DEF SOUNDS

French Montana Ft. Game, Problem, Dizzy Wright, & Crooked I: Ain’t Worried Bout Nothing (Skeemix)

Whitefolks — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:15:59 +0000

French Montana heads out to the West Coast and links up with Game, Problem, Dizzy Wright, & Crooked I for the “Ain’t Worried Bout Nothing (Skeemix).”

s/o Thomas on the heads up!

Big K.R.I.T.: King Pt. 3

Whitefolks — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:43:11 +0000

Big K.R.I.T. takes on J.Cole’s “Stay,” that is produced by No I.D., for the third installment of is “King” freestyle series.

Download: Big K.R.I.T.: King Pt. 3

2 Chainz Announces Release Date + Releases Trailer For His Upcoming Album “B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time”

Whitefolks — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:27:26 +0000

Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz has announced the release date along with dropping off the trailer for his sophomore album, B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time.

As he releases the trailer, 2 Chainz has revealed the release date for the sequel to his 2012 debut Based on a T.R.U. Story as September 10th, 2013.

Watch the official album trailer for 2 Chainz’ B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time, below:

Kanye West “Yeezus,” J.Cole “Born Sinner,” + Mac Miller “WMWTSO” First Week Sales Projections

Whitefolks — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:13:49 +0000

This is one of the biggest weeks in recent Hip Hop history as there were some major releases on June 18th with Kanye West, J.Cole and Mac Miller all releasing highly anticipated albums.

To follow up the post of J.Cole’s rant blasting first-week sales projections amongst other things, we give you the first week estimates of Kanye West’s “Yeezus,” J.Cole’s “Born Sinner,” and Mac Miller’s “Watching Movies With The Sound Off. “

According to HitsDailyDouble, Kanye West is leading the pack and is projected to move between 375k-400k copies of his sixth studio album, Yeezus, in his opening sales week.

With Ye expected to move nearly 400k copies of Yeezus, J.Cole is not to far behind him and he is projected to sell between 290k-315k of his sophomore album, Born Sinner, in the first week on store shelves.

Rounding out the list of the top 3 new releases this week, Mac Miller’s sophomore effort, Watching Movies With The Sound Off, is estimated to move somewhere between 95k-105 units in his first sales week.

Break it down:
Kanye West – Yeezus (375k-400k)
J. Cole – Born Sinner (290k-315k)
Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off (95k-105k)

Stay tuned to Def Sounds for the official first week sales numbers when they are revealed next week.

J. Cole Goes On Twitter Rant, Says Critics, Projections, First Week Sales Are “F*cking Up Hip-Hop”

Whitefolks — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:31:35 +0000

Just a day after releasing his sophomore album, Born Sinner, J.Cole took to Twitter and blasted music critics, and says that they along with sales projections and first week sales totals are “f*cking up hip-hop.”

View J.Cole’s Twitter rant below.

DS fam, take to the comment section and let us know if you agree with J.Cole’s thoughts.

Waka Flocka Ft. T.I.: 50K (Remix)

Whitefolks — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:21:04 +0000

Waka Flocka releases the official video for the remix to his single “50k” that features T.I.

Mathematics Ft. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck & Method Man: The 4 Horsemen

Whitefolks — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:12:14 +0000

Wu producer Mathematics calls in Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck and Method Man for “The 4 Horsemen” off his upcoming album, The Answer, that’s due out June 25th.

Wu-Tang Clan: Family Reunion (Version 2)

Whitefolks — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:51:16 +0000

Earlier in the month, the Wu-Tang Clan released the first single, “Family Reunion,” from their forthcoming 20th Anniversary album, A Better Tomorrow. Now, today, RZA liberates an updated version of the record.

Previous: Wu-Tang Clan: Family Reunion (Version 1 ) [CDQ]

Kanye West Under Fire By APDA Over “Parkinson’s” Punch-line On “Yeezus” Track “On Sight”

Whitefolks — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:40:36 +0000

The American Parkinson Disease Association is highly upset over Kanye West’s mention of Parkinson’s disease on the song “On Sight” that appears on his new album Yeezus.

As reported by TMZ, the APDA is calling out Kanye West as “ignorant” and “distasteful” for using Parkinson’s disease as a punch-line on Yeezus’ opening track “On Sight.”

The lyrics in question are as followed:

“A monster about to come alive again / Soon as I pull up and park the Benz / We get this bitch shaking like Parkinson’s.”

Listen to a clip of the “controversial” lyrics from “On Sight,” below:

The APDA VP Kathryn Whitford issued a statement voicing her displeasure with Ye’s lyrics:

“We find these lyrics distasteful and the product of obvious ignorance.”

As of press time there has been no response from Kanye West nor his camp about the statement from the American Parkinson Disease Association.

Just Blaze To Executive Produce New Slaughterhouse Album

Whitefolks — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:31:51 +0000

Super-producer Just Blaze has teamed up with the Slaughterhouse machine and will handle the executive production duties on the group’s third studio album.

In press release posted to the Shady Records website, it was revealed that Just Blaze will executive produce the still untitled, third group album from Joe Budden, Crooked I, Royce Da 5’9’’ and Joell Ortiz.

It was also noted that J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and AraabMuzik will be involved in the new Slaughterhouse album.

View the full press releases, via ShadyRecords.com, below:

Slaughterhouse is back in the studio working on their next album. Read on for some exclusive details.

With the month of June comes Summer, and things naturally begin to heat up. Same thing is happening over here, as Slaughterhouse have officially begun recording their second album for Shady Records/Interscope. The Core Four are spending the month of June in a secret location in New York City cooking up something new with a team of producers including the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Araab Muzik and Just Blaze. Just Blaze is set to serve as the album’s Executive Producer.

The collaborative approach — everyone has been working in the studio at the same time with the hand selected top-notch production squad — has the House Gang feeling great about the album’s prospects. “I’m really excited about doing things a different way this time around”, says Joe Budden. This isn’t a send-tracks-around, and everyone-records-in-their-own-studio type of album. Joell Ortiz said that he is happily looking forward to the process as well: “The creative being creative! Fun, fun fun!”

Royce Da 5’9” added that “everyone is in the perfect space, mentally. It feels great to be back in the studio with the guys and I think that I can speak for everyone when I say that we just wanna make an album that will stand the test of time and mean sum’n to Hip-Hop.”

If Crooked I’s attitude towards this project is any indication of where it’s headed, prepare for an onslaught. “God of the Westcoast, I birthed these n!3@@& now I’m about to burry ‘em. Bloody Axe PigFace Slaughterhouse Mafia!”

Just Blaze will take the place of Eminem who handled the executive production duties on Slaughterhouse’s Shady Records debut, Welcome to: OUR House.

Stay tuned to DS as we will keep you updated when more information surrounding Slaughterhouse’s third album comes to light.