Who is that? U guessed it: it’s up-and-coming Atlanta rapper OG Maco. And he just dropped the video for his crunk single “U Guessed It.” Watch the rapper and his crew get wild in a hotel here. [YouTube]
After a five-year marriage, MMG rapper Wale has left Roc Nation, his management company. The DC rapper will now be headed to 77 North Management, LeBron James‘ management company. A rep for Wale told XXL that the split was amicable. [XXL]
Thank you, VMAs. That’s something that artists like Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith, and Ariana Grande must be saying. All those artists got huge sales boosts after their respective performances on Sunday. Beyonce, who performed every song on her self-titled LP, got a particularly large bump: her album went from Number 40 to Number 7 on iTunes. [RollingStone]
Lupe Fiasco has remixed his anti-cancer song “Mission.” This time, he added Common and Jennifer Hudson to the fold. Give the song a listen; it’s for a good cause. (The song is for Stand Up To Cancer, a not-for-profit raising money for cancer research.) [VIBE]
Iggy Azalea and Ariana Grande hooked up for the biggest hit of both of their careers: “Problem.” It turns out the collabo could have happened earlier. In an interview with Grammy.com, Iggy revealed that she could have been on Ariana Grande‘s debut LP Yours Truly, but she turned down the opportunity because she thought Grande was a child. [Idolator]
