Jul 02

Teyana Taylor Halts Plans For "Completed" Version Of "K.T.S.E."

Teyana Taylor’s K.T.S.E. album will remain in its current state. After announcing her intentions to release a “completed” version of the project due to its missing content, the G.O.O.D. Music singer has revealed there won’t be an update after all.

“I guess we ain’t getting one,” she wrote with a shrugging emoji, responding to a Twitter user asking why the new version hadn’t dropped as promised.

Taylor went on to explain that sample clearance issues were still causing a delay, forcing her to change course.

“A lot of clearance issues, shit takes time,” she explained. “At this point I will leave album the way it is will just debut the extended records thru my visuals!”

Taylor previously declared she’d be shooting videos for every single song from the K.T.S.E. album. It appears fans must wait for those visuals to hear the completed versions of the tracks.

(This post has been updated. The following was originally published on June 26, 2018.)

The recent series of Kanye West-produced albums were marred by chaotic releases. Disorganized listening parties and last minute mixing for the projects became a regular occurrence, culminating in a particularly confusing rollout for Teyana Taylor’s K.T.S.E.

In a new interview with Big Boy’s Neighborhood, Taylor confirmed the album was incomplete, which led to the haphazard nature of its release. The G.O.O.D. Music singer said the completed version of the project will be released in the near future.

“It’s just different levels of RB on this album and then once y’all hear the album, like next week, you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about because it’s way more completed,” she said about 10 minutes into the conversation. “It’s just crazy.”

Big Boy asked Taylor why the release date wasn’t pushed back a week if it wasn’t ready. She characterized the whole situation as a misunderstanding.

“Honestly, I think it was just more of a misunderstanding because Kanye know how much I been through,” she said. “The whole squad know how much I been through. So, I think it was more so of them making an executive decision of like damn, she been waiting for this moment. Let’s do whatever in this moment to make her happy, not realizing that I probably would have waited that [extra] week.”

Taylor also revealed she wasn’t really kept in the loop on her album’s status. When it dropped, she was surprised by all of the missing content.

“Like when the album dropped, I didn’t even know that much stuff wasn’t cleared,” Taylor said. “So when the album dropped and my friends woke me up like, ‘Yo, the album is out,’ I was excited. But, I was also like, ‘Wait, does that mean they were able to get everything cleared?’ It was really just an honest misunderstanding of me thinking maybe oh, some shit happened overnight.”

Following the interview, a fan tweeted, “so basically teyana taylor’s real album isn’t out.” Taylor responded to the comment in a retweet.

“Pretty much lol,” the singer wrote.

Taylor hasn’t announced a release date for the completed version of K.T.S.E.

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.47429/title.teyana-taylor-plans-to-release-completed-version-of-k-t-s-e

Jul 02

No, XXXTENTACION’s Alleged Killer Wasn’t Raped In Jail By Kodak Black Associates

Broward County, FL – Dedrick D. Williams, the man suspected of killing XXXTENTACION, wasn’t raped in prison, according to TMZ.

Several reports surfaced over the weekend claiming Williams was assaulted by Kodak Black associates, but law enforcement officials at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office say that simply isn’t true.

The reports cited an employee at Dade County Jail system was claiming Williams was ambushed in the shower “with an attempted rape” and that Kodak may have been involved.

Veda Coleman-Wright, Broward County Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer, says that story is “unfounded.”

Williams was arrested for the June 18 shooting death of the “Look At Me!” rapper on June 20. He is one of three suspects reportedly responsible for his death.

Last week, Broward County Sheriff’s Office named another person of interest, 22-year-old Robert Allen, and said BSO homicide detectives are “interested in talking to” him.

The feds are currently looking into the case. 

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.47501/title.no-xxxtentacions-alleged-killer-wasnt-raped-in-jail-by-kodak-black-associates

Jul 02

Drake’s "Scorpion" Gets Physical CD Release Date

Drake fans looking for a physical copy of his Scorpion album are in luck. A listing for the CD version of the double LP has surfaced on Amazon, revealing a July 13 release date.

Pre-orders for the double-disc project are available now for $17.98.

Scorpion was released digitally on June 29. The album quickly proved to be a streaming powerhouse, breaking Apple Music’s record for the most album streams.

Drake previously set the record with his More Life playlist, earning 89.9 million streams in its first day. Scorpion dwarfed Drizzy’s old record by raking in over 170 million streams in a 24-hour period.

Scorpion also received 132,450,203 streams on Spotify in its first day, topping Post Malone’s Beerbongs Bentleys as a result. Malone set the record in April with 78,744,748 streams globally in his sophomore album’s opening day.

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Jul 02

Iggy Azalea Shares Provocative Cover Art For "Surviving The Summer" EP

Iggy Azalea’s return is approaching.

The creator of the hit single “Fancy” has unveiled the cover art for her upcoming project Surviving The Summer, though the title may have been altered to Survive The Summer. Azalea revealed the artwork in multiple posts across her social media accounts on Saturday (June 30).

SURVIVE THE SUMMER

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Azalea also teased a July 6 release date, though there is some speculation this date is actually when the project will become available for pre-order. She previously teased July 6 for her upcoming single “Kream,” which is scheduled to appear on the S.T.S. EP.

JULY SIX

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POWER

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After reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 2014 with “Fancy,” Azalea’s career hit a rough patch with label issues and personal turmoil in the subsequent years. She hasn’t released a project since 2014 when she released her debut album The New Classic and reissued version of the LP titled Reclassified.

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Jul 02

Hip Hop Week In Review: Drake, XXXTENTACION & BET Awards

HipHopDX – This week in Hip Hop, Drake’s highly anticipated album, Scorpion, dropped on Friday (June 29). Also, XXXTENTACION’s video for “SAD!” arrived as fans mourned his death and Jamie Foxx hosted the 2018 BET Awards.

Drake Releases Scorpion

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Drake’s Scorpion was released this week and broke Apple Music‘s first day streaming record with over 170 million plays. The double LP features 25 cuts that express his signature blend of rap and RB. Fans were calling it a classic before it had even been out for an hour.

Scorpion slightly addresses his beef with Pusha T, particularly on its final track “March 14” in which Drizzy confirming the news about his infant son.

Listen Drake’s Scorpion here.

The Aftermath of XXXTENTACION’s Death

Thousands of XXXTENTACION fans swarmed his open-casket memorial in Florida. Lil Yachty‘s candlelight vigil in Atlanta also brought out many fans to show their respect for X.

Before his passing, X had plans on feeding the homeless and internet personality Yes Julz helped to see that through this week. His charity fed 1000 people.

Federal agents began their search for X’s killers this week and were one suspect, 22-year-old Dedrick D. Williams, has been arrested. His charges include first-degree murder, probation violation for theft of a motor vehicle and driving without a valid license.

A video for “SAD!” off X’s album ? also dropped this week and in it, he battles himself at his own funeral.

Watch “SAD!” here.

2018 BET Awards

Come with us, ’cause none of that nonsense is happening here. Let the 2018 #BETAwards hosted by @iamJamieFoxx revitalize your spirit TOMORROW at 8/7c.

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Jamie Foxx handled the hosting duties at this year’s BET Awards. Although the show was performance heavy, Cardi B, Migos and Kendrick Lamar were among the winners.

During the ceremony, Snoop Dogg celebrated the 25th anniversary of Doggystyle with a performance of the album’s biggest hits. J. Cole also hit the stage to perform “Friends” with Daniel Caesar, and Meek Mill used the platform to push for prison reform by debuting his song “Stay Woke.”

Check out some of the Hip Hop artists on the red carpet here.

DX Reviews

– UGS 4 Life — Fxck Tha Lamestream

DXclusives: No I.D., Method Man, Benny Jhalil Beats

No I.D. Speaks On Why JAY-Z Beyoncé’s “EVERYTHING Is LOVE” Was A Personal Professional Triumph

In a conversation with HipHopDX, No I.D. acknowledged DX’s perfect rating for Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s EVERYTHING IS LOVE and explained how the two achieved it.

“When you find a place at this point in their career when you can open another wide open space that makes you feel free, it’s a perfect expression,” he told DX.

Read the full interview with No I.D. here.

Method Man Admits He Burned Bridges During Last Days At Def Jam

Method Man says his last days at Def Jam were less than amicable in an exclusive interview with DX.

“I burned a lot of fucking bridges at Def Jam,” Meth admits. “I had a lot of love for the company ’cause I came in when I was young. I had been there for so many fucking years, so when staff changed and people changed and things started to change, I didn’t know how to handle the shit.”

Read the full interview with Method Man here.

Benny Talks Debut LP, Griselda Records, Legendary Co-Signs Shady Connection

Benny The Butcher is getting ready to drop his debut album, Tana Talk 3, on Griselda Records and spoke about the upcoming LP with DX.

“In 2005, I dropped a mixtape called Tana Talk 2, because I already did one that was 1,” Benny explains. “So it’s like, when I put 2 out, it was couple people buzzing in the city and doing they thing. But when I put 2 out, I shocked the whole city. People still talk about that tape to this day. And it’s like, people knew what I was, what type of time I was on. I was hungry, I was killing shit. It was West[side Gunn]’s idea to name it Tana Talk 3, because like I said, he wanted to recreate that energy.”

Read the entire conversation with Benny the Butcher here.

Jahlil Beats Promises Meek Mill Has Big Radio Street Joints Coming This Year

Jahlil Beats tells DX that he’s been in the studio with Meek Mill and says there’s lots of great music from the recently freed rapper on the way.

“As soon as he got out of jail, he reached out to me and we would be in the studio every day from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m.,” he explains to DX. “He was on house arrest but they would let him go to the studio. We did this record called, ‘Make ‘Em Say,’ which made Billboard. I think it was #103. But it was out of one market, just out of Philly.”

Read the rest of what Jahlil had to say here.

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