ON THE BLOCK: Cool Amerika – “Make Sum Shake” admin Friday, May 22, 2015 Feature, Music, On The Block, The Studio One of the hottest singles burning up the streets is "Make Sum Shake." This hustler's anthem is featured on Cool Amerika's No Taxes 2 project, which is co-signed by Bigga Rankin, DJ Scream, SJ Holiday,...
MUSIC: Victoria Monét – “High Luv” admin Thursday, May 21, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Ariana Grande calls her, her "favorite writer." She's also penned songs for Nas and Chrisette Michelle to name a few. Well, now the singer/songwriter is preparing to release her forthcoming EP,...
VIDEO: Beyonce & Nicki Minaj – “Feeling Myself” admin Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio As expected, the world stopped yesterday when “Feeling Myself” dropped exclusively on Tidal. The video, featuring Beyonce and Nicki Minaj, was one of many Tidal exclusives privy to their...
Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj Leads with Six BET Awards Nominations admin Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio 1 Comment BET/Viacom announced on Monday, the nominations for the 2015 BET Awards. This year, Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj lead the pack with six nominations. For Chris Brown, Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, two separate...
MUSIC: Evan Ross feat. T.I. – “How to Live Alone” admin Friday, May 15, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Evan Ross has another talent and it's singing. The "ATL" actor dropped his first single off of his upcoming full-length album. "How to Live Alone" is an ode to Ross's wife Ashlee Simpson. "The song is...
MUSIC: @FreezTV – “Work Week” (Presented by DJ Kutt Throat) admin Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Feature, Music, On The Block, The Studio Freez aka "Mr. Checker Board Louis" has a joint that buzzin' in the streets. "Work Week" is the second single of off his Flight 748 mixtape, which is hosted by DJ Kutt Throat. The single is...
VIDEO: Scotty ATL – “Cloud IX (Go Up)” admin Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Scotty ATL's latest album "Spaghetti Junction" is available now on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. Video directed by...
STREAM: Nappy Roots – The 40 Akerz Project admin Monday, May 11, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Multi-platinum selling rap group Nappy Roots has returned with a new album, The 40 Akerz Project. With production help from SMKA and 808 Blake, the Nappy Roots latest project continues to solidify their...
ON THE BLOCK: Tiona Deniece (@tionadee) admin Monday, May 11, 2015 Feature, Music, On The Block, The Studio Our feature On The Block series artist for this week hails from Buffalo, New York. Tiona Dee, a singer/songwriter/photographer, is currently placing her stamp on the Atlanta scene. Her classy and sexy,...
Safaree Releases “Shabba Ranks” Freestyle Video admin Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio 1 Comment Living under the shadow of superstar Nicki Minaj for over 10 years had to be humbling. For Safaree Samuels aka SB, the relationship actually stunted the growth of his own music career. But now they've split...
Jamie Foxx’s Official Tracklist for ‘Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses’ + #MayPac National Anthem admin Monday, May 4, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Jamie Foxx is back behind the microphone. Not as a comedian, but as a singer. It's been five years since Foxx last dropped an album. Well, a new project is finally on its way. Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen...
ON THE BLOCK: Pop-Fusion Artist, J Metro admin Thursday, April 30, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio, The Vault Jimmie Moore aka J Metro is a singer-songwriter, composer, instrumentalist, and poet from Houston, Texas. Born in North Carolina, the 30-year-old Morehouse College graduate moved to H-town as a teen. From...
AGREE or DISAGREE: Spamming Record Execs Will Not Get You A Record Deal Ms. Bels Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Feature, Music, Music 101 It's funny that this email came across my desk. Just the other day I was thinking about the effectiveness of social media marketing. Not just regular day-to-day marketing practices, but the overzealous...
Lyfe Jennings Reveals Cover Art, Talks ‘Tree of Lyfe’ Album admin Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio via press release... Following the release of his latest single “Pretty Is,” Lyfe Jennings set the release date for his highly anticipated sixth studio album, Tree Of Lyfe, for June 23rd via...
VIDEO: Tech N9ne Talks Eminem and ‘Special Effects’ Album on SKEE TV admin Monday, April 27, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Last Thursday (April 23), Tech N9ne visited SKEE TV to give the exclusive scoop on his latest collaboration with Eminem on "Speedom (WWC2)". Tech N9ne also talked about his highly anticipated album...
Judge Awards Dr. Dre 100% Profits for ‘The Chronic’ admin Friday, April 24, 2015 Feature, Music, Music 101, The Studio On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder ruled in favor of Dr. Dre over unpaid profits from digital sales of his 1992 album, The Chronic. Dr. Dre and his legal team fought an uphill battle with the...
Producer WLPWR Teams Up with Yelawolf on ‘Love Story’ Album admin Thursday, April 23, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio via press release... Yelawolf has once again tapped his friend and longtime producer, WLPWR, to produce 10 out of the 18 tracks on his new album, Love Story, which is currently #1 on...
The Weeknd Lands Residency for Drai’s LIVE Concert Series admin Thursday, April 23, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Drai's Beachclub is one of the hottest nightclubs on the Las Vegas strip. Now, the club is turning it up a notch with their very own concert series, Drai's LIVE. Fresh off the Coachella stages, the...
VIDEO: Lil Wayne Debuts “Hollyweezy” via Weedmaps admin Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Young Money CEO Lil Wayne has partnered with Weedmaps to debut his video "Hollyweezy" off of his mix tape "Sorry for The Wait 2." "Hollyweezy" premiered on Weedmaps.com site yesterday, April 20 at 4:20...
MUSIC: Dej Loaf – “Me U & Hennessy” Remix feat. Lil Wayne admin Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Dej Loaf drops a remix to her "Me U & Hennessy" track, which was featured on Sell Sole mixtape. Lil Wayne jumps on the song, adding a 16 bars full of sexual innuendos that'll make female fans blush...
Meek Mill, Plies, Kevin Gates Hit the Stage at Streetzfest 2K15 [VIDEO] admin Monday, April 20, 2015 Events, Feature, Music Streetzfest 2K15 popped off this past Saturday, April 18 at Masquerade. The event is one of Atlanta's premiere hip hop concerts that showcases some of the hottest artists out. This year, the Streetz...
Nas Owes $276K in Unpaid Taxes + Exec. Produces New Film ‘Shake The Dust’ admin Thursday, April 16, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Nasir Jones aka Nas is not the IRS's favorite rapper as of right now. Why? Because word is that he owes the Georgia Department of Revenue six figures. Let's hope that the new movie he is executive producing...
Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill Engaged? admin Thursday, April 16, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Whet?? Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill is rumored to be engaged! Wow...that was rather quick. After teasing fans Wednesday on Instagram, Nicki Minaj posted a photo of her rocking a huge 15-carat...
MUSIC: Ciara – “I Bet” Remix feat. T.I. + Details on ‘Jackie’ Album admin Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Ci Ci calls on fellow Atlanta native T.I. to add a special touch to her "I Bet" remix. And of course, T.I. brings the heat as he consistently does on most features. In his verse, Tip gives...
Drake Announces ‘Jungle’ Tour with Future admin Tuesday, April 14, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Well, it's confirmed that Drake will running through 6 with Future. On Monday, Drake announced via Instagram that he's going on a 6-date tour starting on May 24 in Houston, Texas. The "Jungle" tour will...
ON THE BLOCK: Lydia Rene Presents “Vintage Heart” admin Thursday, April 9, 2015 Feature, Music, On The Block, The Studio L.A.-based artist, Lydia Rene, debuts a new EP called Vintage Heart. For the jazz and neo-soul lovers, this is definitely a project you should listen to. Mind you, we came across her music on a whim. It's a...
VIDEO: Rick Ross – “Phone Tap” admin Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Rick Ross released his next video from the Hood Billionaire album. As expected, "Phone Tap" continues with his D-Boy talk with, this time with phone surveillance as the key factor to Rick Ross' state of...
[UPDATED] Lil Wayne Dismisses $51 Million Lawsuit Against Cash Money admin Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Just two months ago, STACKS Magazine reported the details of Lil Wayne's $51 million lawsuit against Cash Money Records. Well, recent court documents show that Wayne and Birdman may have come to an...
Ready for ‘Dessert’? admin Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio By: Deja Pearson, contributing intern (@itslikedejavu) You may know him as Radric Davis. Or maybe as that rapper who always talks about the Trap House? Or maybe as the guy who is always “Off The Leash”?...
Waka Flocka “Bust” April Fool’s Prank for New Track admin Monday, April 6, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio For those who care...the internet went into a frenzy on April 1st when word came out about a sex tape featuring rapper Waka Flocka. Speculation filled social media comments of the possible tape, which at...