Apr 09

Q-Tip To Teach Jazz & Hip Hop Course At NYU

New York, NY – Q-Tip is bringing his jazz rap expertise to the classroom. New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music has announced the A Tribe Called Quest co-founder will be teaching a course about the connections between jazz and Hip Hop this fall.

“We’re thrilled to have Q-Tip join the faculty of The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music,” Jason King, associate professor and director of Writing, History Emergent Media Studies at the Clive Davis Institute, said in a press release. “In searching for instructors to teach in our program, our aim is to always bring top-flight working professionals to the classroom who have made a major impact in their fields.

“That’s why we’re so excited to welcome Q-Tip, since he’s a peerless icon who redefined hip-hop for generations to come and brought jazz to the genre, especially through his contribution with A Tribe Called Quest. He also has a natural instinct for teaching and cultivating excellence in students in terms of their focus on craft and expressive style. It’s going to be transformative to have him on board.”

The teaching role adds another wrinkle to the résumé of Q-Tip, who was named the Artistic Director for Hip Hop Culture by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2016.

“I couldn’t be more excited to share with the students what I know and I look forward to them also teaching me,” he said. “Teaching is an exchange of sharing and receiving for all involved.”

Q-Tip’s class begins on September 5 and will run through the fall semester.

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46448/title.q-tip-to-teach-jazz-hip-hop-course-at-nyu

Apr 09

Jeezy Ordered To Pay $111K Over “I Ball I Stunt” Track

Jeezy has been ordered to pay well over $100,000 for allegedly stealing the 2011 song “I Ball I Stunt,” according to TMZ.

The publication, citing legal documents, reports an individual named Edaz Redden sued Jeezy over the track back in 2015.

Redden claims he gave a demo of the song to a producer, and later saw the same title, composition and chorus on Jeezy’s track, which appeared on the Atlanta rapper’s 2011 mixtape, The Real Is Back.

Jeezy reportedly claims he was never properly served, but the judge presiding over the case entered a default judgment in favor of Redden.

This isn’t Jeezy’s only legal skirmish in recent times. Back in April of 2017, The Snowman was slapped with a wrongful death lawsuit after a concert promoter was shot dead at a show he performed at in 2014. At the time, an eyewitness reportedly told police the perpetrator looked like Jeezy and later picked his photo out of a lineup in 2016. Jeezy was never formally charged with a crime.

Jeezy was again caught in legal trouble in February of last year when a promoter sued him for $100,000 when he reportedly pocketed a $30,000 deposit after skipping out on a show in Houston, Texas.

Jeezy later countersued in the case for $1 million, accusing the promoter of hurting his reputation.

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46452/title.jeezy-ordered-to-pay-111k-over-i-ball-i-stunt-track

Apr 09

Twitter Clowns Killer Mike For Failed Attempt At Calling Out MSNBC’s Joy Reid

Killer Mike is having a rough time on social media. Less than a month after becoming a trending topic for his controversial appearance on the National Rifle Association’s television channel, the Run The Jewels member is being slammed again for a botched attempt at exposing MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Instagram.

Reid was one of Mike’s most prominent critics following his infamous interview with NRATV, and it seems the veteran MC was waiting for her to slip up. The MSNBC host wrote “HM” in an Instagram post, and Mike assumed she was supporting the fashion retailer that caused an uproar for its racist advertisement. Unfortunately for him, this wasn’t the case.

And not to be outdone… @glamluxxe and Cynthia, who rocked the HM for our Elgin Baylor shoot! #AMJoy #GlamSquad

A post shared by Joy-Ann Reid (@joyannreid) on Apr 7, 2018 at 10:23pm PDT

“So me doing an interview about black Gun Ownership with the NRA is “bad,” but you promoting a company that tagged a black child a monkey is ‘good, cool, acceptable,’ Mike commented. “Ok check. Smh niggas.”

Reid clapped back by noting HM is an abbreviation for hair and makeup before referencing the sunken place from Jordan Peele’s hit film Get Out.

“’HM’ stands for ‘hair and makeup,’ Mike,” she responded. “The two women beside me in this pic did my hair (H) and makeup (M) for a shoot. The blouse I’m wearing is by @norisolferrari and I doubt you can buy it at the retail chain you’re thinking of. (I got it from the designer via a stylist.) And here I was thinking you were an intellectual, and not just the guy who hangs out in the sunken place talking guns with the NRA’s ‘official black guy’ who literally changed his last name to ‘black.’”

Mike apologized and admitted his mistake, but the damage was already done. Twitter has been filled with users mocking his failed attempt at calling out Reid.

Check out a sample of the reactions below.

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46449/title.twitter-clowns-killer-mike-for-failed-attempt-at-calling-out-msnbcs-joy-reid

Apr 09

Rick Ross Gifts Birthday Bentley To His Daughter

Rick Ross celebrated his daughter’s birthday in style by throwing her a lavish party at Miami’s Casa Casuarina, the former Versace Mansion. During the celebration, Rozay gave Toie Roberts a new Bentley for her Sweet 16.

#DaddyDuties: #RickRoss went ALL out for his daughter’s Sweet 16! She got a new Bentley truck, some ice and #DJKhaled and #ABoogieWitDaHoodie were in the house!!

A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) on Apr 7, 2018 at 9:45pm PDT

DJ Khaled and A Boogie wit da Hoodie were among the notable names at the festivities. Ross shared a message during the late hours of Saturday night (April 7) to thank everyone who was in attendance for his daughter’s special party.

“I️ gotta Thank @mtv @djkhaled and everyone who performed and/or attended @mmg_princess priceless #sweet16 party tonight,” he wrote on Instagram.

I️ gotta Thank @mtv @djkhaled and everyone who performed and/or attended @mmg_princess priceless #sweet16 party tonight.

A post shared by The Boss Rick Ross (@richforever) on Apr 7, 2018 at 10:51pm PDT

Roberts’ birthday celebration was previously postponed due to Ross’ recent health scare. The party was originally scheduled to take place on March 17.

Check out more photos from Saturday’s event below.

#ToieSweet16

A post shared by The Boss Rick Ross (@richforever) on Apr 7, 2018 at 11:13pm PDT

Celebrated @mmg_princess birthday ? ????tonite the right way! Happy sweet 1️⃣6️⃣your future so bright! #MMG #LLBB p.s I love the #Bentley truck ????#ToieSweet16

A post shared by ❣Wilameana Jones❣ (@empressraw) on Apr 7, 2018 at 9:52pm PDT

And for those of y’all worried how she got home? That brand new @bentleymotors #bentleybentayga #happybirthday Toie! Click the link in my bio for more ?’s #ToiesRoyalCourt #KeepitExclusive #ExclusiveAccess

A post shared by Exclusive Access (@keepitexclusive) on Apr 8, 2018 at 8:55am PDT

305! @citygirls @richforever

A post shared by Caresha ..?? (@yungmiami305) on Apr 7, 2018 at 9:53pm PDT

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46450/title.rick-ross-gifts-birthday-bentley-to-his-daughter

Apr 09

Hip Hop Week In Review: Cardi B’s Debut LP, Drake’s Bounce Song & Tupac’s Liner Notes

HipHoPDX – This week in Hip Hop, Cardi B released her debut album Invasion of Privacy and confirmed rumors of her pregnancy. Drake also dropped his new track “Nice For What” via a video featuring appearances by Tiffany Haddish, Yara Shahidi and Jourdan Dunn. Lastly, it was discovered that on Tupac’s extended liner notes for his posthumous album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, shots were thrown and Dr. Dre, JAY-Z, De La Soul and many more big names.

Cardi B Drops Her Debut Album Confirms Pregnancy

T H A N K Y O U F O R A L L O F Y O U R S U P P O R T. W E F E E L S O B L E S S E D.

A post shared by OFFSET (@offsetyrn) on Apr 7, 2018 at 9:52pm PDT

Cardi B officially released her debut album, Invasion of Privacy, on Friday (April 6) and along with it came a gold certification due to her breakout hit “Bodak Yellow.”

The project earned a DX review score of 3.6 and was met with lots of praise across the internet. Following her album release, the Bronx-bred rap star made an appearance on Saturday Night Live to perform a Spanglish version of “Bodak Yellow” and her new single “Be Careful.”

During her performance of “Be Careful,” Cardi revealed her baby bump, confirming rumors of her pregnancy with fiancé Offset.

Read more about Cardi B’s album release and baby announcement here.

Drake’s “Nice For What” Video With Tiffany Haddish, Issa Rae Many More

NICE FOR WHAT OUT NOW! VIDEO LINK IN BIO! ??

A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Apr 6, 2018 at 7:44pm PDT

Drake teased a new single release this week and came through on Friday night (April 6). The track, “Nice For What,” arrived with a video featuring Tiffany Haddish, Jourdan Dunn, Yara Shahidi, Letitia Wright, Issa Rae, Rashida Jones, Zoe Saldana and many others.

The song is New Orleans bounce-inspired and includes the vocals of NOLA bounce queen Big Freedia as well as a sample of Lauryn Hill’s 1998 hit “Ex-Factor.”

Watch Drake’s “Nice For What” visual here.

Handwritten Liner Notes Reveal Tupac’s Beef With Dr. Dre Others

Online auction site Gotta Have Rock And Roll is offering handwritten, extended liner notes from Tupac Shakur’s posthumous album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. The minimum bid is $30,000, but the more noteworthy revelation is all the people Pac disses in the written message.

In the liner notes, he calls Dr. Dre a “[closet] homo” and throws shots at De La Soul, JAY-Z, Lil Kim, Faith Evans, Wendy Williams and Jimmy Henchman (just to name a few).

Check out the Tupac’s handwritten liner notes here.

DX Reviews

Cardi B — Invasion of Privacy 

Saba — Care For Me

Logic — Bobby Tarantino II

Rich The Kid — The World Is Yours

YFN Lucci — Ray Ray From Summerhill

Kooley High — Never Come Down

Diplo — California

DXclusives: Black Panther 2, Sean Paul Lil Xan

4 Hip Hop Recommendations For Marvel’s “Black Panther 2”

HipHopDX writer Dana Scott offered up four suggestions for the second installment of the Black Panther franchise, which has been a dominant force since premiering in theaters in February. The original film was recently named the top-grossing superhero movie of all time.

A MF DOOM and Kendrick Lamar collaboration along with a cameo by Run The Jewels are few proposals that Scott has for the sequel.

Check the rest out here.

From Rihanna To Busta Rhymes: Sean Paul Has Stories For Days

Sean Paul has a lot of cool stories from his years in the music industry and among them include a time he got a chance to hang out with Rihanna.

“I really liked doing the song with Rihanna ’cause she came to Jamaica,” he told DX’s Kyle Eustice. “Most people who I’ve worked with, like I go over there or I do it via the internet. But this time, we got the chance to show her how Jamaicans flex. She came to the club, she came to the beach, she came to the studio, we showed her the good places to eat. So it was kinda cool for her to see what my world’s about.”

Read the full interview here.

Lil Xan’s “The Man” Video Is A Bullshit Take On Mental Illness Group Therapy

HipHopDX’s Editor-in-Chief Trent Clark ripped into Lil Xan’s latest visual for “The Man” off his recently released album TOTAL XANARCHY. The fact that Stat Quo is his manager isn’t enough to save him from the ink-lashing Clark imposed upon him. DX’s EIC considers the visual to be an inconsiderate and hypocritical take on the nation’s bubbling opioid crisis.

“Making a mockery of one of society’s most delicate subjects — one that’s still not totally understood across the board — is unacceptable,” Clark pens. “Lil Xan, Sam King, Noreberto Garcia, Jordan Page, Lerry Kin, YCFILMS and production company Buffnerds Media should all be ashamed.”

Read the entire article on Lil Xan’s “The Man” video here.

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46451/title.hip-hop-week-in-review-cardi-bs-debut-lp-drakes-bounce-song-tupacs-liner-notes