New Music: Dawn Richard – ‘Castles’

By Nemmy Kim.            

               

On Jan. 15, Dawn Richard returns with Blackheart, her second album in a trilogy. Today she has liberated a new track called “Castles” (via Yahoo! Music). On the airy ballad, penned by Dawn and produced by Swagg R’Celious, the former Danity Kane member sings about a foundation that wasn’t built to last.
Dawn tells Rap-Up that the song was written about her relationship with Danity Kane (more on that in our interview later this week).

“Built towers of dreams just to live carefree / We knew it wouldn’t last, but we kept hope as our lead.”

To celebrate the album release, Dawn will perform songs from the Black Era at shows in New York (1/22), L.A. (2/5), and San Francisco (2/7).

NEWS; LINEX amepost baadhi ya Picha kutoka Club Kakala Kigamboni, burudani ya Linex kwa watu wake

 By Nemmy Kim.

                            

Linex ni mmoja ya wakali ambao wamevuka mwaka kwa kuweka rekodi nzuri mwaka uliopita na pia kuanza 2015 kwa kuandika rekodi nzuri pia.

Jana January 11 ilikuwa shangwe pale Kigamboni, kama ulikosa nafasi kuwa mmoja ya waliojitokeza kumpa shangwe la nguvu mkali huyu nakupa time kuenjoy na picha hizi ambazo nilikupigia jana wakati Linex akitoa burudani kubwa kwa watu wake pale Club Kakala, Kigamboni Dar.

NEWS; Common and John Legend Win Best Original Song at Golden Globes

By Nemmy Kim.

                          

It was a glorious moment for Common and John Legend at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. The rapper and singer took home the prize for Best Original Song for “Glory,” their contribution to the civil rights movie Selma.
They beat out the competition including Lana Del Rey’s “Big Eyes” from Tim Burton’s movie of the same name, Lorde’s “Yellow Flicker Beat” from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Sia’s “Opportunity” from Annie, and Kronos Quartet and Patti Smith’s “Mercy Is” from Noah.
Prince presented the award to them during the 72nd annual ceremony at the Beverly Hilton. During his powerful acceptance speech, Common thanked director Ava DuVernay and producer Oprah Winfrey.

NEWS: Ludacris Gets Engaged to Eudoxie

By Nemmy Kim.

Ludacris has put a ring on it. The rapper and his longtime girlfriend Eudoxie Agnan got engaged on Friday.
                       

While on a private plane to Costa Rica for holiday vacation, Luda popped the question in front of the couple’s closest friends. As part of his “Mile High Proposal,” he had “Eudoxie, will you marry me?” written on a field and as they flew over, he told her to look out the window.
Luda shared a couple pics of him and his new fiancée after the romantic moment.

New Music: Fabolous feat. Chris Brown – ‘She Wildin”

By Nemmy Kim.

While Santa was delivering presents, Fabolous dropped his album The Young OG Project off at digital   retailers on Christmas Day.                 .                     
                             The follow-up to 2009’s Loso’s Way features appearances from French Montana, Rich Homie Quan, Kevin Hart, and Chris Brown, who guests on “She Wildin’.”
Over a sample of Nas & Bravehearts’ 2000 hit “Oochie Wally,” Loso salutes the sexy ladies, while Breezy takes a sip of that liquid courage and gets his freak on.
“Said she like it rough / Beat that pu**y up / You ain’t never fu**ed a thug, you gon’ fall in love,” he promises.

NEWS: Jay Z Celebrates His 45th Birthday with Beyoncé in Iceland

By Nemmy Kim.

In honor of Jay Z’s 45th birthday earlier this month, Beyoncé and Jay Z traveled to Iceland for a celebration in the snow. Mr. and Mrs. Carter bared the freezing temps, but still looked like they were having a blast in the wintery wonderland. 

Donning orange ski suits, they rode snowmobiles through the arctic tundra and honored Mike Brown by posing for a photo with their hands up. The couple took a helicopter ride (we see you, Blue), sipped champagne in the snow, and warmed up with a swim in the hot springs (check out a bikini-clad Bey throwing up the Roc).

Bey was all smiles as she rolled around in the white powder, and presented her hubby with a cake during an intimate dinner.
The Carters are currently in Phuket, Thailand for the holidays.
   

NEWS: Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, Jeezy, & Ludacris Give Back for Christmas

By Nemmy Kim.

‘Tis the season. Some of hip-hop’s biggest stars spread holiday cheer in their communities by hosting toy drives and concerts.
  TDE celebrated an incredible 2014 by throwing a concert and toy giveaway at Nickerson Gardens Projects in Watts, Calif. The free event, which was open to the public, featured performances from the entire TDE crew including Isaiah Rashad, Jay Rock, SZA, Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q, and Kendrick Lamar.
Christmas came early to Atlanta on Tuesday when 2 Chainz played Santa Claus and handed out toys during his annual holiday giveaway. He filled two U-Hauls with items and passed them out to the good little girls and boys, while the remainder were donated to his church.
The prior night, 2 Chainz gave out bikes onstage and made a young fan’s wish come true. While headlining Street Execs’ 5th Annual Christmas concert, he brought out a young boy named Antoine, whose Make-A-Wish dream was to meet his favorite rapper. 2 Chainz held his hand as he performed “I’m Different.”
“Last night I had the pleasure of meeting lil Antoine all the way from Minnesota, thanks to the Make a wish Foundation,” said 2 Chainz. “His one wish was to meet me and get a chance to perform with me. Last night his wish came Tru.”