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Billionaire Boys Club Presents Cris Cab’s ‘Echo Boom’ Mixtape

Matty U — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:01:45 +0000

If you’ve been looking to widen your usual playlist options, and liked the musicality of that recent Yuna post….check out another new artist with Pharrell Williams’ stamp of approval; Miami-based singer/instrumentalist Cris Cab! Not only is he Pharrell’s protégé but Cris is also down our homie Stadium Dan’s management company. His new mixtape Echo Boom, presented by Billionaire Boys Club, features high-wattage help from Skateboard P, Shaggy, Melanie Fiona, Daytona, Mavado, and Wyclef.

Listen to a full stream of Cris Cab’s Echo Boom Mixtape,
Get the tracklisting,
And download it for free!
After the jump…

Cris Cab talks to Karmaloop TV about working with Pharrell and more…Cris is also performing at SOBs tonight, hosted by Hot97 and Peter Rosenberg.

Cris Cab – Echo Boom (Tracklisting)
1. Echo Boom ft. Pharrell
2. Put In Work
3. Face to Face (Snippet)
4. Rihanna’s Gun ft. Mavado and Wyclef
5. Turn You On ft. Melanie Fiona and Shaggy
6. Cross Your Fingers
7. Angels and Demons
8. What Can’t We Do (Here We Go Again) ft. Daytona
9. Going Home ft. Marc Roberge of OAR
10. Gypsys On the Boulevard
11. One Thing
12. In My Dreams

DOWNLOAD: Cris Cab – ECHO BOOM presented by Billionaire Boys Club | Alternate Link (Sendspace)

Drake Tells Nahright: Common’s Beef Isn’t Hip Hop, It’s Publicity

Miss Info — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:09:12 +0000

(photoshop via EgoTrip’s video montage)

Let us quickly recap the season of Common vs. Drake Beef thus far:

Common dates Serena Williams. Drake dates Serena Williams. Common is down with Kanye. Drake is down with Young Money. Common spits subliminals at Drake on “Sweet.” Drake makes subliminal outburst onstage in Cali. Common admits to Drake subliminal disses on the song “Sweet”. Drake spits subliminal lyrics in “Stay Scheming.” Common disses Drake by name on “Stay Scheming” remake. Common tells interviewers the beef is just normal “hip hop competitiveness” and that he’s done….

But does Drake see this as just rap battling? Will there be a rebuttal? Nahright’s Nation (a liner-noted friend of Drake’s) got an exclusive comment from Drake on the set of “The Zone” video:

Nation: So people want to know: will you respond to Common?
Drake: No. Because despite how it’s been worded by him that situation is not a “hip hop moment” or a “battle for the sake of musical integrity”…it’s a ploy for attention around the release of an album. More than anything it was just disappointing cause what kid isn’t a fan of what Common has done for our genre. A guy who made such an incredible career for himself based off expressing genuine feelings about life and love is now targeting me for sharing my story.

Oh. Dang.

After the jump, Drake explains why he took a shot at Kobe’s wealthy ex-wife on “Stay Scheming”….

(never can get enough EgoTrip parody)

While everyone was analyzing Drake’s subliminals towards Common on Rick Ross’ song “Stay Schemin’”….the line that turned into a meme was about Kobe Bryant’s expensive split with his now ex-wife Vanessa.

Kobe ’bout to lose a hundred fifty M’s
Kobe, my n—a I hate it had to be him
Bitch, you wasn’t with me shooting in the gym
(Bitch, you wasn’t with me shooting in the gym)

Vanessa ended up with 75 M’s not 150, but she certainly earned more from her time as “good wife” than she ever would have….as a video extra which is what she was when she met Kobe. However…I’d say a more relevant rap line might be: “Bitch, I must have had a mild concussion when I refused legal counsel and the pleas from my family when I passed on a pre-nup….”
Nation asked Drake about the line, and he chalked it up to….sucks to be you, won’t be me.

Nation: There’s a line from your “Stay Schemin” verse about Kobe’s soon to be ex-wife Vanessa that has gotten some negative attention. Can you speak to what you were trying to express with that line?
Drake: That line came from a conversation about being this young and making this much money and the fear of losing it all. I just used his potential situation to address my own life. I never intended to offend Vanessa or anyone else. That line had everything to do with me and what goes on in my head as a 25 year old man with this much income flowing in. Kobe is and always will be a friend and an icon to me.

Lil Wayne Shows Off His Trukfit Clothing Line in NYC (Exclusive Video)

Mikey Fresh — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:51:23 +0000

Weezy is taking this skateboarding all the way. Aside from popping up at different skateparks in the middle of the night, Lil Wayne has just launched his first skateboard-inspired clothing line. The brand, which he named Trukfit, is gearing up for a nationwide release at all Zumiez locations later this year. Earlier tonight, Wayne popped up at another private event for his new fashion venture. A small group of buyers and industry folk gathered at the Hotel Americano, where Trukfit’s founder made a surprise appearance. Dressed in a pink fitted and t-shirt, Wayne greeted guests and snapped a few flicks before retiring back to his VIP section. Yours truly was there to get some quick footage of his walk through.

Check out one of the first Trukfit t-shirts after the jump…

I think I own the first Trukfit shirt outside of the YMCMB camp. Keep your eyes peeled on ebay. ha!

Genius Moment: Drake x Common “Imagine” (Parody)

Miss Info — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:26:42 +0000

oh my god, I can’t breathe. Really what’s awesome about the “beef” between Common and Drake is that we have two artists who have similarly “diverse” attributes and career experiences, similar achilles ankles, and are both very talented. Common obviously has more hip hop history to draw from, and Drake obviously has youthful buzz. But you don’t get the sense that (even if the seeds of this beef are personal) anything truly ignorant or destructive will happen here.
What will happen though…is amazing parody. Like the Egotrip list of possible Common x Drake duets…
And now this genius moment: Egotrip’s video montage of Common and Drake’s fantasy cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine.”

So awesome.

EgoTripLand x MissInfo Present: 10 Other Ways Jay-Z Could Celebrate Daughter Blue Ivy’s B-Day

Miss Info — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:20:23 +0000

(You may be wondering why the Brooklyn Bridge is covered in denim… the answer lies at egotripland.com)

Jay-Z already heralded the birth of his “smarter faster me” Blue Ivy Carter with the song “Glory”….but as the celebratory news of Hov and Beyonce’s new baby daughter broke over the past two days, so too has the ridiculous speculation of events surrounding it. Not the least of which was the rumor (perpetuated by lines from a new song, “Glory”) that Jay-Z had arranged for the Empire State Building to be lit blue in honor of Blue Ivy Carter’s birth. Turns out the NYC landmark’s hue was actually due to the NY Giants’ playoff game on Sunday. Oh well, we can pretend. In fact, there’s gotta be all kinds of ways we could imagine Jay-Z pulling some strings to publicly celebrate this monumental event with the rest of the world. Here – with the help of our friends at EgotripLand – are a few. Yeah, we can just see it now… Together we came up with 10 other ways Jay-Z could celebrate daughter Blue Ivy’s B-Day.

1. Rent fleet of prop planes to crop dust Tri-state with atomized Blue Nile. Muslim oil merchants rejoice

2. Remove term “poison ivy” from all medical journals and English dictionaries in Western Hemisphere.

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3. Round the clock “Blue Drank” specials at the newly renamed IV-ty/IV-ty club.

4. Buy the color blue and charge exorbitant licensing fees. You know… set up her college fund.

5. Ticker tape parade down Fulton Mall

**Read the rest of the list at Egotripland**

Check out more hilarious content from Egotrip:
BREAKING: Jay-Z’s First Album Since Becoming a Father – Artwork & Tracklist Revealed!
People Who Don’t Rap But Have Rapper Names: Marilyn Geewax.
10 Campaign Slogans Mitt Romney Could Have Been Accused of Using That Are Way Worse Than The KKK-Affiliated “Keep America American.”

Nicki Minaj’s Bestie Scaff Beezy Releases His Own Song: “Count It Up”

Miss Info — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:07:52 +0000

Where you see Nicki Minaj, you see Safaree Samuels aka Scaff Beezy aka her hype man/right hand/advisor/road manager/rumored homieloverfriend. This has been true since the very beginnings of Nicki’s rise, and the bond seems tighter than ever. Recently SB tweeted about a meeting with Cash Money boss Birdman, leading some to wonder if a spinoff deal is in the works…and then tonight, Safaree released his own track, “Count It Up” right before he and Nicki went on Ustream. She previewed her “Stupid Hoe” video for her adoring fans and pulled in Big Sean, who was also in the studio. We’ll add video of the ustream session soon. (song spotted on Flex’s IFWT)

New Music: Scaff Beezy – “Count It Up”

Safaree’s nickname is VVS Beezy, as in the diamond clarity rating “Very Very Slight Inclusions.” So he and NYC’s Avianne Jewelers created a diamond-covered gem testing tool…for SB to wear as a pendent.
See it after the jump…

Safaree’s diamond-covered diamond tester.

New Video: Quadron “Ex-Factor”

FWMJ — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:20:53 +0000

Awesome Plug Research duo Quadron released a gorgeous soul album earlier this year. They’ve done a string of shows opening for Raphael Saadiq, and releasing some great Remix EP/Maxi-Single (remember those?) projects as well. Here, Coco covers Lauryn Hill’s “Ex-Factor” with awesome results.

Damn, I miss Lauryn Hill.

After the jump to check their cover of Michael Jackson’s “Baby Be Mine”

Ed Lover x Hot97’s ‘Yo! MTV Raps Classic Cuts’ Throwback Mix

Miss Info — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:41:38 +0000

Our co-worker DJ Mr. Cee invited Kiss FM’s Ed Lover to take over the Hot97 Throwback At Noon for a special tribute mix to Yo! MTV Raps.

New Mix: Ed Lover’s ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Throwback at Noon mix

This Sunday, MTV2 is bringing back that iconic hip hop video show, Yo! MTV Raps, with a special episode called Classic Cuts. The show features the original host, Ed Lover, along with our pals like Shaheem Reid, Jayson Rodriguez, Peter Rosenberg and more…as well as yours truly, Miss Info. We’ll be talking about “classic cuts” like ATCQ’s “Scenario”, Ice Cube’s “Today Was a Good Day”, Geto Boys’ “Mind’s Playin’ Tricks On Me” and more. And the show hunted down the legends behind the songs and their contemporaries, interviewing Q Tip, Scarface, Ice Cube, Wiz Khalifa, DJ Khaled, Questlove, Busta Rhymes, Mac Miller, Machine Gun Kelly, Young Jeezy, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife, Fat Joe, Common, Mike Epps, Ice T, Meek Mill, Tyga, and Naughty By Nature. The show airs at 12 midnight this Sunday, Dec 4th…right after the MTV2 Sucker Free Awards (which I think I’m also on, lol).

Thank you so much to the Sucker Free Awards team and the ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Presents Classic Cuts team for inviting me to be part of their shows : )

MOBILE USERS…listen to Ed Lover’s mix…
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New Music: Space Up With Houston’s Radio Galaxy

FWMJ — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:40:01 +0000

A little over two weeks ago, bubbling up-and-comers Radio Galaxy released the video for their single “Feel Trip” and a few days later their full album We Come In Peace. Singer Khimmy J and production duo King Coz have been working on the album in relative seclusion for the last 2 years or so, garnering pretty good praise from their peers as well as listeners of “backpackery”, underground musics, of which I’m a tunnel visioned champion of. I liked what they were doing so much that I did their album art for them for peanuts and cashews. #schwag

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Questlove’s feelin’ it.

9th Wonder was raving about it.

#namedrop

Anyway, my fave tracks are “Be Cool” and “Fly Trap” and the gyals dem seem to like “Out of Control”. What say you?

‘Guy Code’ Tackles the Modern Manscaping Debate…Shorn or Shaggy?

Miss Info — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:14:49 +0000

MTV Shows

Our friend Darrin Byrne is producing a new MTV2 series called the Guy Code which airs tonight at 11pm EST. And while I pity the fool that learns how to be a man or lady via half-hour comedy shows, it’s way better than learning other skills via the web (read: sex via pr0n). And anyways, the show is a funny/fun way to address some pressing life questions, like…should men shave “down there”? Are peen pic texts appropriate only upon request?
The answers….
And another funny Guy Code clip with Darnell Rawlings…
After the jump

1) yes, if you have any prehistoric Yeti DNA that tends to obscure and interfere with the use of those body parts.
2) yes, unless you are texting your doctor and you have a valid question.

MTV Shows

Lol, my former co-host Donnell “Ashy Larry” Rawlings is always hilarious.