• DJ Mustard Remixes Beyoncé's '7/11' [LISTEN]

    DJ Mustard is on the track. The prolific YG collaborator who dominated 2014 with his club-friendly sound has gotten back into the remix game with a fresh new take on Beyoncé's smash single "7/11" from the platinum version of her platinum selling artist album Beyoncé. Mustard does what he does so well in giving the fun, upbeat, autotuned original a club-friendly makeover with more powerful drums, bigger chords, chops up the vocals to fit the structure of the song and adds his own "drop" with pitched, rising synths.
  • Jeremih Shares Music Vid for 'Don't Tell 'Em' Remix Feat. French Montana, Ty Dolla $ign [WATCH]

    Though French Montana and Ty Dolla $ign's remix of Jeremih's smash hit "Don't Tell 'Em" was released months ago, the three have finally gotten around to releasing a music video for the track, which you can check out below. The Eif Rivera-directed clip features the three artists hanging around a mansion with a beautiful lady, and being a hip-hop video in 2015, there is the obligatory Beats By Dre product placement thrown in for good measure. You can check out the music video for Jeremih's "Don't Tell 'Em" remix featuring French Montana and Ty Dolla $ign here:
  • Rick Ross Tattoos Miami Heat Logo On His Face [PHOTOS]

    Rick Ross is one heavily tattooed performer, who recently added to his collection with the Miami Heat logo. Ross has over 100 tattoos on his body, and is running out of room as a result, but all the same didn't stop the rapper from finding creative places for the Miami Heat logo and Meek Mill's Dream Chasers symbol - on his face.
  • Rick Ross, Jeezy Drop New Verses on 'Preach' Remix [LISTEN]

    Young Dolph has shared a remix of his track "Preach" featuring new verses from fellow Southern rappers Jeezy and Rick Ross, which you can check out below. The track features a pitifully tinny trap beat courtesy of Zaytoven, but the forceful new verses from Ross and Jeezy almost make up for it, with Dolph delivering the hook himself. You can check out the remix of Young Dolph's "Preach" featuring Jeezy and Rick Ross here: You can download the track for free here. You can check out the music video for Young Dolph's original "Preach" here, just in case you were curious:
  • Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug Guest on Nipsey Hussle's "Choke" [LISTEN]

    Nipsey Hussle's new mixtape, 'Mailbox Money,' is set to drop tomorrow, Dec. 31, but if that's too long for you to wait for new music, Nipsey has shared a new song titled "Choke" featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan, which you can check out here. The song features some heavy-hitting, dramatic production from London On Da Track and opens with a lengthy sample of Samuel L. Jackson's climactic speech from "Pulp Fiction." The vocals don't seem to be mixed very well though and often rise uncomfortably far above the beat.
  • Nipsey Hussle Shares Tracklist For 'Mailbox Money' Mixtape, Featuring Rick Ross, DJ Mustard

    Nipsey Hussle's upcoming Mailbox Money mixtape drops tomorrow, Dec. 31, but today, the Los Angeles rapper has revealed the tracklist, which you can check out below. Mailbox Money will feature guest appearances by Rick Ross, K Camp, Buddy, G.I. Joe, Conrad, Pacman, Dom Kennedy, J Stone, Trae Tha Truth, and Vernardo, as well as production work by DJ Mustard, DJ Khalil, and THC, among others.
  • '7/11' Remixed by French Montana, Detail [LISTEN]

    Bronx rapper French Montana has teamed up with producer Detail for a remix of Beyoncé's recent single "7/11," which you can check out below. While the original track is a hard-hitting club banger, this remix replaces the synths with an airy acoustic guitar line and some piano. Instead of rapping, French Montana sticks to singing for this remix, since Beyoncé did plenty of rapping herself in the original version. You can check out French Montana and Detail's remix of Beyoncé's "7/11" here: The original "7/11" was released as the lead single from the platinum edition of Beyoncé's self-titled album, which was released last month on Nov. 24. You can check out her great DIY music video for the song here:
  • Jennifer Lopez Covers 'Self' Magazine: 45-Year-Old Shows Off Body, Talks '15 Plans [WATCH]

    Jennifer Lopez has a lot planned for 2015. She is working on new music, she has roles in movies and TV shows and "American Idol" is back for another season. The real news from J.Lo's recent "Self" magazine profile is that at 45 years old, she still has a fantastic figure. She revealed that her new partnership with BodyLab will be designed specifically for women and their diet/exercise needs. First thing's first. J.Lo will resume her judging duties on "American Idol" next year on Jan. 7. It is the show's 14th season and Lopez's fourth, although her appearances were not consecutive. Fans can also see the singer in a new NBC cop show titled "Shades of Blue." Lopez will star in the big-screen thriller "The Boy Next Door" alongside Kristen Chenoweth and Ryan Guzman. She will play a divorced woman who becomes infatuated with a new, young neighbor who has a dark secret. The movie premieres Jan. 23.
  • Wiz Khalifa Samples Mac DeMarco For "Smoke Chambers" [LISTEN]

    asdEven though he has no upcoming album or mixtape projects that we know about, Wiz Khalifa keeps dropping new songs, his latest being the exceptionally trippy and laidback "Smoke Chambers," which you can check out below. The song heavily samples fellow stoner Mac DeMarco's synthpop number "Chamber of Reflection" from his latest album Salad Days, even keeping DeMarco's original "alone again" vocal hook, which ties in to Khalifa's theme of the alienation his fame has brought him. This is the sort of hazy production that Khalifa should be using more often.
  • Ludacris 'Burning Bridges' EP Available as Free Download on Google Play [LISTEN]

    Ludacris's new EP, "Burning Bridges," is available as a free download through Google Play. The effort contains six tracks including "Good Lovin" featuring Miguel and "Money" featuring Rick Ross. It will serve as a nice treat for fans anxiously awaiting the Atlanta rapper's next full-length release, "Ludaversal," out March 31, "XXL" notes. In August, Luda spoke with "Billboard" about his upcoming album. "But I can definitely tell you in a nutshell there are a bunch of songs that define moments and are very emotional just for the simple fact this will be my most personal album to date in terms of talking about a lot of things that have gone on in my life and just really diving into who Chris Bridges is as a person. So that's what "Ludaversal" is all about," he said. "Burning Bridges" is Luda's first stab at new music since his 2010 release "Battle of the Sexes," which featured tons of big-name guest spots. Lil' Kim, Nicki Minaj and Monica handled the female side of things while Trey Songz, Flo Rida and Gucci Mane represented the males.
  • Rick Ross, Timbaland Beefing Over Mosley Logo

    Rap beefs do not begin in the hood anymore — they begin on Instagram. That is where Timbaland recently posted the new logo for Mosley Music Group, his Sony imprint. Inconspicuous, yes? Rick Ross didn’t think so. Apparently the "MMG" insignia is too much like Ross’s Maybach Music Group. @Timbaland #WhereMagoo — Hood Billionaire (@rickyrozay) December 6, 2014 Does Super Producer @Timbaland wanna be us? Lol where Magoo @MissyElliott @ElliottWilson @rickyrozay pic.twitter.com/YExENoPuJu — Maybach Music Group (@MaybachMusicGrp) December 6, 2014
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