Viva Las Vegas! Big Boi Announces Year-Long Residency admin Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio 1 Comment This may be the first time we've heard of a hip-hop artist taking over Las Vegas. But, that's actually what Daddy Fat Sax will be doing in 2016. The GRAMMY Award winning rapper has announced a year-long...
Meek Mill Redeems Himself in “War Pain” admin Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio By: Faisal Quyyumi, contributing intern (@_faisalquyyumi) For once we might have to admit that Meek Mill didn’t take an *L* with his most recent diss song. A few days ago, Drake’s new single,...
MUSIC REVIEW: ScienZe – #GeorgiaTape. LP Mark Harris Monday, February 1, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Scienze is underrated. There is no other way to describe how this man’s music is ignored or unappreciated. Sure, he isn’t on some super-lyrical craze. And no, he doesn’t make trap music. He makes...
A$AP Ferg’s ATL Meet-N-Greet [PHOTOS] admin Friday, January 29, 2016 Events, Feature, Music, The Studio By: Alex Ro, contributing intern @thatgurlsalexro Harlem Rapper Asap Ferg met with fans for a meet and greet in downtown Atlanta and also treated his fans to coffee and hot chocolate as they stood outside in...
Kevin Gates #Islah Album Signing [PHOTOS] admin Thursday, January 28, 2016 Events, Feature, Music, Studio Xclusive, The Studio Kevin Gates invaded the ATL on Wednesday at a special meet-n-greet, hosted by Streetz 94.5's DJ Holiday. The event took place at DTLR's Camp Creek Pkwy location. A long line of fans showed up to support the "I...
ON THE BLOCK: R&B Group FINAL DRAFT’s Listening Party Recap admin Thursday, January 28, 2016 Events, Feature, Music, On The Block, The Studio By: Alex Ro, contributing intern Just in time to revive the legacy of the 80 and 90’s R&B groups, Voice, D-Nyce, Lucky, and Divine, make up the all-male singing group Final Draft. Shaking the music...
MUSIC: Rihanna x Drake – “Work” admin Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Rihanna broke the net the today with the release her new single "Work." What surprised us (in a good way) is that she FINALLY returned to her roots. The heavy island vibe on the song is what we've been...
Cologne Maker Sues Jay Z for $20M admin Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Jay Z is being sued for not promoting his GOLD fragrance, so says court papers that were filed by the company who create it. According to reports, Parlux Fragrances is suing Jay Z for as much as $20...
ON THE BLOCK: LOUD (@thebandloud) Ms. Bels Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Feature, Music, On The Block, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault After getting a glimpse of the group LOUD at a private media meet-n-greet, we were surprised by these four young artists. The dynamic between the group members (Katie Marie, Timothee Alex, Turner, and...
MUSIC REVIEW: Cozz – “Nothin Personal” Mark Harris Thursday, January 21, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Cozz has had a great 12-month span. This is all due to his Cozz and Effect album. As underrated as the album is, that didn’t stop him from growing his repertoire. J. Cole even gave his own artist some...
Ghostface Killah Enters THC Business with ‘”Wu Goo” admin Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Ghostface Killah and longtime Wu-Tang associate Killah Priest has entered into the THC business. The two Wu-Tang associates now have a flavored hash oil for those who like to get trippy. The oil is called Wu...
VIDEO: Jeezy – “Sweet Life” feat. Janelle Monae admin Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Jeezy gifted fans with a MLK Day video release of his song "Sweet Life". The black-and-white video features the lovely Janelle Monae. As Jeezy puts it, the video signifies would could have happened in...
MUSIC REVIEW: Anderson Paak – Malibu Mark Harris Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio All it took was a feature with Dr. Dre to set Anderson Paak’s career into overdrive. Before this, he was dropping projects to underground acclaim. Now? He is on the tip of plenty of tongues for his talent....
Waka Flocka Hit with $20K Property Lien admin Monday, January 18, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Waka Flocka's homeowners association is fed up with him not paying bills. Therefore, they have issued the rapper a $20,000 lien on his property. According to the Eagles Landings Property Owners Association,...
Hip-Hop is Dead Globally Ms. Bels Friday, January 15, 2016 Feature, Music, Music 101, The Studio In a recent poll by Repucom, a London-based sport and media research firm, results revealed that hip-hop music remains to be the least favorite genre of people ages 34 and younger. A Billboard article reports...
Ne-Yo vs. Citibank: Who Owes Who? admin Thursday, January 14, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Citibank is being sued by R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo. Ne-Yo filed a lawsuit with claims that Citibank allowed unauthorized transfer transactions take place on his account. According to the singer, an...
MUSIC: Erykah Badu – “Trill Friends” admin Thursday, January 14, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Erykah Badu is killing these remixes! Drake's "Hotline Bling" and now Kanye West's "Real Friends," Ms. Badu is putting her soulful spin on hip-hop tracks lately. The sick part about it is that no one knew it...
Trey Songz Secures Partnership with SX Liquor admin Wednesday, January 13, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio R&B artist Trey Songz is up next as an artist who's making major moves. After teaming up with SXLiquors in 2014, things have paid off big time for the brand and now Trey is an official partner. With bottle...
Rapper Lecrae to Kick-off Higher Learning College Tour in February admin Wednesday, January 13, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio via press release... LECRAE is heading back to school in 2016. The two-time Grammy® Award-winning hip-hop artist, known for his music message frequently at odds with his hip-hop peers, has fans buzzing...
VIDEO: TK-N-Cash – “3 X In A Row” admin Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Rap/singing duo TK-N-Cash dropped a video for their radio hit, "3 X In A Row." The video was directed by Gabriel Heart and features the norm...a L.A. mansion, hot girls, and the fellas really enjoying...
MUSIC REVIEW: Trick Trick – “Outlaw” Mark Harris Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio When many think of Detroit, artists like Slum Village, Eminem, or J. Dilla come to mind. Even the rock-star-status-holding Danny Brown comes up. Yet, Trick Trick is a Detroit legend that is known mainly on...
Brandy Debuts ‘Beggin & Pleadin’ + ‘Zoe Ever After’ admin Friday, January 8, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Brandy Norwood is snatching wigs already and we're only nine days into the new year! What fans have been patiently waiting on is finally here...new music from Brandy! And if that isn't enough, the...
Tip’s Being Sued for $700K, But How Sway?? admin Friday, January 8, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Ok, there's something about this story that don't make sense... According to reports, the jeweler Aydin & Co filed a lawsuit with claims that rapper Tip (aka T.I.) stiffed them for $700,000. The debt is...
50 Cent Requests Big Reduction in $7M Judgement admin Thursday, January 7, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Another hearing in Curtis Jackson's bankruptcy case was held today in Connecticut. This time, 50 Cent's lawyers filed a request to have the $7 million judgement reduced to $1.6 million. According to...
[EXCLUSIVE] Bando Jonez Talks #Bandoland Mixtape + Nicki Minaj, Boosie & More Ms. Bels Thursday, January 7, 2016 Feature, Music, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault Singer-songwriter Bando Jonez is back with new music for the fans. The project is called Bandoland and features the young R&B artist in rare form, giving a mixture of music that forces you to tune in. To...
Can an Artist Depend on “Superfans”? Ms. Bels Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Feature, Music, Music 101, The Studio Let's face it. The days of when millions of adoring fans could easily translate into sales are OVER. Even now with social media, top artists can't monetize a fans true value based on "likes" and "retweets"....
VIDEO: J. Cole’s ‘Road to Homecoming’ Mini-Documentary (Ep. 1) admin Thursday, December 31, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Read this. Then watch this. New episode every Wednesday leading up to concert film on @HBO. https://t.co/YxFWfsUlJr pic.twitter.com/n9iu3OYi4t — J. Cole (@JColeNC) December 16, 2015 The...
Adele Tops Christmas Lists; Bieber & Chris Brown Debuts at No. 2 & 3 admin Monday, December 28, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio As expected, Christmas shoppers were not going to pass up on Adele's 25. The British singer sold another 1.15 million copies, which pushes her to now having sold 7.13 million in the U.S. alone. This is also...
GOOD DEED: French Montana to Donate $1M to Bronx Charity admin Monday, December 28, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Rapper French Montana made a bank for Christmas. His bossman Sean Combs presented him with a million dollar year-end bonus. Apparently, if Bad Boy performs well throughout the year, then Diddy awards his...
STREAM: Ariana Grande – “Christmas & Chill” EP admin Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Last week, songbird Ariana Grande surprised fans with a holiday EP, Christmas & Chill. The 6-song EP is a follow-up to her 2013 EP, Christmas Kisses. She slays this new project with soul and bass-heavy...