New York, NY – It’s been 50 years since U.S. Olympian Tommie Smith raised his fist in protest towards worldwide racism after successful a Gold medal within the 200-meter dash occasion.

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Now, TIDAL X: Brooklyn will probably be celebrating the trailblazer and Academy Award-nominated director Ava DuVernay will probably be doing the honors on. CNN’s Van Jones may also be becoming a member of.

“We are privileged to have Tommie, Ava, Van, and all of the artist’s help for this particular evening to make clear legal justice reform throughout a such a divisive time in our nation,” TIDAL’s VP Artist Relation Jason Kpana stated in a press launch. “TIDAL X: Brooklyn will probably be a strong night and we’re proud to make use of our platform and voice to amplify this dialog to evoke change.”

On October 23, followers will be capable of dwell stream the present to observe main artists akin to Lil Wayne, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Meek Mil and Anderson .Paak, hit the Barclays Center stage.

All ticket earnings will go in the direction of help for legal justice reform non-profit organizations akin to #Reduce50, Equal Justice Initiative and Innocence Project and REFORM.

This certainly one of many profit concert events, TIDAL has placed on. So far, they’ve raised over $10 million for social justice, catastrophe aid & restoration, and training causes.

A trailer for Master P’s forthcoming movie I Got The Hook-Up 2 began making the rounds on Wednesday (October 17).

The movie stars DC Young Fly, John Witherspoon, Anthony Johnson, Fatboy SSE, Michael Blackson and Master P’s son Romeo Miller. The No Limit mastermind additionally seems within the film, whereas each Miller and Master P are within the function of producer.

Master P addressed the movie in an Instagram put up final month.

“I received the hook up 2 is hilarious and humorous,” Master P captioned the put up. “This is the primary time in alongside time a film was made by us and owned by us. Thanks to all of the followers that help this motion. 2019 it’s in theaters. This goes to be massive.”

I Got The Hook-Up 2 serves because the follow-up to the 1998 authentic comedy, which starred Johnson, Ice Cube, C-Murder (P’s at the moment incarcerated brother) and, in fact, Master P.

The Corey Grant-directed movie is anticipated to hit theaters in May 2019.

Watch the clip above. 

Los Angeles, CA – Kanye West is at present gallivanting round Uganda the place he’s wrapping up his Yandhi album. But, frequent collaborator Ty Dolla $ign can also be arduous at work.

During an Instagram Live session, the multi-talented artist gave an replace on his forthcoming album with the G.O.O.D. Music mastermind.

“The album is coming,” he says across the Eight-minute mark. “I’m virtually completed with it now. Just placing the final, remaining touches on it. Me and Kanye are making it collectively. They left to Africa although. I’m doing my components now then once we get again collectively, we’ll end it.”

The thought for an album with ‘Ye first materialized in the course of the Wyoming rollout for ye. Ty$ assisted Kanye on three songs from the album, together with “Violent Crimes,” “Wouldn’t Leave” that includes PARTYNEXTDOOR and “All Mine.”

“That’s probably the greatest mixtures ever,” Kanye mentioned on the time. “Ty is likely one of the strongest artists we’ve dwelling, and something I can do to assist, get round, produce, take my palms, chop up, I’m with it.”

Ty$ can also be on the point of unleash MihTy — his collaborative album with Jeremih — on October 26.

Check out the Instagram Live stream above.

HipHopDX Premiere – Sapient turns 35 on Tuesday (October 16) and with a purpose to have a good time, the Sandpeople vet is gifting his followers with a brand new visible for “Overjoyed.”

Written and produced by the Oregon-based artist, the track finds Sapient venturing into extra acoustic guitar-based music and utilizing his spectacular vocal vary to drive dwelling its anti-materialism idea.

“Not to be on some Ancient Aliens shit, however I'm fairly anti-money and the position it performs in suppressing our pure inclination to dream and be artistic,” Sapient explains to HipHopDX. “‘Overjoyed’ is in regards to the vacancy of devoting our lives to work, receiving cash and hole reward whereas struggling to remain linked to what really units our soul ablaze.

“I used to be doing a lot to supply for my household that I by no means actually had the possibility decelerate analyze the whole lot: the dwell present, the enterprise construction, the sound and model. I wanted a while to hearken to my instinct and plan my strikes extra intentionally, so I took a yr pause in my tour and schedules to have the ability to refocus on my household, work on my home and and simply make artwork.”

In the video, Sapient will get a birthday card and reward from Life Kills Slowly co-founder Timi Hendrix. He opens the large current to discover a labradoodle pet named Moose inside.

“Timi is an excellent dope German rapper who has turn out to be good friend and collaborator,” he says. “LKS releases and helps my music in most non-US territories. He actually has put me on the map in Germany by bringing me on the market to tour and introducing his followers to my music. The birthday current and card are his little distant cameo.”

“[Moose] is a chilly killer,” he provides. “He’s not even a yr outdated now and he has like three teardrop face tats.”

As the video continues, Sapient continues to sing whereas attempting to gentle his birthday cake on fireplace.

“We have been attempting to determine learn how to gentle this cake that my spouse made on fireplace,” he says. “Jon Sleeves went into the storage and got here out with gasoline in his paper espresso cup. I used to be like, ‘You certain you need to try this inside?’ and he wasn’t frightened about it. So yeah, we lit a cake on fireplace with gasoline in his eating room.”

Watch the Tim Slusarczyk-directed video above and discover extra information about Sapient right here. 

Chicago, IL – Noname has determined to ditch her Room 25 cowl artwork. The venerable wordsmith is making a change because of allegations of home abuse in opposition to the duvet’s creator, Chicago artist Bryant Giles.

“In gentle of current allegations, I will likely be working to interchange the duvet art work of Room 25,” Noname introduced on Twitter. “I don’t and won’t assist abusers, and I’ll all the time get up for victims and consider their tales. My coronary heart goes out to Ellie, her household, and all survivors of abuse.”

According to Chicago Police Department data, Giles was arrested for home battery on October eight. Shea Vaughan-Gabor, a pal of the alleged sufferer, publicized his arrest on social media and in addition accused of him of rape.

“My former ChiArts classmate and former pal, Bryant Giles is A Rapist and A Domestic Abuser,” she wrote. “I need to say that once more, simply in case you thought you learn it fallacious. Bryant Giles is A Rapist and A Domestic Abuser.

“He was picked up a number of days in the past by CPD for aggravated battery in opposition to his now ex-girlfriend, my greatest pal, Ellie Danisch. I’ve hooked up the police report. And with the love + care of family and friends, she has discovered power and an admirable bravery to go ahead with urgent costs in opposition to him. The trial will likely be in November. We can solely hope the rape equipment and bravado of Ellie to reveal her trauma in court docket will transfer the jury to make the correct resolution and convict him of rape in addition to aggravated assault.”

Noname’s Room 25 was launched on September 14 to crucial acclaim. HipHopDX gave the album a four.three out of 5 ranking in our evaluation, praising her for succeeding in “telling her coming-of-age story the place she removes all emotional layers to discover all the pieces from comical socio-political ideology to sexuality minus self-serving preachiness.”

Stream Noname’s Room 25 beneath.

Los Angeles, CA – Rhymesayers Entertainment artist Sa-Roc is again with a brand new video for “Goddess Gang.” Kicking off inside an auto restore store, the D.C. native spits flames rocking a pink jumpsuit earlier than morphing into a number of totally different characters.

From a winged angel to Rosie The Riveter, Sa-Roc bucks the traditional expectations of a feminine MC whereas including loads of colour to the squad-heavy visible.

The “Goddess Gang” video precedes the beginning of Sa-Roc’s 13-date European tour, which is predicted to start on Wednesday (October 17) in Paris and culminate on November 10 in Münster, Germany.

Support consists of Dynasty and producer Sol Messiah.

Check out the Tommy Nova-directed video above and tour dates under. 

Azealia Banks is again to being Azealia Banks. In a string of Instagram Stories, the controversial Harlem rapper professed her help for Kanye West and his assembly with Donald Trump on the White House earlier this week.

“You should commend Kanye for doing what everybody else is afraid to do,” she wrote. “It’s VERY doubtless that Donald Trump will likely be re-elected for a second time period. I feel we’ve all established that Donald Trump is an asshole however for no matter motive he’s our president.

“And somewhat than stand on the sidelines and shout and scream at him, and chastise him and search guilty him for the whole lot of American historical past. SOMEONE must have the braveness to at the least attempt to make SOMETHING occur.”

While Kanye’s assembly with Trump consisted of a whole lot of ranting and raving — and 45 probably not saying a lot — Banks thinks he went to the White House with a “stage head.”

She added it was “lovable” to see two of the “most hated within the press individuals” have a dialog.

In a separate put up, Banks reminded individuals she instructed somebody ought to go discuss to Trump quite a few occasions.

“I advised you guys in numerous rants that somebody wanted to go in there and simply discuss some shit with trump round a dinner desk at mar a lago, play some golf, and be his good friend.”

For now, Kanye has undoubtedly stepped as much as be Trump’s good friend — to what price, that’s to be decided. 

Berlin, Germany – Pusha T evidently isn’t a fan of artists overloading their albums with songs to recreation the streaming system. During a dialog with journalist Anupa Mistry on the 2018 Red Bull Music Festival in Berlin, the G.O.O.D. Music president revealed his disdain for the tactic whereas explaining how Kanye West satisfied him to make DAYTONA a seven-track album.

“What actually bought me, as a result of [Kanye] is aware of I’m so anti the thought of all people placing like 25 tracks on an album to get the streams up and all of that,” he stated across the 49-minute mark. “It’s such a poverty means of dishonest to me. I’m not into it. So I used to be like, ‘You know what, you’re proper. We must be completely in opposition to every thing, and we have to simply have a complete different mantra in regard to what we’re doing on this wave.”

Pusha’s criticism might be seen as one other jab at his rival Drake, whose newest album Scorpion contains 25 songs. Drizzy has beforehand generated huge streaming numbers along with his 20-track album Views and his 22-song playlist More Life.

Although the principles have modified over time, Billboard presently counts 1,250 subscription streams as one album unit bought and three,750 ad-supported audio streams as one album unit bought.

The Recording Industry Association of America calculates 1,500 on-demand audio and/or video streams as one album bought for certification functions.

Under these requirements, artists have an incentive to pack tasks with numerous songs to generate extra streams. Doing so gives extra alternatives to transfer equal items, permitting them to ascend the Billboard charts and procure gold or platinum certifications.

Watch all the dialog with Pusha T up high for recollections of his early rap days, ideas on his controversial DAYTONA cowl artwork and far more.

Sacramento, CA – Mozzy gave again to his metropolis this previous weekend. The Sacramento-bred rapper hosted the “Provide For Your People” giveback occasion at Fourth Avenue Park in Sacramento.

He gifted 400 members of the group with haircut vouchers, backpacks, faculty provides, sneakers, present certificates, video games, face portray and bounce homes.

The charity occasion was in partnership with the non revenue Project Optimism Inc., which gives a mentorship program that connects school college students and up to date school graduates with secondary faculty college students.

Supporting in danger youth in his hometown is significant to Mozzy, who mentioned, “Giving again to the group that helped increase me is necessary. It’s solely pure for me to make use of my platform to offer alternatives and sources to those who want and deserve it.”

Last week, Mozzy dropped his new album Gangland Landlord with appearances from Ty Dolla $ign, YG, and ScHoolboy Q, plus extra.