ANoyd Delivers “Blame It On Jay Z” Project Inspired By “4:44”

Connecticut’s ANoyd has taken a page from JAY-Z, creating an entire album inspired by the Grammy-nominated 4:44. The end result is his latest project, Blame It On Jay Z.

The release includes 10 tracks with guest appearances by Mickey Factz, Oswin Benjamin, Corey Cooper and Lorii Woods. Production is handled by 2wo4our, The Breed and Corey Cooper.

Check out the stream, cover art and tracklist for Blame It On Jay Z below.

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1. Blame It On Jay Z
2. Just a Fan (For the Culture)
3. My Joy
4. Tears Echo
5. Advisory f. Mickey Factz Oswin Benjamin
6. Champagne Oceans f. Corey Cooper
7. Alternate Breed
8. Pretty Swan
9. Again
10. Bout My Business f. Lorii Woods

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Chance The Rapper To Be Honored At 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards

Los Angeles, CA – Chance The Rapper is set to receive special honors at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

The Chicago MC will receive an Innovator Award for his “groundbreaking accomplishments in the music industry and his unsurpassable contributions to social causes,” according to a report from iHeartRadio.

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hance has continued his philanthropic efforts throughout his hometown of Chicago via his arts and education non-profit, SocialWorks.

Back in December, Google donated $1 million to Chance’s charity to help fund coding classes for 20 different schools throughout Chicago.

In 2017, Chance helped raise millions for the Chicago Public School system.

Chance joins Jon Bon Jovi and Camila Cabello, who are also set to receive special honors at the upcoming ceremony.

Chano is also nominated in the new category of Best Remix for his appearance on Francis and The Lights’ remix of “May I Have This Dance.”

The 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards — hosted by DJ Khaled and Hailey Baldwin — are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on March 11.

 

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Quincy Jones Sorry For Inflammatory Comments In Recent Interviews

Quincy Jones made some bold claims in a recent Vulture interview that ran earlier this month. The tenured producer proclaimed Michael Jackson’s vitiligo was “bullshit,” declared The Beatles were the worst musicians in the world and called Harvey Weinstein a “jive mother fucker.”

Last month, Jones also told GQ The King of Pop was a thief, Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra were drunks, and said he’d never date a woman older than 42 — things he’s evidently sorry about now.

The nearly 85-year-old music legend has issued an apology for some of those statements. On Thursday (February 22), he took to Twitter to post a lengthy explanation for his wild comments, which came after his six daughters implemented a “family intervention.”

“I’m sorry to anyone whom my words offended I’m especially sorry to my friends who are still here with me to those who aren’t,” he wrote in part. “Thank you for calling me out when I’ve clearly made a mistake.”

Jones says he’s learned his lesson and explained that sobriety has led to “wordvomit.”

“When you’ve been fortunate enough to have lived such a long crazy life ( you’ve recently stopped drinking – three years ago!), certain details about specific events (which do NOT paint the full picture of my intentions nor experiences) come flooding back all at once, even at 85, it’s apparent that “wordvomit” bad-mouthing has contradicted my very real messages I tried to relay.”

(The original version of this article was published on February 7, 2018 and can be found below.)

Quincy Jones’ history in the music business stretches back six decades. The veteran producer has earned 79 Grammy Award nominations over the course of his career and now, in a new interview with Vulture, the 85-year-old drops some bombshells about working behind the scenes with some of music’s most iconic artists, including Michael Jackson.

Jones, who was the mastermind behind The King of Pop’s multi-platinum albums Thriller, Off The Wall and Bad, reveals Jackson was not only “greedy” but also a thief. Last July, Jones won $9.4 million in a lawsuit against Jackson’s estate.

“I hate to get into this publicly, but Michael stole a lot of stuff,” Jones says. “He stole a lot of songs. [Donna Summer’s] “State of Independence” and “Billie Jean.” The notes don’t lie, man. He was as Machiavellian as they come.”

He adds, “[He was] Greedy, man. Greedy. ‘Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough’ — Greg Phillinganes wrote the C section. Michael should’ve given him 10 percent of the song. Wouldn’t do it.”

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Jones also talks about Jackson’s health. The late pop legend said he had the skin condition vitiligo for years before his death in 2009, but Jones says that was “bullshit.” He claims Jackson started getting plastic surgery because of the abuse he experienced from his father Joe Jackson.

“I used to kill him about the plastic surgery, man,” Jones explains. “He’d always justify it and say it was because of some disease he had. Bullshit … He had a problem with his looks because his father told him he was ugly and abused him. What do you expect?”

This isn’t the first time Jones has spoken candidly about Jackson. In a 2016 episode of The Breakdown, former HipHopDX editor-in-chief Justin Hunte captured Jones explaining how Jackson secretly used to love seeing Prince get embarrassed and used such instances to stroke his ego.

Elsewhere in the Vulture interview, Jones claims to know who assassinated John F. Kennedy (Chicago mobster Sam Giancana), says The Beatles were the “worst musicians in the world,” calls Harvey Weinstein a “jive motherfucker” and reveals he doesn’t think Oprah has the “chops” to be president.

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Listen To DJ Premier & Royce Da 5’9’s PRhyme Cut “Rock It”

DJ Premier and Royce Da 5’9 — collectively known as PRhyme — are roughly three weeks away from dropping their highly anticipated album, PRhyme 2. The project serves as the sequel to 2014’s PRhyme and is expected to arrive on March 16.

To prep the release, Preemo and Nickel Nine shared the lead single “Era” featuring Dave East earlier this month and now, they’re back with “Rock It.”

Preemo made sure to confirm “it’s official” to HipHopDX.

The track is (not surprisingly) reminiscent of golden era Hip Hop and finds Preemo’s signature scratches throughout the nearly four-minute offering while Royce murders the mic.

Another 1 From PRhyme 2… “ROCK IT”… LINK IN BIO @royceda59 @prhyme_official @antmanwonder @amandademme

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PRhyme 2 is currently available for pre-order here.

(This article was last updated on February 2, 2018 and can be found below.)

As the release date for PRhyme 2 inches closer, masterminds DJ Premier and Royce Da 5’9 are back with a new visual for “Era” featuring Dave East. Throughout the video, we see a Ku Klux Klan member get choked out and a preacher repeatedly shout, “You supposed to be the future” as Preemo cuts it up in the middle of a crowd.

PRhyme 2 is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2014’s PRhyme and is expected to arrive on March 16.

Pre-orders are available here.

Watch the “Era” video above.

(This article was last updated on February 1, 2018 and can be found below.)

The thirst for DJ Premier and Royce Da 5’9’s collaborative project— PRhyme 2 — has been real since the original edition dropped in 2014. After announcing a release date of March 16 last month, the Gang Starr legend and Detroit underground rap vet have unveiled the first single and cover art for the 17-track album.

Titled “Era,” the track features Dave East and quickly reminds fans why this duo has been missed. Against a sparse, bass-heavy beat, Royce and East swap verses about feeling out of place or “in the wrong era.”

Pre-orders for PRhyme 2 are available here. 
Check out the cover art below and “Era” above.
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(This article was last updated on January 22, 2018 and can be found below.)

DJ Premier confirmed to HipHopDX that the long awaited, almost mythical PRhyme 2 was done last November. Now, it looks like the Royce Da 5’9 and Preemo collab has a release date. As listed on the Fat Beats website, the album is expected to arrive on March 16 and pre-orders are available now.

The tracklist, cover art and featured artists will be revealed the first week of February as stated on the website.

Preemo and Nickel Nine dropped the original PRhyme in 2014 to critical acclaim. In fact, DX dubbed it Album of the Year in 2014. 

DX reached out to Premier who was not immediately available for comment.

(The original version of this article was published on November 2, 2017 and can be found below.)

DJ Premier has just announced a partnership with the iconic Payday Records imprint, which helped launch the careers of Hip Hop greats like Showbiz A.G., JAY-Z, and WC and the Maad Circle.

Helmed by Patrick Moxey, Gang Starr’s former manager, the label’s first track is a collaborative single between Preemo and A$AP Ferg, something the legendary turntablist mentioned on social media Wednesday (November 1).

But as Preemo was discussing the Payday Records endeavor with DX, he also casually mentioned PRhyme 2 with Royce Da 5’9 was, in fact, completed. The highly anticipated album serves as the sequel to the duo’s 2014 debut, PRhyme

“I’m just helping him [Moxey] get it launched by doing a grip of singles and then he’ll take it from there since he managed me through our entire Gang Starr career,” Preemo told HipHopDX. “We had a great journey together, so I’m happy to rock with him. I’m still doing my Year Round and TTT [To The Top] labels. NYGz is next on Year Round. Well, PRhyme 2 is actually next, but me and Royce [Da 5’9] share PRhyme Records.”

He added, “We just finished it this morning.”

Although there’s no specific release date as of yet, Preemo hopes it will be released at the top of 2018.

Preemo also discussed the new MC Eiht video for “Got That,” which comes from their collaborative album, Which Way Iz WestWith Preemo in the role of executive producer and Eiht in charge of enlisting a killer roster to assist on vocals, the 15-track album plays like a ’90s gangsta rap masterpiece.

Following “Heart Cold” featuring Lady of Rage, the latest visual took some clever planning to execute.

“Eiht was in New York to do the Rock Steady Anniversary, so when I saw the rough cut of ‘Heart Cold’ with Lady Of Rage, I found a freezer in the same building where my new studio is located,” Premier tells HipHopDX. “My friend DJ Poe had only a couple hours to bring his camera to shoot it because [director] Jae Synth lives in Sacramento. They let us use the freezer to shoot my parts and Eiht brought the same jacket so that it would match the Los Angeles footage.

“After we were done, Poe had less than an hour to go to work,” he continues. “So, he asked if there’s anything else to shoot before he leaves, so I threw on ‘Got That’ since we could capture me rapping the hook. He gave me what footage he had and I gave it to Jae for editing. The rest is history.”

Eiht adds, “Being able to combine that street element with working with Preemo in an actual studio was the idea. We wanted to show we have the ability to remain raw with the streets and realness of Hip Hop.”

Check out the video above as we await PRhyme 2. 

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FX Hosts “Atlanta: Robbin’ Season” Kickback Party During All-Star Weekend 2018

Los Angeles, CA – FX teamed up with Complex last week to host a party for the highly anticipated Atlanta: Robbin’ Season, the second season of FX’s hit show created by Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino. The kickback festivities were held just west of Downtown Los Angeles on Thursday (February 15) in the midst of NBA All-Star Weekend 2018.

March 1st. 10pm. #atlantarobbinseason kicks off. Don’t miss it.

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Special cocktails were created for the event, and guests enjoyed an array of delicious southern eats over the course of the night. The sounds of the event were provided by DJ Drama, NTS Radio’s Ike Muna and DJ Umami, who is the official DJ for the Golden State Warriors. New Orleans bounce staple Big Freedia and dancer Mette Towley, who performed during N.E.R.D and Migos’ set at the NBA All-Star Game halftime show, were among those in attendance.

Check out more photos from the event below and make sure to catch Atlanta: Robbin’ Season when it premieres on FX at 10 p.m. Eastern on March 1.

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