To temporarily lift the stresses that come with releasing your debut album on a major label, A$AP Rocky & the rest of A$AP Mobb stopped by the Funk Flex Show to kick a series of fun & very comedic Freestyles over some of their favorite instrumentals. Check out after the jump & make sure you support ASAP Rocky’s new album “LongLiveASAP” in stores now. DJ RellyRell
Kid Ink Expresses His Excitement About Signing A Deal With RCA
Deals are being signed left and right. Kid Ink had announced on January 3rd that he is a member of RCA records. The same label as A$AP Mob members Rocky and Ferg. The first single with RCA will be “Bad A**,” with Meek Mill and Wale (LOVE). He’s def. one of the men of the hour. Kid Ink checks out XXL Mag and gets into things like how he felt about signing that deal, a video for the “Bad A**” single, why he signed with RCA, and what other record labels he was looking into before he signed. “They understood what we were doing independently as a whole and I felt like they had a good background of people in there, like J. Grand, who come from an independent background and understand us and understand the creativity and the music and the control we wanted to have,” the Kid says about RCA. Kid Ink explains that it takes a while for a deal to be completely set in stone, but before he sat down and made the long-term decision labels like Atlantic (on his heels heavy), Bad Boy, and even MMG’s own Rick Ross reached out to him personally. That would have been dope, because he’s different from Meek, Ross, and Wale. Kid was doing major things as an indie artist, but making this choice will show to be a GREAT one. I’m happy for the Kid. Cheers to 20,000+ in the first week of sales off this deal. Drop down…
A$AP Ferg Has Finally Signed That Solo Deal !!!
A$AP Mob members Ferg and Rocky are now label mates. Ferg signed his solo deal with Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records. A$AP Ferg’s first single as a signed artist will be “Work” on iTunes, January 22nd. Just days after Rocky’s LONG.LIVE.A$AP is to be released. Rocky comments on his boy getting the deal that he’s always wanted, “A$AP Ferg worked hard for this and I put all my faith and backing into him. I feel like ‘Work’ is our generation’s ‘Sippin On Some Syrup’ [by Three 6 Mafia and UGK] or ‘Chickenhead’ [by Project Pat, La Chat and Three 6 Mafia], it has that feeling.” We’ll see. Ferg is also suppose to be working on a clothing line called “Trap Lord”. BIG things in 2013. Congratulations A$AP Ferg. Proof that good talent will be recognized. Drop down bottom for more. JaaiR (JR)
Vado’s No Longer On Interscope…And Here’s Why!
It’s been pretty quiet for Vado after his killer intro to the scene in 2010, followed by his signing to Interscope in early 2011. Since then, we haven’t gotten much from the Dip Set-affiliate and it turns out, part of it is because he’s not even on the label anymore! Grand opening, grand closing, huh? Find out what happened via an excerpt from his XXL interview below. Marisa Mendez
MIXTAPE: LA Leakers – The 2013 Draft Picks
Sorry Lakers & Clippers… There’s another team in town and they’ve drafted some of Hip Hop’s biggest players on their compilation mixtape. Check out exclusive songs by Wale, Trinidad James, Freddie Gibbs, A$AP Rocky, Fred The Godson, YG & more after the jump. DJ RellyRell
Don’t Use The Word Trill Unless You’re Paying Homage…
Christmas Day Bun B went on a rant. He wants to let everybody out there that’s using the word “trill” to show respect where respect is due and that’s to himself and Pimp C. He makes it clear that he’s NOT directly talking to A$AP Rocky, because rappers was using the word without paying homage way before A$AP dropped. Drop down bottom for more on how Bun B really feels. JaaiR (JR)
