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NEW MUSIC: GIFTED - FRENCH MONTANA FEAT. THE WEEKND
It NEVER fails! The Weeknd absolutely dominates every record that he’s ‘featured’ on! I haven’t listened to a lot of French Montana’s music, but when I heard about this single featuring the Canadian crooner I had to press play. I’m not disappointed. Especially being that it seems like the record belongs to The Weeknd. No shade to French. You dropped some cool verses. Ok, less talk from me .. press play and be carried away!
xo @rozOonTheGo S/o to Karen Civil for dropping the exclusive!
Gifted when he’s faded /Faded all the time /I know that’s when they love me /They love me when I’m high.”
SN: French Montana’s debut album ‘Excuse My French’ drops Tuesday, May 21st! ‘Freaks’ featuring Nicki Minaj and ‘Gifted’ are great set-ups! I’m intrigued.
I came across a Billboard article where one of my favorite west coasters ICE CUBE discussed his second year teaming up with Coors Light on the search of the nations ‘Coldest MC’. There’s $20,000 up for grabs folks!
Cube signed on to promote the Coors brand in 2011 and has appeared in ADs ‘aimed at widening the liquor company’s audience.’ Rapper BUN B and the homie DJ DRAMA will join him on the cross-country search. It’s a 8-city tour that’ll make stops in Charlotte, New Orleans, Philly and Atlanta. ‘From April 1-April 27th, contestants (21 & Over) can upload audio tracks or video submissions of an original song to be voted on by fans until June 30th. The grand finale concert is in the City of Dreams .. New York on August 1st where they’ll crown the winner!
‘In addition to the competition, Coors is throwing the 2013 Search For The Coldest tour, featuring performances from JUICY J, FRENCH MONTANA, PUSHA T and more. I like the sound of this movement Coors! Be sure to visit Billboard.com to see full details and more information on Ice Cube’s moves! *Throwing up the dub* #rozOonTheGo
SONG OF THE DAY: PLAY YOUR PART - RICK ROSS FEAT. WALE, FRENCH MONTANA + CHESTER FRENCH
This record stays on repeat & it’s my soundtrack for the day! I’m looking forward to ‘GOD FORGIVES, I DON’T’ dropping JULY 31ST! I have such a strong respect for @RickyRozay & I hope to work with him one day soon! Hopefully, I’ll have some exclusive content for you all! Stay tuned! xo @RozOonThego
When Kid Ink first met his manager, DJ Ill Will, CEO of Tha Alumni Music Group, in June 2010, the Los Angeles producer/artist was simply “dabbling” in rapping. At the time, neither one had any idea that Ink’s first album would make a splash on the Billboard charts.
This week, the 26-year-old’s introductory album, “Up & Away” (Tha Alumni Music Group), debuts at No. 20 on the Billboard 200, No. 3 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 2 on Top Rap Albums. The set sold 20,000 in its first week, with 97% of sales coming from downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
In just two years, Ink built a buzz through a grass-roots movement including touring, merchandise and self-produced online projects. The rapper has released three mixtapes — “Crash Landing” (2010), “Daydreamer” (2011) and “Wheels Up” (2011) — and collaborated with notable names like Chris Brown and Meek Mill without compensation. Ill Will, who spent five years working with Brown and others, also helped Ink’s climb to the top. All of Ink’s official videos are uploaded to Ill Will’s YouTube channel, which has garnered close to 133 million views.
A version of T.I.’s single “I’m Flexin’” has sold 2,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The song, which features Def Jam artist Rick Ross, has been available in the iTunes store since Jan. 24 as part of the DJ Cortez and DJ Ransom Dollars mixtape “Fuck the Competition Vol. 3.” But something isn’t right: T.I.’s Grand Hustle camp has never licensed this version of the song for retail, and hasn’t seen any revenue from these sales.
It’s an issue that’s plagued rappers who often use mixtapes as promotional items, rather than product for sale. Grand Hustle CEO Jason Geter speculates that DJs partner with distribution companies to mutually profit from major mixtape releases. “Fuck the Competition Vol. 3,” distributed by Green Light Records through SongCast, is also up on Amazon and Rhapsody, where the “Flexin’” remix is available for purchase.
“No one should be seeing money off of a T.I. record if we’re not seeing money off of that, period,” says Geter, who co-founded Grand Hustle with T.I. “With Amazon or iTunes or any major distributor, they should be held accountable.”
I just wanted to do a quick recap on some of my more recent blog posts! So really quick:
Barbz, @NICKIMINAJ is back on twitter! I told you she’d return. Now how quickly will you all welcome her back I wonder.. hmmm *pondering*!
I mentioned that former Bad Boy Ent. rapper MA$E would be making a surprise comeback by way of a remix.. well, it dropped today… he did a little ‘Slight Work’ with @WALE @FRENCHMONTANA & @IAMDIDDY….
Lastly, about that whole METTA WORLD PEACE aka RON ARTEST jab.. the @LAKERS tweeted earlier this evening: “Metta World Peace has been suspended for 7 games w/o pay for striking the Thunder’s JAMES HARDEN in the head w/his elbow.”
Alrighty.. and don’t ask me why I posted the pic of myself at my Moms house.. I just felt like it! *shrugs* Plus my peers said I need to start posting more images of myself :)! xo @RozOonTheGo
