VIDEO: Chris Brown f/ Ariana Grande – ‘Don’t Be Gone Too Long’

By Nemmy Kim.

Chris Brown sparks a new flame with Ariana Grande in the long-awaited video for their pop-dance collaboration “Don’t Be Gone Too Long.” The medieval-themed clip, directed by Brown, was shot earlier this year, but was put on hold after Chris’ jail sentence.
The pop superstars show off their chemistry in the romantic scenes. Ariana plays a princess, who falls in love with Chris, but the kingdom does not approve of their relationship. Breezy is captured and locked away, but nothing can keep them apart. He eventually manages to escape and return to his love.
A version of the song without Ariana appears on Chris’ album X, which drops Tuesday.

 

NEWS; YG Joins ‘Drake Vs. Lil Wayne’ Tour

By Nemmy Kim.

Drake and Lil Wayne have called on their hitta to join them on the road. YG will accompany the YMCMB rappers on the Western leg of the “Drake Vs. Lil Wayne” tour this month.

VIDEO: August Alsina f/ Nicki Minaj – ‘No Love’ [Teaser]

By Nemmy Kim.

August Alsina has shared a teaser for his “No Love” video featuring Nicki Minaj. After a slight delay, the Benny Boom-directed clip will premiere Monday at 6 p.m. EST on VEVO. August took to Instagram to explain the reason behind the hold up.
“I know it took a while but when you dealing with labels, editing, so on so forth your art lies in someone’s hands which can cause a hold up. & sometimes perfection can take a while,” he said. “#SorryForTheWaitAnyhow Thanks for stickin it out and bearing with me.”
In a recent interview with Rap-Up TV, August opened up about shooting the video with the “Anaconda” rapper.

“Nicki was very, very deeply involved with this one in particular, as far as the video goes,” he said. “She had a vision for it and she really, really is a big fan of the record, which was real important to me because it makes it that much more special.”

           

New Music: Big Sean – ‘IDFWU’ + ‘Paradise’ + ’4th Quarter’ + ‘Jit/Juke’

By Nemmy Kim.

Oh God! After announcing his signing to Roc Nation, Big Sean celebrates by dropping not one, but four new songs. The G.O.O.D. Music rapper teams with E-40 on “IDFWU (I Don’t Fuck With You),” produced by DJ Mustard and Kanye West. Sean, who is rumored to be dating Ariana Grande, takes shots at his fiancée Naya Rivera.
“And every day I wake up celebrating shit—why? / ‘Cause I just dodged a bullet from a crazy bitch,” he spits.
Other tracks include the Key Wane-produced “4th Quarter,” “Jit/Juke,” and “Paradise,” which serves as the intro to Mike WiLL Made-It’s upcoming mixtape Ransom.
On “Jit/Juke,” produced by Nate Fox, Da Internz, and L&F, he shouts out the Kardashians and samples Fall Out Boy’s “Sugar, We’re Goin Down.”
Sean is currently working on his third album.

VIDEO; Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj Perform ‘Flawless’ Remix at ‘On the Run Tour’ in Paris

By Nemmy Kim.

Queen Bey was joined by the queen of rap during the “On the Run Tour” in Paris on Friday. Nicki Minaj hit the stage to perform the “Flawless (Remix)” with Beyoncé for the first time live. Matching Bey in Versus Versace, Nicki spit her explosive verse as the words “curvalicious” and “delicious” appeared on the giant screen behind her.
The concert was taped for an HBO special, which will air on Saturday, September 20.
“The QUEEN, could never thank you enough,” tweeted Nicki, who posed for a selfie with Bey.

It’s rumored that the ladies are shooting a video for the song while in Paris. Nicki posted a photo of her and director Francesco Carrozzini on set.

NEWS; Chris Brown Offers Advice to Ray Rice

By Nemmy Kim.

                Ray Rice has dominated the headlines after a video leaked showing him assaulting his then-fiancée and now wife Janay Rice. He has since been cut by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended indefinitely from the NFL.
MTV News asked Chris Brown, who was sentenced to five years of probation for assaulting Rihanna, what advice he would give to Rice or anyone dealing with domestic violence.
“I think it’s all about the choices you make,” said Breezy. “With me, I deal with a lot of anger issues from my past— not knowing how to express myself verbally and at the same time not knowing how to cope with my emotions and deal with them and understand what they are.”

New Music: Remy Ma – ‘Hot Ni**a (Remix)’

By Nemmy Kim.

Remy Ma brings the fire on “Hot Bitch,” her gully remix to Bobby Shmurda’s “Hot Nigga.” The Bronx bombshell spazzes out—and snatches earrings—on the street anthem, while shouting out incarcerated rappers Meek Mill and Max B.
“And I told ya I was coming for my spot, bitch / See I’m tryna keep it hip-hop, bitch / Remy Makaveli, I could turn to Pac bitch,” she raps.

VIDEO; Notorious B.I.G. Freestyling In New York At Age 17

  By Nemmy Kim

 Notorious B.I.G.'s "Ready to Die" album will be 20 years old on Saturday. Can you believe it?

With Notorious B.I.G.'s "Ready to Die" album 20th Year Anniversary on September 13, we give you footage of a young Biggy freestyling on the streets of Bed Stuy, New York at the young age of 17. Now this is a throwback!

NEW VIDEO: Kid Sister – ‘Higher’

By Nemmy Kim.

Kid Sister returns with DUSK2DAWN: The Diary of Jane Jupiter, her first mixtape in three years. The Chicago rapper, best known for her Kanye West-assisted hit “Pro Nails,” introduces her funky new sound and alter ego Jane Jupiter in the video for the Dam-Funk-assisted “Higher,” produced by Chad Hugo of The Neptunes.
She rocks a blue superhero haircut and a mirror bodysuit in the futuristic clip, which was shot on a hot day in May 2013 in Palm Springs.
“We are in the desert, and I’m wearing this suit, and kind of in this dystopian existence, this alien thing. Not super dialed-in, but it looked really visually striking,” she told Stereogum.
She also gets candid about her struggle with depression on the 12-track mixtape.

NEWS; Maroon 5 Covers Pharrell’s ‘Happy’

By Nemmy  Kim.

Maroon 5 spread a little sunshine during their visit to BBC Radio 1′s “Live Lounge.” Adam Levine and his bandmates performed a stripped-down cover of Pharrell’s upbeat hit in the studio.
Their new album V debuted at No. 1 this week with 164,000 copies.

NEW VIDEO; G-Unit - "Watch Me" (Behind The Scenes)

By Nemmy Kim.
                                         


A behind the scenes look in to G-Unit's latest video "Watch Me.

New Music: Chris Brown f/ Kendrick Lamar – ‘Autumn Leaves’

By  Nemmy Kim.

                 In just five days, Chris Brown will release his sixth album X. The star-studded set features appearances from Usher, Rick Ross, Brandy, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Jhené Aiko, R. Kelly, Trey Songz, and Kendrick Lamar, who appears on the dark ballad “Autumn Leaves,” produced by B.A.M. and RoccStar.
A somber Breezy sings about the demise of a relationship: “Before I sleep I talk to God / He must be mad with me, it’s coming / I’m confused who I’ll spend my forever with.”
K-Dot shares words of wisdom on his introspective verse. “When you make mistakes the most, one day it will make you grow,” he raps.
“I picked Kendrick because his subject matter as a lyricist is beyond everybody else’s,” Chris told Rolling Stone. “There’s a substance to what he says.”
X arrives September 16.

NEWS; Jay Z, Kanye West Among Producers Of Chris Rock's "Top Five" Film

By Nemmy Kim.

                                 

Chris Rock is the writer and director of "Top Five," which stars Adam Sandler, Rosario Dawson and Gabrielle Union, among others.

Jay Z and Kanye West are co-producers of Top Five, a film starring Adam Sandler, Rosario Dawson and Gabrielle Union that is directed by Chris Rock, who also stars in the film.

Paramount Pictures has obtained distribution rights to the film, according to XXL.

Rock also wrote Top Five, whose plot line is, "A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality-TV star fiancé talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her TV show,” according to IMDB.

Jay Z has produced several other films, including the forthcoming Annie, as well as 2013’s The Great Gatsby and the 2012 documentary Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. 

West’s other film production credits focus on projects tied to his music, including 2005’s Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology and 2008’s Kanye West Homecoming Special

NEWS; Childish Gambino Explains Why He Called Out Drake, Kendrick Lamar

By Nemmy Kim.

                            

Childish Gambino says white artists in Hip Hop are "eating," "young blacks" seen as "worthless."

During his appearance on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, Stone Mountain, Georgia rapper Childish Gambino commented on a variety of topics including police brutality, white privilege, his show with FX, and his upcoming mixtape, STN MTN / KAUAI.
Gambino kicked off his interview by speaking on comments he made at a show in Sydney, Australia about being better than Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and ScHoolboy Q. He stood behind his comments and revealed that every rapper should feel that way about themselves.
In regards to the artists he called out, he says that those at Top Dawg Entertainment were likely cool with his statement while “Drake is probably not taking it great.”
“Every rapper should feel that way,” Childish Gambino said. “Cause I feel that way. That’s my truth. I said those rappers in particular cause I feel like they’re the best. I feel like they’re the best. Kendrick, Drake, ScHooboy, I listen to them all the time. I think they’re just really good. I really do think they’re the best…I’m sure they’re fine with [that]. That’s the thing. Kendrick is fine with it. Drake is probably not taking it great. I know the TDE guys, like they’d understand. They’re one of the realest dudes in Hip Hop. They understand. They’re like ‘Yeah, you should feel that way’. We’re in competition. I remember when because the internet was coming out, School hit me, he was like ‘This stuff is crazy’ or whatever.

NEWS; French Montana and Khloe Kardashian Split.

By Nemmy Kim.

Another one bites the dust. French Montana and Khloe Kardashian are calling it quits.

TMZ reports that it was Khloe who ended the relationship, telling French she can’t emotionally handle it because she hasn’t recovered from her breakup with Lamar Odom.
Khloe started dating the “Pop That” rapper in April after filing for divorce from Odom in December.
The couple was introduced by mutual friend Diddy and starred together in French’s video for “Don’t Panic.”
“I want to capitalize on it,” French told Billboard of his relationship with the Kardashian. “I’ll get a fan base from everywhere. I just hope I’ll be able to connect with everything that’s going on.”
French didn’t directly address the breakup, but posted an Instagram video of him salsa dancing with Khloe’s BFF Malika.
“Meanwhile doing salsa on the clouds with @theeforevermalika,” he said.
His sophomore album Mac & Cheese is due later this year featuring production from Kanye West.