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Exclusive: French Montana Talks Growing Up In Morocco [VIDEO]
May 17th
Before he was a “coke boy,” French Montana grew up in the North African country of Morocco. Born, Karim Kharbouch, Montana emigrated to the Bronx, with his family in 1996. In the years since, the rapper has been heavy on his grind flooding the streets with material, all of which garnered him a healthy amount of buzz, and a record deal with Bad Boy.
“It’s just a hustle and getting adapted to the lifestyle,” he told Hip-Hop Wired of the differences in African and American cultures. “I feel like the lifestyle is a little different but the hustle is still the same.” Now that he’s officially part of Diddy’s team, Montana is prepping the release of his Excuse My French debut, and dropped the remix to his “Everything’s A Go” single last week.
The summer will find the 27-year-old promoting his music via a spot on Drake’s Club Paradise tour, a solo run overseas, and hitting the stage at Hot 97′s Summer Jam.
Check out the rest of our exclusive interview below.
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Photo: Hip-Hop Wired
Exclusive: French Montana Talks Growing Up In Morocco [VIDEO]
May 17th
Before he was a “coke boy,” French Montana grew up in the North African country of Morocco. Born, Karim Kharbouch, Montana emigrated to the Bronx, with his family in 1996. In the years since, the rapper has been heavy on his grind flooding the streets with material, all of which garnered him a healthy amount of buzz, and a record deal with Bad Boy.
“It’s just a hustle and getting adapted to the lifestyle,” he told Hip-Hop Wired of the differences in African and American cultures. “I feel like the lifestyle is a little different but the hustle is still the same.” Now that he’s officially part of Diddy’s team, Montana is prepping the release of his Excuse My French debut, and dropped the remix to his “Everything’s A Go” single last week.
The summer will find the 27-year-old promoting his music via a spot on Drake’s Club Paradise tour, a solo run overseas, and hitting the stage at Hot 97′s Summer Jam.
Check out the rest of our exclusive interview below.
MORE ON HIP-HOP WIRED!
• Mercy: 10 Hip-Hop Artists Who Chose To Die Another Day
• 5 Reasons Why Blue Ivy Carter Will Have A Better Rap Career Than Lil B
• 10 Dope Rap Acts Who Could Not Top Their Freshman Albums
• Bangin Candy: Rico Love’s Division 1 Recording Artist, Rabbit
• Mexico’s Deadly Drug War: A Look At The Violent 5-Year Conflict
• The Awkward Moments Between Jay-Z And Freeway At The Made In America Press Conference [PHOTOS]
• Behind The Scenes Of Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been” Video [PHOTOS]
• 7 Female Rap Beefs (That Didn’t Involve Lil Kim)
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Photo: Hip-Hop Wired
Teyana Taylor Talks G.O.O.D. Music
May 17th
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”The Second Time’s the Charm”
Teyana Taylor announced last week that she’d join Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint. With the deal finalized, the rapper/singer says now she is focused on kick-starting her career. Hopefully, she will make the most of the opportunity–after several false starts in the past. “I had been actually working with the whole G.O.O.D. Music family for quite a while,” she explained. “Around the time we did the ‘Dark Fantasy’ song, I was still in my contract with Star Trak/Interscope Records, and I asked for release because I wanted to find myself as an artist. I had options to go to different labels, but I felt like G.O.O.D. Music was where I wanted to be, where I fit in.” “This is the second go ’round for me, and hopefully, the second time’s the charm,” the 21-year-old continued. “I signed to Star Trak with Pharrell when I was 15, and now I’m at a new chapter in my life where I’m signed to G.O.O.D. Music, and I’m blessed and happy to be part of the team.” “Being signed to G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam has opened more doors now that I finally have a team behind me that can push me to work harder,” she said. |
Teyana Taylor Talks G.O.O.D. Music
May 17th
|
”The Second Time’s the Charm”
Teyana Taylor announced last week that she’d join Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint. With the deal finalized, the rapper/singer says now she is focused on kick-starting her career. Hopefully, she will make the most of the opportunity–after several false starts in the past. “I had been actually working with the whole G.O.O.D. Music family for quite a while,” she explained. “Around the time we did the ‘Dark Fantasy’ song, I was still in my contract with Star Trak/Interscope Records, and I asked for release because I wanted to find myself as an artist. I had options to go to different labels, but I felt like G.O.O.D. Music was where I wanted to be, where I fit in.” “This is the second go ’round for me, and hopefully, the second time’s the charm,” the 21-year-old continued. “I signed to Star Trak with Pharrell when I was 15, and now I’m at a new chapter in my life where I’m signed to G.O.O.D. Music, and I’m blessed and happy to be part of the team.” “Being signed to G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam has opened more doors now that I finally have a team behind me that can push me to work harder,” she said. |
Lil Kim Dubs Nicki Minaj As ‘Catty’ Over Music Beef
May 17th
By Rob Markman
Lil’ Kim stopped by Power 105′s Breakfast Club morning show in New York City on Thursday (May 17), where the Queen Bee talked about her new work and definitely gave some detail on her beef with Nicki Minaj.
Before Kimmy Blanco began fielding Nicki Minaj questions from show hosts DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee, she questioned why media outlets don’t grill Ms. Minaj like they do her. “She has a way of trying to avoid the situation, and y’all let her do it,” Kim charged before she hit on the root of their issue.
According to the Queen Bee, she was on pace to sign with Cash Money, the same label that made Nicki a star. “Me and Slim were friends for four years, and we decided that we were going to go into business together,” Kim said of her plans with CM co-CEO Ronald “Slim” Williams. “I was over there with Cash Money — I was getting ready to be partners with them.”
The deal didn’t go through, but Kim did record “Grinding Makin’ Money,” a track that included both Birdman and Minaj. The Notorious K.I.M. claims that the track was slated for Birdman’s 2009 album Priceless but didn’t make the final cut. “They put the record out. I guess they didn’t like the response — they saw the response and they pulled the record off, pulled it back, never put it on his album, nothing,” Kim said.
In the Big Momma’s mind, the single was to be beneficial to all parties. For Nicki and Cash Money, doing a song with the female rap great would help stamp a then-budding Minaj. In addition, it would put Kim back into rotation at radio, an important step in restarting her career after she was released from federal prison in 2006. But Birdman and company went cold on the track. “If that would’ve been a big video and a big event record, that would’ve been big for both of us,” Lil’ Kim reasoned. “But I personally think they didn’t want me to stand beside her, which is stupid.”
Kim went on to claim that Nicki’s new record “Automatic” is strikingly similar to an unreleased record of the same name that she recorded and played for Cash Money brass three years ago.
“On her new album, she has a song called ‘Automatic,’ and the song is so similar to the song that I played for Slim,” Kim charged. “The problem with her is she was very catty with it. I never had a problem with her — I was always, always nice with her, always. She was a very obnoxious person, but I was always nice with her.”
Lil Kim Dubs Nicki Minaj As ‘Catty’ Over Music Beef
May 17th
By Rob Markman
Lil’ Kim stopped by Power 105′s Breakfast Club morning show in New York City on Thursday (May 17), where the Queen Bee talked about her new work and definitely gave some detail on her beef with Nicki Minaj.
Before Kimmy Blanco began fielding Nicki Minaj questions from show hosts DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee, she questioned why media outlets don’t grill Ms. Minaj like they do her. “She has a way of trying to avoid the situation, and y’all let her do it,” Kim charged before she hit on the root of their issue.
According to the Queen Bee, she was on pace to sign with Cash Money, the same label that made Nicki a star. “Me and Slim were friends for four years, and we decided that we were going to go into business together,” Kim said of her plans with CM co-CEO Ronald “Slim” Williams. “I was over there with Cash Money — I was getting ready to be partners with them.”
The deal didn’t go through, but Kim did record “Grinding Makin’ Money,” a track that included both Birdman and Minaj. The Notorious K.I.M. claims that the track was slated for Birdman’s 2009 album Priceless but didn’t make the final cut. “They put the record out. I guess they didn’t like the response — they saw the response and they pulled the record off, pulled it back, never put it on his album, nothing,” Kim said.
In the Big Momma’s mind, the single was to be beneficial to all parties. For Nicki and Cash Money, doing a song with the female rap great would help stamp a then-budding Minaj. In addition, it would put Kim back into rotation at radio, an important step in restarting her career after she was released from federal prison in 2006. But Birdman and company went cold on the track. “If that would’ve been a big video and a big event record, that would’ve been big for both of us,” Lil’ Kim reasoned. “But I personally think they didn’t want me to stand beside her, which is stupid.”
Kim went on to claim that Nicki’s new record “Automatic” is strikingly similar to an unreleased record of the same name that she recorded and played for Cash Money brass three years ago.
“On her new album, she has a song called ‘Automatic,’ and the song is so similar to the song that I played for Slim,” Kim charged. “The problem with her is she was very catty with it. I never had a problem with her — I was always, always nice with her, always. She was a very obnoxious person, but I was always nice with her.”
Lil Kim Dubs Nicki Minaj As ‘Catty’ Over Music Beef
May 17th
By Rob Markman
Lil’ Kim stopped by Power 105′s Breakfast Club morning show in New York City on Thursday (May 17), where the Queen Bee talked about her new work and definitely gave some detail on her beef with Nicki Minaj.
Before Kimmy Blanco began fielding Nicki Minaj questions from show hosts DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee, she questioned why media outlets don’t grill Ms. Minaj like they do her. “She has a way of trying to avoid the situation, and y’all let her do it,” Kim charged before she hit on the root of their issue.
According to the Queen Bee, she was on pace to sign with Cash Money, the same label that made Nicki a star. “Me and Slim were friends for four years, and we decided that we were going to go into business together,” Kim said of her plans with CM co-CEO Ronald “Slim” Williams. “I was over there with Cash Money — I was getting ready to be partners with them.”
The deal didn’t go through, but Kim did record “Grinding Makin’ Money,” a track that included both Birdman and Minaj. The Notorious K.I.M. claims that the track was slated for Birdman’s 2009 album Priceless but didn’t make the final cut. “They put the record out. I guess they didn’t like the response — they saw the response and they pulled the record off, pulled it back, never put it on his album, nothing,” Kim said.
In the Big Momma’s mind, the single was to be beneficial to all parties. For Nicki and Cash Money, doing a song with the female rap great would help stamp a then-budding Minaj. In addition, it would put Kim back into rotation at radio, an important step in restarting her career after she was released from federal prison in 2006. But Birdman and company went cold on the track. “If that would’ve been a big video and a big event record, that would’ve been big for both of us,” Lil’ Kim reasoned. “But I personally think they didn’t want me to stand beside her, which is stupid.”
Kim went on to claim that Nicki’s new record “Automatic” is strikingly similar to an unreleased record of the same name that she recorded and played for Cash Money brass three years ago.
“On her new album, she has a song called ‘Automatic,’ and the song is so similar to the song that I played for Slim,” Kim charged. “The problem with her is she was very catty with it. I never had a problem with her — I was always, always nice with her, always. She was a very obnoxious person, but I was always nice with her.”
Video: Brave – ‘Break Me Down’
May 17th
Brave makes her voice heard in the empowering video for “Break Me Down,” a single off her upcoming EP A Brave New World. The former RichGirl member reflects on her own struggles and shares stories of others who have been victimized because of their sexual orientation or religion.
“You may build me up, but you won’t break me down/ I’ve come too far to just throw in the towel/ It’s a new day,” sings the curly-haired Brave, who also raps.
Find strength in her words.
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Video: Brave – ‘Break Me Down’
May 17th
Brave makes her voice heard in the empowering video for “Break Me Down,” a single off her upcoming EP A Brave New World. The former RichGirl member reflects on her own struggles and shares stories of others who have been victimized because of their sexual orientation or religion.
“You may build me up, but you won’t break me down/ I’ve come too far to just throw in the towel/ It’s a new day,” sings the curly-haired Brave, who also raps.
Find strength in her words.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
