News: Common Shares Jay Z’s Reaction to His Oscar Win

B y Nemmy Kim.

Just days after his win for Original Song at the Academy Awards, Common continued his victory tour with a visit to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday. With his Oscar in hand, the “Glory” rapper revealed what Jay Z told him following his big win.
“Jay Z told me don’t put it down though. He said, ‘Carry it everywhere,'” said Common.
He caught up with Hov at the after-parties. “He just was really proud. He said something to me that really touched me,” said Common. “He felt that I represented all of us. People from hip-hop, as black men, as people of love, children of God, he felt that John [Legend] and I were representing that with this Academy Award.”
Common also spoke about leaving Oprah hanging at the Oscars. He wasn’t sure if her high five was meant for him or John Legend. “We talked the next day and it was like, ‘I wasn’t trying to play you out,'” he said.

New Music: Jack Ü feat. Justin Bieber – ‘Where Are Ü Now’

By Nemmy Kim.

                 

While you were sleeping, Skrillex and Diplo aka Jack Ü pulled a Beyoncé and dropped their surprise album Skrillex & Diplo Present Jack Ü. The 10 tracks feature appearances from Missy Elliott, 2 Chainz, AlunaGeorge, Bunji Garlin, and Justin Bieber.
The pop sensation pours his heart out on the tender “Where Are Ü Now,” while Skrillex and Diplo lay down the hypnotizing beat.
“When you broke down, I didn’t leave you / I was by your side, so where are you now that I need you?” sings JB.
Skrillex and Diplo are in the middle of a 24-hour marathon DJ set, which is livestreaming now at Jack Ü’s website.

Video: Iggy Azalea feat. Jennifer Hudson – ‘Trouble’

By Nemmy Kim.

During her absence from social media, Iggy Azalea premieres the video for “Trouble,” the latest single off her album Reclassified. The Aussie rapper teams with Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson in the cinematic clip.
In the opening scene, Iggy unknowingly assist her bad boy boyfriend in robbing a bank. Once he’s behind bars, she devises a plan to help him escape. The lovers speed through the streets of downtown L.A. in Iggy’s getaway vehicle, while Jennifer Hudson plays a sassy cop. In the end, Iggy and her boo are hauled off in cuffs to jail.
T.I. orchestrated the Iggy-JHUD collaboration. “[T.I.] heard that the Jennifer Hudson track [‘He Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere’], they were looking for a rapper and he was like, ‘You should give Iggy a try,'” Iggy told Ryan Seacrest. “So I tried the verse not knowing if I would be accepted or not and she loved it and that’s how I started working with Jennifer.”
Iggy is currently working on her sophomore album and will kick off her “Great Escape Tour” with Nick Jonas and Tinashe on April 14 in Fresno, Calif.

News: Kanye West Debuts ‘All Day’ at BRIT Awards 2015

By Nemmy Kim.

              
Kanye West got lit with an explosive performance at the BRIT Awards 2015 at London’s O2 Arena on Wednesday. Following an introduction from his wife Kim Kardashian West, the G.O.O.D. Music mogul debuted his Vellous-produced single “All Day,” which he first spoke about in his 2014 interview with GQ.

“How long you ni**as ball? (All day) / How much time you spent at the mall? (All day) / How many thots do you got on call? (All day)”

Yeezus mobbed the stage with flamethrowers and a massive crew—clad in all black—including Skepta, Krept, Konan, and Novelist. Theophilus London and Alan Kingdom took turns on the mic, while an awestruck Taylor Swift and Lionel Richie looked on from the audience.

News: Drake Sells 187,000 Copies in Second Week

By Nemmy Kim

            
After a massive opening week, Drake falls to No. 2 with his surprise mixtape If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.
The project, which was released to digital retailers on Feb. 12, sold 187,000 units (down 65 percent) in its second week, according to Billboard.
IYRTITL debuted at No. 1 and has sold 624,000 copies since its release 10 days ago.
Additionally, his Grammy-nominated single “0 to 100 / The Catch Up” was recently certified platinum by the RIAA.
Rock band Imagine Dragons dethrones Drake for the top spot on the Billboard 200 with their album Smoke + Mirrors, which sold 195,000 units.
Meanwhile, the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack featuring The Weeknd and Beyoncé falls to No. 3 in its second week on the chart, shifting 165,000 units (down 36 percent).
Sam Smith’s In the Lonely Hour slides 3-6 with 72,000 units (down 56 percent), while Nicki Minaj’s The Pinkprint returns to the top 10 (12-9 with 41,000 units).

Video: Wiz Khalifa feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Chevy Woods – ‘Still Down’

By Nemmy Kim

TGOD. Wiz Khalifa puts on for his people in the video for “Still Down,” a cut off his album Blacc Hollywood. The six-and-a-half-minute clip features testimonials from his homies, fellow Taylor Chevy Woods, and Ty Dolla $ign, who reps for his “day ones.”
On June 10, Wiz will kick off his “Boys of Zummer” tour with Fall Out Boy.

Video: Big Sean – ‘Dark Sky (Skyscrapers)’

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In addition to his freestyle to Beyoncé’s “Me, Myself, & I,” Big Sean delivers a video for “Dark Sky (Skyscrapers),” the title track from his album, which hits iTunes tomorrow. In the dark and triumphant clip, directed by Dylan Knight and Andrew Hines, Sean sets up the anthemic tone of the album as he walks through an elevator shaft and makes his way to the rooftop.
“I started rapping Biggie Smalls in the basement / And now we headed to the tallest skyscrapers,” he proclaims.
Watch Sean rise to the top.