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Lil Wayne’s Master Plan
With tracks off Drake’s soon to be released album, Take Care, already breaching the Billboard Top Ten before the album release we can start to visualize that the YMCMB crew may be passing down the torch. Business strategy, fate, who knows, but Drizzy’s following and musical output can now be put along the same lines as his master, Lil Wayne. As Weezy approaches 30 (now 29), his glamour will no longer contain the same Young Money swagger it once had. We can view this as Drake, now 25, overcoming the natural tale of time, replenishing the YMCMB motto (with counterpart Nicki Minaj, now 28, drawing in the female market). Ultimately, the growing YMCMB business will grant Lil Wayne enough money to live to old age in immense steadily growing wealth. He has accomplished his ultimate goal, and soon Dr. Carter can sit back and hope his Young Money farm team raises another YMCMB star into the majors. - S.R.
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Steven Reubenstone
Check out the first leak off JSWISS’s upcoming project Out of State Intuition 2: Leave Me A Loan, which is sponsored by clothing company Thrill City and the new PrimeTime Media & Entertainment. Produced by Ace Dizzy Flow.
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Wale dropped the behind the scenes footage yesterday, and today brought the official video to BET’s 106 & Park. MMG visuals on point as usual. Ambition in stores now.
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Nicki brings her second single of the day over to Angie Mar at Hot 97. This one is her street anthem featuring that dude right now, 2 Chainz. Video coming soon. Album drops April 3rd.
DOWNLOAD: Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz – Beez In The Trap
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Peyton Manning Makes Mistake in Signing with the Broncos
It’s been no secret that the biggest question of the NFL off-season has been where Peyton Manning will land. After missing the entire 2011 season with a neck injury, the Colts decided to part with Manning after 14 seasons in Indianapolis. After much deliberation as to where Manning would choose, it was announced that he would be going to the Denver Broncos, and they rewarded him with a 5-year, $96 million deal. Continue Reading Story…
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This was definitely one of the most anticipated tracks on Nicki’s upcoming album, so why not drop it as a single? Barbie brings us the Breezy collab for yet another single off Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Album in stores April 3rd, check out the tracklist here.
DOWNLOAD: Nicki Minaj feat. Chris Brown – Right By My Side
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Rozay and Dre Films liberates another video off the Rich Forever mixtape. MMG visuals stay grindin!!
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Just hours after letting go his Strange Clouds album artwork, B.o.B drops his FOURTH single off his upcoming album. This one brings his alter ego into play and definitely is one of the better singles. If you’re feeling nice, cop it here. Strange Clouds drops May 1st.
DOWNLOAD: B.o.B – Where Are You (B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray)
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Epic Records new signee and Howard University Alum, Brandon Hines, is finally here with his new single. If you can remember ,most of us, (including my self) first heard Brandon Hines singing the chorus on a J.Cole track called “Dreams” off a lil ole tape called the Warm-Up. Now we hear him on his own and I must admit I see dope things in his future. Check It Out.
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No single, no title, just a date. Fiff was on a little tweeting rampage last night and let go the new official release date for his upcoming 5th album. It’s July 2nd. Can it happen? We’ll see.
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It appears that Frank Ocean’s breakout tape Nostalgia, ULTRA won’t be getting the “So Far Gone” treatment. Nostalgia, LITE as it has been called was supposed to feature roughly seven tracks from the tape and be re-released for the masses. Mr. Ocean took to Tumblr to announce that the tape was “never coming out” stating that re-releasing it was “not icey” . Could it be that the issues surrounding “American Wedding” is what really spoiled things?
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Bronco Manning (Courtesy of nflpassers.com)
What has come to be known as “The Decision Pt. 2″ has apparently come to an unsurprising end. Sources have reported that Peyton Manning, former-star quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, has decided to sign with the Denver Broncos. This decision comes a few weeks after the four-time NFL MVP QB was released by the Colts after having missed the entire 2011-12 season with a neck injury.
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Happy to You: "The Jackalope Edition" Album Cover
My personal favorite band, Miike Snow, released their sophomore album Happy to You on iTunes March 13th; a full thirteen days ahead of the original March 26th date. This time around, the band decided to go with more of an upbeat approach with its music. However, the standout song on the album is by far the slower paced “Black Tin Box” featuring Lykke Li (head to the bottom for a listen). Although Happy to You doesn’t have the same impact as Miike Snow did when it came out nearly three years ago, this album is definitely worth every penny. Head over to iTunes to buy the standard or deluxe edition of Happy to You.
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While your at it, listen to (and hopefully buy) their debut self-titled album as well. Standard or Deluxe
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After all the buzz and hype has now cooled off, Jeremy Lin has reportedly signed a global endorsement deal with the Swedish company, Volvo. Lin was brought on to entice the youth crowd and “to help in the marketing efforts of Volvo in several international markets’. When’s the first commercial dropping?
Spotted: Complex
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Mac Miller Talks New Mixtape, Reveals Features, & More (Video)
Mac Miller sits down with MTV News and lets go some information regarding his upcoming mixtape. Macadelic is set to drop this Friday March 23rd and will feature Mikey Rocks, Cam’ron, and a ridiculous one that Mac would not reveal.
Props: HHNM
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Bobby Ray is gearing up to drop his new single “Where Are You (B.o.B vs Bobby Ray)” tonight, but drops off his album cover in the meantime. Strange Clouds hits stores May 1st.
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The First Four games of the tournament proved to be a microcosm of the first weekend; Filled with furious comebacks, but also a couple clunkers. The first Thursday of the NCAA Tournament, what many people consider the true start to the Tournament, was filled with the clunkers. Only the VCU-Wichita State and Colorado-UNLV games were decided by less than 5 points and most of the other games were all but over by the second half. Many fans were scared that this year’s Tournament would fail to live up the the annual hype, but the rest of the weekend was there to remind us that Madness is everywhere. Although there have been no buzzer beaters or overtime games, these last 3 days were filled with stunning upsets, thrilling conclusions, and intense battles. Here are some of the first weekend’s awards: Continue Reading Story…
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Behind The Scenes: Wale feat Lloyd – Sabotage (Video)
MMG’s Wale is bringing you another video off his sophomore album Ambition. Check out the shoot of the video in which Wale and Lloyd take you back to high school. Video premieres tomorrow on BET’s 106 & Park.
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Nah its just a sample..but still a dope sample at that.2 Chainz chops ups The Weeknd’s Birds Part I and brings us a down south banger.Check It Out!
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DOWNLOAD: 2 Chainz – Like Me feat. The Weeknd
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J. Cole – Nobody’s Perfect feat. Missy Elliot (Official Video)
One of my favorite records from Cole’s debut finally gets a video.Dope concept and visuals. Question is where does Missy go from here?
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Jeremy Lamb, Brian Zoubek, Darrell Arthur. What do these three players have in common? None were the best players on their respective national championship teams, but all three were keys to cutting down the nets. Lamb provided the help Kemba Walker needed, nobody could keep Zoubek off the boards, and Darrell Arthur exploded in the title game. That’s the fun of the NCAA tournament, every team has a star, and every so often that star single-handedly leads his team to a title, but it is the lesser-known players who are the deciding factor. Let’s look at players who could be this year’s deciding factor: Continue Reading Story…
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