Nas is trying to build himself the next great rap label. The legendary emcee already has underground faves like Boldy James and Dave East signed to his Mass Appeal label. Now, he just snatched up another up-and-coming MC, Bishop Nehru. In fact, according to a press release, Nas will executive produce the 18-year-old’s next project, which will drop in 2015.
Thank you, Barbz. Because without you, there would be no Nicki Minaj. The singer’s hit record “Anaconda” has just gone platinum in the U.S. Nicki announced the news on her Twitter. [Twitter]
Flying Lotus’ latest album, You’re Dead!, is officially in stores. To celebrate the occasion, the rapper dropped some album notes on his Twitter yesterday. During his chat, he talked about everything from the Kendrick Lamar collaboration, to the making of the Snoop Dogg-featured “Dead Man’s Tetris.” [Twitter]
Remember the “Wu-Tang Forever” remix Drake was supposed to drop? Whatever happened to that? The remix was set to feature most of the Wu-Tang Clan and members even came and dropped verses. When asked about the remix, Wu Tang had no idea what happened, but U-God had a theory, telling MTV: “I guess we came too hard for him; he wanted us to talk about broads.” [Billboard]
Chicago MC Mick Jenkins’ music is full of depth. And so are his videos. The rapper dropped the video for “Treat Me,” which features Supa BWE. In it, we see the difference of how police treat a dark-skinned person and how they treat a fairer-skinned person. [Complex]
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