French Montana discusses his Background with Hot 97 [VIDEO]

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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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T.I. responds to Critics who say he Parties too Much

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Since he has come out of prison, T.I. has not stopped moving. When he is not in the studio, T.I. is hosting parties. His most-recent party was after the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards. During this event, there were rumors of an altercation between he and Diddy. While Diddy did lose his temper, all was well with he and T.I.

Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg commented about T.I. and his frequent partying. Rosenberg asked if T.I. could take a break from partying as much as he has since being released. While the comments came off as harsh, Rosenberg said he was only looking out for T.I.'s safety. Too much partying can be dangerous.

Regardless of the intentions, T.I. was offended by the comments of his activities. On Twitter, T.I. called out RapRadar.com, asking them if his haters partied when he went to jail. T.I. said he also attended his children's athletic games and his daughter's first concert, taking all his children with him to the awards. T.I. said he was not going to sit back at watch someone else take over in his city, so he stepped up.

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Lloyd Banks - "Shock the World"

With his Cold Corners 2 mixtape in the works, Lloyd Banks is leaking more tracks from the disc. The latest leak was released to Hot 97 and is called "Shock the World."

Listen to "Shock the World" by Lloyd Banks below:

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J. Cole talks $1 concert and holding Album Signing

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Five days remain until J. Cole releases his debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story on Roc Nation. Before the release of his album, J. Cole will be performing in New York City. While it will be a live concert, an admission fee of $1 is required. The performance is properly titled "A Dollar and a Dream."

The show is sponsored by Hot 97 and will be available at three Jimmy Jazz locations in the city. Following the performance, J. Cole will host a signing of his album at J&R Music World. The only way fans will be able to meet J. Cole will be buy pre-purchasing a copy of his debut album.

J. Cole will officially release Cole World: The Sideline Story two days after his performance, on September 27, 2011. Already, a number of his songs are in radio rotation.

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Wiz Khalifa has no issues with Waka Flocka Flame

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Over the weekend, there were rumors of Wiz Khalifa getting into an altercation with Waka Flocka Flame. Both rappers performed at the popular New York radio station's Hot 97's Summer Jam. It was said that the two rappers got into it backstage.

This is not the first time Wiz Khalifa was involved in this type of rumor. At the Coachella Festival, Kanye West referred to his ex-girlfriend, Amber Rose as a blonde dyke. Rose, now Wiz's girlfriend, reportely caused a fight between the two rappers.

Now, there are rumors of Wiz Khalifa and Waka Flocka Flame having issues with each other. Upon hearing the rumors, Wiz Khalifa said he did not even interact with Waka. With all the rumors, Wiz said it is nothing more than people trying to create drama.

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Funkmaster Flex defends Mister Cee to Power 105.1

By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer

Hot 97 has been dealt a major blow with Mister Cee's story making headline news. Mister Cee continues to deny the rumors about him being involved in a gay sex scandal. Yesterday, Funkmaster Flex spoke up for his friend and colleague.

Despite what Funkmaster Flex and Mister Cee have said, many people think the legendary DJ is a homosexual. Rival radio station, Power 105.1, has been making fun of the situation ever since the story broke.

Funkmaster Flex is not pleased and he has called Power 105.1 out over their actions. Flex said people do not discriminate in his city, City of New York. Here, he said people all have their own vibes and no one judges. He went on to say the Mister Cee rumors were false.

But, if Power 105.1 wants to continue to play their game, Funkmaster Flex said he will reveal some things about them, evening the score.

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