NEWS: August Alsina Recovers Ahead of Usher Tour

By Nemmy Kim.

August Alsina is getting back to business. After collapsing on stage earlier this month, the R&B singer is ready to return to the road.

August suffered seizures as a result of hitting his head when he fell off stage at Irving Plaza on September 15. He was in a three-day coma and is recovering at home in New Orleans after being released from a New York City hospital earlier this week, reports TMZ.
He’ll have a month to get better before joining Usher on his 27-date “UR Experience” tour in Montreal on November 1.

NEWS: Rihanna steps out in New York

By Nemmy Kim.

                      The 26-year-old Superstar stepped out last night for a walk in New York wearing sunglasses, a thigh-skimming LBD with a large trench coat and a pair of shiny New Balance trainers. Last week, Rihanna returned to her native country to attend the christening of her baby cousin Majesty. At the ceremony she looked very different to her usual racy pop girl attire, donning an elegant soft pink dress. Rihanna dubbed herself 'Aunty OhNaNa', followed by a flurry of social media postings proudly showing off the adorable tot.

The christening followed Rihanna wrapping up her month-long tour with Eminem. The duo kicked off their Monster Tour with a sell-out show at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

NEW MUSIC: OG Maco f/ 2 Chainz – ‘U Guessed It (Remix)’

By Nemmy Kim.

                                        OG Maco has been making waves in Atlanta with “U Guessed It.” Now the infectious anthem scores a guest verse from fellow ATLien 2 Chainz, who blesses the piano-driven track.
“Soufside with an F, ho / And the F stand for 40,000 / That’s what I charge for a walk-through,” boasts Tity Boi, who’s working on a new album for 2015.

NEW MUSIC: DJ Drama f/ Jeezy, Young Thug, & Rich Homie Quan – ‘Right Back’

By Nemmy Kim.

                                 Two years after releasing his album Quality Street Music, DJ Drama is readying the sequel. The Atlanta DJ recruits his fellow ATLiens Jeezy, Young Thug, and Rich Homie Quan for his new single “Right Back.” Jizzle sets off the trappers’ anthem, while Thugger delivers the unmistakable hook.
“I got bitches, yeah plural / Just to make sure, I’ma get it right back,” he raps.

NEWS: Big Sean Talks Ariana Grande Relationship, Chris Brown Collaboration

By Nemmy Kim.

                                    Since they were spotted holding hands at the VMAs last month, Big Sean has remained coy about rumors that he’s dating Ariana Grande. The G.O.O.D. Music rapper was faced with the question again during his visit to “On-Air with Ryan Seacrest.”

Unlike his relationship with ex-fiancée Naya Rivera, Sean has decided to keep things to himself this time around.
“I like to keep my personal life personal,” he said. “But I am going to tell you this: That Ariana is very, very special. She’s very special to me. Everything she has going on is good with her, everything I have going on is good with me, everything between me and her is good, and I’m just going to leave it at that.”
Sean is putting the finishing touches on his third album and dropped four songs including the Kanye West and DJ Mustard-produced “I Don’t Fuck With You” featuring E-40.
In an interview with 106 KMEL, he revealed that Chris Brown is on his album (“It might be the [single] after ‘IDFWU’”) and that he hopes to squeeze in a collaboration with Pharrell, who recently texted him.
He describes the follow-up to 2013′s Hall of Fame as “darker” and “intense.”
“I’m just in straight beast mode. I’m not angry, but I’m passionate,” said Sean. “I’m just going in to the best of my ability on every single beat—not lagging, not cutting anything short, giving it 110 percent, going for blood.”
He confirmed that he is still signed to G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam, and that Roc Nation is handling his management. “I wanted to try something new on the business side of things,” he said.
In addition to Kendrick Lamar, you may also hear Big Sean on Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V. “Check out Tha Carter V, you might hear your boy on there,” he said.
Plus, find out which pop divas are among his dream collaborations and his favorite albums of 2014.

NEWS: Stray Shots: Dr. Dre's Domination & Joell Ortiz's Comfy Renaissance

By Nemmy Kim.

                                             

Dr. Dre obliterated the competition on the annual Forbes "Cash Kings" list. And, have Joell Ortiz and others initiated a mature Rap renaissance?

Dr. Dre’s Dominates the Forbes “Cash Kings” ListAndre: If you’ve been paying attention to the Forbes Cash King list, then you know it was a blowout this year. Off of the Beats By Dre acquisition by Apple, Dr. Dre came home with an astonishing gross amount of $620 million “Not only is that the highest annual total of any entertainer ever evaluated by FORBES, it’s more than the combined earnings of all 24 of his companions on the 2014 Hip-Hop Cash Kings list,” said Forbes. Not bad for a man in the headphones business. Think about that sentence, though, “it’s more than the combined earnings of all 24 of his companions on the 2014 Hip-Hop Cash Kings list.” Combined. That’s mega millionaires and some of the hardest working people in the game like Jay Z, Puffy and the man who’s tripled his worth in the past few years Drake not keeping uwww.wamilazo.blogspot.comp. Why? Everything in any business is selling. Period. There’s the art form and the culture, but none of that makes money in a vacuum so it’s no surprise that a windfall of that size can only come via a direct sale of a company, organization or infrastructure.

NEWS: French Montana Clarifies Comments About Lyrical Rappers Being Broke

By Nemmy Kim.

                                                       

French Montana speaks on having more freedom with "Mac & Cheese," says he recently spoke to Max B.

During an interview with Complex, Bronx, New York rapper French Montana clarified comments he made several weeks ago about lyrical rappers being broke. According to French, his comments were “flipped” and made to sound completely different.
The rapper went on to explain what he really meant when he stated that “All lyrical rappers I know are broke,” during an interview with Power 105’s Angie Martinez in July. While explaining his remarks he also criticized today’s rappers for their lack of character.
“They took it and flipped it a whole different way,” French Montana said. “What I really meant to say was ‘If you don’t have a business mind then you just rapping’…Rap is only 20 percent of what you doing. Cause you can go and read a book and write exactly what’s in that book in your song. And people gonna think you’re a genius. You’re not a genius. It was in a book…What I love about rappers and rappers I fell in love with my whole life is that I seen them go through the same struggles. I seen it from Tupac. That’s why a lot of these rappers don’t have character.