STREAM HBK SKIPPER’S NEW ALBUM, “THE THRILL”

Skipper enlists Kool John, Jay Ant, and Iamsu! for his new project, “The Thrill”.

Skipper has always been one of the most consistent members of HBK, but he’s generally operated just below the radar compared to the crews biggest names. His new project, The Thrill, could bring the rapper into the lanes of Iamsu and Sage The Gemini, as he continues to fine-tune his incredibly catchy brand of West Coast-infused rap.

Kool John, Jay Ant, CJ, and Dave Steezy, show up as features, while the and the aforementioned Su provides production among the likes of T-Scoob, Trauma Tone, and Shonuff.

The Thrill is available on iTunes now, but Skipper has made the project available on SoundCloud as well.

Stream it below.

Fried Day @ Nile Presented By Smallwood

Sony Will Not Pull Beyonce’s Music From TIDAL

Yesterday (May 29), in the midst of rumors of TIDAL’s swelling financial woes, reports circulated that Sony was considering pulling all of its music from the streaming service. The loss of all Sony-endorsed business would be crippling, no doubt, but Sony has the rights to one artist whose removal would be particular painful: Beyonce, the better half of TIDAL owner Jay Z.

Today, Sony has quickly responded to the rumors, denying them entirely. Sony Music CEO Doug Morris issued a public statement to Rolling Stone, voicing his continued support for Hov and TIDAL: “Jay Z is a friend and business associate for many years. I have always admired his business acumen, his entrepreneurship and his passion for music. All of our content, including Beyoncé, is available through the Tidal service, and we have announced no plans to remove our catalog from Tidal. Like all of our other partners, we are rooting for Jay and Tidal to succeed.”

Thus, it appears TIDAL users will continue to be first in line for whatever Queen Bey throws at us next.

Are y’all with team TIDAL?

Juicy J Rushed To Hospital In San Francisco

Juicy J was schedule to perform at The Fillmore in San Francisco last night but, before the show, the Memphis rapper began experiencing shortness of breath and was quickly rushed to the hospital.

He sent out an apology tweet to fans, asking them to pray for him and, today, we’ve gotten word from J that he’s doing okay. The doctor who saw Juice at San Francisco Memorial Hospital told the Taylor Gang co-boss he hasn’t been getting enough rest. When recovered, the Juiceman promises to finish “The Hustle Continues” tour and make up for his missed show in San Fran.

We wish Juicy J a speedy recovery.

Ginuwine’s working on a new album with Timbaland.

@ginuwine TeamTimbo family Fo life!!!!!the new album title is bachelor again but wiser!!!!!!

A photo posted by Timbo the King (@timbaland) on May 20, 2015 at 9:17pm PDT

Tyga Brings Underage Kylie Jenner To An 18+ Concert

This past Saturday, Tyga performed a show at Cal State Fullerton, and despite the fact that it was an 18-and-up show and organizers told T-Raww that the 17-year-old Kylie Jenner couldn’t attend, her brought her along anyway. The show was the university’s annual Spring Concert, and beforehand, the college specifically requested that he not bring his girlfriend, but that didn’t seem to matter to T-Raww.

He showed up an hour late, and perhaps because organizers couldn’t find a replacement, they let the rapper and Jenner in. That wasn’t the case back in November, when the couple faced a similar situation, but with stricter security, and Tyga decided to cancel the show because Jenner wasn’t allowed in.

Just wait until August 10, when Kylie turns 18, and all they’ll have to worry about is 21+ shows.

French Montanna Drops a New Joint!!

Drake Takes Over with OVO!

Once you reach a certain status in the rap game, there comes a time where you dedicate an entire summer to headlining music festivals. We’ve seenKanye West, and more recently, Outkast, take on this task, but in 2015, it’sDrake‘s turn.

Following two headlining sets at Coachella earlier in the month, Drizzy will be heading to Wirless, Governor’s Ball, his own OVO Fest, and now Landmark Festival in DC.

The Toronto rapper will be sharing the bill with The Strokes, alt-J, CHVRCHES, Band Of Horses, and more, but appears to be the only rap act announced so far.

The festival will take place September 26-27 in Washington D.C.’s West Potomac Park. Tickets are currently on sale.

Check out the full lineup in the gallery above.

Z aka Zeus Drops Hundos!

Z aka Zeus was born in Nashville TN, but was raised & is based out of Lebanon TN. Born Nickolas Isaiah Donald he would grow as an artist to release five Mixtapes , a Lp, and a Two Singles; Lost tapes, merciless , self-titled ,The Zeus Lp, Hundos,  Elevated, & Rain Dance!

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SOUNDCLOUD(ARTIST)-https://soundcloud.com/vstateofmind

FACEBOOK(ARTIST &PRESS)-https://www.facebook.com/pages/Z-aka-Zeus-MP/150212141829672

EMAIL(ARTIST & PRESS)-Officialvizion22@gmail.com

YOUTUBE(ARTIST)- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjDN8tdOfldgB9tWg4oF0Cg?spfreload=10