Fat Trel Gives Rick Ross Update: “HE GOOD”

Miami, FL – Mayback Music Group artist Fat Trel has provided an update on label boss Rick Ross, who was reportedly admitted to a Miami-area hospital on Thursday (March 2).

“JUS TALKED 2 MY BIG HOMIE… HE GOOD… HE IN DA HOSPITAL BUT HE IS NOT ON “LIFE SUPPORT” … HE GOOD,” Trel posted on Instagram, tagging Ross and hashtagging #MMG.

This is the first official word on Ross since reports emerged that he’d been rushed to the hospital after a possible heart attack and unnamed sources told TMZ he’d been put on “a form of life support.”

JUS TALKED 2 MY BIG HOMIE… HE GOOD… HE IN DA HOSPITAL BUT HE IS NOT ON “LIFE SUPPORT” … HE GOOD??? #MMG @richforever

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Many members of the Hip Hop community had sent prayers out for Ross after the news broke.

(The original version of this article was published on March 2, 2018 at 3 p.m. PST and can be found below.)

After Rick Ross was taken to a Miami hospital on Thursday morning (March 2), sources close to the Hip Hop mogul are now reportedly saying the situation has gotten worse. According to TMZ, machines are taking over the function of his lungs and heart.

TMZ was told doctors have put him on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), which oxygenates the blood outside of the body before it’s pumped back in. It’s described as “a form of life support.”

The Maybach Music Group head honcho was found unresponsive around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday morning after a person at his Miami mansion called 911 and said he was “slobbing” at the mouth. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance and reportedly received respiratory treatment for suspected pneumonia.

But because he was reportedly taken to the cardio unit, there’s a chance he suffered a heart attack that manifested itself as a respiratory problem.

Ross has experienced health problems in the past, including two seizures on two different flights on the same day in 2011.

(The original version of this article was published on March 2, 2018 and can be found below.)

Rick Ross is reportedly at a local hospital after someone at his Miami residence called 911. According to TMZ, the call came in around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday (March 1). A police source reported that the person in distress was initially unresponsive and became combative once revived.

The caller reportedly said the person in distress had a history of seizures and was “slobbing” at the mouth. After arriving to the hospital by ambulance, he reportedly received respiratory treatment for what could be pneumonia. A source close to Rozay explained to TMZ the medical issue is heart-related.

While it’s reported Ross was unable to make a requested appearance on Thursday night, a family member is said to have denied he’s in the hospital.

Ross has wrestled with health problems in the past. In 2011, he suffered two major seizures on two different flights to Memphis on the same day.

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Phonte Drops Long-Awaited Album “No News Is Good News”

Phonte has delighted fans with the unexpected release of his second solo album, No News Is Good News.

The Foreign Exchange frontman and former Little Brother MC’s latest work is the follow-up to his critically acclaimed Charity Starts At Home LP, which dropped in 2011. Phonte’s new LP features 10 tracks with guest appearances by Freddie Gibbs and Eric Roberson.

Check out stream, cover art and tracklist for No News Is Good News below.

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1. To The Rescue
2. So Help Me God
3. Pastor Tigallo
4. Expensive Genes
5. Cry No More
6. Such Is Life
7. Change Of Mind f. Freddie Gibbs
8. Sweet You
9. Find That Love Again f. Eric Roberson
10. Euphorium (Back To The Light)

(The original version of this article was published on March 1, 2018 at 2:57 p.m. PST and can be found below.)

Phonte has announced his long-promised sophomore album No News Is Good News will finally see the light of day, seven years following the release of his solo debut Charity Starts At Home.  The LP, which was first announced nearly two years ago, is slated to drop at midnight.

In an interview with HipHopDX in June 2016, he originally targeted for a September 30, 2016 release date.

No News Is Good News. Midnight. #FEMusic #NNIGN

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He originally attributed the delay to the immense amount of things on his plate, including his touring schedule with The Foreign Exchange as well as his role in VH1’s The Breaks as the pro-black battle rap character Imam Ali. On top of that, Phonte released Tigallerro, a collaborative project with singer Eric Roberson, in 2016.

When discussing the album with WatchLoud in July 2016, he noted how different the approach would be from his debut. “I didn’t want to write over the course of a year or two,” he explained. “This project will be a lot more immediate, with song banged out in a short, concentrated burst.”

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Tech N9ne Returns With New Album “Planet”

Tech N9ne is back on the solo tip. After focusing on his Collabos series in 2017, the head honcho of Strange Music has released a new solo album titled Planet.

The LP is another jam-packed project from Tech, containing 19 tracks featuring production by the likes of Mr. Porter, Michael “Seven” Summers and Joseph Bishara. Guests appearing on the album include Machine Gun Kelly, Snow Tha Product, Krizz Kaliko and Darrein Safron.

View the stream, cover art and tracklist for Planet below.

(The original version of this article was published on January 21, 2018 and can be found below.)

Tech N9ne’s grind never stops. The Strange Music boss has unveiled the cover art and tracklist for his next solo album, Planet, which is scheduled to drop on March 2.

The project will be Tech’s first solo release since 2016’s The Storm. Last year, he kept busy by releasing two albums in his Collabos series: Dominion and Strange Reign.

Ahead of Planet’s release, the independent rap stalwart has dropped a video for the lead single “Tech N9ne (Don’t Nobody Want None).” Tech also shared dates for his upcoming tour in support of the album.

Check out the cover art and tracklist for Planet below.

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1. Habanero f. Mackenzie Nicole
2. Fresh Out! f. Swisher Sleep
3. Kick It With Myself
4. Drink Up
5. Tech N9ne (Don’t Nobody Want None)
6. Bad JuJu f. King Iso
7. Comfortable
8. No Reason (The Mosh Pit Song) f. Machine Gun Kelly Y2
9. Brightfall Confession
10. Brightfall
11. Red Byers (Say Som’n Do Som’n) f. Krizz Kaliko
12. Never Stray f. Navé Monjo
13. Sho Nuff
14. How I’m Feelin f. Snow Tha Product Navé Monjo
15. Not a Damn Thing
16. My Fault f. Navé Monjo
17. Tappin’ In f. Darrein Safron Joey Cool
18. Levitation f. Navé Monjo
19. We Won’t Go Quietly f. Jordan Omley

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.45743/title.tech-n9ne-shares-planet-cover-art-tracklist

Apathy Delivers “The Widow’s Son” Featuring DJ Premier, Pete Rock & Pharoahe Monch

Demigodz rapper Apathy has devoted his life to Hip Hop and now, he’s back with his sixth solo studio album, The Widow’s Son. 

Featuring Pharoahe Monch, Pete Rock, Nottz, DJ Premier, M.O.P., Celph Titled, and Buckwild, among others, the project marks his follow-up to 2016’s Handshakes With Snakes —  one of HipHopDX’s Most Slept-On Albums of 2016.

Ahead of the release, the Connecticut-bred MC released the Pharoahe Monch-assisted, Pete Rock-produced “I Keep On” and the Nottz-produced “Alien Weaponry.” He teased a third single, “The Order” earlier this month featuring production from DJ Premier.

Check out The Widow’s Son album stream, cover art and tracklist below.

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1. The Spellbook
2. CHAOS
3. Never Fall Off f. A.G. DJ Mekalek
4. The Widow’s Son f. Ryu
5. The Order
6. Alien Weaponry
7. Hypnosis f. Brevi
8. I Keep On f. Pharoahe Monch
9. A View of Hell f. DJ Eloheem
10. Fist of the North Star f. Diabolic DJ Eloheem
11. STOMP RAPPERS f. M.O.P., Celph Titled Chumzilla
12. Legend Of The 3rd Degree f. Tone Spliff
13. Rise and Shine f. Locksmith DJ Mekalek
14. Obi Wan

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46103/title.apathy-delivers-the-widows-son-featuring-dj-premier-pete-rock-pharoahe-monch

Donald Glover Dubs “Atlanta” The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” For Rappers

The second season of Donald Glover’s hit FX show Atlanta premieres Thursday (March 1), which means the show’s creator is making the press rounds to get the word out.

Glover, formerly known as Childish Gambino, stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday (February 28) to chat about growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, his music career and, of course, Atlanta. 

When Colbert asked him if Paper Boi’s experiences as a rapper are inspired by Gambino’s own career, he explained, “Some of them are me. Some of them are my brother. Some are just the writer’s experiences. A lot of people picked up that this is Twin Peaks for rappers but it’s really Curb Your Enthusiasm for rappers.”

“Being a rapper is super awkward,” he added. “You’re in a video and you got like champagne and butts close to your face … and then you have to go to Whole Foods, and the person is like, ‘Hey you’re that dude’ and you’re like, ‘Please I really want to buy this ice cream,’ but they’re like, ‘Yo you gotta be you right now, so let’s take this picture.’ You’re like, ‘Ok.’ You have to be that wrestler face but in the real world all the time.”

Glover also talked about why he decided to play the role of Paper Boi’s manager instead of a rapper himself.

“Playing a rapper … that would have been wack to me,” he said. “That would have been so wack to me. That just feels wack. It just didn’t feel cool to me to actually make music and then make a show. I don’t think anybody wants to see a show about making it.”

His parents, who are strict Jehovah’s Witnesses, raised him according to their religious practices.

“I was taught the world was a bad place,” he said. “I wasn’t really allowed to watch T.V. I didn’t have birthdays. That’s a religion thing but I think with a bunch of kids, my mom was like that’s a lot of money to save.

“Magic’s not allowed. Card tricks, nothing like that. No Magic The Gathering. No Magic Johnson. No Magic Kingdom. None of it. All the little things a lot of people would get when they were younger were really fascinating to me as I got older.”

Initially, his parents didn’t understand what he was doing when he started his career working on TV shows like 30 Rock and Community. It didn’t coincide with their religious beliefs. In fact, it still doesn’t.

“When it first started, they just didn’t know what I was doing,” he said. “I think about it and it must have been so weird for them to come out to my plays like, ‘I’m doing this play and there’s this musician and this Klan member comes out.’ But they’re like, ‘Alright, we love you.’”

At the end of his appearance, Colbert brought out 6-year-old Girl Scout Charity Joy, who had remixed Gambino’s “Redbone” with her father to sell her Girl Scout cookies. Glover wound up buying 113 boxes of cookies on the show, helping Joy reach her sales goal.

“Childish Gambino is for the kids,” he said.

Atlanta: Robbin’ Season airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on FX.

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46097/title.donald-glover-dubs-atlanta-the-curb-your-enthusiasm-for-rappers