Last month Troy Ave called iLoveMakonnen a “fat bitch” via twitter which leads people to believe he had something to do with iLoveMakonnen getting punched on stage while performing. While speaking to Hot 97 Ave denied having anything to do with Mokonnen getting attacked. “Man that ish was all twitter stuff. Man you know, everything is overhyped now,” said Troy Ave when asked about the potential beef.
After allegedly having his credit card declined while out on the town, Yung Berg flipped out. Sources say the rapper choked and beat his girlfriend, Masika Tucker. Masika reported that “hit her and dragged her around by the hair and grabbed her by the neck.” In addition to Yung Bergs assult charges, he was fired from Love & Hip Hop Hollywood as a result of the incident.
Nicki Minaj explains to Billboard how she stays relevant in the music industry: “I’m on 15 to 25 conference calls every few days strategizing with my team. I think a lot of artists sit back and have it done for them. Sometimes as women in the industry—if you’re sexy or like doing sexy things—some people subconsciously negate your brain. They think you’re stupid. It’s corny when rappers feel like they’ve made it and they don’t have to prove themselves anymore. You should always be competing. You should always be trying to show that you’re the best. My album is going to be important to hip-hop.”
TMZ reported that Lil Twist and his crew were visiting Kyle Massey and his friends at his apartment when an argument broke out between the two groups. The argument quickly got out of hand when Lil Twist and his crew allegedly attacked Kyle Massey’s younger brother, Chris. Chris Massey reported that they had pulled off his pants during the attack and later filed a police report after having to be taken to the hospital. Lil Twist and his friends are now currently under investigation.
Radio host, Vick One tells Logic that his album is overrated during an interview: “Your album was out, and everybody’s giving it critical acclaim… I just wanted to be honest though. My opinion – it was kind of ‘whatever, this is me just like an OG Hip Hop fan – [the album’s] a little bit overrated bro, a little bit like you’re sounding like a bunch of other people.”
Radio host Peter Rosenberg has gotten the opportunity to listen to some of Kendrick Lamars new album and reviewed four unreleased tracks giving them a lot of praise. This is surprising because Rosenberg is usually a tough person to please when it comes to the music. Rosenberg also said that Kendricks album would be dropping in early 2015 which is right around the corner. Some quotes from the radio host are Kendrick’s “gone to another level” and “This album is gonna be as good as good kid, m .A.A.d city, and it may even be on a different and higher level.” Hearing that Rosenberg said the album could come in early 2015 Kendrick himself said that the album could definitely arrive sooner than that and says he has a title for it.
Nicki Minaj is covering Billboard magazine for December and a long with that an interview in the issue. Billboard has released a few quotes from the interview “It’s corny when rappers feel like they’ve made it and they don’t have to prove themselves anymore. You should always be competing. You should always be trying to show that you’re the best. My album is going to be important to hip-hop” Nicki says. Then she goes on to talk about being a female in a male dominated genre. “I’m on 15 to 25 conferences calls every few days strategizing with my team. I think a lot of artist sit back and have it done for them, sometimes as women in the industry – if you’re sexy or like doing sexy things – some people subconsciously negate your brain. They think you’re stupid.”
In an interview with ForbezDVD the Chicago producer known as Young Chop talked about the news that Chief Keef was dropped from Interscope Records. Young Chop question the record labels decision stating that Keef sold 200,000 units of his album, Finally Rich. “What’s so funny about it [is that] his album sold what the fuck its requirements were supposed to be, “So how did they drop him? He sold 200,000. He recouped. I don’t know what the fuck [is] going on over there. His singles did good. Every single he put out did good and topped charts.”
While speaking on the D.L. Hughley Show Snoop Dogg said that female rappers deserve credit for their sound. Then when asked what disappoints him most about the game today Snoop said “That a female emcee don’t get the respect that she deserves, it’s more about what she look like then what she sound like.”
So allegedly the track list of Kanye West’s upcoming album “Paris” leaked today which of course had the internet freaking out with everyone thinking they got the new Kanye track list. But a rep for Kanye has come out and said “This is bogus.” With a track list that included the likes of Lana Del Rey, Migos, Big Sean, Pusha T, Common, Teyana Taylor, Jay Z, Beyonce and plenty more it is a shame that this track list isn’t real.
Suge Knight has been in Las Vegas ever since the robbing of the photographer occurred. Suge surrendered yesterday to the police and the judge was sympathetic lowering his bail to $500,000 instead of the $1 million it was originally set at by the D.A.
Odd future artist Tyler, The Creator is going to be give an inside look into the creation of his third album Wolf, which dropped last April. The only thing is that the documentary will be extremely exclusive with only one hundred copies being made. Fifty of the copies will be available and Odd Futures Camp Flog Gnaw that is going down in two days.
On his recent track “Multiply” A$AP Rocky disses clothing brands he used to rock with saying “I ain’t really fuckin’ with that BEEN TRILL” and “HBA shit is weak, you can keep that.” In an interview with The Cut he had more clarification on the subject. When asked if he really thought Hood by Air was weak or was it a misunderstanding Rocky replied with “No, there is no misunderstanding.”
Back facing another gun charge is rapper Lil Durk who according to The Chicago Tribune, vowed to stay outta trouble way back in August, was arrested early today in southwest Chicago. Reports are that a woman let officers into the residence that Durk was staying at, and saw him standing near a kitchen island with weapons visible and arrested him knowing he was a felon. Police seized a Glock .45-caliber handgun with 11 rounds and a Springfield .45-caliber handgun with a mag and 13 live rounds. Things aren’t looking too good for Durk since he was already on probation at the time of this arrest.
The rapper Yung Berg who has lately been starring in “Love & Hip-Hop: LA” has been arrested in New York City today after he attacked his girlfriend with the specific charge being “obstruction of breathing.” As reported by TMZ Berg was at Gershwin Hotel with his girlfriend when they got into an argument which ended in Berg grabbing her neck and throwing her on the floor then dragging her by the neck and hitting her in the face. Police arrived and found the girlfriend with bruises on her body and Berg was taken into custody.
