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Kanye West Says He Will No Longer Release New Music Until He’s Freed From Record Contracts
Kanye West says he will cease releasing new music until he’s freed from his existing contracts with Universal Music and Sony/ATV. In a tweet on Monday night, Kanye wrote, “I’m not putting no more music out till I’m done with my contract with Sony and Universal … On God … in Jesus name … come and get me.” “I need to see everybody’s contracts at Universal and Sony,” Kanye wrote in another tweet. “I’m not gonna watch my people be enslaved … I’m putting my life on the line for my people … The music industry and the NBA are modern day slave ships … I’m the new Moses.” Kanye has been at odds with Universal (his record label) and Sony/ATV (his publisher) for several years now. In early 2019, he filed lawsuits against both companies over unpaid royalties and ownership rights. He claimed his e...
Pau Gasol Names Newborn Daughter After Kobe Bryant’s Daughter
Source: Elsa / Getty While Kobe Bryant’s legacy is sure to live on forever one of his former teammates is trying to make sure his daughter’s name is never forgotten. Pau Gasol is paying tribute to her in a big way. As spotted on TMZ the former NBA player recently brought a new child to this world with his wife. In what has to be one of the classiest moves by any professional athlete, the power forward took the opportunity to honor Kobe and his late daughter with the name selected. On Sunday (Sept. 13), Elisabet Gianna Gasol came into this world bearing the middle name of Gianna Bryant. He detailed his enthusiasm in both Spanish and English. “Our little one has finally arrived!! The delivery went really well and we couldn’t be happier!! Elisabet Gianna Gasol 😍, a very mea...
Local Rapper & Father Linked To Murder of Jacksonville Rapper Lilbuck
Source: Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office / JSO Police have made headway on the senseless murder of a 23-year-old Jacksonville rapper named Lilbuck, born Charles Quentin McCormick Jr., who was gunned down in broad daylight earlier this year. As it turns out, the suspects involved are not only close, they are blood-related. Last January, an off-duty officer witnessed the driveby take place at a parking lot and sprung into action to chase the vehicle before the suspects wrecked the car and fled. In an effort to get away, the two men ran off on foot and committed a home invasion at a nearby residence. The homeowner was held hostage while the pair changed clothes to evade police and waited for their ride from what law enforcement described as a red or orange Dodge Charger or Chal...
E-40 ft. Big K.R.I.T. “Black Is Beautiful,” Slim Thug ft. Killa Kyleon “Wishing On A Star” & More | Daily Visuals 9.14.20
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty E-40 is more than a quarter-century strong in the rap game and with that kind of history, he knows a thing or two about life and has no problem dropping jewels and gems for anyone willing to listen and soak it up. For that, we should be appreciative of the Bay Area triple OG. Linking up with Big K.R.I.T. for the visuals to “Black Is Beautiful,” E-Fonzarelli highlights the social injustices that have plagued the Black community for decades at the hands of authorities and our elected officials while reminding everyone that Black Lives f*ckin’ Matter. From the west to the south, Slim Thug continues to make boss moves in lavish homes with Killa Kyleon by his side for their clip to “Wishing On A Star.” Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might...
YouTube Launches TikTok Competitor in India
YouTube Shorts allows users to record and upload 15-second videos straight from their mobile phones. YouTube is entering the race to usurp TikTok’s dominance in the short-form video space with YouTube Shorts, a new tool that will allow users to record and upload 15-second videos straight from their mobile phones. This week, YouTube will launch an early beta of Shorts in India, which in late June banned TikTok and dozens of other Chinese-owned apps, citing security concerns. Since the ban, the popularity of TikTok competitor Triller exploded in India, surging to No. 1 on Apple’s App Store in the country. In its early beta launch in India, Shorts will boast a number of creation tools similar to those on TikTok and its competitors, including a multi-segment camera allowing users t...
Kanye West Compares Himself to Nat Turner, Says He’s Not Releasing Music Until He’s ‘Done’ With Sony & Universal Contracts
Those waiting for Kanye West‘s Donda album are going to have to wait a bit longer. The rapper took to Twitter on Monday night (Sept. 14) to share a string of tweets, beginning by announcing he’s “not putting no more music out till I’m done with my contract with Sony and Universal.” “On God … in Jesus name … come and get me,” he continued. In January 2019, West filed a pair of lawsuits against EMI, the song publisher that has administered the rights to his songs since 2003, and against Roc-a-Fella Records, UMG Recordings, Def Jam and Bravado International Group. EMI sued West in March 2019 for damages after what it called in court documents a response to “West’s efforts to renege on his bargained-for contractual obligations to...
‘The Apollo’ (About the Legendary Theater) and ‘Apollo 11’ Win Big on Night 1 of Primetime Emmy Awards
This year’s creative arts and other pre-telecast awards are being split into five (count ‘em) nightly shows. The Apollo, an HBO film about the legendary Harlem theater, won the Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding documentary or nonfiction special on Monday (Sept. 14). This year’s creative arts and other pre-telecast awards are being split into five (count ‘em) nightly shows, leading up to the televised Primetime Emmy Awards next Sunday (Sept. 20). This first night was devoted to reality and non-fiction programming. Apollo beat formidable competition– Beastie Boys Story (Apple TV+), (Michelle Obama’s) Becoming (Netflix), The Great Hack (Netflix) and Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time (Epix). Apollo 11, about the 1969 space launch which put man on the moon, won t...
Doves Are Flying Towards U.K. No. 1 With ‘The Universal Want’
Doves are soaring atop the midweek U.K. chart with The Universal Want (Virgin), their first album in more than a decade. The Manchester alternative rock outfit should nab a third No. 1 with The Universal Want, which is outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined, according to the Official Charts Company. The band already has five Top 20 albums, including chart leaders The Last Broadcast (2002) and Some Cities (2005). The trio’s most recent studio album Kingdom of Rust debuted at No. 2 back in 2009. Another Manc band is flying high on the Official Chart Update as Everything Everything’s Re-Animator (Infinity Industries) starts at No. 2. The indie rock outfit is well on pace to best their No. 5 chart peak, which they’ve managed on two occasions. Veteran goth-metal artist Mari...
Pendulum Announce Release Date for Two New Singles, “Nothing For Free” and “Driver”
Over the weekend, we reported that the first new music from Pendulum in close to ten years would be released in the next two weeks. While that was enough to keep fans satisfied, they can finally exhale with today’s announcement that the new music is to be released this week. Across their social media pages, the iconic band shared the artwork for the release and revealed that not one, but two singles are on the way. The pair of singles are titled “Nothing For Free” and “Driver.” DJ Mag reports that the duo is to be premiered on both the British Broadcasting Corporation and Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “Nothing For Free” and “Driver” by Pendulum are slated for release on Thursday, September 17th. The former will be pr...
Adventure Club Announce Release Date for Upcoming Bear Grillz Collab, “Where We Are”
Adventure Club have been on a rampage in 2020, releasing and teasing new music at a breakneck pace. Their latest announcement comes in the form of an impending collaboration with Bear Grillz called “Where We Are.” The duo took to Twitter to announce the song’s release, which is slated for this Friday, September 18th. The best in future bass and dubstep are set to collide here, flanked by vocals from blossoming singer-songwriter JT Roach. The forthcoming track is by no means the first time Adventure Club and Bear Grillz have collaborated, as they joined forces for a momentous B2B set at the 2019 edition of EDC Orlando. The official artwork for the single, which will arrive by way of Steve Aoki‘s Dim Mak Records banner, follows in the vein of Adventure ...
Tiësto Teases He’s “Getting Ready for Something Big”
Tiësto took to Twitter today to announce that he’s preparing for “something big.” The cryptic reveal came in the form of a 16-second video with waning vocals, ending with the line “let’s get down to business.” Naturally, fans have begun to speculate what’s on the way from the Dutch dance music legend considering the extremely arcane nature of the teaser. Last week, Tiësto shared another mysterious video with the caption “čømīñg šööñ.” This one shows him entering a vehicle before the same “let’s get down to business” line from the new video is played. At the end of the clip, viewers can see what appears to be distorted text. If you pause the video towards the end, you can see what appears to be the words “the...
Gia Koka Blows the Whistle on Inequity in Dance Music: “The Power and Abuse Have Got to Stop”
Renowned singer-songwriter Gia Koka has blown the whistle on DJ duo VIZE, who she claims ripped her original work and used it in a song—featuring another vocalist—without crediting or compensating her. The blossoming Koka has emerged as one of the most highly coveted songwriters and collaborators in dance music. She has been featured on music by Afrojack and Imanbek (“Hey Baby”), Sam Feldt and Sigma (“2 Hearts”), and Yellow Claw (“Without You”), among many other artists in EDM’s corps d’elite. After VIZE and Koka had connected earlier in 2020 to work on a track, the latter joined forces with a few of her own collaborators to write and ostensibly release a song for the former tentatively titled “1 2 3.” However, desp...
