MC Eiht Confirms "Keep It Hood Part 2" EP Out This Summer

Los Angeles, CA – After an 11-year absence, Compton gangsta rap vet MC Eiht returned to the scene with the critically acclaimed Which Way Iz West last June. Executive produced by DJ Premier, the LP was named one of HipHopDX’s Most Slept-On Rap Albums in 2017. Now, the OG has announced his next project is on the way.

Titled Keep It Hood Part 2, the EP serves as the follow-up to 2006’s Keep It Hood Part 1. 

“It was inspired while working on Which Way Iz West II,” Eiht tells DX. “I’m just trying to keep fans intrigued with simplicity in my music. I want to capture that feel good time of neighborhood influenced struggle. It was a good day kind of shit [laughs].”

Eiht confirmed Which Way Iz West II is expected to arrive in August. The original version featured guest spots from The Lady Of Rage, Kurupt, WC, Xzibit, Compton’s Most Wanted and B-Real, among others.

Keep It Hood 2 is scheduled for June. 

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Donald Glover’s "Deadpool" Animated Series Shelved

Donald Glover won’t be bringing an animated version of Marvel’s popular Deadpool character to television. According to Variety, Glover, FX and Marvel have decided to part ways on a planned Deadpool series, which was announced for FX’s sister channel FXX in May 2017.

“Due to creative differences, FX, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover and Marvel Television have agreed to part ways on Marvel’s ‘Deadpool’ animated series, FX will no longer be involved with the project,” FX said in a statement. “FX and Marvel have an ongoing relationship through our partnership on ‘Legion,’ which will continue.”

Deadpool transformed from a comic book favorite to a mainstream star thanks to an eponymous film starring Ryan Reynolds, which was released in 2016. A sequel is scheduled to hit theaters on May 18.

Glover is still on good terms with FX despite the decision to not proceed with his animated series. He’s the creator of the network’s hit show Atlanta, which is currently in the middle of its second season.

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Hip Hop Week In Review: YG & The Game vs. 6ix9ine, Logic’s Divorce & Jeezy’s Final Album

HipHopDX – This week in Hip Hop, YG follows The Game’s lead by calling out Tekashi 6ix9ine for talking reckless on social media. Also, Logic confirmed his divorce to his wife of two years, Jessica Andrea, and Jeezy announced his next album will be last.

YG The Game Challenge Tekashi 6ix9ine

ON RU’Z DOE

A post shared by YG (@yg) on Mar 22, 2018 at 11:07pm PDT

The Game warned Tekashi 6ix9ine to “cut the tuff shit out before it’s too late” under a throwback photo of a fresh-faced 6ix9ine. YG followed-up on those threats with an Instagram video of his own asking him, “What’s happening, Blood?”

The controversial 6ix9ine isn’t phased though. He traded shots with The Game on social media and then appeared on The Breakfast Club saying he can go to any city he wants without checking in, including Houston and Los Angeles.

Read more about YG and The Game pressing 6ix9ine here.

Logic Announces Divorce

Logic decided to explain why he’s getting a divorce from his wife of two years, Jessica Andrea. He made the announcement via Twitter after TMZ reported he and his wife were headed towards splitsville. Joyner Lucas, his rival, even poked fun at the reported rumor before Logic confirmed it.

Apparently, there’s no bad blood and according to their prenup, Andrea is entitled to a payout.

Read more about Logic’s divorce here.

Jeezy Says “TM 104” Will Be His Last Album

Jeezy is the latest recording artist to announce his next album will be their last. On Thursday (March 22), the Snowman sent off a tweet saying TM104 will be his final LP.

Read more about Jeezy’s wrapping things up here.

DX Reviews

Larry June — You’re Doing Good

Tyga — Kyoto

Tech N9ne — Planet

Brian Fresco — Love Scars

Lil Yachty — Lil Boat 2

Nana — Nana

DXclusives: David Banner, Taz Taylor, Statik Selektah, Underground Report SXSW Rap Rising

David Banner Reveals How He Recouped Over $100K Spent Making “The God Box”

It’s been almost a year since David Banner released The God Box and speaking with HipHopDX’s Kyle Eustice, Banner shares how he was able to make back what he spent creating the project. It wasn’t the album that generated the $100,000 spent to create it, but the actual “God Boxes” he sold on his website.

Each box was comprised of a flag, a t-shirt, Hidden Colors 3, Black Friday, autographed copies of The God Box (including, the chopped and screwed version), as well as stickers, pins and a copy of Anthony Browder’s The Browder Files.

“I spent over $100,000 to produce this album,” Banner told DX. “So, I had to take a break before I really concentrated on shooting videos and make some money back because I’m still a businessman. I’m not a fool. If the people aren’t going to move towards the movement, then I have to allow it to make money first. So, on DavidBanner.com, I created The God Boxes … And to be honest with you, The God Boxes initially sold more than the album did. I sold so many God Boxes that it literally paid for what I spent to record the album.”

#DXHitList: The Taz Taylor Session

Taz Taylor is one of the next breakout producers, and he’s coming into the game with a plan of his own in the form of Internet Money. Speaking with DX, the Florida producer curated a special #DXHitList playlist on Spotify for us and talked about the difference between industry producers and ones like himself getting placements with the likes of Gucci Mane, Kodak Black, Trippie Redd and Lil Skies.

“Producers kinda envy us out here,” he says. “These industry producers that I’ve met will spend 14 days to a month working on 10 beats to work on these sessions. We show up with 341 beats. They get jealous of us because they can’t compete. These artists go into other sessions buzzing about that shit.”

Statik Selektah Says Labeling New Music As “Old School” Is Bad For Hip Hop

DX caught up with Statik Selektah recently to discuss one of his tweets saying how lamenting how certain types of Hip Hop are labeled as “old school.” In his mind, this is a bad development.

“It’s bad for Hip Hop when people try to label anything with soul or a raw element to it as ‘90s or old school,” he tells DX. “It creates a separation. It makes the young kids look at sampling music as dated.”

Underground Report: 7 More Indie Hip Hop Songs You Need To Hear

DX’s Justin Ivey put together another list of music artists that you should get into with his latest edition of the Underground Report. It includes Warm Brew collaboration “Same Page” with Niko G4 and Ciscero’s GoldLink-assisted single “Function.”

Check out the full list here.

HipHopDX’s SXSW Rap Rising Showcase Proves Live Music Is Still King

DX brought fans the Rap Rising showcase at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas this year. Among those to rock our stage were Jay Park, Sherwood Marty, Lyric Michelle and Larry June.

If you weren’t able to make it the Rap Rising stage at SXSW, find out how each performance went down here.

 

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L.A. Reid Signs Big Boi To New Label

After being accused of sexual harassment last year, veteran music exec L.A. Reid left his position at Epic Records. Now, Reid has resurfaced with a new imprint called HitCo and announced Outkast’s Big Boi as his first signing.

According to Variety, HitCo is currently attempting to get the ATLiens’ solo track “All Night” on the radio. The song saw a surge in popularity following its use in an iPhone X campaign. The accompanying video for the Apple ad has over 15 million views.

Reid has worked with Outkast since his days at Arista. At the time, Big Boi and André 3000 were fresh out of high school. During that period, they collected multiple Grammys for their work on 2000’s Stankonia and 2003’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.

Big Boi’s Boomiverse album came out on Epic in 2017.

HitCo will reportedly be distributed by the independent imprint EMPIRE.

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Diplo Releases Hip Hop-Heavy “California” EP

Diplo, the Major Lazer and Jack Ü record producer, has released his latest EP, California.

The project features appearances from a number of up-and-coming Hip Hop artists, including Lil Yachty, Trippie Redd and Lil Xan. Meanwhile, Desiigner, DRAM and GoldLink also feature across the EP’s six tracks.

Diplo — who says a full-length album is on the way — hit the ‘Gram a short while after the EP’s official release to reflect on his latest body of work.

when I made the Florida album over ten years ago it was me dwelling in my own mind and creating something crazy that was about where i’m from and what I imagined. once I got to California I had been working for years in all kinds of music but this last year I was inspired by all the young sounds and rappers that have moved to LA.. felt like this album was the soundtrack to the last year of working here.. California EP out now

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Lil Xan — who has caught heat recently for his controversial comments about 2Pac — called his Diplo collaboration “my favorite song I’ve made so far.”

Check out the stream, cover art and tracklist for California below, or purchase the EP via iTunes here.

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  1. Worry No More f. Lil Yachty Santigold
  2. Suicidal f. Desiigner
  3. Look Back f. DRAM
  4. Wish f. Trippie Redd
  5. Color Blind f. Lil Xan
  6. Get It Right (Remix) f. MØ GoldLink

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