Archive for the ‘Music’

  • New Music + Single Cover: Will.i.am & Nicki Minaj – “Check It Out”
    Share Will.i.am and Nicki Minaj show off their superhero swag on the cover of their joint single “Check It Out.” The song goes to iTunes tomorrow we have your first look at the comic book-inspired artwork. The pop tune, which will be included on Nicki’s debut album Pink Friday, samples The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Listen to the mastered mix...
    by hiphopucit at September 3rd, 2010 at 07:09 am
  • New Music: T.I. Feat. Rick Ross – “Pledge Allegiance To The Swag”
    Share The King of the South partners with the Teflon Don for a new collabo titled “Pledge Allegiance to the Swag,” dedicated to getting and keeping your money up. Over a spooky operatic beat, Tip keeps his pledge, rapping, “I stay on my grind, ’cause that comes first,” while staking his position in hip-hop. “Jay say he made the blueprint my n***a, this the...
    by hiphopucit at September 2nd, 2010 at 07:09 am
  • Chris Brown & Tyga Planning “Fan Of A Fan” Tour
    Share Chris Brown is in the #1 film in the country, “Takers,” and now that he’s done with Hollywood (for now), he’s going back to the lab. “Me, I’m definitely writing on other people’s projects. A lot of in-house stuff,” Brown said recently in L.A. “I got a lot of artists coming out. The single ‘Deuces’...
    by hiphopucit at September 2nd, 2010 at 07:09 am
  • Lauryn Hill Says New Album Is Getting “Closer”
    Share Lauryn Hill was feeling jovial on Saturday at Governo’s Island in New York City. One of the main attractions on the lineup, Hill was making her second stop on the Rock the Bells Tour, where we grabbed the opportunity to ask her when she might release her first studio album since 1998. “We’re getting closer,” she said with a chuckle. “We’re...
    by hiphopucit at September 1st, 2010 at 07:09 am
  • New Music: Usher Feat. Lil Kim & Jay-Z – “Hot Tottie (Remix)”
    Share The Queen Bee holds court with King Hov, her rumored new Roc Nation boss, on the remix to Usher’s “Hot Tottie.” “The Queen Hot Tottie, don’t compare me to nobody,” coos a bilingual Lil’ Kim, while equating herself to a Bugatti and Maserati on the slinky Polow Da Don production. Does Kimmie make this “Hot Tottie” even hotter? Sound off below.
    by hiphopucit at August 31st, 2010 at 07:08 am
  • New Music: Jeremih Feat. 50 Cent – “Down On Me”
    Share Mr. “Birthday Sex” teams up with Fiddy for the latest song from his sophomore album All About You, due in stores September 28. On this Auto-Tune-heavy jam, Jeremih instructs a lady to put it all “down on me” as 50 oggles a hottie that’s cutting a rug on the dance floor. This is the second track from the album to include a hip-hop heavyweight, with lead...
    by hiphopucit at August 28th, 2010 at 01:08 pm
  • New Music Download: Kanye West Feat. Jay-Z – Rick Ross – Nicki Minaj- & Bon Iver – “Monster”
    Share Looks like Kanye delivered on his G.O.O.D. Friday promise after all. Yeezy just posted his all-star track “Monster” over on his official blog, boasting high-profile guest spots from Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and indie artist Bon Iver. Over a snapping synth-splashed beat, the heavyweights take turns spitting verses on this subtly inspirational track. “The...
    by hiphopucit at August 28th, 2010 at 07:08 am
  • Single Cover: Jazmine Sullivan – “Holding You Down (Goin’ in Circles)”
    Share Jazmine Sullivan proved to be one of R&B’s most promising new acts when she released her soul-speckled debut Fearless in 2008, but she’s ready to seal the deal with round two. The revised cover artwork for the 23-year-old chanteuse’s single “Holding You Down (Goin’ in Circles),” the lead track from her sophomore album Love Me Back, just hit the net,...
    by hiphopucit at August 26th, 2010 at 07:08 am
  • Album Cover: Gucci Mane – “The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted”
    Share Gucci Mane’s highly-anticipated third album, The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted, hits stores next month and in preparation for its release, the glittering chain-wearing rapper calls on famed photographer Jonathan Mannion to shoot the effort’s cover. Live and direct from Atlanta, the Gooch—dressed in a myriad of looks including an all-black-everything ensemble...
    by hiphopucit at August 25th, 2010 at 07:08 am
  • T.I. & Keri Hilson Perform on Jimmy “Kimmel” [VIDEO]
    Share Keri Hilson held it down for T.I. on Wednesday night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Their performance of “Got Your Back” was taped earlier this week at AXE Music’s “One Night Only” concert in NYC. Tip will sit down on the couch with Jimmy on tonight’s show.
    by hiphopucit at August 20th, 2010 at 08:08 am