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Atlanta Black Star •

'I Wanna Spread Positivity': Rapper NLE Choppa Says He Won't Make Music with Violent Lyrics Anymore

Memphis rapper NLE Choppa announced that he’s making a 180-degree artistic turn by no longer rapping about violence. The 17-year-old tweeted about his new musical approach on Saturday, Sept. 5. “Ion Rap Bout Violence Nomo,” wrote Choppa. “If You Hear It From Me It’s A Old Song. I Wanna Spread Positivity And Wake People Up. I’ll Still Drop Them For Y’all Tho But Just Know I’m On To Better I’m Tryna grow I Got More To Talk about Now.” Born Bryson Potts, Choppa began making a name for himself aft

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Atlanta Black Star •

‘Trying to Frame Me’: Tory Lanez Drops New Album to Deny He Shot Megan Thee Stallion, T.I. Backs His Denial

Tory Lanez broke his silence on being accused of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in both feet but did it on a new album called “Daystar” that was released on Friday, Sept. 25. The entire project is dedicated to the July 12 incident that happened in Hollywood, California, and Lanez denied shooting Megan. T.I., who criticized Lanez after the Texas rapper was injured, said he spoke with him over the phone and confirmed his denial. On “Daystar,” Lanez gets right into addressing the incident on the a

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Atlanta Black Star •

'Mase is Right': Kanye West Responds to Mase Demanding an Apology Over His Decision to Leave the Industry to Start a Church

Kanye West blasting the music industry earlier this week caught the attention of rapper Ma$e, who accused him of making fun of his decision to leave rap music for ministry years ago. West began criticizing the music industry by blasting companies Universal and Sony for not letting him buy his master recordings from them. He then asked J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, and Drake for a meeting, seemingly to find a way to change how artists are signed. Ma$e responded to West’s message Friday, Sept. 18, on

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Westside Gunn Says That His Shady Records Debut Drops This Week

About three weeks after Conway received heavy praise for his album From King To A God, his brother and Griselda partner Westside Gunn announced that he'd be dropping his Shady Records debut on October 2. The album is called Who Made The Sunshine, and features include Conway, Benny the Butcher, Black Thought, Jadakiss, Smoke DZA, Slick Rick, Armani Caesar, Boldy James and Busta Rhymes. Production will be handled by people like Just Blaze, Alchemist, Daringer and Beat Butcha. Westside posted a m

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Atlanta Black Star •

EXCLUSIVE: Big Boi Talks New Tour, His Influences and Social Climate: 'We’ve Been Woke'

The word “legend” gets misused all of the time and it’s often attached to people who don’t truly deserve it. Other times, however, the word is used perfectly and it lands on the right person or group for the right reason. Without question, Antwan André Patton, aka Big Boi, falls into that legendary category, since he and his childhood friend Andre “3000” Benjamin became the cornerstones of Southern hip-hop and changed rap music as we know it today. Big Boi and Outkast pretty much invented the

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Atlanta Black Star •

Are Today's Rap Fans Annoyed by Conscious Hip-Hop? Dead Prez's Stic.man and Dee 1 Weigh In

Is the younger generation of rap fans annoyed by progressive, positive leaning hip-hop? According to Stic.man from the legendary political hip-hop group Dead Prez, the answer to that question is no, it’s just something adults assume. ”My son is 16, right? Basically, my house is a hub for all the young brothers around our neighborhood,” he explained. “[They dream of being the] next Future, the next Metro Boomin. But what I think [is] it’s not that they are against progressive hip-hop. I think th

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Kanye West Says That He's Giving His Artists Back Their Masters

Kanye West has been blasting the music industry for two straight weeks at this point, calling out Universal and Sony for not letting him secure his master recordings. Now he's practicing what he preaches. Today, the Last Registration creator said he's giving all of his artists on GOOD Music his share of their masters Artists on GOOD Music include Pusha T, Big Sean, Teyana Taylor, and Cyhi The Prynce. What are your thoughts about Ye giving his artists their master recordings?

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Revisiting Common's 'Like Water for Chocolate' 18 Years Later

Today, Wednesday March 28, marks the 18th anniversary of Common's mind blowing 2000 LP Like Water for Chocolate, which is widely considered to be his best work to date in what is an impressive catalog. The events leading up to the release of Like Water for Chocolate were significant for Common, particularly creatively. It found the Chicago emcee stretching out, after collaborating with longtime friend and collaborator No.I.D. on previous albums, including The Resurrection, which dropped in 1994

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International Business Times •

Paul McCartney Reveals How He Really Feels About Kanye West

When word got out that Paul McCartney and Kanye West were working on music together, it’s safe to say that a few eyebrows were raised since the two artists come from completely different eras of music, not to mention different genres. Plus, some might say “The Life of Pablo” creator has made a spectacle of himself with his rants and ridiculously bold claims about being a genius, but how does McCartney really feel about him? Does he like him? Is he inspired by the Chicago rapper? In an intervie

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International Business Times •

Whitney Houston Songs To Remember Her On What Would Have Been Her 53rd Birthday

Today is Whitney Houston’s birthday, and the legendary singer would have been 53 years old. To celebrate, we compiled a list some of her most memorable songs, which is hard to do considering her impressive body of work. Whether the New Jersey native belted out one of her heartwarming ballads, or whether she delivered a dance tune, no one has come close to filling her shoes, and that has a lot to do with her incredible vocal range. Released in May 1987, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” was the fir