Well, constantly ragged-on rapper Troy Ave added yet another reason to talk shit about him as his Nielsen Soundscan reports came back today reading the first-week sales of his latest album, “Major Without a Deal”. The album sold a total of 4,373 copies in total with a mere 30 copies being of the physical. Ouch.
Of course he is an independent rapper as his album title suggests, but with the numerous amount of industry co-signs, New York radio play, and features like A$AP Ferg, Fabolous, 50 Cent, and Ty Dolla $ign, that’s still incredibly underwhelming.
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early RegistrationFollowing ridiculous claims that Kanye West kicked children out of a Chuck E. Cheese on his birthday, Kanye called up to Hot 97 to defend himself to Nessa and Ebro. During the short conversation, Kanye was being Kanye and dispelled how bogus that rumor was by informing the station that he’s actually cutting back on carbs, stating, “I don’t even eat pizza, what am I gonna do at Chuck E. Cheese?”
Yeezus himself also informed Nessa that he has been strictly working on new music as he’s been “in the studio everyday”, and that his daily routine of going to the studio is so boring that he’s been “riding thru the ‘burbs with no woes”. You know how that shit go.
In 2013, Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge teamed up and released an LP by the name of Twelve Reasons to Die. It followed the tale of a 1960’s Ghostface persona, Tony Starks and was based off of a comic by the same name. The LP was solid enough to warrant a second chapter in the story and it is set to be released on July 10th. Yesterday marked the second single release off of the project after “Return of the Savage”. The new track is entitled, “Let The Record Spin” and it definitely feels classic. It features fellow Wu-Tang Member, Raekwon. Check it out below.
Check out the music video for Casey Veggies’ new single ‘Tied Up’ featuring Dej Loaf. This West Coast rapper has definitely been gaining momentum this past year, as the former Odd Future affiliated rapper has had a core fan base for years. The new single can be purchased now on iTunes, and you can expect it to be another hit (following the success of his ‘Backflip’ record).
Watch the ‘Tied Up’ video below and check out our photos of Veggies’ recent opening performance for Big Sean in Milwaukee.
Roc Nation’s newest member, Chicago’s Vic Mensa, dropped his new music video today. The record, ‘U Mad’, features none other than Kanye West, and the two star together in the official music video. Make sure to buy the collaboration now oniTunes, as the track itself is as dope as its visuals.
It’s Days Before Rodeo (literally), as G.O.O.D. Music’s Travis Scott has released the first single to his debut album Rodeo, the follow up to his Days Before Rodeoproject that he released just months ago. This track is titled ‘3500’, and comes in at over 7-minutes long. And Scott shares those 7-minutes as he recruits Atlanta’s own, 2Chainz and Future, for the single. This one is produced by Mike Dean and Metro Boomin’, so if the rappers alone weren’t enough reason to check out the record, the production is fire.
Stream ‘3500’ below and purchase it now on iTunes.
Past TER intervieweeTae Miles has returned with his latest full length project The Adventures of the Wahoo Village Warrior. When I last spoke to Tae, he told me that the project would be “AMAZING”. He definitely hasn’t disappointed. TAOWW includes features from fellow Cleveland artists Ezzy and Lorine Chia, among others. Stream the album at the link below.
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Kid Cudi doesn’t forget. In 2009, Cudi stopped by Hot 97 and instead of being asked about the message of his new album, or something with a bit of substance, Angie Martinez (who was then with Hot 97) and DJ Enuff instead spent a big bulk of the interview talking about Kid Cudi’s skinny jeans. Even though skinny jeans are more accepted now in rap (maybe not when it’s Drake at Governor’s Ball though), Kid Cudi was a bit ahead of his time.
While Kid Cudi kept his cool during the interview, six years later (today) he decided to speak up as he shared the interview on social media with the caption “Look at these two fucks tryna play me back in the day. This was 2009. Angie Martinez and DJ Enuff. Fuckin clueless.” Kid Cudi for the win.
Watch Kid Cudi’s 2009 interview with Hot 97 below.
Vince Staples is set to release his debut album, Summertime 06′, in just a few weeks (June 30th) and today the Long Beach rapper shared the LP’s official 2-disc track list on Twitter. Disc one will feature the album’s first single, Señorita, and comes in at 10 tracks while the album’s second disc will feature 19 tracks. If we were blown away by Staples’ most recent Hell Can Wait EP, we can only imagine how good a 19-track double-album will be.
Is Chet Hanks serious? After receiving a ton of bad press for his rap usage of the N-word, despite being white, Tom Hanks’ son, and therefore having zero street cred, Chet Hanks has now called out SAVEMONEY rapper Vic Mensa. After Vic (rightfully) called Chet Hanks a clown on Instagram, soon after Chet defended his N-word usage (citing freedom of speech), Chet accused Vic of being salty over an alleged encounter at a Beverly Hills party. In reply to Vic’s comment on Instagram, Chet wrote:
“I already knew u was a hater when I saw u at that house party in Beverly Hills but u was mad salty towards me cuz the girl you was with was feeling me and giving me her attention… I remember u taking her ass I’m a corner all heated and shit. U ain’t built like me lil boy, hahahhhhh. Don’t act like u don’t remember!!”
This will probably not end well, but it will be interesting to see if Vic responds. Check out screenshots of the Instagram posts (courtesy of VLAD TV) below.
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