Jermaine Dupri Talks The Rap Game

The So So Def founder talks his new Lifetime show "The Rap Game" and goes into detail about the contradiction Hip Hop fans notoriously face everyday. Five emerging young hip hop artists, ages 12 to 16 years old, are given the opportunity to rhyme and flow with highly sought after producer +Jermaine Dupri.

Jermaine Dupri talked exclusively to HipHopDX about the pros and cons of kid rappers on his new Lifetime show "The Rap Game." Jermaine Dupri currently has his hands full creating the next big rap star on his reality show The Rap Game. But, he also has his sights set on catapulting the career of another young artist.

Island Def Jam Closes Its Doors

+Def Jam has closed its doors on one of its recording groups. Universal Music Group has announced today that it is dissolving the Island Def Jam Music Group.  In addition to that, East Coast Label Group president and CEO Barry Weiss has stepped down from his position. According to the press release, Motown Records, Island Records and Def Jam Recordings will all once again operate as standalone imprints. In 1999, Island and Def Jam were consolidated into IDJ while Motown folded into the group in 2011.

Other shakeups include: Motown relocating to Los Angeles, with former label SVP Ethiopia Habtemariam promoted to president. Former Def Jam president Steve Bartels will now serve as CEO, while Island will continue to be helmed by David Massey.

UMG also announced a number of exec hires and promotions, with IDJ A&R exec Karen Kwak appointed to the new position of executive vice president of A&R for U.S. recorded music, servicing all of UMG’s labels. Additionally, Def Jam named Dion “No I.D.” Wilson and Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua executive VPs and co-heads of A&R for the label.

Who Is Your Favorite No Limit Soldier Rapper?

The No Limit Soldiers were the hardest rap group to hit music stores in the late 1990's. With Master P as the captain of the tank, who could knock off a group of warriors who released albums months after months?

New Orleans label No Limit Records dominated the 1990s. A no limit soldier is a guy/gal who can hold his/her own with the liquor and party all night. They don't give up until the floor claims them for the night.

What's Your Favorite Kid Rock Track

Kid Rock has been one of my favorite Top 5 rock stars for years. In a career spanning over 20 years, Rock's musical style alternates between rock, hip hop, and country.

Kid Rock Net Worth: Kid Rock is an American multi-instrumentalist, music producer and actor who has a net worth of $80 million dollars. He has had arguably one of the unlikeliest success stories in modern rock music.

TWUM 10 Top Celebrity Beefs

Beef between rappers and celebrities have been going on for years. The Wrap-Up Magazine has posted a few of there own to tweet. From 50 Cent to Jay-z or Tamar Braxton and Kenya Moore. Take a look at some of the hottest beefs listed by us. Celebrity fights are on the rise.

OZOMATLI Releases #NewMusic “Fellas” Ft #SpecialGuests J.J. Fad @ozomatli

 

Two-time Grammy award-winning band, OZOMATLI, are releasing new music today, “Fellas,” featuring special guests J.J. Fad (“Supersonic”) and Lisa Lisa of Cult Jam fame (“I Wonder If I Take You Home”, Can You Feel The Beat”, “Head to Toe”), iconic hip hop pioneers and R&B queen of the 80’s pop music scene. Freestyle fanatics can listen to the track, here.

Independent Record Labels You Should Know

From independent icons like XL Recordings and Sub Pop to newer teams like 88 Rising and Mind of a Genius, here are some of the essential labels you should know. As always, we encourage you to do your own digging and share your own favorites with us, but as long as you discovered just one new label, artist, or piece of music that you love from this list, then we did our job.

From legendary indies to internet-based upstarts, these labels are all doing something special.

Gansta Marcus Talks The Return Of Young Buck

The Nashville rapper +Young Buck has reunited with +G Unit Records and is making a big sceen if we tell it. When Buck first came out, he was something to that was hard to stop in the rap industry. +50 Cent decision to bring Buck back on to the group was a major move.

Now Buck got his new mixtape out titled "10 Bullets". David Darnell Brown, also known as Young Buck, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, and producer. Buck is a former member of the hip hop group UTP Playas.

Man sent to prison for faking ties to Wu-Tang Clan and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation

A Florida man is facing hard-knock time for pretending to be associated with famous hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation company.

Aaron Barnes-Burpo, 29, of Crestview, Fla., was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Monday after his guilty plea for committing wire fraud, according to David H. Estes, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

Barnes-Burpo and co-conspirator Walker Washington, 52, who is awaiting sentencing, ran their scam for several weeks, Estes said.

Gucci Mane Top 5 Music Videos

The Top 5 music videos of Gucci Mane has been released with The Wrap-Up Magazine. Gucci Mane has been a indie artist who has been hard to recon with since the beginning. Take a look at the best of Gucci music ever released below! Leave a comment if you think some where better.

Da Kreek - Live It Up

 

Hip-hop group Da Kreek – comprised of brothers DTown and Mello Dee – deliver dumb fly raps over equally brash and diverse production.

9 Women Accuses Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons was hit with nine new allegations of sexual misconduct after The New York Times featured a story with four women's claims on Wednesday (Dec. 13), followed by the Los Angeles Times with five more women coming forward the same day. Simmons denied the allegations, telling USA Today, "I vehemently deny all these allegations. These horrific accusations have shocked me to my core and all of my relations have been consensual."

Earlier this year, The Hollywood Reporter and the Los Angeles Times published two reports of sexual misconduct surrounding Simmons. He later stepped down from his various companies in light of the accusations.

Three of the new accusations include claims of rape from singer Tina Baker, music journalist Toni Sallie, and Sheri Hines from the all-female hip-hop group Mercedes Ladies. In light of these accusations, Simmons says he will "relentlessly fight against any untruthful character assassination that paints me as a man of violence. Russell Simmons Have Supporters Who Stand Behind Him

#Stream #Throwback #Album Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

 

The Wu-Tang Clan had dominated the '90s both as a group and as individual artists -- thanks in no small part to Ghostface Killah, whose 1996 debut album Iroman is among the Wu-Tang's finest work -- but by the end of that decade, there were serious doubts in the hip hop community that the group had anything left to say. Ghostface wasn't giving up that easy, though. 

He tapped the Wu-Tang's production mastermind RZA to helm about half the tracks on this 21-song album, and he matched the production with some of the best rapping of his career. It's a bolder, richer, more modern-sounding album than Ironman, and it helped the Wu come into the new decade swinging. Would they be the timeless group they are today had this album not saved them from becoming '90s relics? Maybe not.

Top 5 Hottest Drake Videos

The Wrap-Up Magazine has released the top five hottest visual videos of +Drizzy Drake. Drake is a Canadian rapper and songwriter. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Check out some of his hottest videos below.

Wu Tang Clan New 2021 Concert Tour Dates!

 

Wu Tang Clan is scheduled to perform five shows in the United States through 2021.

The hip hop group’s mini tour includes two shows in Detroit on May 25 and 26, and three rescheduled shows in Uncasville, Conn. on July 22, Atlantic City, N.J. on July 23 and Hanover, Md. on July 24.

They are also set to perform at III Points Festival in Miami, which is taking place October 22 and October 23. Other performers include The Strokes, Eric Prydz, Kaytranada, Zhu, Khrubangbin, Three 6 Mafia and Thundercat.

Fergie or Chanel West Coast?

 

By the looks of them, these two beautiful ladies should have been made to our Celebrity Match Up list. We welcomes all viewers and subscribers to engage on this article between Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas and Chanel West Coast of Ridiculousness.

Whether its the looks you like the most, or just one has the better choice of music. Leave your thoughts in the comment section.

TLR - Run It

Philadelphia, Pa  Hip hop and R&B group TRL releases new video titled "Run It". The group was formed in 2002 with singer LR and Rapper T , the group is affiliated with Grammy nominated platinum producer Black key ,Zukun, and many more.

Layzie Bone Diss Migos In New Music Video

Layzie Bone has decided to double down with a music video for his track "Annihilation." The track was a follow-up to “Let Me Go Migo” that was released on Christmas Day, and finds Layzie addressing Migos directly with his patented delivery throughout the record.

Jay Z Top 5 Best Music Videos

The biggest man in the music industry has had the best of his music videos featured on The Wrap-Up Magazine. Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally as JAY-Z, is an American rapper and businessman. 

He is one of the best-selling musicians of all time. Watch his Top 5 music videos here.

Aileron - Fall In Place Ft !MAYDAY! Video

Aileron is a Vancouver based hip-hop group who have been grinding in a big way. Working closely with some majors in the underground scene the trio were recently on tour as main supporters on Zion I's Coastin' Canadian and US Tours. "Fall In Place" shows the crew dropping bars surrounded by fly women and weather smoking loud on the beaches of Miami. Check out the video below and be on the lookout for more exciting projects in the works from Aileron.