Chuck Brown, credited with the creation of go-go, died on Wednesday (May 16).
Brown’s manager confirmed that the bandleader died from complications from sepsis, reports the Washington Post. Brown had been hospitalized for pneumonia.
Regarded as the “Godfather of Go-Go,” Brown was credited with creating the sub-genre of funk in the mid-1970s, which became wildly popular in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area.
The call-and-response brand of funk has fused with Hip Hop in recent years, with many D.C. go-go artists covering songs by various Hip Hop acts. The name of the genre, according to Brown, came from the fact that “the music just goes and goes.”
Rakim has announced his upcoming Canadian tour, featuring special guest Conscience and presented by Good Friday and Clockwork Music.
The tour kicks off in Montreal, QC on May 17th at Le Belmont, with additional stops planned for Ottawa, ON, Saskatoon, SK and Nelson, BC. The quick trek concludes at Vancouver, BC’s Fortune Sound on May 27th.
Upon his return, the God Emcee is scheduled to appear at New York’s Joe’s Pub on June 13th, where he will perform in partnership with Reebok Classics.
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Drake’s “Club Paradise” tour hit a snag on Tuesday (May 8), as the rapper’s show was cut short.
The Young Money emcee was performing as scheduled at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California, but was forced to end the show early due to orders from the police, reports HipHopWired.com.
The show, which featured J. Cole, 2 Chainz, French Montana, Meek Mill, and Waka Flocka Flame, continues with a tour in Phoenix, Arizona on May 10. As for the shortened show,
Joining his fellow Maybach Music Group rapper Wale, Meek Mill has signed a management deal with Roc Nation.
During an interview with Life+Times, the 23-year-old rapper, who recently released his new mixtape Dreamchasers 2, revealed that he signed with the management branch of Jay-Z’s label.
“Yeah, that’s the new deal I put together. Me coming up in this rap game, I was always an underground artist coming up by myself and making all of the moves by myself,” he said. “And my manager – he’s just like me, we’ve been coming up in the streets by ourselves. So we just decided to partner up with Roc Nation and take things to another level.”
Meek, who said that he’s still considering doing a mixtape with Ace Hood, revealed that he’s working with Jahlil Beats, Cardiak, All Star, Key Wayne and Young Jerz for his debut Dreams & Nightmares, releasing this summer.
After the untimely passing of Adam “MCA” Yauch, many fans and fellow artists have grieved, celebrated his life and paid tribute to the Beastie Boy. Now, a message about MCA has been posted on the group’s official blog (along with the accompanying photograph). The post is a short one, reportedly composed by fellow Beastie Boy Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz.
“as you can imagine, shit is just fkd up right now,” reads the unedited message. “but i wanna say thank you to all our friends and family (which are kinda one in the same) for all the love and support.”
The short message also expresses gratitude, sharing that the love MCA put into the world is “coming right back at him.”
“i’m glad to know that all the love that Yauch has put out into the world is coming right back at him. thank you.”
Many others have also paid tribute to Yauch, who passed away on May 4 after a battle with cancer.
UPDATE: Mike D posted a heartfelt message on the group’s Facebook page in honor of Adam Yauch, along with a picture of a tribute that was featured in Madison Square Garden during a Knicks game this past weekend.
Mystikal headed down to New Orleans, Louisiana this past weekend to perform his last show before returning to jail on account of probation violation.
The Cash Money rapper hit the stage at Jazz Fest 2012 on Friday to give live renditions of cuts from his catalogue. With a live band that included Galactic’s Ben Ellman on the saxophone, Mystikal ran through his verse from Ludacris’ “Move Bitch” and “Bouncin’ Back (Bumpin’ Me Against the Wall).”
“What’s up New Orleans? I’m going through some things, it’ll be alright,” said Mystikal, who will begin serving an 81-day sentence on May 14th.
Check out footage from his performance below.
Birdman has announced the signing of DJ Khaled’s We The Best imprint to Cash Money Records.
During an interview with MTV News on the set of the video for “Take It to the Head,” Baby revealed that he has partnered with DJ Khaled to release music from artists under his imprint, which houses Ace Hood and Mavado. The first of the bunch to release music under Cash Money will be Hood.
“I’d like to let the world know that Khaled’s brand, which is We The Best, is officially signed to YMCMB and the first act coming out that umbrella … will be Ace Hood,” he said. “I always wanted to have a chance to work with Ace Hood.”
Stunna, who has collaborated with Hood on previous cut “This Nigga Here,” praised the rapper’s abilities and says that he’s been looking for an opportunity to work with him.
“We wanted to do it right, set it up right. I think Ace Hood is a superstar,” he said. “I love his work ethic, I think he’s a very talented young man and he gonna be a big superstar in this business and I wanted to be the one to help him become that. It was important to me.”
After receiving a citation for marijuana possession last week, Wiz Khalifa was busted again for having pot on his person, marking the second time in 10 days that he has had a greenery-related run-in with the law.
According to TMZ, Khalifa was ticketed for weed possession after his concert last night in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Police discovered 11.39 grams of the stuff during a search of the rapper and his tour bus.
Fortunately for Wiz, he was only cited and released, but will have to appear in court at a later date.
Last week, police busted Wiz for smoking in his Holiday Inn hotel room in Nashville, Tennessee. He tried to throw a joint out of the window after police arrived, but they recovered the pot and gave him a citation.
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