Monday, October 31, 2011

Take Care Track Listing Revealed


Here it is, what everyone's been waiting for. Drake came back with his verse to DJ Khaled's "I'm On One" then slowed things down with "Marvin's Room" and "Trust Issues" and has been going strong ever since. All leading up to the release of his highly anticipated album Take Care set to be released on November 15. This is what's said to be the OFFICIAL track list for the project and exact features still "to be declared". 

1. Over My Dead Body
2. Shot for Me
3. Headlines
4. Crew Love (feat. The Weeknd)
5. Take Care (feat. Rihanna)
6. Marvins Room / Buried Alive Interlude
7. Under Ground Kings
8. We'll Be Fine
9. Make Me Proud (feat. Nicki Minaj)
10. Lord Knows (feat. Rick Ross)
11. Cameras / Good Ones Go Interlude
12. Doing It Wrong 
13. The Real Her (feat Lil Wayne & Andre 3000)
14. HYFR (Hell Ya Fu**in' Right) [feat. Lil Wayne)
15. Look What You've Done
16. Practice
17. The Ride
Bonus:
18. Hate Sleeping Alone
19. Untitled (feat. Lil Wayne)

Tyga - Heisman Pt, 2 (feat. Honey Cocaine)


Tyga man and his young femcee Honey Cocaine are back and going extra hard on 'Heisman Pt, 2" set to be on Tyga's upcoming mix-tape #BitchImTheShit.

Mary J. Blige - Mr. Wrong (feat. Drake)


Drake lends a helping hand or should I say verse to the queen of hip-hop soul, Mary J. Blige for the leading single for her upcoming album My Life 2: The Journey Continues, set to be released November 8. Smooth r&b record.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Wale - Slight Work (feat. Big Sean)


I was feeling generous tonight and decided to give you all a track off of Wale's forthcoming album Ambition. This dope ass track features Big Sean. 

Friday, October 28, 2011

Common - Blue Sky (Official Video)



Official video Common's new single "Blue Sky" off of his forthcoming album The Dreamer/The Believer.

"Ambition" Leaks


Wale's sophomore project Ambition leaks the weekend before it's set to be released. Due to my impatience, I've downloaded and listened to the album and in my opinion Wale followed through. All the hard work Wale and his MMG team have done to push this album paid off. Aside from the beat selection, his lyrics and wordplay is on point as usual. Wale really shows how strong his ambition really is with this album. Some of my favorites are "Double M Genius", "Legendary", "Lotus Flower Bomb (feat. Miguel)", "Focused", and "No Days Off". I rate  the album 4/5 and it's probably one of the best albums of the year. DMV should be proud. 

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Lil Wayne Speaks On Drake's Forthcoming Album "Take Care"


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Young Money CEO and rapper, Lil Wayne speaks on Young Money superstar, Drake's highly anticipated sophomore album. Take Care which is set to released on November 15, has Wayne saying Drizzy is musically "from another planet". See what else Weezy had to say in the video above...

Song of the Day - Wale x The Ambitious Girl


Before today closes out, here's today's song of the day. "The Ambitious Girl" off of Wale's very successful More About Nothing mix-tape. This song is actually dedicated to a woman that I have a thing for... I'm in love with her ambition. 

Wale - The Ambitious Girl by YoungKingXO

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Song of the Day - The Weeknd x Wicked Games


Today's song of the day is "Wicked Games" off of Toronto based R&B singer, The Weeknd's first mix-tape House of Balloons which released back in March. You can download House of Balloons and his most recent project, Thursday, which was released in August in the link below. Be on the look out for Echoes of Silence coming this Autumn... xoxxxoooxo. 





News: Soulja Boy Gets Arrested !


Early this morning, 21 year old rapper, Soulja Boy, was pulled over for traffic violation but was then arrested because police allegedly found TONS of weed and cash. Law enforcements told TMZ sources, DeAndre Cortez Way was riding in an Escalade with 4 other men in Temple, GA at 3:15AM when they were pulled over. Officers also found guns in the vehicle... all we can do is hope that Soulja's not getting "supermanned" in prison.

Chris Brown - Niggas In Paris (Freestyle) [feat. T-Pain]


R&B singer Chris Brown who's been showing off his hip-hop side lately gives his fans a early Happy Halloween treat with his freestyle to Jay and Ye's, "Niggas In Paris" which a bus load of rappers has bodied in the past couple of weeks. C. Breezy's version features auto tune king, T-Pain who you'll hear much throughout the background while Chris is going in. And seeing how this is DTD, I'm not gonna sugarcoat a damn thing... CHRIS WENT IN ! 


Chris Brown - Niggas In Paris (Freestyle) [feat. T-Pain] by YoungKingXO

Diggy - Do It Like You (feat. Jeremih)



Diggy gives the world this smooth single "Do It Like You", off of his forthcoming debut album. This track features Jeremih who's been doing his thing lately with these features.

Monday, October 17, 2011

"Song of the Day" - Game x Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Drake)


The song of the day is track 7 off of The R.E.D. Album by Game, it features YMCMB's Drake. 

"On the Come Up" - M.A.R.S. x D.O.P.E. Mix-tape (Commercial)




Miami native turned up and comer of D.C., M.A.R.S. who's been featured on DTD once before is back with the second installment to his mix-tape commercials in order to promote his sophomore tape D.O.P.E. The tape is set to be released 1.16.12.

Twitter: @MARS_FODgang
Production: @Infennedy
Attends Howard University

Drake Performances On SNL




Drake performs "Headlines" and his new single "Make Me Proud" featuring label mate,  Nicki Minaj... and man does she look good.  


Friday, October 14, 2011

"Song of the Day" - Wale x Bait (feat. TCB)


I haven't done a song of the day in a while, my apologies. But today... today's song of the day is "Bait" by DMV native and MMG's own, Wale, who I feel is grinding harder than ANY other artist in the game right now. You can buy "Bait" on iTunes. But for now, bump it on here... damn it's dope.


Wale - Bait (feat. TCB) by YoungKingXO

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bait-single/id460255471

Drake Speaks On Serena Williams, Lil Wayne's Verse On "It's Good", & Pusha T's Subliminal Shots



Last night, Drake answered a few questions with Funkmaster Flex on HOT97.

Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park


Pittsburgh's Mac Miller releases a new record named "Blue Slide Park" after his debut album entitled Blue Slide Park. 


Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park by YoungKingXO

Wale - Focused (feat. KiD CuDi)


After many fans anticipating, here it is. Wale and CuDi put their differences aside and get focused for this new single set to be on Wale's sophomore effort, Ambition. 



Wale - Focused (feat. KiD CuDi) by YoungKingXO

Bow Wow - Sweat (feat. Lil Wayne)


With his new album Underrated on the way, Bow Wow releases a new record with Lil Wayne. This joint is called "Sweat".


Bow Wow - Sweat (feat. Lil Wayne) by YoungKingXO

Andre 3000 To Appear On Take Care


Producer Noah "40" Shebib reveals that Three Stacks cameos on the upcoming LP.
Drake previously reached out to Andre 3000 for his debut LP Thank Me Later, but Three Stacks originally turned him down. For his upcoming sophomore release Take Care, Drizzy finally got his wish, collaborating with the Outkast member for a cut on the album.
In an interview with The Fader, Drake's go-to producer Noah "40" Shebib revealed that 3K phoned Drake to express interest in collaborating for the upcoming album.
"The night before, Drake received a call from Andre 3000, who said he wanted to get on the rapper’s next LP—and, specifically, on a beat made by 40. The original name of the instrumental was 'Good Enough for the Both of Us,'" writes The Fader. "Suddenly they switch to boardroom mode. Drake, 40, and Drake’s DJ, Future the Prince, discuss Andre 3000 in frank, mathematical terms: the timbre of his voice, the cadences he prefers. They recall his obscure "Walk it Out" freestyle and the run of features since then, and talk about how their instrumental could be modified to better suit Andre’s delivery."
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Drake Admits To Rihanna Breaking His Heart



Recently Drake opened up to Elle Magazine about his heartbreak with former flame, Rihanna. This is what Drizzy had to say to the mag...
"At the time it hurt, but she didn’t mean to. I’ll never put that on her. I was hurt because I started to slowly realize what it was. I guess I thought it was more. That was the first girl with any fame that paid me any mind. You spend days reading about this person in the magazines. All of a sudden you have this number-one song and you’re at some birthday party and there she is. And you’re just some naive kid from Toronto staying in some shitty-ass hotel who got invited to this party on a whim. That’s just how it happened."

 Drake was then asked if he's lonely, and this was his response...
"When you’re on the road and moving city to city, when someone isn’t there at the end of the night, you feel empty. The 15 or 20 seconds after a man reaches his climax is the realest moment he’ll ever have in his life. And if you happen to be with somebody that isn’t someone you want to converse with, you start feeling like, I wish I was just here watching True Blood by myself."

Drake - Make Me Proud (feat. Nicki Minaj)


Drake releases new single "Make Me Proud" which features label mate, Nicki Minaj. The single is set to be released on iTunes this Saturday. This record's chill as hell and some decent verses are given by both Drake and Nicki... Take Care. 11.15.11.

Drake - Make Me Proud (feat. Nicki Minaj) by YoungKingXO

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

BET 2011 Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers


In this cypher, Eminem showcases his latest round up of Shady Records signees. This dope cypher features Yelawolf, Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5' 9", and the real Slim Shady himself.

Listen & DL link: Shady 2.0 Cypher

      

This cypher includes Chris Brown, Ace Hood Kevin McCall, and YMCMB's Tyga.

Listen & DL link: CB & Friends Cypher


In this cypher, the lovely Estelle kicks some rhymes along with Lacrae, Soprano, and Nitty Scott MC.

Listen & DL link: Estelle & Others Cypher


Here we have rap game veteran Busta Rhymes who tears this cypher apart with many others. Ludacris, 2 Chainz, and Reek Da Villain also drop some bars.

Listen & DL link: Busta Rhymes & Others Cypher


This cypher features Compton's own, Kendrick Lamar who I feel came he hardest on this one. We also have Machine Gun Kelly, B.o.B., Tech N9ne, and Big K.R.I.T.

Listen & DL link: Kendrick Lamar & Others Cypher


Freestyle Friday champ Blind Fury comes hard on this one. This cypher includes Lady of Rage, Dom Kennedy, & Skillz.

Listen & DL link: Blind Fury & Others Cypher


This cypher goes in as Rick Ross showcases his up and coming MMG. We have Wale, Meek Mill, Pill, & Stalley going hard along with their boss, Rick Ross. 

Listen & DL link: MMG Cypher

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

"On the Come Up" - E-Slyda


This week on "On the Come Up" we have E-Slyda. A teen rapper hailing from Miami, FL now residing in Orlando, FL to pursue his career as an artist and full time student at Full Sail University. E started putting music together in his junior year of high school by releasing several mix-tapes, his latest to date being "Next Slyda Hittin'" which you can listen to and DL below. The rapper/R&B singer recently released a single off of his forthcoming R&B mix-tape "Hidden Notes" set to be released 11.1.11. Be on the lookout for this teen rap sensation because he's, on the come up.

The One 4 Me (listen & DL): E-Slyda - The One 4 Me

Next Slyda Hittin' (listen & DL): E-Slyda - Next Slyda Hittin' (mix-tape)

Sunday, October 9, 2011

The Weeknd - Initiation


Toronto native, living off hype from his last two very successful mix-tapes, The Weeknd releases a new record called "Initiation". This record is dope and be sure to look out for his upcoming mix-tape, "Echoes of Silence"...

Listen & DL link: The Weeknd - Initiation

"Take Care" Pushed Back, November 15

Last night on www.octobersveryown.net, Drake announced that his sophomore album "Take Care" will be released on November 15. The initial release date was October 24, Drake's birthday. This is what Drake had to say...


"The new date for Take Care is November 15th, 2011. I managed to create this album in my hometown of Toronto and the thoughts and stories I wanted to get across just became so clear. It truly felt like when I was here 3 years ago making So Far Gone. So I have completed 19 songs (17 on physical and 2 on bonus), and have run into a roadblock of clearing 3 samples in time to make the October 24th date. My options were to take the songs off and make the birthday release happen, or to take an extra couple weeks to get the paper work right and give you the album they way I NEED you to hear it. The choice was clear as day for me. November 15th you will get Take Care the exact way I created it with no trimmings. This music means too much to me to get attached to dates and I do apologize for the delay but I promise that it is only for the benefit of our experience together. Club Paradise Tour will also be moved to when students are back from the Christmas/New Year break so that I can get to more schools. New dates will be released in the next week...see you all soon.

Drake" 


So here you have it. Drake only wants the album to be heard the way he envisioned it. Take Care ladies and gentlemen...

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Common - Blue Sky (Prod. by No I.D.)


A dope ass record from Common. This record is "Blue Sky", with production by none other than No I.D., this beat goes in and Common's lyrics are on point. Hip-hop at it's finest on this track.

Big Sean Performs New Record "I Keep It G" In Asheville, NC


Big Sean performs a new record named, "I Keep It G" in Asheville, NC. 


Wale - The Making of "Ambition" (Part 4)


Wale explains the meaning behind the record "Lotus Flower Bomb", which is set to be on his upcoming sophomore album, Ambition... 11.1.11.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Mac Miller - Freestyle On "Come Up Show" With Cosmic Kev


On the "Come Up Show" with Cosmic Kev, Pittsburgh's own Mac Miller did something that we don't really  receive in this day and age... MAC WENT OFF THE DOME ! After spitting one verse off of his upcoming album, Blue Slide Park Mac went in off the dome for seven minutes STRAIGHT. Whether it was hot or not is the listeners opinion BUT respect has to be given to Mac for doing it. Blue Slide Park... 11.8.11.


Sunday, October 2, 2011

Drake - Headlines (Official Video)



Drake releases the official video for his hit single, "Headlines"... Take Care 10.24.11.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

M.A.R.S. - "D.O.P.E." Mix-tape Promo


This picture is a little promo from M.A.R.S. who was featured on "On the Come Up" not too long. His second mix-tape "D.O.P.E." is set to drop on 1.16.12, his birthday. Be on the lookout because he's on the come up.... 
Follow M.A.R.S. on Twitter @MARS_FODgang