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Euro Gotit Imports Rap Royalty Future, Da Baby, Lil Baby, Roddy Rich on 4REIGN 4EVER, Blasting Off Today

May 14, 2021 by Dj RootsQueen

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Atlanta rapper Euro Gotit adds yet another iconic project to his catalog with the release of 4Reign 4Ever with galactic features from multi-platinum and Grammy-winning hip-hop stars like Future, Roddy Ricch, Lil Baby, Yella Beezy, Da Baby, Money Mu and more. The project lands earth side today, Friday, May 14th. 4Reign 4Ever is available now at all digital retailers via Authentic Empire and Vydia.

On the lead single “Takeoff,” Euro collaborates with Future where the dynamic duo trade high-energy bars about life in the fast lane. The flute-laced track was produced by famed hitmaker Bangladesh (Rihanna, Beyoncé, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber), while the cinematic visual was directed by Cricket (Migos, Usher) where we find the Atlanta rappers exploring outer space. The record embraces the theme of individuals taking flight and reaching new heights in pursuit of their goals.

4Reign 4Ever builds on the momentum of Euro’s “Foreign” title sequence and is the fourth installment in the series (4N, Foreign Exchange, Foreign Affairs). The Authentic Empire artist, who has overcome a challenging past, including legal troubles, made his label debut in 2018 with “Posse” featuring Lil Baby. As a result of his exponentially growing fan base, Euro has been in the trenches recording new music as well as using his platform to candidly speak his personal truths in an effort to encourage, uplift and motivate the next generation of creatives.

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Check Out “SURVEY SAYS” Featuring Lex Luger & Shanique Marie

April 20, 2021 by Dj RootsQueen

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Composer Michael Vincent Waller fuses Classical and Trap on his new song “SURVEY SAYS”, his first single from the forthcoming CLASSIC$ EP available this Spring.

By interwining the worlds of classical, hip-hop, and trap music, the song blends dreamy textures and minimal classical tones over a bouncy soundtrack. Female singer/rapper Shanique Marie of Jamaican collective, Equiknoxx, celebrates the pride and joy of unity and self-love on the vocals while co-producer Lex Luger flips MVW‘s original composition, “Love 1”, from his album Moments, into a hypnotic and mesmerizing sample.

“Classic$ blends hip-hop and contemporary classical music in a very hybrid setting. Rap music has sampled classical features for decades, but rarely do we see post-Philip-Glass minimalism incorporated, where these neo-classical cinematic influences are at the melodic core of the entire production. This sample-inspired composition process yields new results in the introspective and hypnotic textures in trap music.”
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Michael Vincent Waller is an American composer based in New York City. His music has been described as lyrical and introspective, drawing inspiration from impressionism, post-minimalism and world music. In collaboration with noted soloists and ensembles including R. Andrew Lee, Stephane Ginsburg, Dante Boon, the S.E.M. Ensemble, and Ensemble Dedalus, Waller’s work has been performed at Carnegie Hall, ISSUE Project Room, Roulette, Palais de Tokyo Museum, and SXSW.

The first female of Equiknoxx, one of dancehall reggae’s most innovative production teams, Queen of the Eternal Children, Shanique Marie mixed her influence of Reggae with Jazz to create a fresh sound while keeping her other roots in R&B, Hip Hop on her critically acclaimed UNO EP. No stranger to the airwaves, her breakout single “Coconut Jelly Man” featuring Cali P enjoying worldwide rotation, being playlisted on radio stations in Switzerland and Amsterdam amassing over One Million streams, with constant play in the United Kingdom, Poland and in her homeland, Jamaica.

“‘Survey Says’ is about absolute positive self-worth,” adds Shanique Marie. “Working with Michael came naturally as we both came from classical backgrounds. I grew up as a trained jazz vocalist and Michael is a classical pianist. Everything just gelled. That’s why we are on a journey to create even more music to make people feel good”
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Lex Luger has produced tracks on Rick Ross’s Teflon Don, Waka Flocka Flame’s Flockaveli (which he produced 11 of the 17 songs), Slim Thug’s Tha Thug Show and Kanye West’s and Jay-Z’s Watch The Throne. He is noted for using impossible-to-play drum-machine programming that utilizes the sounds of a Roland TR-808 in a fashion for which the original machine was never designed. Luger has also worked with artists such as Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, Soulja Boy, Snoop Dogg & Tyga.

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#MessyMondays DMX Dies At 50, 20yo Dante Wright Killed during Traffic Stop, CHIKA Retiring?

April 12, 2021 by Ogechi

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I hope you didn’t miss your Monday tea from the Rudegirl team too much! Here to bring the latest news in hiphop culture and world events.

HipHop Legend DMX (Earl Simmons) Dead At 50

After a slew of misinformation being thrown around for the last week, after Earl Simmons, better known to the world as DMX had gone into a vegetative state following a drug overdose and subsequent heart-attack. Known for his distinctive tone, survivors story, magnetic energy and spiritual lyrics that reached the globe. The It’s Dark and Hell is Hot creator, Simmons passed away tragically last Friday and has been met with love and prayers from millions of fans and supporters.

Celebrities and long term fans expressed the immense impact X’s music and life had on their own lives.

The last time we saw DMX was his historic verse against Snoop Dogg, were he seemed to be in high spirits. We are glad DMX got to live long enough to receive his flowers, RIP.

Daunte Wright, 20, shot and killed by Minneapolis police after traffic stop

This past Sunday afternoon, Daunte Wright in the city of Brooklyn Center, was pulled over for a traffic violation. The officers discovered he had a warrant for his arrest, and when they tried to take the him into custody he allegedly attempted to get back into his car. An officer fired a weapon, shooting Wright, who then drove his car until it hit another vehicle, no major injuries reported from the passenger his girlfriend and the driver of the vehicle that was hit. Paramedics were called but Daunte was pronounced dead at the scene.

Protests has since erupted overnight in the city, with protestors being met with police in riot gear, facing rubber bullet shots, being tear gassed, and damaging police cars along the way. Daunte Wright’s mother has since gone public asking the protestors to be peaceful.

In an interview shared on Twitter by local KARE reporter Chris Hrapsky, Wright said she was on the phone with her son around the time he was shot by police.

“I heard the police officer come to the window and say, ‘Put the phone down and get out of the car,’ and Daunte said, ‘Why?’ And he said, ‘We’ll explain to you when you get out of the car,’” she recalled. The phone cutting soon after her hearing a scuffle noise. The mother called back for the girlfriend to answer confirming he had been shot.

Tension in America is tight with the ongoing trial of Derek Chauvin the murderer of George Floyd in another police killing from last year.

Alabama Rapper CHIKA causes twitter uproar after announcing retirement

Grammy nominated female rapper/singer CHIKA has apparently decided to quit the music industry citing the toll on her mental health. A decision she seems to have made prior to twitter, but after the post was met with a on-slew of negative replies and comments. CHIKA responded to the backlash causing the controversy due to her ‘wishing death’ on those who continued the online abuse.

“I don’t give a fuck about any of you stans being suicidal,” she began. “In fact, I hope you all are. Because guess what? I am too and have been, and it has very little to do with you guys because nothing you do matters. Let me repeat that: nothing you do matters. You’re nobody. The only thing you do is dogpile on top of people’s other mental problems and make them worse. I came on here and said I was retiring because that’s where I’m at — physically, mentally and emotionally.

“And you stupid bitches flooded my comments immediately, not know what the fuck I’m going through. You want me to give a good god damn about you and your stupid ass fifth grade stan friends? No, you can kill yourself too. Let’s do it together. Let’s make a suicide pact, you dumb fucks.”

She doubled down on her statements and further explained her retirement announcement.

“today, i shared that I was thinking of retiring because the mental toll being in the industry has taken on me is not something you bounce back from easily,” she said. “I’ve told my team, i’ve told my therapist, i’ve told friends and acquaintances. today i told twitter. what followed was a hoard of psychotic fans rejoicing in the decline of my mental health, harassing me as if I spoke to them first. when you have depression, the negative self talk you have towards yourself is deafening.

now imagine a slew of weirdos dogpiling on top of thoughts you already have to fight off yourself. it’s not fucking cool, it’s not ‘trolling’ or ‘stan culture,’ you’re pushing people to a point of no return. and no, i don’t feel bad for wishing death on people who shit like that cuz you deserve the same fate as the people you effect.”

We hope it ain’t truly so, but mental wellness comes first and Chika has never been shy about her struggles.

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Check Out Tisakorean on Rude Girl Radio

April 9, 2021 by Dj RootsQueen

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Houston native, Tisakorean, joins us on Rude Girl Radio for an OGz N Yungstaz recap. Check out his exclusive interview with Dj Roots Queen

Tisakorean is and American urban dancer and rapper. Well-known for creating songs associated with the #woahchallenge, he is influenced by the jiggin dance style of his hometown, Houston, Texas. In this exclusive interview, he talks how he got into djing, his dance style, and OGz N Yungstaz recap. He also did a DJ set and made a Tik Tok video with Dj Roots Queen.

So I finally did my first TikTok dance with viral sensation @tisakorean ✨
I didn’t know I made such funny faces when I dance 🤦‍♀️

It’s just water 💦#itsjustwaterchallenge💦 pic.twitter.com/vpAgeV5Gcd
— Dj RootsQueen (@djrootsqueen) April 9, 2021

Authentic Empire’s Indie King Showcase That Helped to Launch Foogiano’s Career Names New Winner

April 6, 2021 by Dj RootsQueen

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Authentic Empire Indie King Showcase, The Same Talent Competition That Helped Launch The Career of Foogiano, Announces DoughBoy D As The Winner of Indie King Showcase 4

On Saturday, April 3rd, Authentic Empire (AE) crowned Mississippi rapper DoughBoy D as the latest winner of their Indie King Showcase 4, which is the same talent competition that helped to launch the career of rapper Foogiano, now signed to Gucci Mane’s 1017 imprint via Atlantic Records. There was also a $40k cash money drop at the end of the night to conclude the weekend long festivities in honor of AE CEO Lavour “Boomman” Sanders’ 40th birthday.

Out of dozens of performers, the southern spitter edged out the competition with seemingly his whole state supporting him. Held at Atlanta’s Miami Lounge, both Friday and Saturday nights performance slots were booked solid with extensive crowds wrapped around the building, which left standing room only inside the venue. DoughBoy D won a $25k cash advance, in addition to a single deal valued at over $150k and an iced out AE chain. The next showcase is set to take place this summer and slated to be even bigger and better.

“I really enjoy changing lives and helping indie artists maximize their potential,” says Sanders, a former artist and music manager himself. “I love the process of developing talent and giving them a platform to be seen and heard.”
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Check Out 1501 Certified’s Latest Star, Stunna Bam, on Rude Girl Radio

April 2, 2021 by Dj RootsQueen

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Born and raised in the 3rd Ward of Houston, Texas, Stunna Bam is no stranger to loss, as he proudly bears the name of his younger brother, the original Stunna Bam, who was killed in a case of mistaken identity at the age of 14. On May 25, 2020, he lost his uncle, George Floyd, to the hands of blood-thirsty cop Derek Chauvin, who now stands trial, as the entire world watched in horror.

Instead of allowing the circumstances of this world to weigh him down, he has turned his hardships into stepping stones. The 1501 Certified artist is moving around promoting his hot new single, ‘Rock Out’ featuring Erica Banks. Be sure to tap in and hear his journey from the independent grind to signing with 1501 Certified. Watch the full interview below.