Troy Ave drops the visuals to his track, “Bada$$” which is the diss track to Joey Bada$$. The song will also serve as the first single to his upcoming project, “Dope Boy Troy.” Watch the video after the jump.
Troy Ave drops the visuals to his track, “Bada$$” which is the diss track to Joey Bada$$. The song will also serve as the first single to his upcoming project, “Dope Boy Troy.” Watch the video after the jump.
Kanye stays in the news…even when he’s not in it lol. During Ye’s unveiling of his The Life Of Pablo album and his clothing line last night at Madison Square Garden, there were many notable celebrities in attendance as expected – including New York’s own Joey Bada$$. Although, his whereabouts were made public when he ended up getting into a fight with paparazzi outside who mistook him for another rapper…hit the jump.
A lot of talk has been surrounding the success of Troy Ave’s latest album “Major Without A Deal” and how successful he has been as an Indie artist. Today, Joey Badass, another prolific Indie artist, broke his silence on the matter.
Kid Ink recently sat down with VIBE and went over a few things. After signing onto a major label like RCA, Kid Ink is feeling the pressure build up. “It’s definitely a pressure to try to exceed what people expect from you — and then also exceed what I expect from myself,” the inked up kid says. You have to have higher expectations, since he’s no longer an independent artist. However, the pressure to work harder has not taken away from his tattoo sessions. He’s gotten so many that he doesn’t even know how many he has. “I lost count on my tattoos after about 22. It really got to a point that I was getting tattoos that I was forgetting about.” The two most important tats he does know, which are the two portraits on his chest of his mother and grandfather (the two people that raised him he says). Kid I just hope that when you’re 60, your still in shape. LOL. Ink fills us in on the collaborations he’s done with Meek Mill. “Bada**” wasn’t the first track that they did together. Well before the two were signed to any label they were making hits. Despite the fact that the two haven’t spoken about how their hustling as independent artists has turned in to pressure forced work on major labels is a good thing. WHY? “Because no one’s every really had that time to sit down. Everyone’s been working so hard,” Kid Ink mentions. I’m happy for…
Boosie bada** will be coming home at the latest 2014, but there is a possibility that he could get out as soon as the summer (that would be great). Boosie has been locked away inside of Louisiana State Penitentiary for the past few years. He’s still on the inside, because he got caught trying to smuggle in the ingredients to make codeine (tsk tsk). Originally, he was sent to prison on a murder charge, THAT HE BEAT. Now, it’s just a matter of time. Lil’ Boosie is NOT allowed to do interviews or talk to the media however, SPIN was able to get some questions to him via his attorneys. Boosie expresses how he copes with being in prison, his fans, his music and what he wants to do when he gets out. “I have about 500 songs at the moment. I’m ready to get in the studio with the best producers. I feel that I’m making the best music I’ve ever made. The more I go through in life the better my music gets and it’s been crazy the last three years,” Boosie reports. I can’t wait to hear some new stuff from Boosie. Something like, “Devils” or “Betrayed“. My S**T! Drop down bottom for more.
With the “Bada**” track blowing up, and him signing a deal with RCA, Kid Ink had to make his rounds, and one of his stops was in the studio with DJ Whoo Kid. The tatted up rapper talks about him being an independent artist up until recently, and why he made the decision to sign. He really didn’t have to because, he sold a major amount of records in the first week. 20,000+. Ink also, explains why he thinks Chris Brown is off the hook lately. “He all the way turnt up off that Cali tree. It’s a party every night, and he’s young and rich.” Forget that, turnt up is an understatement. He done lost his damn mind. Check out the interview down bottom.