STREAM: Lil Wayne x 2 Chainz’s ‘ColleGrove’ admin Friday, March 4, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz's collaborative project, ColleGrove, was released today. ColleGrove is a set of 13 tracks the combines the flavors of their hometown's College Park, GA (2 Chainz) and Hollygrove in...
STREAM: Kendrick Lamar’s EP ‘untitled unmastered.’ admin Friday, March 4, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Out of nowhere, Kendrick Lamar has released a new album. The 8-track EP, untitled unmastered., comes fresh off his recent award wins and powerful performance at the Grammys. Stream the album below on...
Kanye West Reveals ‘ColleGrove’ Artwork & Release Date admin Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio New project with 2 Chainz and Wayne dropping this Friday pic.twitter.com/IZwN3mnkIS — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) March 2, 2016 It's no secret that Kanye West and 2 Chainz are close friends in...
Jay Z Fires Two More Tidal Executives admin Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Feature, Music, The Receipt, The Studio It may be safe to say that Tidal has been one big headache for Jay Z since day one! In the aftermath of Rihanna's ANTI misconstrued first week numbers and Kanye West's The Life A Pablo secret numbers, word...
ON THE BLOCK: DopeByAccident – “Sense City” admin Monday, February 29, 2016 Feature, Music, On The Block, The Studio This may be a first for some, but DopeByAccident is a female artist that's been making waves as a songwriter. She's from Memphis and has already blessed her pen game with Monica and Chris Brown. Of course,...
VIDEO: Plies Talks His Financial “30/70 Plan” on Hot 97 admin Friday, February 26, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Plies stopped by NY's Hot 97 this week. The "Bust It Baby" rapper is recharged and is out supporting the movement created by his new hit, "Ran Off On Da Plug Twice." Plies talked with Ebro,...
70’s Rappers, The Sequence, Says Hit ‘Uptown Funk’ Was Stolen admin Thursday, February 25, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio The 1970's female rap group, The Sequence, is claiming that this years Grammy Award winning song "Uptown Funk" is a complete rip-off. The Sequence (Angie Stone, Cheryl the Pearl, and Blondy) is...
Cash Money Ordered to Pay $1.1 Million for Jay Sean’s Music admin Tuesday, February 23, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Remember Jay Sean...he was signed to Cash Money Records at one point. Well, it looks like his hard work is finally paying off. According to TMZ, the production crew at Orange Factory Music won a $1.1...
Tip Inks Distribution Deal with Roc Nation + Joins Tidal admin Tuesday, February 23, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Big thangs poppin' for Tip in 2016! On Monday evening, Tip took to social media to make a few big announcements. T.I. has inked a distribution deal with Roc Nation. As we know, his tenth album, The Dime...
VIDEO: Rihanna x Drake – “Work” admin Monday, February 22, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Rihanna released the visuals to her sing "Work" today. The video features two videos. The first video is Rihanna getting her dutty wine on in a hot reggae club with gangja smoke, jerk chicken and the whole...
VIDEO: City of Compton Explored in New Docu-Series ‘Noisey Bompton’ admin Monday, February 22, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio The crew at Noisey is back again with a closer look at one of the nation's most prolific cities. There was Noisey Atlanta and Noisey Chiraq. This time around the city of Compton, California will get its...
Taylor Swift Show Support of Kesha with $250K Donation admin Monday, February 22, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Last week, a New York Supreme Court judge ruled against releasing singer/songwriter Kesha from her Sony contract. At this point, Kesha is financially strapped. Luckily, she is receiving help from the...
ON THE BLOCK: Glamour (@officiallyglamour) admin Friday, February 19, 2016 Feature, Music, On The Block, Studio Xclusive, The Studio The ladies of Glamour consists of a hot new trio out of Kandi Burruss's Kandi Koated Entertainment camp. They hail from AGI's Extreme Performance Camp and are all triple threats. The three young ladies -...
Metro Boomin, Boi-1da Hit Forbes List as Hip-Hop Cash Princes admin Friday, February 19, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio 1 Comment Music production is making more waves than ever. As the popularity of Pharrell Williams, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Swizz Beats is set in stone, there are a list of young beat makers that are paving the way for the...
VIDEO: Stevie J Talks Notorious B.I.G, The Hitmen, & More at BMI Event admin Friday, February 19, 2016 Events, Feature, Music, The Studio One aspect of Stevie J's life that gets overshadowed with the scandal and comedy is the music. The "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" and "Stevie J & Joseline Go Hollywood" star has an extensive repertoire...
MUSIC: Tip – “Money Talk” admin Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Finally! Tip is releasing music to his pending The Dime Trap album. As you remember, fans were expecting the album to drop late last year. To our surprise the project never surfaced. Oh well...the Grand Hustle...
2016 Grammy Awards List of Winners admin Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio In case you were wondering "who won what" at this year's Grammy Awards, we got you. Below is the list of winners in categories we're sure you most care about. The winners are noted with an asterick...
VIDEO: Kendrick Lamar’s Powerful Performance at 2016 Grammys Ms. Bels Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio This was Kendrick Lamar's year at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The Compton artist was nominated for eleven awards and took home five Grammy's, one of which was for Best Rap Album for To Pimp a...
MUSIC: Kanye West – “30 Hours” + Updated TLOP Tracklist admin Friday, February 12, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Kanye West is on one. After his successful Yeezy Season 3 showcase at Madison Square Gardens, Kanye continues to bless fans with more music. Today he released an updated tracklist for "The Life of Pablo,"...
VIDEO: Jason Derulo – “Naked” admin Friday, February 12, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Jason Derulo is looking all kinds of fine in his new video, "Naked." The video, which was directed by Jason, features singer K. Michelle. However, don't expect to see much in the video but skin and...
Kanye West to Premiere Yeezy Season 3 & ‘The Life of Pablo’ Today admin Thursday, February 11, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio The day has come. Kanye West will premiere his Yeezy Season 3 today (Feb. 11) at Madison Square Garden. Also, his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo, will make its debut durng the showcase as well. The...
Lil Wayne’s Money Problems Mount Up admin Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Lil Wayne is having a hard time keeping his head above water. Sources say that he's still having money problems and now it's due to the IRS. According to reports, the Young Money CEO is $12.8 million in...
[EXCLUSIVE] Naughty By Nature Speaks on 25th Anniversary, Fatherhood, Battle Rap & More admin Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Feature, Music, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault By: Alex Ro, contributing intern (@alex_ro_on_air) Naughty By Nature stopped in Atlanta recently to celebrate their more than 20 year stint in the music industry. STACKS Magazine got an opportunity to...
John Legend, Demi Lovato & More to Honor Lionel Richie at 2016 GRAMMYs admin Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio This year, the GRAMMYs will showcase a special tribute to 4x GRAMMY Award winning artists Lionel Richie. John Legend, Demi Lovato, Luke Bryan and Meghan Trainor will perform a medley of hits produced by Lionel...
Ciara Files $15M Lawsuit Against Future admin Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Ciara is fed up with her son's father and she has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit to prove it. It is being reported that the Ciara has filed a $15 million lawsuit against rapper Future. She claims that...
Beyonce’ Announces Formation World Tour & Fundraiser for Flint admin Monday, February 8, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio This weekend was the Beyonce Bowl...not the Super Bowl! Since the unexpected release of "Formation" on Saturday, any chit chat surrounding this years Super Bowl has contained the word B-E-Y-O-N-C-E. Not...
MUSIC REVIEW: King – “We Are King” Mark Harris Monday, February 8, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio It seems like yesterday when King debuted its EP to the world. It took the internet, and R&B world, by storm. Yet, this was 2011. It is now 2016 and their fans are still looking for the west coast trio to...
Coachella vs Hoodchella: When Music Festivals Go At It… admin Friday, February 5, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio There is a beef brewing in the unlikely of places. One hugely popular music festival recently filed a lawsuit against another festival for infringement. Once you build a brand, you do everything in your power...
MUSIC: Yo Gotti x Nicki Minaj – “DM” Remix + Official Video admin Friday, February 5, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio 4 Comments Yo Gotti's latest hit "DM" has received a "pick me up" from the reigning rap queen Nicki Minaj. Not that the most thirstiest song on the planet needed a remix, it is good to see that he chose one person to...
Why Workaholic Women Should Be Like Rihanna… Ms. Bels Thursday, February 4, 2016 Feature, Lifestyle, The Studio After dropping her new album ANTI last week, Rihanna is working nonstop to promote the project. Her work ethic can not be denied. She travels the world on tour each year, as well as, work on various...