Tank properly introduced the video for his emotionally vulnerable single, “Next Breath,” on Essence. It’s lifted from his forthcoming album, This Is How I Feel.
“The album is reintroducing the idea of men being everything they should be to women and women getting back to the point where they expect those things,” he explains. “We’ve gotten away from fighting for our relationships and for men digging deep into their souls to make a women a happy.”
In the video, Tank can’t come to terms that his girlfriend has indeed left him. He hopes to show women that despite popular belief, men do grieve after breakups. Watch below. Read More →
Talk about an eerie tattoo. Kid Cudi has officially killed the old Scott Mescudi. He revealed the hauntingly spiritual ink on his Tumblr, accompanied by: “The old Scott is dead…slit wrists.”
Cudi teamed up with “Day N’ Nite” hit-maker Dot Da Genius for rock duo WZRD. Their self-titled debut is currently in stores, and Cudi is quite unhappy about his label’s lack of support for the project. Read More →
A makeup-less Mariah Carey, 41, shared a photo of herself “pon de booth,” presumably recording new material for her forthcoming album.
Meanwhile, Mariah is prepping her return to the stage. On March 1, the mother of two will play at New York’s Gotham Hall, alongside Diddy. The concert will air on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and tickets are currently available on their official website. On May 26, she will headline the Mawazine Festival in Morocco.
XXLhas unveiled their 2012 Freshman Class issue, exposing the annual controversial list of budding hip-hop acts. Many artists, including Tyler of Odd Future, downplays the validity of XXL’s Freshman list, claiming it doesn’t effectively showcase rising talent.
Half of the list is comprised of widely-known acts including Machine Gun Kelly, Future, RoscoeDash, FrenchMontana and Iggy Azalea. The other half is of lesser-known rappers: Danny Brown, KidInk, Hopsin, Macklemore and Don Trip.
In congruous with every other major list, fans of artists that aren’t included on the list deem the list invalid. This year, the artists themselves have publicly lashed out at XXL and rappers that made the list. Most notable is Azaelia Banks‘ displeasure with Grand Hustle affiliate Iggy Azalea making the list (who also happens to be the first woman to grace the cover).
At the tender age of 6, Elle Varner‘s grandfather sparked her interest in music by buying her a flute. Since, she has mastered instruments including piano, guitar and drums. Varner is currently touring the country on BET’s Music Matters Tour with Estelle.
During a stop at Atlanta’s Center Stage, ThirstyRoots interviewed the ”Only Wanna Give It To You” songstress where she discussed being a DIY kind of girl, her upcoming debut (Perfectly Imperfect) and her signature hair. Footage of Elle performing was also captured. She delivered an acoustic rendition of Miguel’s “Sure Thing.” Watch below. Read More →
We’ve already experienced Chris Brown‘s energized “Turn Up The Music” video, now VEVO provides a behind-the-scenes look at the visual. Chris co-directed the video with Godfrey Tabarez. While on set, Brown unwisely said: Read More →
On March 20, Melanie Fiona will introduce the world to The MF Life. B.o.B, Nas, J. Cole, John Legend, Salaam Remi and No I.D. have all been confirmed as contributors. Many assume the “MF” in the title has only one meaning, “Melanie Fiona.” In an interview with Necole Bitchie, the Canadian chanteuse expands on the many meaning.
On the attentively title, The MF Life.The MF Life is all about finding that balance. Sometimes life is Magnificent/Fantastic, sometimes life is a Mother F-cker. It’s Music For Life. It’s Melanie Fiona…It’s all these puns. It’s about the ups and downs. Life is never the same all the time. You may be down right now, you may be on top of the world, but you’re not going to stay in that place forever. So just live your MF Life. Live on purpose. Read More →
Recently, Romeo Santos sold out three concert appearances at Madison Square Garden (not an easy feat). He brought out Diddy and Usher as special guests. In a recent interview, the Latin bachata star spoke on his success.
“I think that being able to do three nights at Madison Square Garden coming from a group that was so successful, you don’t really see the success continue that way that fast. And I was able to actually continue growing. And it’s amazing how it’s just.. it’s overwhelming.” Read More →
