodgers, at the...
Drake’s #LilWeezyanaFest Performance Cut Off, His Manager Speaks Up admin Monday, August 31, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio By: Antoinette Alston, contributing intern Tidal, Jay Z’s newest business venture, was honored to exclusively stream Lil Wayne’s “Lil Weezyana Fest,” which took place in New Orleans on (August 28)....
Monica Brown Hosts “Code Red” Autograph Signing [PHOTOS] admin Friday, August 28, 2015 Events, Feature, Music, The Studio R&B singer Monica Brown recently took time out of her busy schedule to show major love to her fans. The RCA recording artist hosted an autograph signing in her hometown, Atlanta, at the DTLR store in off...
MUSIC: DJ Scream feat. 8 Ball x Scotty ATL x Big K.R.I.T. – “Grippin’ Grain” admin Friday, August 28, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio DJ Scream dropped a hot new banger. "Grippin' Grain" is a classic southern tune produced by Cory Mo. Artists representing on the track are 8 Ball, Big K.R.I.T., and Scotty ATL. Take a listen...
GO-GETTER: James Worthy Talks Technicalities of Music Ms. Bels Thursday, August 27, 2015 Feature, Music, Music 101, Studio Xclusive, The Studio Music producer, James Worthy, is on the rise and on a mission to create timeless music. The 28-year-old New York-native isn't a household name but he's gradually establishing himself as the next Quincy Jones...
Kanye West to be Honored with 2015 Video Vanguard Award admin Thursday, August 27, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio By: Antoinette Alston, contributing intern Kanye West will be honored with the most prestigious award at MTV’s VMA Awards show, the 2015 Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. The award was previously...
VIDEO: Big K.R.I.T. Talks Financial Decisions with DJ Smallz admin Monday, August 24, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio 1 Comment DJ Smallz sits down with one of our favs Big K.R.I.T. to talk money. In the video, K.R.I.T. says he spent his first paycheck on a new iMac. His worst financial decision was going on the Wake-n-Bake Tour....
Fetty Wap Makes History – Charting 4 Singles Simultaneously admin Monday, August 24, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio By: Antoinette Alston, contributing intern Rapper and songwriter, Fetty Wap has topped the charts with his singles, “Trap Queen,” “My Way,” “679,” and “Again“ simultaneously on Billboard’s...
VIDEO: Future x Drake – “Where Ya At” admin Friday, August 21, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Future and Drake drops new video for "Where Ya At" off of the Dirty Sprite 2 album. DS2 is in stores...
Jermaine Dupri Talks Putting Jay Z On + “WYA” feat. Bow Wow [VIDEO] admin Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Multi-platinum record selling producer Jermaine Dupri recently talked candidly on Larry King Now. He touched on several topics including Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Bow Wow, the music industry, and more....
VIDEO: Mike Will Made It x Swae Lee x Future – “Drinks On Us” admin Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Check out Mike Will Made It's latest video "Drinks on Us" featuring Future and Swae Lee. Juciy J, French Montana, Wale, and Miley Cyrus also make appearances in the...
MUSIC: Sy Ari Da Kid x Quentin Miller – “Man In My City” admin Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Here's a new joint from indie artists, Sy Ari Da Kid and Quentin Miller. The song is titled "Man In My City" and it's produced by TEAUXNY. The track definitely have a nice groove to it. Reminds us of that...
Fans of Kanye Draft Petition to the White House: “Tired of Waiting” admin Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio By: Antoinette Alston, contributing intern Apparently Kanye’s new album, Swish, has stirred up quite the demand for its release since his last single, “All Day,” circulated five months ago. A fan...
Wiz Khalifa Wins Teen Choice Award for “See You Again” admin Monday, August 17, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Rapper Wiz Khalifa took home an award last night during the TEEN CHOICE 2015 award ceremony. The show, which filmed live from the University of Southern California's Galen Center, recognized Wiz Khalifa...
Janelle Monáe Revamps “Hell You Talmbout”̶ in Protest to Police Brutality admin Monday, August 17, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio By: Antoinette Alston, contributing intern The day after protesting against police brutality in Philadelphia, Janelle Monáe and the entire Wondaland Records artists, released a new version to...
2 Chainz Go Far Left with Trapavelli Tre’ admin Thursday, August 13, 2015 Events, Feature, Music, The Studio One thing we appreciate are artists and/or entrepreneurs who take a different approach to build their business or push a product. Trapavelli Tre' is 2 Chainz's latest mixtape project (or product) and the...
MUSIC: Timbaland feat. V. Bozeman – “Smile” admin Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Finally some feel good music... "Smile" is a heartfelt love song that is featured on Timbaland's Opera Noir album. It features the lovely and talented V. Bozeman, who is also signed to Timbaland's...
Rich Homie Quan Wants $2 Million from Label + Official Court Docs admin Friday, August 7, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Poor Quan... It looks like he's been getting ripped off by his label head, Girvan Henry of Think It's A Game Entertainment. In recent court documents filed in U.S. District Court, Northern District of...
VIDEO: Migos Takes Over the U.K. admin Thursday, August 6, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Noisey Raps kick off their new season with the Migos. In this episode, the Migos become global icons, traveling from Atlanta to Amsterdam, Moscow, Paris, and London. The group released their YRN: Yung...
VIDEO: Bambi Weighs in on #100Days100Nights Gang Violence admin Thursday, August 6, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio There's been reports of recent gang-related violence in the South Los Angeles area that has spilled over onto social media. Incidents associated with this gang war are being glorified through...
Dr. Dre to Deliver ‘Compton’ August 7th admin Monday, August 3, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio 1 Comment The wait is over! It's been 15 years and now super producer Dr. Dre will be releasing a new album. No, it's not the infamous Detox. But, we're sure musically it will be very close to it. Inspired by the...
MUSIC: Kalenna Harper – “Back to Back” Freestyle admin Friday, July 31, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio 1 Comment WHOA she rap too! Surprise surprise..."Love and Hip Hop Atlanta" co-star Kalenna aka K-diddy bop dropped a new freestyle to Drake's "Back to Back." The track is something different for Kalenna, but...
ON THE BLOCK: Damien Escobar aka The Violin Crooner (@dameesco) admin Thursday, July 30, 2015 Feature, Music, On The Block, The Studio Every now and then we get a gem that hit our inbox. This time, that gem just happens to be a violinist and his name is Damien Escobar. We don't know much about him at this point. But, apparently he's from...
VIDEO: Meek Mill – “All Eyes On You” feat. Nicki Minaj x Chris Brown admin Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio It's only been a few months since "Omeeka" took their relationship public. And if the level of affection between the two hasn't driven the world crazy by now, it's possible that their new video...
Jeezy Celebrates 10 Years of TM101 admin Monday, July 27, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Mr. "Bring The Whole City Out" did just that this past weekend in the city of Atlanta. Jay Jenkins aka Jeezy celebrated the 10-year anniversary of his first album Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, which was...
MUSIC: Dej Loaf & Future – “Hey There” admin Friday, July 24, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio DeJ Loaf is on tour with Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, and Tinashe, but she's found time to release a new EP. The EP #AndSeeThatsTheThing was a special release for her fans . It hit iTunes last night, with...
MUSIC: 2 Chainz – “Watch Out” + ‘Players Awards’ Performance admin Thursday, July 23, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio On August 13, 2 Chainz will release the third installment in his Trap-A-Velli series. It's been five years since the College Park, GA rapper dropped "Tity Boi" and became known as 2 Chainz. Since then, his...