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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Ace Hood - "We Fly (freestyle)"
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Can Diddy save New York hip hop?
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
Hip hop originated in New York City, but was losing its grip on the hip hop game by the late 1980s. By the early 1990s, the West Coast had completely taken over the game. When New York needed new life breathed into them, it was Diddy, then known as Puff Daddy, who assmebled the team, which brought them back.
Def Jam is known as the mecca of hip hop. While there were hip hop record labels before Def Jam, they were run by older people, who did not quite understand hip hop. By the early 1990s, Def Jam did not quite understand current hip hop. In the end, Bad Boy Records revived the hip hop scene in New York.
With New York hip hop in ruins, once again, Def Jam is still not the label the people are turning to. Two of the biggest buzzing rappers from the City of New York are Red Cafe and French Montana. Two years ago, Diddy announced his re-focus on Bad Boy Records and announced he signed Red Cafe to the label, intending on making him the new flagship artist of the label.
Red Cafe is currently gearing up for his debut album and he is pounding the mixtape scene with a number of new releases. Along with the releases are coming music videos, which also showcase Red Cafe's artists who are signed to his Shakedown label. Diddy also managed to sign the entire Shakedown roster to his Bad Boy imprint, which is distributed by Interscope Records. For years, Diddy has been focused on his other business ventures, but his re-focus on his original business is doing wonders for hip hop.
Diddy is also negotiating with one of New York's hottest underground rappers, French Montana. Much like current Bad Boy artist, Red Cafe, French Montana is the head of his own label, Cocaine City. The roster boasts several other artists. If Diddy does end up signing French Montana, the entire Cocaine City roster will be included in the deal. Bad Boy Records has been compared to Def Jam, which distributed several sub-labels during their heyday, including Roc-A-Fella and Murder Inc.
With the new deal at Interscope Records, Diddy can establish the same sort of deal and distribute several labels in the New York area. The talent in New York remains there, but the exposure is what was lacking until recent years. Instead of waiting on the major label deals and the cameras, New York artists began creating their own labels, again, and turned on their own cameras. Now, they are catching the attention of the power-players, can Diddy be the man to put these people out? Read more...
Friday, October 14, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Is French Montana the next King of New York?
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
New York is where hip hop was born. For decades, New York single-handedly dominated the rap game. However, in the late 1980s, the West Coast took over the game. New York hip hop suffered until the 1994 emergence of The Notorious B.I.G. and Bad Boy Records.
Following the feud between the East and West Coast, New York hip hop continued to dominate. However, in the 2000s, Southern hip hop emerged and took over the game. For well over ten years, the South has dominated because of their unity.
The problems in the New York hip hop scene have been magnified, but the West Coast was also struggling, until recently. Aside from the veterans, no New York rappers are having success. Papoose, Mims, and Saigon have been among the names picked to revive the mecca.
Papoose and Saigon both met their downfalls when they could not secure release dates. Mims, on the other hand, had a fast start, but quickly evaporated. Currently, New York hip hop is being held up by Nicki Minaj, best-known as a part of Young Money. Recently, Papoose returned to the headlines when he proclaimed himself as the king of New York.
Bad Boy rapper, Red Cafe, rebuffed those claims, saying Papoose does not have enough buzz to even be considered in the running for king of New York. While Red Cafe is signed to Bad Boy Records and has such stars as Akon, among others, in his corner, he does not have much buzz, either. French Montana, on the other hand, is making the most buzz, both in and out of New York.
Currently in talks of signing with Maybach Music, French Montana has taken several flights back and forth to the city of Miami to speak with Rick Ross. Even if he does not sign with Maybach Music, French Montana is working with the top DJs, producers, and executives in the game. If being the king of New York is simply based off buzz and popularity, French Montana is easily the king of New York. Read more...
Friday, October 7, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Can Red Cafe return Bad Boy Records to Prominence?
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
Early in its run, Bad Boy Records dominated the game. The label quickly built around The Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans. Founded by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, Bad Boy Records was quickly becoming a second-generation Def Jam. While Combs established himself a new-and-improved Russell Simmons, B.I.G. never had the chance to have a legacy like LL Cool J, as he was brutally murdered.
Bad Boy Records has had a number of hits over the past fourteen years, but the label has never had another flagship artist like their original. Immediately following Biggie's death, Mase became the new face of the label. However, during the promo run of his sophomore album, Mase decided to quit rap to become a preacher.
In 1999, Shyne became the new flagship artist for Bad Boy, but he was soon arrested and serving time in prison. Loon stepped up to the plate in 2003, but his career quickly fizzled, also. In 2009, Combs announced he had signed Red Cafe to the label. During the fall, Bad Boy Records left Atlantic Records for a new deal at Interscope Records. Diddy said Red Cafe would now be the focal point of Bad Boy Records.
Aside from being Bad Boy's new flagship artist, Red Cafe was also the head of his own Shakedown movement. Red Cafe has been working for well over five years, trying to gain exposure and release his debut album. After two years of delays, on Bad Boy, Diddy announced Red Cafe would soon be taking his rightful place as the new flagship artist of Bad Boy Records. Red Cafe also discussed the situation and announced his debut album would be released on Valentine's Day 2012.
But, for nearly ten years, Bad Boy Records has been struggling. Bad Boy Records has been struggling two years longer than the New York hip hop scene. Long before his Bad Boy days, Red Cafe was said to be the artist who would return New York to hip hop prominence. Now, he is being hailed as the man who can make the same happen for Bad Boy Records. However, Red Cafe does not have much more buzz than any of the other New York rappers in the game.
Once Red Cafe gets the Bad Boy machine behind him, will he be able to re-ignite New York hip hop and, in turn, place Bad Boy Records back on top of the game? Read more...
Friday, September 30, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Red Cafe to release Bad Boy debut on Valentine's Day 2012
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
Two years ago, Diddy said there would be some major changes coming to Bad Boy Records. For years, Bad Boy Records had been distributed by Atlantic Records. The Atlantic years were among the roughest in Bad Boy history.
Diddy announced Bad Boy Records would be entering a new distribution deal with Interscope Records. However, the current artists signed to Bad Boy through Atlantic would stay with Atlantic. All new artists would be signed to Bad Boy through Interscope.
During the spring of 2009, Diddy announced Red Cafe had signed with Bad Boy. He also said he would have a renewed focus on his record label. Red Cafe was going to be the new flagship artist of the label and he was the only artist shifted to Interscope Records.
Over the past two years, Bad Boy Records has moved fully to Interscope Records. Red Cafe has been on the mixtape scene for years, including his years with Bad Boy Records. Now, though Red Cafe and Diddy have discussed his future with Bad Boy. Red Cafe said Diddy is finally ready to market him and his long-awaited debut album will be released on February 14, 2011.
Red Cafe said he wanted to pick a release date everyone would remember. Read more...
Friday, September 23, 2011
Album Preview: DJ Drama - "Third Power"
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
Since releasing Gangsta Grillz: The Album, in 2007, DJ Drama released the sequel in 2009. Currently, DJ Drama is gearing up for the release of his third album. The new album is properly titled Third Power and will be released in a little less than a month.
DJ Drama has been behind the scenes, over the past two years, waiting for the right moment to come back. For his latest album, DJ Drama has teamed up with many of the big names and some newcomers. Among the big names is Fabolous and among the newcomers is Freddie Gibbs.
Third Power is set to be released on October 10.
Track listing
1. "Oh My" ft. Fabolous, Wiz Khalifa, and Roscoe Dash
2. "Rough" ft. Freddie Gibbs and Young Jeezy
3. "Hand Of God" ft. Maino
4. "Oh Baby" ft. Cam’ron, Vado, and Jaz
5. "Never See You Again" ft. Wale and Talia Coles
6. "Lay Low" ft. Meek Mill, Young Chris, and Freeway
7. "Ain’t No Way Around It" ft. Future
8. "Undercover" ft. J. Cole and Chris Brown
9. "Everything That Glitters" ft. Pusha T and French Montana
10. "Me and My Money" ft. Gucci Mane
11. "So Paid" ft. Red Cafe and 2 Chainz
12. "Take My City" ft. B.o.B. and Crooked I
13. "Lockdown" ft. Ya Boy and Akon
14. "Oh My (remix)" ft.Trey Songz, 2 Chainz, and Big Sean Read more...
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Fabolous performed "The S.O.U.L. Tape" at SOB's in New York City
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
Right when fans were wondering where Fabolous went, he returned with The S.O.U.L. Tape. The mixtape was released and available for free download for everyone. Many credit the mixtape as being as good as some albums, if not better.
Fabolous recently performed the entire mixtape at SOB's. Before performing, Fabolous asked all his fans to make some noise. It was then when Fab began rapping over the tracks. Along the way, he also brought out a number of guests.
During his performance, Fabolous brought out a number of stars to perform with him. Among the stars were Vado, Lloyd Banks, Trey Songz, and Red Cafe. Read more...
Monday, August 29, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Fabolous ft. Red Cafe and Trey Songz - "Sicker Than Yo Average"
Listen to "Sicker Than Yo Average" by Fabolous ft. Red Cafe and Trey Songz below:
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Red Cafe ft. Rick Ross and Ryan Leslie - "Fly Together"
Listen to "Fly Together" by Red Cafe ft. Rick Ross and Ryan Leslie below:
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Red Cafe ft. The Clipse - "Hitman 4 Hire"
Listen to "Hitman 4 Hire" by Red Cafe ft. The Clipse below:
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