Now What?- May 2013 Edition

Posted on May 7, 2013 by VegasWorldInc

Things are heating up on the hip-hop scene. Come get this work! We know how fast consumers can move from a new release to the next. People are already looking toward the future for their hip-hop fix. Look into my crystal ballz….

Upcoming Notable Hip-Hop Releases(Dates Subject to Change):

NOW- HAVOC “13″

NOW- TALIB KWELI “PRISONER OF CONSCIOUSNESS”

NOW- HUSTLE GANG “G.D.O.D.”

NOW- J. COLE “TRULY YOURS 2″

NOW- CHANCE THE RAPPER “ACID RAP”

NOW- KURUPT “MONEY, BITCHES, POWER”

NOW- GANGSTA GRILLZ/XXL 2013 “FRESHMAN CLASS:THE MIXTAPE “

MAY 14TH- EVE “LIP LOCK”

MAY 14TH- PRODIGY & ALCHEMIST “ALBERT EINSTEIN”

MAY 21ST- FRENCH MONTANA “EXCUSE MY FRENCH”

MAY 21ST- YMCMB “RICH GANG:FLASHY LIFESTYLE”

MAY 21ST- BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY “ART OF WAR III”

Now What?- April 2013 Edition

Posted on April 2, 2013 by VegasWorldInc

The 1st quarter is done. Now things will get interesting. We know how fast consumers can move from a new release to the next. People are already looking toward the future for their hip-hop fix. Look into my crystal ballz….

Upcoming Notable Hip-Hop Releases(Dates Subject to Change):

APRIL 2nd- TYLER, THE CREATOR “WOLF”

APRIL 5th- TERMANOLOGY “HOOD POLITICS 7″

APRIL 16th- N.O.R.E. (AKA P.A.P.I.) “STUDENT OF THE GAME”

APRIL 16th- GHOSTFACE KILLAH “TWELVE REASONS TO DIE”

APRIL 23rd- TALIB KWELI “PRISONER OF CONSCIOUSNESS”

APRIL 23rd- SNOOP LION “REINCARNATED”

APRIL 30th- STYLES P. “FLOAT”

One2FlowOn- “THE LIST”

Posted on March 8, 2013 by VegasWorldInc

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Now What?- March 2013 Edition

Posted on March 6, 2013 by VegasWorldInc

Not much but at least there is something (*shrugs*) We know how fast consumers can move from a new release to the next. People are already looking toward the future for their hip-hop fix. Look into my crystal ballz….

Upcoming Notable Hip-Hop Releases(Dates Subject to Change):

MARCH 12TH- ADRIAN YOUNGE & THE DELFONICS “ADRIAN YOUNGE PRESENTS THE DELFONICS

MARCH 12TH- SWOLLEN MEMBERS “BEAUTIFUL DEATH MACHINE”

MARCH 19TH- RZA “RZA PRESENTS:SHAOLIN SOUL SELECTION VOL. 1″

MARCH 19TH- YUKMOUTH “THE REGIME–DRAGON GANG”

MARCH 26TH- LIL WAYNE “I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING II”

One2FlowOn- “LOCAL LOVE”

Posted on February 21, 2013 by VegasWorldInc

“Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That”

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Drive-By Bloggin’ “Grammy Redux”

Posted on February 12, 2013 by VegasWorldInc

I said I would watch this year…but I didn’t. I just, genuinely, don’t care anymore. The award show has improved over the years but I still feel that some magic is missing. It doesn’t feel like there is any suspense as it relates to the winners. The bigger the record (as it relates to sales), the greater the chances it will walk away with the honors. When a song like “Niggaz in Paris” wins over a song like “Daughters“….well.

Most of the candidates in the Hip-Hop categories deserved to be nominated. The winners were predictable though. I was particularly interested in who would win best album. I thought Drake’s album “Take Care” was good, but “Hip-Hop”?

This album contain less “rap” than his debut. I don’t like the fact that the Grammys proved me right. It’s either a sales win, a popularity win, or a sympathy win (for old heads). I was hoping Nas would get the “sympathy” vote for his excellent work but oh well. At the end of the day, it is less about who wins and more about the message these wins send.

*Shrugs* I watched The Walking Dead instead…

Drive-By Bloggin’ “OUTKAST”

Posted on January 16, 2013 by VegasWorldInc

I’m not exactly sure what is going on here but I don’t like it. People have been trying to make the lack of a Outkast album into a beef. Sure, friends fight all of the time. Business partners have disagreements. With Big Boi and Andre 3000, you can see they are doing there best to avoid any controversy.

I personally feel that this would be a perfect time for the ATL legends to drop an album but all signs say NO. Big Boi just released his second solo album to little to no fan fare, and Andre 3 stacks is making a Jimi Hendrix movie. Also, Andre has expressed his disinterest in making music in several interviews. Though he does peak his head out for a guest verse here and there.

Which brings me to his latest appearance(s). Andre used a verse on T.I.’s new album to address the lack of Outkast music. It was dope (first), and it also came across as sincere/remorseful for the lack of new Outkast material. Big Boi’s reaction was positive…but I still felt there was something more. Well Big Boi decided, with the consent of T.I. and Andre 3000, to add his own verse to the song. A remix basically…but not an Outkast remix says Andre. What?

In his words:

“It’s important for me to be clear about the origins of my contributions to ‘Pink Matter’ and ‘Sorry.’

I was approached as a solo artist by both Frank Ocean & Tip. I discussed musical direction with each artist and completed my verses. It was after that when Big Boi’s name came up.

I never want to mislead our audience – I worried that some would think these were Outkast collaborations. These songs are not Outkast collaborations. I discussed this rationale with Big, Frank and T.I. and everyone agreed. That is why I was surprised to read about these remixes.

I understand that anyone can put out an unofficial remix to any song but I have an obligation to be honest with fans about what this is … and what it isn’t.“

I truly understand the concern for the fans but toss them a bone. We know it wouldn’t mean that an Outkast album was on the way. It was a good idea for Big Boi to add a verse. Hey, maybe it would help his sales. I sure he did for the Kast fans. I don’t know about you guys but this is starting to get uncomfortable…

S/O SPIN.COM

One2FlowOn- “THE BEST LYRICIST”

Posted on January 9, 2013 by VegasWorldInc

“I’m am thee original DON DADA! NO RAS CLOT SINCERE! HMMM?!”

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Now What?- January 2013 Edition

Posted on January 2, 2013 by VegasWorldInc

Happy New Year People! 2013 is here, so what’s new in hip-hop? We know how fast consumers can move from a new release to the next. People are already looking toward the future for their hip-hop fix. Look into my crystal ballz….

Upcoming Notable Hip-Hop Releases(Dates Subject to Change):

OUT NOW- 9TH WONDER & JAY-Z “BLACK AMERICAN GANGSTER”

JANUARY 10TH- ACE HOOD “STARVATION 2″

JANUARY 15TH- A$AP ROCKY “LONGLIVEA$AP”

JANUARY 22ND- VADO “SLIME FLU 3″

JANUARY 22ND- JOE BUDDEN “NO LOVE LOST”

JANUARY 28TH- J.COLE “BORN SINNER”

Re-Release Tuesdays “Rubber Band Man”

Posted on December 4, 2012 by VegasWorldInc

I’ve heard all of his albums and I am not a die hard fan but I believe this was his best. The production and lyrics were on point. Tip has a new album dropping soon and I like what I’ve heard so far so let’s take a look back. This week’s Re-Release is T.I.’s “Rubber Band Man“.

“Whatever promise T.I. showed on his flawed debut is almost fully realized throughout his excellent 2003 follow-up, Trap Muzik. On the surface, Trap Muzik can be viewed as another record built on glorious superficialities, concerned with little more than material wealth, drug dealing, and champion stature. Dig beneath that surface, and you’ll come to appreciate an MC who uses the art of the metaphor like few others; “The Trap,” for instance, comes to mean a number of things. David Banner, Kanye West, and DJ Toomp all chip in with key production work, but the MC is the real draw from beginning to end, from the supremely infectious chorus of “24′s” to the complex self-analysis of “T.I. vs. T.I.P.” By the time 2003 drew to a close, this album had spawned three chart hits — “24′s” had a particularly long-running presence on the video shows — and the album itself scraped the Top Five of the Billboard album chart. With another record as good as this, T.I. just might become the King of the South that he continually claims to be.” - Allmusic.com

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