Roots frontman/hip-hop enthusiast, Questlove, wrote about the current state of hip-hop and his take on its domination on black music as a whole. Quest also points out that the lack of successful black musicians in other genres has led the public to label “the two biggest stars,” Beyonce and Rihanna, as hip-hop artists because of their association with the genre’s biggest stars. Check out the entire article at Vulture.
Lil Boosie is not letting his fans wait too long for some new music. The newly freed rapper announced that his upcoming album drops on July 15th and will feature Young Jeezy, 2 Chainz, and T.I. [MissInfo]
UK songstress Lily Allen dropped the colorful video for her Kanye West-inspired track, “Sheezus.” Lily is really trying to be the female Yeezus, as she name-drops all the female artists she wants to dominate on the charts. [Hypetrak]
Wiz Khalifa is bringing back his ‘Under the Influence of Music Tour’ this summer with some new acts. Tyga, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, Sage the Gemini, Mack Wilds, Iamsu!, and DJ Drama will be joining Wiz as they light up stages across the country. [RapUp]
You’re going to hear a lot from Future this year, as he plans to drop another album in 2014. The ATL rapper, who just released his album, Honest, yesterday, says that the leftovers from that album will make it to his next. Watch his interview with V-103 in Atlanta at Complex.
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