French Montana recruits Diddy and T.I. for "Shot Caller (remix)"

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

While other rappers are calling themselves the "King of New York," French Montana is actively making it happen. This year, he has experienced much success with his "Shot Caller" single. The song has become one of the most-played radio singles in New York City.

French Montana recently completed the video for his popular single. The video will feature cameos from several of the hottest rappers in the game. Fat Joe, Diddy, Busta Rhymes, and N.O.R.E. appear in the video. The "Shot Caller" video is expected to do just as well as the actual song has.

Before the video for the original track has been released, there are already bigger things in the works. French Montana has the remix of "Shot Caller" in the works. The remix will feature Diddy, who was previously mentioned, and T.I. French Montana credits DJ Drama for being the man who made this happen.

DJ Drama's favorite song, right now, is French Montana's "Shot Caller." When he learned French Montana was going to remix the track, DJ Drama wanted to see if T.I. wanted to be on it. French Montana said he guessed T.I. was asking Drama what were the hottest records to get on. With "Shot Caller" being a favorite of DJ Drama's obviously he pointed Tip in French Montana's direction. While the remix is going to be major, it will not be released for a couple of months.

The original "Shot Caller" track has done well, growing from the underground scene to getting radio play on both Hot 97 and Power 105. Despite the success of "Shot Caller," French Montana is holding off on his debut album until he decides who to sign with. French Montana has been courted by Diddy, who is also his new collaborator, and Rick Ross. However, he does have projects in the works with Waka Flocka Flame and Three 6 Mafia.

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DJ Tony Touch ft. N.O.R.E., Reek da Villain, and Al Joseph - "Questions"

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N.O.R.E. ft. Pusha T and Meek Mill - "Scared Money"

N.O.R.E. comes together with 2011's rising stars, Pusha T and Meek Mill, for his new track, "Scared Money."

Listen to "Scared Money" by N.O.R.E. ft. Pusha T and Meek Mill below:

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Glacierz DaVille ft. N.O.R.E. - "Yikez"

N.O.R.E. lends a verse to Glacierz DaVille for his single, "Yikez."

Listen to "Yikez" by Glacierz DaVille ft. N.O.R.E. below:

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N.O.R.E. ft. Pharrell and Lil Wayne - "Finito"

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N.O.R.E. talks "Super Thug" album

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

For the past few years, N.O.R.E. has been struggling to build buzz. He decided to return to his independent roots. Recently, the rapper released his new single, "Finito." The song quickly became a hit and boosted his new album.

N.O.R.E.'s latest album is called Super Thug and he is funding the entire album out of pocket. When speaking on the independent scene, N.O.R.E. said it is the way to go for established rappers who are having label troubles. But, when asked about the album, he said it is not done yet, but he is glad the people are waiting on it.

Watch N.O.R.E. in the video below:

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Busta Rhymes ft. N.O.R.E., Reek da Villain, Spliff Star, and J-Doe - "Tilt"

Taking a page out of LL Cool J's book, Busta Rhymes puts together a posse cut, featuring N.O.R.E., Reek da Villain, Spliff Star, and J-Doe.

The new song is called "Tilt."

Listen to "Tilt" by Busta Rhymes ft. N.O.R.E., Reek da Villain, Spliff Star, and J-Doe below:

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N.O.R.E. talks Pharrell's verse on "Finito"

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Having been out of the spotlight for a little while, N.O.R.E. made a major splash with "Finito." The song sports verses from Lil Wayne and Pharrell, so it was a nice gain for him.

N.O.R.E. has been working with Pharrell for nine years. Over the years, their chemistry has been undeniable. The Queens rapper likened their chemistry to that of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.

Pharrell called N.O.R.E. when he made the beat that became "Finito." When N.O.R.E. heard the intro, he was surprised to hear the humble Pharrell boasting about his outfit, among other things. It was then when N.O.R.E. realized the track was going to be something special.

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N.O.R.E. reflects on Nas feud

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

During the mid-1990s, N.O.R.E. and Nas were good friends and frequent collaborators. Many artists who worked with Nas also worked with Jay-Z. Their feud did not form until the late 1990s. Jay-Z established himself as a strong businessman during this period of time.

By 2001, Jay-Z was on top of the rap world, both as an artist, and in business. Along with this, Jay-Z planned to become the "king of New York." Jay-Z decided to solidify himself by dissing Nas. At the same time, he was trying to sign N.O.R.E. to Roc-A-Fella.

Nas' feud had extended from just Jay-Z to his entire crew, before the end of 2001. When he made a freestyle diss, Nas went at N.O.R.E., along with the other members of the Roc. Once the feud was over, Nas admitted he felt bad about going at N.O.R.E., because they had no prior issues with each other.

While he said he loves Nas for all he did for Queens hip hop, N.O.R.E. said he could not get over Nas' diss aimed at him. N.O.R.E. said it made no sense for Nas to diss his God's Favorite album, due to the fact that he was on the intro. Nas had to have heard the album before he dissed it because he was featured on the very first track off the album. Despite Nas apologizing for the diss, N.O.R.E. said he has had a hard time getting over his disses.

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N.O.R.E. and Lil Wayne behind the scenes of "Finito"

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Prodigy denies beef with N.O.R.E.

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Prodigy has ruffled quite a few feathers with the release of his book, My Infamous Life. Several rappers have called him out over his comments. Among the most angry rappers have been duo Capone-N-Noreaga.

In the book, Prodigy revealed Mobb Deep had a slight beef with CNN. The story goes on to say that their crews got into a fight. When N.O.R.E. heard about what was said, he began dissing Prodigy in the media.

Capone reached out to 50 Cent and told him to stay out of the beef. With things beginning to get carried away, Prodigy cleared things up. He said he never claimed to have beaten anyone up, all he said was that they fought.

Through Twitter, he left a comment for N.O.R.E. and any possible beef was ended when N.O.R.E. responded.

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N.O.R.E. - "N.O.R.E. Shot Somebody"

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Prodigy talks Rick Ross, 50 Cent, N.O.R.E., and Beef [VIDEO]

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Dry ft. N.O.R.E. - "Dry"

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N.O.R.E. suffers from Personal Life

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Throughout his career, N.O.R.E. has been relatively quiet about his personal life. The rapper has been around for over a decade, but has not had much commercial success. However, N.O.R.E. is one of the more vocal rappers in the game.

N.O.R.E. has spoken on many of the rap rumors. In 2009, he said he has worked with the gay rapper in the game. Early last year, he featured DMX and Ja Rule on one of his new songs. The song was their first collaboration since their truce.

Recently, N.O.R.E. reached out to the public on a personal note. His heart is heavy following the passing of his grandfather. After his death, via Twitter, N.O.R.E. said he was crushed. One thing he could count on was the love of his grandfather.

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Armageddon prepares Debut Album

Despite rumors of a feud between Armageddon and Fat Joe, he remains on the Terror Squad roster. Two years ago, multiple artists that used to be on Terror Squad lashed out at Fat Joe. It was during this time that Armageddon supposedly left the label.

In the past, Armageddon complained about not having an album out. Fat Joe has said multiple times that his Terror Squad artists are lazy. He said all that they had to do was get into the studio and record music. Most people said Fat Joe was selfish.

Throughout his career, he has made moves that primarily benefited himself. However, his latest move was one that helped out everyone. Fat Joe finally landed an exclusive distribution deal with E1 Music for Terror Squad.

With the deal in place, Fat Joe has gotten down to business when it concerns his new album, The Dark Side, and he is trying to establish the other artists on Terror Squad. The first artist signed to Terror Squad, aside from Fat Joe and Big Pun was Armageddon. Not only has he been the longest-tenured artist on the label, but he has also proven to be the most-loyal, too.

Armageddon is currently working on his debut album, The Journal, which he proclaimed will be the album of the year. Before he can even get established, Geddy is toying with the idea of possibly changing the title of the album to The Journal: Vol 1 The Rebirth. On the album, he has recorded with Fat Joe and N.O.R.E. He has worked with such producers as Doo Wop.

Currently, he is out promoting the first single off of the album, "It's Over." The song is actually a remix to an older song that he created. However, this single will begin his push into the mainstream. He said that he had not spoken with Fat Joe in a while before the two worked together in Miami. Because of the chemistry that they had, Fat Joe decided to allow him to begin his debut album.

Now, Geddy says that he has reconnected with hip hop and he is ready to release The Journal.

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