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Drake Says He Won’t Be Responding To Common

Danny M — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:22:01 +0000

NahRight recently caught up with Drake while he was on set of his and The Weeknd’s “The Zone” video shoot for a quick interview. Drizzy says he will not be responding to Common ever again, discusses a line from his “Stay Schemin’” verse directed towards Kobe’s soon to be ex-wife Vanessa, what is next for OVOXO, and more. Check out it all out below!

So people want to know: will you respond to Common?

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.

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?

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.

Following the release of Take Care, rumors started to circulate that you had fired your entire staff, was there any truth to that?

No my team is stronger than ever and ready for 2012. I’m excited for what this year will bring.

What are your plans for OVOXO?

OVO and XO will grow immensely both separately and together this year. The Weeknd is about to hit the road and come perform all that incredible music for his fans. I’m looking forward to piecing something together where we can share a stage and give people the full experience.

What’s next for you, besides the tour?

I have begun working on new music already and I’ll be recording during the whole college tour with 40. Making better music and building myself as a business is all that’s on my mind. Hopefully some acting as well.

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Tyga Speaks On “Rack City”, Careless World & More With Karmaloop

Danny M — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:18:59 +0000

Karmaloop recently chopped it up with Tyga on Saturday after his show in Worcester, Massachusetts. They talked about the “Rack City (Remix)“, his forthcoming Careless World album, his predictions for the 2012 XXL Freshman list, and more. Hit the jump to read the full interview!

Congratulations on “Rack City” hitting the top of the Billboards!

Thank you!

Just saw you purchased a fresh custom Rolls Royce convertible – how is just driving that bad boy around town, minus getting pulled over for some unpaid parking tickets?

You run around the city like the king! It took me a lot of hard work to get that.

Why did you choose the black on red?

It was the last red Phantom made – they only had made 15 of them and I got the last one. I wanted to keep the original paint [so] I just put the matte black on there.

You were just in Miami shooting a remix video for “Rack City,” how does it differ from the original video?

It is more of a performance-slash-remix video. It’s hard when you have a lot big artists, trying to get them all together at one time, so you just know we have to make it work and keep it creative.

You have Wale, Fabolous, Jeezy, T.I. and Meek Mill on the remix, why did you choose them to collab with and not 2 Chainz as expected?

I feel like they had the best verses; Wale, Fab and Jeezy, they already had did their verse before I reached out and I feel like they had the best verses from all the remixes that I heard. Then I just asked T.I. and Meek Mill to do a verse on it.

When will the video drop?

Hopefully this week! We are going to premiere it on MTV, probably end of this week.

I’m from Cleveland, so props for rocking an old school Cavaliers jersey in the first “Rack City” video – what made you pick that jersey?

I don’t know… I got a lot of jerseys so I just threw it on that day and you know…

That was great, the Cavs need a little love these days!

[Laughs]

The release date for your second album, Careless World: Rise of the Last King, has changed a lot – can you finally confirm the official release date?

February 21st for sure!

When did you actually finish the album?

The album has been done for like a month and a half – I turned it in a month ago. I really think an album like this is due for me based off all my party mixtapes, and I got a lot of fans from when I did Black Thoughts and Black Thoughts 2, so the album is a mixture of both – it’s a really good album!

You tell a story throughout the album, can you tell us about the hardest obstacle you’ve had to overcome?

I think the biggest obstacle is once you get in the door, continue to keep your hunger and stay in the door. I think a lot of people work hard to get up to a point and they just forgot and leave all the fans that supported them to that point. It’s always important to keep those fans and stay consistent.

It was just announced Nas is going to be on the album – who reached out to who?

There was another track that I had I sent to him about seven months ago and he never got back… it ended up leaking so I didn’t use it. But there was another song I did called “Kings and Queens,” and he actually hit me up right before I was going to turn in the album.

How was that conversation?

He was like “congratulations on everything, I want to be a part of your next project if you got something.” So that is when I sent him the “Kings and Queens” joint with Wale and I on it and it’s just a classic. People are going to love that song when they hear it.

Do you have any rising artists set for features your album, or is that staying secret?

There is a lot of new talent, you know… so yeah, I am really excited about all the collaborations I have on my album especially.

What upcoming artists do you think will make 2012 XXL Freshman this year?

Hmmm… I don’t really know, but as far as the new people doing their thing I would say of course 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar, but he was already on it before… I think.

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Tyga Compares “Motherfucker Up” Collabo With Nicki Minaj To Lil Wayne’s “A Milli”

Danny M — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:17:46 +0000

Tyga recently spoke with XXL about 2 songs that will appear on his forthcoming Careless World album, dropping on February 21st. The first track he talks about is “Kings And Queens” featuring Nas and Wale. Tygaman says Nas recorded his verse in one night! The second track he discusses is “Motherfucker Up” featuring Nicki Minaj. T-Raw says they both go in on this joint and he already has a crazy idea for a music video.

“Yeah man, I sent Nas a song like six months ago and I never heard back from him but out of the blue, he called me like, ‘yo, you doing your thing. I want to be apart of what you doing, I like everything you doing. Keep working hard,” Tyga tells XXL. “I sent him the ‘Kings And Queens’ that night and he did it the next day. I was like, that shit is crazy. Nas always talks that shit. the song man, his bars added the cherry on top. It’s a real classic song. People are gonna like it. I wanna think of a dope video. The storyline of the song, the whole King and Queens theme, it’s motivational.”

“The song for Nicki is called ‘Motherfucker Up,’” he shares. “I don’t know what they gonna call it on the radio. Maybe they might call it ‘Up.’ That one is one of them going in type songs. Like how Wayne had ‘A Milli.’ One of those Young Money records that people love. We got a crazy visual for that one, too. I don’t wanna give it away. I’ve been doing a lot of features for everyone.”

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Video: Tyga, Young Jeezy & T.I. Speak On “Rack City (Remix)”

Danny M — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:58:20 +0000

In the video above, Tyga, Young Jeezy and T.I. speak to MTV on set of the “Rack City (Remix)” video shoot in Atlanta about appearing on the record.

“I heard the record, loved it, seen it go crazy in the club. I couldn’t visualize it without a Young verse on there, so I just went ahead,” Jeezy told MTV News from the video set. “The homey hit me up for the video, and we in the A-Town, we in the city, we here, turnt up.”

Usually, pulling features from such big names is quite the chore, especially for newer artists like Tyga. But already, the “Rack City” remix features some pretty notable MCs, with the Snowman and Tip just the latest to jump onboard. “I didn’t think the song would be bigger than outside of L.A., because that’s like an L.A. sound,” Tyga said, “So to have two of the legends that I’m big fans of on the record is crazy.”

When talking about his decision to jump on the record, T.I. was as nonchalant as could be. “For me, I got reached out to. They told me to add my two cents in, so I did just that,” Tip said. “When they told me the video was coming, I picked out an outfit.”

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Drake Talks Trip To Africa & Performs At Sundance [Video & Pics]

Danny M — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:46:38 +0000

As well as chilling with Quincy Jones, Drake performed live at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Saturday night. In the video above, Drizzy speaks about his recent trip to Africa and after the jump, you can view some photos of him arriving and performing at Sundance.

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Tyga Speaks On Careless World, Getting Arrested, Lil Wayne, Blac Chyna & More

Danny M — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:26:14 +0000

Complex recently interviewed Tyga in Miami about his upcoming Careless World album, his “Rack City” single, Lil Wayne, getting arrested and spending a night in jail, “Lob City“, Blac Chyna, Los Angeles, “I’m On It“, Diddy, the San Diego situation with fans starting a riot, the video of a Grandma dancing to “Rack City“, and plenty more. Hit the jump below to read the full interview!

Complex: What are you doing in Miami?

Tyga: I’m recording. I was shooting a remix video for “Rack City” and I just ended up staying.

Who’s on the remix?

Wale, Fabolous, Jeezy, T.I. and Meek Mill.

What are you recording?

Other songs that aren’t going to go on the album.

The album is finished?

Yeah, it’s all turned in. Pre-orders go up this week.

What’s the release date if it’s not January 24th anymore?

We’re looking at February 7th. Hopefully.

A lot of songs on #BitchImTheShit sound similar to “Rack City.” Is that the sound you’re sticking with for the album?

Nah, it’s a different sound. I made #BitchImTheShit intentionally for those types of fans. The album is more of a story, more of a theme. I’ve got some of the party vibe just to have dynamics on the album, but it’s different.

What story are you telling?

It’s the story about me becoming king in this place I call Careless World. It goes through me being at the bottom trying to get to the top and going through war, love, and stuff like that.

What other hits do you think will come out of that?

The new single, “Faded” featuring Lil Wayne. That’s along the same lines as “Rack City.” I’ve got a few tracks. Every song is video-worthy.

I saw “Rack City” hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week.

Yeah, that’s pretty dope. It’s crazy that a song from a mixtape, a song that I thought would just be regional, is worldwide now.

Young Money’s “Bedrock” was a big song, but how does it feel to have a solo hit?

I appreciate the recognition that I’m getting, but I’ve been doing my own thing. I’ve been touring overseas. I’ve been on five tours in the last year with no album out. It’s really just these fans, these kids—through Twitter and the Internet, being able to connect with people. Being able to have your fans follow your every move and feel like they’re really a part of your life. They follow the music now.

But having a massive pop hit has to change things to some degree.

Definitely. There’s more eyeballs watching you, like a hawk. But I’m the same. I don’t want to get caught up in all that. I just want to put out this album and keep painting my picture. That’s it.

Was it frustrating when past singles like “I’m On It” didn’t catch on enough to launch this album with?

Nah, because in my world, I had a lot of underground hits that weren’t getting pushed to that level. I felt like “Lapdance” was a big song, but it just didn’t get a push. So it stayed where it was at. “Rack City” I pushed myself. I was shooting my own videos and paying my own radio guys and stuff like that. Then the label caught on to it. Now to be able to get a major push, it’s good. You’ve just got to stay with your same mentality and always be pushing yourself.

I know you met Lil Wayne at the VMAs years ago and he ended up getting in touch with you. What’s your relationship with him like now? What about you and Birdman?

I’ve been with them all week. That’s why I come to Miami, because this is their home. Me and Wayne had a long conversation the other day. He was just telling me about certain strategies, and how to keep it going. Just giving me some advice. But you have to learn on your own. It’s not like you need someone to tell you what to do, but the help is always there.

Is there one thing they said that hit you as particularly great advice?

It’s not what they say, but more what they do. Just being able to see how they move and be in the studio every night. Videos. Tours. To see their hustle and take my new artist hunger and add that to it. The one thing about them is that they don’t talk a lot. It’s their actions, really.

What’s your ultimate goal as an artist?

I want to make people feel certain ways when they listen to my music. Whether it’s partying or going through relationship problems or grinding or getting dressed and feeling fly. I want to be who I am and have emotion in my music that affects people.

What do you to say to people who hate on “Rack City” for not being lyrical enough?

If it was lyrical, with big-ass words and shit, do you think half the world could relate to that? No, they can’t. When I’m drunk, I’m not reciting any real difficult shit. I don’t want to hear shit like that when I’m drunk. I want to party. I want to have fun. People have got to understand that there’s music for every type of thing. Hip-hop isn’t “It has to be this topic and this topic only. Struggling, talking about drugs and the streets only.” That’s not hip-hop. That’s not music. Those are just motherfuckers who are stuck in their ways. If you don’t like the song, turn off the TV and turn off the radio and listen to your preference of music.

If you don’t fuck with it, don’t fuck with it.

Yeah. There’s artists I don’t listen to, but it’s not like, “I hate this song.” I just don’t bother. I don’t listen to them. If you were to ask me what I’m listening to right now, I’d say, Ross’s mixtape, Jeezy’s album, myself, I’m a big fan of Wale and Meek Mill, and that whole new movement, because I can relate, but I’m not listening to every rapper.

You don’t ever want to impress those guys who want that super-lyrical rap?

That’s where my album comes in. I’ve got a song called “Kings And Queens” with me, Wale and Nas. That’s not “Rack City.” The story on that record is the opposite end of what “Rack City” is. That’s a song that will fill that void. The album is more relaxed and more thoughtful and more meaningful music than the party anthems. That’s why I released the #BitchImTheShit mixtape. I wanted to release a mixtape for my fans that are 12 to 24. That are in that whole party and high school environment. But at the end of the day, I still like listening to story-type records, like real hip-hop, but that’s because I’m a musician. The average 22-year-old or high schooler isn’t listening to that type of stuff. They’re not listening to old Nas and Wu-Tang. I like to listen to stuff like that because it gives me ideas. You’ve got to realize that when you get to a certain level, you’re not making music for yourself anymore. You’re making it for the world. That’s one thing I learned being around Wayne.

So, you’ve got Nas and Wale on a song. You’ve got Wayne on “Faded.” I’ve seen Big Sean tweet that he was on a track. I saw something about you and Pharrell being in the studio. Are there any other features on the album?

I’ve got a feature with Chris [Brown]. J. Cole is on there. The rest of them are features that I didn’t list, that I want to be a surprise when you hear the record. It puts the icing on top.

How did your L.A. Clippers anthem “Lob City” come about?

Chris Paul called me like, “Yo, the ‘Lob City’ is crazy.” I had to put it out. I recorded it and I dropped it. He called me that same day, so it was crazy. I did it for L.A. It’s fun. I go to the games and stuff. I’ve always been a Chris Paul fan, and I’m from L.A. I’m also a big Kobe fan, so I’m not Lakers or Clippers, really. I’m more a fan of the players. I like the Clippers new roster. “Lob City” is a regional thing. You go to Miami and you might only hear one Tyga song on the radio. You go to L.A. and you might hear six or seven on the radio. There’s certain things you do for your city.

How important is hometown recognition? You see how much Drake cares about his city.

It means a lot to be able to get that love. It’s much easier now, because there’s a lot of talent out there now, but early on, it was hard to get that support from LA if you weren’t a straight gangster rapper like Snoop or some shit like that. It was dumb, because there’s so many creative artists out there doing way different things that don’t want to talk about that stuff. It’s real important, though. You’ve got to start somewhere and have a homebase. I love doing shows in California and the West Coast, period. To go to other places and get that same love is always shocking to me. I never know what to expect, but the shows are always just as crazy.

Do you think “Rack City” influenced the sound for “The Motto”?

Definitely. “Rack City” opened the whole West Coast, Bay Area sound back up. I think I really influenced a lot of people to get back into that have fun type of feel. I like a lot of the artists that are out, but at the same time, everything doesn’t have to be so serious. When I go to the club, I don’t hear none of that shit. I hear the same records when people are drunk and partying.

Do you like what Odd Future and Kendrick Lamar have done coming out of your city?

Yeah, it’s dope. Kendrick, man. I had his first mixtape when I was like 15 in high school. So coming from the same place, to see how much he’s grown as an artist is crazy. That dude is a really hard worker. I think it’s good. The other thing is that we’re all young.

How did you feel about those guys who tried to expose you as not really from Compton a couple years ago?

I mean, you’ve got niggas that showed pictures of me when I was in elementary. Like, alright, of course. Everybody went to elementary school. How does that expose me as a rapper? “Oh, look at him. He was in school when he was 10.” Everybody is in school when they’re 10. That’s just life. That’s part of being a celebrity and being in the public eye. People want credit for knowing you when you weren’t famous. Okay, big deal. If you used to fuck with me back then, I appreciate it. If you didn’t, I don’t care. I’m trying to be successful and better my situation and better my family and friends’ situations, and you’ve got motherfuckers getting on WorldStar and shit. If that’s what people live for, that’s cool. I be in the studio. I work. I just want to make music and put it out and shoot videos and go on tour. That’s all I want to do. I don’t care about all that other shit. I’m a creative person, and I’ve got a lot of ideas. People probably thought that my mentality was quick fame because I made “Rack City” and it blew up fast, but I have over 1,000 songs recorded. I don’t sit around the studio and bullshit. I make music. That’s what I Iove to do.

On the flip side, there’s also video of girls getting naked for you on stage. Has it always been that wild or is it starting to get crazier as you’ve gotten more popular?

I noticed that when I put out that [Fan of a Fan] mixtape with Chris. That changed a lot of things and got a lot of females knowing who Tyga was. It always helps when you put out a mixtape with one of the top R&B stars. [Laughs.] Girls always want a reason to get crazy. I get the feeling that girls are crazy anyway, so they just want a reason to really get wild. Why not let it be to a Tyga song?

Is this Chyna Blac girl you’ve been photographed out with, like your girl?

Nah, just chilling, man. Like I said, you get a hit song and people are like hawks now. I’ve done way crazier stuff that people will probably never hear about, but it didn’t matter back then. I guess everything matters now.

Did you learn anything from going on tour with Diddy?

Regardless of how many years you’ve been doing it, and regardless of how much you’ve accomplished, those people in the crowds are the same. Your life may have changed a million times since you last went on tour, but those people in the crowds lives haven’t changed. It’s still the same people coming to see you. I’m like, “Damn, I want to be doing this until I’m old.” When I get to a certain level, I still want to be able to connect and relate to those people that have average jobs and are going through regular problems. Watching Diddy perform every night at those shows was a great experience. You just know what kind of goals you’ve got to set for yourself and beyond that.

Speaking of live shows, what happened in San Diego on January 6th? They say you started a riot.

Basically, a promoter at the second club that I went to paid me to host a party. He wanted me to walk through, chill, whatever. Eventually, I got drunk and ended up going onstage and having fun with the crowd. My contract was to go do two parties, 20 to 30 minutes. I guess something happened with the promoters where he dealt with some false people that said they booked me. He gave them money, and the guy said he lost about $30,000. So I went to the first event. It was an 18-and-under event. I got there, and it was like 2,000 kids in the street. The capacity of the club was 700 or 800. I didn’t know that until I got there. There were kids inside, and they were standing there waiting for me to perform. There was a stage set up, and I’m like, “A stage? I’m not performing.” I had put it on my Twitter like, “I’m chilling at this place tonight. I’m not performing.” I made that clear, because promoters don’t care.

That’s why I don’t even want to do parties. There’s no point in me doing parties, unless I know the event is 21 and older or I know the club or something like that. These were real loyal fans out here, and these kids were 18 and under, and they were waiting for me to perform, and my DJ wasn’t even with me, because I wasn’t performing. I wasn’t even prepared. So I get there. I’m like, “I’ll walk in, and we’ll just figure it out from there.” He’s like, “Can you do at least five songs?” I’m like, “Yo, you don’t do business like that, homie. That’s not how shit goes.” So I’m about to walk in, and the police shut it down. They were like, “Nope.” They said the kids started vandalizing shit in the place because they were waiting for me to come onstage, when I was never scheduled to perform.

So I had to leave that spot, and all those kids are pissed off, and everybody’s blaming me, of course. So I go to the second event, which is the 21-and-older event. I walk in and there’s no music playing. There was a stage set up and the guy’s onstage like, “You guys ready to see Tyga live? Make some noise!” And there’s no music playing. That’s not a party, that’s a performance. I’m like, “I can’t disappoint people like that.” I can go onstage and talk to them and shit, or I can not. What’s the point of going onstage and telling them, “Yo, I can’t perform for y’all” and “my DJ’s not here”? They’re not going to understand that. They just understand the $50 that they spent to get in this club to come see me perform or however it was advertised. So it is what it is with that situation. But to all those people that did spend their money, I don’t want people to think that I’m that type of artist, because I’m not. In all my performances, I go hard. Those fans have a good time. I’m going on tour next month and San Diego is scheduled, and I think it’s House of Blues or some theater, but what I’m trying to do is an outside venue or a way larger venue, and I’m going to do it for free. We’re really going to cause pandemonium. They can really get the news out there when I do that show.

Yeah, it’s possible that will get shut down, too.

Yup. They’re going to have to deal with it. They want to drag my name all on the news, like I’m some bad person, like I took people’s money. They said people were paying $50 for regular tickets to get in and then they were paying $150 to meet me. I’m like, “Yo, this is crazy.” That falls back on the promoter. I didn’t know nothing about that. It’s not right to do people like that.

How do you feel when you see Internet comments trashing you over that incident?

It’s crazy, but it’s nothing you can do. When I do my show out there and it’s crazy packed and I’m out there sweating and I put on a great show and people are happy, that’s all that matters to me. I really don’t care what they’re saying. It’s the action that I’m going to take when I perform. They can put that on the news.

Did you see that Charles Hamilton diss from the other day?

Nah, one of my homies told me. I didn’t click on it, though.

That doesn’t interest you?

Nah. It’s just like, “Alright.” [Laughs.] I’m in the studio, talking to Birdman about trying to take over shit. I ain’t really tripping. When you’re focused, you have a whole other vision.

I’m sure you saw that grandma dancing to “Rack City” though.

Yeah, that was crazy. A bunch of people were tweeting it to me. Then I clicked it, and I was like, “Yo, this shit’s hilarious. Wow. This is funny.” I’m working on trying to do something with them now, maybe like, on the Ellen show or something like that.

What was the deal with your arrest in Vegas?

I think the cop wanted a reason to pull me over. He said I was speeding. Ironically, he didn’t give me a speeding ticket. He just wanted to pull me over. Young dude, nice car. I was in a Ghost. I was in a Phantom, 2012. They didn’t put that on TMZ. It’s all good. I was chilling. No tint, just on some regular shit. The cop pulled me over, and you know how that shit goes. I think I had some unpaid tickets or something from a long time ago, from before I went on tour with Chris, like last summer or something like that. I didn’t know about them. So I spent a night at county.

How was that?

That shit was pretty wild. There was a lot of people coming up to me rapping and shit. I’m just trying to get booked and bail out really quick, and do what I’ve got to do to take care of it.

People were showing you love in there?

It was mainly a lot of drunks. There was a couple dudes in there, young dudes. They were rapping, asking me questions about Drake and Nicki and shit like that. It’s definitely a place I don’t want to be. I’m too creative, and I have to move around. I can’t sit in a place like that.

Does the idea of still being racially profiled fuck with you?

There’s always going to be that. Then you’ve got officers that ask me to take pictures with their daughters and their kids. So it’s a weird thing. As soon as they find out who you are, they want to treat you a certain way, but when they don’t, they just think you’re up to no good and they’re like, “I’m going to fuck with this person.” There’s stereotypes that you’re always going to have to deal with, so you’ve got to mind your own business and move how you move.

Like you say, “Bitch I’m the shit, I ain’t worried ‘bout shit.”

Yeah, I just be chilling, man. People are going to love this album, though. It’s been pushed back a million times, but when they get it, they’re going to love it.

How does it feel for it to finally be coming out?

I’m excited for it. I’ve got to put this tracklisting out. Then I’m working on shooting a video for “Faded” and this song I have with Nicki on the album. I want to get those shot.

What does getting to this point after all the setbacks say to you about perseverance?

You have to be dedicated. When you put out so much stuff, and you keep going, you’re going to gain fans. Everybody has fans. I don’t care what type of music they make. You’ve really got to travel and move around. You’ve got to stay consistent. That’s the main thing with people. Be consistent in dropping videos, and I’m not saying just do anything, but always be creative.

And what do you say to people who think your music is sexist or that you don’t have respect for women because you make songs like “Bouncing On My Dick”?

If you feel that way, then don’t listen to it. You can listen to songs like “Far Away” or “Deuces” where I speak about women in a different way. You don’t build your life on one type of emotion. Look at Tupac. He went through 19 different emotions. He would say, “Fuck everybody,” and then, “Love the world.” People wouldn’t understand, but it’s just the mind of a genius, man.

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PJ Morton Reveals Details On Signing With Young Money Ent

Danny M — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:13:40 +0000

Since signing with Young Money Entertainment, we haven’t really heard anything new on PJ Morton. For fans worrying that he might not get the attention he deserves at the label, he has reassured them that they don’t need to worry as he has full creative control over his music and decisions. Check out what PJ told YKIGS below about why he signed to YM:

“I have full creative control over the music I do, so I knew it was the right spot for me. I think that’s kinda the misconception about Young Money overall. It’s kind of an old school concept that they have over there in the sense of back in the day, people signed artists that they believed in and they kinda let them do what they do because they already believe as opposed to trying to change who the artist were.” Morton went on to add, “I think they’re bringing back that ‘I don’t care’ creative attitude back to the industry. That let me know it was definitely the right place.”

PJ Morton is currently working on his debut Young Money release, a new EP called Following My First Mind, which will be released in the next few months.

PJ Morton Reveals Details On Signing With Young Money Ent is a post from: Young Money HQ

Video: Tyga, Fabolous & Wale Speak About “Rack City” x More

Danny M — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:50:36 +0000

We’ve seen photos from the “Rack City (Remix)” video shoot, now here is a video of Tyga, Fabolous and Wale speaking to MTV about the record.

“I’m just happy that I can be a part of a record that’s influencing and making so many young, ambitious dancers so much money,” Wale playfully told MTV News from the set of Tyga’s remix video in Miami. “I think it’s important that we continue to make songs like this, because it’s keeping the whole game of … ,” Wale started before completely losing his train of thought. “The cycle of the economy,” Loso chimed in. “It’s very beneficial to so many young women across the country,” Wale picked back up. “The strip clubs are stress relief. Welcome to Rack City!” Tyga just nodded in agreement. “Everything they said,” he added with a laugh.

In related news, hit the jump to watch some footage of T-Raw performing “Rack City” with Fabolous and Trey Songz at Fab‘s There Is No Competition 3 mixtape release party at Dream Nightclub in Miami a few nights ago!

Video: Tyga, Fabolous & Wale Speak About “Rack City” x More is a post from: Young Money HQ

Lil Twist Receives Advice From Drake About Overcoming Stress With His Album

Danny M — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:20:27 +0000

MTV recently chopped it up with Lil Twist about who he gets advice from when his Don’t Get It Twisted album got pushed back from 2011 to 2012.

“I talked to my mom mostly, and then Wayne,” Twist told Mixtape Daily about whom he sought advice from each time his Don’t Get It Twisted album got pushed back. “Wayne and Young Money president Mack Maine are like my brothers, and Drake also. Drake is always a good person to give advice. Drake went through everything as far as being a new artist and on the same label, seeing how everything went down,” he said of his Young Money labelmate. “So he was just letting me know what was going to go down, how I need to go about it and just how to overcome the stress that I was feeling coming out with this album.”

Lil Twist Receives Advice From Drake About Overcoming Stress With His Album is a post from: Young Money HQ

Video: Tyga’s Interview With ThisIs50

Danny M — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:56:23 +0000

Above, you can watch Tyga‘s interview with Young Jack Thriller from ThisIs50. They discuss T-Raw‘s previous rap names (Lil Tysiace, TY Fly Guy, etc), his upcoming album dropping in 15 days – Careless World, meeting Lil Wayne, his Last Kings clothing line, Honey Cocaine, and more!

Video: Tyga’s Interview With ThisIs50 is a post from: Young Money HQ